Orientation
Your 91Ó°ÊÓ journey begins at Orientation!
2026 Important Dates
- Making aÌý Petrel (MAP) Days: June 5, June 26, July 25
- New Student Orientation and Welcome Weekend: August 20 – 23
- First day of class: August 24
Making a Petrel (MAP) Days
Schedule
8:30 a.m.: Check-In with Light Breakfast Refreshments | Conant Performing Arts Center
9:30 a.m.: Welcome by Provost Gabriel Barreneche | Conant Performing Arts Center
Students:
9:45 – 11:15 a.m: ÌýChoose your own Petrel Path Rotating Sessions:
- Living in the Nest: Residence Life | Cousins 236
- Activities in the Nest: Student Engagement | Cousins 330
- Protect your Petrel Peace: Transitioning to College, Mental Health & Wellbeing | Cousins 127
- Petrel Perseverance: Becoming a Successful Student | Cousins 335A
- First to Fly: First-Generation Petrels| Cousins 335B
- Petrel Pathways: Navigating Accessibility Services | Cousins 128
9:45 a.m.: Petrel Pathway Session 1 | Cousins Classrooms
10:15 a.m.: Petrel Pathway Session 2 | Cousins Classrooms
10:45 a.m.: Petrel Pathway Session 3 | Cousins Classrooms
11:30 p.m.: Billing, & Financial Aid | Conant Performing Arts Center
12:15 p.m.: Lunch | The Quad
Campus Store will be open during this time. Residence Life, IT, and Billing & Financial Aid will be available during lunch for questions!
1:15 p.m.: Group A: Academic Schedules | Lupton Auditorium
Group B: OLM Small Groups | Various Common Spaces
2:00 p.m.: Group A: OLM Small Groups | Various Common Spaces
Group B: Academic Schedules | Lupton Auditorium
All:
3:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks | Conant Performing Arts Center
3:15 p.m.: Closing Reception & Residence Hall
Tours | TLCC Atrium & Patio
The Campus Store will be open during this time.
3:30 p.m. Residence Hall Show Room ToursÌý
New Student Orientation
All first-year and transfer students should plan to attend Orientation
August 21-24, 2025
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Ìý Move In| your residence hall
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.ÌýLunch | TLCC atrium and patio
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Desert Reception and Family Goodbye time | TLCC Game room
2:45 -4:30 p.m. Provost’s Welcome and OU Traditions | Conant Performing Arts Center
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. OL Small Group | Various locations
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Residence Hall Floor Meetings | your residence hall
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Commuter Social Hour | Cousins Atrium and Patio
7:45 – 10:00 p.m. Petrel Pandemonium | Schmidt Gym
8:00 – 9:15 a.m. Small Group Breakfast | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. First Year Seminar | Various locations
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. OL Small Group | Various locations
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Community Resource Fair | TLCC atrium and patio
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. OL Small GroupÌý – Scavenger Hunt | Various locations
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
8:30 – 10:00 p.m. Water Event | Academic Quad
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Small Group Breakfast | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Check-in and OL Energizer | Conant Performing Arts Center
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Rotating Session #1 | Library Atrium, Lupton Auditorium, TLCC Trustee Room, Conant Theatre
11:00 – 12:15 p.m. Rotating Session #2 | Library Atrium, Lupton Auditorium, TLCC Trustee Room, Conant Theatre
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Small Group Lunch | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Rotating Session #3 | Library Atrium, Lupton Auditorium, TLCC Trustee Room, Conant Theatre
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Rotating Session #4 | Library Atrium, Lupton Auditorium, TLCC Trustee Room, Conant Theatre
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. OL Small Group | Various locations
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Glow Party | Academic Quad
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Small Group Breakfast | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Career Development | Conant Performing Arts Center
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Fearless First Year | Conant Performing Arts Center
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Small Group Lunch | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Provost Reception | TLCC atrium and patio
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Down Time | Residents to your dorms; Commuters meet in the Commuter Lounge in Hearst Hall
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner | Petrel’s Nest dining hall
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Residence Life Event | Residential Quad
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