UGA Undergraduate Admissions / Orientation

Orientation

New Student Orientation

UGA Fall First-Year Orientation – Tentative Parent Program

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Day One

8-8:20 a.m.
Check-in – Brumby Hall

9 a.m.
Welcome and Instructions – Fine Arts Theater

9:45 a.m.
Overview of the Parent Program – Fine Arts Theater

10:45 a.m.
Student Affairs at UGA: Insights into the First Year – Tate Center Theater

11:30 a.m.
LUNCH – Village Summit Dining Commons

1 p.m.
Safety and Health – Tate Center Theater

2 p.m.
Living on Campus: UGA Housing – Tate Center Theater

2:45 p.m.
It Takes A Villaage: Academic Opportunities and Challenges at UGA – Tate Center Theater

3:30 p.m.
Auxiliary Services: Parking, Books, Bulldog Bucks and Food Services – Tate Center Theater

4:30 p.m.
Inside the Student's UGA: Q&A with Orientation Leaders – Tate Center Theater

5:30 p.m.
First-Year Experiences: The Orientation Leaders – Fine Arts Theater

DINNER – On your own. Parents are encouraged to experience one of the many outstanding restaurants in Athens.

8:45 p.m.
"ORIENTATION LIVE!" – Fine Arts Theater


Day Two

8 a.m.
Financial Aid/HOPE and Fee Payment – SLC Room 101

8:30 a.m.
Choose one:

  • Creswell Learning Communities – Tate Room 138
  • Academic Success Services – Tate Room 137
  • The Career Roadmap Pathways to Success – SLC Room 101
  • Computing and Information Technology at UGA – SLC Room 148
  • Counseling Services – Tate Room 141

9 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Tate Center Plaza

9:30-10:15 a.m.
Resources Fair – SLC Fourth Floor Rotunda

10:15 a.m.
Final Announcements and Instructions – SLC Fourth Floor Rotunda

10:30 a.m.
Academic Area Meetings

11:45 a.m.
UGA Greek Life Information Sessions – Tate Center

LUNCH – Snelling Dining Commons or The Summit at East Village Commons

2-5 p.m.
Popcorn for Parents – SLC Second Floor Central

1:30-4 p.m.
Residence Hall Tours