Welcome to the Redhawk community! Orientation Weekend helps you learn more about La Roche, make friends and get involved as a new student.
2023 Orientation Schedule
Friday, Aug. 18
| 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Resident Student Check-In | Commuter Parking Lot |
| 11:30 to 1 p.m. | Lunch | Cantellops Dining Hall |
| 12:30 to 2 p.m. | Orientation Check-In & Student Services Fair | Art Gallery & Hallway |
| 2 p.m. | Orientation 101
LRU Connected? | Campus Center Square |
| 3:15 p.m. | Academic Convocation
Parents welcome to stay for Convocation.
Followed by Student Academic Meetings with Faculty
Parent Q&A with Colleen Ruefle, Vice President for Student Life & Dean of Students | Motherhouse Chapel |
| 4 to 6 p.m. | Student-Only Dinner | Cantellops Dining Hall |
| 6 p.m. | Floor Meetings | Residence Hall Lounge Areas |
| 6 p.m. | Commuter Social with SGA Representatives | Ryan Room |
| 7 p.m. | Bold Bash - Tye Dye Shirts, Ice Cream, Live Music | Outside Bold Hall |
| 9 p.m. | "Stranger Things" Watch Party | Ryan Room |
Saturday, Aug. 19
| 9 a.m. | Breakfast | Cantellops Dining Hall |
| 10 a.m. | Counseling & Health Services | Campus Center Square |
| | PAAR, Got Consent, Making Smart Decisions | Campus Center Square |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch | Cantellops Dining Hall |
| 12:30 -1 p.m. | "Taking Flight" | Campus Center Square |
| 1 p.m. | First-Year Success | Ryan Room |
| | Training with the Center for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Campus Safety & Security with Public Safety | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Dinner | Cantellops Dining Hall |
| 8 p.m. | Silent Disco | Campus Center Square |
| 10 p.m. | "Stranger Things" Watch Party | Ryan Room |
Sunday, Aug. 20
| 9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Tour of Pittsburgh by Molly's Trolleys | Depart from Wright Library |
| 10:30 a.m. | Tour of North Park | Depart from Kerr Fitness & Sports Center |
| 11:30 a.m. | Brunch | Cantellops Dining Hall |
| 12:30 p.m. | Crafternoon Sponsored by LRU Craft Club | Zappala Campus Center Square |
| 2 p.m. | Mass of the Holy Spirit with Bishop Zubik | Magdalen Chapel |
| 4 p.m. | Dinner | Cantellops Dining Hall |
| 7 p.m. | Rita's with Residence Life | Cantellops Dining Hall |
Welcome Week
| 8 a.m. | Commuter Continental Breakfast | Campus Center Hallway |
| 11 a.m. | Bold BBQ Lunch Sponsored by Xfinity Communities | Bold Lawn |
| 7 p.m. | Back to School Bingo | Campus Center Square |
Tuesday, Aug. 22
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| 10 a.m. | Rubber Ducky Prize Pool | Zappala Fountain |
| 8 p.m. | Casino Night | Campus Center Square |
Wednesday, Aug. 23
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| 5 p.m. | SGA Meet & Greet Waffle Bar | Campus Center Square |
| 7 p.m. | Dodgeball | Kerr Fitness & Sports Center |
Thursday, Aug. 24
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| 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Work-Study Job Fair | Campus Center Square |
| 7:05 p.m. | Pirates Game at PNC Park* | Depart from Wright Library at 6 p.m. |
Friday, Aug. 25
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| 8 p.m. | "Ghostbusters" Movie Night & Root-Beer Floats | Campus Cente Square |
Saturday, Aug. 26
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| 1 p.m. | Kennywood Trip* | Depart from Wright Library at 12 p.m. |
Sunday, Aug. 27
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| 1 p.m. | Pittsburgh Zoo Trip | Depart from Wright Library at 12 p.m. |
*Sign up in the Center for Student Development to reserve a place or purchase tickets for these events.