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    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:

    • ONLINE ACTIVITIES
      • Virtual Orientation: Thursday, August 8, 2024
    • IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES
      • New Student Move-In:  August 14, 2024
      • New Student Orientation (In-Person): August 14-20, 2024
      • Welcome to the House Ceremony: August 15, 2024
      • Parent Parting Ceremony: August 16, 2024
      • First Day of Classes: August 21, 2024 
     
    Please note that all times are based in the Eastern Time zone. 

    NSO Schedule Highlights

    This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please use this for planning purposes only. The official full schedule will be shared with students and parents by email.

    DAY 1 WEDNEDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024 - MOVE-IN DAy
    START END ACTIVITY LOCATION
    8:00 AM 12:00 PM Group A Check-in / Move-in Resident Houses 
    • Graves Hall
    • DuBois Hall
    • Graves Hall
    • Mays Hall
    • White Hall 
    12:00 PM 4:00 PM Group B Check-in / Move-in

    Resident Houses:

    • Brazeal Hall
    • Living and Learning Center (LLC)
    • Hubert Hall

     

    DAY 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2024
    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
    7:30 PM 9:00 PM “Welcome to the House”
    (Parents and Students)
    Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

     

    DAY 3 FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
    START END ACTIVITY LOCATION
    10:00 AM 11:15 AM

    Opening Assembly with The President of the College

    Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
    4:00 PM 6:00 PM Howard W. Thurman Morehouse Honors Program Reception
    (Mandatory for Honors Program Students, Parents, and Faculty Only)
    TBA
    4:00 PM 6:00 PM Morehouse Legacy Reception TBA
    7:30 PM 9:30 PM Parents' Parting Ceremony*
    *Note: The Parents’ Parting Ceremony marks the end of the Parents’ Orientation Program
    Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
     
     
     
     

     

    WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024
    First Day of Class - Fall 2024

    There is an air of expectancy at Morehouse College. It is expected that the student who enters here will do well.

    Dr. Benjamin E. Mays | President of Morehouse College from 1940 to 1967