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Family Orientation

Spring 2025 Family Information

Family Orientation is not offered during Spring New Student Orientation. We encourage family members to work with their student closely to prepare for their arrival. Many resources including campus information, financial aid, health & safety, on-campus housing, and more can be found on our Parents and Counselors landing page. A list of commonly utilized resources can also be found below as your student plans their arrival. We are excited to welcome everyone to campus!

Family Orientation Session:

The Family Orientation session is offered only during our Fall Semester, which is held concurrently with the beginning of the student's day on Friday, August 22, 2025. This is a time for you to make connections with administrators and fellow family members while learning more about the University of Alaska Southeast community.

Family members are free to join their students during the morning check-in before moving to the Egan Library with students for a 9:00 AM start time for our New Student Convocation. After Convocation ends, while students continue with the day, families will be taken to the Family Orientation session from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM for an introduction to university leadership, and have an opportunity to ask questions to a panel of highly experienced staff.

Afterwards, families are invited to an optional campus tour before being released for the day.

Recommended Texts

We highly recommend the text Your Freshman Is Off To College by Laurie L. Hazard, ED.D. and Stephanie K. Carter, M.A. This text breaks down the first college year by month, provides insight into the inner workings of a typical students' mind, and helps you proactively prepare for the calls, texts, and moods of your student throughout the year.

Discovering the UAS Campus

UAS maintains a landing page for Parents and Counselors. We encourage you to bookmark this page for future reference.

Note: We highly encourage you to expect your student to reach out to resources, staff, and faculty on their own. Our staff and faculty are friendly, approachable, and are trying to teach your student about self-advocacy and resource seeking.