Accepted Student Open House
Saturday, April 5, 2025
The Open House provides the opportunity to learn more about SUNY Cortland and envision your and 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.
- Ask questions.
- Tour campus.
- Taste our food.
- Share ice cream with other accepted students.
- Get celebratory photos taken at our photo booth.
- Experience life as a Red Dragon!
With a large number of visitors expected on campus, please allow enough time for parking.
1 Folmer Drive, Cortland, NY 13045 on a GPS device to reach the parking lot. University Police will guide you to available spots.
Program
Welcome remarks
Park Center Alumni Arena, 9:45 a.m.
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
Park Center Corey Gymnasium, 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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
Rooms throughout Park Center, 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Topics include: Pre-professional program advisement, campus activities, residence life and housing, academic support services, financial aid and the SUNY Cortland Honors Program.
Performances by DanceWorks and Cortland Dance Company also take place.
Lunch and Ice Cream Social
Student Life Center Bistro, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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
Park Center Alumni Arena, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Walking tours are offered continuously, bringing visitors to academic buildings and residence halls.
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.
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.
