We welcome first-year students, Class of 2017, transfer students, and you, their families, on Thursday, August 29, 2013. This is the start of Welcome Week for residential and commuting first-year and transfer students. For more information about the Welcome Week Program for STUDENTS, visit www.hofstra.edu/welcomeweek. Parents, please follow the Welcome Day Program below. Your residential student's move-in time is being mailed to you during the summer, in the room-assignment letter. Commuting students check in at noon.

When driving to campus to register for Welcome Week, please enter through the main gate to north campus (coming from Meadowbrook Parkway on Hempstead Turnpike west, make right at the third light, just before the second foot-bridge over Hempstead Turnpike). Then, follow the signs to the Welcome Week Check-In Tent on the Intramural Fields. After your residential student receives Welcome Week materials, and you your parent packet, you will drive to your student's residence hall. You may register for Hofstra Fall Festival - Family Weekend under the parent tent. Don't miss President's Welcome at 2:45 p.m.! 

Both commuting and residential families are cordially invited to attend the parent and family program:

Student and Parent Check-In       
Intramural Fields, North Campus

8 a.m.–1:30 p.m.           
Do you Have Any Questions?   
Intramural Fields, North Campus
Do you want to register for Hofstra Fall Festival - Family Weekend? Or write a message to your student, to be delivered to his or her residence hall room? Are you wondering about any of Hofstra’s programs or services? Look for the parent and families' tables under the tent and we will answer your questions and direct you to the right department.

2:45-3:30 p.m.           
President’s Welcome   
David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex
Join Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz, Vice President for Student Affairs Sandra Johnson, and Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Jessica Eads as they welcome new students and families to the Hofstra community. After the ceremony, please say goodbye to your student; he/she will continue with Welcome Week activities, August 29 - September 2. Students will be engaged in events and sessions throughout the Labor Day weekend.

4:00-6:30 p.m.           
Parent Reception and Mini-Orientation     
Hofstra University Club, David S. Mack Hall, North Campus
Parents learn how to become engaged members of Hofstra's community. Sign up to volunteer for Hofstra Fall Festival - Family Weekend and learn about programs and services for Hofstra parents and families. A panel of Hofstra administrators provides an overview of various programs and services and answers questions. Parents of transfer students and parents who did not attend this summer’s parent orientation are especially encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

Note: Enjoy lunch at one of the many dining facilities on campus, including Mack Student Center Dining Room and Bits ‘n’ Bytes. A complete schedule for Hofstra's dining facilities is at www.hofstra.edu/dining. If you need a hotel room, you may consult our list of nearby hotels. If you want to register for Hofstra Fall Festival - Family Weekend, please visit www.hofstra.edu/fw during the summer.

First day of class is Tuesday, September 3, 2013.

Upper-Class Move-In: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors