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Weekend of Welcome
Our faculty, staff, and students are excited to welcome first year and transfer students to Saint Mary's College as our newest Gaels!
Weekend of Welcome
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.
We're still working out the details for Weekend of Welcome 2018, come back this summer or check your portal for more information!
Last Year's Schedule
2017 Weekend of Welcome Schedule (Be sure to check back for the 2018 schedule)
Day 1
9am-1pm - Move-In
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
9-10pm - Mandatory hall meeting
Day 2
8-9am - Breakfast with your WoW Group; your WoWie will tell you when and where to meet.
9:30-10:15am - New Student Convocation
10:30-11:30am - "Tattoos on the Heart" Book Discussions with your Residence Hall
11:30-1pm - Lunch
1-3pm - First Year Advising Cohort (FYAC) Meeting
3-3:30pm - Meet Your SEAS Coach
3:30-4pm - Financial Literacy in College
4-5:30pm - Yes! Yes! Yes! Coming to Terms with Consent and Preventing Sexual Violence
5:30-7pm - Dinner
8-11pm - Residence Hall Association (RHA) Soiree ; VIP Shopping Night at SMC Bookstore.
Day 3
8-9am - Breakfast with your floor; your RA will provide more details.
9-12:30am - Living on Campus: CONNECT/Title IX/Roommate Agreements
12:30-2pm - Lunch
12:30pm - Yard Sale Opens
1-4pm - Campus Rec Pool Party
4:30pm - Paint the SMC; Meet on De La Salle Lawn
5:30-7pm - Dinner
6pm-8pm - Trips to Target; bus leaves from the campus bus stop at 6pm and 7pm.
8-11pm - WoW Carnival
Day 4
10am-6pm - Bay Area Trips
4:30-7pm - Welcome Back BBQ sponsored by Gael Force and Campus Rec
8pm - Alpha Mass