Undergraduate Orientation
Join us at the Spring 2019 New Global Student Orientation! This required orientation is especially designed for new Global Students, which includes international students, MKs and TCKs. View the schedule.
This orientation is free, but you must register for it by August 19, 2019.
Global Student Orientation Schedule
Note for Torrey students: The Torrey orientation schedule may conflict with the Global Student Orientation schedule. However, you are welcome to join us at any time!
Monday, August 26, 2019
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| 6 a.m.–3 p.m. |
Airport Pickup If you need to be picked up from the airport, please schedule your flight to arrive within that time frame. |
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) |
| 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | Orientation Check In Come to the Mosaic Cultural Center during these hours to check in with Global Student Programs and Development (GSPD). There you will be greeted by our Global Student leaders and provided with a Global Student Ambassador who will help you with the following:
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Mosaic Cultural Center |
| 3–4 p.m. | Family & Supporters Info Meeting Families, this is a time for you to get all the information that you want and to ask all the questions that you have with regards to your child's time at Biola. |
Talbot East 108 |
| 5–7:30 p.m. | Welcome Dinner Join us for a special dinner to welcome you to our campus. At this dinner you will meet important staff members as well as mingle with other new global students. (Please note: you must pre-register for this event!) |
Andrew's Banquet Room |
| 7:30–9:30 p.m. | Transportation Experience Biola has a free shuttle that will take you to movies, shopping and restaurants off-campus. Join us to experience this route for your future reference. Also, if you need to buy supplies for your dorm room, we will be stopping at a great store called Target. Bring your money and your shopping list! |
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| 8–9 a.m. |
Check In and Breakfast Join us for a hot breakfast in the Café Banquet Room. This will be our "home base" for the rest of the week. |
Café Banquet Room |
| 9–10 a.m. | Session 1: Welcome by GSPD Staff Our Global Student Staff team will lead us in this welcome time. |
Café Banquet Room |
| 10–10:45 a.m. | Session 2: Biola — A New Culture to Explore We will be talking to you about the campus culture and what you need to know to maneuver it. |
Café Banquet Room |
| 10:45–11:30 a.m. | Split Session 3: F-1 Visa and US Globals F-1 visa students: This is an extremely important Immigration Seminar for students holding an F-1 Visa. In this session, you will learn everything you need to with regards to traveling on this visa, working while on this visa, and the "Do's" and Don'ts." U.S. passport holders: This session is for U.S. Global students that will get you prepared for the transitions that you will need to go through and will give you helpful tools as to how you should navigate it. (Please note that new Global Torrey students will be joining us for this session.) |
Café Banquet Room |
| 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Lunch Enjoy lunch in the dining hall with your new global friends! |
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| 1–2:30 p.m. | Session 4: Safety & Emergencies Learn about how to stay safe and make wise choices. We will go over some procedures that may be different from the ones that you grew up with. (Please note that new Global Torrey students will be joining us for this session.) |
Café Banquet Room |
| 2:30–6 p.m. | Choose Your Adventure During this time we encourage you to make any appointments you need to, such as:
Or go on a campus tour, take a nap, play some soccer or read a book. It's FREE time! |
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| 6–7 p.m. | Dinner Join us back in Café Banquet Room for dinner together before we have a lot of fun at... |
Café Banquet Room |
| 7–9 p.m. | Game Night This is so much fun! You won't want to miss it! |
Andrew's Banquet Room |
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| 8–9 a.m. |
Check In and Breakfast Join us for a hot breakfast in the Café Banquet Room. |
Café Banquet Room |
| 9–10 a.m. | Session 5: Cultural Transitions During this super important session, we will learn more about ways to navigate cultural transitions. |
Café Banquet Room |
| 10–11:30 a.m. | Session 6: Campus Challenge Put your knowledge of the campus to the test in this fun challenge. Be safe and have fun! Meet back in the Café Banquet Room at 11:30 a.m., no matter how far you got in the challenge. There will be a simultaneous Resource Tour available for families and supporters. |
Café Banquet Room |
| 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Lunch with SOS Leaders We will be having a fun lunch with your SOS leaders. This will be a great time for you to get to know your leader, and to ask them all sorts of questions! |
Sycamore Lawn |
| 1–1:30 p.m. | Session 7: Finding Employment Strategies and mentalities moving forward to find a job as a student and beyond. |
Café Banquet Room |
| 1:30–2:30 p.m. | Session 8: Final Session Let's wrap up our time and answer any questions you may have. | Café Banquet Room |
| 2:30–6 p.m. | Choose Your Adventure
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| 6–7 p.m. | Dinner and Worship Night Join us back in Andrew's Banquet Room for our final dinner together before we have fun at Movie Night. We will also have a time of worship to center our hearts to be open to God's plan for you during your time at Biola. |
Andrew's Banquet Room |
| 7–9 p.m. | Surprise Activity This is so much fun! You won't want to miss it! |
Café Banquet Room |
Biola's New Student Orientation
After the New Global Student Orientation, you will join all undergraduate students in Biola's New Student Orientation to learn about how to get involved with the various programs, events and opportunities in the Biola community. View the schedule.