This is a four-day orientation weekend designed to help you settle into campus life, meet other new students, and have a lot of fun! All first-time undergraduate students to the University of Findlay (First-Time Freshman, Transfers, Non-Traditional, Commuter, etc.) should attend both a summer New Student Registration Date and the New Student Orientation Weekend.
Student Schedule
August 14–17, 2025
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
| Move-in and Orientation Check-in |
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
| Lunch
|
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
| Orientation Welcome (Required) |
3:15 – 4 p.m.
| Welcome Sessions by College (Required) |
| • College of Business |
| • College of Education |
| • College of Health Professions |
| • College of Sciences |
| • College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
|
| • College of Pharmacy
|
| • Undeclared Majors
|
4:20 – 5 p.m.
| President’s Welcome and Arch Ceremony (Required) |
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
| Dinner |
6 – 10 p.m.
| Athlete Welcome Sessions (Required – Student-Athletes) |
8 – 10:30 p.m.
| Movie Night (Leisure/Fun) |
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|
7 – 9 a.m.
| Breakfast |
7 – 8 a.m.
| Sunrise Yoga (Leisure/Fun) |
8:30 a.m. – Noon
| "AM Group" Orientation Service Projects (Required) |
8 a.m. – Noon
| "PM Group" General Campus Business |
10 – 11:30 a.m.
| Bingo! (Leisure/Fun) |
10 – 10:30 a.m.
| Friendship Bracelet Making (Leisure/Fun) |
10:30 a.m. – Noon
| Lunch (PM Group) |
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
| Lunch (AM Group) |
12:30 – 4 p.m.
| "PM Group" Orientation Service Projects (Required) |
1 – 5 p.m.
| "AM Group" General Campus Business |
2 – 3:30 p.m.
| Bingo! (Leisure/Fun) |
2 – 2:30 p.m.
| Friendship Bracelet Making (Leisure/Fun) |
4:30 – 7 p.m.
| Dinner |
7 – 9:30 p.m.
| UF Block Party – DJ, Inflatables & Fun (Leisure) |
9:30 – 11:00 p.m.
| Bonfire, Pickleball, Games (Leisure) |
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|
7 – 9 a.m.
| Breakfast |
7 – 8 a.m.
| Sunrise Yoga (Leisure/Fun) |
9 – 9:45 a.m.
| "PM Group" Intro to Oiler Nation (Required) |
9 – 10:30 a.m.
| "AM Group" Intro to Oiler Nation (Required) |
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
| Lunch |
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
| Commuter Student Gathering (Required – Commuters) |
1 – 3 p.m.
| Keynote Speaker: Dave Coleman (Required) |
3 – 5 p.m.
| Campus Tours |
4:30 – 7 p.m.
| Dinner |
7 – 8:30 p.m.
| Building Oiler Nation (Required) |
9 – 10:30 p.m.
| Student Rec Center Showcase (Leisure) |
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|
7 – 8 a.m.
| Sunrise Yoga (Leisure/Fun) |
10 a.m.
| Orientation Worship Service (Optional) |
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
| Brunch |
1 – 3:00 p.m.
| Oilers Changing Campus Culture (Required) |
3 – 5 p.m.
| Walk Your Schedule / Final Questions |
3 – 4:30 p.m.
| Math Placement Test (Retake) (Pre-registration Required) |
5 – 6:30 p.m.
| Welcome Back Picnic – Celebration of a New Year |
9:30 p.m.
| Resident Students Meet with RAs (Required – On-campus residents) |
Family Schedule
August 14–17, 2025
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
| Move-In and Orientation Check-In |
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
| Lunch |
2:45 – 2:50 p.m.
| President’s Welcome |
2:50 – 3 p.m.
| Alumni's Parent Welcome |
3 – 4:30 p.m.
| Keynote: Dave Coleman – “The Art of Parenting” |
4:30 – 5 p.m.
| Arch Ceremony |
After Arch – 7 p.m.
| Family Reception |
Before You Arrive
If you are living in the residence halls, we have put together a list of
things you should bring with you to make your dorm room feel like home. Remember, space is limited in your room, everything you want to bring may not fit. You’re probably going to spend the few weeks leading up to your departure trying to decide what to take to Findlay with you.
Contact Us
William Johnston
Director of Orientation and Student Persistence
419-434-5688