Please remember that Day One is optional for all non-engineering students. If you choose to attend Day One of the PittStart session, your first stop on campus is determined by your school-specific events and whether or not you will be staying overnight in the Litchfield Towers residence hall.

Arts and Sciences Day One Arrival (Optional)

• If you are staying overnight in the residence hall, go directly to Panther Central, located in the Litchfield Towers main lobby, at any point between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to check into the on-campus accommodations and to receive your Panther Card (Pitt ID). Beginning at 12:30 pm, students are also able to attend the Arts and Sciences Advising/Registration Technology Workshop, a Pre-med Information Session or the Online Orientation. (Please carefully review your tentative agenda to see if any of these events are applicable to you.) Students should arrive at the Alumni Hall Ballroom by 2:00 pm for the official PittStart Check-In and Marketplace event.



• If you are not staying overnight in the residence hall, you may attend the Arts and Sciences Advising/Registration Technology Workshop, a Pre-med Information Session or the Online Orientation. The first of these events begins at 12:30 pm. (Please carefully review your tentative agenda to see if any of these events are applicable to you.) You may then go directly to Alumni Hall for official PittStart Check-In at 2:00 pm. PittStart program events begin promptly at 2:00 pm. However, students do have the option to arrive later on Day One. Extended PittStart Check-In will be offered in the Alumni Hall Ballroom until 5:00 pm. We highly recommend that all students attending Day One of the PittStart session arrive prior to 5:00 pm. Please note that students not staying overnight in the residence hall may go to Panther Central (located in the Litchfield Towers main lobby) at any point during the PittStart session to receive their Panther Card (Pitt ID).

Business and Nursing Day One Arrival (Optional)

• If you are staying overnight in the residence hall, go directly to Panther Central (located in the Litchfield Towers main lobby) beginning at 12:00 pm to check into the on-campus accommodations and to receive your Panther Card (Pitt ID). Students will then be directed to Alumni Hall. Students should arrive at the Alumni Hall Ballroom by 2:00 pm for PittStart Check-In. All academic Business and Nursing programming will be offered on Day Two of the PittStart session.



• If you are not staying overnight in the residence hall, you may go directly to Alumni Hall for PittStart Check-In at 2:00 pm. PittStart program events begin promptly at 2:00 pm. However, students do have the option to arrive later on Day One. Extended PittStart Check-In will be offered in the Alumni Hall Ballroom until 5:00 pm. We highly recommend that all students attending Day One of the PittStart session arrive prior to 5:00 pm. All academic Business and Nursing programming will be offered on Day Two of the PittStart session. Please note that students not staying overnight in the residence hall may go to Panther Central (located in the Litchfield Towers main lobby) at any point during the PittStart session to receive their Panther Card (Pitt ID).

Engineering Day One Arrival (Mandatory)

The Swanson School of Engineering has carefully designed a two-day program for all incoming freshmen. Therefore, all Engineering students must arrive on Day One for the start of their PittStart session. Your first event will be the Engineering Opening Session promptly at 12:15 pm. This event will occur in Room 1700, Wesley Posvar Hall for all PittStart sessions.

Following the Engineering Opening Session, students that are staying overnight in the residence halls should report to Panther Central (located in the Litchfield Towers main lobby). You may check into the on-campus accommodations between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm, and receive your Panther Card (Pitt ID) at the same time. All students should arrive at the Alumni Hall Ballroom at 2:00 pm for PittStart Check-In.

Day Two (Mandatory for All Students)

Please remember Day Two of the PittStart session is mandatory for all students. Please refer to the bullets below for your school-specific Day Two programming.

• School of Arts and Sciences: Day Two PittStart Check-In occurs from 7:30 am to 8:15 am in various locations. Please see the student Arts and Sciences tentative agenda for these locations. If you checked in on Day One of the PittStart session, you do not need to check in again and may proceed to the first event at 8:30 am.
• College of Business Administration: Day Two PittStart Check-In occurs from 7:30 am to 8:15 am on the second floor of Sennott Square. If you checked in on Day One of the PittStart session, you do not need to check in again and may proceed to the first event at 8:30 am.
• School of Nursing: Day Two PittStart Check-In occurs from 7:30 am to 8:15 am in room 239 of Victoria Hall. If you checked in on Day One of the PittStart session, you do not need to check in again and may proceed to the first event at 8:30 am.
• Swanson School of Engineering: Please remember that Day One is mandatory for all freshman Engineering students. Day Two begins at 8:30 am with mandatory advising meetings. Locations for these meetings will be assigned on Day One of the PittStart session.