Direct Entry Undergraduate Schedule Hofstra International Orientation Fall 2026
New Student Orientation
This orientation is compulsory for all new students. You MUST attend every activity on this schedule.
Date Monday, August 24, 2026*
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Time
Event
Location
9 - 9:30 a.m.
Orientation Check-in & Breakfast
9:30 a.m.
Meet the International Team
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Resource Fair: Tech Set Up
10:30 - 11 a.m.
Immigration: Student Status
11 - 11:45 p.m.
Join New Student Orientation
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Welcome
12:15 – 1 p.m.
Meet Your Orientation Leader
1 – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
Engagement & Belonging @ Hofstra
Student Center Theater
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Snack Break
Student Center Atrium
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Campus Tour
Departs from Student Center Atrium
3:40 – 4:25 p.m.
Kick-Start Your Academic Success
5 - 7 p.m.
Shopping Trip
7- 8 p.m.
Dinner
7:45 – 8:45 p.m.
That’s So Hofstra!
Student Center Theater
8:50 – 9:15 p.m.
Bucket of Fears
Student Center Theater +140 Rooms
9:15 - 10 p.m.
Karaoke + Game Room
10:30 - 11 a.m.
Resource Fair: Campus Support
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Immigration: Visas & Travel
12 – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch & Leave Your Mark
1 - 1:45 p.m.
Title IX & Bystander Intervention
1:45 – 2:20 p.m.
Snacks & Music
Pride Park
2:20 - 3:05 p.m.
Staying Healthy
Student Center Theater
3:05 – 3:30 p.m.
Rock Paper Scissors Showdown
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Life on Long Island 101
6 – 6:45 p.m.
Dinner
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Hofstra Traditions Night
Weller Hall Room 12, Lower Level 134 California Ave, Hempstead, NY 11549 Mack Student Center Atrium 200 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549 Student Center Theater Student Center 140 Rooms Student Center Pride Den, Lower Level
Student Center Theater Take the Hofstra Shuttle from the bus stop north of the Student Center to local shopping areas. Student Center Multipurpose Room East
Student Center Multipurpose Room East + Lower Level Weller Hall Room 12, Lower Level Student Center Multipurpose Room Student Center Theater
Pride Park Student Center Theater Student Center Multipurpose Room East Student Center Multipurpose Room East + Pride Park
*Families can attend Parent and Family Orientation on Monday, August 24 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Mack Student Center to participate in sessions about financial services and how they can be engaged and supportive of their students. The schedule and details will be given at check-in.