Week of Welcome

Welcome to campus! We're so glad you're here.

Week Of Welcome, or as we like to call it: WOW, is an event designed to immerse new students into campus culture and community, while also acclimating them to what college might be like before classes start. It's a great way for students to make friends, get comfortable with the campus, and feel settled into their new home-away-from-home.

Helpful Links

Helpful information for parents throughout the year.

WOW Parent Handbook

Locate the best route for navigating campus upon arrival.

Move-In Map

Use this as a prayer guide as you walk through campus.

Parent Prayer Walk PDF

The program for our Welcoming Celebration.

SIG 0185 Welcoming Celebration Program Online

The Plan

Step 1: Move-In

Campus is ready for you! Let's do this! Get the map.

STEP 2: SUNDAY

On Sunday, we will have a variety of experiences planned for students including the opportunity to tune in to or join a local church in the morning and other community-building activities.

STEP 3: MONDAY

Monday will include a bunch more fun activities and will provide students enough time to check out where their classes will be on-campus and prepare for classes on Tuesday.

Snapshots from Recent Years

Schedule of Events

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

Time	Event	Location
1 - 7 p.m.	Registration & Check-in Open	Campus Green (tent)
1 - 7 p.m.	Student Move-in	Residence Halls
5:30 - 7 p.m.	Dinner - This optional dinner costs $8 per person, for both incoming students and their guests. Student meals will be covered Saturday through Monday, with meal plans starting on Tuesday.	The Atrium

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

*Student-Only Activities || **Parent-Only Activities

Time	Event	Location
8 - 10 a.m.	Registration and Check-in Open	Campus Green (tent)
8 - 10 a.m.	Student Move-in	Residence Halls
8 - 10 a.m.	Grab & Go Breakfast	Clock Tower
10:15 a.m.	Campus Tours**	Clock Tower
10:15 a.m.	WOW Meeting #1*	B.J. Haan Auditorium
11:30 a.m.	Welcome Celebration	B.J. Haan Auditorium & Recital Hall
12:30 - 2 p.m.	Lunch and Department Expo	Recreation Center
2 - 2:45 p.m.	Parent Information Panel**	B.J. Haan Auditorium
2 - 2:45 p.m.	RA & Commuter Meetings*	Residence Halls & Eckardt Lounge
3 - 6 p.m.	Choral Auditions*	Performing Arts Center
3 - 4 p.m.	Parent Social**	The Overlook
4 - 5 p.m.	Prayer Walk	De Yager Student Activity Center
5:30 - 7 p.m.	WOW Dinner	The Atrium
7 p.m.	WOW Meeting #2*	B.J. Haan Auditorium
8 p.m.	Ice Cream Social	Campus Green (tent)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

Starting at 1:30 p.m. all activities on the WoW schedule are student-only activities.

Time	Event	Location
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Breakfast	The Atrium
Various times	Morning Church	Local Churches
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Lunch	The Atrium
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Families say goodbye
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.	WOW Meeting #3	B.J. Haan Auditorium
2 - 4:15 p.m.	Olympic Preliminaries	B.J. Haan Auditorium
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.	Dinner with the Hoekstras	Recreation Center
Various times	Evening Church Service	Local Churches

MONDAY, AUGUST 24

Time	Event	Location
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Breakfast	The Atrium
6 - 9 a.m.	Athletic Practices	Various Locations
8 - 10 a.m.	Choral Auditions	Performing Arts Center
8 - 10 a.m.	Free Time (Find your classes, purchase your books, set up your room, take a walk, go to the Rec Center, tour the Gaming Guild, etc.)	Various Locations
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.	Your First 30 Days (Learn how to get involved in your first month on campus)	B.J. Haan Auditorium
10:15 a.m.	Program Orientation Kickoff	B.J. Haan Auditorium
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Program Orientation	Various Locations
12 - 1 p.m.	Lunch	The Atrium
1 - 2 p.m.	Double-Majors and Explorers Orientation	Various Locations
2 - 4 p.m.	Student Employee Meetings	B.J. Haan Auditorium
4 - 5 pm	Choral Auditions	Performing Arts Center
5 - 6 p.m.	Olympic Picnic	The Atrium (outside)/Clock Tower Amphitheater
6 - 9 p.m.	WOW Olympics	Campus Green

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

Time	Event	Location
8:10 a.m.	Classes Begin	Various Locations
7:30 p.m.	Wing Meeting	Residence Halls

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26

Time	Event	Location
11:10 a.m.	Chapel & Convocation	B.J. Haan Auditorium
8 p.m.	The Show	B.J. Haan Auditorium

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27

Time	Event	Location
1 - 3:30 p.m.	Taste of Sioux Center & Club Fair	Recreation Center
7:30 p.m.	Defender Feud	B.J. Haan Auditorium
9:30 p.m.	Praise and Worship	De Yager Student Activity Center

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

Time	Event	Location
6 p.m.	Block Party	The Quad

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30

Time	Event	Location
8 p.m.	Campus Ministries Kick-Off	B.J. Haan Auditorium