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Your Thiel Journey Starts Here!

Students at Orientation First-Year Student Orientation is an important part of your Thiel education; it is the beginning of four years that will shape your future.

This program is designed to help you with the transition to college, to lay out the College’s expectations for you and educate you about the various on-campus opportunities. Arrival instructions and the move-in schedule are listed below.
You will be emailed in August with information about your move-in times on Friday, August 24. Follow us on twitter @thiel2016 to get all the up to date information about orientation and events leading up to orientation weekend. Contact Barbara Blue (bblue@thiel.edu), Director of Student Activities and Orientation, with any questions!

Important Forms & Information

Information Technology Acceptance Agreement
Student Mail Information
Birthday Cakes for Students
Meal Plan Selection

Arrival Instructions

Please report to the Gymnasium/Fitness Center parking lot located on Route PA-58 - College Avenue. Follow signs for New Student Orientation. Once you arrive, you will pull through a convenient “drive-in” for new student check in.

Students will receive their Orientation Schedule, Room Key and other important information for the day. Enclosed is a “New Student Orientation Registration Card” document to present to the greeter at the “drive-in” area/Welcome Tent. If you have not finalized your financial aid package or business account information, you will be directed to meet with a Thiel representative prior to moving into the residence hall.

Move-in Schedule (Friday, August 24)

Download your specific schedule (PDF) for the day:

New Student Orientation Schedule
Parent Orientation Schedule
Transfer Orientation Schedule

Please make note of your specific move-in time listed below.

9:00 a.m.	Florence West 6th floor, Florence West 7th floor
9:15 a.m.	Sawhill 3rd floor, Hodge 3rd floor
10:00 a.m.	Florence West 4th and 5th floors
10:15 a.m.	Sawhill 2nd floor, Hodge 2nd floor
10:30 a.m.	Florence West 3rd floor
11:00 a.m.	Sawhill 1st floor, Hodge 1st floor
11:30 a.m.	Florence West 1st floor and 2nd floor

Commuter Students check in at 1:30-2:15pm in the Sawhill Georgian Room of the Howard Miller Student Center (HMSC).

The move-in times are staggered so that orientation volunteers can assist you with the heavy work of carrying items up the steps. Please help us make the process a smooth one by arriving promptly at your scheduled time. If we have families arriving out of order it could back up the move in and check in process.