Undergraduate Orientation
Programming Details:
Welcome, Class of 2028! We are thrilled that you've chosen to join us this fall and we cannot wait to welcome you to the Corcoran at GW. Our program areas are planning orientation sessions in conjunction with GW’s New Student Orientation to help welcome you to the Corcoran.
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024 we will host a Corcoran Orientation session to welcome new undergraduate students to the school. Orientation will begin at our Flagg Building location (500 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006).
Orientation Overview:
11:00am-11:15am Orientation Check-in
Join us for donuts, mingling with peers and faculty, and don’t forget to grab your Corcoran swag!11:15am-11:30am Corcoran Orientation Session
Following a welcome from Corcoran Director, Lauren Onkey, we will cover all you need to know to get your year off to a great start in the Corcoran.11:30am-12:30pm Program-Specific Orientations (see below for program-specific details)
- Art History
Following the Corcoran Orientation in the Flagg Building, Art History students will have a program overview and tour of the Art History spaces in Smith Hall of Art.
- Design (Graphic Design and Interaction Design)
Design (Graphic Design and Interaction Design) and Studio Arts (Fine Arts and Photojournalism) students will gather together to meet their advisors, learn about Foundations, get important studio updates, and a Q&A.
Following the Foundations orientation, Design students will break out into program-specific groups with advisors for Flagg Tours and a program-specific Q&A.
- Studio Arts (Fine Arts and Photojournalism)
Studio Arts (Fine Arts and Photojournalism) and Design (Graphic Design and Interaction Design) students will gather together to meet their advisors, learn about Foundations, get important studio updates, and a Q&A.
Following the Foundations orientation, Studio Arts students will break out into program-specific groups with advisors for Flagg/Smith Tours and a program-specific Q&A.
- Interior Architecture
IA first-year students will meet with IA faculty in Studio #212 to meet their cohort and go over all things IA such as: the curriculum: resources; lectures, events + programs; our Student Group (IASG); study abroad options; and other any questions students have.
- Music
Meet with faculty members and current music students, tour music spaces in Flagg and Phillips Hall, and ask any questions you have. You will receive information about lesson registration, ensemble auditions, and other music courses. This orientation will give you a good idea of what to expect in your first semester at GW as well as help you envision and plan for the next four years.
- Theatre & Dance
The Theatre & Dance Program faculty and staff will leave from the Flagg Building for a walking tour of our various studio, performance, and teaching spaces on the Foggy Bottom campus. The tour will culminate in a program Q&A session in the Black Box studio. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
The tour will include:
Start: Flagg Building (Corcoran School administration, non-performance studios and laboratories)
Building J (dance studios)
University Student Center (scenic fabrication lab, dance and acting studios, Betts Theatre)
Samson Hall (costume fabrication lab, design studio)
Finish: Building XX (black box studio, program administration, faculty office)