2026 Orientation Schedule
New student orientation is the first experience you will have with your new classmates. Our staff, faculty, and current students will be available throughout the undergraduate orientation program to help guide and advise. We hope that through the orientation experience, you’ll begin to form a sense of belonging to our community!
- Student Orientation Session 
- Family Orientation Session
Residence Hall Move In* 
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Campus Wide
Laptop and OneCard Pick-Up*
10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex
Grab n' Go Lunch
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Upper Athletic Fields
Campus Resource and Vendor Fair
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Upper Athletic Fields
Opening Celebration
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex
Dinner
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Upper Athletic Fields
Family Dessert Social
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Roger's Pub and Grille
Residence Life Floor Meeting*
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Residence Halls (First-Year Students)
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Winn Auditorium (Transfer & Exchange Students)
Campus Activities Board (CAB) Presents: Roger's Birthday Bash
8 p.m. | Park Manor Quad
*required for first-year, transfer, and exchange students
- Student Orientation Session - Family Orientation Session
Breakfast
7 a.m. - 9 a.m. | Trim Dining Hall
Orientation Group Meeting #1: Meet your Peer Mentor!*
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. | Park Manor Quad
Session Rotations #1*
Pod A & B
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Wellness Walk | Various Locations
Pod C
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Being Part of a Community | Various Locations
11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Belonging at Babson | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex
Pod D
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Belonging at Babson | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex
11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Being Part of a Community | Various Locations
Lunch
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Upper Athletic Fields
Session Rotations #2*
Pod A
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Being Part of a Community | Various Locations
3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Belonging at Babson | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex
Pod B
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Belonging at Babson | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex
3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Being Part of a Community | Various Locations
Pod C&D
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Wellness Walk | Various Locations
Orientation Group Meeting #2*
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Campus Wide
Dinner
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Upper Athletic Fields
Family Farewell
6 p.m. | Campus Wide
Campus Activities Board (CAB) Presents: DIYFest
8 p.m. | Park Manor West Innovation Space
*required for first-year, transfer, and exchange students
- Student Orientation Session - Family Orientation Session
Morning Coffee
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater, Upper Lobby
Parent & Family Welcome
9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater
Academics & Advising
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater
Family Engagement at Babson
11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater
Lunch
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Upper Athletic Fields
Be Well, Do Well
1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater
Babson College Public Safety
2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater
Afternoon Break
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater, Upper Lobby
Babson's World Class Entrepreneurship Centers
3 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater
Undergraduate Center for Career Development
3:45 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater
Going Global: Education Abroad at Babson
4:30 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. | Carling-Sorenson Theater
Family Farewell
6 p.m. | Campus Wide
- Student Orientation Session - Family Orientation Session
Breakfast
7 a.m. - 9 a.m. | Trim Dining Hall
Orientation Group Meeting #3*
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Campus Wide
Session Rotation*
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Pod A & B: Student Advising & Success | Various Locations
Pod C: Got Your BAC Workshop | Various Locations
Pod D: Positive Consent Workshop | Various Locations
Session Rotation*
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Pod A: Positive Consent Workshop | Various Locations
Pod B: Got Your BAC Workshop | Various Locations
Pod C & D: Student Advising & Success | Various Locations
Lunch
12 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Upper Athletic Fields
Session Rotation*
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Pod A: Got Your BAC Workshop | Various Locations
Pod B: Positive Consent Workshop | Various Locations
Pod C & D: Connecting and Communicating Effectively with Babson Faculty | Various Locations
Session Rotation*
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Pod A & B: Connecting and Communicating Effectively with Babson Faculty | Various Locations
Pod C: Positive Consent Workshop | Various Locations
Pod D: Got Your BAC Workshop | Various Locations
Orientation Group Meeting #4
4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Campus Wide
Class Photo*
4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Park Manor Quad
Dinner
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Trim Dining Hall
Campus Activities Board (CAB) Presents: Trivia
8 p.m. | Winn Auditorium
*required for first-year, transfer, and exchange students
- Student Orientation Session - Family Orientation Session
Brunch
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Trim Dining Hall
Student Led Sessions / Classroom Tours
1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Olin Hall
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Olin Hall
2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. | Olin Hall
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Olin Hall
Off Campus Trip: Target, Wegmans, Marshalls, and HomeGoods (University Ave, Westwood, MA)
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Trim Parking Lot
