Events marked with the shield in the summary are mandatory.
Wednesday, August 30
7:30–9 a.m.
Fields Dining Hall, Fowler Student Center Third Floor
Breakfast is served for NST participants only. NSO meal taps will begin with lunch for all new students.
8 a.m.–2 p.m.
Fields Foyer, Fowler Student Center Third Floor
Have questions or need help? New student peer mentors will be at our information table to assist!
8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Maggie’s Plaza, Roberts Hall
Receive your welcome packet and NSO shirt. Proceed to your residence hall afterward to get your room key and ID card. If you are not living on campus, you should check in for NSO by 2:30 p.m.
Required
Akin Hall, Platt Hall, Copeland Hall, Tamarack for Forest Halls, Campus Living Office for Holmes or Hartzfeld Halls
After checking in for NSO, head to your Residence Hall Area Check-In table to receive your room key and student ID card.
Campus Safety Building near Gate 3
If you did not submit an ID card photo over the summer or your ID card was not prepared for your check-in, please go to the Campus Safety office to create your student ID card. After creation of your ID card, please bring it to the Bon Appetit Office on the second floor of Fowler Student Center for meal activation.
8 a.m.–2 p.m.
The Trail Room, Fowler Student Center Second Floor
The Trail Room will be open for coffee and grab-and-go snacks. Card and cash will be accepted.
8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Behind McAfee, Follow Signs
If you mailed any packages to campus, please collect them at the white pop-up tent in the parking lot near Platt Hall and McAfee. You will be responsible for taking your packages back to your room. Cars are able to pull up near the loading zone to assist with package collection.
9a.m. - 1p.m.
Outside Fowler Student Center on Main Road
Drop by and learn about opportunities to learn about Awakened Awareness wellness workshops, dedicated meditation and prayer spaces, religious accommodations in the classroom and residence hall, student religious organizations, upcoming holidays and more. Hilary Martin Himan, Director of Spiritual Life and Chaplain to all, in addition to Hillel Staff Affiliates, will be on hand to answer questions. Welcome to Lewis & Clark!
9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Keck Interactive Learning Center – Miller, Second Floor
Students who have not taken their French or Spanish placement exam or those who need to confirm their 202+ placement exam scores can do so today. Exams begin on the hour (the last exam begins at 1 p.m.).If you have a laptop, please bring it with you. If you cannot make these times or have questions, please contact Blair Orfall atblairorfall@lclark.edu. If you have not studied the language at all, you will register for the 101 level.
9 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Heidi Hu Media Lounge, Fowler Student Center Third Floor
Three banks are represented today only.
9 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Bookstore – Fowler Student Center, Second Floor
Stop by for prize drawings, giveaways, and discounts for our VIP incoming class!
9a.m.-4 p.m.
Fowler Student Center, First Floor
Financial aid staff will be available to answer any questions about financial aid.
9a.m.- 5p.m.
Pioneer Success Network (PSN) Office, Fowler Student Center Second Floor Room 248
NSO will host a Decompression Space in PSN’s meeting room for all of NSO. Our intention for this space is to provide a quiet, low stimulation environment for new students and NSPMs to ground themselves and take a pause during orientation. We recognize that there are a variety of factors that may add to feelings of stress and anxiety during the first week on campus, and we want to support more students through their transition. Please read expectations for using the space here.
10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.
Beth Miller Lounge, Fowler Student Center Second Floor Foyer
Tours will depart from the Beth Miller Lounge in Fowler Student Center. Tours will depart at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.
10 a.m.–noon
Watzek Library
Chat with library staff, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy a self-guided tour.
IT Service Desk, Watzek Library
While you tour the Watzek Library, make sure to stop by the Service Desk, Resource Lab, and other IT spaces. Get a chance to use a VR headset, learn about the resource lab editing suites, view 3D prints, and get a chance to meet some of the friendly IT faces.
Fowler Student Center, First Floor
Stop by to connect with a Student Account Specialist and ensure your account is settled.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Fields Dining Hall
Lunch is served out of Fields Dining Hall. You are welcome to bring your meal to Stamm Dining Hall or the Trail Room to dine.
11a.m.-4p.m.
Hoffman Art Gallery
Converge 45 Presents Broken Spectre by Richard Mosse. Broken Spectre is an immersive, 74-minute film that shifts between a manifold of ecological narratives, from the topographic to the anthropocentric, and to a careful examination of nonhuman violence and survival. Mosse and his team spent years documenting different fronts of destruction, degradation and environmental crimes in the Amazon Basin and related eco-systems.
Noon–1:30 p.m.
IME Office – Fowler Student Center, Above the Beth Miller Lounge on the Third Floor
IME supports students from historically underrepresented communities to thrive at L&C. From social programming to educational workshops, learn about all that we offer at our info table. New BIPOC and first-generation students: sign up for our Great Expectations Mentorship (GEM) program.
1-1:45 p.m.
Pamplin Sports Center, First Floor Foyer
3-5 p.m.
Pamplin Gym
Get a warm welcome from the president, the vice president for student life, dean of the college, the Associated Student Body, and the NSO directors.
Required
4-5 p.m.
Various Locations
Refer to the NSO map email for your outdoor meetup area. Get to know your New Student Peer Mentor and the other new students in your group.
Required
5–6 p.m.
Gregg Pavillion
Meet with staff, faculty, other transfer students, and a current transfer student panel to discuss the transfer experience, academic credits, and the many resources available to you on campus.
*This event is only for Transfer students.
Required
6:30–7:30 p.m.
Pamplin Gym
Don’t miss out! We want to support you in making the most out of your college experience, from academic growth to stepping out of your comfort zone and making new friendships. Research shows finding your community is essential to long-term academic and social success. Yes, college can be difficult, but that does not mean you have to do it alone! Join the Office of Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement (IME) and The Center for Spiritual Life on finding and creating your community.
Required
8 - 8:30 p.m.
Meet at the location that corresponds to your residence hall
Join your residence hall for a welcome event. Get to know your area director and residence advisors, and learn what it means to live in the halls.
Stewart, Odell, Akin (SOA): Trail Room
Holmes, Hartzfeld, Apartments (HHA): Holmes, second floor lounge
Copeland: Evans Music Center
Platt-Howard: Gregg Pavillion
Forest: Agnes Flanagan Chapel
(If applicable) Required
Meeting Room 353 – Fowler Student Center
Meet other commuter students and learn more about being a commuter student and how to navigate campus.
(If applicable) Required
8:30–10 p.m.
Residence Hall Lounges
Join your Resident Advisor (RA) and hallmates for your first hall meeting. Get to know those who you will live next to, what a year in the hall looks like, and what events in the halls throughout the year will look like.
Required
Thursday, August 31
7:30–9:30 a.m.
Fields Dining Hall, Fowler Student Center
8–9 a.m.
BoDine 300
Attend this session if you are interested in science, math, computer science, pre-health, or environmental studies. Faculty members will be on hand to answer questions and offer advice about course choices.
8:30-8:50 a.m.
Meet where you met your group on day 1.
Required
9–9:50 a.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Learn what a liberal arts education means, meet key academic administrators, andhear about academic resources available to you on campus.
Required
J.R. Howard Academic Quad
Meet faculty members from various academic departments. Ask questions and learn more about course offerings and major/minor options. Tea and water will be available in front of JR Howard Hall.
Required
9a.m.- 5p.m.
Pioneer Success Network (PSN) Office, Fowler Student Center Second Floor Room 248
NSO will host a Decompression Space in PSN’s meeting room for all of NSO. Our intention for this space is to provide a quiet, low stimulation environment for new students and NSPMs to ground themselves and take a pause during orientation. We recognize that there are a variety of factors that may add to feelings of stress and anxiety during the first week on campus, and we want to support more students through their transition. Please read expectations for using the space here.
10–10:50 a.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Learn what a liberal arts education means, meet key academic administrators, and hear about academic resources available to you on campus.
Required
J.R. Howard Academic Quad
Meet faculty members from various academic departments. Ask questions and learn more about course offerings and major/minor options. Tea and water will be available in front of JR Howard Hall.
Required
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Fields Dining Hall, Fowler Student Center
Lines will be long but we have plenty of food to go around. Stamm Dining Room will be open for seating.
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Miller Hall
If you have been placed into 202 or higher based on your language exam and have not yet confirmed your placement through an interview with a professor or proctored exam, go directly to the appropriate classroom about 10 minutes before the exam time. If you have not studied the language at all, you will register for the 101 level.
During this session, you will meet your faculty advisor for the first time. Bring a copy of your fall course schedule. Your advisor assignment and location will be sent to your email on Wednesday night.
Required
11:20 a.m.
You may now change your fall semester registration inWebAdvisor. You have until 11 a.m. on Friday, September 1 to make changes.
2:45 p.m.
Various Locations
Required
3–5 p.m.
Pamplin Gym
Hear from Dr. Waylon Lenk, a Lewis & Clark alumnus and esteemed theatre professional who is Karuk from the villages of Ka’tim’îin and Taxasúfkara. As a dramaturg, Dr. Lenk actively promotes the work of Native playwrights and is involved in research to extend the boundaries of what is considered “Native theatre.” He will give a lecture during NSO about the field of Native Shakespeare.
Required
5–7 p.m.
Fields Dining Hall
After the Common Reading, meet up with your family, friends or NSPM for dinner. Dinner will be served out of Fields Dining Hall but everyone is welcome to dine in Stamm Dining Room, the SOA Lawn, the Trail Room, or across campus. Enjoy music from local jazz star Dan Balmer and donuts from Pip’s Donuts! The Pip’s Donut truck will serve outside Akin Hall from 5:30-7pm.
6:30–7 p.m.
Take this time to say farewell!
7–8:30 p.m.
Meet at your outdoor location. You will then move into a classroom space.
Take part in these NSO traditions! New Student Stones will be dropped at our NSOrock circle outside of Fowler Student Center and letters will be returned to newstudents by their NSPMs at the end of the fall semester. All materials will be provided
Required
9–11 p.m.
Fowler Student Center
Due to the rain, we will no longer be stargazing. Instead, join us in the Fowler Student Center for some fun!
- Music Jeopardy in the Trail Room
- Nintendo Switch Gaming in the Hu Media Lounge
- Games in Stamm Dining Hall
Friday, September 1
7:30–9 a.m.
Fields Dining Hall
8:30 a.m.
Various Locations
Required
9–10:15 a.m.
Evans Auditorium, Evans Music Building
What are your rights as a student? What responsibilities do you have as a member of the Lewis & Clark community? How can you keep yourself and others safe while living and learning on campus? Learn more at this info session and meet Student Rights and Responsibilities, Campus Safety, Emergency Management, and The Office of Sustainability!
Required
Council Chamber – Fowler Student Center, Second Floor
Learn more about the on-campus resources that provide students with resources for health and wellness. In this session, you will hear from the Health Center, Counseling Center, and Health Promotion and Wellness Offices.
Required
9–11:30 a.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Start your insider tour in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel. Hear from Joe Contrell who will give a land acknowledgement. Afterwards, you and your NSO group will follow your NSPM around campus to learn more about on-campus resources and art features and monuments on campus. New students will be asked to participate in reading information to the rest of the group about each art feature.
Required
9a.m.- 5p.m.
Pioneer Success Network (PSN) Office, Fowler Student Center Second Floor Room 248
NSO will host a Decompression Space in PSN’s meeting room for all of NSO. Our intention for this space is to provide a quiet, low stimulation environment for new students and NSPMs to ground themselves and take a pause during orientation. We recognize that there are a variety of factors that may add to feelings of stress and anxiety during the first week on campus, and we want to support more students through their transition. Please read expectations for using the space here.
10:30–11:45 a.m.
Evans Auditorium, Evans Musis Building
What are your rights as a student? What responsibilities do you have as a member of the Lewis & Clark community? How can you keep yourself and others safe while living and learning on campus? Learn more at this info session and meet Student Rights and Responsibilities, Campus Safety, Emergency Management, and The Office of Sustainability!
Required
Council Chamber – Fowler Student Center, Second Floor
Learn more about the on-campus resources that provide students with resources for health and wellness. In this session, you will hear from the Health Center, Counseling Center, and Health Promotion and Wellness Offices.
Required
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Fields Dining Hall, Fowler Student Center
Noon–12:45 p.m.
Gregg Pavilion
Should you wish to attend Jum’ah off campus, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) and the Office of Spiritual Life will pay for a ride to the masjid. Please contact Director of Spiritual Life, Hilary Martin Himan,hmhiman@lclark.eduor text 503-502-9009 before Friday morning for arrangements. Questions or want to get on the MSA listserv? Contact MSA Leader Asmaa Zaiden (akzaidan@lclark.edu) ormsa@lclark.edu.
12:45pm
Various Locations
Required
1–2:15 p.m.
Evans Auditorium, Evans Music Building
What are your rights as a student? What responsibilities do you have as a member of the Lewis & Clark community? How can you keep yourself and others safe while living and learning on campus? Learn more at this info session and meet Student Rights and Responsibilities, Campus Safety, Emergency Management, and The Office of Sustainability!
Required
Council Chamber – Fowler Student Center, Second Floor
Learn more about the on-campus resources that provide students with resources for health and wellness. In this session, you will hear from the Health Center, Counseling Center, and Health Promotion and Wellness Offices.
Required
1–3:30 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Start your insider tour in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel. Hear from Joe Contrell who will give a land acknowledgement. Afterwards, you and your NSO group will follow your NSPM around campus to learn more about on-campus resources and art features and monuments on campus. New students will be asked to participate in reading information to the rest of the group about each art feature.
Required
2:30–3:45 p.m.
Council Chamber – Fowler Student Center, Second Floor
Learn more about the on-campus resources that provide students with resources for health and wellness. In this session, you will hear from the Health Center, Counseling Center, and Health Promotion and Wellness Offices.
Required
Evans Auditorium, Evans Music Building
What are your rights as a student? What responsibilities do you have as a member of the Lewis & Clark community? How can you keep yourself and others safe while living and learning on campus? Learn more at this info session and meet Student Rights and Responsibilities, Campus Safety, Emergency Management, and The Office of Sustainability!
Required
3:45–4:30 p.m.
The LC Glade
Take part in a classic L&C tradition with the Fall 2023 incoming class! View the Glade Photo set up here.
Required
4:30–6 p.m.
IME Office – Fowler Student Center, Third Floor
This dinner is designed for new first-year and transfer students who identify as a student of color and/or a first-generation college student (defined as: neither parents earned a bachelor’s degree in the U.S.). Come mix and mingle with the IME team and other students from similar backgrounds. This is an informal dinner as we expect students to come in and out of NSO activities, so please stop by if you can and say hello!
5–7 p.m.
Fields Dining Hall
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 5:30pm, SoundsTruck NW presents the Palatine Piano Trio on the JR Howard Academic Quad! Lewis & Clark students are encouraged to utilize their new green carry-out boxes to dine on the Academic Quad while enjoying the Palatine Piano Trio performance.
6–7 p.m.
Council Chamber – Fowler Student Center, Second Floor
Come watch Serious Improvisational Comedy Club perform!
6:30–7:30 p.m.
Alumni Rock Circle (Between Miller Hall and the Great Plat Lawn)
Join Lewis and Clark Hillel and the Jewish community on campus for our first Shabbat of the year! Meet new and returning students, learn about all that Hillel has to offer throughout the year and celebrate your first Shabbat on campus with this special community. We will have a short, student-led Shabbat service, challah and other snacks and plenty of schmoozing and getting to know one another. For any questions, reach out to Maddie at maddieh@lclark.edu or hillel@lclark.edu. We can’t wait to see you there! RSVP
7:30–8:30 p.m.
Maggies Plaza – Between Roberts Hall and East Hall
Join the Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Dr. Evette Castillo Clark to celebrate NSO! Enjoy complimentary tasty treats and fun activities including a DJ and games. ASB representatives will also be attending the NSO/VPSL event to help out and talk to new students. We look forward to seeing you there!
9–11 p.m.
Pacman Lawn – Lawn next to Tamarack
Get your groove on with fellow new students and NSPMs! Headsets will be provided.
Saturday, September 2
9a.m.- 5p.m.
Pioneer Success Network (PSN) Office, Fowler Student Center Second Floor Room 248
NSO will host a Decompression Space in PSN’s meeting room for all of NSO. Our intention for this space is to provide a quiet, low stimulation environment for new students and NSPMs to ground themselves and take a pause during orientation. We recognize that there are a variety of factors that may add to feelings of stress and anxiety during the first week on campus, and we want to support more students through their transition. Please read expectations for using the space here.
10–11 a.m.
Fields Dining Hall
11:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
12:00 PM - Meet at your NSO group location
12:15 PM - Head to service site
12:30 PM - Arrive at site
1:30 PM - Service Projects begin
3:30 PM - Group Reflection + Survey
4:00 PM - Head back to L&C
4:30 PM - All students arrive back on campus
Required
12 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Miller Classrooms - Check your email
Sexual Health and Consent workshops are facilitated by current undergraduate students.
Your Sexual Health and Consent Workshop classroom assignment will be emailed to you the evening before. Please report directly to the classroom for your workshop. Your peer mentor will not be present but the student facilitators will take attendance!
Content note: These workshops discuss healthy relationships, sexuality, and resources on/off campus for survivors of violence. Topics related to sexual assault and dating violence are discussed. If you have a concern about this content being triggering to your mental health and wellness, we have an alternate option for you. Please emailnso@lclark.eduif this is the case.
Required
2–3:30 p.m.
Miller Classrooms - Check your email
Sexual Health and Consent workshops are facilitated by current undergraduate students.
Your Sexual Health and Consent Workshop classroom assignment will be emailed to you the evening before. Please report directly to the classroom for your workshop. Your peer mentor will not be present but the student facilitators will take attendance!
Content note: These workshops discuss healthy relationships, sexuality, and resources on/off campus for survivors of violence. Topics related to sexual assault and dating violence are discussed. If you have a concern about this content being triggering to your mental health and wellness, we have an alternate option for you. Please emailnso@lclark.eduif this is the case.
Required
5-7pm
Fields Dining Hall, Fowler Student Center Third Floor
7–8:30 p.m.
Evans Music Building
NSO’s 3rd annual Gagged PDX drag show! Bring your dollars and Venmos, and follow Gagged on Instagram: @Gagged_PDX
Doors for seating open at 7pm. We will admit new students first. At 7:20, we will admit returning students if seating is still available.
8:30–11 p.m.
Smith Hall
Celebrate the first weekend of life at Lewis & Clark with BSU, IME, and NSO!
Sunday, September 3
9a.m.- 5p.m.
Pioneer Success Network (PSN) Office, Fowler Student Center Second Floor Room 248
NSO will host a Decompression Space in PSN’s meeting room for all of NSO. Our intention for this space is to provide a quiet, low stimulation environment for new students and NSPMs to ground themselves and take a pause during orientation. We recognize that there are a variety of factors that may add to feelings of stress and anxiety during the first week on campus, and we want to support more students through their transition. Please read expectations for using the space here.
9–10:30 a.m.
In Japan, “shinrin-yoku” is a mindfulness practice in which people immerse themselves in the sounds of nature. Shinrin means “forest,” and yoku means “bath.” Join other new students and Director of Spiritual Life Hilary Martin Himan in this mindfulness practice to destress, be present, and experience awe and wonder in your new neighborhood. Whether or not you have a spiritual or religious practice, forest bathing is accessible to all. Please bring a water bottle and wear comfortable shoes.
9 a.m.–noon
Should you wish to explore worshipping with a local Portland area faith community, the Office of Spiritual Life will pay for a one-time ride during NSO. Please contact Hilary Martin Himan, hmhiman@lclark.edu or text 503-502-9009 by Saturday evening at 5 pm for arrangements and for assistance in connecting you to a community of your choice.
10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Fields Dining Hall
11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
12:00 PM - Meet at your NSO group location
12:15 PM - Head to service site
12:30 PM - Arrive at Site
1:30 PM - Service Projects begin
3:30 PM - Group Reflection + Survey
4:00 PM - Head back to L&C
4:30 PM - All students arrive back on campus
Required
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Miller Classrooms - Check your email
Sexual Health and Consent workshops are facilitated by current undergraduate students.
Your Sexual Health and Consent Workshop classroom assignment will be emailed to you the evening before. Please report directly to the classroom for your workshop. Your peer mentor will not be present but the student facilitators will take attendance!
Content note: These workshops discuss healthy relationships, sexuality, and resources on/off campus for survivors of violence. Topics related to sexual assault and dating violence are discussed. If you have a concern about this content being triggering to your mental health and wellness, we have an alternate option for you. Please email nso@lclark.edu if this is the case.
Required
2 – 3:30 p.m.
Miller Classrooms - Check your email
Sexual Health and Consent workshops are facilitated by current undergraduate students.
Your Sexual Health and Consent Workshop classroom assignment will be emailed to you the evening before. Please report directly to the classroom for your workshop. Your peer mentor will not be present but the student facilitators will take attendance!
Content note: These workshops discuss healthy relationships, sexuality, and resources on/off campus for survivors of violence. Topics related to sexual assault and dating violence are discussed. If you have a concern about this content being triggering to your mental health and wellness, we have an alternate option for you. Please emailnso@lclark.eduif this is the case.
Required
4–6 p.m.
The Great Plat Lawn
Do you want to build community, throw plastic, and have fun outside? Join Artemis and Bacchus, the two Ultimate Frisbee teams on campus, for the first Bacchartemis event of the year, The NSO Game! Please come meet the teams, make new friends, ask all your questions, and play Ultimate! Both teams are open to people of all genders and all levels of experience. We’ll be there early to throw and hang out on the big lawn by the Reflecting Pool. We’re genuinely so excited to see you there!
5–7 p.m.
Fields Dining Hall, Fowler Student Center
6–7:30 p.m.
Beth Miller Lounge, Fowler Student Center Second Floor
Interested in running for the student senate or joining cabinet committees? Stop by to learn more, speak with current student leaders, and enjoy ice cream and popsicles. If you care about institutional change, being in the know, leadership, events, community building, and getting to work with other student leaders and L&C administrators, then check out ASB. Our student government oversees club funding allocation, school-wide fun events, social justice initiatives, and more. We’re so excited to meet you!
7–9 p.m.
The Coop, Tamarack Hall
The Coop will be hosting an open mic night concert with coffee and tea!
8–9 p.m.
Maggie’s Plaza, Roberts Hall
Join Fire Arts for an evening of music and glow-in-the-dark performances!
Residents are welcome to attend any of the following residential area events! Get to know other RAs, residents, and halls on campus!
2p.m.
Tamarack Patio
Join Forest Hall on the Tamarack patio for music and the opportunity to build your own trail mix and meet the Forest RAs!
3 p.m.
Platt Main Lounge
Join Platt-Howard hall staff in a DIY flag event. Gather to create flags that represent who you are, or flags that are important to you!
7 p.m.
NEW Stewart Main Lounge
Come join us in kicking off the grand opening of Stewart-Odell with Tots, Quesadillas, a movie and friendship bracelet making!
8 p.m.
Copeland Main Lounge
Join Copeland Hall for a Just Dance-Off, Copeland Karaoke, and friendship bracelet making!
8:30 p.m.
Holmes Second Floor Lounge
The HHA staff welcomes you all back to another year at LC with an exciting evening of Trivia! Grab a friend and compete for a selection of fabulous prizes that are sure to help you settle in.
5 p.m. - 7p.m.
Fields Dining Hall
After NSO - Welcome Week
Welcome Week is the official beginning of the 2023–2024 academic year! During Welcome Week, you’ll have opportunities to connect with other new students, as well as with returning students who are excited about the new year on Palatine Hill. The variety of events are both informative and social.
