We can’t wait to welcome you to your Vermont State University campus!
Fall 2025
Orientation Highlights
Learn about orientation programming for the Fall 2025 semester. Visit the Academic Calendar for other important dates. Detailed orientation schedules will be emailed to students and made available through their online Knowledge Hub.
Throughout the summer we offer opportunities for you to come visit campus and meet members of your incoming class and hear from departments like Student Success, Academic Support, and Student Life about the resources available to you as newly enrolled students. You only need to attend one State Day session.
Castleton Days
- Friday, June 27
- Monday, July 28
- or Friday, August 8
Johnson Days
Lyndon Days
- Wednesday, July 16
- or Friday, July 18
Randolph Days
- Friday, July 18
- or Monday, July 21
Williston Days
- Monday, June 16 (morning)
- or Friday, August 1
Before classes begin, all new students, including first-year and transfer students living on campus or commuting, are encouraged to attend Vermont State Kick-Off either in person, at their primary campus, or online. This orientation program is designed to help you adjust to campus life, connect with resources, faculty, staff, and other students, and set the stage for a successful start to the first week of classes.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Student Success team StudentSuccess@VermontState.edu.
Featuring activities to bring your whole campus together!
About Welcome Week
You’ll discover resources.
Vermont State provides lots of services and support. Welcome Week is the perfect opportunity to learn where offices are located and meet the amazing staff members eager to help you. Look for open houses, scavenger hunts, and races that will introduce you to what’s available on your campus.
You’ll make connections.
We want campus to feel like home. You’ll have opportunities to find peers with common interests and to develop a sense of place. We’ll host meet-and-greets for specific groups and clubs, road trips to area highlights, and food truck night with local vendors.
You’ll engage with your community.
You can make a difference. We’ll introduce you to the University’s Mission, Vision, and Community Values, and show you how you can get involved in your new community on and off campus. Welcome Week will include community service events, DEI programming, and job fairs for work-study and off-campus employment.
Online students are encouraged to participate in our online student orientation sessions to get familiar with the resources and supports available to them, as well as how they can be engaged in student life and career development opportunities virtually.
- Thursday, July 10
- Monday, August 18
Spring 2026
Settle in to your campus, meet new friends, and enjoy the start of your Vermont State experience!
New Student Move-In:
Spring 2026 details will come in late 2025.
Orientation Highlights
Detailed orientation schedules will be emailed to students and made available through their online Knowledge Hub.
- Move-In for Residential Students
- Residence Life Staff and Resident Assistants will be on hand to help students move in and answer any questions.
- Dinner with the Orientation Leaders
- Get to know your Orientation leaders and groups before tomorrow! Have dinner and play some games!
- Breakfast and Check In for Resident and Commuter Students
- Welcome to Campus!
- Orientation Leaders and Resident Assistants will take new students on a tour of their class schedule. We will try to pair new students with students in their major.
- Meet the Orientation Leaders
- Get to know the Orientation Leaders and prepare for the upcoming semester while getting to know some of the other members of your class.
- Meet Campus Resources
- Tour and Schedule Walk
- Take a tour of the campus and visit your classrooms so you are all set to go on the first day of classes. The Orientation Leaders will help you navigate your way and give you tips and tricks on shortcuts and resources all over campus!
- Lunch with your Orientation group
- Meet Student Success Staff
- Meet members of Student Success who can tell you about various services that will help you to be successful here at VTSU.
- Meet Student Leadership
- Meet members of Student Activities and Student Government and get your questions answered about campus life and how you can get involved.
- New International Student Immigration Check-In (REQUIRED)
- Students will need Laptop and Electronic Copies of Passport Documents. Additional information will be emailed to international students ahead of arrival to home campuses
- Evening Activities with Orientation Leaders
Questions?
Please contact the office of the Student Success team at StudentSuccess@VermontState.edu
