Spring Welcome is a two-part program is designed to help incoming spring students transition smoothly to campus life. Part 1 is for students, their families, and supporters, while Part 2 is for students only. All incoming students are expected to participate in the full weekend.
More information about Spring Welcome be released in the upcoming weeks!
Directions and Parking
Yellow Orientation signs will help direct you to the Mason Street Parking Deck, once you exit Interstate 81.
From the North:
- Drive south on Interstate 81
- Take exit 245, Port Republic Road / VA-253
- Turn RIGHT at the end of the ramp onto Port Republic Road
- After a half mile, turn right onto South Main Street (U.S. 11 North)
- At the third traffic light, turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Way
- At the first intersection, turn right onto Mason Street.
- Immediately after turning onto Mason Street, turn right into the first entrance of the parking deck.
From the South:
- Drive north on Interstate 81
- Take exit 245, Port Republic Road / VA-253
- Turn LEFT at the end of the ramp onto Port Republic Road
- After a half mile, turn right onto South Main Street (U.S. 11 North)
- At the third traffic light, turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Way
- At the first intersection, turn right onto Mason Street.
- Immediately after turning onto Mason Street, turn right into the first entrance of the parking deck.
Parking
General and accessible parking will be in the Mason Street Parking Deck on levels 3-5. Be sure to avoid parking in reserved Hotel Madison and metered parking spaces, indicated by signage.
Student and family check-in will take place in the Student Success Center. Orientation and Transition staff, wearing purple polos, will direct you to check-in.