January Orientation

New Student Orientation is the first step in supporting your journey of faith, learning, and living at Gordon College. You will learn more about the College's resources and the people who are here to guide and encourage your successful educational adventure. Gordon is blessed with a dedicated community of faculty, staff and fellow students that share our journeys together.

On-Campus Orientation will begin with check-in and residence hall move-in for campus resident students on Sunday, January 12th from 2:00–5:30 p.m. Families are welcome to stay after check-in but it is not required. A parent and family welcome and information session introduces common connections for their student's journey at Gordon from 5:30-6:00 p.m., and a the Orientation staff host a welcome dinner for students and their families at 6:00 p.m. Commuting students and families can join for dinner, or commuting students can begin early Monday morning (see schedule below.)

Before you arrive

Before you arrive on campus, there are a few important tasks for you to accomplish:

Set Up your Gordon Technology Account
You will need to use your birthdate and student ID to complete this step. Your student ID will be emailed to you.
Continue to your Admissions portal to complete your onboarding steps (Housing, Academics and Advising Form, financial forms, and your Medical Questionnaire, and La Vida or Discovery choice for Spring.
Log into Gordon 360 and submit your student ID photo
Begin working through GC101. GC101 is an online “pre-orientation” introduction to the College. You will need to:
1. Schedule your advising appointment (in December)
2. Review your World language placement survey
3. Explore your campus resources!

Tentative January 2025 Orientation Schedule - detailed schedule and locations provided at Check-in

Sunday, January 12

Orientation Check-In and Move-in for on-campus residents (Lane Student Center)	2–5:30 p.m
Family Welcome and Information session - learn the network of campus departments shaping a student's journey of faith, learning and living	5:15-6 p.m.
Student and Family Welcome Dinner - campus resident students and commuting students	6 p.m.

Monday, January 13

Check-In for commuting students	8:45 a.m.
Group experience with La Vida, including breakfast	9 a.m.
Lunch	12:15 p.m.
Intro to Academic Life	1:15 p.m.
Academic Advising Appointments	2:15–4 p.m.
Jenks Learning Resource Center Insider Tour	2:15–4 p.m
Dinner	5 p.m.
(optional) Shuttle to Liberty Tree Mall, Danvers	6:30 p.m. depart – 8:30 p.m. return

Tuesday, January 14

Breakfast	8:30 a.m.
Faith, Learning and Living: Spiritual life at Gordon	9:15 a.m.
Wellness and Thriving in your first semester	10:15 a.m
Campus Insider Tour	11 a.m.
Lunch with Gordon College Student Association and student leaders	12:15 p.m.
Engaging Culture and Encountering Others	1 p.m.
International Students only: Intro to F-1 Visa student status (required)	2 p.m.
Free time for final getting settled, dinner on your own, getting ready for first day of classes!