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  • Get Ready to Take Flight


    We’ve designed the Cardinal Flight Path to ensure your success on campus. We’ll make sure you understand how to complete your degree on time and where to go on campus with any academic questions you have.

  • Lifelong Friends


    The friends you make in college become friends for life — and it all begins here at Welcome Week!

  • The PlattsLife


    What’s the Plattslife? It’s all the things that make SUNY Plattsburgh special. During Welcome Week, you’ll learn more about SUNY Plattsburgh and all the ways we’ll support your success as a student.

  • Be Connected


    We have designed Welcome Week activities and events to help you feel comfortable on and off campus.

Welcome Week & New Student Orientation


Fall 2025 Welcome Week — Wednesday, Aug. 20 – Saturday, Aug. 23

Congratulations on your decision to attend SUNY Plattsburgh! We are excited to welcome you and we know that you and your family probably have many questions about your transition to university life. This is your Cardinal Flight Path to get prepared for your SUNY Plattsburgh experience.

Cardinal Flight Path


Introducing your Cardinal Flight Path — our special welcome events and activities to help get you comfortable navigating our campus, accessing student services and making friends in the process! 

Be Sure to Check Your Email Regularly

All new students will receive information from a variety of offices, such as admissions, graduate admissions and academic advising about getting registered into your first semester of courses.

We are busy planning Fall 2025 Welcome Week events for you. Please stay tuned as more details will be provided in the coming months.

Opening Week Events — Fall 2025

Additional Information


 

Questions?


Please email [email protected] with any questions you may have.

If you are an international student (studying in the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa like the F-1), and have additional questions then please email [email protected] for assistance.

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