A host of activities will bring students together across campus and across interests
This year, Welcome Week coincides with the first week of classes, Monday, Aug. 29, to Sunday, Sept. 11. The events are geared toward helping students make connections with each other and get to know Dickinson's campus, thereby fostering an immediate sense of community.
This year, the events are as follows:
Aug. 28: Convocation, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Academic Quad
Aug. 29: Chocolate & Directions, 12 - 1 p.m., Britton Plaza
Aug. 30: Root Beer Floats, 3 - 5 p.m., Britton Plaza
Aug. 31:
- Office of LGBTQ+ Services Welcome Back Event, 5 - 7 p.m., Morgan Field
- Welcome Back Trivia Night, 6 - 8 p.m., Waidner-Spahr Library
Sept. 1: Cross Country: Light Up the Night, 6:50 - 9 p.m., Dickinson Park
Sept. 3:
- Men's Soccer Game, 3:30 - 6 p.m., Dickinson Park Soccer Field
- Women's Soccer Game, 1 - 3:30 p.m., Dickinson Park Soccer Field
- A Capella Showcase, 7 - 9 p.m., ATS
Sept. 4: Activities Fair, 2 - 4 p.m., Academic Quad
Sept. 5: Mini-Engagement Fair: Sports Clubs, 12 - 1 p.m., Britton Plaza
Sept. 6: Mini-Engagement Fair: Academic Interest, 12 - 1 p.m., Britton Plaza
Sept. 7:
- Mini-Engagement Fair: Engagement, 12 - 1 p.m., Britton Plaza
- A Capella Auditions, 7 - 10 p.m., Allison Hall, Community Room
Sept. 8:
- Mini-Engagement Fair: Equity & Inclusion Engagement, 12 - 1 p.m., Britton Plaza
- A Capella Auditions, 7 - 10 p.m., Allison Hall, Community Room
- The New Culture Wars: Social Media Use & Racial Discourse, 7 - 8:15 p.m., ATS
Sept. 9:
- Mini-Engagement Fair: Performance, Arts & Media, 12 - 1 p.m., Britton Plaza
- A Capella Auditions, 7 - 10 p.m., Weiss 221, Weiss 235, Allison Great Hall, Allison Interfaith Chapel
- Charter Day, 5 - 7:30 p.m., Academic Quad
- POP/Trout Gallery Opening, 4 - 7 p.m., Weiss Patio
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Published August 24, 2022