New Student Orientation & Onboarding

This is your opportunity to learn all the K-State Salina essentials and set yourself up for success by experiencing campus firsthand.

Parents and guests are welcome to attend (though not required), with each student permitted to bring up to two guests.

Register for Spring orientation!

Choose from the following dates:

• December 4 (virtual): 1-4 p.m.
• January 8 (virtual): 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Schedule:

• Welcome
• Get to know your future classmates
• Learn about campus resources
• Time with you academic departments

Schedule your enrollment meeting

Enrollment meetings begin on November and continue through the first day of classes for the Spring 2027 semester. Our academic advisors will email your regarding scheduling your enrollment meeting in November.

Living on campus?

Have you completed your housing contract? Complete at the resident portal website.

The housing contract will go live on November 1, 2026.

Students can move into the residence halls starting January 17, 2027. The University does observe Martin Luther King Jr Day on January 18, 2027 and will be closed; the first day of classes is January 19, 2027.

We look forward to seeing you on campus this spring!

Residence Hall and Travel Information

• • Curious about what to bring?
  • Meet your residence life team!
  • Traveling to campus