Fall Orientation Schedule
Spring & Summer
Once you've deposited, you can start with Academic advising and GC101 (our online pre-arrival portal). We help organize your tasks and improve your understanding over the summer to make your arrival so much easier. Complete the modules, check off all your steps, and you can move right in with no hassles! New modules open along the way - watch for notices in your Gordon email account. We explain rooms and roommates, what to bring/not bring, and all about residence life, activities and wellness, health records and high school/college transcripts.
August Welcome Week
Friday, August 8 | International Student Orientation begins |
Thursday August 21 | August La Vida arrival |
Friday, August 22 | Welcome Week 2025 begins! Friday is Move-in Day to get you settled and start getting connected. There's also a Parent and Family Orientation program to help your family with their own transitions. |
Saturday, August 23 | Family Day: Morning parent and family sessions, Celebration of Affirmation and Assurance, and then Orientation Kickoff in the afternoon and evening |
Sunday, August 24 | North Shore Day: Your chance to worship and reflect, settle into campus and choose from either from low-key activities and social experiences locally and on campus (transportation provided!) |
Monday, August 25 | Academic Day: Welcome to Faith, Learning and Living at Gordon; academic sessions, meet-your-faculty, academic advising and schedule check, academic resource sessions for making a great start |
Tuesday, August 26 | Campus Life Day: Where Faith, Learning, and Living comes to life! Includes cookout on the Quad and annual Campus Jobs Connections fair |
Wednesday, August 27 | First Day of Class: A day of firsts, your first breakfast on the first day of classes, and your first Chapel, your first syllabus and (probably) at least one first homework assignment! |
Thursday, August 28 | Church Connections: Meet and greet over 40 local churches from a variety of local congregations eager to make a connection with you for worship and ministry |
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 29-31 | First Weekend: Find something to do each day this weekend from the activities and opportunities we've planned to help continue feeling right at home and meeting new friends |
Wednesday, September 3 | Scottie Faire: All-out event with student clubs, organizations, missions, community engagement partners and Gordon programs to get involved in, with dinner Faire-style! |