Schedules
Each day of New Student Orientation is specifically designed to make you transition to FIT as seamless as possible. We encourage you to take full advantage of all the opportunities, programs, and experiences during orientation. You will only have one New Student Orientation as a FIT student; make the most of it!
Incoming students will be emailed a detailed orientation schedule to their FIT email
account; a full detailed schedule is also accessible below:
Spring 2026 New Student Orientation
ID Pickup
Business and Liberal Arts Center, Auxiliary Gym, AX39
Orientation Check-in
Pomerantz Center Lobby
Welcome
Pomerantz Center, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Words of welcome from the new FIT President, Jason Schupbach, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Yasemin Jones, FIT Student Government Association (SGA) President Isabelle FitzSimmons, and members of the Department of Student Life. The program will be emceed by Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Dean of Students Dr. Corie McCallum.
Put the "I" in FIT: Students' Perspectives on Success
Pomerantz Center, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Success can be defined differently, and here at FIT we want students to feel accomplished both in and out of the classroom. Three current FIT students will share their journeys of involvement and student leadership. Student panelists are Sarah Guadagnino, Sydney Harmon, and Max Alvarado. This program will be emceed by Associate Director for Leadership and Civic Engagement Dr. Meaghan Davis.
Meet Your Orientation Leader
Following the welcome, students will be dismissed by floor to meet in their assigned classrooms with their Orientation Group and Orientation Leaders. Classroom locations can be found on page 2.
Campus Resource Fair
Business and Liberal Arts Center, Main Gym, BX02
Meet representatives from the various campus departments designed to help students achieve success both in and out of the classroom. Complete the resource card provided by your OL for a chance to win a prize!
Lunch and Club/Organization Meet and Greet
Conference Center at FIT, John E. Reeves Great Hall
First grab lunch—it’s on us!—then take some time to meet fellow new students and engage with various activities offered by FIT’s clubs and organizations.
Meet and Greet with the Student Government Association
Dubinsky Student Center, A730
Make a Stuffie with the Student Activities Board
Dubinsky Student Center, A738
Academic Club Space
Dubinsky Student Center, A734
Join the International Trade Student Association, the Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing Association, the Innovation Technology Club, and Advertising and Digitial Design for keychain making and other activities!
Social Club Space
Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor
Join WFIT Broadcasting, Theatre Club, Wardrobe Styling and Set Design, FIT Art Fest, Blush Magazine, Creative Freedom Club, and Runway27 for mood board making, music, and other activities!
Transfer Students
Dubinsky Student Center, A739
Zero Shades of Grey
Pomerantz Center, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
At FIT we are a community. In this session, we offer you honest, entertaining performances—addressing topics such as consent, substance use, sexual assault, and bystander intervention—to help you consider how to make smart choices in challenging situations on and off campus. Learn about support resources, respectful behaviors, and reporting options at FIT.
Various Locations (noted below by major)
Fashion Design
Pomerantz Center, D211
Interior Design
Pomerantz Center, D513
Advertising and Marketing Communications
Pomerantz Center, D523
Fashion Business Management
JFB Building, Bob Fisch Presentation Hall
International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries
Business and Liberal Arts Center, B303
Campus Tours
Pomerantz Center Lobby
FIT Tour Guides will lead you around campus, pointing out your classrooms, campus resources, places to study, etc. Be sure to bring your class schedule. Sign up for a tour via the Corq app.