
New Student and Family Orientation
Your Valiant Journey Starts Now!
Our undergraduate orientation program has events, activities, and academic information sessions to acclimate you to life at Manhattanville. You will have the opportunity to meet faculty, staff, and students, learn how to get involved on campus, and learn the tips to success.
New Student and Family Orientation
All new undergraduate students are required to attend a new student orientation. You will register by selecting a date to the right and logging into your applicant
portal.
Fall 2024 Students: First-year students may register for one of three dates. Transfer
Students should register for the August date.
Contact the Orientation Team
Spring 2024 Orientation Dates
Fall 2024 Orientation Dates
Orientation Schedules
Time | Event | Location |
8:30am – 9:00am | Check-in | Reid Castle – Lobby |
9:00am – 9:30am |
Meet your OL! Team 1 & 2 Team 3 & 4 Team 5 & 6 Team 7 Team 8 |
Reid Castle – Various Rooms West Room Ophir Room East Library Music Room Welcome Center |
9:30am – 10:00am | Welcome | Reid Castle – Chapel |
10:00am – 10:45am |
Academic Tools for Success! Team 1, 2, & 3 Team 4, 5, & 6 Team 7 & 8 |
Brownson Hall – Various Rooms BR 008 BR 106 BR 109 |
10:45am – 11:30am |
Getting Involved Team 1, 2, & 3 Team 4, 5, & 6 Team 7 & 8 |
Brownson Hall – Various Rooms BR 008 BR 106 BR 109 |
11:45am – 12:30pm |
Lunch Team 1, 2, 3, & 4 Being A Valiant: Who Are We? Team 5, 6, 7, & 8 |
Benziger Dining Hall
Reid Castle - West Room |
12:30pm – 1:15pm |
Lunch Team 5, 6, 7, & 8 Being A Valiant: Who Are We? Team 1, 2, 3, & 4 |
Benziger Dining Hall
Reid Castle - West Room |
1:15pm – 1:45pm |
Commuter Student Breakout Residential Student Breakout |
Reid Castle - West Room Reid Castle - East Library |
1:45pm – 2:15pm |
Finding Success As A Student |
Reid Castle - West Room |
2:15pm – 3:45pm |
Campus Scavenger Hunt |
Leave from Reid Castle – West Room |
4:00pm – 4:30pm | Being a Valiant: Giving Back | Reid Castle – West Room |
Time | Event | Location |
8:30am – 9:00am | Check-in | Reid Castle – Lobby |
9:00am - 9:30am | Resource Fair | Benziger Hall – East Room |
9:30am - 10:00am | Welcome! | Reid Castle - Chapel |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Resource Fair |
Benziger Hall – East Room |
10:45am – 11:15am |
Letting Go |
Benziger Hall – East Room |
11:30am - 12:15pm |
Campus Resource Panel Campus Safety Center for Inclusion Center for Student Accessibility Student Health and Counseling |
Benziger Hall – East Room |
12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch |
Benziger Hall – East Room |
1:30pm – 2:00pm |
Campus Resource Panel Financial Aid OneStop Registrar - FERPA/ Advising Student Conduct Title IX |
Benziger Hall – East Room |
2:00pm |
Optional Activities: Campus Tour Financial Aid Appointments 'Villeage Store Coffee Bar
|
Meet Outside Reid Castle Reid Castle - Ophir Room Benziger Hall - Ground Level Benziger Hall - East Room |
Steps to Becoming a Valiant
The first part of getting you started at Manhattanville is to complete the Academic Schedule Preference Form and Orientation Sign Up. The Academic Schedule Preference Form allows for our Academic Advisors to help create your class schedule. You can access these through your applicant portal.
If you are planning to live on campus you will need to submit your housing deposit through your applicant portal. Once you submit your housing deposit you you can complete your your Housing Application.
The Housing Application is a legally binding agreement for the entire academic year (Fall & Spring Semester).
Completing the housing application is important to help us place you with a roommate that will compliment how you live. If you want to room with a specific individual both individuals will need to name each other on their Housing Applications.
Submitting your required health forms is a critical step in starting at Manhattanville.
More information is forthcoming.
Be sure to click on each link below. This will bring you to webpages that have forms to be completed regarding Student Financials and Billing, FERPA Waiver, and Health Insurance waivers (if you do not need college health insurance). You can also contact Student Financial Services to set up a meeting with a student account manager.



Questions About Orientation?
We have a number of services for families to get connected and engaged with the Manhattanville College community.
Prospective and current student families and supporters will find the resources and information they need to explore and connect with Manhattanville.
By Car
From New York City
Deegan Expressway/New York State Thruway (I-87) north to exit 8. Right to Cross Westchester
Expressway (I-287), east to Hutchinson River Parkway. North on Hutchinson River Parkway
to exit 16 (in New York, not Connecticut) at Route 120 (Purchase Street). Left on
Purchase Street to campus.
From Long Island
Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge north to Hutchinson River Parkway north to exit 16 (in
New York, not Connecticut) at Route 120 (Purchase Street). Left on Purchase Street
to campus.
From Upstate New York and Northern New Jersey
Tappan Zee Bridge East to Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287). East to Hutchinson
River Parkway (Exit 9 north). North on Hutchinson River Parkway to exit 16 (in New
York, not Connecticut) at Route 120 (Purchase Street). Left on Purchase Street to
campus.
From Putnam and Dutchess Counties
South on I-684 to exit 2. Follow Route 120 south (Purchase Street) to campus (about
4 miles).
From Connecticut
Merritt Parkway South to Hutchinson River Parkway south to exit 16 in New York (not
in Connecticut). Turn right onto Route 120 (Purchase Street) and follow to campus
on left.
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New England Thruway South to Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) west to Hutchinson
River Parkway north (exit 9). Hutchinson River Parkway north to exit 16 at Route 120
(Purchase Street). Left on Purchase Street to campus.
By Public Transportation or Plane
Train or Bus
Metro North Railroad from NYC Grand Central Terminal. Harlem Division Line to White
Plains.
- or -
Anderson Hill Road bus (Bee-Line No. 12) or Taxi to the campus.
By Plane
Manhattanville College also is easily accessible from all New York City area airports:
Westchester County Airport, Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark
International Airport.
Contact Us
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Office of Admissions
admissions@mville.edu914.323.5464
Monday - Friday
9 AM-5 PM