Welcome Weekend

8 a.m. – Noon: New Student Move-In – Please check your Oglethorpe emails for your designated move-in time slot.

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Community Resource Fair (Turner Lynch Campus Center) – The resource fair is an opportunity to connect, engage and mingle with different campus department and some student organizations! Representatives from Parking, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, Registrar and IT Services will be available to assist with account setup and questions.

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Parents and Family Dismissal – We’ll see you soon for Family Weekend!

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Welcome Weekend Check-In and Opening Session (Conant Performing Arts Center) – ALL first-time Residential and Commuter students are required to check in for our first official Welcome Weekend event — no prior registration needed.

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Small Group Dinner and Teambuilding

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Dessert with RA’s

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Commuter Social Hour (Cousins Center Atrium) – Hang out with fellow commuters!

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Mandatory Floor Meetings – Report to your Residence Halls promptly for your first hall meeting.

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Silent Disco and GloCade

8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Breakfast (Turner Lynch Campus Center Dining Hall)

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Welcome Weekend Day 2 Check-In (Cousins Center Atrium and Patio) 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Petrel Pandemonium (Academic Quad)

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Alcohol, Drugs and High Achievers (Conant Performing Arts Center)

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.: Small Group Lunch (Turner Lynch Campus Center Dining Hall)

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.: Desserts and Goodies (Conant Performing Arts Center Veranda)

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Check-In (Conant Performing Arts Center Lobby)

Darryl Bellamy

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Fearless First Year Keynote, Darryl Bellamy (Conant Performing Arts Center) – Your new school is a diverse place where all are welcome and supported. Listen to the stories of those who had once felt on the margins but now have truly found comfort at Oglethorpe.

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.: O: Book Presentation (Conant Performing Arts Center)

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: OU Uncensored – Your opportunity to ask current Oglethorpe students any and all questions.

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Dinner – Food trucks on the academic quad!

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Inflatable games!

9 p.m. – 12 a.m. – Turner Lynch Campus Center Game Room open

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Breakfast (Turner Lynch Campus Center Dining Hall

8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Upperclassmen Move-In

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Worshop Service (Turner Lynch Campus Center 255) OR Farm Animal Yoga (Lawn)

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Welcome Weekend Day 3 Check-In (Conant Performing Arts Center)

Tim Mousseau

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Guest Speaker Tim Mousseau, Reframing the Conversation around Sexual Assault – Tim Mousseau is a friend to Oglethorpe and has focused his career on sexual violence prevention and masculinity on college campuses.

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.: Lunch (Turner Lynch Campus Center Dining Hall)

2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Safety in the Community (Library Atrium, Conant & Academic Halls, Campus Safety, OSSR, OL-Lead Academic Hall Tours)

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Dinner and Weekend Wrap-Up with Orientation Leaders (Turner Lynch Campus Center Dining Hall)

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Campus Movie Night (Academic Quad)

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: “Ask Me” Tent (Academic Quad) – Look for the big tent on the Quad where there will be free advice, classroom directions, and free giveaways all day.

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Ice Cream Social with Career Development, Global Education and Student Success

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: “Ask Me” Tent (Academic Quad) – Look for the big tent on the Quad where there will be free advice, classroom directions, and free giveaways all day.

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Student Involvement Fair (Turner Lynch Campus Center Lawn) – Visit to learn about the 60+ student organizations at OU!

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: “Ask Me” Tent (Academic Quad) – Look for the big tent on the Quad where there will be free advice, classroom directions, and free giveaways all day.

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Wellness Night (Turner Lynch Campus Center) – Learn how to properly care for yourself in college. There will be opportunities to learn about mental health upkeep, a stress-free pet zone, activities to get your heart going, and more!

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: New Student Convocation (Conant Performing Arts Center) – A yearly new student tradition featuring important speakers and the signing of the Honor Code.

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: QuadFest (Academic Quad) – Celebrate the start of the new academic year with a themed celebration on the quad brought to you by the Oglethorpe University Programming Board!