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Orientation

Start your Redhawk journey with events and programs like Early Bird Immersion, Fall Welcome, Family Orientation, Redhawk Launch, and Transfer Orientation or through resources like the new student checklist and portal.

Orientation Goals

As you begin your Redhawk journey, Orientation Programs will be alongside you each step of the way!

We focus our work around one essential question: “What essential information and skills help new students transition successfully to Seattle U?” To answer this question, we use the following goals to guide how we support you:

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Sense of Belonging Academic Success Inclusion & Identity Personal Growth Self-Reliance
You will create a connection with SU and build relationships with the peers, faculty, and staff. You will embrace intellectual passions and explore effective learning habits. You will engage in reflection about your identities and how to build relationships across differences. You will explore your values, sense of purpose, and social responsibility. You will learn to navigate campus, seek support resources, and sustain holistic wellbeing.

Summer Orientation Programs

Orientation is a hybrid experience that includes online tasks through your Orientation Portal and in-person events on campus. The purpose of Orientation is to provide you with the tools needed for a successful transition to college life at Seattle University. Click on your student group below to learn more.

All Orientation Staff

All Faculty & Staff