Below is a general overview of both the student and the family schedule
during Orientation. Orientation begins on the first day at 10:30am and
ends by 3 pm on the second day. If you are making travel plans, please
plan accordingly.
Program at
a glance: Students
Day One
8am - 10am
Check-in at the
Wing/Davis/Wilks Residential Complex.
Here, you will receive your program materials and room keys.
All students spend the night in Wing/Davis/Wilks.
10:30am
Orientation Begins
Morning Sessions:
*University Welcome
*Academic Unit Meeting
Lunch with your OL and Academic Unit Meeting
Afternoon Sessions (times vary):
*Welcome Meeting with Orientation Leaders & other students assigned
to your residence hall floor
*Residential Life and Dining Service information sessions
*Campus Life & Academic information sessions
5-6pm
Dinner
After Dinner
*Campus community & involvement session
*Evening social activities
Day Two
Breakfast
Academic advising meeting
Course registration on the World Wide Web (by appointment)
Lunch & resource fair
Housing & Meal Plan selection
Check-out by 3 p.m.
Program at a
glance: Families
Day One
8am - 10am
Check-in
at the Wing/Davis/Wilks Residential Complex
Here, you will receive your program materials and room keys (if you are
staying on campus).
10:30am
Orientation begins
Morning Sessions:
*University Welcome
*Academic Unit Meeting
Lunch with your student's academic unit
Afternoon Sessions (times vary):
*Residential Life and Dining Service information sessions
*Campus Life & Academic information sessions
*Life at UVM from the student perspective
5-6pm
Dinner
After Dinner
*Presentation on parenting from a distance
*Parent social hour
Day Two
Breakfast
Information Sessions:
*Fall Move-in Information, including computers, lofts, and logistics.
*Dean of Students
*Financial aid and student accounts
Lunch and resource fair
Check-out by 3pm
