About the Fall 2020 Virtual Orientation Hub

We have created this Fall 2020 Virtual Orientation Hub to share the details of all of the programs you can participate in to meet your Orientation cohort and learn about all things New School. This site will be updated regularly, and we will also send updates to your New School email, so please begin the habit of checking both. And if you haven't yet, don't forgot to follow us on the Orientation Instagram.

Please note that this Fall 2020 Virtual Orientation Hub is the place to find information about programs happening during Orientation. Orientation Week will be taking place on the Virtual Orientation Platform. You can learn about the Virtual Platform and how to access it on the Orientation Week page of this Hub.

Learn about Prep for Success, and Orientation Week and Extended Orientation by using the navigation bar at the top of your screen. You will find exciting programs and ways you will be supported in your transition from admitted student to a new student at The New School. (By the way, we also have information and support for your family on our New School Families site).

We take pride in supporting you this summer and beyond,

The New School Orientation Team

Make sure to login using the same information you used when you registered Orientation. If you are not receiving a verification code to log into the Virtual Orientation Platform, you may need to first Register for Virtual Orientation. Please make sure to register for Fall 2020 Virtual Orientation before entering the Virtual Orientation Platform. For details and more information about how to register, please visit the Orientation Week page of this hub. If you already registered, make sure to login using the same information you used when you registered Orientation.

Have questions? Click here to join the OL Drop In Hours & Help Desk.

Please note OL Drop In Hours & Help Desk is available from:

  • Monday 8/24: 7AM-9PM EDT

  • Tuesday 8/25: 7AM-9:30PM EDT

  • Wednesday 8/26: 9AM-9PM EDT

  • Thursday 8/27: 9AM-9PM EDT

  • Friday 8/28: 9AM-9PM EDT

NEW SCHOOL FALL 2020 VIRTUAL ORIENTATION HUB

Congratulations on your decision to join our community, and welcome to The New School! We are so excited to meet you. Orientation and Transition Programs is part of Student Success, a team committed to supporting the holistic development of students from the time they decide to attend the university to their graduation and beyond. All of us are here to ensure that you connect with resources and build the community you need to thrive, and we can’t wait to get started.

This summer’s experiences may not match any of our visions for what your transition to The New School would look like, but in true New School fashion, we are invigorated to create and share in an unconventional, innovative, and memorable virtual Orientation experience. Even if we can’t meet in person just yet, your journey begins today.

As you participate in and move through the Fall 2020 Virtual Orientation programming, we encourage you to reflect on your origin stories and journey. Now is the time to look back on the stories you’ve been told, to question them and to start to embrace new ones. As a new student, you join a 100-year legacy of firsts—innovators, influencers, and disruptors. YOU are the founders of our next generation of New Schoolers. In this new beginning in a new world, what is your story? How can The New School support you along the way?

Questions? Email Orientation and Transition Programs: orientation@newschool.edu