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2022 WoW Schedule

Week of Welcome begins Aug. 25

Each year, WoW begin with the first-year move-in party! Here is the tentative schedule. Be on the lookout for emails with details.

August 25 
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. First-Year Move-In 
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Complimentary lunch for families and students 
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Student and family welcome 
4:30 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. Family and guest departure 
4:40 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. WoW group meetings 
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Dinner with WoW Group 
7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Residential Life floor meetings 
7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Commuter student welcome 
8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Hypnotist Chris Jones 
9 p.m. – 11 p.m. Residence hall activities
 
August 26 
7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast 
9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Wellness Wakeup 
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Morning kick-off and class photo 
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Faculty meetings 
11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m. Cookout and campus carnival 
2:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Bystander intervention and sexual assault prevention session
3:20 p.m. – 5 p.m. WoW group meetings 
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner 
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. House Party in the Jo Young Switzer Center

August 27 
7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast 
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Wellness Wakeup 
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Rotating session 1 
*Acorns: Success Advising 
*Squirrels: MU Voices for Positive Choices 
*Oaks: Mental Health 
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Funderburg library tours 
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch 
1:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. Rotating session 2 
*Acorns: Mental Health 
*Squirrels: Success Advising 
*Oaks: MU Voices for Positive Choices 
2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Affinity group session 1 
2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Affinity group session 2 
3 p.m.-5 p.m. WoW group meetings 
5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Dinner 2 
7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Mentalists Anthem & Aria 
8 p.m. Snack bar 

August 28 
7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast 
8 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Wellness Wakeup 
9 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Sunday morning kick-off 
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Service project 
11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Chapel service 
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch 
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tall Oaks tours 
2:40 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Rotating session 3 
*Acorns: MU Voices for Positive Choices 
*Squirrels: Mental Health 
*Oaks: Success Advising 
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Fall Involvement Fair 
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. First-Year Toast 
8 p.m. Drive-in movie at 13/24 Drive-In 

August 29 
8 a.m. Classes Begin 
11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Opening Convocation in Cordier Auditorium 
7 p.m. Intramural 3v3 Basketball tournament 

August 30 
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. U Party 
6 p.m. Intramural Sand volleyball tournament 
9 p.m. Intramural Dodgeball tournament 

August 31 
8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Trivia Night with the College of Business Club 

September 1 
3:30 p.m. Soccer and cross-country tailgate party 

September 2 
8:08 p.m. MAC event 

September 3 
3 p.m. – 7 p.m. MAC event 

September 4 
TBD Eel River Float