July 1, 2024

Hey, New Panther! We hope you had an amazing graduation experience 🎓 and have great summer plans ☀️. Pretty soon, you’ll be starting your Adelphi college journey. 🤯

Between now and Orientation Weekend (August 23-25), this weekly New Student Insider will share resources, tips, useful info, a few time-sensitive tasks, and special opportunities each Monday.  

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out! You can email us at orientation@adelphi.edu and expect a response within 24 hours.

Until next Monday, have a great week! 🐾—Adelphi’s Student and Community Engagement team

✅ TO-DOs

• Complete online orientation in the Panther Portal by August 1.

• Register for Orientation Weekend (Friday–Sunday, August 23-25). 

• Register for fall classes. Log in to eCampus with your new student account info and use the Navigate app to book an advising appointment with Academic Services.

• Submit your health and immunization forms.

📆 IMPORTANT DATES

• July 12: Mid-Summer Meet-Up

• August 19-21: First-Year Community Action Program

• August 20-22: Explore NY

• August 22: LeaderShape Catalyst 

• August 22: First-Year Student Move-In

• August 23-25: Orientation Weekend

• August 26: First Day of Classes

• August 26: Health and Immunization Forms Due to Health Services

• October 1: Health Insurance Waiver Period Ends

🤩 GREAT EXPERIENCES TO SIGN UP FOR

• Mid-Summer Meet Up | July 12 | Garden City Campus

If you’re in the area, come meet fellow new students, see campus, and get to know your PALs.

• First-Year Community Action Program (FCAP) | August 19–21 | Off-Campus

Participate in a community service project before classes start.

• ExploreNY | August 20–22 | Off-Campus

Move into your residence hall early and take an immersive tour of New York City and Long Island with us. This no-cost experience is perfect for students from out-of-state or upstate!

• LeaderShape Catalyst | August 22 | Garden City Campus

Develop your own authentic path supporting causes you care about.



👍🏽 RESOURCES

• MyAULife is where you’ll find clubs, organizations, and events—for and by Adelphi students. It’s quiet over the summer but once classes begin, use it to discover the people and purposes that spark your interests! 

• See our student tech guide for all the tools you’ll use during your time at Adelphi.

• You can access all your online student resources in Quick Links on the website. Watch a quick video.

• Our AI chatbot Adele will text you soon! Once you've been introduced, you can text Adele anytime for 24/7 answers to your Adelphi questions. Be sure to save Adele in your contacts.

• Visit our Orientation Weekend website for information about this once-in-a-lifetime college experience.



📲 CONNECTIONS

• Find Adelphi on Instagram @AdelphiU, TikTok @AdelphiU and Facebook @AdelphiU

• The Panthers are on Instagram @AUPanthers and Facebook @AdelphiUPanthers  

• Look for Student and Community Engagement on Instagram @EngageAdelphi

• Decide what to eat on campus via Instagram @EatingAtAdelphi

• Stay in the know with Public Safety on X @AU_PublicSafety

• Take care of business with One-Stop on Instagram @onestopadelphi and Facebook @OneStopAdelphi

Get ready for Adelphi! Watch your mailbox each Monday for more great info and resources.