The Calendar for the Opening Days of Yale College details both the required and optional orientation events organized for our incoming students.
*Family Event
^Mandatory Event
Sunday, August 20
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9am-2pm | Move-In Day*^ |
| 12-2:00pm | La Bienvenida* |
| 3-4pm | Dean’s Panel* |
| 4-5:30pm | Residential College Receptions* |
| 5:30-7pm | FGLI Reception* |
| 5:30-7pm | OIS Reception* |
| 8pm | First-Year Community Meetings^ |
| 9pm | Nightly FroCo Meeting^ |
| 10pm-12am | FroCo Duty Night |
Monday, August 21
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9am | Student Resource Panel for Families* |
| 11am | Yale College Assembly*^ |
| 12-1:30pm | Family Lunch in College Dining Halls* (Final Family Event) |
| 2-5pm | Academics at Yale |
| 5-7pm | Picnic Suppers in the Residential Colleges |
| 7pm | Navigating Your First Days^ |
| 8pm | Roommate and Entryway Agreements^ |
| 9pm | Nightly FroCo Meeting^ |
| 10pm-12am | FroCo Duty Night |
Tuesday, August 22
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10-12am | Residential College Events |
| 12:30am-2:30pm | Optional Programming Block |
| 3pm | Students transition to Camp Yale Programs/Fall Sport Athletics^ |
Wednesday, August 23
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| All Day | Camp Yale Programs^ |
Thursday, August 24
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| All Day | Camp Yale Programs^ |
Friday, August 25
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| All Day | Camp Yale Programs^ |
Saturday, August 26
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Morning | Camp Yale Programs^ |
| 5pm | Return from Camp Yale Programs |
| 8pm-12pm | Bulldog Bash |
| 10pm-1am | FroCo Duty Night |
Sunday, August 27
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:30am-7:30pm | Workshops^ |
| 2-5pm | Optional Programming Block |
| 8-9pm | Dean’s Academics 101^ |
| 9pm | Nightly FroCo Meeting^ |
| 10pm-12am | FroCo Duty Night |
Monday, August 28
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:30-11:30am | Meeting with College Advisors^ |
| 12:30-2pm | Academic Fair |
| 2:30-4:30pm | Course Registration |
| 5-9pm | Workshops^ |
| 9pm | Nightly FroCo Meeting^ |
| 10pm-12am | FroCo Duty Night |
Tuesday, August 29
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11am-3pm | Public Safety Sessions^ and Optional Programming Block Public Safety Sessions are 45 minutes each and will be accompanied by optional programming around session times. |
| 3-5pm | Meet the Peer Liaisons |
| 5:30-7:30pm | First-Year College Dinners^ |
| 9pm | Nightly FroCo Meeting^ |
| 10pm-12pm | FroCo Duty Night |
Wednesday, August 30
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| All Day | Classes Begin |
| 9pm | Nightly FroCo Meeting^ |
Thursday, August 31
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12-2pm | Yale Schwarzman Center Presents the New Haven Arts Scene |
| 6-8pm | Art Museums Reception @ Yale University Art Gallery |
| 9pm | Nightly FroCo Meeting^ |
Friday, September 1
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10pm-1am | FroCo Duty Night |
Saturday, September 2
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7-9pm | Democracy and Dessert |
| 10pm-1am | FroCo Duty Night |
Sunday, September 3
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10am-12pm | Bazaar of Undergraduate Organizations |
| 2pm | Yale Up! Prep |
| 3pm | Yale Up! @ The Athletic Fields |
| 5pm | Home Soccer Game |
