# Building Community ![students cheering on the plaza](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/2025-07/Website%20Split%20WidthFull%20Width%20%281%29.png?h=77b85495&itok=xPiq2hAb) Vibrant Community ## Building Community Explore some of the many ways you can get involved during your time at NYU Stern. --- ## **Your Cohort Community** All first-years are assigned a cohort at the start of NYU Stern Orientation and experience their first few days on campus with their Orientation Leaders and cohort group. The ten cohorts, each named after a different Manhattan neighborhood, participate in team-building activities and friendly inter-cohort competitions. Cohorts help to foster community as you transition into college as well as throughout your time at NYU Stern through curricular and social activities. --- ## **The Stern Signature Experience Series (SES)** At the beginning of the school year, each class enjoys an iconic New York City experience. Past SES events have taken students to the U.S. Open, a private dinner on Ellis Island, a chartered cruise in the Hudson River, and more! SES events are Stern’s unique way of making sure you get to catch up with your class. --- ## **The Cohen Arts & Culture Experience (CACE)** Endowed by Jerry and Adrienne Cohen, this Stern-specific program offers all students the unparalleled opportunity to experience incredible cultural offerings unique to NYC alongside classmates, faculty, and staff. Want to take in a Broadway show, a Yankee game, or a night at the New York Philharmonic? CACE can make it happen! --- ## **Events and Traditions** Every year, NYU Stern Undergraduate College hosts a series of on-campus events that allow students to relax and enjoy themselves with friends. Favorites include the annual: Waffle Wednesdays, Stern's Got Talent, and the NYU All-University Games! --- ## **Class-wide Social Events** Each class elects three student representatives to plan community-building events throughout the year specific to the class. --- ## **Community Leadership Opportunities** Gain leadership and communication skills while getting involved at NYU Stern by applying to be an Orientation Leader, a Cohort Leadership Program Guide, a Peer Mentor, or a member of the NYU Stern Street Team. You can also participate in NYU Stern's Student Council, the Inter-Club Council, or serve on the executive board for one of the many [student clubs and organizations](/programs-admissions/undergraduate/vibrant-community/student-clubs-and-organizations). --- ## **NYU Clubs** NYU is home to more than [400 student clubs](https://www.nyu.edu/students/getting-involved/clubs-and-organizations.html), from chess club to cheese club. No matter what you're passionate about, you can find it here. And if we don't have it already, you can start it! --- ## **...And More** There's so much to explore at NYU and NYU Stern and many more ways to find your community here. ![Daniel & other street team members in the park](/sites/default/files/styles/640w_x_535h/public/assets/images/Mariangel%20Isabella%20Daniel%20Rachel%20%26%20Sigrid%20chillin%20in%20the%20park.jpg.webp?itok=UI2g1v_M) Sternies Say... ## Daniel "Orientation prepared me for life at Stern. From making lifelong friends to exploring everything Stern offers, orientation was a key part of my Stern experience. After experiencing it as a first-year, I decided to become an Orientation Leader as an upperclassman." --- [Visit and Connect](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/undergraduate/why-stern/admissions) [ Discover Why Stern](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/undergraduate/why-stern) [Apply to NYU Stern](https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply.html)