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.


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.

SCUBA lessons are offered in the Lepley Natatorium from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22.

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.

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

7:00–8:00 p.m.

  • Residence Life Floor Meetings 

9:00–Midnight

8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

7:00–8:00 p.m.

  • Residence Life Floor Meetings

8:00–9:30 p.m.

 9:00–10:00 a.m.

9:00–10:30 a.m.

  • Campus Tours 
    • Check-in with your Welcome Week Leader 

9:30–10:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.–Noon

Noon–1:00 p.m.

1:00–2:00 p.m.

1:00–3:00 p.m.

3:30–4:30 p.m.

4:30–7:00 p.m.

8:30–11:00 p.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.

2:00–3:00 p.m.

3:00–6:00 p.m.

6:00–9:00 p.m.

9:00–Midnight

9:00–10:00 a.m.

9:00–10:30 a.m.

  • Campus Tours 
    • Check-in with your Welcome Week Leader 

9:30–10:30 a.m.

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.

3:30–6:30 p.m.

8:00–10:00 p.m.

9:00–10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.–Noon

Noon–1:00 p.m.

  • Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Meeting

Noon–1:00 p.m.

1:00–2:00 p.m.

  • Speech-Language Pathology Majors Meeting

2:00–4:00 p.m.

  • Black and Brown Students Affinity Group Meeting

9:00–Midnight

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Noon–1:00 p.m.

  • Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Meeting

Noon–1:00 p.m.

Noon–1:00 p.m.

12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

  • Department of Communications Media Meeting

7:00–9:00 p.m.

  • BINGO!
    • HUB, Ohio Room 

8:30–Midnight

1:00–4:00 p.m.

5:00–9:00 p.m.

9:30–Midnight