freshman orientation

noun

: a period of time before the semester begins when new students can start to become familiar with a college

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Activations will start with freshman orientation events, then expand across football, basketball, baseball and softball through the 2026-27 athletic calendar. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 The journey started when Steiner and lead guitarist Dave Sagan met at the University of Notre Dame's freshman orientation. Dana Kozlov, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026 The franchise hadn’t lost its first three games since 2013-14, when Brad Stevens was in NBA freshman orientation and Jordan Crawford was an offense’s lead option. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025 An alert warning of a possible shooter on campus interrupted the annual freshman orientation mass where parents were saying goodbye to their kids. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freshman orientation

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“Freshman orientation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freshman%20orientation. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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