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Congratulations on your acceptance to The New School Class of 2026!
The 2022 New School Orientation will take place from August 22 - August 26. During Orientation you will meet fellow students, and be fully welcomed to your program, college, and The New School. We can't wait to meet you!
Be sure to actively monitor your New School email about mandatory and optional events, key dates, and to-dos.
To register to attend Orientation, first visit The New School Orientation hub (use your @newschool.edu email address). Once you have registered for Orientation, return to this page to review the schedule for your program. Please note that some orientation events will require additional registration.
For questions about your general Orientation Experience, including your Orientation leader, university-wide sessions, and other general questions, please email orientation@newschool.edu.
For questions that pertain to your program of study, including college-specific questions, registration, and meetings with faculty, please contact copaorientation@newschooledu.
Students seeking accommodations for a disability should complete the Disability Self-Identification Form and contact Nicholas Faranda, Director of Student Disability Services. For more information, visit Student Disability Services.
The New School is so excited to welcome our international students to Orientation. In this session, learn about regulations, compliance, and what you’ll need for employment in the United States.
Join us for the College of Performing Arts Welcome Meeting! All students (and their family members) are strongly encouraged to attend. This meeting will feature student performances, an inspiring guest speaker, and welcomes from your deans. You'll learn about CoPA's special programs and initiatives for the upcoming academic year.
Registration is not required but is encouraged for this event. For the most efficient entry possible, all guests should create a free CLEAR account and complete the checklist for entry requirements.
Mandatory for all new Mannes School of Music Bachelors of Music students.
Registration not required.
During this session, you will meet the Mannes School of Music administrative and advising staff, have the opportunity to ask questions about the program, and get an overview of policies, procedures, and special initiatives for the school year. You will also have the opportunity to meet your new classmates in your program.
Mandatory for all new School of Drama Bachelors of Fine Arts students.
Registration not required.
All first year BFA students are required to attend this welcome panel and Q&A led by the BFA Program Director, Glynis Rigsby. Meet the Drama Leadership team, your student success advisor, and members of the CoPA Production team.
Mandatory for all new Mannes Opera/Voice students.
Registration not required.
Mandatory meeting for all new Mannes BM, MM, and PDPL Voice Students with the Managing Artistic Director of Mannes Opera, Emma Griffin. During the session, students will have the opportunity to ask questions about the program, get an overview of policies, procedures, performing opportunities, and meet other new voice students.
Students and their family members are invited to join members of the College of Performing Arts leadership and administrative team for a light breakfast and casual info session.
Registration is not required. For the most efficient entry possible, all guests should create a free CLEAR account and complete the checklist for entry requirements.
How might we create spaces in which every one of us can be our most expressive? This workshop explores the positionality of bodies and how every one of us is responsible for creating an environment where all can exercise the full breath and range of the human experience. In this physical workshop, you will explore movement from the margins to the core of what it means to create an inclusive atmosphere that celebrates each participant's expressive life presence.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Cheryl Clark. Registration is required.
In this hour-long workshop, you will collaborate with fellow students and explore the expressive, multi-layered narrative and character-development possibilities offered by projection technology. Through improvisation and collaboration, you will experience the inspiring creative ignition projection and technology offer for all performing artists.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Lianne Arnold. Registration is required.
What is your story, and how did your unique journey bring you to this place here and now? In this workshop, you will begin crafting your personal narrative, and also hear the narratives of your classmates, getting to know the incredible individuals with whom you'll be collaborating, creating art and building community for years to come.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Dennis Hilton-Reid. Registration is required.
Choose your own adventure! During your time at The New School, getting involved and having support are crucial to your success. Hear from the team in Student Leadership and Involvement about ways to get connected to involvement and leadership opportunities. Or, start thinking about how to build your resume.
Student Organizations & Activities
Tishman Auditorium (U100), University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Leadership Programs
Room UL 105, University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Know Your TNS Student Advocacy Resources
Room UL 104, University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Know Your TNS Career Resources
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center (I202), Arnold Hall, 55 West 13th Street
Choose your own adventure! During your time at The New School, your wellbeing is crucial to your success. Select from one of these sessions to hear about how to promote positive health, fitness, and safety during your New School journey.
Fostering Student Health and Wellbeing
Tishman Auditorium (U100), University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Campus Recreation and Fitness
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center (I202), Arnold Hall, 55 West 13th Street
Staying Safe in NYC and at The New School
Room UL 104, University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Student Health Services
The Auditorium (A106), Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Title IX Information Session
Kellen Auditorium (N101), Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 5th Avenue
Explore On Your Own: Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park
Note: Registration for these events is not required, but space is limited. We encourage you to arrive at your selected session early. If you’re unable to get into a session, head over to Washington Square Park, the heart of Greenwich Village. It’s just a seven minute walk from the University Center!
How can we use music to develop community cohesion? In this hour-long interactive workshop, you will explore the use of rhythm games, improvisation, and singing to build a feeling of connection with your fellow students.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Kamala Sankaram. Registration is required.
Choose your own adventure! During your time at The New School, your wellbeing is crucial to your success. Select from one of these sessions to hear about how to promote positive health, fitness, and safety during your New School journey.
Fostering Student Health and Wellbeing
Tishman Auditorium (U100), University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Campus Recreation and Fitness
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center (I202), Arnold Hall, 55 West 13th Street
International Student Health Insurance
The Auditorium (A106), Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Title IX Information Session
Kellen Auditorium (N101), Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 5th Avenue
Explore On Your Own: Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park
Note: Registration for these events is not required, but space is limited. We encourage you to arrive at your selected session early. If you’re unable to get into a session, head over to Washington Square Park, the heart of Greenwich Village. It’s just a seven minute walk from the University Center!
All parents and guardians of students at the College of Performing Arts are invited to attend this casual gathering hosted by the Deans and Associate Deans of the college.
Registration is not required. For the most efficient entry possible, all guests should create a free CLEAR account and complete the checklist for entry requirements.
Choose your own adventure! During your time at The New School, being connected is crucial to your success. Select from one of these sessions to learn about all the opportunities available to you at The New School.
Study Abroad Information Session
Room UL 104, University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Library Resource Session
Room UL 105, University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Getting to Know Student Support and Advocacy Session
Room A 407, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
How the Student Ombuds can Assist You
Room A 404, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Open to all students, the Students of Color Affinity Celebration celebrates students of color at The New School and emphasizes the importance of making connections with others who share our lived experiences. Meet current students who are excited to welcome you to The New School and enjoy light refreshments.
Since opening its doors in 1914 and introducing the first Amateur Night contests in 1934, the Apollo Theater in Harlem has played a major role in the emergence of jazz, swing, bebop, R&B, gospel, blues, and soul — all quintessentially American music genres.
Join us for a screening and post-film discussion of The Apollo, a 2019 documentary which examines the storied history of the iconic Apollo Theater while following the Apollo's inaugural staging of Ta-Nehisi Coates' acclaimed Between the World and Me.
Mannes School of Music students are invited to attend this meeting which will provide an overview of the Large Ensembles and Mannes Orchestra experience, focusing on this year's projects and the policies and procedures of the program.
This meeting will be led by Mannes Orchestra Director David Hayes. Registration is not required.
The New School sits in the middle of one of the most thriving art-scenes in the world. In this gallery-tour of the nearby Chelsea neighborhood, you'll visit a few of the many art-galleries that sit just blocks from The New School, where performing and visual artists have found inspiration for decades.
This walking tour will be led by faculty member Andrew Sterman. Registration is required.
This walking tour of the landmarked Alvin Johnson / J.M. Kaplan Hall at 66 West 12th Street will introduce participants to the building's rich performing arts history — as the Studio Theatre, home of Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop, and home to many notable concerts, dance performances, plays and historic lectures, this building has played an important role in the history of the performing arts in America since 1931. Learn about the world-changing artists and thinkers who called The New School home.
This walking tour will be led by faculty member Jerzy Gwiazdowski. Registration is required.
Join us in the Tishman Auditorium for a night of mind-blowing magic performed by Joseph Réohm. Joseph, the grand-prize winner of the hit show “Wizard Wars” on SyFy and APCA “Magician of the Year” brings to you his award-winning comedy magic show. He’ll keep you laughing and mezmorized the entire time, filled with edgy, mind-blowing award-winning magic loaded with quick wit and audience participation (if you want, that is!). Don’t miss this!
How can technology enable new forms of sound-based creation, improvisation, and play? In this hands-on workshop, you will collaborate with other students as you explore some of the ways that creative technology can unleash your creativity and take your art-making to the next level!
This workshop will be led by faculty member Levy Lorenzo. Registration is required.
How can we use music to develop community cohesion? In this hour-long interactive workshop, you will explore the use of rhythm games, improvisation, and singing to build a feeling of connection with your fellow students.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Kamala Sankaram. Registration is required.
How might we create spaces in which every one of us can be our most expressive? This workshop explores the positionality of bodies and how every one of us is responsible for creating an environment where all can exercise the full breath and range of the human experience. In this physical workshop, you will explore movement from the margins to the core of what it means to create an inclusive atmosphere that celebrates each participant's expressive life presence.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Cheryl Clark. Registration is required.
How can technology enable new forms of sound-based creation, improvisation, and play? In this hands-on workshop, you will collaborate with other students as you explore some of the ways that creative technology can unleash your creativity and take your art-making to the next level!
This workshop will be led by faculty member Levy Lorenzo. Registration is required.
In this making-based, hour-long workshop, you will explore ways of creating and collaborating across disciplines. Get to know your fellow artists from across the college as you explore ways of bridging the boundaries between artistic practices, and begin to identify methods of creating innovative, boundary-breaking collaborations.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Rebekah Heller. Registration is required.
Get to Know your New School Libraries! Did you know The New School has three libraries open to all students. Tours will begin at 2:15 PM and 2:45 Pm at the following locations:
University Center Library: 6th floor of the University Center, 63 5th Avenue
List Center Library: 8th floor of 6 East 16th Street
Performing Arts Library : 2nd floor of 55 W 13th Street
Drop by the New School Archives and Special Collections (lobby level of 66 5th Avenue), say hello to the archivists, and pick up a free* vintage New School poster to hang on your wall!
*While supplies last
Choose your own adventure! During your time at The New School, your having support is crucial to your success. Select from one of these sessions to hear about how to access accommodations when you need them, stay safe in New York City, and more.
Staying Safe in NYC and at The New School
Tishman Auditorium (U100), University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Student Disability Services
Room UL 104, University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Student Conduct & Community Standards
Room A 406, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Living In NYC as an International Student
Room UL 105, University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Scholarship and Financial Support
Kellen Auditorium (N101), Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 5th Avenue
Explore On Your Own: Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park
Note: Registration for these events is not required, but space is limited. We encourage you to arrive at your selected session early. If you’re unable to get into a session, head over to Washington Square Park, the heart of Greenwich Village. It’s just a seven minute walk from the University Center!
Open to all students, this social event Celebration celebrates LGBTQIAGNC students at The New School and emphasizes the importance of making connections with others who share our lived experiences. Meet current students who are excited to welcome you to The New School and enjoy light refreshments.
Note: LGBTQIAGNC stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, and gender nonconforming.
Take me out to the ballgame! Head out to Citi Field in Queens with our Orientation Leaders to see the New York Mets take on the Colorado Rockies. Want to take the train as a group? Meet in A404 and we’ll walk to the subway together.
Want to head to Queens on your own? Your tickets will be assigned to you via email one day in advance and the game starts at 7:10 PM.
Directed and produced by Adam Kahan, “Buster Williams Bass to Infinity” is a journey that explores life and legacy, music and mysticism, and America’s greatest cultural contribution to the world - the truly universal art form known as Jazz. Buster Williams has played with everyone – from Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey, and so on. Join Buster in intimate conversation and musical collaboration with living greats, such as – Herbie Hancock, Benny Golson, Christian McBride and others in the film that the London Jazz Times calls “one of the finest documentaries we’ve seen”.
Presented by the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in partnership with the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.
Choose your own adventure! With only three days until your first day of class at The New School, we want to make sure you have everything you need to be successful.
University Learning Center
Tishman Auditorium (U100), University Center, 63 5th Avenue
Advising Services
The Auditorium (A106), Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Technology Support Services
Room UL 104, University Center, 63 5th Avenue (also available virtually)
University Registrar
Room UL 105, University Center, 63 5th Avenue (also available virtually)
Explore On Your Own: Union Square Greenmarket
Union Square Park
The New School sits in the middle of one of the most thriving art-scenes in the world. In this gallery-tour of the nearby Chelsea neighborhood, you'll visit a few of the many art-galleries that sit just blocks from The New School, where performing and visual artists have found inspiration for decades.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Andrew Sterman. Registration is required.
In this hour-long workshop, you will collaborate with fellow students and explore the expressive, multi-layered narrative and character-development possibilities offered by projection technology. Through improvisation and collaboration, you will experience the inspiring creative ignition projection and technology offer for all performing artists.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Lianne Arnold. Registration is required.
In this hour-long workshop, you will collaborate with fellow students and explore the expressive, multi-layered narrative and character-development possibilities offered by projection technology. Through improvisation and collaboration, you will experience the inspiring creative ignition projection and technology offer for all performing artists.
This workshop will be led by faculty member Rebekah Heller. Registration is required.
Yes! Registration is open for both incoming students and their parents and family members. Please register here.
Additional individual sessions may also require registration. Be sure to read the schedule in detail and keep an eye on your New School email account for more information.
What is the difference between university-wide events, college-specific events, and program-specific events?
We're so glad you asked! At The New School, you're not just a part of your own individual college. You have all the resources of the entire university at your fingertips.
When reviewing the schedule, you'll see events that pertain to your particular program of study to help you prepare for your academic experience. You'll also see events on getting involved, campus resources, and social activities that are open to all students regardless of your college or major. You're encouraged to attend as much as possible (note: some program-specific sessions are mandatory. Monitor your New School email closely for details).
The interdisciplinary nature of The New School is one of our strengths, and we're so glad you'll be a part of this multi-faceted community.
When our undergraduate students join The New School community, their parents and family members come along for the ride, too! Family Orientation will be held on Monday, August 22. Click here for more details!
For questions about your general Orientation Experience, including your Orientation leader, university-wide sessions, and other general questions, please email orientation@newschool.edu.
For questions that pertain to your program of study, including college-specific questions, registration, etc. please contact copaorientation@newschool.edu.
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