8:30-9:30

Check-In & Explore

Please arrive at the LIU main entrance on the corner of Flatbush and Dekalb Avenue.  Security will direct you to the Arnold & Marie Schwartz Gymnasium. Here you will check in, receive important materials for the day, meet the orientation staff, participate in ice-breakers, and enjoy breakfast. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from the Admissions office who will review a check-list of important steps you will need to complete prior to the start of the semester.  Remember, you will be occupied for most of the day, so this is the best time to take care of any school business.

9:30-11:30

Surviving Week One

Before you graduate from college, you’ll have to make it through the first week of classes.  In this workshop you’ll learn the fundamentals of being a college student.  Topics include adding/dropping classes, reading a syllabus, making your way around the campus, and arriving on-time to class.Additionally, during this time, students will have their photo taken for their LIU Student Identification card.

11:30-12:00

Dean’s Welcome

Sit back, relax, and enjoy a warm welcome from just a few community leaders who are anxious to make your acquaintance!

12:00-1:00

Lunch !!!

Enjoy great food, campus tours, ice-breakers, and a little Orientation Leader fun!

1:00- 2:00

Technology Wrokshop

Learn the ins-and-outs of LIU, Brooklyn’s new online self-service system.

2:00 ~ 3:00

Campus Scramble

Student groups will compete in an amazingly creative scavenger hunt designed to help you discover every nook and cranny of our urban campus. 

3:00 ~ 3:30

Orientation Leader Farewell

Orientation is over, but your college career is just beginning.  Freshman Convocation is September 3rd, when we’ll formally acknowledge the start of the new academic year with a ceremony and a number of activities designed to help you make new friends and get to know our campus culture.