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Orientation Schedule

Fall 2024 Orientation Schedule

We can't wait to welcome you to campus for UMSL Orientation! We hope you will invest time attending these events as they will help you navigate our campus and meet other Tritons.

Downloadable Schedule will be available this summer!

*required orientation event

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Thursday, August 15
New Student Move-in Day for Oak Residence Hall
STUDENTS:

8 am - 3 pm New Student Move-in | Oak Residence Hall

11 am - 3 pm Lunch (students meal plans begin, families join) | Provincial House Dining Hall

4 pm- 7 pm Orientation Bag Pick-up + Questions (Required for new students living in Oak Hall) | Oak Residence Hall

6 pm - 8 pm Move-In Meltdown, Ice Cream Trucks + Yard Games (*Required for new students living in Oak Hall, all are welcome) | Outside Oak Residence Hall

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm UMSL Student Legacy Pinning Ceremony | Touhill Performing Arts Center

PARENT, FAMILY AND GUESTS:

4:30 pm - 6 pm Parent & Family Reception | Millennium Student Center, Century Rooms, 3rd Floor

New students will be assigned a specific move-in time. We encourage you to spend Move-In Day helping your student to settle into their residence hall room and complete off-campus shopping trips, if needed. The day will fly by quickly. Students will use their meal plan to eat dinner together in Provincial House Dining from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.

We invite you to attend our Parent and Family Reception to socialize with campus leaders and other new parent and family members. It will be held at 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm in the Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor, Century Rooms. Light appetizers and cold drinks will be provided.

Registration is free, but RSVP is appreciated for our count. Your student can RSVP you in their Triton Portal account. We look forward to meeting you at UMSL! RSVP for all Parent and Family events by August 1, 2024.

Additional details about Move-In Day can be found on the Residential Life and Housing website.

6:30 - 7:30 pm UMSL Student Legacy Pinning Ceremony | Touhill Performing Arts Center

UMSL alumni parents, grandparents and family members of new students are invited to the Touhill Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. for an UMSL tradition, the Legacy Pinning Ceremony, to welcome new students into the University of Missouri-St. Louis family.

Be a part of this tradition, which honors past and present, and celebrates the ties that bind your family to ours. Dress is UMSL classy, and encourage you to wear your red and gold to show your Triton pride.
This event is free. To guarantee your student receives a pin, please let us know you will be attending. The registration should include everyone who will attend, including the new student.

Parent & Families RSVP in Student's Triton Portal under the Orientation Guest section for both of these events.


Friday, August 16
Academic Day
STUDENTS:

7 am- 9 am Breakfast (students living on campus use meal plan) | Provincial House Dining Hall

9 am - 10 am Pop-up Yoga Outside Lawn | Recreation & Wellness Center, rain Studio 4 at Recreation & Wellness Center

10 am - 1:00 pm Honors College Orientation + Lunch  * | Ed Collabitat, South Campus

10 am - 1:00 pm LEAP Welcome + Lunch  | Lucas Hall

11 am - 12:30 pm Orientation Bag Pick-up + Questions * | Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor

11 am - 12:30 pm Lunch (students living on campus use meal plan) | Provincial House Dining Hall

1 pm - 3:30 pm Academic College Sessions * - Various locations, listed below:

College of Arts & Sciences | Benton Hall Room 103
College of Business Administration | Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 103 
College of Education | Ed Collabitat, South Campus
College of Nursing | Seton Hall, Room 106
Joint Engineering Program | Benton Hall, Room 104
School of Social Work| Social Science Building (SSB), Room 410 

4 pm - 5:30 pm New Student Convocation & Triton 2024 Picture,* Families welcome  | Touhill Performing Arts Center, AB Theater

Please join us to formally welcome our new class of students and their family members to campus at this memorable event as Chancellor Sobolik and Provost Berberich kick off the new academic year. During this ceremonial event, new students will be presented with a lapel pin and recite the Triton Creed to commemorate their induction into the University of Missouri–St. Louis community.

Following the ceremony, there will be a class photo taken and a Welcome Bash event hosted by the Office of Student Involvement in the Millennium Student Center.

5 pm - 7:30 pm Welcome Bash * - Free Food and so much Fun! Families welcome | Millennium Student Center

PARENT, FAMILY AND GUESTS:

10 am - 11:00 am Honors College Parent & Family Welcome | Touhill Performing Arts Center

11 am - 1 pm Parent + Family Orientation Check-In + Lunch | Touhill Performing Arts Center

1 pm - 3:30 pm Parent + Family Orientation | Touhill Performing Arts Center, Lee Theater | Additional session details 

4 pm - 5:30 pm New Student Convocation & Triton 2024 Picture, Families welcome  | Touhill Performing Arts Center, AB Theater

Parent & Families RSVP in Student's Triton Portal under the Orientation Guest section for both of these events.


Saturday, August 17
Campus Resources Day
STUDENTS:

9 am - 10 am Pop-up Zumba | Recreation & Wellness Center, Lower Level, Studio 4

9 am - 11 am First Generation College Student Welcome + Breakfast (Students Only) | Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor RSVP Here - Coming Soon

Welcome First-Gen Tritons!

Join the campus community to welcome all new first-generation students (students whose parents have not completed a four-year degree). You will meet and hear from other first-generation students, faculty and staff while being able to share your own story about your first-generation experience.  Spaces are limited; be sureto RVSP Here - Coming Soon!

Some students are not sure if they are a first generation student.  UMSL defines a first-generation college student as a student whose parent(s)/guardian(s) have not received a four-year degree from within the United States.  This includes students who may have:

  • Parent(s) or guardian(s) who attended and/or graduated from a trade school.
  • Parent(s) or guardian(s) who attended and/or graduated from a community college.
  • Sibling/s who attended and/or graduated from a four-year university.

10 am - 4 pm Orientation Bag Pick-up + Questions (only required if you have not picked up your items yet) | Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor by Welcome Center

11 am - 7 pm Provincial Dining Hall Open (students living on campus use meal plan) | Provincial House Dining Hall

11 am - 3 pm Classroom Tours Every 30 Minutes | Depart from Millennium Student Center, 2nd Level, Welcome Center

11 am - Noon Student Success 101 Session * | Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor

Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch + Department Resource Expo * | Open Hours Around Campus

1:30 pm - 4 pm Recreation and Wellness Center - Afternoon Preview & Scavenger Hunt with your Orientation Leaders * | Recreation and Wellness Center

6 pm - 8:30 pm Back to School Bingo  | Ed Collabitat, South Campus

7 pm Men's Soccer Scrimmage Game 


Sunday, August 18
Explore St. Louis Day
STUDENTS:

11 am - 7 pm Provincial Dining Hall Open (students living on campus use meal plan) | Provincial House Dining Hall

11 am & 1 pm UMSL Athletics Soccer Game (Women’s & Men’s) | Don Dalls Soccer Field behind Mark Twain Athletic Center

1 - 5 pm Explore St. Louis Excursions, Meet at South Campus Metro Stop

Sign-ups required at tritonconnect.umsl.edu for this great way to explore your new home! Some events times may vary, all details on Triton Connect, must be enrolled in classes in order to register yourself for an excursion. Only UMSL students able to attend, no guests - sign up fast as spots are limited.

Excursions Registrations will be available in June 2024. An email will be sent when available.

St. Louis Excursions:

  • City Museum 
  • Delmar Loop - Explore & Sweet Treat
  • Forest Park Guided Walking Tour 
  • Galleria Mall - Explore & Sweet Treat
  • Gateway Arch & Arch Museum 
  • Saint Louis Zoo - Sea Lion Show & Explore
  • St. Louis Art Museum - Private Tour & Exhibit "Action/Abstraction Redefined Modern Native Art"
  • St. Louis Bus Guided Tour 
  • St. Louis Cardinals Game
  • Union Station - The Wheel & Aquarium 

 


First Week Events

Monday, August 19 | First Day of Classes!

8 am - 4 pm Orientation Bag Pick-up + Questions *only if did not pick up your items | Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor by Welcome Center

8 am - 4 pm Help-A-Triton Welcome Tables & Photo Booth | Various Locations

10 am - 2 pm  Paint by Number Mural | NMillennium Student Center (MSC) Fireside Lounge

1 - 2:30 pm Penthouse Party (Come get involved with Office of Student Involvement) | Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor, Room 366

6 pm Living and Learning Residential Life Floor Meetings | Oak Hall 

Tuesday, August 20

8 am - 4 pm Orientation Welcome Bag Pick-up + Questions *only if did not pick up your items | Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor by Welcome Center

8 am - 4 pm Help-A-Triton Welcome Tables & Photo Booth | Various Locations

10 am - 2 pm Vision Board Party | Millennium Student Center (MSC), 2nd Floor, Fireside Lounge

1 pm - 2:30 pm Penthouse Party (Come get involved with Office of Student Involvement) | Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor, Room 366

Wednesday, August 21

12 pm - 2 pm Petting Zoo | East Lawn by Recreation & Wellness Center

3:30 pm Triton Connect Tutorial | Online

6pm- 8pm Sorority Sunset | Millennium Student Center (MSC), 3rd Floor Rotunda

Thursday, August 22

10 am - 4 pm Campus Scavenger Hunt | Check in at Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor Rotunda

11 am - 1 pm Panhellenic Sorority Info Tabling | Millennium Student Center Bridge

6 pm Panhellenic Preview | Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor, SGA Chambers

Friday, August 23

11 am - 2 pm Paint by Number Mural | Millennium Student Center, 1st Floor Nosh

7 pm - 9 pm UPB Pool Party | Oak Residence Hall, Backyard Pool area

second Week Events

Monday, August 26

9am - 11 am Service with the Sororities | Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor, Fireside Lounge

12 pm - 1 pm Triton Connect Tutorial | Online

2 pm - 4 pm Transfers and Trinkets with Tau Sigma |Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor, Fireside Lounge

Tuesday, August 27

11 am - 1 pm Transfer Students and Succulents | Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor, Nosh Patio

2 pm - 4 pm Associated Black Collegians Ice Cream Social | Location TBA

5 pm - 6 pm National Panhellenic Council 101 | Location TBA

6 pm - 8 pm Stomp the Quad | North Quad 

Wedensday, August 28

11 am - 1 pm Involvement Jamboree | Recreation and Wellness Center, East Lawn

3 pm Panhellenic Preview | Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor, SGA Chambers

Thursday, August 29

9 am - 11 am Interfraternity Council Service Event | Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor, Fireside Lounge

1 pm - 3 pm Commuter Student Cafe and Coloring | Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor, Student Involvement Suite, 366

Friday, August 30

11 am - 1 pm Besties, Bagels, and Board Games | Millennium Student Center, 2nd Floor, Fireside Lounge

 

 

New International Students

All international students must complete all Orientation components (Online Orientation, Pre-Departure Orientation, Global Triton Welcome, and New Student Orientation + Welcome).

  • May - Triton Portal Live - Email sent to you on how to Complete Online Orientation. Register for the following: (1) Pre-Departure Orientation, (2) Global Triton Welcome, and (3) Triton Take Off: Orientation + Welcome and see checklist items on Triton Portal.
  • June 1: Housing Steps Complete - First Time College Students Must Fill Out Housing Application or Submit Housing Exemption form via Triton Housing Portal
  • June - July- Attend Pre-Departure Orientation
  • July 1 - Meet with Academic Advisor to help enroll you into classes.
  • August 1 - Deadline to Complete Online Orientation (part 1)
  • Friday, August 9, 2024 - Earliest Date to Move-in to Residence Hall on Campus
  • Friday, August 9 - Sunday, August 11, 2024 - Airport Pick-up for International Students Living on-campus
  • Monday, August 12 - Sunday, August 16, 2024- Global Triton Welcome
  • August 16 - August 31, 2024 - Attend New Student Orientation + Welcome Programming Events   - All F1 & J1 undergraduate and graduate students must attend all required Triton Orientation + Welcome Programming.

If you have any questions, please email Sarah Jimenez at sarah.jimenez@umsl.edu

New Domestic Graduate Students

If you are a domestic graduate student, please see the UMSL Graduate School for more details on Orientation and next steps. If you have any questions, please email gradschool@umsl.edu