FYE

FYE

25 reasons why you should attend Fall Welcome

Because you will have the opportunity to...

  1. Get comfortable in your new home before classes start
  2. Attend Convocation your official welcome to your new home
  3. Learn about Registered Student Organizations (RSO’s) and how to get involved
  4. Attend Interest Sessions – choose what you want to learn about
  5. Connect with an upperclass student leader, your Fall Welcome Ambassador
  6. Hear nationally recognized recognized, FUN speakers, including Jud Laipply and Curtis Zimmerman
  7. Be a part of Click Downtown
  8. Participate in the first Buster’s Moonlight Stampede (3k fun run/walk)
  9. Be eligible for fantastic prize drawings at the end of the weekincluding a mountain bike, computer, and partial tuition for a semester
  10. Move into your residence hall room three days early
  11. Learn about important resources on campus to help you succeed during your first year
  12. Have fun at late night social activities
  13. Hang out at the Student Recreation Center
  14. Win daily prizes
  15. Hang out at Waldo Stadium
  16. Find out where your classes are
  17. Learn more about your academic college or program
  18. Sample food from Kalamazoo restaurants
  19. Visit the bookstore and pick up your books before classes start
  20. Have fun at Travelin’ Max…a Fall Welcome favorite
  21. Get to know your peers and the people you will live with
  22. Make connections with faculty and staff members
  23. Have all meals provided (vegetarian options available).
  24. Gather valuable information about how to make the transition from high school to college
  25. Learn about being a Bronco!
 

First-Year Experience
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 5623 USA
(269) 387-2167 | (269) 387-2377 Fax
fall-welcome@wmich.edu