o You must be in Laramie prior to mandatory orientation. You must plan to arrive in Laramie on January 14-15 so that you will be here in time for MANDATORY ORIENTATION on January 16. Someone from Education Abroad will meet you when you arrive on campus or at the Laramie Airport, but you must complete the Arrival Information form (linked below). If you move in to your residence hall before January 14, you will be charged $35 per night.
Note that you must arrive on January 14 or 15, but meal plans for residence halls will not begin until January 18. It is strongly recommended that you purchase a meal plan for those days so that you have access to meals on campus during that time. You will be sent additional information via email prior to your arrival.
o Mandatory orientation will be held in-person on January 16 before classes start. You will be sent information by the International Students & Scholars Office.
o You can fly directly into the Laramie Airport (LAR) via SkyWest, or into the Denver International Airport (DEN).
o If you fly into DEN, you will need to make a reservation on the Groome Shuttle for transportation to Laramie.
o Make this reservation online here.
o The shuttle will pick you up at the Denver airport and will bring you to Laramie.
o When making your reservation, choose the Washakie Dining Center as your drop-off location.
o The trip takes approximately 4 hours.
You must plan your travel so that you arrive in Laramie between 0800 and 2100. Someone from our office will pick you up when you when you arrive. Make sure to complete the Arrival Information Form so we know when and how you will arrive.
· If you arrive in Denver too late to arrive in Laramie before 2100, your best option is to spend the night at one of the hotels near the Denver Airport or have the Groome Shuttle drop you off at a Laramie hotel.
o Each of the hotels near the Denver airport provides a free shuttle service from and to the airport.
o If you book your hotel reservation early, you may be able to find good rates online.
· There are NO hotels near the Laramie Airport. It is not possible to spend a night there.
· There is no public transportation from the Laramie Airport into town.
If you will be living in a UW apartment, it is not possible to check in to your apartment any later than 20:00.
If you will be living in an apartment and will arrive in Laramie later than 19:00, you must plan to stay in a hotel that night.
