*The 2023 orientation calendar is shown below to give you an idea of what the schedule will be like. Please note that the dates and times of events may change in 2024. More details to follow in Spring term.

*Instructions for accessing the Calendar of Opening Days on your mobile device:

     1. Download the YaleUConnect app
     2. When prompted to choose your campus, select “Camp Yale Class of 2027”
     3. When prompted to select a hub, select “Camp Yale Class of 2027”
     4. Login with your Yale email

 

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 Optional Programing Block
3pm Roommate and Entryway Agreements^
5-7pm Picnic Suppers in the Residential Colleges
7pm Navigating Your First Days^
9pm Nightly FroCo Meeting^
10pm-12am FroCo Duty Night

Tuesday, August 22

Time Event
12:30pm-2:30pm Optional Programming Block
2-3pm Academics at Yale^
3pm Students transition to Camp Yale Programs/Fall Sport Athletics^
10-12pm Residential College Events

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^
10am-6pm Yale Symphony Orchestra Auditions
5pm Return from Camp Yale Programs
5-5:30pm The Yale Bands Information Session
8pm-12am Bulldog Bash
10pm-1am FroCo Duty Night

Sunday, August 27

Time Event
10:30am-7:30pm Workshops^
2-5pm Optional Programming Block
2:30-9pm Yale Symphony Orchestra Auditions
4-5pm Glee Club's Information Session
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 Advisers^
11am-8pm Yale Symphony Orchestra Auditions
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
10am-5pm Yale Concert Band Auditions
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
1-4pm Yale Precision Marching Band Registration
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
10am-5pm Yale Concert Band Auditions
3:30-9pm Yale Glee Club Auditions
9pm Nightly FroCo Meeting^

Thursday, August 31

Time Event
10am-5pm Yale Concert Band Auditions
12-2pm Peek-a-Boola: A Preview of Arts Across New Haven
3:30-9pm Yale Glee Club Auditions
6-8pm Art Museums Reception @ Yale University Art Gallery
6-8pm CCAM Open House Event
6-8pm Yale Repertory Theatre Information Event
7:30-8:30pm Beneath the Green, The Quantum – Campus Edition
9pm Nightly FroCo Meeting^

Friday, September 1

Time Event
10pm-1am FroCo Duty Night

Saturday, September 2

Time Event
12-7pm Yale Jazz Ensemble Auditions
4:30pm Yale Up! Prep
7-8pm Yale Up! @ JLA
8-10pm Democracy and Dessert
10pm-1am FroCo Duty Night

Sunday, September 3

Time Event
10am-12pm Bazaar of Undergraduate Organizations
10am-9pm Yale Glee Club Auditions
5pm Home Soccer Game

Monday, September 4

Time Event
10am-2pm Yale Glee Club Auditions