Parents & Families

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The families of our students play an important role in the HWS community. The Office of Parent Programs supports special family programming for events including new student Orientation in August, Homecoming and Family Weekend in September, and Commencement in May.

These parent webpages will help direct you to the various offices on campus that can assist you and answer questions. In addition, on this site we will post events of interest to parents throughout the year. You can also stay connected by joining the HWS Parents and Families Group on Facebook.

If I can assist you in any way, please contact me.

Best regards,

Jennifer Murray
Director of Parent Programs
(315) 781-4068
murray@hws.edu

While we enjoy seeing parents and families on campus throughout the year, we have a few major events that wouldn’t be the same without you.

Commencement Orientation Homecoming and Family Weekend

Thursday, August 18, 2022 | ALL DAYNew Student Orientation
Orientation 2022 will take place for all new students from Thursday, Aug. 18 through Sunday, Aug. 21. Parents and families will join us on Thursday to help move in their students to campus. Parents and families will depart campus around 6 p.m. on this day. Below you will find an overview for Thursday, Aug. 18.

Orientation website
Details
Saturday, August 20, 2022 | ALL DAYFirst-Year Orientation Day of Service
First-Year Orientation Day of Service
Details
Sunday, August 21, 2022 | ALL DAYCampus residences open
Campus residences open.
Details
Monday, August 22, 2022 | ALL DAYFirst Day of Classes
First day of classes for the Fall 2022 semester.
Details
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 6:00 PMWilliam Smith Field Hockey vs. Mansfield University
William Smith Field Hockey vs. Mansfield University
https://hwsathletics.com/sports/field-hockey/schedule
Details
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | 7:00 PMDance Department Welcome Party
Dance Department Welcome Party
Details

Events Calendar

Resources

For Parents and Families

Your student’s success is our priority. The links collected below are those frequently requested by parents and families seeking to support their student’s academic and personal journey. Please reach out to hwsparentprograms@hws.edu with questions or concerns not addressed on this page. We are here to help at every step.

Below are links to frequently visited webpages. A complete list of Offices can be found in the About section of the website.

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