We are excited to announce some updates to CIEE’s New York Orientation! This year, there will be 2 different orientation sessions available. We look forward to greeting your students and giving them a warm welcome into the country! Below you will find some additional information about NYO 2025.

When and Where
This year, there will be 2 different orientation sessions available:

NY1: August 6-8 
NY2: August 13-15

Embassy Suites Newark Airport Hotel
95 International Blvd
Elizabeth, NJ 07201

The Embassy Suites Hotel is conveniently located just three miles from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), walking distance to the Mills at Jersey Gardens shopping mall. The hotel offers a complimentary made-to-order breakfast, which means our jet-lagged students will no longer have to wait for a group breakfast at a specific time! In addition, the hotel has an indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center, and complimentary wi-fi.

​Flights
 
On the first day of NYO, the Welcome Dinner is at 7PM, so we ask that your students arrive to Newark, New Jersey airport (EWR) by 5PM. Please do not book any flights that require a student to stay overnight at an airport. As for the last day, please book all domestic flights out of EWR before noon (12:00 pm). All flights should be booked to EWR. We will be unable to accommodate transfers to/from other airports unless approved at least 30 days in advance. Additional LGA/JFK transfer fees will apply.

Orientation Agenda, Rules, and Welcome Letter 
Please review this sample agenda from NYO 2024. The NYO 2025 agenda will be coming soon!
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​All students are expected to abide by CIEE rules while on-program. Please review the Orientation Rules below.



​All students will receive a Welcome Letter approximately 1 week before arrival. Please see Welcome Letter below.


​Additional Information

​On your in-progress applications, please go into Beacon as soon as possible to verify if your students would prefer to attend one of the group orientations listed above. For any submitted, accepted, or conditionally accepted applicants who would like to change their current group orientation selection in Beacon, please contact us so we can change their preference in Beacon. The deadline for NYO adjustments is March 15th.

Please note that we will be capping each orientation session on a first come, first-serve basis so it is important that CIEE has an accurate headcount of how many of your students wish to attend. CIEE will do our best to assign orientation sessions to make sure students arrive in time for their first day of classes.

NYO 2025 Brochure
Please see our NYO 2025 Brochure below for more information!