Orientation & Welcome Week

Register for Early Orientation

Welcome to the Fire Family! Here’s everything you need to know about SEU Early Orientation.

Be sure to complete the components in Step 5 of the admission process before you register!

So that you can save time during fall orientation, we offer Early Orientation events every summer, designed to help you get a head start on many of your essential start-of-semester steps.

While Early Orientation is not required, it is highly recommended, so that you can jump right into all the excitement of Welcome Week when you arrive.

About Early Orientation
Enjoy a day on campus! This in-person event gives you the chance to take care of your checklist while also getting another look at your beautiful new college home. Join us from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on one of the following Fridays: April 19, May 17, June 14, or July 19.

Before signing up for Early Orientation and preparing for Welcome Week, be sure to complete the components in Step 5 of the admission process.

While you’re here, you can…

Orientation Details

Welcome to the Fire Family! Here’s what you need to know before your arrival to campus.

 Note: Before preparing for Welcome Week, be sure to complete the components in Step 5 of the admission process.

Move In Appointments

At this point you should have received information regarding signing up for your move in appointment, if you have not received information please reach out to housing@seu.edu.

Are You Fire Ready?

Fire Ready is the official clearance process at SEU. Remember, you must be Fire Ready to get a check-in appointment.

After arriving on campus, head to the Welcome Center to finish the Fire Ready steps that you haven’t yet completed. Remember, you can check your Fire Ready status at any time by logging in to MyPortal (JICS). Refer to the list below for the locations of the departments you need.

  • Register for your classes/Meet with your advisor — Addison 1st Floor
  • Obtain Financial Clearance — Addison 2nd Floor
  • Submit your official transcripts — Welcome Center, Admission Suite
  • Health Services — Welcome Center Lobby (Be sure to submit your health forms via MyPortal (JICS)). Get details here.
  • If you don’t know your dorm assignment, check in with Housing — Pansler,  U224
  • Sign up for your Fire Card and Meal Plan  — Pansler, U109
  • Vehicle Registration  — Southpointe, F2 (Please bring your driver’s license, car registration, and proof of insurance.)
  • Sign Up for Emergency Text Messages — Visit SEU.edu/safety for instructions.
  • Get your mailbox assignment — Pansler, First Floor: Campus Mailroom

Complete Your Virtual Orientation

New to SEU? Complete your virtual orientation before classes begin to help you feel more prepared for the new semester.

Arrival & Check-In

August 16 & 17, 2024
9:00 AM–4:00 PM

In order to alleviate some of the traffic and lines, please plan to arrive during your designated check-in time. Remember, you must be Fire Ready to get a check-in appointment.

Check-In Appointments

Students who are Fire Ready will receive an email from our Housing department with a link to set up a check-in appointment. If you do not receive an email, please reach out to housing@seu.edu.

Arrival & Check-In

Once you arrive to campus, if you know you are Fire Ready please proceed to the appropriate residence hall first. All students who are NOT Fire Ready must complete the Fire Ready Steps before being able to check in.

Early Arrivals

Early arrivals are only permitted for designated groups and athletic teams. Students in these predetermined groups will receive specific instructions regarding their check-in. Early arrival check-in days and times will still be by appointment only. Please check your SEU email for more information.

Get the Latest Updates

Please remember to continually check your SEU email account for updates. We can’t wait to have you on campus!

Spring Welcome Week Schedule

Sunday, January 12 | Family Dinner
5:30 PM, Buttercup 1043 Backyard
This dinner is for all new students. This is a time to have dinner together and meet the First Year Experience team.

Monday, January 13 | Prayer & Worship Night
7:00 PM, Bush Chapel
Join us as we kick off our semester with a prayer and worship night at The House!

Tuesday, January 14 | Semester’s Eve
7:00 PM, Bush Chapel
Come kick off the semester with our campus events team! Bring your friends for an immersive experience with music, food, and fun before we start back to classes.

Wednesday, January 15 | First Day Celebration
El Prado
Happy First Day of Classes! Grab some coffee and donuts on your way to your first day! Sponsored by our Student Government Association.

Thursday, January 16 | SEU Social Trivia Night
7:00 PM, Portico Coffeehouse
Grab your friends, create a team and join us for one of the most popular events on campus, TRIVIA NIGHT! Battle it out to prove you have what it takes to be crowned champion and bring home the grand prize.

Friday, January 17 | The Bash
7:00 PM, Kelly Gardens
You’ve had such a full week now let’s end it with a party! Join our First Year Experience team as we celebrate the end of an awesome first week of the Spring Semester!

Student Orientation Schedule

Here’s the schedule of everything you need to know for Spring 2024 Welcome Week. 

11:30 AM – 1:45 PM | Brunch (Tuscana Ristorante — Optional)
The cost for Sunday’s brunch for all non-students is $10.25 per person.

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Arrival & Check In
Check in at the Welcome Center and then go to your residence hall. View residence hall check-in locations here.

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Parents’ Session (Sciences Building, S107)
Join the student development staff for a time of information and Q&A. This concludes the parents’ portion of the orientation program.

5:30 PM | Family Dinner*  (Mi Casa Café)
*Students only. This dinner is for all new students. This is a time to have dinner together and meet the First Year Experience team.

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | All New Students’ Meeting (Sciences Building, S107)
*Required for all new students.

7:00 PM | Prayer & Worship Night (Bush Chapel)
Join us as we kick off our semester with prayer and worship.

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | FYE Expo (Education Building, A115)
This session will introduce you to  the First Year Experience (FYE) team and let you know all the ways you can get involved this semester!

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Track Your Path (Education Building, A115)
Curious about where all of your classes are located? Bring your class schedule and we’ll fill you in on where to go on your first day.

Academic Program Meetings

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Humanities | 
E228
Psychology | E230
Criminal Justice | Education Building, A115

1:00 PM  –  2:00 PM
Accounting & Finance | Education Building A206
Business | A207
Education Majors | Johnson Chapel
Hospitality, Leadership, Legal & Political Science | Sciences 107
Marketing | Education Building A210
Mathematics | Sciences 122
Ministry (All Majors) | Bush Chapel
Music | Choral Rehearsal Hall
Nursing Majors | Sciences 117
Science | Sciences 119
Sports Management & Kinesiology Majors | BVE 233
Undecided Majors | Education Building A205

*Visual Art and Graphic Design Majors | BVW 106
*Communication & Public Relations Majors | BVW 112
*Broadcasting/Digital Journalism/Media Ministry Majors | BVW 105
*Film Production Majors | BVE 203

*ALL Communications Majors (Digital Journalism, Public Relations, Communication, Film Production, Media Ministry, and Broadcasting) and Visual Arts Majors (Graphic Design and Visual Arts) please meet in BVW 112 from 1:00–1:30 before heading to your breakout room.

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Social Work |
Education Building A211

5:00 PM | Residence Hall Meetings (Buena Vida Auditorium)
Required for all NEW students

7:00 PM | Semester’s Eve (Steelman Library Patio)
Come kick off the semester with the joy of color! Bring your friends for an immersive experience with music, food, and fun before we start back to classes.

All Day | First Day Celebration (El Prado)
Let’s celebrate the beginning of classes together with free snacks and golf cart rides to class!

5:30 PM | Men’s & Women’s Basketball Double Header (The Furnace)
Come our and support our men’s and women’s basketball teams!

7:00 PM | SEU Social Trivia Night (Bush Chapel) 

7:00 PM |  The Bash (Kelly Gardens)

Get your kicks on and come hang out with us at the Bash! As we cruise into a new semester, this is a time to connect with old friends and make some new ones! Join us for a route 66 themed event. 

7:00 PM |  Winter Jam (Yuengling Center)

Student Orientation Schedule

Here’s the schedule of everything you need to know for Fall 2024 Welcome Week.
Parents click here.

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Move In 
All Campus Residence Halls

2:00 – 8:00 PM
Welcome Hub: After Hours
Bush Chapel

3:00 PM
Tissues & Issues
Buena Vida Auditorium
Parents, don’t miss this session with the Vice President of Student Development, Dr. Bethany Thomas. She will walk you through the values and culture of the SEU Community, followed by a Q&A with our Student Development staff.

7:00 PM
Family Dessert
Bush Chapel
Join us in Bush Chapel for Extended Welcome Hub hours and a chance to meet our First Year Experience Team! All students and families welcome!

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Move In 

All Campus Residence Halls

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Welcome Hub
Bush Chapel

3:00 PM
Tissues & Issues

Buena Vida Auditorium
Parents do not want to miss this session with the Vice President for Student Development, Dr. Bethany Thomas. She will walk you through the values and culture of the SEU Community. This will also be a time to ask questions to members of our Student Development staff.

7:00 PM
The Underground
The Furnace (Sportsplex)
Dive into the wild rhythms of Disco Jungle! Join us for a night of music, games, food and fun! Grab your cheetah print and your roommate and join us for the biggest event of the year! Hope to see you there!

10:00 AM
FALL CON Session #1:  Sunday Service
The Furnace
All new students and guests are invited to worship with us and hear a special start of semester message from SEU President Dr. Kent Ingle.

7:00 PM
FALL CON: Session 2 – Worship Night
The Furnace
Join us for a time of praise and worship to kickoff the start of the school year!

10:00 AM
FALL CON: Session 3 – Word of the Year Chapel
The Furnace

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Class Photos
Victory Field

11:00AM | Class of 2025 (Black Shirts)
11:30AM | Class of 2026 (White Shirts)

Break

1:00PM| Class of 2027 (Gray Shirts)
1:30PM | Class of 2028 (Red Shirts)

2:00 PM | FYE Expo
Bush Chapel
ATTENTION all first year students, this is FOR YOU! Come and discover all that FYE has in store for you this year. This is a meeting you will not want to miss

3:00 PM | Track Your Path
Bush Chapel
Meet us outside Bush as we help you prepare for your First day of classes! This is a time for students to get more familiar with campus for a seamless first day

4:00 PM
Transfer Event
Portico
First Year Experience isn’t just for Freshman, we are here to celebrate all first-year students, which includes Transfer students as well! After the FYEXpo and Track Your Path, head over to Portico for a free coffee on us and meet other transfer students!

5:00 PM
Commuter Orientation

Johnson Chapel

7:00 PM
FALL CON: Session 4 – The House

The Furnace
Join us at the HOUSE, where everyone is family!

10:00 AM | All New Student Meeting
Bush Chapel
Required for ALL students

11:00 AM  –  2:00 PM | Departmental Meetings
Various Locations
For building locations, click here.

TimeLocationDepartmental Meetings/Exams
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMBV Auditorium, BVWALL majors in the Communication, Arts, and Technology
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMS107
NHS
Hospitality, Organizational Leadership, Legal Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMA205 ACADMAccounting & Finance Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMA207 ACADMGeneral, Management & International Business Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMA210 
ACADM
Marketing Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMA211
ACADM
Social Work Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMA115
ACADM
Criminal Justice Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMA204
ACADM
Undeclared Major
11:00 AM – 11:45 AME228
BVE
Department of Humanities Majors Includes: Historical and Literary Studies, Creative Writing, General Studies
11:00 AM – 11:45 AME230
BVE
Psychology
11:00 AM – 11:45 AME203
BVE
Kinesiology Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMBV149
BVE
Music Education Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMS122
NHS
Sports Management Majors
11:00 AM – 11:45 AMA206
ACADM
Education Majors
11:15 AM – 12:00 PMBush ChapelBCMT Majors
11:00 AM – 12:30 PMS119 & S120
NHS
BS Biology, Biochemistry and CSDS
11:00 AM – 12:30 PMS121
NHS
Communication Sciences and Disorders
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMA215
ACADM
Trades Majors (SEU School of Trades)
12:00 PM – 12:30 PMStudio
BOLIN
Communication: Broadcasting & Digital Production, Communication: Sports Media, and Communication: Multimedia Journalism
12:00 PM – 12:30 PME203
BVE
Visual Arts, Graphic Design, and Digital Design & Production (all 3 tracks, including digital design, front-end development, and back-end development)
12:00 PM – 12:30 PMA115
ACADM
Film Production major
12:00 PM – 12:30 PMBV Auditorium
BVW
Communication: Public Relations and Communication: Human Communication majors
12:00 PM – 1:00 PMS107
NHS
Nursing Majors
12:30 PM – 1:30 PMS122
NHS
Math
1:00 PM – 2:00 PMA211
ACADM
Social Work/Criminal Justice (double major)
1:00 PM – 1:45 PMBV 149
BVE
Commercial Music Majors
2:00 – 2:45 PMChoral Rehearsal Hall
BVE
Worship Studies Majors
3:00 – 3:45 PMChoral Rehearsal Hall
BVE
BA in Music Majors
4:00 – 6:00 PMBV 149
BVE
All School of Music (BA Music, Music Ed, Commercial Music, Worship Studies, Music Performance, Music Business, & Church Music)

2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pickleball Tournament
Tennis Courts
Don’t miss your shot and come join SEU’s annual pickleball tournament! Grab a partner and register to play or come cheer on your friends! There’s fun to be had for everyone!

10:00 AM 
First Day Celebration
El Prado

6:30 PM & 7:15 PM
Hall Meeting
Bush Chapel

9:00 AM
Community Chapel
Bush Chapel

6:00 PM
Prepare for Battle (Fire Wars)
The Quad

7:00 PM 
Fire Wars
Victory Field
This is your opportunity to rep your class! Join us for this fun filled evening where you’ll compete for the coveted Fire Wars trophy and bragging rights for the year

7:00 PM
THE BASH
Student Activities Center (SAC)
Ahoy mateys! Join us for our last party of your first week! Grab your friends and come celebrate… pirate style! We arghhh so excited to see you!

Parent Orientation Schedule

Welcome to the Fire Family! Check out these events and resources to help you throughout the weekend.

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Move In 
All Campus Residence Halls
Move-in is by appointment for students who are Fire Ready.

3:00 PM
Tissues & Issues
Buena Vida Auditorium
Parents, don’t miss this session with the Vice President of Student Development, Dr. Bethany Thomas. She will walk you through the values and culture of the SEU Community, followed by a Q&A with our Student Development staff.

7:00 PM
Family Dessert
Bush Chapel

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Move In 
All Campus Residence Halls
Move-in is by appointment for students who are Fire Ready.

3:00 PM
Tissues & Issues

Buena Vida Auditorium
Parents, don’t miss this session with the Vice President of Student Development, Dr. Bethany Thomas. She will walk you through the values and culture of the SEU Community, followed by Q&A with our Student Development staff.

10:00 AM
FALL CON Session #1: Sunday Service
The Furnace
All new students and guests are invited to worship with us and hear a special start of semester message from SEU President Dr. Kent Ingle.

Check-In Locations

Bauer Hall: Bauer Hall Front Lobby
Bethany Hall: Bethany Hall Front Lobby
Buena Vida East: 3rd Floor Lobby
Buena Vida West:
 1st Floor Lobby
South Pointe/Valencia/Buttercup: South Pointe Office H6

Check-In Locations

Aventura Hall: 2nd Floor Lobby
Destino Hall: 2nd Floor Lobby
Esperanza Hall: 2nd Floor Lobby

Commuter Students: 
Check in at the Commuter Lounge in Bush Chapel. Please contact commuter@seu.edu for information.

Where's My Class?

Buildings by Abbreviation:

  • ACADM: Education building in between Buena Vida & the SAC (Student Activities Center)

  • BOLIN: Bolin building between Bush Chapel & the Natural & Health Sciences 

  • BUSH: Bush Chapel between the Welcome Center & Bolin

  • BVE: Buena Vida East between Natural & Health Sciences & Education 

  • BVW: Buena Vida West between Natural & Health Sciences & Education 

  • MOD: located on the north end of campus along Longfellow Blvd. between Bolin, Valencia & the Soccer field

  • NHS: Natural & Health Sciences building in between Bolin & Buena Vida

  • ONLN: fully online in MyFire

Classrooms starting with 1 are on the 1st floor, and 2 are on the 2nd floor.

Hours of Operation

Tuscana Ristorante

Friday – Sunday: Breakfast 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Lunch 10:45 AM – 1:45 PM | Dinner 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Mi Casa Cafe

Friday: 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Chick-Fil-A

Friday: 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

Backyard Burger

Friday: 10:45 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 10:45 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM 

Einstein Bros Bagels

Friday: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Saturday: 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Papa Johns

Friday: Closed
Saturday: 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Portico Coffee

Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Bookstore

Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM 
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

Mailroom

Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM 
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Sunday: 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM 

Welcome Week

Welcome Week is one of the most memorable experiences that you’ll have at Southeastern University. This will mark the beginning of your college career and your first steps into, perhaps, the greatest four years of your life. During these couple of days, you will get introduced to campus life, have a chance to get settled into your residence hall, and get to know our Student Development staff who will be guiding you through your journey here.

Get Excited

Check out this recap* from our fall 2021 Welcome Week!

*Fun fact: This video, produced by the WeAreSEU student marketing team, won a Silver Addy Award from the Polk County chapter of the American Advertising Federation!

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How to Contact Us

Financial aid: sfs@seu.edu

Housing: studenthousing@seu.edu

Campus Card: campuscard@seu.edu

Admission: admission@seu.edu

Call us at 800.500.8760 for additional help.