H.O.M.E.

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Residential Student PioCONNECT
Hermann Fine Arts Center
This session is required for all residential students.

Pick up your ID and room key, get cleared by Student Accounts, get your H.O.M.E. materials and check into your residence hall with the help of staff and upperclass students. Check your Marietta email and Residence page for housing, roommate, and move-in information, available by July 31. All students must complete the PioCONNECT process.

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

First Floor Meeting
Residence Halls
This session is required for all residential students.

Get to know your neighbors and learn the essentials of living in a residence hall. Your Resident Assistant (RA) will provide information on where to meet and what to expect.

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your RA and new neighbors for dinner—it's a great chance to connect! Don’t forget to bring your student ID.

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

First HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all residential students.

Head to your first HOME Team Meeting in the room listed on your name tag! This is where you'll connect with the group and leaders you'll team up with during all things HOME.

7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

It’s Day Two of HOME! Reconnect with your team and get ready for a full day of fun and engaging activities. 

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Campus Resources Scavenger Hunt 
Various Locations
This session is required for all students.

Explore key offices and support services across campus in a fun and interactive way. Work with your team to solve clues, meet staff, and discover the resources that will help you succeed at college.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab some lunch and get ready for what’s next—don’t forget your student ID! 

12:45 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the afternoon events begin. 

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Zero Shades of Gray
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

Fostering a safe and respectful community—free from sexual violence—is a shared responsibility at Marietta College. This session will cover important topics including consent, bystander intervention, and the campus resources available to support you.

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

This session will help you make values-driven decisions about alcohol, practice safer habits, reduce high-risk drinking, and support friends who may have had too much. Together, we’ll challenge assumptions and shift perspectives—because alcohol isn’t just about drinking; it’s about who you are.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Be sure to grab dinner before the evening events begin—and don’t forget your student ID! 

6:00 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
These sessions are required for all students.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the evening events begin.

6:15 - 7:45 p.m.

React, Respond, Stay Safe 
Gathering Place
These sessions are required for all students.

In this session, you’ll hear directly from local fire department officials and the Marietta College Police Department about how to respond in emergency situations, including fires and active threats. Learn practical steps you can take to stay safe and be prepared if the unexpected happens. 

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead! 

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

Make sure to get some brunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m.

Meet Onboarding Leader 
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m.

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip

Register for the experience trip by Friday, August 15

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

First Pio 101 Class
Gathering Place
This session is required for all students.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Matriculation
McDonough Auditorium
This session is required for all students.

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. 

5:00 p.m.

Welcome Back Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Commuter Student PioCONNECT
Hermann Fine Arts Center
This session is required.

Pick up your student ID, complete clearance with Student Accounts, and collect your HOME materials. All students are required to complete the PioCONNECT process.

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Join OLs and the other new students for dinner—it's a great chance to connect! Don’t forget to bring your student ID.

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

First H.O.M.E. Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

Head to your first HOME Team Meeting in the room listed on your name tag! This is where you'll connect with the group and leaders you'll team up with during all things HOME.

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Available
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Home Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

It’s Day Two of HOME! Reconnect with your team and get ready for a full day of fun and engaging activities. 

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Campus Resources Scavenger Hunt 
Various Locations
This session is required for all students.

Explore key offices and support services across campus in a fun and interactive way. Work with your team to solve clues, meet staff, and discover the resources that will help you succeed at college.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab some lunch and get ready for what’s next—don’t forget your student ID! 

12:45 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the afternoon events begin. 

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Zero Shades of Gray
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

Fostering a safe and respectful community—free from sexual violence—is a shared responsibility at Marietta College. This session will cover important topics including consent, bystander intervention, and the campus resources available to support you.

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

This session will help you make values-driven decisions about alcohol, practice safer habits, reduce high-risk drinking, and support friends who may have had too much. Together, we’ll challenge assumptions and shift perspectives—because alcohol isn’t just about drinking; it’s about who you are.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Be sure to grab dinner before the evening events begin—and don’t forget your student ID! 

6:00 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
These sessions are required for all students.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the evening events begin.

6:15 - 7:45 p.m.

React, Respond, Stay Safe 
Gathering Place
These sessions are required for all students.

In this session, you’ll hear directly from local fire department officials and the Marietta College Police Department about how to respond in emergency situations, including fires and active threats. Learn practical steps you can take to stay safe and be prepared if the unexpected happens. 

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead! 

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

Make sure to get some brunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m.

Meet Onboarding Leader 
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m.

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip

Register for the experience trip by Friday, August 15

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

First Pio 101 Class
Gathering Place
This session is required for all students.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Matriculation
McDonough Auditorium
This session is required for all students.

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. 

5:00 p.m.

Welcome Back Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Before 3:30 p.m.

Athletics Time

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

First Floor Meeting
Residence Halls
This session is required for all residential students.

Get to know your neighbors and learn the essentials of living in a residence hall. Your Resident Assistant (RA) will provide information on where to meet and what to expect. 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall
This session is required.

Join your RA and new neighbors for dinner—it's a great chance to connect! Don’t forget to bring your student ID. 

6:30– 7:30 p.m.

First HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

Head to your first HOME Team Meeting in the room listed on your name tag! This is where you'll connect with the group and leaders you'll team up with during all things HOME. 

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead! 

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

It’s Day Two of HOME! Reconnect with your team and get ready for a full day of fun and engaging activities. 

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Campus Resources Scavenger Hunt 
Various Locations
This session is required for all students.

Explore key offices and support services across campus in a fun and interactive way. Work with your team to solve clues, meet staff, and discover the resources that will help you succeed at college.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab some lunch and get ready for what’s next—don’t forget your student ID! 

12:45 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the afternoon events begin. 

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Zero Shades of Gray
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

Fostering a safe and respectful community—free from sexual violence—is a shared responsibility at Marietta College. This session will cover important topics including consent, bystander intervention, and the campus resources available to support you.

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

This session will help you make values-driven decisions about alcohol, practice safer habits, reduce high-risk drinking, and support friends who may have had too much. Together, we’ll challenge assumptions and shift perspectives—because alcohol isn’t just about drinking; it’s about who you are.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Be sure to grab dinner before the evening events begin—and don’t forget your student ID! 

6:00 p.m.

Athletics Time

8:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

Make sure to get some brunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m.

Meet Onboarding Leader 
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m.

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip

Register for the experience trip by Friday, August 15

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

Before 1:30 p.m.

Athletics Time

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

First Pio 101 Class
Gathering Place
This session is required for all students.

Please arrive dressed in business-casual attire.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Matriculation
McDonough Auditorium
This session is required for all students.

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. 

5:00 p.m.

Welcome Back Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Residential Student PioCONNECT
Hermann Fine Arts Center
This session is required for all residential students.

Pick up your student ID and room key, complete clearance with Student Accounts, collect your HOME materials, and check into your residence hall with help from staff and returning students. Be sure to check your Marietta email and Residence page for housing, roommate, and move-in details, which will be available by July 31. All students are required to complete the PioCONNECT process.

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

RA Check-in
Residence Halls
This session is required for all residential students.

Get to know your RA and other new transfer students in your hall and learn the essentials of living in a residence hall at Marietta. Your Resident Assistant (RA) will provide information on where to meet. 

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your RA and new neighbors for dinner—it's a great chance to connect! Don’t forget to bring your student ID. 

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

First HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all residential students.

Head to your first HOME Team Meeting in the room listed on your name tag! This is where you'll connect with the group and leaders you'll team up with during all things HOME. 

7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead! 

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

It’s Day Two of HOME! Reconnect with your team and get ready for a full day of fun and engaging activities. 

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Campus Resources Scavenger Hunt 
Various Locations
This session is required for all students.

Explore key offices and support services across campus in a fun and interactive way. Work with your team to solve clues, meet staff, and discover the resources that will help you succeed at college.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab some lunch and get ready for what’s next—don’t forget your student ID! 

12:45 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the afternoon events begin. 

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Zero Shades of Gray
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

Fostering a safe and respectful community—free from sexual violence—is a shared responsibility at Marietta College. This session will cover important topics including consent, bystander intervention, and the campus resources available to support you.

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

This session will help you make values-driven decisions about alcohol, practice safer habits, reduce high-risk drinking, and support friends who may have had too much. Together, we’ll challenge assumptions and shift perspectives—because alcohol isn’t just about drinking; it’s about who you are.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Be sure to grab dinner before the evening events begin—and don’t forget your student ID! 

6:00 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
These sessions are required for all students.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the evening events begin.

6:15 - 7:45 p.m.

React, Respond, Stay Safe 
Gathering Place
These sessions are required for all students.

In this session, you’ll hear directly from local fire department officials and the Marietta College Police Department about how to respond in emergency situations, including fires and active threats. Learn practical steps you can take to stay safe and be prepared if the unexpected happens. 

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead!

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

Make sure to get some brunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m.

Meet Onboarding Leader 
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m.

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip

Register for the experience trip by Friday, August 15

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab some lunch and get ready for what’s next—don’t forget your student ID! 

3:30 p.m.

Meet OLs to attend Matriculation
Main Floor, Andrews Hall
This session is required for all transfer students.

Please arrive dressed in business casual attire.  

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Matriculation
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required for all students.

5:00 p.m.

Welcome Back Dinner

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Communter Student PioCONNECT
Hermann Fine Arts Center
This session is required.

Pick up your student ID, complete clearance with Student Accounts, and collect your HOME materials. All students are required to complete the PioCONNECT process. 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Join OLs and the other new students for dinner—it's a great chance to connect! Don’t forget to bring your student ID. 

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

First HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

Head to your first HOME Team Meeting in the room listed on your name tag! This is where you'll connect with the group and leaders you'll team up with during all things HOME. 

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead! 

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

It’s Day Two of HOME! Reconnect with your team and get ready for a full day of fun and engaging activities. 

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Campus Resources Scavenger Hunt 
Various Locations
This session is required for all students.

Explore key offices and support services across campus in a fun and interactive way. Work with your team to solve clues, meet staff, and discover the resources that will help you succeed at college.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab some lunch and get ready for what’s next—don’t forget your student ID! 

12:45 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the afternoon events begin. 

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Zero Shades of Gray
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

Fostering a safe and respectful community—free from sexual violence—is a shared responsibility at Marietta College. This session will cover important topics including consent, bystander intervention, and the campus resources available to support you.

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

This session will help you make values-driven decisions about alcohol, practice safer habits, reduce high-risk drinking, and support friends who may have had too much. Together, we’ll challenge assumptions and shift perspectives—because alcohol isn’t just about drinking; it’s about who you are.

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Be sure to grab dinner before the evening events begin—and don’t forget your student ID! 

6:00 p.m.

Reconnect with HOME Group
Christy Mall
These sessions are required for all students.

Your OLs will be waiting along the Mall to get everyone back together before the evening events begin.

6:15 - 7:45 p.m.

React, Respond, Stay Safe 
Gathering Place
These sessions are required for all students.

In this session, you’ll hear directly from local fire department officials and the Marietta College Police Department about how to respond in emergency situations, including fires and active threats. Learn practical steps you can take to stay safe and be prepared if the unexpected happens. 

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL has all the details on the fun events ahead!

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

Make sure to get some brunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m.

Meet Onboarding Leader 
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m.

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip

Register for the experience trip by Friday, August 15

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab some lunch and get ready for what’s next—don’t forget your student ID! 

3:30 p.m.

Meet OLs to attend Matriculation
Main Floor, Andrews Hall
This session is required for all transfer students.

Please arrive dressed in business casual attire.  

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Matriculation
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required for all students.

5:00 p.m.

Welcome Back Dinner