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New Student Orientation schedule of events 

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Wednesday, Aug. 20 – Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025

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Welcome to Marquette! New Student Orientation is an exciting event for the Marquette community. Orientation includes five days of activities designed to introduce all new students (first-year and transfer) to our academic excellence, vibrant campus life and community involvement that constitute the Marquette tradition.

Orientation events are designed to help students be successful at Marquette. For this reason, there are several events throughout the week that first-year and transfer students are required to attend, and a variety of events that are optional.

Families and guests of new incoming students are welcome to join New Student Orientation events happening on Wednesday, Aug. 20. New Student Orientation events after Wednesday are for new students only.

Following is a full listing of Orientation events. For more information, visit the New Student, Transfer Student and Family Programs website. Items in bold are mandatory: 

Wednesday, Aug. 20

  • Residence hall move-in
    • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Various residence halls
  • New Student Orientation check-in (all new students including transfers and commuters)
    • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | AMU Monaghan Ballrooms
  • Food trucks
    • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Parking Lot D
  • Orientación Familiar en Español
    • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | AMU 163
  • First generation student and family welcome
    • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. |AMU 227
  • Commuters at Marquette
    • 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | AMU Marquette Place
  • Dinner
    • 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Family Liturgy
    • 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Varsity Theatre
  • New Student Convocation
    • 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Al McGuire Center
  • Family send off
    • 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Union Sports Annex
  • Orientation kick-off
    • 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. | Central Mall

Thursday, Aug. 21

  • Orientation leader connect: Group meeting 1
    • 10 a.m. to noon | Various classroom locations (located on your Orientation nametag)
    • This meeting includes a presentation and classroom finds
  • Lunch
    • Noon to 12:45 p.m.
  • Rotation one — student wellness services (groups No. 1-30)
    • 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. | Varsity Theatre
  • Rotation two — student wellness services (groups No. 30-60)
    • 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Varsity Theatre
  • Campus Ministry open house
    • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | AMU second floor lobby
  • Academic college welcomes
    • 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Various locations
  • Marquette Athletics soccer tailgate
    • 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Valley Fields
  • Men’s soccer game vs. Bradley
    • 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Valley Fields
  • Alumni Memorial Union events
    • 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | AMU Brooks Lounge, AMU 163 and Marquette Place
  • Late night movie (“How to Train Your Dragon”)
    • 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 22

  • Breakfast
    • 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. | Various locations
  • Transfer student welcome and breakfast(mandatory for transfer students)
    • 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. | AMU Marquette Place
  • Group meetings 2 and 3
    • 10 a.m. to noon | Various classroom locations
  • Lunch
    • Noon to 1 p.m.
  • Marquette men’s basketball tickets go on sale
    • Noon
  • Connect Your S.E.L.F. (Service, Excellence, Leadership and Faith)
    • 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Various locations
    • This presentation includes an in-depth look into various campus resources available to students.
  • Lemonis Center for Student Success open house
    • 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Lemonis Center for Student Success
  • Safety presentations
    • 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Various locations based on your housing location (TW100, MH100, MH200, MH300 and CU001)
  • Dinner
    • 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Various locations
  • First floor meeting (for students living in first-year communities)
    • 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Residence halls
  • Commuter and transfer connect
    • 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. | AMU Brooks Lounge
  • Rock the Rec
    • 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. | Wellness + Helfaer Recreation facility
  • Transfer bonfire
    • 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. | O’Brien Hall Kemp Plaza Cafe patio

Saturday, Aug. 23

  • Marquette and Milwaukee experiences
    • 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. | Meet on Eckstein Common
    • Opportunities include boat cruises, Narrative 4 story exchange, Milwaukee Zoo, Milwaukee Art Museum, a Brewers game and more. Tickets are available online.
  • Multicultural welcome
    • 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | AMU 163
    • Visit with multicultural groups including Asian Pacific Islander Desi American, Black/African American, Native American and Indigenous, Middle Eastern and North American, Hispanic/Latino, biracial and multicultural. All are welcome.
  • Fall Carnival: Semester kickoff (open to all Marquette students)
    • 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Various locations throughout the Alumni Memorial Union

Sunday, Aug. 24

  • Mass
    • 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Chapel of the Holy Family
  • Lunch
    • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Various locations
  • Honors Orientation (mandatory for Honors students)
    • 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Varsity Theatre
  • Men’s soccer game vs. North Florida
    • 1 p.m. | Valley Fields
  • Women’s soccer game vs. Wisconsin
    • 6 p.m. | Valley Fields
  • Mass
    • 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Church of the Gesu
  • Mass
    • 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Chapel of the Holy Family