Class of 2024 Orientation

The Macaulay staff and faculty are excited to meet you. We’re working hard to prepare for your arrival and have designed a series of events to help you transition to life as a Macaulay student. All events will take place virtually between August 16-19th.

All first year students are required to participate in all Orientation events.

COMPLETE THE ORIENTATION FEEDBACK SURVEY

BEFORE ORIENTATION

~~Complete the Orientation Questionnaire by August 1st~~
~~Complete the NYC Outward Bound School Waiver by August 7th~~
Receive Club Macaulay and Macaulay Honors College App credentials
Access information was sent to your email on record. If you’re having trouble accessing your Club Macaulay account, please contact orientation@macaulay.cuny.edu
~~Complete Pre-Orientation session and activities prior to the first day of Orientation August 16th~~
~~Get to know your peer mentors and Macaulay Crew~~
Starting in early August, you will be assigned to your Macaulay Crew, a group of other incoming students, and a peer mentor, who will help you transition into college and stick with you during your time at Macaulay. You will be able to chat with the group through Club Macaulay or the Macaulay Honors College App.
Receive Your Macaulay Laptop
It will be shipped to you via UPS at the address you have confirmed with us.
Get to know your Cultural Passport
We won’t be issuing IDs until campuses reopen. Learn about your Cultural Passport here.

Pre-Orientation Sessions

Complete Pre-Orientation session and activities prior to the first day of Orientation 8/16

Day 1: Outward Bound

Macaulay Mountain Lion Sunday, 8/16 or Monday, 8/17
3 1/2 hour session
Login to your 2024 Orientation app to find your assigned day and session.

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The emphasis of Day #1 of orientation is on community building, skills building and class bonding, and will be held virtually on Zoom, led by trained Outward Bound staff as well as returning Macaulay student peer mentors.

Day 2: Community Resources

Tuesday, August 18
11:00am-2:30pm
Log in to your 2024 Orientation app to find your unique schedule for the day, including Zoom links!

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Day #2 is your Community Resources Day, and on this day you will meet the Macaulay staff; your Macaulay campus Advisors; representatives from the Macaulay Scholars Council and our numerous Macaulay student organizations; as well as representatives from a select number of our community service partner organizations.

Find your schedule for the day and Zoom links in the Orientation Portal:

Day 3: IDEA Sessions

Wednesday, August 19
11am – 1pm: Baruch, CSI, John Jay, Lehman and City
2pm – 4pm: Hunter, Queens, and Brooklyn

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IDEA Day (Orientation Day 3) is August 19, 2020. You will meet with students from your Seminar 1 class in an interactive Zoom session led by your Teaching and Learning Collaboratatory Fellow. You will receive an email close to the date of the event with information about how to join the session.

Sessions will be two hours, with sessions in the morning and the afternoon, broken down by campus.

August 19, 11AM-1PM: Baruch, CSI, John Jay, Lehman and City
August 19, 2-4PM: Hunter, Queens, and Brooklyn

Learn more about IDEA Day, your TLC, and what to do when you get your laptop.

If you have questions about IDEA Sessions, please email Lisa Brundage at orientation@macaulay.cuny.edu.