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25 reasons why you should be excited to attend Fall Welcome!

25 reasons why you should be excited to 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 induction to WMU.
  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, FUN speakers, including Jud Laipply and Curtis Zimmerman.
  7. Be a part of Click Downtown.
  8. Participate in the second Buster’s Moonlight Stampede (3K fun run/walk) – one of the biggest social events at Fall Welcome!
  9. Be eligible for fantastic prize drawings at the end of the week including 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 located.
  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!
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