Welcome Weekend

All Offices Open 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

University Bookstore Open 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Move-in for last names A-M

• 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  All Residence Halls.

Move-in for last names N-Z

• 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. All Residence Halls.

Move-in Day Picnic

• 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Dining Halls.

  • The annual Move-in Day Picnic is an indoor picnic in a much-needed cooler environment inside our dining halls. The picnic serves as a smooth transitional event that offers a final opportunity for parents and family members to have last minute questions answered, meet and greet others, gather additional information, and enjoy a memorable lunch with students before leaving campus. Information fairs will take place outside of dining halls with campus resources.

FIRST Night Dinner

• 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Dining Halls

  • Don’t miss out on the First Night Dinner. ALL new students are welcome!

Commuter Social   

• 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Dining Halls

  • Come learn more about your “Home Away from Home” and meet other Commuters.

Residence Life and Housing Welcome Meetings (MANDATORY)

• 5:45 p.m. Meeting locations will be posted in your assigned residence hall

  • All residents living in campus housing will be required to meet with Residence Life and Housing staff to review policies and procedures.

FIRST Night Registration for commuters (Mandatory)

• 6:00 p.m. Campus specific locations

FIRST Night

• 6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  University Convocation Center

• Campus Representatives welcome the newest members of the PennWest Family!
• FIRST Night Trivia. Put your PennWest (Campus specific) knowledge to the test! FIRST Night Trivia will make you laugh, earn FREE prizes, and learn more about your campus.
• The BIG Connect! This experience is for everyone joining the PennWest Family for the first time and is a perfect way to make new and lasting campus friendships. You won’t want to miss out on the action!

FIRST Night Entertainment

• 9:00 p.m. (California – Free Money Game Show; Clarion – WINGO; Edinboro – Free Daps!)

Breakfast

• 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  Dining Halls.

Limited Campus Offices Open

• 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

• Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, Office of the Registrar, Wellness Services, Parking, Residence Life and Housing, Student Success, Bookstore and One Card (ID) services

PennWest Campus Essentials

• 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Various Campus Locations.
  
  Institutional Information and Announcements

  • Career Services – Student Employment/Handshake/Career Coaching

  • Mental Wellness – Addressing healthy personal, emotional, and social interactions and services to assist with those interactions.

  • Dean of Students – Code of Conduct, PennWest Bystander Intervention program (BIT)

  • CORE – Welcoming Students to their new community!

Lunch

• 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  All Residence Halls.

Take a break?

• 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  On your own.

  Take a minute to relax, set up your room, call home. We also have many spots across campus to check out too. Look for pop up events around campus.

Upperclassman Move - In

• 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Meet your Welcome Weekend Leader (first year students)

• 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Various Campus Locations.

  Our Welcome Weekend Leaders are seasoned PennWest students. You may have met one while you toured or made friends with one during New Student Orientation. Don’t forget to ask them questions, they LOVE questions!

  • Student Lead "Top 10"

  • Getting Involved

  • Campus Connections

  • Dinning Services

  • Tye Dye T-Shirts

Dinner

• 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Dining Halls – all students. 

Entertainment

• 9:00 p.m.  (California – Block party; Edinboro – Boro Bash; Clarion – TBD)

Upperclassmen Move In

• 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Dinning Halls.

University Bookstore Open

• 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Sunday Brunch (Your meal plan offically begins)

• 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Dinning Halls.

Non-Denominational Spiritual Services or Local Church Services

• 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Choose your Adventure!

• 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Various Locations throughout campus.

  • Have some fun shooting hoops at one of our outdoor courts, get into a friendly game of corn hole, or unwind with beginner’s yoga class. Some of these activities are based on a first come first serve basis.

Club and Organization Fair

• 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Dinner (Meal Plans) Dining Hall

• 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Dining Halls

Explore Campus

• 4:00 p.m.

  • Find classrooms, finalize schedule details, visit the bookstore, ride the bus and more.

Open Houses/Orientations

• 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

  • Campus specific, department specific

Residence Hall Community Mandatory Floor Meetings

• Please refer to signage on your floor that will announce times and locations of your floor meeting.

PennWest Celebrates

• 8:00 p.m.

  • Closing ceremonies of Welcome Weekend.

    Sponsored by APSCUF and SGA.

 

• Information Tents
• Pop Up Events (Music, outdoor games, etc.)
• Bus service to shopping locations