ORIENTATION AND NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS

EXPLORE NEXT DOOR

The Orientation and New Student Programs office hosts Explore Next Door (END), a series of trips and experiences for undergraduate students to take advantage of New York City and the surrounding area. The fall semester trips are open to all new students (first-years and transfers) and our spring semester trips are open to all undergraduate students. The purpose of this program is to introduce students to the cultural wealth of New York City and provide them with an opportunity to connect with their fellow students, faculty, and administrators outside of the classroom.

Eligibility / Cancellation Policies

  • Explore Next Door Trips are open only to new registered first-year and new transfer undergraduate students. Students are required to pay a $10 cash deposit to hold their spot. Your deposit is refunded after you attend the event
  • One trip per academic year per student. Students who have previously participated in an END trip may sign up for the waitlist after the official sign-up date for the trip they are interested in.
  • Students must be present on the date and time of sign-up and present a valid Hofstra ID. Students may not sign up other students for trips.
  • Sign-ups are on a first-come, first-served basis; we cannot sign up anyone before the designated date and time of sign ups.
  • Students must cancel by 9 a.m. three business days before their scheduled event by contacting the Orientation and New Student Programs office in Room 242 Student Center at 516-463-4874.
  • Any student who fails to cancel within the cancellation period will have to forfeit their deposit.
  • If you are interested in attending an Explore Next Door trip and have a disability requiring any kind of special travel needs, please contact the Office of Orientation and New Student Programs at 516-463-6914 or email orientation@hofstra.edu at least two weeks before the scheduled trip.
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Meeting Locations and Times

You will get detailed information regarding the location and time for each trip when you sign up.

Current / Future Explore Next Door Trips

Spring 2026 (sign up information on Get Involved HU)

Prior Explore Next Door Trips

Welcome Week 2025

  • &Juliet (Broadway)
  • Chicago ( Broadway)
  • American Museum if Natural History
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Museum of Modern Art
  • Mets vs Marlins

Fall 2025

  • Pizza Tour of Manhattan
  • Whitney Museum
  • Bagel Baking Workshop in NYC
  • Museum of Broadway
  • Death Becomes Her (Broadway)

Spring 2025

  • Operation Mincemeat (Bradway)
  • Mets vs. Cardinals
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