Orientation

Greetings from the University of the Arts!

We are eagerly anticipating and preparing for your arrival. Please note that undergraduate New Student Orientation for the fall will begin on Thursday, August 23, 2012, and run through Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Graduate Student Orientation for fall 2012 will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Below is a preliminary schedule. Please check back for additional information.

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New Student Orientation logo designed by Kay Gehshan '13 (Graphic Design). The "Collaboratory" theme calls students to work together to utilize their critical-thinking skills and art to form ideas about their art and how it relates to their fellow artists and the world around us.

New Undergraduate Student Orientation
We've designed New Student Orientation (NSO) to help you make a smooth transition into college life and to the University of the Arts in particular. NSO will be a fun-filled and enlightening time for you and your fellow incoming students. At NSO, you'll learn practical skills for being a successful college student-artist, experience first hand Philadelphia sights and sounds, and get to know your new classmates and faculty. 

New Student Orientation will begin with your arrival on campus on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at Hamilton Hall (320 South Broad Street, at the corner of South Broad and Pine Streets) and conclude on Wednesday, August 29, 2012; classes begin on Thursday, August 30, 2012. 

The UArts NSO experience is particularly smooth for students thanks to the wisdom and enthusiasm of our student staff. The Orientation Leaders (OLs) are a group of our best and brightest upperclassmen who work around the clock to make the NSO experience stress-free, fun and full of useful insider information from the point of view of UArts students.

If you have questions regarding New Student Orientation, please call the Office of Student Life at 215-717-6970. We look forward to your arrival in August!

Dates to Remember

Thursday, August 23

  • Check-in and Move-in
  • Opening Act (Students and Parents invited)
  • Student Family Mixer

Friday, August 24

  • Family Orientation (Parents and Families)
  • Meet your Orientation Leader (OL)
  • Academic Workshops
  • Academic Advising
  • Campus Tours
  • Laptop Software Installation

Saturday, August 25

  • Business of My Art
  • Community Standards
  • Urban Survival Skills
  • Remix Discussion
  • Sex and Excess
  • Laptop Software Installation

Sunday, August 26

  • Carnival Hodge Podge Night
  • Tour of the City
  • Laptop Software Installation

Monday, August 27

  • Transfer Advising
  • Job Today/Career Tomorrow
  • Campus Involvement Fair
  • Plug and Play with Joe Hernandez
  • Laptop Software Installation

Tuesday, August 28

  • Commuter Session
  • Graduate Orientation
  • Open Mic Night
  • Trolley Tour
  • Laptop Software Installation

Wednesday, August 29

  • CAMD Core Meetings
  • Laptop Software Installation

Thursday, August 30

  • First Day of Classes!

*Please check back in the next few weeks for our schedule for specific times and locations. 

New Graduate Student Orientation

Please check back for specific information on New Graduate Student Orientation.  If you have any questions regarding this session, please contact the Office of Student Affairs and Dean of Students at 215-717-6617.