New Student Orientation: Events

Thursday, August 21

  • Resident Student Move-In
    8:00am - 1:00pm • UPMC Events Center - People's Gate
    (Stop in to pick up your key, Student ID, and instructions for move-in.)

  • Family Lunch
    12:00pm - 2:00pm • PNC Food Court

  • Undergraduate Commuter Reception
    1:00pm - 2:00pm • Wheatley Atrium

  • Matriculation Ceremony
    2:30pm - 3:30pm • UPMC Events Center
    Join us to celebrate your new adventure as a Robert Morris University Student.)
    * Families encouraged to depart from campus following ceremony.

  • Women's Soccer vs. University Southern Indiana and FREE Kona Ice
    4:00pm - 6:00pm • RMU Athletic Field (Athletic Complex)
    (Come cheer on the Colonials soccer team and enjoy some free Kona Ice !!!)

  • Meet Your Mentor
    7:00pm - 8:00pm • Nicholson Front Lawn

  • Monte Carlo Night
    8:00pm - 10:00pm • Olsen Family Basement, Nicholson 1st Floor
    (Try your hand at some casino games, enjoy some food, win some prizes and mingle with your new classmates.)

  • S'Mores Night
    9:00pm - 10:00pm • Nicholson Fire Pit
    (Join us at the gazebo to kick off the semester! A great chance to meet our E-Board, mingle, and make lasting friendships! Plus, who doesn't love a sweet treat!)

 

Friday, August 22

  • Get Up And Get Moving: Rec Center Open House
    9:00am - 11:00am • Student Recreation Center
    (Come up to the Rec Center and learn all that we have to offer.)

  • Scheduling And Academic Support
    9:00am - 3:00pm • Solution Central (4th Floor Nicholson)
    (Have questions about your Fall Schedule? Stop in and see us !!!)

  • Academic School Receptions
    (Come meet the Dean of your school and talk to other students with similar academic interests.)

  • Set Fire To Your Fears
    9:00pm - 11:00pm • Nicholson Fire Pit
    (Are you feeling nervous about your first year in college?   Don't worry, you are not alone !!  Let's put those pears to rest in a blaze of glory!  Join Thrive Leaders at the Nicholson Center Fire Pit to write down your fears and set them ablaze !!!)

  • Silent Disco
    9:00pm - 11:00pm • Olsen Family Basement (Nicholson 1st Floor)
    (Come dance the night away with the newest type of  Disco around !!!)

 

Saturday, August 23

  • Labyrinth & Mindfulness
    10:00am - 11:00am • Nicholson Center Fire Pit
    (Hosted by Campus Ministry)

  • Greek Life Picnic
    11:30am - 1:00pm • Gazebo

  • Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
    2:00pm - 3:00pm • Massey Theater
    (Join us for a hysterical look at college life, as told by our Orientation Leaders !!!)

  • Class Photo With President Patrick
    5:00pm - 6:00pm • Nicholson Front Lawn
    (Join your classmates and President Patrick in our traditional class photo on the Nicholson Front Lawn !!)

  • Movie Night
    8:00pm - 10:00pm • Olsen Family Basement, Nicholson 1st Floor

  • Karaoke
    9:00pm - 11:00pm • Gazebo

 

Sunday, August 24

  • All Campus Throwback Fun Run/Walk
    10:00am - 12:00pm • Nicholson Front Lawn
    (Wear your high school gear!)

  • Volleyball And Lawn Games
    12:00pm - 3:00pm • Sand Volleyball Courts And Gazebo
    (Come hang out....play some sand volleyball and lawn games !!)

  • Sundaes On Sunday
    2:00pm - 3:00pm • Gazebo
    (Sponsored by Campus Ministry)

  • Catholic New Student Mass
    5:15pm - 6:00pm • Rogal Chapel
    (As part of the Orientation Program Colonial Catholic Ministry is coordinating a "New Student Mass" at 5:15 PM on Sunday, August 24th.  The Mass will be celebrated by our chaplain Father Frank and held in the chapel on campus. Please join us as we start the new school off with Sunday Mass.)

  • BobbyMania
    7:00pm - 10:00pm • Nicholson Front Lawn