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
- 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.
Saturday, August 16
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- New Student Move-In
7:00–8:00 p.m.
- Residence Life Floor Meetings
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Sunday, August 17
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- New Student Move-In
7:00–8:00 p.m.
- Residence Life Floor Meetings
8:00–9:30 p.m.
- Playfair
Monday, August 18
9:00–10:00 a.m.
- Green Dot
- Leonard Hall, Room 112
9:00–10:30 a.m.
- Campus Tours
- Check-in with your Welcome Week Leader
9:30–10:30 a.m.
- Yoga in the Oak Grove
- The Oak Grove (Rain location: HUB, Susquehanna Room)
- Meet in front of Stapleton Library
- The Oak Grove (Rain location: HUB, Susquehanna Room)
11:00 a.m.–Noon
- It’s in the Syllabus
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
1:00–2:00 p.m.
- It’s in the Syllabus
1:00–3:00 p.m.
- Cook Honors College Meeting
3:30–4:30 p.m.
- University Welcome
4:30–7:00 p.m.
- Community Dinner
8:30–11:00 p.m.
- Outdoor Movie
- Foster Lawn (Rain location: Fisher Auditorium)
Tuesday, August 19
9:00–10:00 a.m.
- Green Dot Training
- Leonard Hall, Room 112
11:00 a.m.–Noon
- TechTok
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
1:00–2:00 p.m.
- TechTok
2:00–3:00 p.m.
- Leadership Workshop - Topic: TBA
- Leonard Hall, Room 215
2:00–3:00 p.m.
- LGBTQIA+ Student Support Affinity Group Meeting
3:00–6:00 p.m.
- Military and Veterans Resource Center (MVRC) Affinity Group Meeting
6:00–9:00 p.m.
- Chalking the Grove, Yard Games, and Tie Dye
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Wednesday, August 20
9:00–10:00 a.m.
- Green Dot
- Leonard Hall, Room 112
9:00–10:30 a.m.
- Campus Tours
- Check-in with your Welcome Week Leader
9:30–10:30 a.m.
- Green Dot Training
- Leonard Hall, Room 112
11:00 a.m.–Noon
- Leadership Workshop - Topic: TBA
- Leonard Hall, Room 215
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
1:00–2:00 p.m.
- Employment and Financial Resources
2:00–3:30 p.m.
- Employment Fair
- Leonard Hall, Lobby
2:00–3:30 p.m.
- Learning Commons Tour
3:30–6:30 p.m.
- Pool Party hosted by the IUP Swim Club
8:00–10:00 p.m.
- Bingo
Thursday, August 21
9:00–10:00 a.m.
- Leadership Workshop - Topic: TBA
- Leonard Hall, Room 215
11:00 a.m.–Noon
- All Education Majors Meeting
- Stouffer Hall, Beard Auditorium
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Meeting
- Kopchick Hall, Room 203 (Planetarium)
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
1:00–2:00 p.m.
- Speech-Language Pathology Majors Meeting
- Davis Hall, Room 403
2:00–4:00 p.m.
- Black and Brown Students Affinity Group Meeting
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Friday, August 22
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- Sociology Majors Meeting
- McElhaney Hall, Room 101
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Meeting
- Wilson Hall, first floor
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Interior Design Majors Meeting
- Ackerman Hall, second floor
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
- Art Studio and Art Education Majors Meeting
3:00 p.m.
- Graphic Design Majors Meeting
- Sprowls Hall, Room 308
3:30 p.m.
- Department of Communications Media Meeting
- Davis Hall, Room B-23
7:00–9:00 p.m.
- BINGO!
- HUB, Ohio Room
8:30–Midnight
- Outdoor Movie
- Foster Lawn (Rain location: Fisher Auditorium)
Saturday, August 23
1:00–4:00 p.m.
- Crimson Carnival Block Party
5:00–9:00 p.m.
- 150th Anniversary Kickoff
9:30–Midnight
- Karaoke Night