First Year Student Orientation Schedule 2011
Click here for the New Student Orientation Schedule for Fall 2011. Please note this schedule is subject to change. You will receive a finalized version of this schedule upon your arrival to Clarkson.
New Student Orientation is August 25th-30th, 2011
New student check-in begins on Thursday, August 25. Parents are encouraged make arrangements to stay in St. Lawrence County overnight Thursday the 25th.
New Student Orientation is a comprehensive introduction to Clarkson University. The program helps students build a foundation for academic and co-curricular success. New students will be introduced to Clarkson’s academic programs through academic orientation in their departments, a book discussion of the common reading, and skill-building workshops. Clarkson’s co-curricular opportunities, resources, and services for students will also be highlighted. Students will build relationships with other students, faculty, and administrators. International Student Orientation begins before New Student Orientation to give international students time to recover from travel, acclimate to campus, and to connect with campus resources. Click here for the International Student Orientation schedule.
For more detailed information concerning starting your life at Clarkson, please log in to your CU and Me account.
Before arriving to campus: Please login to your PeopleSoft account to check your clearance status and to ensure you have no outstanding holds. For questions regarding PeopleSoft, please contact Clarkson’s SAS at 315-268-6451.
Your username and password combination are the same for your PeopleSoft , email, and CU & Me accounts. Check them all often!
Pre-orientation Trips:
Get a head-start on your life at Clarkson with one of many available trips—a multi-night trip hosted by Clarkson's Outing Club starting on either August 21st, or a one day trip on August 23rd hosted by a variety of Clarkson clubs. For more information, click here and then log into CU and Me to read more or sign up!
For a printer-friendly version of the schedule, please click here.
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The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is this year’s required summer reading book for first year students.
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It is very important that you check your Clarkson email and CU & Me accounts, and check them often. This will be our primary way of communicating with you. If you are unable to login to these accounts, please visit this link.
