New Student Orientation 2026 Welcome Aboard: Flight 2026 – Sky’s the Limit! TOGETHER STARTS HERE Welcome to New England Conservatory Orientation begins at the Student Life & Performance Center (SLPC), 255 St. Botolph Street. Please refer to individual event listings for locations throughout Orientation Week. All times listed are Eastern Time (ET) / Boston local time Orientation Week is designed to help students build connections, ask questions, and begin navigating life at NEC with confidence.
GOLDEN TICKET COMMUNITY EVENTS Connection and Community Your NEC community starts here! Look for the Golden Ticket icon in the schedule and attend at least two community events to earn a complimentary lunch voucher at one of our neighborhood coffee shop or restaurant partners. Grab lunch with a new NEC friend! Redeemable on Thursday and Friday with atleast two event attendance stamps collected in your Orientation Passport.
CAMPUS LOCATIONS SLPC — Student Life & Performance Center, 255 St. Botolph Street SB — St. Botolph Building, 241 St. Botolph Street - enter through SLPC Rebecca’s Cafe — Located inside SLPC, 1st Floor Elfers Commons — Located inside SLPC, Lower Floor Black Box Theater — Located inside the SLPC, Lower Floor NEC Blumenthal Family Library — Located inside SLPC, 2nd Floor Burnes Hall — Located inside SLPC, 2nd Floor Eben Jordan — Located inside SLPC, 2nd Floor Pierce Hall — Located inside the St. Botolph Building, 1st Floor - enter through SLPC Jordan Hall (JH) — 30 Gainsborough Street Williams Hall — Located inside the Jordan Hall building Brown Hall — Located inside the Jordan Hall building Jordan Hall Mezzanine (1M) — Located inside the Jordan Hall building
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