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Thursday, August 22nd, 2024 - Sunday, August 25th, 2024
What to expect during Welcome Weekend:
Connection Connect to campus resources, staff and faculty, and other classmates. You are joining the Muhlenberg family and we cannot wait to connect you to all we have to offer. |
Academic Engagement You will have a chance to hear from faculty members throughout the weekend and have an opportunity to connect with your faculty advisor before classes begin on Monday. |
Social Opportunities You certainly won't be bored during Welcome Weekend! There will be numerous opportunities to engage in social activities with your fellow classmates during the evenings of Welcome Weekend. |
Family Programs On Thursday, August 24th there will be family programming until 5:30 pm. This will be a chance for families to connect and meet with faculty and staff before saying farewell to your student! |
First-Year Orientation (times subject to change)
| Thursday, August 22, 2024 | |
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| 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Orientation & HRL Check-In - Hoffman House |
| 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
Residence Hall Move-In |
| 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Resource Fair- Seegers Union, Light Lounge |
| 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Lunch - Seegers Union, Wood Dining Commons, Outdoors |
| 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM |
Residence Hall Floor Meetings - Various Commuter Student Meet-Up- Commuter Lounge, lower level Taylor Hall |
| 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM |
Orientation Weekend Kick-Off - Empie Theatre |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | O-Group Meeting - Various |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Farewell to Families - Parent's Plaza |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
Dinner & Matriculation Ledger Signing - WDC and President's House Groups 1-25; Dinner 5:30 - 6:10, Ledger 6:20-7:30 |
| 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Seating for Traditions - Parent's Plaza |
| 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Traditions and Candle Lighting- Parent's Plaza |
| 8:35 PM - 10:30 PM | Bash at Burkholder- Sponsored by Student Government |
| Friday, August 23, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Breakfast - Seegers Union, Wood Dining Commons |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Academic Advising Cohort Meetings - Various |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Groups 1-25: Lunch- Wood Dining Commons Groups 26-50: O-Group Meeting - Various |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Groups 1-25: O-Group Meeting - Various Groups 26-50: Lunch - Wood Dining Commons |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Individual Advising Appointment - Various |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Theater & Dance Open House - Trexler Pavilion Lobby |
| 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM |
O-Group Meet-Up - Various |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
Keys to Academic Success - Various |
| 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM |
Dinner - Wood Dining Commons Hillel Shabbat Dinner - Wood Dining Commons |
| 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Shabbat Services - Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life |
| 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM |
Big Prize Bingo: Sponsored By Muhlenberg Activities Council - Seegers Union |
| Saturday, August 24, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Breakfast - Seegers Union, Wood Dining Commons |
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| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
O-Group Meet-Up - Various |
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| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Mules are...Ready! - Empie Theatre | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Groups 1-25: Mules are Empowered and Responsible- Empie Theater Groups 26-50: Lunch - Wood Dining Commons |
|
| 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM |
Groups 1-25: Lunch - Wood Dining Commons Groups 26-50: Mules are Empowered and Responsible- Empie and Event Space |
|
| 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM |
Groups 1-25: Mules are Resourceful - Event Space Groups 26-50: Mules are Inclusive- Empie |
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| 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM |
Groups 1-25: Mules are Inclusive - Empie Groups 26-50: Mules are Resourceful - Event Space |
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| 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM | O Group Meeting- Various | |
| 4:50 PM - 5:50 PM |
Groups 1-25: Break Groups 26-50: Dinner - Wood Dining Commons |
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| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Groups 1-25: Dinner - Wood Dining Commons Groups 26-50: Break |
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| 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Shabbat Gathering - Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life |
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| 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
Havdalah - Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life |
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| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Headphone Disco - Seegers Union | |
| Sunday, August 25, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Brunch - Wood Dining Commons |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Class Photo - College Green |
| 11:30 PM -12:50 PM | O-Group Meeting and Campus Tour - Various |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Break Hillel Open House- The Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life
Chapel Community - Chapel
Abide - Multicultural Life Center
Catholic Campus Ministry- Newman Center
Chabad Club- Red Doors Lounge
Disciplemakers Christian Fellowship- Front Lawn or Seegers 112
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| 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM | Final O-Group Meeting - Various |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Seating for Opening Convocation - Empie Theatre |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Opening Convocation - Empie Theatre * Business casual requested |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Back BBQ - Burkholder Quadrangle |
| 8:00 PM - 9:00 AM | Catholic Mass - Egner Chapel |
First-Year Family Orientation (times subject to change)
| Thursday, August 22, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 8 AM - 1 PM | Orientation & HRL Check-In - Hoffman House |
| 8 AM - 1 PM |
Residence Hall Move-In - Various |
| 11 AM - 2 PM | Lunch - Seegers Union, Wood Dining Commons, Outdoors |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Family Welcome - Empie Theatre |
| 3 PM - 3:50 PM | Family Break Out Session 1 - Seegers Union
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| 4 PM - 4:50 PM | Family Break Out Session 2 - Seegers Union
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| 5 PM - 5:30 PM |
Farewell to Families - Parent's Plaza |
Transfer Student Orientation (times subject to change)
| Friday, August 23, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 11 AM | Check-In - Hoffman House |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Welcome to Students and Families - Seegers 113 |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch - Wood Dining Commons |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | O-Group Meeting - Various |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Farewell to Families |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Matriculation Ledger Signing and Candle Lighting - President's House |
| 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM | O-Group Meet-Up - Various |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Keys to Academic Success - Various |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Dinner - Wood Dining Commons |
| 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Big Prize Bingo: Sponsored By Muhlenberg Activities Council- Seegers Union |
| Saturday, August 24, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 9:45 AM |
Breakfast - Seegers Union, Wood Dining Commons |
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| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
O-Group Meet-Up - Various |
|
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Mules are...Ready! - Empie Theatre | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Mules are Empowered and Responsible- Empie |
|
| 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM |
Lunch - Wood Dining Commons |
|
| 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM |
Mules are Resourceful - Event Space |
|
| 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM |
Mules are Inclusive - Empie |
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| 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM | O Group Meeting- Various | |
| 4:50 PM - 5:50 PM |
Break |
|
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Dinner - Wood Dining Commons |
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| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Headphone Disco - Seegers Union | |
| Sunday, August 25, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Brunch- Wood Dining Commons |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 PM | Class Photo - Scotty Wood Stadium |
| 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | O-Group Meeting - Various |
| 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | Campus Tour with OL - Various |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Break Hillel Open House- The Leffell Center for Jewish Student Life
Chapel Community - Chapel
Abide - Multicultural Life Center
Catholic Campus Ministry- Newman Center
Chabad Club- Red Doors Lounge
Disciplemakers Christian Fellowship- Front Lawn or Seegers 112
|
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Final O-Group Meeting- Various |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Seating for Opening Convocation - Empie Theatre |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Opening Convocation - Empie Theatre * Business casual requested |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Back BBQ - Burkholder Quadrangle |
Transfer Family Orientation (times subject to change)
| Friday, August 23, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 8 AM - 11 AM | Check-In - Hoffman House |
| 11 AM - 12 PM |
Welcome to Students and Families - Empie Theatre |
| 12 PM - 1 PM | Lunch - Wood Dining Commons |
| 1 PM - 2 PM |
Family Break Out Session- Seegers Union
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| 2 PM - 2:30 PM |
Farewell to Families |
