{"id":2406,"date":"2022-07-22T20:11:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T20:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/?page_id=2406"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:12:40","slug":"new-student-orientation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/freshman-studies\/new-student-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"New Student Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2406\" class=\"elementor elementor-2406\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70ecf94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70ecf94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1083\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/office-of-judicial-affairs\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Office of Judicial Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1084\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/residence-life-housing\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Office of Residence Life and Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1088\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/student-actitivities\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Office of Student Involvement &#038; Leadership \/ Student Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-5769\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/freshman-studies\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Freshman Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-5770\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/career\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Career Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4816\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/ssc\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Student Success Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1089\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/counseling\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Student Counseling Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/healthcenter\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Student Health Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4460\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/voter-information\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Voter Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-a97cadd\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3878\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/admissions\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Admissions Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3879\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/financialaid\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Office of Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1083\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/office-of-judicial-affairs\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Office of Judicial Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1084\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/residence-life-housing\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Office of Residence Life and Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1088\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/student-actitivities\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Office of Student Involvement &#038; Leadership \/ Student Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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menu-item-1090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/healthcenter\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Student Health Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4460\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/behavioral-health-and-intervention\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Behavioral Health and Intervention<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5386\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/testing\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Office of Testing Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-5775\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/office-of-access-and-learning\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Office of Access and Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5745\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/newsletter\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Official Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5755\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/voter-information\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Voter Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026b4fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"026b4fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Student Affairs<br \/>Hampton University<br \/>Wigwam Rm. 100<br \/>Hampton Virginia 23668<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97f1a8 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed262b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ed262b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Department of Freshman Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02782e6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"02782e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:7577275324\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">(757) 727.5324<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:registrar@hamptonu.edu\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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of Freshman Studies\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caba34b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caba34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/07\/new_banner_2015.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/07\/new_banner_2015.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/07\/new_banner_2015-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/07\/new_banner_2015-768x159.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e168e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77e168e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Student Orientation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2addbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2addbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18ac84c\" data-id=\"18ac84c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa0f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daa0f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Congratulations on your acceptance to Hampton University!<\/strong><\/p><p>As a new Hampton University student, we want you to feel right at home at your new \u201cHome By The Sea\u201d, we feel your excitement, so let\u2019s get ready to set sail! New Student Orientation Week is designed to help you, our newest students, transition into college life and the Hampton Way. We anticipate that you all will have lots of questions, rest assure that our staff is here to assist you, making your transition as smooth as possible. During New Student Orientation Week you will be provided with information about campus resources, programs and services. Additionally, you will be paired with an upperclassman member of The Greer Dawson Wilson Student Leadership Program who will serve as your guides during NSO Week and beyond.<\/p><p>New Student Orientation Week gives you the required tools needed to navigate through campus, and introduces you to the Pirate Community and the many aspects of Hampton University, to include, Student Life, Academic Policies, and The Student Code of Conduct. You will be introduced to Faculty, Staff and other members of the Pirate family that will help you start your journey on the right path.<\/p><p>Please be advised during New Student Orientation Week, all new students will be required to attend their Departmental Meetings and Advisement Sessions. It is at these meetings that students will meet their Departmental Advisors and Departmental Deans and Chairs. It is also at these meetings where students will be given the opportunity to ask any questions about their major curricula and their class schedules. Schedules will also be reviewed and approved, often approval requires that adjustments be made, if needed students will be given the opportunity to do so at that time without penalty.<\/p><p>During New student Move-in students will be given their Freshman Studies Welcome pack which will contain their calendar for the week, Parents it is extremely important that you don\u2019t take this packet home with you, students will need it throughout their orientation week.<\/p><p>Once you have completed orientation, you would have taken part in one of our long-standing traditions. On\u00a0<strong>Friday, August 23, 2024<\/strong>, New Student Orientation Week will culminate with a memorable \u201cNew Student Induction Ceremony.\u201d Young ladies will be required to wear white dresses or suits and young men must wear dark suits with a dress shirt, tie and dress shoes. Once the Ceremony is concluded you will officially be declared a Hamptonian!<\/p><p><strong>Plan and Prepare to Arrive<\/strong><\/p><p>Please follow the check-in instructions provided to you by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/student-affairs\/residence-life-housing\/\">Office of Residence Life<\/a>. 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