International Orientation & Welcome Series

After opening the IOWS Guide:

1.  Tap the icon in the top-right corner of the app screen to create your account and log in.

2. To create your account, click "Sign up with Email."  Enter your UB email address and create your password.

• App passwords must be at least eight characters in length and contain at least one number. 
• First (Given) and last (family) name are required fields to set up your account and complete your profile.

Remember to check out our Facebook page for information about activities hosted by ISS throughout the year!

Fall 2021 International Orientation and Welcome Series features virtual and in-person programs and events with helpful information and tools that support new students to engage with, connect to, and thrive at the University at Buffalo. The Fall 2021 International Orientation will consist of:

Pre-arrival live events are for all incoming international students to prepare you for your start at UB. 

The Fall 2021 Graduate International Orientation Program will consist of the following:

• Virtual Information Sessions
• Completion of the mandatory Immigration Session
• Small group, in-person acitivies
• Virtual group activities
• Shopping Trip to purchase basic supplies needed to settle in your residence hall or apartment (TBD)
• Virtual sessions with banks about setting up bank accounts

Please keep in mind that your graduate department may faciliate a seperate orientation program.  Please verify with your graduate department if you wil have a departmental orientation that you must attend. 

Part 1 of your Orientation program will be available during the summer. All new undergraduate students (international and domestic) must complete a set of orientation modules. These virtual orientation modules provide you with basic information about the University at Buffalo that is essential to your success at UB. Some of the information presented in the program is required by New York State.

Undergraduate international students who began their academic program remotely during the Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 semester should complete the online orientation modules.

You will recieve information about when and how to complete the online orientaiton modules in July.

The Fall 2021 Undergraduate International Orientation Program will consist of the following:

• Virtual Information Sessions
• Completion of the mandatory Immigration Session
• Small group, in-person acitivies
• Virtual group activities
• Shopping Trip to purchase basic supplies needed to settle in your residence hall or apartment (TBD)
• Virtual sessions with banks about setting up bank accounts
• Welcome activites hosted by campus partners

All international students are required to complete the Immigration Session.  Details about how to complete the Immigration Session will be found in your International Orientaton & Welcome Series Guide.

The Welcome Series sessions and activities are informative, useful, and important as you continue your transition to UB through out your first semester on campus.