New Seahawk Orientation

New Seahawk Orientation
Admitted Students

New Seahawk Orientation is a fun and informative introduction to life at Salve. You'll meet new people, learn about University resources, and explore the campus and Newport community. Signature events include the Newport Immersion and Convocation, along with various evening activities throughout the week.

Please note: New Seahawk Orientation is mandatory for all new students, including commuter and transfer students.

Orientation for Families

We view our relationship with families as a partnership to help every student succeed. Our family orientation is designed to give you the information and resources you need to support your student during their critical first year. Hosted by the Office of Student Engagement and other campus partners, the day will include helpful sessions designed to welcome you to Salve, answer your questions and prepare you and your student for the college experience.

Our orientation program for families is not mandatory, but you're strongly encouraged to participate. During family orientation, you can attend information sessions and a resource fair, help your student move in to their residence hall, and attend a family social along with our traditional welcome and blessing ceremony.

Students are billed a $325 fee for New Seahawk Orientation. As part of this fee, they may bring up to two family members to participate in orientation.

Frequently Asked Questions

New Seahawk Orientation is mandatory for all new students, including commuter and transfer students. If you can't attend, contact the Office of Student Engagement at (401) 341-2915 or sruorientation@salve.edu.

If you need special accommodations for New Seahawk Orientation, contact the Office of Student Engagement at (401) 341-2915 or sruorientation@salve.edu.

If you're a new or transferring international student, exchange student or U.S. citizen who grew up overseas, you'll attend International Student Orientation prior to New Seahawk Orientation. For more information, call the Center for Global Education and Fellowships at (401) 341-2372.

The room assignment process begins with an online housing application, which provides Residence Life with the information necessary to assign you a roommate(s) and residence hall room.

Housing applications are available through June 13. After June 13, room and roommate requests are processed. Please note that roommate requests are only granted when all students requesting roommates have indicated the option on their respective applications. In mid-July, you'll receive notification through your Salve email address that your room assignment and roommate information is available.

For more information, contact Residence Life at (401) 341-2210 or residencelife@salve.edu.

Textbooks are available to rent or purchase in digital or printed format from the bookstore website. You're encouraged to consider rental or digital options to help lower the cost of textbooks. You may highlight and make notes in both used and new rented textbooks. You may also convert a rented textbook to a purchase any time during the semester by paying the difference between the rental and purchase price.

For more information, call the Salve bookstore at (401) 847-9086.

Santander Bank is nearby and has an ATM in Miley Hall. A second ATM is located in Gerety Hall. It is not affiliated with a bank and charges $1 per transaction.

Spring New Seahawk Orientation: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

Our New Seahawk Orientation program will provide you with an educational and engaging introduction to life at Salve. You will meet fellow new students and learn about University resources. Please note that programming is mandatory for all new students.

Orientation registration

Registration deadline: Monday, Jan. 12. A schedule of events for the day will be posted shortly.

Sexual Harassment/Assault Prevention

All new students must complete three online health and wellness modules: AlcoholEdu, Sexual Assault Prevention and ABCs of Healthy Living. These modules are assigned through the Vector Solutions learning platform. You'll receive an email invitation at your salve.edu address with instructions on how to access them. If you're transferring from another school that required these trainings, you'll be asked to complete them again, as they contain University-specific resources and policies. These trainings take up to 30 minutes to complete.