New Student Orientation

Welcome to SUNY Broome!

Registration for Spring 2026 New Student Orientation is now open!

If you are a new student for the Fall 2025 semester, your fully online orientation will be available two weeks before the semester begins via Brightspace in your MyCollege account.

The Hive Post is an email series for new students for SUNY Broome students to help them get ready for the first day of classes. Each month a new edition comes out that highlights important next steps and critical information.

Edition 1

Congratulations on your acceptance to SUNY Broome and welcome to the hive!

Whether you are entering college for the first time or returning to college after many years, we are so excited that you are taking the steps to achieve your academic and career goals.

Over the next few months, you will be receiving a series of emails from the Orientation and Onboarding Office to help you get ready to start classes on January 26, 2026. This series, which we call The Hive Post, will be coming to you every few weeks email.

Each The Hive Post edition will highlight critical next steps and important events coming up. All this information can also be found on our New Students Webpage should you need to reference it in the future.

Welcome again to SUNY Broome!

Have questions and would rather chat over the phone? Give us a call at 607-778-5001!

Edition 2

Did you know registration for the spring 2026 semester is open? This The Hive Post edition highlights what you need to do to get ready to meet with your academic advisor and pick your classes for the spring.

What is an academic advisor? An Academic Advisor is a dedicated professional who supports your overall success at SUNY Broome. They help you navigate your academic journey, connect you with campus resources, and make informed decisions about your goals and opportunities. While course planning and registration are part of their role, Academic Advisors also assist you in understanding your degree pathway, exploring options that align with your interests, and developing the skills needed to take ownership of your college experience. Your Academic Advisor is a valuable partner in your growth, academically, personally, and professionally—so don’t hesitate to reach out and ask questions!

Who is my academic advisor? You are assigned an Academic Advisor who will be there to help during your time at SUNY Broome. To find out who your academic advisor is, search your program on our Academic Advising website under “Step 2: Who is my academic advisor?”

If you are wondering what exactly advising and registration means, you are not alone. You may hear different words that are completely new to folks who have not attended college or taken classes through SUNY Broome before. To help you become familiar with the different terms you may be hearing a lot, we have created a deck of flashcards.

Here are important things to do to get ready to register for classes:

Check out the Advising Website and look up who your advisor is.
Schedule your advising appointment by calling 607-778-5421, emailing advising@sunybroome.edu or scheduling via MyCollege.
Prepare for your advising appointment by checking out these helpful resources.
Before your advising appointment, be sure to Set up your MyCollege account and Set up your SUNY Broome Email.
That’s all for Edition 2!

Have questions and would rather chat over the phone? Give us a call at 607-778-5001!

Edition 3

Crazy to think classes will start in just a few months! Want to know how to best prepare for the first day of classes? Attend orientation!

Registration is now open for our spring orientation sessions. At orientation you will:

Be introduced to your success team and learn tips and tricks on how to be successful at SUNY Broome
Learn about ways to get involved on campus
Meet your future classmates
Tutorials on how to use SUNY Broome tech like MyCollege and Brightspace
This spring you can attend orientation virtually via Zoom or fully online in Brightspace. Whatever works best for you!
Attending orientation is so important. Not only will you get a ton of information, but you will also meet members of our campus community that can be your go to people, should questions come up during your time at SUNY Broome.

That’s all for Edition 3- talk to you next month! Have questions and want to chat? Give us a call at 607-778-5648.

Mission: The orientation program aims to provide new SUNY Broome students with the tools, resources, and connections to help them achieve higher student success outcomes throughout their college studies.

Orientation