FYE
Event schedule for Fall Welcome
Fall Welcome
2012 Event Schedule
You will receive the full schedule of events with complete details when you check-in for Fall Welcome. Events marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
Attendance will be recorded and students who participate in all required events during the week will be eligible for grand prize drawings at the conclusion of the program, including partial tuition, a laptop, a mountain bike, and a parking pass.
- Monday, August 26
- Tuesday, August 27
- Wednesday, August 28
- Thursday, August 29
- Friday, August 30
- Saturday, August 31
Monday, Aug. 26
Move-in
Students registered for First-Year Seminar (FYE 2100), Lee Honors College (LHC), ROTC and Air Force ROTC
- 9 a.m. - Noon: last names A - K
- 1 - 4 p.m.: last names L - Z
Students in Final Freshman Orientation move in 9 a.m. - Noon, regardless of last name.
Don't forget to bring a non-perishable food item for Fall Welcome Gives Back! Look for the donation box in your residence hall.
| 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Lunch in the dining halls |
| 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Parent and Family Hospitality Tent In front of Sangren hall Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! Parents and families, stop by our tent for some refreshments, raffles, and your WMU gift. Connect with WMU faculty, staff, students, and administrators. You can also write a note to your college student that will be delivered later in the semester. |
| 1 - 5 p.m. |
Final Freshman Orientation Schneider Hall |
| 4 p.m. |
Commuter student check-in Bernhard Center |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Residence Life meeting for students who moved in today* Your residence hall |
| 6 - 8 p.m. |
Meet Your Ambassador and dinner with your group* Flagpoles and dining halls |
| 8 p.m. - Midnight | After Dark activities |
| 8 - 10 p.m. |
LHC event Bernhard Center |
Tuesday, Aug. 27
Move-in
Students NOT in First-Year Seminar (FYE 2100), Lee Honors College (LHC), ROTC and Air Force ROTC. Transfer Express students move in during these times.
- 9 a.m. - Noon: last names A - K
- 1 - 4 p.m.: last names L - Z
Students in Emerging Leaders and Martin Luther King (MLK) Academy move in 9 a.m. - Noon, regardless of last name.
Don't forget to bring a non-perishable food item for Fall Welcome Gives Back! Look for the donation box in your residence hall.
| 7 - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast for students who moved in Monday Your assigned dining hall |
| 9 - 10:30 a.m. |
First-Year Seminar Kickoff Miller Auditorium Required for students who moved in Monday |
| 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Kickoff meetings for Alpha, Seita, TRiO FESP, TRiO SSP, and Lee Honors College |
| 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Lunch in the dining halls |
| 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Parent and Family Hospitality Tent In front of Sangren hall Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! Parents and families, stop by our tent for some refreshments, raffles, and your WMU gift. Connect with WMU faculty, staff, students, and administrators. You can also write a note to your college student that will be delivered later in the semester. |
| 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
#discoverWMU* for students who moved in Monday Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! |
| 2 - 4 p.m. |
MLK Academy Kickoff Required for students in MLK Academy Bernhard Center |
| 2 - 5 p.m. |
Emerging Leaders Kickoff Required for Emerging Leaders participants Bernhard Center |
| 4 p.m. |
Commuter check-in Bernhard Center |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Residence Life meeting for students who moved in today* Your residence hall |
| 5 - 6 p.m. |
Check in for off-campus Transfer Express students Davis Hall |
| 5 p.m. |
Dinner for students who moved in Monday Your assigned dining hall |
| 6 - 8 p.m. |
Meet Your Ambassador and dinner with your group* Flagpoles and your assigned dining hall |
| 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Transfer Express grill-out and activities |
| 8 - 10 p.m. |
Playfair at Waldo Stadium* Welcome from Football Head Coach, PJ Fleck Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! |
| 10 p.m. - Midnight | After Dark activities |
Wednesday, Aug. 28
| 7 - 10 a.m. |
ROTC and Air Force ROTC activities Required for students in these programs |
| 7 - 9 a.m. |
Breakfast Your assigned dining hall |
| 8 - 9:15 a.m. | Transfer Express breakfast at Ellsworth Hall |
| 9 - 9:30 a.m. | Ambassador group meetings |
| 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Emerging Leaders activities Required for Emerging Leaders participants |
| 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Risky Business* Miller Auditorium |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
Lunch and Classroom tours* Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! Seita meeting Required for Seita students |
| 2 - 3:30 p.m. |
Curtis Zimmerman* Miller Auditorium |
| 2 - 5 p.m. |
ROTC and Air Force ROTC activities Required for students in these programs |
| 3:45 - 5 p.m. |
Kalamazoo Promise and CAMP meetings Required for students in these programs |
| 3:45 - 5 p.m. |
Immerse Yourself: Western Wednesday and t-shirt swap, RSO Fair, Get Hooked Flagpoles and Sangren hall Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! |
| 4:30 - 6 p.m. |
Greek-a-Palooza Goldsworth Valley Pond Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! |
| 5 - 7 p.m. |
Dinner Your assigned dining hall |
| 9 p.m. |
Buster's Moonlight Stampede - 3k fun run/walk Start in front of Student Recreation Center |
| 9 p.m. - Midnight |
After Dark activities at the Student Recreation Center, including Salsa Magic Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! |
Don't forget to bring a non-perishable food item for Fall Welcome Gives Back! Look for the donation box in your residence hall.
Thursday, Aug. 29
| 7 - 9 a.m. |
Breakfast Your assigned dining hall |
| 9 a.m. - Noon |
Emerging Leaders activities Required for Emerging Leaders participants |
| 10 - 10:30 a.m. | Ambassador group meetings |
| 10:30 a.m. - Noon |
Ethnic Man* Miller Auditorium |
| Noon - 1:45 p.m. |
Lunch Your assigned dining halls |
| 1 - 4 p.m. |
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences kickoff* Parkview campus College of Aviation kickoff* Battle Creek campus |
| 2 - 4 p.m. |
Academic College Kickoffs* Pick up your official Fall Welcome t-shirt here! Seita meeting Required for Seita students |
| 5 - 6:15 p.m. |
Matriculation Ceremony* Miller Auditorium |
| 6:30 - 8 p.m. |
Buster's Buffet* Gilmore Theatre Complex parking lot Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! |
| 9 p.m. - Midnight |
Meijer Mania Load busses at Bernhard Center |
Don't forget to bring a non-perishable food item for Fall Welcome Gives Back! Look for the donation box in your residence hall.
Friday, Aug. 30
| 7 - 9 a.m. |
Breakfast Your assigned dining halls |
| 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Emerging Leaders activities Required for Emerging Leaders participants |
| 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Click Downtown* Load busses at Rood Hall loading zone Students, pick up your free EcoMug here! |
| Noon - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Swipe your Bronco ID |
| 2 - 5 p.m. | Activities for ROTC, Lee Honors College, Seita, and Transfer Express |
| 5 - 7 p.m. |
Dinner Swipe your Bronco ID |
| 7 - 9 p.m. |
Games at the Pond, sponsored by Campus Activities Board Goldsworth Valley Pond |
| 9 p.m. |
Outdoor Miller Movie Goldsworth Valley Pond |
Saturday, Aug. 31
Activities sponsored by Residence Life; more information coming soon.