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. Check back often, as the location of events may change due to weather.
Welcome Week Dining
- August 17–18: 9:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
- August 19–23: 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
- August 24–25: 9:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Dining at the Hawk HUB, Crimson Café, and Folger Student Center will open on Monday, August 26.
Check Out the Map
Want to know what's happening where? Check out the interactive map of all the Welcome Week events.
Open Swim
Memorial Field House
M–F: 11:00 a.m.–Noon
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 17
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 18
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- New Student Move-In
7:00–8:00 p.m.
- Residence Life Floor Meetings
8:00–9:00 p.m.
- Playfair
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Monday, August 19
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)
10:30 a.m.–Noon
- IUP President's Welcome
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
3:00–4:00 p.m.
- Campus Welcome/New Hawks Hello
- Fisher Auditorium
4:00–7:00 p.m.
- Community Dinner
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Tuesday, August 20
9:00–10:30 a.m.
- Campus Tours
- Check-in with your Welcome Week Leader
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
- Green Dot Training
- Location TBD
11:00 a.m.–Noon
- TechTok
- Location TBD
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
1:00–2:00 p.m.
- TechTok
- Location TBD
2:00–3:00 p.m.
- Group III Workshops: Crossing the Line, Difficult Dialogues
- Location TBD
3:00–6:00 p.m.
- Military and Veterans Resource Center (MVRC) Affinity Group Meeting
- Suites on Maple G62
6:00–9:00 p.m.
- Chalking the Grove, Yard Games, and Tie Dye
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Wednesday, August 21
9:00–10:30 a.m.
- Campus Tours
- Check-in with your Welcome Week Leader
9:30–10:00 a.m.
- Green Dot Training
- Location TBD
11:00 a.m.–Noon
- Employment and Financial Aid Resources
11:00 a.m.–Noon
- Group III Workshops: Crossing the Line, Difficult Dialogues
- Location TBD
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
1:00–2:00 p.m.
- Employment and Financial Resources
- Fisher Auditorium
2:00–3:30 p.m.
- Employment Fair
2:30–3:30 p.m.
- Yoga in the Oak Grove
- The Oak Grove (Rain location: HUB)
3:30–5:00 p.m.
- LGBTQIA+ Student Affinity Group Meeting
- Elkin Hall, MCSLE
7:00–9:00 p.m.
- Outdoor Movie
- Foster Lawn
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Thursday, August 22
9:00–10:00 a.m.
- Green Dot
- Location TBD
- Group III Workshop: Crossing the Line
- Location TBD
- Group III Workshop: 4 Corners
- Location TBD
10:30–Noon
- Student Affairs Division Gathering
- Location TBD
11:00–Noon
- Orientation: Act 101
- Location TBD
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
2:00–4:00 p.m.
- Black and Brown Students Affinity Group Meeting
- Location TBD
4:00–6:00 p.m.
- Meet the Hawks
- Downtown Indiana
6:30–9:00 p.m.
- Silent Party
- HUB
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Friday, August 23
10:00–11:00 a.m.
- Yoga in the Oak Grove
- The Oak Grove (Rain location: HUB)
Noon–1:00 p.m.
- Welcome Week Information Table
2:00–6:00 p.m.
-
Beach Day with IUP Sailing Club
- Yellow Creek State Park
7:00–9:00 p.m.
- BINGO!
- HUB, Ohio Room
9:00–Midnight
- Folger Late Night
Saturday, August 24
Sunday, August 25
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Academic Department Meetings
- Check the College and Departmental Meetings for details.