Fall 2024 Orientation Registration
Register for Fall 2024 International & Exchange Student Orientation. Please register by August 1, 2024
International & Exchange Student Orientation begins at 9:00 am on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. It takes place August 28, 29, and 30. Some of your activities will be in-person and some will be virtual. You will have three days of international student orientation. Your visa requires that you attend.
University Housing
If you are living in university housing for Fall 2024, please contact housing@uww.edu to plan your arrival and pick up your key. Please review if you are required to live on campus. You may only pick up your key at the front desk of Goodhue Hall from 8:30 - 4:00 on either August 26 or August 27, 2024. Hotel information is below if you arrive after hours or weekend.
Traveling from Chicago to Whitewater Options include:
- Take a Van Galder bus from Chicago O'Hare to Janesville https://www.govangalder.com/
- Take Uber or Lyft from Janesville shuttle station to UW - Whitewater
- Uber https://www.uber.com/
- Lyft https://www.lyft.com/
- Hotels in Whitewater (if you are living in the residence halls, you may only pick up your key between 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (M-F)
- Fairfield Inn - https://www.marriott.com/hotels/fact-sheet/travel/mkefe-fairfield-inn-and-suites-whitewater/
- Baymont Inn - https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/baymont
** If you are attending the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater on the Rock County Campus, please contact Stacy Randell about additional arrival and orientation requirements. Stacy's email address is: randalls@uww.edu
Insurance
You are required to participate in the UW System health insurance plan. You will be enrolled in the insurance and billed for the charges on your university bill. Information can be found at: www.gallagherstudent.com/UWW DO NOT enroll yourself in the insurance program. UWW will enroll you and you will find the charges on your bill after the start of the semester.
International & Exchange Student Orientation begins at 9:00 am on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. It takes place August 28, 29, and 30. Some of your activities will be in-person and some will be virtual. You will have three days of international student orientation. Your visa requires that you attend.
University Housing
If you are living in university housing for Fall 2024, please contact housing@uww.edu to plan your arrival and pick up your key. Please review if you are required to live on campus. You may only pick up your key at the front desk of Goodhue Hall from 8:30 - 4:00 on either August 26 or August 27, 2024. Hotel information is below if you arrive after hours or weekend.
Traveling from Chicago to Whitewater Options include:
- Take a Van Galder bus from Chicago O'Hare to Janesville https://www.govangalder.com/
- Take Uber or Lyft from Janesville shuttle station to UW - Whitewater
- Uber https://www.uber.com/
- Lyft https://www.lyft.com/
- Hotels in Whitewater (if you are living in the residence halls, you may only pick up your key between 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (M-F)
- Fairfield Inn - https://www.marriott.com/hotels/fact-sheet/travel/mkefe-fairfield-inn-and-suites-whitewater/
- Baymont Inn - https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/baymont
** If you are attending the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater on the Rock County Campus, please contact Stacy Randell about additional arrival and orientation requirements. Stacy's email address is: randalls@uww.edu
Insurance
You are required to participate in the UW System health insurance plan. You will be enrolled in the insurance and billed for the charges on your university bill. Information can be found at: www.gallagherstudent.com/UWW DO NOT enroll yourself in the insurance program. UWW will enroll you and you will find the charges on your bill after the start of the semester.