WELCOME WEEK 2023
Parents and Families,
Welcome to the program for parents and families! The Welcome Week for students takes place for five days before the classes begin, August 31 through September 4. Below is the in-person program for the parents and families on the first day of Welcome Week, Welcome Day, August 31, 2023. Please be sure to also participate in our online webinars during the days leading up to the Welcome Day; see a list of online events on the Parent and Family Events page. The classes begin on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
PARENT AND FAMILY WELCOME DAY
Program below is subject to change.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023
8 a.m.-1 p.m.
PARENT AND FAMILY CHECK-IN
Intramural Fields, North Campus
While your student is checking in to the Welcome Week, we invite parents to visit us under the Parent and Family Programs tent. You will be able to get information, write a note to your student, get some refreshments, or register for Family Weekend. Your student received their move-in time in their housing assignment Pride email in June. Commuters check in at noon.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
MEET WITH THE STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNSELOR
206 Memorial Hall, South Campus
If you have any last-minute questions, please stop by Student Financial Services (SFS), 206 Memorial Hall. The SFS team will be able to assist you with finalizing all the details on your student ’s account.
Noon-2 p.m.
HOW WILL MY ROLE AS A PARENT CHANGE?
Greenhouse, Mack Student Center Lower Level, North Campus
Your child is now a college student and still needs you. Diane Herbert, dean of the Center for Academic Excellence, Merry McVey Noble, executive director of Student Counseling Services, and Branka Kristic, director of Parent and Family Programs and assistant dean of students, will lead this interactive on-campus workshop to discuss the developmental milestones your student is going through and examine parenting methods proven effective with young and emerging adults. Dr. McVey Noble will talk about our students’ post-traumatic growth and the building of resilience. Dr. Herbert will share the survey results that reveal how our new students view their strengths as well as the challenges they anticipate having in the first year of college.
Noon-2 p.m.
MEET PARENT AND FAMILY COUNCIL
Atrium, Mack Student Center, North Campus
Approach their table in the Mack Student Center Atrium by Hofstra Bookstore and get to know the Parent and Family Council members and their initiatives. Sign up to volunteer. Take your “goodbye” photo with your new Hofstra student in the Hofstra Memories photo booth as you take lunch in the Student Center Café. You may drop off your donation of clean and gently used professional clothing for the Career Closet. Please note that we accept only professional clothing and accessories, not other clothes.
2-3 p.m.
FAMILY MINI-ORIENTATION
Greenhouse, Mack Student Center Lower Level, North Campus
If you did not attend Family Orientation this summer, please join us for this brief version of the orientation program for parents. Members of the Parent and Family Council will be present to answer your questions about parent engagement. You may drop off your donation of clean and gently used professional clothing for the Career Closet. Please note that we accept professional clothing and accessories only.
3-4 p.m.
FAREWELL COFFEE FOR FAMILIES
Pride Den, Mack Student Center, Lower Level, North Campus
It’s been a long and eventful day! As students leave for the President’s Welcome, parents and families are invited to mingle and share a cup of coffee or tea with President Susan Poser and the staff of Student Enrollment, Engagement, and Success. Please say goodbye to your student BEFORE the coffee. Students begin their Welcome Week program, with exciting events continuing through Monday, September 4. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Please say goodbye to your brand-new Hofstra student by 3:30 p.m. They will start their Welcome Week program then.
We cannot wait to partner with you in supporting your student on their college journey! Please email parents@hofstra.edu if you have any questions.