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  2. Welcome Week
  3. Welcome Week Schedule

Friday, August 18, 2023

Find your way around campus using our interactive campus map.

Note: The Adler Athletic Complex is not open for general workouts/recreation until Monday, August 21, at 9:00 a.m.


Schedule

Port-Sky Café Open

7:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Port-Sky Café

Visit the Port-Sky website for more information.

Administrative Offices Open

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Various Locations

All campus administrative offices are open during these hours with the following exceptions:

  • Bookstore: Open 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Office of Information Technology: Open 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Residence Hall Move-in

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Juniata Gap Road Entrance to Campus

Be sure to check in and follow the instructions online at E-Living before you arrive on campus!

Welcome Week Check-in for Residential Students

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Juniata Gap Road Entrance to Campus

Get your Penn State Altoona Welcome Week bag and important information about your first weekend and week in college!

Pictures at the Lion Shrine

11: 00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Lion Shrine, Outside the Slep Student Center

Hosted by Coalition of Christian Outreach (CCO) Ministries
Stop by the Lion Shrine to get pictures taken with your family and new friends! Your pictures will be professionally taken and emailed to you right on the spot.
Learn more about Pictures at the Lion Shrine on Connect.

Cool Down: Ice Cream

2:00–5:00 p.m.
Outside the Slep Student Center

Hosted by Alumni Relations
Stop by the Creamery ice cream giveaway and meet some of Penn State Altoona's Alumni Association members! Enjoy this complimentary treat and hear some stories of their favorite times at Penn State Altoona!
Learn more about Cool Down: Ice Cream on Connect.

Residence Hall Floor Meetings (Mandatory)

6:00 p.m.
Your assigned Residence Hall (Oak, Maple, Spruce, or Cedar)

Meet with your Resident Assistant (RA) to get to know others on your floor and learn important residence hall information. Floor meetings are mandatory for residential students and will be hosted throughout the weekend, but you only need to attend once! See your RA for specific floor meeting information and location.
Learn more about Residence Hall Floor Meetings on Connect.

Next Level Gaming

8:00–11:00 p.m.
Slep Student Center

All settled into your college living space? Great! Time to meet new students and have fun! We have four gaming/e-sports screens set up, a twenty-one-foot Just Dance screen, a resin workshop, and “stuff your own pillow” to jazz up your new space. We also have a 360-degree photo booth, so grab your new friends and make some memories.
Learn more about Next Level Gaming on Connect.

Snackies: Spud Bar

8:00–10:00 p.m.
Slep Student Center

Free food while supplies last.
Learn more about Snackies: Spud Bar on Connect.


Next: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Welcome Week

  • Move-in Information
  • Welcome Week Schedule
    • Friday, August 18, 2023
    • Saturday, August 19, 2023
    • Sunday, August 20, 2023
    • Monday, August 21, 2023
    • Tuesday, August 22, 2023
    • Wednesday, August 23, 2023
    • Thursday, August 24, 2023
    • Friday, August 25, 2023
    • Saturday, August 26, 2023
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    • Housing
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    • Faculty Research Resources
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    • Internships
    • Study Abroad/Study Away
    • Internal Grants and Awards
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