Welcome to Averett University!

New Student Orientation

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*Registration for each orientation session will close 2 weeks prior to the session date or when filled.

The New Student Orientation staff takes great pride in welcoming you to Averett University. The next four years promise to be an exciting time. You will meet new friends, learn from dynamic faculty, experience new cultures and countries and learn about yourself during your time at Averett. New Student Orientation is an exciting program that pulls together resources from across the university to help prepare you for the start of this new experience. It is a time to learn about Averett traditions, register for classes, meet other new students, talk to upperclassmen, learn about the resources available on campus and much more. New Student Orientation is required for all new students. New freshmen have multiple orientation options; including a summer program and a program before school starts.

New Student Orientation Dates
Summer Freshman Orientation
Saturday & Sunday, June 22-23
Saturday & Sunday, July 13-14

The summer orientation program is a two-day program designed to help you get ready for the fall semester. During summer orientation you will take care of any final business and register for classes. Registration for the summer program closes two weeks before the session, so register early. Students attending the summer session will free up a large block of time in August that would have normally been spent in New Student Orientation meetings.

Orentiation Schedules

Orientation Schedule 2013 - Parents
Orientation Schedule 2013 - Students
Transfer Orientation Schedule 2013

August Orientation and Arriving for the Fall

The summer will be a whirlwind ride – enjoying high school graduation, relaxing and spending time with friends. It will be over before you know it! By the time you have made it through this entire book and completed all of the tasks, it will be time to join us for the fall semester. Below is everything you need to know about arriving for the fall semester.

Football Players:
Many of our student-athletes in fall sports arrive before other students. Football players are one of our first groups to arrive on campus.
Check-in Time and Location – Watch for more information from the coaching staff regarding your check-in location and time.

Other Fall Student-Athletes:
Other student-athletes participating in fall sports (men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball) will also arrive early for the fall semester. Your coaching staff will provide you with all of the information you need about your arrival. Once you check-in, you will spend some time with the New Student Orientation staff reviewing fall opening events and taking care of any final things you need before classes start.

International Students
Click Here for the 2013 International Enrollment Book

Residential Transfer Students:
Transfer students living on campus will move in prior to the final transfer student orientation date. Those students who attended the summer orientation date will have extra free time to get settled, while others will finish taking care of business and register for classes.
Arrival Date – Sunday, August 17
Check-in Time and Location – 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Student Center Multipurpose Room (2nd floor)

Again, those students who did not attend the summer transfer orientation will go through orientation on Monday, August 18

Off-Campus Transfer Students:
Transfer students living off-campus are invited to attend all of our opening events. A detailed schedule can be found on the New Student Orientation Web site.

Those transfer students living off-campus who did not attend the summer orientation program should plan to check-in for orientation on Monday, August 18 between 8–8:30 a.m. in Jut's Café, which is located on the first floor of the Student Center. Plan to be on campus through 3 p.m. that day.

Residential Freshmen (Living On Campus):
On-campus students can move into the residence halls on Saturday, August 17 from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Once you arrive, you will have one last chance to take care of any business that you need to before you receive your keys and move in. University offices will be temporarily set up at the check-in location to help make things a little easier for you.

Those students who attended the summer orientation program will have the day to move in and get settled. Parents and family members are invited to join us for dinner on campus that evening and to join us for the official welcome of the Class of 2017 following this; students will spend the weekend with the freshman class in a variety of fall opening events.

Those students who did not attend the summer orientation program should plan to arrive on campus on Friday, August the 16 to move-in. New Student Orientation sessions will begin on Saturday, August 17 at 10 a.m. for students and parents who were unable to attend the summer sessions. We will conclude the day with the entire freshmen class for the opening of the fall semester. You will spend the rest of the weekend in a variety of fall opening events.

Freshmen Commuters (Living Off Campus):
Students who attended summer orientation:
Commuter students who attended orientation should check-in for fall opening on Saturday, August 17, between 4:30 and 5:00 pm. in the entrance to the dining hall, located on the 3rd floor of the Student Center. Feel free to join us for dinner before our first official event of the year that evening. Once you check-in you will receive your schedule for fall opening. Remember that many of these events are required, so plan to be with us Saturday evening, most of the day Sunday, and parts of the day Monday and Tuesday. A complete schedule can be found on the New Student Orientation Web site.

Students who did not attend summer orientation:
Commuter students who did not attend a summer orientation program should check-in on Saturday, August 17 between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. in the Student Center Multi-Purpose room (2nd floor). New Student Orientation sessions will begin at 10 a.m. Once you check-in you will receive your schedule for the day and the fall opening schedule. Remember that many of these events are required, so plan to be with us Saturday evening, most of the day Sunday, and parts of the day Monday and Tuesday. A complete schedule can be found on the New Student Orientation Web site.

Important Forms and Documents
The following attachments have been mailed to all new students. Should you need a new copy, simply follow the links below to print a new copy.

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