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Welcome Weeks

Welcome, Dickinsonians! Our Welcome Weeks consist of numerous programs and events designed to help students build new relationships with fellow students and Dickinson’s departments across campus, as well as to welcome back our returning students. In short, Welcome Weeks aspire to facilitate a sense of community and belonging among faculty, students, staff, and Carlisle residents.

Here, students will find the full schedule of events for both Welcome Weeks.

If you have any questions, please contact Campus Life at 717-245-1671, or visit EngageD for more details.

Monday, August 31

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

First Day of Class; Donuts and Coffee

8am-9:30am

Britton Plaza

Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity

First Day of School Photos

11am-2pm

Social Hall Lobby

Campus Activities

Welcome Cookout

6pm-8pm

Morgan Field

Dickinson Christian Fellowship

Tuesday, September 1

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Food for Thought – Meet Your Student Senate Executive Board

11:30am-1pm

HUB Social Hall

Student Senate

Men's Soccer vs Marymount University

4pm

Miller Memorial Field

Athletics

Open Student Senate Meeting

6:30pm-8pm

HUB Social Hall

Student Senate

Women's Soccer vs Juniata College

7:30pm

Miller Memorial Field

Athletics

Club Squash Practice

8pm-10pm

Kline Squash Court Hallway

Club Squash

Music Information Night

5:30pm-10:30pm

Weiss Center for the Arts

Music Department

Wednesday, September 2

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Trivia Night

6pm-8pm

Waidner-Spahr Library

Waidner-Spahr Library

Thursday, September 3

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

LGBTQ+ Center Welcome Picnic (all are welcome!)

4:30pm-6pm

Morgan Field

LGBTQ+ Center

Club Badminton Practice

9:30pm-11pm

TBD

Club Badminton

Friday, September 4

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Kaufman Pollinator Garden Open House

12pm-2pm

Kaufman Hall, Pollinator Garden

Center for Sustainability Education

Welcome Back Tailgate!

4pm-6pm

Britton Plaza

MOB

Women's Soccer vs Waynesburg University

4pm

Miller Memorial Field

Athletics

Pizza on Weiss Plaza

5pm-7pm

Weiss Lobby, Plaza, and Lawn

The Trout Gallery

Make Dickinson Yours: Home Opener Football!

5:45pm-9pm

Britton Plaza

New Student Programs

Football vs Randolph-Macon College

6pm

Biddle Field Complex

Athletics

Welcome Back Shabbat

6:30pm-8:30pm

262 W High St, Carlisle, PA

Asbell Center for Jewish Life

Saturday, September 5

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Field Hockey vs Washington and Lee University

12pm

Biddle Field Complex

Athletics

OCF Bible Study

1:30pm-2:30pm

DCF Meeting Room

Orthodox Christian Fellowship

Women's Soccer vs University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

4pm

Miller Memorial Field

Athletics

Men's Soccer vs Rowan University

7pm

Miller Memorial Field

Athletics

Catch Up With Crumbl

8pm-10pm

HUB Upper Level, Tables 1 & 2

MOB

Sunday, September 6

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Men's Golf: Dickinson College Invite

9am

Carlisle Barracks

Athletics

Club Squash Practice

8pm-10pm

Kline Squash Court Hallway

Club Squash

Welcome Back Bagel Brunch

11am

262 W High St, Carlisle, PA

Asbell Center for Jewish Life

Activities Fair

1pm-4pm

Academic Quad

Campus Activities

Multifaith Welcome Dinner

6pm-8pm

Allison Community Room

Center for Spirituality and Social Justice

Catholic Mass

6pm-7:30pm

Allison Great Hall

Dickinson Catholic Ministry

Monday, September 7

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Men's Golf: Dickinson College Invite, Day 2

9am

Carlisle Barracks

Athletics

Pilates

3:30pm-4:30pm & 4:30pm-5:30pm

Memorial Hall

Athletics

Tuesday, September 8

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Navigating Your Four-Year Journey to Law School: Pre-Law Essentials for First-years

12pm-12:30pm

Bosler Hall, Room 208

Center for Career Development

Cardio Fusion

12pm-1pm

Functional Fitness Room (2nd floor, old Fitness Center)

Athletics

LALC Café

4:30pm-6pm

Hartman House downstairs and patio

Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies

Zumba

5pm-6pm

Functional Fitness Room

Athletics

Reads of Awe Kickoff: Silent Reading Party

6pm-8pm

Waidner-Spahr Library

Waidner-Spahr Library, Asbell Center for Jewish Life, Judaic Studies

Open Student Senate Meeting

6:30PM-8PM

HUB Social Hall

Student Senate

Wednesday, September 9

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Full Body Circuits

12pm-1pm

Functional Fitness Center (2nd floor, old Kline Center)

Athletics

Pilates

3:30pm-4:30pm & 4:30pm-5:30pm

Memorial Hall

Athletics

Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony 4pm

Behind East College (rain location: Stern Great Room)

President’s Office

Field Hockey vs Susquehanna University

4pm

Biddle Field Complex

Athletics

Charter Day

4:30pm-7:30pm

Academic Quad

Campus Life

Women's Soccer vs University of Scranton

7pm

Miller Memorial Field

Athletics

Thursday, September 10

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Camp Cardio

12pm-12:50pm

Kline Center, 2nd Floor Old Functional Fitness Center

Athletics

Lunch with Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss

12pm-1:15pm

Stern Great Room

The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues, Wellness Center, Psychology Department

The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism

7pm-8:30pm

ATS

The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues

Friday, September 11

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Make Dickinson Yours: Wear The Red

11am-1pm

Campus Life Office

Campus Activities

Internship and Research Showcase

11:30am-1:30pm

HUB Social Hall

Center for Career Development

Zumba

5pm-6pm

Functional Fitness Room (2nd floor, old Fitness Center)

Athletics

First Day: Rosh Hashanah Dinner and Evening Services

5:45pm

Stern Center

Asbell Center for Jewish Life

Saturday, September 12

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

OCF Bible Study

1:30pm-2:30pm

DCF Meeting Room

Orthodox Christian Fellowship

Sunday, September 13

Event

Time

Location

Sponsor

Women's Volleyball vs Catholic University

12pm

Kline Center

Athletics

Women's Golf: Dickinson College Fall Invitational

10:30am

Carlisle Barracks

Athletics

Women's Volleyball vs Misericordia University

4pm

Kline Center

Athletics

Field Hockey vs University of Lynchburg

4pm

Biddle Field Complex

Athletics

Catholic Mass

6pm-7:30pm

Allison Great Hall

Dickinson Catholic Ministry