New Student Orientation
Get Ready for Life at Liberty!
Prepare. Connect. Start Your Liberty Journey.
Find your passion, develop your interests, and build new relationships as a new residential undergraduate student at Liberty University. Begin your journey now with our online New Student Orientation Course (ORIT 001). And when you arrive on campus, you’ll get to experience Welcome Week and all the unique opportunities Liberty University offers to help you become campus-ready!
Are you an international student? See International Student Orientation
Prep for Campus With the New Student Orientation Course (ORIT 001)
Even before you get here, start things right by completing our required online orientation course. This six-module course offers valuable information you need before you arrive on campus for Welcome Week. We are excited to see you at Welcome Week, and we want you to be as prepared as possible, so go ahead and get started!
Your orientation course is due by Friday, Jan. 15.
Modules include:
- Welcome to Liberty
- Academic Life
- Campus Life
- Campus Activities
- Campus Resources
- Campus Safety
Contact Us
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Welcome Week: Jan. 14-15, 2027
Connect With the Liberty Community
In welcoming you to campus, we offer a variety of events to help you fit right in to life at Liberty. Welcome Week is all about connecting with Liberty’s community and culture. Here’s your opportunity to connect with your residence hall, faculty and staff from your department, campus life, and more!
Getting Here
- Find accommodations in Lynchburg
- Set up a shuttle from an airport, bus stop, or train station
- Get to know the City of Lynchburg
Find move-in dates and daily events in the tabs below.
- Move-In | 8 a.m.- 8 p.m. | Your Residence Hall
- College Success Coach Walk-In Appointments | 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | DeMoss Hall, Room 1100
- Legacy Family Welcome Drop-Ins | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Montview Student Union, Room 1950
- Campus Tours | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Hancock Welcome Center
- First Year Hub | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Montview Tabling outside Starbucks
- Career Services Open House | 1-2 p.m. | Montview Student Union, Room 2560
- Student Support Resource Fair | 2-3 p.m. | Center for Natural Sciences, First Floor Atrium
- Parent & Family Session | 3-4 p.m. | Center for Natural Sciences, Room 128
- New Student Dinner | 5-6 p.m. | Reber-Thomas Dining Center
- Game Night | 6-8 p.m. | Montview Student Union, Starbucks Lounge
- Men’s Basketball Game (tickets available soon) | 8:30 p.m. | Liberty Arena
- Mandatory New Student Hall Meeting | 10-11 p.m. | Your Residence Hall
- Doughnuts with the Deans | 9-10 a.m. | Montview Student Union, Alumni Ballroom (Side A)
- Legacy Family Welcome Drop-Ins | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Montview Student Union, Room 1950
- Campus Tours | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Hancock Welcome Center
- New Student Convocation | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Center for Music and the Worship Arts, Concert Hall
- New Student Lunch | 11:30-12:30 p.m. | Reber-Thomas Dining Center
- Academic School Open Houses | 1-2 p.m. | Locations Vary
- Horse Meet & Greet | 1-3 p.m. | Liberty Mountain Equestrian Center
- LU ONE Open House | 1-3 p.m. | Montview Student Union, Room 2760
- New Commuter Orientation | 2:15-3:30 p.m. | DeMoss Hall, Room 1166
- Thriving In Your First Year | 3:30-4 p.m. | DeMoss Hall, Room 1164
- New Student Dinner | 5-6 p.m. | Reber-Thomas Dining Center
- Bowling | 6-8 p.m. | Montview Student Union, Basement Level
- Campus Tours | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Hancock Welcome Center
- Men’s Basketball Game (tickets available soon) | Noon | Liberty Arena
- Attend a local church service | Times and locations vary
New to the area? Find a local church on our online directory!
- Monday, Jan. 18
- Grad Commons | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Green Hall, Room 1832
- Sundaes and Spoons Transfer Social | 5-6 p.m. | DeMoss Hall, Room 1100
- Tuesday, Jan. 19
- Grad Commons | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Green Hall, Room 1832
- Commuter Life Hacks | 7-8:30 p.m. | Commuter Lounge, Green Hall, Room 1875
- Wednesday, Jan. 20
- Grad Commons | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Green Hall, Room 1832
- Thursday, Jan. 21
- Grad Commons | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Green Hall, Room 1832
- Cocoa With Commuters | 5-7 p.m. | Snowflex Upper Lodge
- Women’s Basketball Game | 7 p.m. | Liberty Arena
- Friday, Jan. 22
- Grad Commons | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Green Hall, Room 1832
- Graduate Life Social Night: Bowling | 6-8 p.m. | Montview Student Union, Basement Level
Academic Open House Locations
Connect with representatives from your school during their Open House on Friday, Jan. 15 from 1-2 p.m.
- College of Arts & Sciences: DeMoss Hall, Room 4200AB (Fourth Floor Elevator Lobby)
- School of Aeronautics: DeMoss Hall, Room 2242
- School of Behavioral Sciences: DeMoss Hall, Room 3046
- School of Business: School of Business, Lobby
- School of Communication & the Arts: Green Hall, Studio 1026A
- School of Divinity: Freedom Tower, Lobby
- School of Education: DeMoss Hall, Room 1432
- School of Engineering: DeMoss Hall, Room 3300E
- School of Government: Green Hall, Room 1661
- School of Health Sciences: Center for Natural Sciences, Atrium
- School of Music: School of Music, Room 170
- School of Nursing: DeMoss Hall, Room 2142
- Technical Studies: DeMoss Hall, Room 1184
Before You Get to Campus
Still have some time before you arrive on campus? Here’s what you can do now to help set yourself up for success!
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