New Student Orientation

Welcome home! We are excited that you are a part of the Lafayette Leopard family.

Lafayette’s New Student Orientation program is designed for all new-to-Lafayette students, including transfer and international students. During Orientation, you will connect with classmates and become familiar with Lafayette and all the resources available! You’ll hear from your peers, meet various faculty and staff, learn how to be successful both in and outside the classroom, and learn what being a Pard is all about! An assigned LEO (Orientation and First Year Mentor) will be there to guide you through it all!

Detailed orientation schedules are below. This year’s Orientation has a space theme, and new students are divided into six groups, each named after a planet or space object: Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, or the Sun. Your group determines which schedule you’ll follow, so ask your LEO which group you’re in before checking the schedules below. A full At A Glance schedule is also available below the individual group schedule links.

Earth’s Orientation Schedule

Jupiter’s Orientation Schedule

Mars’s Orientation Schedule

Neptune’s Orientation Schedule

Saturn’s Orientation Schedule

Sun’s Orientation Schedule

Fall 2026 Move In & Orientation – August 20-August 23

Thursday, August 20
8am-1pmArrival and Move In
11am-1pmLunch, Resource Fair, & Campus Thrift Store (Marquis Dining Hall)
2:15pmMeet Your LEO (Check with your LEO for the location)
3pmConvocation - Kirby Sports Center
4pmFamily & Friends Say Goodbye
4:15pmFamily & Friends Reception - Kamine Gymnasium
4:30pmLEO Group Meeting
5pmDinner with LEO
7pmNight at the Library
9:15pmResident Advisor (RA) Meeting and Meet Your Residential Community
Friday, August 21
8amBreakfast with LEO Group
9amLearning at Lafayette: Academics 101
12pmLunch with Faculty
1pmLife at Lafayette
1:15pmJummah Prayers, Sponsored by the Muslim Students Association
5pmAffinity Group Dinner
5pmHillel Shabbat, Sponsored by the Hillel Society
7pmLiving Well: Health, Safety, and Wellbeing
9pmFirst Fest, Sponsored by L.A.F. & Student Government
Saturday, August 22
8:15amBreakfast with LEO Group
9amExploring Easton: Farmers' Market and Downtown
1:30pmLiving & Learning in Community
3:30pmMarquis' Mission
5pmDinner and Meeting with RAs
7pmNight at the Rec: Climb, Swim, Play and Discover Your Home for Health and Sport
Sunday, August 23
9amBreakfast
10amEngineering Orientation
12pmLunch with LEO Group & Find Your Classes
2:30pmProtestant Worship Service
2:30pmCatholic Mass
3pmWomen's Soccer Game
5pmDinner

If you have any questions about the accessibility of this event, or you wish to request assistance, support, and/or accommodations for a disability-related need, please reach out to Vanessa Pearson (pearsova@lafayette.edu) or Accessibility Services (resourcehub@lafayette.edu). We ask that you make any accommodation requests as far in advance of the event as possible.

Questions?

Contact the Office of Student Involvement:

Vanessa Pearson, Director
pearsova@lafayette.edu, 610-330-5031