Husky Week of Welcome - University of Connecticut

Friday, August 28

Time	Event	Location
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	New Resident Student Move In
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Wilbur Cross Student Services Center Open Dining Services Open	Wilbur Cross Rome Hall, 1st floor
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Lodewick Visitors Center Open
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m	Parents Association Welcome Tent UCONN Alumni Center and Husky Heritage Sports Museum open Benton Museum of Art open	Fairfield Way Alumni Center Benton Museum of Art
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Visit the Food Court in the Student Union for lunch(Union Street Market, Wendy’s, Panda Express and Blimpies) or, Putnam, Northwest, Gelfenbein Commons or South Dining Facilities
12:30 p.m. & 2:00p.m.	Green Campus Tours by Eco Husky	Meet at the Husky Dog outside Gampel
4:00 p.m.	New Transfer Student Reception New Transfer Student & Families are invited to a reception prior to Convocation	Student Union Room 304B
4:00 p.m.	Commuters Meet with WOW Groups New commuter students are invited to meet other UConn students and go to the Convocation for New Students & Families.	Towers Quadrangle
4:15 p.m.	Meet with your WOW Group WOW Leaders will meet new students and families outside of their Residential areas.
5:00 p.m.	Convocation for New Students & Families	Gampel Pavilion
Following Convocation	President’s BBQ For New Students and their Families	Student Union Mall
7:30 p.m.	Time to Say Goodbye End of Family Program
8:00 p.m.	Husky WOW Residence Hall Community Meetings	Residence Halls Areas
8 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Commuter Students: Home Away from Home Information and resources for commuters about the Student Union and the area surrounding UConn.	Student Union Room 303
9:30 p.m.	Meet your WOW Group
10:00 p.m.	USG Ice Cream Social and UCONN Late Night Sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government, the Student Union and Department of Student Activities.	All at the “U”, Student Union
Scavenger Hunt: Get your Fall Books paid for Fall Semester. Pick up a scavenger Hunt Card at the Student Union Information Desk, visit 8 designated locations between 10:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. and return your completed card back to the Student Union Information Desk. Winners will be announced at the Husky WOW Opening Event at 12noon on Saturday. You must be present to win and for new students only. Prizes provided by UCONN Co-op, and the Husky WOW Committee.

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Saturday, August 29

Time	Event	Location
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Returning Student Check-In Campus Change Student Check-In
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Wilbur Cross Student Services Center and Dining Services Open
10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Brunch	Whitney, Buckley, South, Putnam, Northwest, North and Gelfenbien Commons
10:00 a.m.	New Commuter Student Brunch and Orientation	Student Union Room 304B
12:00 NOON	Husky WOW Opening Session	Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	UCONN Recreation Open House	Student Recreation Facility
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Free Time
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Commuter Class Hunt Commuter students can join WOW leaders and representatives from Off-Campus Student Services to tour classroom locations.	Student Union Commuter Lounge
4:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.	Dinner	Whitney, Buckley, South, Putnam, Northwest, North and Gelfenbein Commons
6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.	Coffeehouse	Rainbow Center, room 403 S.U.
6:30 p.m.	Meet your WOW Group
7:00 p.m.	Men’s Soccer Huskies vs. UMass	Marrone Stadium
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 Midnight	SUBOG Block Party Sponsored by the Student Union Board of Governors (SUBOG) http://www.subog.uconn.edu/	Fairfield Way

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Sunday, August 30

Time	Event	Location
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Returning Student Check In
12 Noon-4:00 p.m.	Wilbur Cross Student Services Center and Dining Services open	Wilbur Cross
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Breakfast	Whitney, Buckley, South, Putnam, Northwest, North and Gelfenbein Commons
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Midnight	Student Recreational Facility Open	Student Recreational Facility
10:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Brunch	Whitney, Buckley, South, Putnam, Northwest, North and Gelfenbein Commons
10:30 a.m.	Learning Community Meeting Meeting of all new students living in a Learning Community. For more information on UCONN’s Learning Communities, please go to http://lc.uconn.edu./.	Student Union Ballroom
12:00 noon	Meetings with School/College Deans, Department Heads and Academic Advisors Academic Center for Exploratory Students (ACES) Pre-Teaching Pre-Kinesiology Pre-Pharmacy Exploratory Majors Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts College of Agriculture and Natural Resources & The Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture W. B. Young, Room 100 School of Business School of Business, Room 106 School of Engineering Informational Technologies Engineering Building Room ITE 80 School of Fine Arts J. Louis von der Mehden Recital Hall College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Student Union Ballroom School of Nursing CUE, Room 122
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Class Hunt with your WOW Group Tour classroom locations with your WOW Leader
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Honors Kickoff Karnival Honors students are invited to start the year off right by joining PATH and members of the Honors staff for an afternoon of carnival food and games! Come with your roommate, your PATH mentor or mentee, or your WOW leader!	Area outside Wilson facing Rt. 195 (Rain Location: Shippee Pit)
2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Coffeehouse	Rainbow Center, Room 403 S.U.;
3:00 p.m.	Huskies Away From Home (Out of state student event)	Rome Ballroom, South Campus
3:00 p.m.	Campus Change Student Meeting	Student Union Theatre
3:00 p.m.	Get your Feet Wet! A reception for new and returning Coastal and Maritime Studies majors.	SU Room 304 C
3:00 p.m.	New Veterans Welcome New and Returning Student Veterans, and their families, are invited to attend the Student Veteran Welcome Reception. Sponsored by Student Activities, Veterans Support Services and Off-Campus Student Services.	Veterans House, white house to the south of Sprague Hall
4:00 p.m.	Asiantation Mentoring Program (AMP) Program kick-off event and dinner	Asian American Cultural Center, Student Union
4:00 p.m.	M.E.T.A.S. Mentoring program opening event and BBQ	Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center Student Union
4:00 p.m.	AACC PA2SS Peer Mentoring Program and Campus Game Night	African American Cultural Center, Student Union
4:15 p. m. - 7:15 p.m.	Dinner	Whitney, Buckley, South, McMahon, Putnam, Northwest, North and Gelfenbein Commons
7:30 p.m.	Meet your WOW Group
8:00 p.m.	SUBOG Hip Hop Comedy JAM http://www.subog.uconn.edu/	Gampel Pavilion

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Week of Welcome Events 2009

Friday, August 28

Saturday, August 29

Sunday, August 30

Monday, August 31

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