Navigate Northern Days Fall 2025 [sunset over campus]

Welcome to Northern

Navigate Northern Days is your official welcome to life at Northern—on campus, in the classroom, and beyond. With a mix of activities and info sessions, you’ll get to know your new community and feel confident heading into your first year at Northern. All new first-time and new transfer students are required to attend.
 

Important Dates Related to Navigate Northern Days:

  • General Move-in Day for New & Returning Students: Sunday, August 17th
  • "Navigate Northern Days" Orientation: Monday & Tuesday, August 18th-19th
  • Parent/Family Orientation: Monday, August 18th
  • Classes Begin: Wednesday, August 20th

Navigate Northern Days 2025 Schedules

 

Sunday, August 17

Time

Session

Presenter

Location

8:00am

Breakfast

Dining Services

Dining Hall Student Union Building

8:00am to 12:00pm

Residence Hall Check In
Student Family Residences

Residential Education Staff

Residence Hall Lobbies
Student Union Building

1:00pm to 5:00pm

Residence Hall Check In

Residential Education Staff

Residence Hall Lobbies

5:00pm

Dining Hall Opens Dinner

Dining Services

Dining Hall Student Union Building

6:00pm

“Lights” Dessert

Athletics & Recreation

Tilleman Field

7:00pm

Morgan Residence Hall Meeting

Residential Education Staff

Morgan Hall Lounge

8:00pm

Mackenzie Residence Hall Meeting

Residential Education Staff

Mackenzie Hall Lounge

Monday, August 18

Time

Session

Presenter

Location

7:00am

Breakfast

Dining Services

Dining Hall, Student Union Building

9:00am to 12:00pm

University Check In

  • Campus Support Offices & Resources
  • Campus Resource Panel
  • Campus Tours

 

Student Support Services

Student Affair Services

University Colleges

Student Resource Services

Student Union Ballroom

 

12:00pm

Alumni Foundation
Welcome Lunch

Alumni Foundation

Dining Hall, Student Union Building

1:00pm

Rotating Session

Being a Northern Student: Academic Rhythms & Your Commitment to Learning

Student Support Services

 

Cowan Hall 317

1:30pm

Rotating Session

Navigate Northern Technology

Office of Teaching & Learning Excellence

Cowan Hall 112 & 113

2:00pm

Rotating Session

Money Matters

Heidi Davey, Altana FCU

Cowan Hall 319

5:00pm

Northern BBQ

Dining Services

East Lawn

5:30pm to

7:00pm

Student Support Services
Ice Cream Social

Student Support Services

Cowan Hall 211

7:00pm

Northern Chill
Evening Activity Playfair

Residential Education & Student Activities

Armory Gym

Tuesday, August 19

Time

Session

Presenter

Location

7:00am

Breakfast

Dining Services

Dining Hall, Student Union Building

9:00am

Welcome to Northern

Chancellor  Kegel;
ASMSUN President Perkins

Student Union Building

9:15am

We Are Northern: Purpose, Values, Vision & the Learning Experience

Senior Vice Chancellor Brown & Vice Chancellor Bennett

 

Student Union Building

9:30am

 Northern Class Picture University Relations Tilleman Field

10:00am

Being a Light

Dept of Athletics

Armory Gym

10:45

Get Engaged

Student Affairs Staff

Hensler Auditorium

11:15

Student Wellbeing

Student Wellness Center Staff

Hensler Auditorium

12:00pm

Student Affairs Welcome Lunch

Dining Services

Dining Hall, Student Union Building

1:00pm

Academic Welcome

Northern Academic Deans

Hagener 101 “The Pit”

1:30pm

Meet the Majors*

 

Northern Faculty

Various Campus locations

See below for locations

4:00pm to 7:00pm

Aurora Borealis Festival

Student Affairs Staff

 

Cowan Hall Courtyard

* Meet the Majors Locations

Automotive - Automotive Technology Building Agricultural Mechanics - Diesel Technology Center Breakout Room
Agricultural Technology - Brockmann Center 205
Business - Brockmann Center 209
Criminal Justice - Cowan Hall 303
Diesel - Diesel Technology Center North Lobby
Electrical - Brockmann Center 106
Engineering- Brockmann Center 211
Health Sciences/Biology -Hagener 101
Plumbing - Brockmann Center 101
Education - Cowan Hall 107
Community Psychology - Cowan Hall 107
Welding - Metal Technology Building
Graphic Design - Cowan Hall 112
General Studies AA - Cowan Hall 300
Liberal Studies - Cowan Hall 300
Undecided - Cowan Hall 300 

Monday, August 18

Time

Session

Presenter

Location

7:00am

Breakfast

Dining Services

Dining Hall, Student Union Building

9:00am to 12:00pm

University Check In

  • Campus Support Offices & Resources
  • Campus Resource Panel
  • Campus Tours

Student Support Services

Student Affair Services

University Colleges

Student Resource Services

Student Union Building Ballroom

 

12:00pm

Alumni Foundation
Welcome Lunch

Alumni Foundation

Dining Hall, Student Union Building

1:00pm

Healthy Student

Student Wellness Center

 

Student Union Building Ballroom

1:30pm

Rotating Session

Residential Education & Commuter Life

Residential Education

Student Union Building Ballroom

2:00pm

Rotating Session

Student Success Panel Q&A
Mix & Mingle Parent to Parent

Student Success

Fireside Room, Student Union Building

2:30pm

Money Matters

 Heidi Davey, Altana FCU LIttle River Institute, Student Union Building

3:00pm

First Generation

 Student Affairs & Student Support Services LIttle River Institute, Student Union Building

5:00pm

Northern BBQ

 Dining Services East Lawn
Student Union Building

Maps + Locations

Campus Map
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Orientation Check-In
From Highway 2 or US-87/Old Post Road

Residence Hall Move-In
From Highway 2
From US-87 / Old Post Road

Address: 1200 Bonine Dr, Havre, MT 59501
Coordinates: 48°32'30.0"N, 109°40'56.0"W