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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:
- 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
- Virtual Orientation: TBD
NSO 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 14, 2024 | ||
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 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 |
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 2028 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 16, 2024 | ||
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
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Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
11:15 AM | 11:30 AM |
General Education Overview
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Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel |
11:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
Your First Year at Morehouse
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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
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Bank of America Auditorium | ||
Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & Arts (HSSMA)
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Ray Charles Performing Arts Center | ||
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dual-Degree Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Software Engineering
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Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel | ||
Professional & Continuing Studies (PCS) Majors: Education & Kinesiology
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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
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Bank of America Auditorium | ||
Humanities, Social Sciences, Media & Arts (HSSMA)
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Ray Charles Performing Arts Center | ||
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dual-Degree Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Software Engineering
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Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel | ||
Professional & Continuing Studies (PCS) Majors: Education & Kinesiology
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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 | Parents' 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 17, 2024 | ||
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 |
DAY 5 | SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2024 | ||
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 |
7:00 PM | 10:45 PM | Operation Olive Branch Ceremony | 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 19, 2024 | ||
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 |
“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