Summer 2025 Orientation Schedule
UConn Avery Point
ORIENTATION SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Schedule
Check-in Begins at 8:30 AM EST
Welcome Remarks
Icebreakers
Campus Tour
Celebrating you @ UConn - DEI Activity
Protect Our Pack Workshop
Lunch with your Orientation Leader and Group
Pre-Advising Seminar by Advising Team
Advising and Registration with Student Services
Program Ends at 3:00 PM EST
ORIENTATION SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Schedule
Check-in Begins at 8:30 AM EST
Welcome Remarks
Icebreakers
Campus Tour
Celebrating you @ UConn - DEI Activity
Protect Our Pack Workshop
Lunch with your Orientation Leader and Group
Pre-Advising Seminar by Advising Team
Advising and Registration with Student Services
Program Ends at 3:00 PM EST
Our upcoming Orientation schedule can be found below. Before reviewing the sessions, please read more about our task list and Orientation program.
First-Year & Transfer Student Orientation
Orientation is a 1-day program required for all new students at UConn Avery Point. Your Orientation experience will be spent on-campus connecting with peers and administrators in person, learning about campus resources, participating in academic advising, and registering for courses. First-year and transfer students attend Orientation together.
| Session | Dates |
| 1 | December 17 |
| 2 | January 14 |
First-Year & Transfer Student Orientation
Orientation is a 1-day program required for all new students at UConn Avery Point. Your Orientation experience will be spent on-campus connecting with peers and administrators in person, learning about campus resources, participating in academic advising, and registering for courses. First-year and transfer students attend Orientation together.
Registration for later sessions will open once current sessions are filled to capacity.
| Session | Dates |
| 1 | June 4 |
| 2 | June 11 |
| 3 | June 18 |
| 4 | June 25 |
| 5 | July 23 |
UConn Regional Undergraduate Family Orientation – Summer 2025
Family Orientation is a program designed to educate our husky family members about offices, services, resources, and processes that can help you in supporting your student as they transition to UConn.
The webinar series is designed for family members of all regional campus students. The series consists of 8, 1-hour webinars. Recordings of these webinars will be available within a week after the live webinar.
More information will be available in April.
Schedule (all webinars are from 6-7pm EST)
June 11: Privacy @ UConn
June 12: Financial Responsibility
June 13: Student Health and Wellness (Presentation Slides)
June 18: University Safety
June 19: Disability Services
June 20: Understanding Advising
June 25: Eating in Your Community
June 26: Career Development
In-Person Family Welcome Event
Each regional campus is also hosting an in-person event where family members of new students are invited to come explore campus, meet staff and administrators, and learn about campus specific programs/resources. Registration for this event will be available mid-May. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with information about parking, event location, etc.
Avery Point
July 24, 2025
UConn Regional Undergraduate Family Webinar Series
Prior to the Fall 2024 semester, Orientation Services recorded a webinar series designed for family members of all regional campus students. This program was designed to educate our husky family members about offices, services, resources, and processes that can help you in supporting your student as they transition to UConn.
Recordings of the webinars can be viewed at any time by clicking this link: Access Recordings for the Webinar Series by Clicking Here
Please be aware that some information in these webinars (i.e. dates) is specific for the fall semester. Updated dates for the spring semester can be found by searching the specific office's website, or contacting that office directly.
Webinar Descriptions
Privacy @ UConn
University Privacy provided an overview of FERPA, how students can designate access, and other resources.
Financial Responsibility
One Stop and the Bursar discussed payment methods, types of aid, an overview of deadline and other resources.
Student Health and Wellness (Presentation Slides)
Student Health and Wellness reviewed required documentation, an overview of their services, and how a family member can support their student.
University Safety
University Safety shared information about how students can access help and provided insight for how students can remain safe both on campus and in their respective community.
Disability Services
The Center for Disability Services discussed the differences between high school and college accommodations, the types of accommodations the university offers, required documentation and the registration process, and other resources.
Understanding Advising
Advising staff discussed general degree requirements, the academic calendar, the advising process, the advisor/advisee relationship, transfer credits, and other important information.
Eating in Your Community
Representatives from each regional campus reviewed eating options, Husky Harvest, how to plan for dietary accommodations, and other relevant information.
Career Development
The Center for Career Development provided an overview of career progression during college, services, and recourse available to students and alumni.
In-Person Family Orientation
There is no in-person Family Orientation program for family members of students beginning at UConn regional campuses in the spring semester. We encourage you to watch the webinar series and reach out to those offices with any specific questions.
