Orientation

Red Room, Student Services Building

12:00–1:30pm
Lunch and welcome remarks
Community Fair

1:30pm–2:00pm
Tour of the Purchase College Library

2:00pm–2:30pm
Tour of the Neuberger Museum of Art 

The orientation will conclude with a visit to the More Card office for IDs and parking passes

6:00–8:00pm

The 10th Annual Graduate Cookout will take place on the lawn between the Children’s Center and the Visual Arts Building.

All incoming and current graduate students are invited to meet one another and graduate faculty over burgers and hot dogs to celebrate the start of the academic year.

Vegetarian options will be available.

The MORE card functions as your all-access ID for Purchase services including the library meal plans if you have one.

Submit your MORE Card/ID photo before you come to campus.

Use the GET Mobile app or the GET website to submit your own photo.

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO

The Parking and Card Office, located on the first floor of Campus Center North, is the central hub for ID cards, parking passes, and meal plan information.

If you don’t have a meal plan, you can also put “dining dollars” on your MORE Card to purchase food tax-free in the dining areas on campus.

We highly recommend it!

You may park in the West 2 parking lots in unrestricted spaces for Orientation.

You will need to get a parking hang tag by the end of the first week of classes so that you do not receive a ticket.

You can purchase a parking permit online or you can do it in person at the Parking and Transportation Office.

Passes are $20 and you will need to provide your driver’s license number and know your car’s make, model, and license plate number.

Visit the Health Services website to learn more about the necessary forms you’ll need to submit before you can begin attending classes.

Health Requirements

The Children’s Center has been providing the highest quality of early care and education in a safe, happy, healthy, and inclusive learning environment since 1973.

It provides full-time childcare for children between 18 months and 5 years of age and welcome families from Purchase College as well as the surrounding community.

The center is licensed by the Office for Children and Family Services. For more information, visit The Children’s Center website or call them at 914-251-6895.