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Orientation

Students work on a team-building project using plastic cups during
Orientation
Whiting School welcomes new students
Published Aug 30, 2024
New orientation program blends mentorship, design challenges, and life design to introduce first-year and incoming students to Hopkins
Three students wearing white shirts with
A day devoted to democracy
Published Aug 27, 2024
At Johns Hopkins' fourth annual Democracy Day, experts urged incoming students to actively engage in making their communities and world better
Four students pose in a frame meant to look like a Hopkins Votes Instagram post.
Democracy Day
'All of us have a role to play'
Published Aug 28, 2023
At JHU's annual Democracy Day, new students learn about the importance of—and threats to—modern democracies
An instructor speaks with students in a classroom
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New students get a democracy crash course
Published Sept 1, 2021
Participants in inaugural Democracy Day learn about the role of a university in a democratic society and the value of free inquiry, civic engagement
Class of 2023 arranged to spell JHU23
Orientation
JHU23 and 'Cheeeese!'
Published Aug 29, 2019
JHU's undergraduate Class of 2023 gathers on Keyser Quad to pose for its class portrait
Students shop at the Towson Target
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Target run and done?
Published Aug 26, 2019
More than 200 new students take part in a late-night Target run to pick up last-minute school supplies and dorm decor
Blue Jay Families at the Pies and Goodbyes event
Orientation
A fresh start for new students
Published Aug 26, 2019
New student orientation kicked off this weekend with events for students and their families
Andrea Guillen and her parents in her room in AMR II
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Hopkins welcomes new Jays
Published Aug 23, 2019
The undergraduate Class of 2023 arrives and settles in at the Homewood campus ahead of weekend Orientation activities
Students participate in pre-orientation experiential education
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Climbing out of their comfort zones
Published Aug 21, 2019
More than 200 first-year students at Johns Hopkins forge new connections and embark on outdoor adventures during Pre-Orientation excursions
Daniels snaps a selfie with students
Convocation 2018
'Speak courageously, listen intently'
Published Aug 30, 2018
President Daniels and other university and student leaders formally welcome the Class of 2022 and other Hopkins newcomers to the JHU student body