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International Student Orientation Schedule

Welcome to Penn State York!

Dates: August 15-18, 2023

New Student Orientation provides international students with important information about Penn State York and a chance to engage with NSO staff, orientation leaders and other students.

Transportation will be provided to international students from the following apartment complexes: The Lofts at Ribbon Place, York Apartments, and York Hill Apartments. If you need to schedule pick-up from a different location, please email Nikki Rosario at [email protected] or call 717-771-4045.

Tuesday, August 15

Time Event Location
8:30-9:00 a.m. Student Pick Up  
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Registration and Breakfast Precision Custom Components (PCC) Community Room (PCC Community Room)
Welcome and Introductions
Student Ice Breakers
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12:00–12:45 p.m. Lunch Rosie’s Café
12:45–4:30 p.m. Campus Tour Various Locations
Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration PCC Community Room
Banking
Cultural Shock
4:30 p.m. Student Drop-off  

Wednesday, August 16

Time Event Location
8:30–9:00 a.m. Student Pick Up  
9:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Breakfast, Introductions, and Announcements PCC Community Room
Advising Check-in
Paying your bill/Bursar
Document Check-in, iStart, and Government Regulations
12:15 –1:15 p.m. Lunch Rosie’s Café
1:15–3:30 p.m. LionPath, Canvas, E-mail, and Starfish Room 108, M.S. Grumbacher Information Sciences and Technology Center
Nittany Success Center
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3:30–6:00 p.m. Picnic on Campus with Games Rosie’s Café

Thursday, August 17

This is an unscheduled day for students to take care of any items that need to be completed before classes start on Monday, August 21. All university departments and offices are open 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Friday, August 18 – New Student Welcome

Time Event Location
8:15-8:45 a.m. Student Pick Up  
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. New Student Welcome, Pride Groups, Convocation, and College Meetings Various Locations
3:30 p.m. Student Pick Up - Return  

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Nikki Rosario
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Room 213, Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 717-771-8419

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Situated on 51 beautiful hillside acres overlooking the historic city of York in south-central Pennsylvania, Penn State York offers a small, engaging college environment with all the resources of a major research university.
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