SOAR for First Year Students:
Your First Step
SOAR (Seahawk Orientation, Advising, and Registration) features opportunities to meet with faculty and staff from across campus. It’s part of how you get to know us, and lets us introduce resources that will help you make the most of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland experience.
Select One Date to Attend SOAR
SCHEDULE
8:30a.m. – 9 :30a.m. | Check-In Front Desk, Michael P. O’Brien Athletics Recreation Center (MPOARC)
Take off with us at Check-In! Get all the information you will need to navigate the day.
9:30a.m. – 9:45a.m. | Welcome
Welcome from the Office of Admission and receive an outline of the day from the OCore team.
9:45a.m. – 10:30a.m. |What to Expect In Your First Year
Learn the details about your first year from fellow students and staff.
10:30a.m. – 10:40a.m. | Break
Light refreshments offered.
10:40a.m. – 11:30a.m. | Together We SOAR
An opportunity to make new friends and connect with the orientation group.
11:45a.m. – 1:00p.m. | Lunch
Students’ enjoy lunch together in our award winning Great Room dining hall.
1:15p.m. – 2:15p.m. | Meet Your Summer Advisor
Receive the resources you need to select fall courses and make your one on one advising appointment.
2:15p.m. – 2:30p.m. | Break
2:30p.m. – 3:15p.m. | Tours and Fun with OL’s
Learn more about where students learn and socialize.
3:15p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Refreshments
4:00p.m. | Depart for Home
PARENT SOCIAL
3:00p.m 4:00p.m | Dodge Performing Arts Center Lobby
Refreshments are offered so that you can cool off and interact with fellow parents and have your questions answered.
4:00p.m. | Depart for Home
- Fall Orientation
- First Year Students’ Student Strength Inventory(SSI)
- New Students & Transfer Orientation
- Transfer Students’ Student Strength Inventory(SSI)
Questions?
If you have any questions please contact us by email at orientation@smcm.edu or give us a call at 240-895-4279.
We look forward to welcoming you!

Winter/Spring 2021 Orientation
for Incoming and Transfer Students
Congratulations on becoming a Seahawk! Your experience at Orientation will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to our community and expectations, as well as provide you with all the support you need to transition successfully to the flock!
We recognize that transfers have different needs than first-time first year students. This program is an opportunity for new transfers to get to know each other and campus resources.

Fall 2021
Orientation
for First Year Students
Fall Orientation
August 25-29
Wednesday, August 25th
8:30AM – 12:00PM Residence Hall Move-in and Orientation Check-in | Residence Halls
1:45 – 2:15PM Commuter Student Orientation Check-in | Campus Center
1:30 – 2:00PM New Students and Families Say Their Goodbyes | Residence Halls
Thursday, August 26th:
After breakfasts
9:00 – 10:00AM Opening Convocation | Townhouse Green
Group Activities throughout the day
After Dinner
7:30 – 9:30PM Campus Center Night | Campus Center
Friday, August 27th:
After breakfasts
9:30 – 10:30PM Core 101- This is your first day of class
10:45AM – 1:30PM Advising Quick Appointments with Advisors | Around Campus
Group Activities
After dinner
8:00 – 9:30 PM Magician: Daniel Martin | Arena, MPOARC
Updates to be published summer 2021.

Fall 2021
Orientation
for Transfer Students
Updates to be published summer 2021.