Taking place Monday, August 18 through Sunday, August 24, 2025, New Seawolf Welcome is designed to help new students, including first year, transfer, and international students, settle into life at SBU, through required workshops, social events, and advisor led sessions.
Each student receives a personalized schedule of required orientation sessions via SB Engaged and is encouraged to participate in optional SBU WOW activities for community engagement and exploration.
Resident Students
Move-in marks the start of an exciting new chapter, and our Campus Residences team is here to make it smooth, welcoming, and stress-free. Check out the their website to find the information you need for move-in.
Fall Arrival
Commuter Students
The Commuter Expo is the official commuter student welcome! With robust program offerings throughout the evening, this is a great opportunity to get a head start immersing yourself into campus life! Take campus bus and walking tours, attend our Roommate Mixer to find potential off-campus roommates, hear from current commuter student panelists, attend a Landlords, Leases & You workshop, connect with a variety of campus resources, and much more!
Commuter Expo
Your first step in preparing for New Seawolf Welcome is to build your personalized
schedule using our SB Engaged platform. We have created a How-To document to help
you log to the platform and start building your schedule.
SB Engaged How-To guide
Each student has a unique schedule of required and elective workshops. All workshops
can be found in SBEngaged, our online platform that houses campus events, organizations & involvement opportunities.
Below we have highlighted two schedules at a glance for first-year students and transfer
students. Please select the option that best applies to you to assist in building
your schedule for the New Seawolf Welcome.
This digital welcome guide is your one-stop resource for everything you need as a
new student.
From campus services and support to tips for settling in and getting involved. Explore
the tools and information designed to help you thrive both inside and outside the
classroom.
