On Friday, Aug. 26, about 350 first-year students will move into their residence halls, attend our Matriculation Ceremony, begin the three-day New Student Orientation, and enjoy a Campus Picnic with their families and new classmates.
In the morning, new students will move into Xavier, East, and Woodcrest Halls, the latter of which has been newly renovated with a handicapped-accessible ramp, new flooring, a fresh coat of paint, new furniture, and perhaps the most exciting addition: air-conditioning units.
With 150 student volunteers, incoming students and their families will have plenty of help hauling refrigerators, televisions, and coffeemakers into residence hall rooms.
At 11:30am, before the main components of New Student Orientation (and parent sessions) begin in the afternoon, all are invited to a Welcoming Mass.
Later, at 4pm, all new students are formally enrolled as members of the Cabrini community at our Matriculation Ceremony, which is an old tradition from the 15th and 16th centuries that signals the joint commitment of Cabrini to the enrolling student and of the student to the mission and culture of the University.
During the ceremony, Cabrini presents the official register in which entering students will sign their names.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, everyone is invited to the Campus Picnic on the Commons.
See a full schedule of events for New Student Orientation, beginning Aug. 26.