Accepted Student Open House
Saturday, April 5, 2025 9:30 a.m.
Park Center
Drive to 1 Folmer Dr.
Cortland, NY 13045
The Open House provides the opportunity to learn more about SUNY Cortland and envision your future as a Red Dragon.
Attendees will have the chance to:
- Chat with professors in your major.
- Meet student activity leaders.
- Attend faculty and staff presentations.
- Meet the President.
Attendees are encouraged to:
- Ask questions.
- Tour campus.
- Taste our food.
- Share ice cream with other accepted students.
- Get a photo taken at our photo booth.
- Experience life as a Red Dragon!
Driving instructions:
Enter 1 Folmer Drive, Cortland, NY 13045 on a GPS device to reach the parking lot. University Police will guide you to available spots.
With a large number of visitors expected on campus, please allow enough time for parking.
Program
Welcome remarks
9:45 a.m.
Park Center Alumni Arena
SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum and other members of the campus community offer brief remarks. Coffee and pastries are provided.
Academic Programs, Student Services and Clubs Fair
10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Park Center Corey Gymnasium
This has the feel of a college fair, highlighting academic majors and extracurricular opportunities. Where can students go with a specific degree? They can find out here with the professors they’ll have in class.
Special Presentations
10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Rooms throughout Park Center
10:30 a.m.
- Kickline Performance
- Learning Opportunities for Pre-Majors
- Academic Support Services
- Honors Program
- Residence Life and Housing for First-Year Students
- Residence Life and Housing for Transfers
- Pre-Law Advisement
- Recreational Opportunities
11:15 a.m.
- Danceworks Performance
- Greek Life
- Career Services 101
- Study Abroad Opportunities
- Financial Aid
- Transfer Credit Evaluation for Transfer Students
- Disability Resources and Access for Students
- Educational Opportunity Program
Noon
- Cortland Dance Company Performance
- Campus Living Essentials- Dining, Campus Store, and ID's
- Campus Activities and Ways to Get Involved
- Residence Life and Housing for First Year Students
- Transfer Credit Evaluation for First-Year Students
- Pre-Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Athletic Training Advisement
- Pre-Medical, Dental and Physician Asst. Advisement
Lunch and Ice Cream Social
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Student Life Center Bistro
Lunch will be provided in the Bistro, a residential dining facility located in the Student Life Center. After lunch, join us for and informal meet-up with other accepted students, enjoy SUNY Cortland's very own Red Dragon's Delight ice cream, stop by our 360-degree photo booth and learn more about next steps.
Campus tours and Residence Hall tours
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Walking tours are offered continuously, bringing visitors to academic buildings, student life facilities and residence halls.
| Tour | Times offered | Description | Duration | Location |
| Campus Tour | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | This student-led walking tour will stop at several academic buildings and a residence hall. Tours run every 15 minutes. | 90 minutes | Park Center Alumni Arena |
| Student Life Center Tour | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | This self-guided tour introduces our one-of-a-kind recreation center and dining facility. | 15 minutes | Student Life Center |
| Main Residence Hall Tour | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | A staff-led tour of traditional residence halls: Hayes, Bishop, Randall or Fitzgerald Hall. | 30 minutes | Alumni Arena |
| West Campus Apartments Tour | 11:15 a.m. | Bus transportation will be provided to West Campus Apartments, where a staff member will lead this tour. | 45 minutes | Alumni Arena |
Other Weekend Events on Campus
Friday Night TEDx Conference:
TEDx SUNY Cortland is the university’s local, independent program to highlight interesting speakers sharing big ideas.
Exploring the university's 2024-25 theme of AIR. Selected speakers explore the invisible forces affecting our lives and share their thoughts with a global audience. The topics this theme lends itself to are as rich and varied as imagination itself.
The event will take place 6-8pm.
Register for TEDx SUNY Cortland
Learn more about this year and recent TEDx SUNY Cortland events.
Friday and Saturday Night Entertainment
On Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, our musical theatre program is putting on a production of “Anything Goes.”
Friday Night Discount: Use code "SUNYOpenHouse" for a discounted rate offered exclusively to Open House guests on Friday night's performance.
Saturday Afternoon Exhibition
From 12:30pm-3:30pm the Dowd Gallery will be holding the "Imagination Celebration" exhibition highlighting Cortland county K-12 students.
