Camp SE 2026: New Student Orientation

Camp SE: New Student Orientation Graphic with August 14 -15

Camp SE: New Student Orientation | August 14-15

(the 16^th is Sundaes on Sunday in the Student Union)

Every fall, a new class walks onto this campus not knowing a single hallway, a single professor, or a single person who’ll become a lifelong friend. Three days later, they know all three. That’s not an accident. That’s Camp SE. Please note it is Mandatory for Freshmen, Transfer Students, and Commuters. If you cannot attend or have a conflicting camp obligation, please reach out and let us know.

College doesn’t just ask you to learn a new subject. It asks you to learn a new life, new routines, new people, new version of yourself. The research is clear on what makes that transition work: students who connect early, who find their people and their resources in the first weeks, are the students who stay, grow, and graduate. Camp SE exists to make sure that connection happens on day one, not month three.

Here, you’ll learn the names of the people who’ll have your back all four years. You’ll find the offices and services built specifically to help you succeed, long before you ever need them in a crisis. You’ll be handed the traditions that make Southeastern feel like something bigger than a transcript. This is where you stop being a name on an admissions list and start being the storm.

Registration is now OPEN by clicking this link. And the experience is FREE!

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Goals for Camp SE

Meet and know the names of at least five new people
To set realistic expectations for academic achievement
To identify at least five student services and resources and how to access them
To learn about Southeastern traditions and how I am part of those traditions
To experience life as a college student

What Can Students Expect at Camp SE?

Be introduced to issues often faced by new students & resources available on campus
Learn about SE specific traditions, history, & involvement opportunities
Meet a faculty member & learn about academic expectations
Get your parking sticker and student ID.

What Can Parents & Family Expect at Orientation?

Casual, conversational environment to learn about the University’s expectations of their student
Meet with campus administrators, faculty friends, and real live SE students
Have time to visit campus offices to help prepare their students for classes to begin