New Student Orientation

Additional Information...

• The Family Orientation Program

  Your family is welcome and encouraged to join you for your Orientation Session. We can guarantee that we will keep them busy, informed, and entertained with a program we have designed just for them! The schedules and more information are detailed on the Freshman and Transfer Orientation program pages. In participating in the Family Program, your family members will:

  • Develop a comfort level with SUNY Plattsburgh.
  • Learn about the topics and concerns that family members have told us are most important to them.
  • Learn how to be a valuable and supportive resource for you as you progress as a student at SUNY Plattsburgh.

  "I expected less but was pleasantly surprised with the investment made by all in this program."

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  - Parent

• Directions to New Student Orientation

  If you need help finding your way around campus, take a look at our campus maps.

  From the Northway (Interstate 87)

  1. Take Exit 37 and turn right (East) onto Cornelia Street (Route 3).
  2. Stay in the right lane and continue until you reach the Y-intersection of Cornelia and Broad Street (Burger King is on your right).
  3. Bear right down Broad Street and take the 3rd right (Olivetti Street).
  4. Staying on Olivetti Street, you will come to a "T" at Rugar Street (Sibley Hall will be directly in front of you). Take a left on Rugar Street and take your first right onto Tower Roadway (deFredenburgh Residence Hall will be in front of you as you turn).
  5. Follow the Orientation signs to Parking Lot 18, and head into Wilson Hall for Check-in.

  From the West (Route 3)

  1. Continue East on Route 3.
  2. Stay in the right lane and continue East until you reach the Y-intersection of Cornelia and Broad Streets (Burger King is on your right).
  3. Bear right down Broad Street and take the 3rd right (Olivetti Street).
  4. Staying on Olivetti Street, you will  come to a "T" at Rugar Street (Sibley Hall will be directly in front of you).  Take a left on Rugar Street and take your first right onto Tower Roadway (deFredenburgh Residence Hall will be in front of you as you turn).
  5. Follow the Orientation signs to Parking Lot 18, and head into Wilson Hall for Check-in.

  Directions to Transfer Session Parking

  1. Take Exit 37 and turn right (East) onto Cornelia Street (Route 3).
  2. Stay in the right lane and continue until you reach the Y-intersection of Cornelia and Broad Street (Burger King is on your right).
  3. Bear right down Broad Street and take the 4th right (Sanborn Avenue).
  4. Follow the Orientation Signs to Lot 27, and then the way-finding signs to Yokum Hall.

  Upon Arrival

  You will receive a parking pass to put on your vehicle while you are here for Orientation.

• Public Transportation to New Student Orientation

  SUNY Plattsburgh is located only a few miles from the Amtrak Station, the local bus station and Plattsburgh International Airport. Students/family members arriving by bus (Greyhound or Trailways), or by train, will be offered a complimentary shuttle from the station to campus as well as a return on the last day of the program. Students will be registering for their classes beginning at 12:30 p.m. on last day of each session. As such students traveling by train will be the first-to finish, allowing them to make the return train, which leaves Plattsburgh at 1:25 p.m.  If you are traveling to campus by bus, you will need to book your return ticket for after 2 p.m.

  After you have purchased your tickets, please email [email protected]  or call 518-564-3282 to arrange for a shuttle pick-up. You must request a shuttle pick-up 3 business days prior to your session to ensure a complimentary shuttle. We are not able to offer a shuttle to and from the airport at this time.

  For family members attending the program who do not have transportation to and from their hotel, we will be running a shuttle from the hotels listed on the accommodations page at the beginning and end of each orientation day.

  If you will be arriving by bus, train or plane, please contact one of the following to purchase your tickets or for more information:

  By Train

  • Amtrak

  By Bus

  • Greyhound
  • Adirondack Trailways

  By Air

  • Plattsburgh International Airport

  Shuttle services will be provided for arrivals starting at 11 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. on the day of your session check-in. We will keep in contact with the train and bus stations and will know if there will be a delay. As such, if your bus or train is running late, rest assured that as long as you have pre-arranged a shuttle ride with us, we will be there to pick you up when you arrive.

• Family Weekend Information

  Sept. 20-22, 2019

  We've planned a special weekend for new and returning students to enjoy with their families. Join us!

  Learn more