Welcome Week is a great time to connect with new friends, find your way around campus, and have some fun before the semester begins. Below is a daily schedule of events for your first week on campus.

The schedule below is from Welcome Week 2025. Check back in summer 2026 for schedule updates for Welcome Week 2026.

Welcome Week Dining

North Dining Hall

  • August 16–17: 9:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
  • August 18–22: 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
  • August 23–24: 9:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Dining at the Hawk HUB, Crimson Café, and Folger Student Center will open on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Check Out the Map

Want to know what’s happening where? Check out the interactive map of all the Welcome Week events.

Open Swim

Lepley Natatorium in Zink Hall

  • M–F: 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
  • Tu/Th: 6:00–8:00 a.m.
  • M, W, F: 5:00–8:00 p.m.

Welcome Week Information Table

North Dining
M–F: Noon–1:00 p.m.

HUB Fitness Center

Hadley Union Building
M, T, W: 6:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

All events are optional unless otherwise stated.

This table is meant to help students prioritize Welcome Week events. All events are optional, with the exception of a handful that are labeled Req., which means required, or HR, which means highly recommended. For more information, please contact Donovan Daniel, director of Student Leadership.

Event Labels
Code Explanation
Req. This event is required
HR This event is highly recommended for all students
Off This event is located off-campus
Signup This event requires signup via Guidebook

9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

7:00–8:00 p.m.

  • Residence Life Floor Meetings (Req.)

9:00 p.m.–Midnight

10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

7:00–8:00 p.m.

  • Residence Life Floor Meetings (Req.)

8:00–9:30 p.m.

9:00–9:30 a.m.

9:00–10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.–Noon

Noon–1:00 p.m.

1:00–2:00 p.m.

1:00–3:00 p.m.

2:00–3:30 p.m.

  • Ice Cream Floats with Cru 
    Enjoy a free ice cream float and meet Cru! Stop by to grab a float, connect with other students, and learn more about Cru’s campus ministry. Come and go as you please. All are welcome.

3:30–4:30 p.m.

4:30–7:00 p.m.

6:00–9:00 p.m.

8:30–11:00 p.m.

9:00–9:30 a.m.

9:00–10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.–Noon

Noon–1:00 p.m.

1:00–2:00 p.m.

2:00–3:00 p.m.

  • Leadership Workshop
    Topic: Everyone is a Leader!

2:00–3:00 p.m.

3:00–6:00 p.m.

6:00–9:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.–Midnight

  • Folger Late Night
    Enjoy competitive trivia games with prizes and freshly popped popcorn from a vintage machine. Hosted by the IUP Council on Spiritual and Religious Life. The Council on Spiritual and Religious Life recognizes and affirms the spiritual part of every human being. The CSRL functions as a representative body where people of all faiths will be welcomed and included as equal partners.

9:00–9:30 a.m.

9:00–10:00 a.m.

9:00–10:30 a.m.

  • Campus Tours
    All new members of the IUP community are invited on a campus tour to get acquainted.

11:00 a.m.–Noon

Noon–1:00 p.m.

1:00–2:00 p.m.

2:00–3:30 p.m.

2:00–3:30 p.m.

3:00–4:00 p.m.

3:30–6:30 p.m.

6:00–8:00 p.m.

  • Craft Night with Reading Room of IUP
    Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of book-related crafts, engage in a book voting activity to help select our first club read, and learn about upcoming plans and activities for the semester. We will also provide snacks and refreshments for all participants. This event is designed to foster community, creativity, and enthusiasm for reading among our members, and we look forward to welcoming everyone.

6:00–9:00 p.m.

8:00–10:00 p.m.

9:00–9:30 a.m.

9:00–10:00 a.m.

11:00–Noon

  • Program Meeting: Teacher Education
    (Req. for all students in Teacher Education programs)
    • Location: Beard Auditorium, Stouffer Hall
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

Noon–1:00 p.m.

  • Program Meeting: Family Consumer Sciences
    (Req. for Family Consumer Sciences majors)
    • Beard Auditorium, Stouffer Hall
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty. 

  • Departmental Meeting: Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences
    (Req. for all majors in the department) 
    • Location: Kopchick Hall, Room 203
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

  • Program Meeting: Speech-Language Pathology
    (Req. for Speech-Language Pathology majors)
    • Davis Hall, Room 403
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

  • Program Meeting: Early Childhood Special Education
    (Req. for Early Childhood Education and Special Education majors)
    • Beard Auditorium, Stouffer Hall
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

  • Welcome Week Information Table

2:00 p.m.

2:00–4:00 p.m.

  • Black and Brown Students Affinity Group Meeting

3:00–6:00 p.m.

5:00–8:00 p.m.

  • Third Thursdays (HR/Off)
    Every third Thursday from April through September, the Indiana community is invited to gather at IRMC Park to enjoy live music and local eats! This month, the band Count Me In will be performing. There will also be delicious food for purchase from food trucks Leaping Leo’s and Mutiny Donuts. Bring a folding chair. Bring your neighbor. These events are free and open to the public.

6:00–8:30 p.m.

  • Open Play with IUP Esports Club
    This one is for all the video game lovers and casual enthusiasts. Head over to the lounge for games and snacks.
    • HUB, E-Sports Lounge (second floor, above the food courts)

6:00-9:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.–Midnight

9:00–9:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

  • Program Meeting: Sociology
    (Req. for Sociology majors)
    • Location: Stouffer Hall, Room 141
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

Noon–1:00 p.m.

1:30–6:30 p.m.

  • Open Play with IUP Esports Club
    This one is for all the video game lovers and casual enthusiasts. Head over to the lounge for games and snacks.
    • HUB, E-Sports Lounge (second floor, above the food courts) 

2:00–6:00 p.m.

  • Field Day at Co-op Park (HR/Off)
    Kick off the school year with a day of fun, friends, and fresh air at the Welcome Week Field Day! This event is FREE for all IUP students and is the perfect way to get outside and connect with new and old friends.
    The Field Day will be held at Coop Park, a beautiful setting with plenty of space to relax and play. There will be a wide range of activities to choose from, including:
    • Cornhole provided by the Catholic Student Association
    • Disc Golf
    • Gaga Ball, provided by Cru
    • Hike through White’s Woods with the Outdoors Club
    • Kickball
    • 5K Walk/Run Race, officially timed by Gingerbread Timing
      • Special Note: The 5K race has been canceled. Students are encouraged to enjoy a leisure run or walk on their own or with a group of friends during the field day. 

You’re also welcome to simply come and hang out! Bring a towel and catch some sun, get lost in a good book, or bring a game to play with friends. The goal is to have fun and make connections, so participation in the activities is not required.

Transportation: You can get to the event in one of two ways:

  • IUP Vans:
    • Free transportation will be available from the HUB Circle (next to Whitmyre Hall and the upper level of the Hadley Union Building). The address for the HUB is 319 Pratt Drive, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701.
    • Vans will depart the HUB Circle at 1:30 p.m., 1:50 p.m., and 2:15 p.m.
    • Vans will depart from the College Lodge to return to campus at 5:30 p.m., 5:50 p.m., and 6:15 p.m.
  • Drive Yourself: Students with vehicles are welcome to drive to the event. The address for College Lodge/Coop Park is 226 Lodge Road, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701. The park is only 5-7 minutes away from the Robertshaw parking lot. There is parking for the first 30 vehicles, and carpooling is encouraged.

    We can’t wait to see you there!

    College Lodge

6:00–9:00 p.m.

7:00–9:00 p.m.

  • BINGO!
    • HUB, Ohio Room 

8:30 p.m.–Midnight

10:00 a.m.–Noon

  • Department Meeting: Biology
    (Req. for all students in Biology)
    • Kopchick Hall, Room 102/104
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

2:00–5:00 p.m.

5:00–9:00 p.m.

9:30 p.m.–Midnight

11:00 a.m.–Noon

  • Program Meeting: Communications Media
    (Req. for Communication Media majors)
    • Location: Davis Hall, Room B-23
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

Noon–1:00 p.m.

  • Program Meeting: Graphic Design and Illustration
    (Req. for Graphic Design majors)
    • Location: Sprowls Hall, Room 308
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

7:00–8:00 p.m.

  • Program Meeting: Theatre/Musical Theatre
    (Req. for Theatre and Music Theatre majors)
    • Location: Waller Hall, Studio Theatre B-15
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

  • Sundaes for Your Sunday hosted by the Catholic Student Association 
    Capuchin Friars will be handing out free ice cream sundaes in the indoor hall while supplies last. Enjoy something sweet to close out Welcome Week!

10:30 a.m

  • Departmental Meeting: Fashion Majors
    • Ackerman Hall, Room 201
      Throughout Welcome Week, specific colleges and departments are hosting meetings where you will have an opportunity to spend time with your department faculty.

5:00–6:00 p.m.

  • Theater-by-the-Grove and IUP Dance Theatre Fall Productions Information Meeting 

Office Hours

Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.