New Student Orientation

New Student Orientation is for new first-year students who are coming directly from high school or took time in between high school and college with no college credit. New Student Orientation is required for all new first-time, full-time students. Transfer students are highly encouraged to participate in a New Student Orientation, but not required.

Orientation Dates

Orientation dates for first-year students starting in Summer or Fall 2023

  • Tuesday, May 23
  • Thursday, May 25
  • Thursday, June 1
  • Saturday, June 3
  • Wednesday, June 7
  • Friday, June 9
Registration for Orientation will open in January 2023. We will notify all incoming students when event registration open.

Orientation dates for transfer students starting in Summer or Fall 2023

  • Tuesday, May 23
  • Thursday, May 25
  • Thursday, June 1
  • Saturday, June 3
  • Wednesday, June 7
  • Friday, June 9
Registration for Orientation will open in January 2023. We will notify all incoming students when event registration open.

Register
Register for New Student Orientation

Where to Stay
Campus map of Washburn

F.A.Q.s
NSO Frequently Asked Questions

Meet the SOCs
Summer Orientation Counselors page

Resources & Tutorials

These resources and tutorials will help you learn about the technology you'll use for learning at Washburn University.

Activate your Washburn account (Single sign-on)

To use all of Washburn's online tools and technology, you must first activate your Washburn student account. Washburn uses one login and password for our online tools and technology.

Need further support? Contact our ITS Department at 785.670.3000 or at support@washburn.edu.

Desire2Learn (D2L)

Desire2Learn or D2L is our online platform for learning and teaching. You will interact with each of your instructors for classes through D2L, for both in-person and online courses. For each class, you can find your syllabus, upload assignments, view class progress and grades, and find lectures, rubrics, discussion boards or quizzes.

Zoom Video Conferencing

MyWashburn

MyWashburn is our student portal where you can search and enroll for classes, complete a housing application, pay your student bill, review your financial aid award, apply for student jobs and search for textbooks.

Navigate

Navigate is a tool that Washburn University uses for academic planning, scheduling appointments with advisors, finding study buddies and tutoring help and enroll for classes*.

*NOTE: Enrollment for summer or fall 2021 classes should be done in MyWashburn.

Download Navigate Student app

Washburn Email

Washburn University is a Microsoft Office 365 school. Office 365 programs are free for faculty, staff, and students and can be installed on up to five devices. Washburn email accounts are used in Microsoft Outlook.

Campus Map

Campus map of Washburn University
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Welcome Week

Kick-off social activities and events
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FYE

First Year Experience program
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GET IN TOUCH WITH the Student One Stop

Student One Stop
Morgan Hall Welcome Center
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621

785.670.2162
sos@washburn.edu

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