Class of 2023 students will go to the Lewis Arts Complex Forum between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for move-in. When you arrive on campus there will be staff to guide you on where to park to get to the forum.

Each student must sign up for a check-in time via the Housing and Residential College Interest/Activity Form on the Matriculation Online website.

For more information, please visit the Undergraduate Housing Move-In website.

A welcome to the families of the members of the Class of 2023. This event will also be simulcast in McCormick 101 and livestreamed on Media Central Live (mediacentrallive.princeton.edu).

An informal introduction to your residential college adviser (RCA).

A welcome reception for families in the residential colleges with remarks from the Heads of College.

Opening meeting for all first-year students.

Dinner for new members of the colleges, RCAs, and college staff with welcoming addresses from the Heads of College.

• Butler College Wu Dining Hall

• Forbes College Dining Hall

• Mathey College Dining Hall

• Rockefeller College Dining Hall

• Whitman College Community Hall

• Wilson College Wilcox Dining Hall

Students will meet with their RCAs. Topics to be discussed include advisee group expectations, college and academic information, Orientation, and other issues. This conversation will take place over two sessions; the second to occur after the small-group experiences.

Welcome to Princeton, Class of 2023! Enjoy a sweet treat and meet members of your class at this ice cream extravaganza!

Rain location: Rocky & Mathey Common Rooms

A welcome by your residential college staff, during which you will learn about your community’s expectations and ways of supporting first-year students. Facilitated by your Residential College Director of Student Life along with your Dean and Director of Studies.

Butler College: A02 McDonnell Hall

Forbes College: Forbes Dining Room

Mathey College: Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab

Rockefeller College: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall

Whitman College: Friend Center, Room 101

Wilson College: 50 McCosh Hall

Presented by Counseling and Psychological Services and Residential College Director of Student Life. This session will help you reflect on the ways you can care for yourself and others here at Princeton. Through video presentations, small group discussions, and self-reflection, we will challenge the notion of perfectionism and effortless perfection, teach you the importance of balance for success, and help you get in touch with your values that will help guide your path to Princeton.

• Butler College: A02 McDonnell Hall
• Forbes College: Forbes Dining Room
• Mathey College: Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab
• Rockefeller College: Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
• Whitman College: Friend Center, Room 101
• Wilson College: 50 McCosh Hall

This interactive session focuses on community building, diversity, and inclusion on Princeton’s campus. The keynote speaker, Rev. Sam Offer, of Washington Consulting Group, is a nationally-known speaker, consultant, facilitator and trainer on diversity and inclusion, social justice, multiculturalism, religion, leadership, and community development. 

Immediately following formal presentation, students will return to their residential colleges to debrief with their RCAs.

Community Action: Richardson Auditorium

Dialogue and Difference in Action: Carl A. Fields Center

Fall Sport Athlete Experience: Frist Campus Center MPR

All first-year students begin their Small-Group Experiences: Community Action, Dialogue and Difference in Action, Fall Sport Athlete Experience*, or Outdoor Action

Community Action, Dialogue and Difference in Action, and Outdoor Action trips depart throughout the day on Monday, September 2 and return by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6. 

*Fall Sport Athlete Experience participants remain on campus during this time, simultaneously participating in their small-group experience and fulfilling their pre-season obligations.

All first-year students begin their Small-Group Experiences: Community Action, Dialogue and Difference in Action, Fall Sport Athlete Experience*, or Outdoor Action

Community Action, Dialogue and Difference in Action, and Outdoor Action trips depart throughout the day on Monday, September 2 and return by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6. 

*Fall Sport Athlete Experience participants remain on campus during this time, simultaneously participating in their small-group experience and fulfilling their pre-season obligations.

All first-year students begin their Small-Group Experiences: Community Action, Dialogue and Difference in Action, Fall Sport Athlete Experience*, or Outdoor Action

Community Action, Dialogue and Difference in Action, and Outdoor Action trips depart throughout the day on Monday, September 2 and return by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6. 

*Fall Sport Athlete Experience participants remain on campus during this time, simultaneously participating in their small-group experience and fulfilling their pre-season obligations.

All first-year students begin their Small-Group Experiences: Community Action, Dialogue and Difference in Action, Fall Sport Athlete Experience*, or Outdoor Action

Community Action, Dialogue and Difference in Action, and Outdoor Action trips depart throughout the day on Monday, September 2 and return by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6. 

*Fall Sport Athlete Experience participants remain on campus during this time, simultaneously participating in their small-group experience and fulfilling their pre-season obligations.

Outdoor Action, Community Action, and Dialogue and Difference in Action small-group experiences return to campus throughout the afternoon.

Students who participated in:

Community Action - report to McCarter Theatre

Dialogue and Difference in Action - report to Carl A. Fields Center Multipurpose Room

Fall Sport Athlete Experience - meet with your leaders in your assigned locations

Outdoor Action - meet with your leaders in your assigned locations

The Department of Public Safety presents key safety messages to the Class of 2023 with the help of some friends.

Simulcast in McCosh 50 

Sponsored by the Orientation Leaders.

Students working for Campus Dining should meet at their assigned dining halls for information.

For Forbes, Mathey, and Wilson College students only.

In this student-written, student-performed production, the characters strive to protect their friends from harm as they navigate problematic situations. Learn to be an effective bystander, and become part of the campus movement to prevent interpersonal violence at Princeton. #RespectMatters

For Butler, Rockefeller, and Whitman College students only.

An interactive series of discussions and presentations covering academic integrity and the Princeton Honor Code. Students will reflect on the differences between academic integrity at their various high schools and academic integrity at Princeton. They will learn how to succeed academically, with integrity, as undergraduate scholars.

• Butler College: Lewis Arts Complex Forum
• Rockefeller College: Taylor Commons, Frick Chemistry Lab
• Whitman College: Multipurpose Room, Frist Campus Center

For Butler, Rockefeller, and Whitman College students only.

In this student-written, student-performed production, the characters strive to protect their friends from harm as they navigate problematic situations. Learn to be an effective bystander, and become part of the campus movement to prevent interpersonal violence at Princeton. #RespectMatters

For Forbes, Mathey, and Wilson College students only.

An interactive series of discussions and presentations covering academic integrity and the Princeton Honor Code. Students will reflect on the differences between academic integrity at their various high schools and academic integrity at Princeton. They will learn how to succeed academically, with integrity, as undergraduate scholars.

• Forbes College: Multipurpose Room, Frist Campus Center
• Mathey College: Lewis Arts Complex Forum
• Wilson College: Taylor Commons, Frick Chemistry Lab

A continuation of the first formal RCA Meeting with your Advisee Group. Topics to be discussed include roommate/suite agreements, community standards, alcohol, and other issues. 

Sponsored by the Orientation Leaders.

Athletic physicals for all first-year intercollegiate athletes. Recruited Crew athletes are part of the incoming physical process. Walk-ons will have their physical at a later date. Contact your coach for assigned times for your team.

Featuring sermons by Chapel Dean and guests; music by the Chapel Choir and University Organist. Please click here for a full schedule of services at Princeton.

Please bring two sharpened No.2 pencils and an eraser.

• Hebrew - 62 McCosh Hall

• Latin - 64 McCosh Hall

• Russian - 66 McCosh Hall

Harness the power of your mind and body connecting these resources with breath. Meet your RCA in your residential college.

President Christopher Eisgruber addresses the University community. Undergraduate prizes for academic distinction are awarded during this interfaith service.

*All first-year students assemble on Cannon Green by residential college to form procession.

Welcome for the Class of 2023, sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government, councils and he class governments. A celebration of Princeton spirit at the start of a new school year, followed by a barbecue dinner. Bring your TigerCard for meal swipe.

Learn “Old Nassau,” get your class shirt, and take your class photo.

A discussion of the Princeton pre-read book, Stand Out of Our Light: Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy by James Williams. Moderated by President Christopher Eisgruber. The assembly will be followed by precept discussions in the residential colleges.

Listen to the a cappella groups on campus as they showcase their talents to the Class of 2023!

Orientation for first-year student-athletes with the Department of Athletics.

Make-up meeting for all F-1 and J-1 (visa) students who DID NOT attend the International Orientation program. 

Athletic physicals for all first-year intercollegiate athletes. Recruited Crew athletes are part of the incoming physical process. Walk-ons will have their physical at a later date. Contact your coach for assigned times for your team.

Meet faculty and student representatives from academic departments, programs and support services.

Princeton University offers an excellent STEM education within a vibrant liberal arts institution. We invite you to learn about the wonderful opportunities at Princeton University by hearing from women in STEM departments. The faculty, students, and researchers on the panel will be eager to share their journeys and answer your questions. Please join us!

All first-year students meet with their residential college dean, director of studies and director of student life in designated locations.

• Butler College, McDonnell A02

• Forbes College, Forbes Dining Room

• Mathey College, Taylor Auditorium, Frick Chemistry Lab

• Rockefeller College, Friend Center, Room 101

• Whitman College, 10 McCosh Hall

• Wilson College, 50 McCosh Hall

Followed by advising period with academic advisers and dinner. Engineering Quadrangle and Friend Center Courtyard.

Theater, dance, and other performance groups give the Class of 2023 an introduction to student performing arts at Princeton. A dynamic show not to be missed.

Get strategies and advice from Princeton juniors and seniors. Workshops offered at 9:00 & 10:00 a.m.

Individually scheduled academic advising appointments for fall-term course selection.

Students interested in working as multimedia specialists with the McGraw Center’s Digital Learning Lab should attend.

Meet the deans and campus chaplains. Vegetarian and kosher options available.

If you would like to tell us your religious or spiritual affiliations before getting to campus, please do so here!

Rain location: Murray-Dodge Hall

Join us at the StudioLab to learn how you can explore and experiment with the latest in 3D printing and technology, virtual reality, cutting, milling, and more. Free ice cream!

Meet members and learn about joining Princeton’s oldest and biggest singing group, as well as the University’s Chamber Choir. Auditions held this week. For information, contact gcrouch@princeton.edu.

This placement test (for students who have taken AP physics or an advanced physics curriculum, but have not taken the AP test) is for placement out of Physics 103-104 to satisfy the B.S.E. physics prerequisites. Note: this exam is NOT for placement into 200-level or higher physics courses. For that, contact the course instructor or see the physics placement officer at course registration at the Friend Center. Students should meet at 3:00 PM and expect the exam to last three hours.

Come and learn about music courses offered this fall, certificate programs in Musical Performance & Jazz Studies, Princeton University Concert Choir (Glee Club) & Chamber Choir, Princeton University Jazz Ensemble, Princeton University Orchestra, Princeton University Wind Ensemble, and more. Refreshments will be served.

Have a Field Day at the Fields Center! Join us at the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality + Cultural Understanding for an afternoon of food, games and music as we welcome the Class of 2023. Learn more about the Carl Fields Center and its resources. Meet students, staff and administrators and engage in Princeton’s culturally diverse community.

Reception for first-year students interested in Chapel Choir. For information, contact Penna Rose at prose@princeton.edu or 609-258-3654. Please visit our website at www.princetonchapelchoir.com.

This test is for entry into Chemistry 202, 215 or 301 (for students who have taken AP chemistry or completed an advanced chemistry curriculum, but have not taken the AP test).

Connect with students and staff at the Pace Center to learn about how you can make service a part of your campus life. Food, games, giveaways and more as we welcome the Class of 2023 to our community!

A spirited intercollege competition.

Kick off the fall semester the night before classes start with new friends, music, and food at our campus-wide glow party.

Athletic physicals for all first-year intercollegiate athletes. Recruited Crew athletes are part of the incoming physical process. Walk-ons will have their physical at a later date. Contact your coach for assigned times for your team.

Find out everything you need to know about studying abroad. Returning study abroad alumni will discuss their international experiences and OIP staff will give a general overview of the many opportunities available to you.