Welcome Week

Welcome Week 2008 At a Glance

Below is the 2007 Welcome Week schedule! We hope you find this week’s activities as exciting as we do!

Please note that the current schedule is subject to change.

 
Friday, August 17, 2007: Trading Spaces
Saturday, August 18, 2007: Taking Care of Business
Sunday, August 19, 2007: Be a Mountaineer!
Monday, August 20, 2007: Fall Fest
Tuesday, August 21, 2007: Wellness Day
Wednesday, August 22, 2007: Community & Student Organizations Day
Thursday, August 23, 2007: Multicultural Day
Friday, August 24, 2007: Gold and Blue Day
 
Friday, August 17, 2007
Trading Spaces
     
6:30 A.M. – 10:15 P.M. PRT Transportation Available  
8:00 A.M. Residence Hall Check-In Begins  
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Student Service Days Mountainlair Ballrooms
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Help Center E. Moore Hall
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Campus Tours Available E. Moore Hall
10:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Lunch Cafe Evansdale, Boreman Bistro, Hatfield’s
5:15 P.M. – 6:15 P.M. Mandatory Floor Meeting (See your RA for Details) In-Hall
6:00 P.M. Transportation for Downtown/Extended Residence Hall Students (See your RA for Details)  
6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Welcome Picnic Rec Center
6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Self-Guided Tours of the Rec Center Rec Center
6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Student Organization Fair Rec Center
7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Transportation for Downtown/Extended Residence Hall Students (See your RA for Details)  
 
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Taking Care of Business
     
9:00 A.M. Residence Hall Check-In Continues  
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast Cafe Evansdale, Boreman Bistro, Hatfield’s
9:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. PRT Transportation Available  
9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Honors Retreat Life Sciences Building
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Help Center E. Moore Hall
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Campus Tours Available E. Moore Hall
10:31 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Lunch Cafe Evansdale, Boreman Bistro, Hatfield’s
11:30 A.M. DPS: Get out of Jail Free Blue and Gold Room – ERC
3:15 P.M. Mandatory Floor Meeting (See your RA for Details) In-Hall
4:00 P.M. DPS: Get out of Jail Free Gluck Theatre – Mountainlair
4:00 P.M. New Student Convocation (University 101 Requirement) CAC (Off-Campus Students)
4:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Residence Hall Dinner Cafe Evansdale
5:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. Residence Hall Dinner Mountainlair Commons/Hatfield’s
6:45 P.M. Transportation for Residence Hall Students (See your RA for Details)  
7:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. Mountaineer Shopping Extravaganza! Bus Transportation Provided from Mountainlair, Summit, ERC & Fieldcrest
 
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Be a Mountaineer!
     
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast Cafe Evansdale, Boreman Bistro, Hatfield’s
9:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. PRT Transportation Available  
Noon – 5:00 P.M. Poster Sale Mountainlair
10:31 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. Lunch Cafe Evansdale, Boreman Bistro, Hatfield’s
10:45 A.M. Transportation to CAC (See your RA for Details) Arnold, The Ridge, Fieldcrest, Pierpont
11:00 A.M. New Student Convocation for Arnold, The Ridge, Fieldcrest, Pierpont (University 101 Requirement) CAC
12:15 P.M. Transportation to CAC (See your RA for Details) Boreman, Bennett, Lyon
12:30 P.M. New Student Convocation for Boreman, Bennett, Lyon (University 101 Requirement) CAC
1:45 P.M. Transportation to CAC (See your RA for Details) Dadisman, Braxton, Brooke
2:00 P.M. New Student Convocation for Dadisman, Braxton, Brooke (University 101 Requirement) CAC
5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Loyalty Permanent Endowment Scholarship Reception Alumni Center
3:15 P.M. Transportation to CAC (See your RA for Details) Summit, Lincoln, Stalnaker
3:30 P.M. New Student Convocation for Summit, Lincoln, Stalnaker (University 101 Requirement) CAC
3:31 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Dinner Cafe Evansdale, Boreman Bistro, Hatfield’s
6:30 P.M. Official First Floor Meeting (University 101 Requirement) In-Hall
6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Ask an Advisor Residence Halls
 
Monday, August 20, 2007
Fall Fest

First Day of Class!
     
6:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. U-92 Live Remote Mountainlair
9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Order your Class Ring Mountainlair
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Student Service Days Mountainlair Ballrooms
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Help Center E. Moore Hall
8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Campus Tours Available E. Moore Hall
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Poster Sale Mountainlair
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Commuter Pizza Party Commuter Lounge – Purinton House
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Welcome Week Information
Table
Mountainlair
8:00 P.M. Fall Fest Mountainlair Plaza
 
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Wellness Day
     
9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Order your Class Ring Mountainlair
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Help Center E. Moore Hall
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Poster Sale Mountainlair
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Welcome Week Information Table Mountainlair
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Health Promotion Activities (Student Health Service) Mountainlair
1:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. American Red Cross Blood Drive 4-Court Gym – Rec Center
2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Commuter Social Commuter Lounge – Purinton House
3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Health Promotion Activities (Student Health Service) Rec Center
5:00 P.M. Fresh Food Samples (offered by Gordon Foods) Rec Center Free Zone
5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Free Cholesterol Screening (only 40 slots available) Rec Center Free Zone
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Free Body Fat Analysis Rec Center Free Zone
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Free Chair Massage Rec Center Free Zone
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Student Rec Information Table Rec Center Free Zone
6:40 P.M. Largest Ever Zumba Class
(2 punches)
3-Court Gym – Rec Center
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Discover Scuba Lap Pool – Rec Center
7:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. FREE Tutoring Brooke Tower ARC
 
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Community & Student Organizations Day
     
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. DPS (Self Defense, Operation ID, etc.) Mountainlair
9:00 A.M. – Noon Commuter Open House Commuter Lounge – Purinton House
9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Order your Class Ring Mountainlair
9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Help Center E. Moore Hall
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Poster Sale Mountainlair
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Welcome Week Information Table Mountainlair
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Student Organization Information Tables
Featuring WVU Athletics
Vandalia Lounge – Mountainlair
7:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. FREE Tutoring Brooke Tower & Arnold Hall
 
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Multicultural Day
     
9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Order your Class Ring Mountainlair
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Help Center E. Moore Hall
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Poster Sale Mountainlair
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Welcome Week Information Table Mountainlair
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Food Showcase in Hatfield’s
(for sampling & purchasing)
Hatfield’s – Mountainlair
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Tables Hosted by Intl. Organizations (with info. & items for sale) Mountainlair
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Multicultural/PASSkey Day: Open House Center for Black Culture
7:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. FREE Tutoring Brooke Tower ARC
7:00 P.M. – Midnight FREE Tutoring WVUp All Night – Mountainlair
7:00 P.M. – Midnight WVUp All Night! Mountainlair
7:30 P.M. The J-Spot: A Sex Educator Tells All Mountainlair
 
Friday, August 24, 2007
Gold and Blue Day

Wear Gold & Blue Today!
     
9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Order your Class Ring Mountainlair
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Help Center E. Moore Hall
9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Poster Sale Mountainlair
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Welcome Week Information Table Mountainlair
7:00 P.M. – Midnight FREE Tutoring WVUp All Night – Mountainlair
7:00 P.M. – 2:00 A.M. WVUp All Night! Mountainlair
7:15 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Mountaineer Idol Preview – GREAT DOOR PRIZES! Must be present to win Mountainlair Commons