Welcome

Welcome to Yale!

The Calendar for the Opening Days of Yale College details both the required and optional orientation events organized for incoming students and families.

Move-In for First Year Students

Sunday, August 18
9:00am to 2:00pm

Family Friendly

Mandatory Event

Residential College

First-year move-in

Air Force & Navy ROTC Oath of Enlistment

Sunday, August 18
10:30am to 11:30am

Family Friendly

Cadets and Midshipmen will contract and recite the Oath of Enlistment—friends & family welcome to attend!

Air Force & Navy ROTC Orientation

Sunday, August 18
11:30am to 1:00pm

Family Friendly

Cadets and Midshipmen will attend an orientation/presentation from their respective ROTC services—families welcome!

Move-In for Transfer Students

Sunday, August 18
12:00pm to 2:00pm

Family Friendly

Mandatory Event

Residential College

Move-In for Transfer Students

La Beinvenida: De Su Hogar al Nuestro

Sunday, August 18
12:30pm to 2:00pm

Family Friendly

Orientation for families and caregivers, conducted in Spanish.

Air Force & Navy ROTC Enrollment

Sunday, August 18
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Cadets and Midshipmen will fill out contracting/enrollment paperwork with their respective ROTC services

Reception for First-Generation Families

Sunday, August 18
2:00pm to 2:45pm

Family Friendly

Reception for First-Generation Families

Dean's Panel

Sunday, August 18
3:00pm to 4:00pm

Family Friendly

Discussion of undergraduate education and the residential colleges.

Residential College Receptions

Sunday, August 18
4:15pm to 5:30pm

Family Friendly

Residential College

Visit your residential college and meet the Head and Dean of the College.

Orientation for International Students Reception

Sunday, August 18
5:30pm to 7:00pm

Family Friendly

Yale College class of 2028 international students and their accompanying families and friends are welcome to join OISS for a reception with light refreshments.

Dinner in Residential College Dining Hall or Dinner on Your Own

Sunday, August 18
6:00pm to 8:00pm

Family Friendly

Residential College

Dinner on your own/dinner with student in the dining hall

First-Year Community Meetings

Sunday, August 18
8:00pm to 9:00pm

Mandatory Event

Residential College

First-Year Community Meetings

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Sunday, August 18
9:00pm to 10:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

FroCo Duty Night

Sunday, August 18 to Monday, August 19
10:00pm to 12:00am

Residential College

FroCo Duty Night

Student Resource Panel for Families

Monday, August 19
9:00am to 10:00am

Family Friendly

Recorded video will be available after event

Yale College Assembly

Monday, August 19
11:00am to 12:00pm

Family Friendly

Mandatory Event

Yale College Assembly

Family Lunch in the College Dining Halls

Monday, August 19
12:00pm to 1:30pm

Family Friendly

Family Lunch in the College Dining Halls

Suggested Departure Time for Families

Monday, August 19
2:00pm

Suggested departure for families

Residential College Community Introductions

Monday, August 19
2:30pm to 3:30pm

Mandatory Event

Residential College

Residential College Community Introductions

College Community Conversations

Monday, August 19
3:30pm to 4:30pm

Mandatory Event

Residential College

College Community Conversations

Picnic Suppers in the Residential Colleges

Monday, August 19
5:00pm to 7:00pm

Residential College

Picnic Suppers in the Residential Colleges

Roommate Agreements and Entryway Agreements

Monday, August 19
7:00pm to 8:00pm

Mandatory Event

Residential College

Roommate Agreements and Entryway Agreements

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Monday, August 19
9:00pm to 10:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

FroCo Duty Night

Monday, August 19 to Tuesday, August 20
10:00pm to 12:00am

Residential College

FroCo Duty Night

Residential College Events

Tuesday, August 20
12:30pm to 3:30pm

Residential College

Residential College Events

Academics at Yale

Tuesday, August 20
4:00pm to 5:00pm

Academic Programming Block

Free time or Meet the PLs

Tuesday, August 20
6:00pm to 8:00pm

Free time or Meet the PLs

Dean's Academics 101

Tuesday, August 20
8:00pm to 9:00pm

Mandatory Event

Residential College

Dean's Academics 101

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Tuesday, August 20
9:00pm to 10:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

FroCo Duty Night

Tuesday, August 20 to Wednesday, August 21
10:00pm to 12:00am

FroCo Duty Night

Academic Resources Fair

Wednesday, August 21
10:00am to 12:00pm

Academic Resources Fair

Registration

Wednesday, August 21
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Mandatory Event

Transition to Camp Yale Programs

Wednesday, August 21
3:00pm

Mandatory Event

Transition to Camp Yale Programs

Camp Yale Programs

Wednesday, August 21
3:00pm to 8:00pm

Mandatory Event

First night of Camp Yale Programs

Camp Yale Programs

Thursday, August 22
8:00am to 8:00pm

Mandatory Event

Camp Yale Programs

Friday, August 23
8:00am to 8:00pm

Mandatory Event

Camp Yale Programs

Return from Camp Yale Programs

Sunday, August 25
5:00pm

Mandatory Event

Return from Camp Yale Programs

Bulldog Bash

Sunday, August 25 to Monday, August 26
8:00pm to 12:00am

FroCo Duty Night

Sunday, August 25 to Monday, August 26
10:00pm to 12:00am

FroCo Duty Night

Myth & Miscommunication Workshops

Monday, August 26
9:00am to 9:00pm

Mandatory Event

Each FroCo group will attend a 90-minute workshop with Community Consent Educators. Your FroCo will let you know when you will be attending.

Public Safety Sessions

Monday, August 26
11:00am to 3:00pm

Mandatory Event

Each college will attend one 45-minute session. Your FroCo will let you know when you will be attending.

Workshops

Monday, August 26
5:00pm to 8:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Monday, August 26
9:00pm to 10:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

FroCo Duty Night

Monday, August 26 to Tuesday, August 27
10:00pm to 12:00am

Residential College

FroCo Duty Night

Workshops

Tuesday, August 27
9:00am to 1:00pm

Mandatory Event

Meeting with College Advisors

Tuesday, August 27
10:00am to 11:00am

Mandatory Event

Meeting with College Advisors

Yale Entrepreneurship & Innovation Expo

Tuesday, August 27
11:00am to 1:30pm

Yale Entrepreneurship & Innovation Expo

Academic Fair

Tuesday, August 27
1:30pm to 3:00pm

Director of Undergraduate Studies for each department will be available to answer questions.

First-Year College Dinners

Tuesday, August 27
5:30pm to 7:30pm

Mandatory Event

Residential College

First-Year College Dinners

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Tuesday, August 27
9:00pm to 10:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Classes Begin

Wednesday, August 28
8:00am to 8:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Wednesday, August 28
9:00pm to 10:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Peek-A-Boola

Thursday, August 29
11:00am to 3:00pm

A preview of arts across New Haven

Undergraduate Night of the Arts

Thursday, August 29
6:00pm to 8:00pm

Undergraduate Night of the Arts

Nightly FroCo Meeting

Thursday, August 29
9:00pm to 10:00pm

Mandatory Event

Nightly FroCo Meeting

FroCo Duty Night

Friday, August 30 to Saturday, August 31
10:00pm to 1:00am

FroCo Duty Night

Yale Up! Prep

Saturday, August 31
6:00pm to 7:00pm

Yale Up!

Saturday, August 31
7:00pm to 8:00pm

FroCo Duty Night

Saturday, August 31 to Sunday, September 1
10:00pm to 1:00am

FroCo Duty Night

Bazaar of Undergraduate Organizations

Sunday, September 1
2:00pm to 4:00pm

Bazaar of Undergraduate Organizations

Explore New Haven

Yale Visitor Center Virtual Campus Tours

Yale Visitor Center Campus Tours

Yale Museum & Gallery Virtual Tours

Yale Museums & Galleries

Yale Campus Map

Yale Campus Map

Live Stream New Haven Religious Services

University Chaplain’s Office