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Orientation accommodations

Students are required to stay on campus during Orientation. They will be accommodated in the Valley 1 residence halls. The cost of staying on campus is included in the Orientation fee. The Valley 1 residence hall is also where you will go when you first arrive on campus. Here you and your guests will check in for Orientation and have lunch. For directions that will get you directly to the Valley 1 residence halls, use the following address in Google Maps or your GPS: 2299 Goldsworth Valley, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.

Parent and guest accommodations

We do not have on campus housing for parents, families, and other guests of Orientation students. For a list of local hotels please visit: http://www.wmich.edu/visit/hotels. If you would like to sign up for a free WMU concierge card that offers many discounts for cardholder please click here.

On campus housing

Students will stay on campus during their stay at Orientation.  They will be staying in the Valley I Residence Halls.

• Ackley/Shilling
• Britton/Hadley      

For information about on campus living, please visit the Residence Life website:  www.wmich.edu/housing.