For Families
Schedule of Events
| 8:00am - 9:30am | Residential Student Orientation & Residence Hall Check-InResidential students, be sure to check-in for Orientation early in order to receive your room key to move-in! | Kingsmen Park |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | ID Cards and Parking PassesCome pick up your ID card and parking pass! Skip the waiting and upload your photo ahead of time! (Ullman 100/101) | Ullman Commons |
| 8:30am - 3:00pm | Residential Move-InWelcome to your home for the next academic year! Please use this time to move-in to your residence hall and get settled. | Residence Halls |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Commuter Student Orientation Check-InCommuter students join us for a check-in experience just for you. Your orientation journey starts here! | Kingsmen Park |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | Coffee and CommuniTEACommuter students join us for a check-in experience just for you. Your orientation journey starts here! This event will occur in the Outdoor Classroom. | Kingsmen Park |
| 10:00am - 3:00pm | Info TentCome to the Info Tent with any questions or for late Orientation check-in. | Flagpoles |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Peer Advisor Led Classroom/Campus ToursLooking to get a quick tour of campus and learn where your classes will be? Stop by for a campus tour led by our Peer Advisors! | Throughout Campus |
| 11:30am - 1:30pm | Resource Fair & LunchDiscover all the Campus Resources areas and what they have to offer you during your time at CLU. | Kingsmen Park |
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm | TED Talk: Empoderando el Futuro de su HijoHomero M. Magaña, M.A./M.S./PPS, instructor in the Department of Counselor Education, will highlight the profound value of a university degree, emphasizing both economic and social benefits, personal development, and the unique advantages of a faith-based liberal arts education. This TED Talk will be conducted in Spanish. | Lundring Events Center |
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm | Faculty TED Talk: CuriosityWhether we are navigating the classroom, the workplace or the world, misunderstandings and disagreements are inevitable, which makes how we engage in those moments crucial. We can grow closer to others and better understand them as a result of these moments, or we can grow more distant. This talk will challenge audience members to embrace curiosity over criticism, cynicism, complacency and comfort as a means to building bridges and creating greater connections with others—especially those with whom we think we don't have much in common. | Samuelson Chapel |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm | What is a Lutheran Liberal Arts EducationJoin us for a moderated panel discussing What a Lutheran Liberal Arts Education looks like. | Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center |
| 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Residence Life & Student Life Family MeetingAt this session you will learn all about what life will be like for your student living on campus. Specifically, this session will cover hall staff, Resident Assistant programs, the student code of conduct, and areas for your student to get involved. | Samuelson Chapel |
| 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Campus Involvement PresentationLearn more about how your commuter student can get involved on campus! | Lundring Events Center |
| 3:30pm - 4:45pm | President's Welcome and Opening ConvocationWe invite you to join us for your first official welcome to the Cal Lutheran family from University President and faculty. | Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center |
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm | President's Happy Hour with FamiliesSwing by the President's Patio for a delightful Happy Hour with President John Nunes! | President's Lawn |
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Commuter Student SocialOur commuters are a very important part of our community! Come Learn all the tips and tricks of commuting here at CLU, as well as talk to commuter Peer Advisors! | Student Union Lobby & Patio |