Spring New Undergraduate Student Orientation

Monday, January 25, 2027 at 1:00 PM until Tuesday, January 26, 2027 at 4:00 PMEastern Standard Time UTC -05:00

Roger Williams University
1 Old Ferry Rd
Bristol, RI 02809
United States

Your transition to Roger Williams University starts with Orientation! Our orientation program is designed to help you feel prepared, connected, and excited to begin your RWU experience. During Orientation, you’ll learn more about academics and academic support, campus resources, policies and procedures, student life, and the many opportunities to get involved and build community as a Hawk.

Orientation is required for all new undergraduate day students enrolling for the spring semester.

Spring Orientation for all new undergraduate students will take place Monday, January 25 through Tuesday, January 26.

Monday, January 25:
- Residential students will check-in from 1:00-4:00pm.
- Commuter students will check-in between 3:00-4:00pm
- Orientation Welcome Dinner will take place at 5:00pm for all new undergraduate students.
Tuesday, January 26
- Orientation programming will begin at 8:00am and conclude around 4:00pm.
Classes begin Wednesday, January 27!

You may register for orientation by completing and submitted the registration form below. Upon submission, you will receive an initial confirmation email to your personal email address you specified on the form below.

Questions? Please contact us at orientation@rwu.edu , call us at 401-254-3088, or text us at 401-424-6358.

Fields marked with * are required.

Student Information

Student First Name*

Student Preferred Name

Student Last Name*

Student Birth Date* (Used for Identification Purposes)

Student Personal Email Address* (Please enter the same email you used on your admission application).

Student Mobile Phone*

What is your major?*

What outside-of-the-classroom experiences are you interested in learning more about at Orientation?*

If other, please specify here:

How many family members will be attending Family Orientation?*

Please provide your family email address for Family Orientation registration*:

Do you or any of your guests require accommodations to equitably participate in Orientation activities?*

Please describe here:*