August Orientation Schedule

Question 1

Time	Program Details
8:00am-2:00pm	Residential Student Check In/ Arrival Please see your instructions from HREC for key pick-up details (coming July 2025)
8:30am-2:00pm	Non-Residential/ Commuter Student ID Pick Up East Hall, Housing and Residential Experience Center
9:00am-6:00pm	Shuttle from Gateway to Campus Shuttle stops at the Rec Center Circle and Gateway Garage
8:00am-3:00pm	Mailroom Open Rubin Campus Center, 1st Floor (lower level)
10:00am-2:00pm	Office Hours and Support
	IT Service Desk Gordon Library
	Office of Academic Advising Unity Hall, 5th Floor
	Office of Accessibility Services Unity Hall, 5th Floor
	Bookstore Rubin Campus Center, 2nd Floor
10:30am-2:00pm	Banking and Services Fair Innovation Studio 105
11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm	Campus Tours Meet at the Bartlett Center, Main Entrance
11:30am-2:00pm	Lunch on your own Check out one of the various locations on WPI's campus or explore Worcester's Local dining scene! Note that Meal Plans do not begin until Dinner on Sunday, August 17
12:00pm-2:00pm	Student Resource Fair Innovation Studio, 2nd Floor
	Airforce ROTC
	Bursar
	Center for Wellbeing
	Dean of Students
	Dining
	Financial Aid
	Health Services
	Heebner Career Development Center
	Housing and Residential Experience Center
	International Student and Scholars Office
	Office of Accessibility Services
	Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education
	Parents Assn Welcome Table
	Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics
	Registrar
	Student Activities
	Student Development and Counseling Center
	Student Government Association
11:00am-4:00pm	Photos with Family and Friends Campus Center Upper Patio Lawn, Weather Location: Campus Center Class of '46 Lounge, 2nd Floor
2:00pm-2:45pm	Welcome from the Deans Business School, Unity Hall 400 School of Arts and Sciences, Alden Hall School of Engineering, Harrington Auditorium Students who are undecided should attend the session they prefer or intent to explore during their course of study.
3:00pm-4:00pm	Religious Welcome Programming Locations TBD
3:00pm-3:45pm	Frozen Treats Freeman Plaza and Fountain, Weather Location: Campus Center and Innovation Studio
3:45pm	Family and Friends Depart Family and friends are encouraged to say their "so-long-for-nows" as their student head to begin the Student Only part of New Student Orientation
4:00pm-5:00pm	Residential/ Insight Meetings See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
8:00pm-10:00pm	Orientation Olympics

Question 2

Time	Program Details
7:00am-9:00am	Breakfast (optional) See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
8:00am-4:30pm	Wellness, Prayer and Refection Programming Take the time to practice wellness today! Stop by one of the following locations during all mealtimes or breaks in your schedule. Don't forget to bring your Student ID to check in! Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall Prayer Space, Gordon Library Recreation Center Collegiate Religious Center (CRC), 19 Schussler Road
8:30am-4:30pm	Academic Advising Office Hours, Unity Hall 5th Floor -- Office of Academic Advising Suite
8:30am-4:30pm	IT Service Desk Gordon Library
8:45am-9:00am	Transfer Welcome Meeting Salisbury Labs 115
9:00am-9:30am	Morning Meeting Harrington Auditorium
9:30am-10:15am	Matriculation Harrington Auditorium
10:15am-11:30am	Bridge Crossing depart from Harrington Auditorium to Earle Bridge
11:30am-1:30pm	Lunch with your School Quadrangle, Weather Location: see the Hub for your assigned dining location
11:30am-1:30pm	Transfer Student Lunch TBD
12:00pm-1:00pm	Yoga Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall
2:00pm-3:00pm	Insight Meeting/ Vector Conversation See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
3:00pm-5:00pm	Social and Wellness Programming Various
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
5:00pm-7:00pm	Greek Carnival Quadrangle, Weather Location: Alden Hall and Riley Commons
5:30pm-10:00pm	Open Rec Time Rec Center
7:00pm-9:00pm	VIP Night at Barnes and Noble Barnes and Noble, Rubin Campus Center, 2nd Floor
7:30pm-9:00pm	Social and Wellness Programming Various
8:00pm-9:30pm	History Hunt Meet at the Seal
8:00pm-10:00pm	Student Comedy Production doors open at 8:30pm Upper Perreault Hall, Fuller Laboratories
8:00pm-10:00pm	E-Sports Game Night E-Sports Lounge, East Hall
8:00pm-10:00pm	Trivia Innovation Studio 203/205

Question 3

Time	Core Programming
7:00am-9:00am	Breakfast (optional) See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
8:00am-4:30pm	Wellness, Prayer and Refection Programming Take the time to practice wellness today! Stop by one of the following locations during all mealtimes or breaks in your schedule. Don't forget to bring your Student ID to check in! Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall Prayer Space, Gordon Library Recreation Center Collegiate Religious Center (CRC), 19 Schussler Road
9:00am-9:30am	Morning Meeting Harrington Auditorium
9:30am-10:30am	Ethics Conversation Harrington Auditorium
10:30am-11:15am	Class Photo Meet on the Quadrangle Weather Date: Wednesday August 20th 2:30pm
11:00am-3:00pm	Tech Clinic Gordon Library
11:15-1:30pm	Lunch See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
1:30pm-2:30pm	Insight Meeting See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
3:30pm-5:00pm	Social and Wellness Programming Various
5:00pm-6:00pm	Yoga Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
5:00pm-8:00pm	Open Rec Time Rec Center
	Social and Wellness Programming Various
8:00pm-8:45pm	Three Cheers for the Engineers Harrington Auditorium
9:00pm-10:30pm	Social and Wellness Programming Various
9:00pm-10:30pm	Trivia Innovation Studio 203/205

Question 4

Time	Core Programming
7:00am-9:00am	Breakfast (optional) See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
9:00am-9:30am	Morning Meeting Harrington Auditorium
9:30pm-9:45pm	Global Programs and Projects at WPI Harrington Auditorium
10:00am-11:30am	Title IX Programming and Insight Meeting See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
11:00am-1:30pm	Lunch See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
12:30pm-1:30pm	Yoga Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall
12:30pm-2:30pm (UG 1-2:30)	Job Fair Rubin Campus Center, Odeum 3rd Floor
1:00pm-2:30pm	Resource Scavenger Hunt various
2:30pm-End	Orientation Photo Weather Date Location TBD
3:30pm-5:00pm	Social and Wellness Programming Various
1:00pm-5:00pm	Rotating Shuttle to Target Depart from the Rec Center Bus Circle
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
5:00pm-7:00pm	Concert on the Quad Quadrangle, Weather Location: Harrington Auditorium
5:00pm-7:00pm	Welcome Back Party Quadrangle, Weather Location: Harrington Auditorium
8:00pm-10:00pm	Open Rec Time Rec Center

Question 5

The New Student Orientation is for all WPI students regardless of residential location. Non-residential students should plan to participate in all programming offered during business hours and all Insight meetings. Non-residential students are encouraged to participate in all orientation programming however social programs are encouraged but not required.

Question 6

Transfer Students are encouraged to attend all New Student Orientation Programming as it is listed above. Below, you will see some highlighted programs that might be of particular interest as you begin your WPI journey as a Transfer Student!

Coming Soon (Updated May 2, 2025)

August Orientation Schedule

New Student Orientation Schedule

Non-Residential/ Commuter Students

Transfer Student Orientation