Week of Welcome
Week of Welcome
2025 Schedule
Express Check-in: More information coming soon!
Thursday, Aug. 21 | Student Move-In
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 9:00 – 1:00 p.m. | First-Year Move-In | Garver & East Hall |
| 11:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Complimentary Lunch for Families & Students | Haist Commons |
| 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | Commuter Student Check-in | Academic Center 101 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Family Departure | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Meet Your WoW Group | The Mall |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Student Welcome | Cordier Auditorium |
| 4:40 – 5:30 p.m. | WoW Group Meetings | Various Locations |
| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner with Wow Group | Haist Commons, Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. | Residential Life Floor Meetings | Residence Hall |
| 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. | Commuter Student Welcome | SAC, Chinworth Center 128 |
| 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. | ResLife & WoW Ice Cream Social Event | Oak Grove |
Friday, Aug. 22
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast | Haist Commons, Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | Wellness Wakeup | Yoga & PERC Open (7am-9:30am) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Morning Kick-Off & Class Photo | The Mall |
| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Faculty Meetings | Various Locations |
| 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Cookout & Campus Carnival | Oak Grove |
| 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. | Rotating Session 1 | Various Locations |
| 3:00 p.m. | Wow Group Meetings | Various Locations |
| 4:00 p.m. | Wow Group Mixer | Various Locations |
| 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Dinner | Haist Commons, Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | PERC House Party | Physical Education & Recreation Center (PERC) |
Saturday, Aug. 23
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast | Haist Commons, Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | Wellness Wakeup | Yoga & PERC Open (7am-9:30am) |
| 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. | Rotating Session 2 | Various Locations |
| 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Tall Oaks Tours Lunch |
Tall Oaks Haist Commons, Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 1:15 – 2:00 p.m. | Rotating Session 3 | Various Locations |
| 2:10 – 3:00 p.m. | Let’s Get Connected – Spartan Life | Cordier Auditorium |
| 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Wow Group Meetings | Various Locations |
| 4:00 p.m. | Wow Group Mixer | Various Loccations |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner | Haist Commons, Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event | The Great Game |
| 10:00 p.m. | Manny’s Almost Midnight Mile |
Sunday, Aug. 24
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | Wellness Wakeup | Yoga & PERC Open (7am-9:30am) |
| 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Brunch | Haist Commons, Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Sex Rules Presentation | Cordier Auditorium |
| 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Fall Involvement Fair | The Mall |
| 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | First-Year Toast | Upper Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner | Haist Commons, Jo Young Switzer Center |
| 8:00 p.m. | Hypnotist – Chris Jones | Cordier Auditorium |