What to expect at New Student Orientation

  • Make Your First Friends Fast

    You will be grouped into a Den with other new students and a Peer Mentor who’s been in your shoes. This is your built-in crew for the year—and where your Lincoln story starts.

  • Find Your Way Around Before Classes Start

    Scavenger hunts, campus tours, and fun activities will help you learn where everything is, so you are not lost on day one.

  • Meet your Success Coach (first-year academic advisor) and plan your course schedule.

    You will meet with a Success Coach to build your class schedule and learn time management tricks so you’re ahead of the game.

  • Get Career-Ready From Day One

    From LinkedIn tips to what to wear at career fairs (Rock the Runway!), you will start building your professional brand now.

  • Learn How to Handle Life at College

    Real talk about wellness, safety, relationships, and using your strengths—because showing up for yourself is part of the college experience.

  • Unforgettable Events

    Speed friending, glow parties, and fun late-night events with our Student Leaders and Peer Mentors, there’s no shortage of chances to have fun and connect.

  • Feel Like You Belong

    From the Welcome Assembly to the Rites of Passage Ceremony, everything is designed to help you feel like you’re exactly where you belong.