Get ready for the excitement of First Weekend—information, entertainment, and food to help you confidently start your life as a WSU Raider! You do not want to miss it!
Want to see what's going on after First Weekend? Check out Welcome Week activities.
Thursday, September 4
Move-In Day
9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Visions Mentoring Continental Breakfast and Program
8:30 a.m., Apollo Room, Student Union
Parents' Reception
5:30–7 p.m., Dunbar Library
Sponsor: University Libraries
WSU Community Festival
6 p.m.–dark, Hamilton Hall lawn
Movie: Iron Man
Dark, The Woods basketball court
Friday, September 5
Grab & Go Raider Breakfast
8:30–9 a.m., Quad
And So it Begins...A College Meet & Greet
9–11:30 a.m., multiple locations, varies by college
President's Cookout
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Quad
Transportation to Freshman Convocation
12:30–2 p.m.
Departing every 15 minutes from the Student Union, The Woods, and the Honors Community
Freshman Convocation
3 p.m., Nutter Center
Freshman Class Picture
4 p.m., Nutter Center
Transportation to Student Union
4:30–5:30 p.m., from the Nutter Center
Complimentary Dinner
5:30–7 p.m., Union Market, Student Union
Do the U, Student Organization Fair
7 p.m., Atrium, Student Union
Saturday, September 6
March Down Program
10 a.m., gather in lot 4 at 9:30 a.m.
Pizza Lunch
Noon, Student Union
Presentations: 2 p.m.
Monster.com’s the ultimate road trip: campus 2 career, 101 Fawcett Hall
How to chill and cope with college stress, 116 Health Sciences Building
Wright Financial Path, 109 Oelman Hall
University Honors Social
2 p.m., 156 A, B, C Student Union
Presentations: 3 p.m.
Why do I have to take this class?, 109 Oelman Hall
Is my professor really a dork?, 101 Fawcett Hall
The Strength Coach
4–5:30 p.m., Apollo Room, Student Union
Complimentary Dinner
5:30–7 p.m., Student Union
Sponsor: Qdoba
Comedian: Alexandria McHale
7–9 p.m., Apollo Room, Student Union
Sponsor: University Activities Board
Movies: 10 p.m.
P.S. I Love You, 109 Oelman Hall
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, 112 Oelman Hall
Sunday, September 7
Freshman Plunge: Get Your ONE On!
Noon–2 p.m., Apollo Room, Student Union
Can ONE person make a difference? Join the big campus ONE Campaign! Find out why Brad Pitt, Jaime Foxx, and Kate Hudson are involved. Get information about the competition and prizes awarded at the end of the ONE challenge. One dollar or a can of food will pay for your lunch. Visit www.one.org for more information.
How to Get Your Party On @ Wright State
2 p.m., Apollo Room, Student Union
Meijer’s Festival: Welcome WSU Students
2–6 p.m., Meijer parking lot
Commuter Happy Hour
5–7 p.m., Atrium, Student Union
Sponsor: Commuter Student Association
Get Happy! Connect with other commuter students, play games, and learn more about WSU.
Residential Floor Meetings for Residential Students
5–7 p.m., Residential Communities
See your Resident Assistant (RA) for location
Boogie on the Bricks
7–11 p.m., Quad
Sponsor: Residential Community Association
Join us for the annual student dance to kick off the school year. All Wright State University students are invited to mix, mingle, and dance.
Check back here for more details as they become available.
