First-Year Students
Welcome, Class of 2017! The Orientation and First Year Programs staff and services are here to support you in your transition from high school to college. Our orientation programs and ongoing event programming during your first year will help you:
- Learn your way around campus
- Develop new friendships
- Understand the differences between high school and college
- Begin to understand your academic requirements and resources
- Be mentored by faculty through class selection and registration
- Start to develop a sense of independence
- Develop a connection to Hamline’s values
- Become proud to be a Hamline Piper!
JUST ADMITTED TO HAMLINE?
Learn more about the orientation programs you’ll be going through before classes begin.
Programs
Piper Preview and Piper
Passages are the two mandatory orientation programs for incoming first year students.
Piper Preview 2013:
This program is the first of
two required orientation programs at Hamline. Piper Preview provides
information on important university resources students utilize as they
transition into the Hamline community. Registration is available once a student has made their initial deposit to campus. After their deposit is made students will receive an email that they are able to register. For full details on how to register or if you have questions, contact the Admissions Office.
Piper Passages 2013:
The second mandatory orientation
program takes place on campus from September 1-September 3. Through this
program, new students are welcomed to campus by various university
administrators, meet faculty advisors, and are introduced to additional
university offices that are here to assist you throughout your time at
Hamline.
CURRENT FIRST-YEAR STUDENT?
Check out the dates for the FYSEM throwdown events or get in touch with your professor, New Student Mentor, or campus colleague.