Orientation
2023 New Student Orientation Schedule
The New Student Orientation (NSO) program has two distinct components: 1) In-person and 2) Virtual.
Both the In-Person and Virtual programs are MANDATORY.
All Incoming Students MUST ATTEND the In-Person events and the Virtual Orientation as-scheduled.
Important Dates and Times:
- New Student Move-In: Wednesday, August 9, 2023
- New Student Orientation (In-Person): Thursday, August 10, 2023 through Tuesday, August 15, 2023
- Welcome to the House Ceremony: Thursday, August 10, 2023, 7:30 PM
- Parent Parting Ceremony: Friday, August 11, 2023, 7:30 PM
- First Day of Classes: Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 8:00 AM
- Virtual Orientation: Thursday, August 3, 2023, 12:00 PM (Meeting link will be provided by email prior to the event)
Please note that all times are based in the Eastern Time zone.
2023 New Student Orientation Daily Schedule
This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please use this for planning purposes only. The official schedule will be posted soon.
| DAY 1 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 09, 2023 | ||
| START | END | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Check-in / Move-in | Resident Houses |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | Photo ID / Yearbook Photo (by House clusters) | Samuel Archer Hall |
| DAY 2 | THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2023 | ||
| START | END | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Welcome by NSO Administration | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Transfer Student Reception (Transfer Students and Parents Only) | African American Hall of Fame 2nd Floor Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 12:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Lunch / Dinner (12:00 PM – 2:00 PM / 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM) | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | College Protocols & Campus Compliance (Mandatory for students and parents) | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 4:00 PM | 5:15 PM | Maurice Washington Emerging Leader Program | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 6:35 PM | 6:45 PM | The Class of 2027 The New Student Line Up (Students Only) | Brown Street |
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | Student Processional | Brown Street |
| 7:30 PM | 9:00 PM | “Welcome to the House” (Parents and Students) | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 9:30 PM | 10:15 PM | Residence House Meeting | Residential Houses |
| DAY 3 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023 | ||
| START | END | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| 7:00 AM | 8:45 AM | Breakfast | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 9:00 AM | 9:45 AM | Introduction to the “Dear Old Morehouse” hymn by J.O.B. Moseley ’29 | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 10:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Opening Assembly
| Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 11:15 AM | 11:30 AM | General Education Overview
| Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Your First Year at Morehouse
| Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 1:15 PM | 1:45 PM | Introduction to Academic Divisions | |
Business and Economics Majors: Business Administration & Economics
| Bank of America Auditorium | ||
Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & Arts (HSSMA)
| Ray Charles Performing Arts Center | ||
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dual-Degree Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Software Engineering
| Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel | ||
Professional & Continuing Studies (PCS) Majors: Education & Kinesiology
| Nabritt Lecture Room 1 | ||
| Undeclared / Undecided Major | Ray Charles Performing Arts Center | ||
| 2:00 PM | 3:15 PM | Division Deans and Department Chairs | |
Business and Economics Majors: Business Administration & Economics
| Bank of America Auditorium | ||
Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & Arts (HSSMA)
| Ray Charles Performing Arts Center | ||
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dual-Degree Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Software Engineering
| Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel | ||
Professional & Continuing Studies (PCS) Majors: Education & Kinesiology
| Nabritt Lecture Room 1 | ||
| 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM | Howard W. Thurman Morehouse Honors Program Reception (Mandatory for Honors Program Students, Parents, and Faculty Only) | Shirley Massey Executive Conference Center |
| 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM | Morehouse Legacy Reception | Shirley Massey Executive Conference Center |
| 4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Dinner | TBA |
| 6:30 PM | 6:45 PM | The Class of 2027 The New Student Line Up (Students Only) | Brown Street |
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | Student Processional | Brown Street |
| 7:30 PM | 9:30 PM | Parent Parting Ceremony* *Note: The Parents’ Parting Ceremony marks the end of the Parents’ Orientation Program | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Residence House Meeting | Residential Houses |
| DAY 4 | SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2023 | ||
| START | END | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| 5:00 AM | 6:30 AM | “For Whom the Bell Tolls” | TBA |
| 6:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Brunch | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 12:45 PM | 1:00 PM | The New Student Line Up | Brown Street |
| 1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Healthy Relationships | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | The New Student Line Up | Brown Street |
| 7:00 PM | 10:45 PM | Operation Olive Branch Ceremony | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| DAY 5 | SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2023 | ||
| START | END | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Breakfast | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 8:45 AM | 9:00 AM | The New Student Assembly | Brown Street |
| 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Convocation | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 12:00 PM | 6:30 PM | LUNCH / DINNER (12:00 PM – 2:00 PM / 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM) | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Alumni Engagement | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 9:00 PM | 10:30 PM | Spirit Night | Morehouse Century Campus |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Residence House Meeting | Residential Houses |
| DAY 6 | MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023 | ||
| START | END | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| 7:30 AM | 9:45 AM | Breakfast | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 10:00 AM | 10:45 AM | Black Men’s Research Institute | Ray Charles Performing Arts Center |
| 11:05 AM | 11:15 AM | Frederick Douglass Academic Success Center | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 11:20 AM | 11:30 AM | AUC Woodruff Library | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | Lunch | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 2:15 PM | 2:30 PM | The New Student Line Up | Brown Street |
| 2:30 PM | 3:30 PM | Counseling and Accessibility Center | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | Study Abroad / Andrew Young Center | Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Tiffany Bussey Morehouse College Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC) program |
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
| 4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Dinner | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Morehouse Campus Tours | Meet at Residential Houses |
| DAY 7 | TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023 | ||
| START | END | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| 8:00 AM | 9:45 AM | Breakfast | Chivers / Lane Cafeteria |
| 10:00 AM | 2:00 PM | AUC Woodruff Library Tours | (Groups leave from Kilgore Center Porch) TBA for group scheduling |
