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New Student Orientation - Learning Goals

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From New Student Orientation in June to Welcome Week in the fall, our office works with students to facilitate their transition to campus. During their transition to Bryant, students will be led by current student leaders, Orientation Leaders, and Welcome Week Leaders throughout each session. Collaborating with other campus partners, we welcome and acclimate students by providing resources, support, and information to enrich their Bryant experience.

New Student Orientation

New Student Orientation is your best introduction to campus life. It’s where you’ll meet and connect with fellow students, staff, and faculty, learn more about essential resources and opportunities on campus, and discover what the Bryant campus community is all about. Orientation is required for all new and transfer students and optional for family members.

You’ll meet our orientation leaders, who help you acclimate to the campus. You’ll be able to ask questions, learn about our exciting campus events, and connect with fellow students.

“Orientation allows our students to connect with faculty, staff, and peers and forge lifetime connections,” says Dr. Inge-Lise Ameer, Vice President for Student Affairs.

2025 New Student Orientation dates will be announced soon. Registration will open in May. Check back for updates!

Transfer Student Orientation

Transfer Orientation is a half-day program for all incoming transfer students. During this program, you will meet other incoming transfer students, meet with Academic Advising regarding your class schedule, receive your laptop, learn about important resources for incoming students, and more! After completing Transfer Orientation, you will join all incoming students for our Welcome Week program. Welcome Week dates will be announced later this year.

2025 Transfer Student Orientation dates will be announced soon! Stay tuned for more information about these programs later this summer!

Welcome Week

Welcome Week aims to connect you with some of the people, offices, and opportunities on campus and help you familiarize yourself with campus before you start classes. You’ll meet our Welcome Week leaders, who will help guide you through the week of activities, presentations, and programs.

2025 Welcome Week dates will be announced soon! A Welcome Week schedule will be available in the summer. Check back for more information!

Welcome Week is a week-long program that picks up where New Student Orientation in June leaves off for all incoming students. The entire first-year class, led by Bryant University’s Welcome Week Leaders will participate in campus traditions like the igNIGHT ceremony, spend time with their Student Success classmates and faculty. As well as get to know the campus, resources, expectations and meet their classmates.

At Orientation you will:

learn about course selection and register for your classes;
become more familiar with the campus;
meet many of your classmates and make connections with staff and faculty;
gain an understanding of community standards and expectations;
learn about academic expectations, campus life, leadership and involvement opportunities; technology; dining options; financial well-being; health and wellness; and much more!

4MILE is a week-long cultural and leadership program uniquely designed for incoming international and domestic multicultural students. The program aims to foster a community that nurtures a sense of belonging. It also seeks to ease students' transition to campus life by guiding them to academic and personal support resources. Furthermore, the program seeks to facilitate the formation of meaningful friendships and connections, enriching the students' educational journey.

Learn more about 4MILE

Family and Friends Weekend takes place in November each year. This weekend is an exciting opportunity for parents and other family members of current Bryant students to visit campus and enjoy the community and spirit that Bryant students experience daily!

Family members are invited to Bryant to tour the campus, meet other families, attend a football game, sample the dining hall, partake in a delicious outdoor barbeque, shop the on-campus harvest market, and more! Students can showcase their home away from home to their families and involve them in campus life!

Learn more about Family and Friends Weekend