Phase TWO
TWO = The Number and Think Wide Open
Fall Phase TWO Orientation
Thursday–Sunday, August 21–24, 2025
Phase TWO programs continue the conversations and enhance the connections made during the Summer Phase One July Orientation sessions to prepare you for the start of classes and your time at Purchase College.
The program includes faculty, staff and peer-led seminars, workshops, and educational and social programming.
We’re still finalizing the 2025 schedule. Please check back after June 1 for details.
Thursday
First-Year Move-In
Check in first at The Performing Arts Center (PAC), then you’ll be permitted to move into your residential space. Refer to the email you received from Office of Residence Life for your assigned move in time. Any questions contact rsl@purchase.edu.
Parking and More Card Office
Campus Center North, 9am-6pm
The Loop Campus Shuttle Service
The bus stops along Lincoln Avenue near the Central 3 and 4 parking lots.
Welcome BBQ
All new first-year students are welcome to join the annual Welcome BBQ at D-Hall (the main dining hall). Make sure to stop by the Phase T.W.O. Central Table to get your swag and schedule of events for the week.
11am-3pm - Dining Hall Quad
The Hub
Campus Center North
Check out the Hub, another dining location on campus. Meal plans begin at 5pm for dinner.
Residential Building Meetings*
6pm , Various Locations
*Attendance is required for all first-year and new sophomore residents and will be taken. All meetings will take place inside the building. See your RA when you move in for further details on location.
- Central Meeting
- Crossroads
- Farside Meeting
- Wayback
Ice Cream Social
7:30pm, Great Lawn
Come grab some ice cream and enjoy music on the Great Lawn. Bring a blanket.
Friday
Fire Safety, Conduct, and Title IX Session*
1pm, Performing Arts Center, Pepsico Theatre
Learn about campus policies surrounding fire safety and our student code of conduct. Attendance is mandatory but no registration required.
Saturday
Tie-Dye and Vibes
2pm, Great Lawn
Relax and have some fun in the sun! Tie-dye some socks, bandanas, and bags while supplies last. Feel free to bring your own items.
Residential Building Meetings*
6pm, Various Locations
*Attendance is required and will be taken. All meetings will take place inside the building. See your RA when you move in for further details on location.
- Fort Awesome
- Outback/Wayback
Sunday
School of Art+Design First-Year Meeting*
11am, Visual Arts Building, Room 1016
*Attendance is required for all freshmen Art+Design students. If you are registered for VIS1050 ComX, then you must attend.
Acting BFA First-Year Meeting*
1pm, Center for Film, Media, and Theatre (CMFT), Room 0061 “The Performance Theatre”
*Attendance is required for all incoming Acting BFA students. Please select the 3pm session of The Hookup (see below).
The Hook Up*
1pm and 3pm, Performing Arts Center, Pepsico Theatre
*Registration and attendance are required for all new students. Please check in 15 minutes prior to your session.
The Hook-Up engages audiences in a facilitated discussion about hooking up, sexual assault, and bystander intervention.
This program acknowledges that if we can discuss what healthy, consensual sex looks like in contrast to the methods perpetrators use, there is no confusion between healthy sex and sexual assault.
RealiTea (Part II)*
6pm, Performing Arts Center, Pepsico Theatre
Hear from Counseling and Behavioral Health Services about all the resources they offer. Enjoy some interactive skits that cover important topics you need to know about joining our community.
Residential Building Meetings*
6pm, Various Locations
*Attendance is required and will be taken.
- Alumni Village
- Commons
- Olde
