First-Year Experience

Students examine camera equipment as part of their classroom learning experience.

Your first year at college is an exciting time. A new environment, the freedom to explore your interests and the opportunity to meet new people and expand your perspectives.

At Muhlenberg, we’ve developed a first-year experience that is all about you and your success. You’ll make the connections you need to successfully transition to the College, to explore your environment, academic options and potential career goals, and begin to develop the skills you need to achieve the powerful student outcomes that are a hallmark of a Muhlenberg education.

Beginning in the summer and lasting throughout your first year at Muhlenberg, you will connect with mentors and peers—from Orientation Leaders to academic advisors to Resident Advisors—who are there for you. It begins with pre-orientation experiences that introduce you to Muhlenberg, followed by Orientation, which helps you successfully transition to the College and finally, programming and opportunities throughout the year that will give you the foundation you need for your Muhlenberg career.

Connections

First-Year Experience

Your First Year at Muhlenberg

Beginning with your first semester at Muhlenberg College, you will be connected with mentors and peers to help you successfully transition to college life.

Roommates bond in a College residence hall.

Living on Campus

Nothing enriches your college experience quite like having campus become home.

Students participate in team building activities as they get to know one another during Fall Orientation.

Summer Advising

Planning for your Muhlenberg career begins in the summer so you're prepared for all that awaits you during your first semester.

Students have a variety of ways to form lasting connections at Muhlenberg College.

Campus Connections

From student orientation to foundations courses teaching interpersonal skills, Muhlenberg prepares you to make the most out of peer and campus connections.

Faculty mentor and collaborate with students.

Academic Connections

The bonds between students and faculty are a vibrant and vital part of Muhlenberg and the path toward building these relationships begins in your first year.

Samantha Hof, Career Center director, helps a student learn about career options.

Career Connections

Even as a first-year student, you will begin forging connections with the Career Center to learn about internships and post-graduate opportunities.

In their words

We got to visit a few different Latinx communities in the area & then discuss our experience. Our class became so close because it was fairly small.

Amelie Parczany '25 , on what she loved about her First-Year Seminar 'Cuisine as Culture'

There were awesome leadership experiences that I never would have gotten at a large school.

Bahaa Abdellatif ’21 , on how his experiences at Muhlenberg helped prepare him for med school

From the first day of orientation, my [RA went] above and beyond to foster community within our floor and make us all feel welcome.

Anne Marie Alsobrooke '25 , on how her Resident Advisor helped make campus living feel like home

Amelie Parczany '25

Bahaa Abdellatif ’21

Anne Marie Alsobrooke '25

CONTACT INFORMATION

Office of Admissions

Email [email protected] Telephone 484-664-3200

Address Muhlenberg College Office of Admissions 2400 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104