# First-Year Family Orientation ![Annenberg Hall - aerial view](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/060818_Features_045-2%20cropped.jpg) ### Move-in and Family Orientation Soon, your student will be packing and preparing for their move to Cambridge, MA this fall. First-year students who have applied and been accepted to participate in the First-Year Outdoor Program (FOP) are invited to move into their term time housing on **August 18** during an assigned time. First-year students who have applied and been accepted to participate in the First-Year Arts Program (FAP), First-Year International Program (FIP), First-Year Urban Program (FUP), First-Year Retreat and Experience (FYRE) Program, or Leadership Institute for the First-Year Experience (LIFE) are invited to move into their term time housing on **August 21** during an assigned time. First-year students who are not participating in a pre-orientation program will move into their term time housing on **August 26** during an assigned time. As you plan for the upcoming semester, please know that supporting your entire family's transition to Harvard College is important to us. Our Family Orientation program will take place in two ways. First, we will host virtual sessions in July/ early August for families to learn more about what to expect during the move-in process, ask questions about academics and the first-year experience, and hear from various campus partners who are invested in your student's success. In addition, coinciding with the First-Year Move-In Days on August 18, 21 and 26, we will host the following on-campus programming. All programming below is offered on each of the three move-in dates! ### Schedule Our Move in Day Schedule for Class of 2030 will be uploaded and shared Spring/Summer 2026 ## Summer 2025 Family Webinar Series [### Welcome to the Harvard Community Webinar! ](https://youtu.be/Qw0MjnuI-EM)[Welcome to Harvard 2025 Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/Welcome%20to%20Harvard%202025%20Family%20webinar.plain_text.txt) **Helpful Links** - [Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)](https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/student-information-privacy#ferpa) - [Dean of Students Office](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/) - [Office of Undergraduate Education](https://oue.fas.harvard.edu/) - [First-Year Living](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/life-yard) - [Harvard College Traditions](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/student-activities/traditions) - [Harvard Terms and Acronyms](https://college.harvard.edu/guides/harvard-terms-and-acronyms) ![Summer 2025 Welcome to the Harvard Community](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2025%20Welcome%20to%20the%20Harvard%20Community.png?itok=YhCfOe3b) [### Life on Campus Webinar ](https://youtu.be/fLSev32fVGc)[Life on Campus Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/Life%20on%20Campus%202025.plain_text.txt) **Helpful Links** - [Residential Staff](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/residential-staff) - [First-Year Borrowing Program](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/borrowing-programs) - [Amenities in the Dorms](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/yard-amenities) - [Map of Amenities](https://map.harvard.edu/firstyeardorms/) - [Harvard Undergraduate Dining](https://www.dining.harvard.edu/undergraduate-dining) - [Harvard University Police Department](https://www.hupd.harvard.edu/) - [Student Organizations](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/list-student-organizations) ![Summer 2025 Life on Campus](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2025%20Life%20on%20Campus.png?itok=GgYNi49h) [### Academics Webinar ](https://youtu.be/pvpmeEDe4UU)[Class of 2029 Family Webinar Academics Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/Class%20of%202029%20Family%20Webinar%20Academics.plain_text.txt) **Helpful Links** - [Mignone Center for Career Success](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/) - [Office of Undergraduate Education](https://oue.fas.harvard.edu/) ![Summer 2025 Academics](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2025%20Academics%20edit%202.png?itok=l51HsjrY) [### Move-in and Orientation Webinar ](https://youtu.be/vPwhBOFPbMg)[2025 Family Webinar Move-in and Orientation Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/2025%20Family%20Webinar%20Move-in%20and%20Orientation.plain_text.txt) **Helpful Links** - [First-Year Living](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/life-yard) - [Crimson Yard Dorm Tour](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/crimson-yard) - [Elm Yard Dorm Tour](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/elm-yard) - [Ivy Yard Dorm Tour](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/ivy-yard) - [Oak Yard Dorm Tour](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/oak-yard) - [Moving to Campus - What to Bring](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/what-bring) - [Move-in Day](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/moving-moving-out#:~:text=move%20out%20checklist-,Move-In%20Day,September%201%E2%80%933,%202023.) - [Yard Operations](https://yardops.fas.harvard.edu/) - [Incoming Student Orientation](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/orientation) ![Summer 2025 Move-in and Orientation](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2025%20Move%20In%20edited.png?itok=OjT0MtvQ) Open all sections Close all sections ### Summer 2024 Family Webinar Series expand\_more [### Life on Campus at Harvard College Webinar ](https://youtu.be/GlQ6tTX9eTw)[Life on Campus Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/file_url/283) **Helpful Links** - [Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)](https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/student-information-privacy#ferpa) - [First-Year Living](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/residential-life) - [First-Year Experience Staff](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/first-year-experience) - [First-Year Activities](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/first-year-activities) - [Annenberg Dining Hall](https://college.harvard.edu/about/campus/annenberg-hall) - [Student Involvement](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/get-involved) ![Summer 2024 Life on Campus](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2024%20Life%20on%20Campus.png?itok=sb4nWmL9) [### Health and Wellness Webinar ](https://youtu.be/QBGx1jYNRGY)**Helpful Links** - [Student Health Fee](https://hushp.harvard.edu/how-hushp-works/student-health-fee/) - [Counseling and Mental Health Services](https://camhs.huhs.harvard.edu/) - [Disability Access Office](https://dao.fas.harvard.edu/) - [Center for Wellness and Health Promotion](https://wellness.huhs.harvard.edu/home) - [Center for Wellness and Health Promotion Services](https://wellness.huhs.harvard.edu/our-services) ![Summer 2024 Health and Wellness](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2024%20Health%20and%20Wellness.png?itok=IIDuNiku) [### Academics Webinar ](https://youtu.be/xwpY4hOZaNs)**Helpful Links** - [Mignone Center for Career Success](https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/) - [Office of Undergraduate Education](https://oue.fas.harvard.edu/) ![Summer 2024 Academics](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2024%20Academics.png?itok=b197xZRb) [### Move-in and Orientation Webinar ](https://youtu.be/vPwhBOFPbMg)**Helpful Links** - [First-Year Living](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/life-yard) - [Crimson Yard Dorm Tour](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/crimson-yard) - [Elm Yard Dorm Tour](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/elm-yard) - [Ivy Yard Dorm Tour](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/ivy-yard) - [Oak Yard Dorm Tour](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/oak-yard) - [Moving to Campus - What to Bring](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/what-bring) - [Move-in Day](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/moving-moving-out#:~:text=move%20out%20checklist-,Move-In%20Day,September%201%E2%80%933,%202023.) - [Yard Operations](https://yardops.fas.harvard.edu/) - [Incoming Student Orientation](https://dso.college.harvard.edu/orientation) ![Summer 2024 Move-in and Orientation](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2024%20Move%20in.png?itok=r8ePTLDi)