Your guides for Weekend of Welcome are Student Leaders (WoWies), who will answer your questions, give advice and show you around!
After move-in day, you, as a new student, get to take part in Weekend of Welcome—you'll participate in activities that focus on coursework, programs that complement the curriculum, and activities that will help you get acquainted with your new home.
Day 1 - Thursday, August 29
9am-1pm - Move-In
3pm - Mandatory First Hall Meeting (students only) /Optional Family Reception
4:30pm - Welcome Mass
5:30-7pm - Farewell BBQ (Families will be asked to depart campus after this event.)
7-7:45pm - Meet your WoW group
8-9pm - College Life Live
Day 2- Friday, August 30
8-9am - Breakfast with your WoW Group; your WoWie will tell you when and where to meet.
9:30-10:30am - New Student Convocation
10:45am-12pm - This I Believe II Book Discussions with your Residence Hall
12-1:15pm - Lunch
1:30-3:30pm - First Year Advising Cohort (FYAC) Meeting
3:30pm - Connect with Your WoWie
3:45-5:30pm - Yes! Yes! Yes! Coming to Terms with Consent and Preventing Sexual Violence with Jeff Bucholz
5:30-7pm - Dinner
8-11pm - Residence Hall Association (RHA) Soiree
Day 3- Saturday, August 31
8-9am - Breakfast with your floor; your RA will provide more details.
9-12:30am - Living in Community: Hall Hang Outs/Community Life/Roommate Agreements
12:30-1:30pm - Lunch
1:30-3pm - For Students, By Students: Navigating the College Classroom
5pm - Paint the SMC; Meet on De La Salle Lawn
5:30-7pm - Dinner
8-11pm - WoW Carnival
Day 4- Sunday, September 1
9-11am - Choose Your Own Adventure: Hike to the Cross, Morning Yoga, Trip to Farmer's Market, Hike to Tree of Life, Train Run
12-1pm - Lunch
1-4pm - Campus Rec Pool Party
5:30-7pm - Dinner
8pm - Alpha Mass
9pm - Late Night with Sodexo
Day 5- Monday, September 2
10am-6pm - Bay Area Trips
12pm - Men's Soccer v. University of Nebraska-Omaha
4:30-7pm - Welcome Back BBQ sponsored by Gael Force and Campus Rec