First Year Experience

Welcome to your Schreiner University first year experience. We understand that starting your academic career at the university can be intimidating. That is why we have built an experience dedicated to helping you succeed.

Summer 2024

Incoming Freshmen Orientations
Mountaineer Days 1, June 7th—8th
Mountaineer Days 2, June 21st—22nd
Mountaineer Days 3, July 19th—20th

Transfer Non Traditional Orientation

June 7th – 8th
June 21st – 22nd
July 19th – 20th

Spring 2025

Incoming Spring Orientation
January 17th

Download – Orientation Schedule 2024

FRIDAY

8:30am – 10:15am

Check-in (CCAC Lobby, River Room, and Lion’s Den)

  • Financial Meetings
  • Student overnight housing assignments
  • Student ID picture
  • Workstudy form submission
  • Meningitis and health records submission
  • Student Life Fair

8:50am – 9:50am

Short Film: The History of Schreiner University (CCAC Den)

10:20am – 11am

Welcome Students & Families (CCAC Ballrooms)

11am – 12:15pm Student Session:

Meet the Mountaineer Mentors (Faulkner)

11:30am – 12:30pm

Family Lunch (Cafeteria)

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Student lunch (Cafeteria)

12:40pm – 1:30pm

Family Session: Facilitated Discussion, “Maximizing the Schreiner Experience and Helping Students Find Their Place on Campus”. (CCAC Ballroom)

1:45pm – 2pm

Student and Family Session: Financial Services Office (CCAC Ballroom)

2pm – 2:50pm

Student and Family Sessions: Schreiner University Academics and Academic Support (CCAC Ballrooms)

3pm – 3:30pm

Student and Family Sessions: Schreiner University Co-Curricular Engagement (CCAC Ballrooms)

3:40pm – 4:30pm

Student Session: Time with Mountaineer Mentors (Event Center)

3:40pm – 4:30pm

Family Session: Campus Safety and University Living (CCAC Ballrooms)

4:40pm – 4:50pm

Student and Family Session: Reconvene (CCAC Ballrooms)

5pm – 5:45pm

Student and Family Athlete Session: Athletic Meeting (CCAC Ballroom 2)

5:30pm – 7:30pm

Family Social (Trailhead beer Garden)

5:30pm – 7:15pm

Student (Dinner)

7:30pm – 8:15pm

Student Session: SaveACT (CCAC Ballrooms)

8:30pm – Midnight

Student Session: Mountaineer Time

SATURDAY

7:30am – 8:30am

Student Breakfast (Cafeteria)

8:45am – 11:30am

Student Session: Collegiate Rotation

  • Course Advising
  • Schreiner Living, Residence Life and Commuters, Co-Curricular engagement
  • Maximizing the Schreiner Experience and How to Find Your Place on Campus

9am – 1pm

Financial Services will be open (Welcome Center)

9am – 1pm

Schreiner Outfitters will be open (CCAC)

10am – 10:50am

Family Session: What to Know About the Unknown (CCAC Ballrooms)

11am – 11:45am

Family Session: Letting Go is Not Letting Go (CCAC Ballrooms)

11:30am – 11:40am

Student Session: Schreiner Pride “Fear the Neers” (Schreiner Seal)

11:50am – 12pm

Student and Family Session: Closing (CCAC Ballrooms)

Focus Forward First Year Experience

Mountaineer Mentor Program
(Peer to Peer Mentoring)

IDST 1301 Freshmen Studies

Learning Communities