2026 Welcome Week

Schedule

Thursday, August 13

5:00 pm- 6:15 pm- Welcome Dinner- Brewer Dining Hall and Carl Grant Events Center

6:15 pm- 6:30 pm- Students meet with Welcome Week Leaders-Bulldog Statue

6:30 pm- 7:15 pm- Seminar for Parents and Guests- Fred DeLay Gymnasium

6:30 pm-7:15 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups I- Small Group Rooms

7:30 pm- 8:45 pm- Welcome and Worshiping as the Union Community- Fred Delay Gym

8:30 pm-9:30 pm- Refreshment Reception- PAC Fountain

9:30 pm-10:30 pm- Welcome Week Show- Fred DeLay Gym 

Friday, August 14

9:00 am-10:00 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups II

10:00 am-12:00 pm- Community and Academic Values Session- Grant Center

12:00 pm-1:30 pm- Academic Department Lunch- Brewer Dining Hall & Grant Center

1:30 pm- 4:00 pm- Break

4:00 pm-5:00 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups III

4:30 pm-5:00 pm- Class Picture-Fred Delay Gym

5:00 pm -6:00 pm- Dinner- Brewer Dining Hall

6:30 pm-8:30 pm- Ice Cream with the Olivers- Dr. Dub and Mrs. Susie Oliver’s Home

9:00 pm-10:00 pm- It’s About to GLO Down- Bowld Gym

Saturday, August 15

9:00 am- 10:00 am- Welcome Week Small Groups IV

10:00 am- 12:00 pm- Rotating Sessions (choose four): Campus Rec, GO Trips, IFC, Life Groups, Panhellenic, SAC, SGA, The HUB, UUWrsp

12:00 pm- 1:00 pm- Lunch with your RAs- Brewer Dining Hall

1:00 pm-3:00 pm- Life Groups and Local Church Fair- Grant Center and Small Gym

3:00 pm- 5:00 pm- Break

5:00 pm- 6:00 pm- Dinner- Brewer Dining Hall

7:00 pm-9:00 pm- Take Your Pick: Open Mic Night, Rec Night, or Soccer Scrimmage

Sunday, August 16

9:00 am – 12:00 pm- Visit a Local Church

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm- Lunch- Brewer Dining Hall

1:00 pm- 2:00 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups V

2:00 pm- 3:30 pm- Campus Life Fair- Grant Center

3:30 pm-5:00- Break

5:00 pm -6:00 pm – Dinner- Brewer Dining Hall

-TCK/ MK Welcome Dinner- Chapman Dining Room

6:30 pm-8:00 pm- Student Activities Council’s Welcome Fest- Bowld Lawn

8:00 pm- 9:30 pm- Songs and Stories Worship Service- Grant Center

Monday, August 17

8:00 am- 9:00 am- Breakfast- Brewer Dining Hall

8:30 am-11:00 am- Take Care of Business (optional)

9:00 am- 10:00 am- Honors Community Welcome Breakfast- Grant Center

10:00 am- 11:00 am- Honors Academic Orientation-Grant Center

11:00 am- 12:00 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups VI

12:00 pm- 1:00 pm- Lunch- Brewer Dining Hall

-Transfer Welcome Lunch in Chapman Dining Room

4:00 pm- 5:00 pm- Life Group Roundup in Residence Halls

5:00 pm-6:00 pm- Dinner with your Life Group Leader-Brewer Dining Hall

6:30 pm- 8:00 pm- Howdy Party- Student Government Association-Great Lawn