Welcome Week
Fall 2021 Welcome Week
From move-in day to the first day of classes, Welcome Week is designed to help you become part of the campus community and lay the foundation for a successful college experience. Our fun-filled schedule will give you the skills to navigate successfully around campus, the knowledge to become a productive member of the SUNY Cortland family, and the memories that will make your time here fun and meaningful.
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Event |
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Location |
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Study Abroad 101 Information Session |
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Old Main, Room 220 |
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4 - 5 p.m. |
Student Life Center |
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5 - 6 p.m. |
Student Life Center |
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New Student Floor Meetings |
7:30 p.m. |
Residence Hall Main Lounges |
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Bonfires, S'mores, and Lawn Games |
8:30 - 10:30 p.m. |
Student Life Center Lawn |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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EOP Student Welcome |
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Cornish Hall, Room D-133 |
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International Welcome Celebration |
1 - 2:30 p.m. |
Corey Union, Lower Patio |
| Inclusive Welcome | 1 - 3 p.m. | Corey Union, Upper Patio |
| How To Get Suspended (Bishop, Casey, Shea, Glass, West Campus students) | 1 p.m. | Corey Union, Function Room |
| How To Get Suspended (Alger, Clark, Cheney, DeGroat, Smith students) | 3 p.m. | Corey Union, Function Room |
| My Life at Cortland (DeGroat & Smith students) | 1 p.m. | Sperry Center |
| My Life at Cortland (Cheney and Alger students) | 2 p.m. | Sperry Center |
| My Life at Cortland (Bishop and West Campus students) | 3 p.m. | Sperry Center |
| My Life at Cortland (Shea and Glass students) | 4 p.m. | Sperry Center |
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6 - 8 p.m. |
Departs from Student Life Center |
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New Students Floor Meetings |
7:30 p.m. |
Residence Hall Main Lounges |
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Bonfires, S'mores, and Lawn Games |
8:30 - 10:30 p.m. |
Student Life Center Lawn |
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SLC Takeover with OAs |
9 - 11 p.m. |
Student Life Center |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Vaccine Clinic |
9 - 11 a.m. |
Corey Union, Exhibition Lounge |
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How To Get Suspended (Dragon, Fitzgerald, Hayes, Hendrick, Higgins, Randall students) |
11 a.m. |
Corey Union, Function Room |
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12 - 2 p.m. |
Departs from Student Life Center |
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My Life at Cortland (Hayes and Clark students) |
12 p.m. |
Sperry Center |
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My Life at Cortland (Hendrick and Casey students) |
1 p.m. |
Sperry Center |
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My Life at Cortland (Fitzgerald and Dragon students) |
2 p.m. |
Sperry Center |
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My Life at Cortland (Randall and Higgins students) |
3 p.m. |
Sperry Center |
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Welcome Picnic |
5-8 p.m. |
Bishop and Shea Halls Quad |
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Returning Student Floor Meetings |
7:30 p.m. |
Residence Hall Lounges |
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Movie Bingo |
8:30 p.m. |
Corey Union Function Room |
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Nachos at Night and Make a Street Sign |
10 p.m. |
Corey Union, First Floor |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Transfer Takeoff and Class Finding Tours |
1:30 p.m. |
Newmark Pavilion (between Memorial Library & Sperry) |
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Class Finding Tours for students living in Alger, Bishop, Cheney, Clark, DeGroat, Glass, Shea, and West Campus Apartments |
2 p.m. |
Corey Union Steps |
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Class Finding Tours for students living in Casey, Dragon, Fitzgerald, Hayes, Hendrick, Higgins, Randall, and Smith |
3:15 p.m. |
Corey Union Steps |
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Group Picture and It's on Us Ice Cream Social (Free t-shirt for first 500!) |
4:30 p.m. |
Stadium Complex |
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Dragon Scavenger Hunt Begins |
6 p.m. |
Follow @CortlandNites on Instagram |
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All Students Floor Meetings |
7:30 p.m. |
Residence Hall Main Lounges |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Game Room Expo |
7 - 9 p.m. |
Student Life Center Game Room |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Recreational Sports Fair |
4 - 7 p.m. |
Student Life Center |
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Trivia Night |
9 p.m. |
Corey Union, Exhibition Lounge |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Study Abroad 101 Information Session |
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
Corey Union, Room 204 |
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Wellness Wednesday: Intro to Yoga |
3 - 4 p.m. |
Student Life Center Mind & Body Room & Virtual |
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*Bike Tour of Cortland (bicycles provided) |
3 - 5 p.m. |
Departs from Student Life Center |
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Student Employment and Volunteer Info Session |
4 p.m. |
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Field Hockey vs. Russell Sage College |
7:30 p.m. |
Stadium Complex, White Field |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Chocolate Fountain and Board Games |
8:30 p.m. |
Corey Union, Function Room |
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8 p.m. |
Student Life Center |
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9 p.m. |
Student Life Center |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Street Food Fest and Resource Fair |
2 - 4 p.m. |
Corey Union |
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*Dryden Lake Bike Ride (bicycles provided) |
2 - 5 p.m. |
Departs from Student Life Center |
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Women's Tennis vs. New Paltz |
3 p.m. |
Tennis Courts |
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Women's Volleyball vs. Acadia |
5 p.m. |
Park Center, Corey Gymnasium |
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Women's Volleyball vs. St. Lawrence |
7 p.m. |
Park Center, Corey Gymnasium |
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Cortland Nites Hypnotist |
8 p.m. |
Corey Union, Function Room |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Departs from Student Life Center |
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Women's Tennis vs. Plattsburgh |
1 p.m. |
Tennis Courts |
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Men's Soccer vs. Stevens Institute of Technology |
2 p.m. |
Holloway Field |
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Women's Volleyball vs. Nazareth |
2 p.m. |
Park Center, Corey Gymnasium |
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7 p.m. |
Departs from Corey Union |
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8 p.m. |
Departs from Corey Union |
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9 p.m. |
Departs from Corey Union |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Men's Soccer vs. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy |
2 p.m. |
Holloway Field |
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Outdoor Movie: A Quiet Place II |
8 p.m. |
Moffett Lawn |
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Event |
Time |
Location |
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Student Club Fair and Labor Day Carnival |
Noon-3 p.m. |
Corey Union Steps |
Attend your Academic Department Welcome to meet faculty in your department as well as other new students in your major. Welcomes will be held between August 28 and September 14. Check your Cortland email and the Academic Department Welcome website for details.
*Advance registration required.
Transportation provided to all off-campus programs.
For more information about Welcome Week, please call Campus Activities at 607-753-5574 or email campusactivities@cortland.edu.