FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE Congratulations! You can officially say you are a part of the Gannon Family. As an incoming student at Gannon University, you are about to embark on one of the most significant and memorable phases of your life. Gannon’s First Year Experience is designed to foster an undergraduate student experience that focuses on your positive transition to college, actively inspires you to explore your passions and interests, as well as supports the beginning of your adult life of learning and development. FYE also connects you with people, places, and programs so that you can begin creating a vision of what you want your Gannon experience to be. The programs below collectively make up your First Year Experience: Accepted Student To-Do List Use your personalized checklist to track everything you need to complete before the semester begins. This check list includes items like signing your Master Promissory Note, Applying for Housing and a Meal Plan, submitting your Health Forms, etc. You can find the whole checklist at gannon.edu/ accepted. New Student Orientation A one-day transition program in the summer designed to connect you with people, places, and programs, learn what it takes to be a successful Gannon student, and leave with a clear understanding of how to customize that vision for success.
Welcome Week This extended orientation is a transition period between move-in day and the first day of class. This program is designed to help you settle into campus, build connections with the Gannon community, find opportunities that match your interests, and develop a sense of belonging on Gannon’s campus before classes start.
Gannon 101 This first year course will include experiential and collaborative learning that supports you through your transition to Gannon University in your first semester. This course will be facilitated by a Gannon staff or faculty member as well as an upper-level student Transition Guide.
Our priority is to ensure that you have everything you need to be successful which includes information, resources, connections, and a sense of belonging at Gannon.
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