What will my parents do at New Student Orientation?

It is our pleasure and privilege to welcome your family to the Becker College community. Informed and involved families are crucial to student success, and New Student Orientation is not just for students!

Parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to attend the parent orientation, which coincides with the first day of New Student Orientation. The Parent Orientation Program has been specifically designed to address parent concerns and provide families with information and resources geared towards parents of new students. Both families and students receive comparable information, but in concurrently running programs. Parents should not plan to spend a lot of time with their student during New Student Orientation; orientation events foster the separation process.

Registration for both students and parents/gurardians begins on the Leicester campus on Day 1 between 9:00 and 9:45 a.m. Sessions for parents will begin at 9:45 a.m. and will conclude 3:00, with a lunch break at noon.  At 3:00 p.m., you are invited to a dessert reception, where you will have the opportunity to meet various representatives from the College while you enjoy refreshments. The reception will conclude at 4:00 p.m.

There are no scheduled events for parents on Day 2. Please plan on picking up your student at 12:15 p.m. on the Worcester campus outside the Weller Academic Building.

Please note that the Parent Orientation program is designed for adults, because of the structure and content of the program. Child care is not available. Additionally, only two parents/guardians for each new student are allowed to attend due to space limitations.  We are also unable to provide on-campus housing for parents or family members. Information on area hotels can be found here.

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