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Get oriented
You can find maps and QR codes posted in the lobby of 2 west 13 and 66 5th avenue. Also look below for maps and descriptions of all of the events.  

2nd Floor 2 west 13th st

Button Making Station
Make your own custom flair! We have all the tools you need to make your own pin-on buttons to start your first year in style.

Blick Art Materials
Stop by the this table to learn about your First Year Kit and how you can expand your palette with Blick Art Materials!

Nibbling Conscience
There is classwork, there is homework, and then there is your dream work. Stop by the 2nd floor to learn how you can accelerate your dream projects! And yes, there will be snacks too.

Student Clubs and Organizations
Looking for other ways to get engaged at the New School? Learn about the many clubs, teams and organizations that are out there for you! 

Study Abroad
Want to learn about what your options are to study in anothe counrtry? COme talk to Kyle and find out!

4th Floor 66 5th Avenue 

The Room We Make (Room 401)
The Room We Make is an invitation to slow down, listen, rest, and create with Performing Arts faculty, Jane Rigler. Recline within a relaxing soundscape, then respond with a drawing, poem, reflection, or question on a small card. You can take the creation home as a personal offering, or contribute it to an evolving room-sized artwork, co-creating a collective exhibit with other participants. Return throughout the orientation day to see how individual offerings gather, connect, and transform the space. How do we make room for ourselves and for one another? 

Movement to Boost Creativity (Room N 400)
Sometimes a little movement goes a long way in shaking out creative blocks. Join Performing Arts faculty, Katherine K. Willis, in some fun somatics and yoga style movement designed to get the creative juices flowing! All bodies and abilities welcome!  

6TH FLOOR 2 west 13th street

Triangles! Triangles! Modular Wood Dome (Room 602)
Sawing, sanding, cutting, and connecting, you will make triangles out of wood dowels, vinyl tubing, and zip ties. These triangles will combine to make hexagons that combine to make a dome! Come make a singular triangle with Parsons faculty Natalia Zubko and Peter Mallo, or stay to finish the full hexagonal or pentagonal dome. 

Hand-Sewing Hats (Room 603)
Join us to create your own custom hats with an array of fun sewing materials! Parsons faculty members Wennie Huang and Carolina Obregon will be around to help you make some exceptional headgear for the new year.

8TH FLOOR 2 west 13th street

Postcard Portal (Room 803)
You can write a postcard from today to be delivered to the future around week 10, in time for Finals Week. You can capture your hopes, your goals, anxieties, excitement — then you’ll receive it in 10 weeks, right when you might need it most. Be sure to sign and date the card as a TimeStamp from today. 

Memory Mosaic (Room 802)
Come draw and collage your memories of home into a collaborative community mosaic! Get making with Parsons faculty Linnea Paskow and Tim Campbell to creatively respond to prompts exploring images of 

DIY Photo Booth (Room 804)
Photo Projections and Green Screens, Oh My! Stop by this DIY photography studio space to create your own photo backdrop, group photo and portraits using digital cameras, lighting, and creative software! Join Parsons Faculty to get familiar with photography equipment and effects you may experience in First Year and beyond.