Schedule of Events: Saturday, August 30 - Sunday, September 7
- All activities are free to students; admission to THE CLUB is free but there is a charge for food and drink.
- All schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Updates will be available in student and parent welcome packets on August 30.
Saturday, August 30
All students should pick up a “Start Something Great!” t-shirt in the Student Center. We would like you to wear it during the "Entering the Gates" ceremony.
9:00am – 1:00pm
Resident Student Orientation Check-in and Move-in will take place in each student’s residence hall. Members of various WCSU organizations and athletic teams will be available to assist with luggage.
9:00am – 4:00pm
Midtown Student Center Theater open for students and parents to relax
and watch TV on the big screen.
9:00am – 11:00am
Newman Club and Newman Center will have muffins and juice available at the Newman Center (8th Avenue across from Newbury Hall)
10:00am – 4:00pm
Inspired Images: WestConn Students Give Back Through Their Art. Painting and photography show open to the public. Alumni Hall. For more information call University Relations 837-8486.
10:30am – 12:30pm
Brunch at the Midtown Marketplace (Midtown Student Center) for students and families – free to all
10:30am – 1:00pm
Tours of Midtown campus – leave every 30 minutes from the Midtown Student Center lobby at 10:30am, 11:00am, 11:30am, 12:00pm and 12:30pm
11:00am – 1:00pm
Commuter Student Orientation Check-in in the lobby of the Midtown Student Center
11:00am – 1:00pm
Tours of Westside campus – leave from the Roberts Avenue side of the Midtown Student Center at 11:00am and 12:00pm
12:00pm
Alumni Photo - if one of your parents or grandparents is an alum, please join us on the steps of Old Main for a "Next Generation" photo
1:00pm
Men’s Soccer vs. Fitchburg State in the Westside Athletic Complex
1:15pm
Assemble on the sidewalk in front of Old Main for the "Entering the Gates" ceremony. Students will be asked to wear their “Start Something Great!” t-shirt which they will receive at check-in. (This event will be cancelled in case of rain. Go directly to the Ives Concert Hall in White Hall for the Opening Ceremony.)
1:30pm
"Entering the Gates" and "Opening Ceremony" on the Quad (required)
(Proceed directly to the Ives Concert Hall located in White Hall in case of rain.)
2:30pm (or immediately following the Opening Ceremony)
Getting Connected –
Opening Session for all new students in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall(required)
Parent Workshop in Midtown Student Center Room 201
or
Midtown Campus Tours for Parents - leave from the Midtown Student Center
lobby at 2:30pm and 3:00pm
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Dinner at the Midtown Marketplace (Midtown Student Center). Families are welcome to join the students. The cost for family members is $7.95 per person ($3.50 for children under 12). Family members may pay at the door. Students need to bring their WestConn ID or orientation meal card. All new students are free!
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Resident students will meet in their respective residence halls (required)
Commuter Student Workshop in SC 201 (required)
7:00pm – 12:00am
Westside Campus Center CLUB; come for Seattle’s Best Coffee and/or pastries
9:00pm
Movie on the Quad: Ironman will be shown on the Midtown Campus Quad (Berkshire Gym in case of rain.) Sponsored by the Program Activities Council (PAC)
Offices and Services for Saturday, August 30th:
Midtown Marketplace (Midtown
Student Center)
10:00am – 06:30pm
Westside Marketplace (Westside Campus
Center) 12:00pm –
06:30pm
WestConnect Card Office (Back of Old Main, across from SC) – ID cards
only 08:00am – 02:00pm
WestConnect Card Office for Parking only (Student Center 218)
08:00am – 02:00pm
Housing & Residence Life Office (Newbury Hall)
08:00am – 04:00pm
Health Services Office (Litchfield
Hall) 09:00am
– 12:30pm
Midtown Bookstore – bring your class schedule to purchase
books 09:00am – 12:30pm
and 02:30pm – 05:00pm
Westside Bookstore – bring your class schedule to purchase
books 10:00am – 04:00pm
Midtown and Westside Computer Centers – computer
accounts 10:00am – 04:00pm
Admissions Office (Old Main, 2nd
floor)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Cashier's Office (Old Main, 1st
floor) 10:00am
– 12:30pm
Financial Aid Office (Old Main, 1st
floor) 10:00am
– 12:30pm
Registrar’s Office (Old Main, 1st
floor)
10:00am – 12:30pm
University Police (Boiler House) – Phone:
837-9300 24/7
Sunday, August 31
8:30am – 9:45am
Breakfast at the Midtown Marketplace (Midtown Student Center)
10:00am – 12:00pm
Welcome to WestConn for All New Students in the Ives Concert Hall (required)
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Lunch at the Midtown Marketplace (Midtown Student Center)
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Progressive Workshops – this program consists
of six different dynamic and exciting twenty-minute mini-workshops that
will introduce new students to what they need to know to be successful
during their first year at WestConn. The workshops start in the Student Center Theater and rotate every 20 minutes. (required)
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Dinner at the Midtown Marketplace (Midtown Student Center)
4:30pm – 8:00pm
RecFest ‘08
This is your opportunity to kick back, relax and have a great time participating in a wide range of traditional and non-traditional activities.
Prizes will be awarded. The Berkshire Fitness Room will also be
open. Meet at the information tent on the Quad (Bill Williams Gym
in Berkshire Hall in case of rain).
5:00pm – 5:45pm
Catholic Mass at Alumni Hall – all welcome
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Westside Campus Center CLUB; come for Seattle’s Best Coffee and/or pastries
Offices and Services for Sunday, August 31st:
Midtown Marketplace (Midtown
Student Center) 08:30am –
06:30pm
Westside Marketplace (Westside Campus
Center) 10:00am – 06:30pm
Midtown Bookstore – bring your class schedule to purchase
books 09:00am – 05:00pm
Westside Bookstore –
bring your class schedule to purchase books 10:00am –
04:00pm
Housing & Residence Life Office (Newbury
Hall) 10:00am – 04:00pm
Midtown & Westside Computer Centers – computer accounts
10:00am – 04:00pm
Monday, September 1
10:00am – 4:00pm
Brunch at the
Midtown Marketplace (open only until 4:00pm today - dinner will be provided at Clubs’ Carnival BBQ on the Quad)
11:00am – 2:00pm
Tours of Danbury
Get a look at the community where you will be living! Find out where everything is from Main Street to the Mall. Tours will leave from the Roberts Avenue side of the Student Center at 11:00am, 12:00pm and 1:00pm.
12:30pm – 4:30pm
Student Government Association (SGA) Clubs Carnival
Student Government Association is sponsoring the "Clubs Carnival" on the Quad (rain site TBA). This is your opportunity to learn about the student organizations at WestConn. There will be amusements and more on the Quad. Get involved; join an organization.
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Transfer Student Orientation Session in Alumni Hall
3:00pm – 11:00pm
Westside Campus Center CLUB; come for Seattle’s Best Coffee and/or pastries
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Dinner on the Quad sponsored by your Student Government Association
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Take October – live band on the Quad
7:30pm-9:00pm
WCSU Theatre Dept. production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the Quad between Berkshire Hall and the Library
(in Berkshire Theatre in case of rain)
Offices and Services for Monday, September 1st:
Midtown Marketplace (Midtown
Student Center) 10:00am –
04:00pm
Westside Marketplace (Westside Campus
Center) 07:45am – 04:00pm
Midtown Bookstore – bring your class schedule to purchase
books 09:00am – 05:00pm
Westside Bookstore – bring your class schedule to purchase
books 10:00am – 04:00pm
Housing & Residence Life Office (Newbury
Hall) 10:00am – 02:00pm
Tuesday, September 2
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
11:30pm – 2:00pm
Clubs Carnival Part II in the Alumni and Friends Circle (cancelled in
case of rain)
3:00pm – 11:00pm
Westside Campus Center CLUB; come for Seattle’s Best Coffee and/or pastries
6:00pm – 7:00pm
SOS - "Time in the Mind" with Jonathan Pohl in Alumni Hall
Keeping your head while those around you may be losing theirs.
Strategies for keeping a cool head while faced with school, work and
relationships.
7:00pm
Women’s Soccer vs. WPI at Westside Athletic Complex
Offices and Services for Tuesday, September 2nd:
All offices regular business hours resume
Wednesday, September 3
3:00pm – 11:00pm
Westside Campus Center CLUB; come for Seattle’s Best Coffee and/or pastries
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Reception in Alumni Hall - Inspired Images: WestConn Students Give Back Through Their Art;
Black-and white photos and colorful paintings by Adam Schwarz and Bryn Gillette
6:00pm
Women’s Field Hockey vs. Stevens Tech in the Westside Athletic Complex
Thursday, September 4
3:00pm – 12:00am
Westside Campus Center CLUB; come for Seattle’s Best Coffee and/or pastries
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Midtown Coffeehouse featuring singer songwriter Natalie Gelman at 9:00pm preceded by the usual open mic at 8:00pm (sign-ups from 7:30pm) in Alumni Hall. Coffee and snacks will be served.
11:00pm-Midnight
Westside Campus Center CLUB - Special Event featuring singer songwriter, Natalie Gelman
Friday, September 5
3:00pm – 11:00pm
Westside Campus Center CLUB; come for Seattle’s Best Coffee and/or pastries
5:00pm
Women’s Volleyball – WCSU Invitational in Feldman Arena in the O’Neill Center (second game at 7:00pm and continues on Saturday at 10:00am)
8:00pm
PAC Movie – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in the Midtown Student Center Theater
Saturday, September 6
10:00am
Women’s Volleyball – WCSU Invitational continues in the Feldman Arena in the O’Neill Center
1:00pm
Women’s Field Hockey vs. Wheelock in the Westside Athletic Complex
4:00pm and 7:00pm
WCSU Observatory & Planetarium Show – A Closer Look at Scorpius the Scorpion with observing hours from 8:00pm-10:00pm with sky attractions including the Moon, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, and the Summer Milky Way (clear skies only)
Sunday, September 7
1:00pm
Women’s Field Hockey vs. New England College in the Westside Athletic Complex
3:00pm – 11:00pm
Westside Campus Center CLUB; come for Seattle’s Best Coffee and/or pastries
7:00pm
“Can I Kiss You” in the Ives Concert Hall (required)
You’ll have to show up to find out what this is all about!
7:00pm – 7:45pm
Catholic Mass in Westside Campus Center Room 212 – all
welcome
