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) / Welcome to the Gael Family Reception, Hosted by Advancement, Soda Center
4:30pm - Welcome Mass, McKeon Pavilion
5:30-7pm - Farewell BBQ (Families will be asked to depart campus after this event.), Chapel Lawn
7-7:45pm - Meet your WoW group, Chapel Lawn
8-9pm - College Life Live, McKeon Pavilion
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
12-1pm - Lunch
1-3:30pm - 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 available in Oliver Hall
9-12:30am - Living in Community: Hall Hang Outs/Community Life/Roommate Agreements
12:30-1:30pm - Lunch available in Oliver Hall
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 available in Oliver Hall
8-11pm - WoW Carnival
Day 4- Sunday, September 1
9-11am - Choose Your Own Adventure: Trip to Farmer's Market, Hike to Tree of Life, Capture the Flag, Arts and Crafts Corner, Beach Volleyball; Particpants meet on De La Salle Lawn
9am-2pm - Brunch available in Oliver Hall
1-4pm - Campus Rec Pool Party
5:30-8pm - Dinner available in Oliver Hall
8pm - Alpha Mass, Chapel
9-11pm- Late Night with Sodexo, Oliver Hall
Day 5- Monday, September 2
8am - 2pm - Brunch available in Oliver Hall
10am-6pm - Bay Area Trips
12pm - Men's Soccer v. University of Nebraska-Omaha
5-8pm - Welcome Back BBQ sponsored by Gael Force and Campus Rec
8pm - RHA Trivia Night
9-11pm - Late Night in Oliver Hall