New Student Orientation Week Schedule 2025:
Theme: CUTV Cribs: Where the Legacy Lives
Saturday, August 9, 2025
8 am - 2 pm New Student Move-In
10:30 am- 1 pm Brunch, Claflin University Dining Center
8 am - 5 pm Bookstore Open
8 am - 5 pm CU’29 Photo Booth
10 am - 4 pm Campus Tours by Orientation Leaders
*Please stop by First Year Experience if you would like a guided tour
4 pm - 5 pm Commuter/Transfer Student Meeting, Orange and Maroon Room
5 - 6 pm Dinner, Claflin University Dining Center
6:30 - 7:30 pm New Student Parent/Residential Life Meeting, New Student Center Ballroom
7:45 - 8:30 pm Meet your Orientation Leader (OL)
7:45 - 8:45 pm Honors College Meeting, Orange & Maroon Room
9 pm Welcome to Casa de Roar (Block Party) Sponsored by Claflin University SAB, Kleist Parking Lot
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2025
9 - 9:45 am Chapel Service : New Student Center Ballroom
10 am - 12:30 pm Brunch Claflin University Dining Center
12:30 - 1:30 pm New Student Gathering (With Parents) New Student Center Ballroom
2 - 3:30 pm Parting Ceremony/Arch of Confidence, New Student Center Ballroom
4:30 - 5:30 pm Talent Show Practice W.V. Middleton Fine Arts Center, Moss Auditorium
5 - 7 pm Dinner, Claflin University Dining Center
5:30 - 7 pm First Family Ice Cream Social, Claflin University 1869
8 - 11 pm Palette Paradise- R&B Paint and sip
Sponsored by Claflin University SAB, Auxiliary Gymnasium