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Friday, August 19, 2022

This is a sampling of the events offered for Welcome Week. For all events and for the first week of classes, please visit Connect!
  • Find your way around campus using our interactive campus map.
  • The Adler Athletic Complex is not open for general workouts or recreation activities until Monday at 9:00 a.m.

Residence Hall Move-in
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Enter at the Juniata Gap Road Entrance
Be sure to check in online via eLiving before you arrive on campus. Follow the instructions on the arrival site.

Welcome Week Check-in for Residential Students
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Enter at the Juniata Gap Road Entrance
Get your Penn State Altoona Welcome Week bag and important information about your first weekend and week in college!

Cool Down: Ice Cream
2:00 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 Altoona!
Learn More.

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

Building Meetings for Students Living in Residence Halls
6:00 p.m., Your assigned living Hall (Oak, Maple, Spruce, Cedar)
Learn More.

Welcome Week Check-in for Commuter and Off-campus Students
6:00–8:00 p.m. | Fireside Lounge, Slep Student Center
Get your Penn State Altoona Welcome Week bag and important information about your first weekend and week in college!

Game Lounge: Mario Kart Tournament
7:00–11:00 p.m., Outside the Slep Student Center
Rain Location: Slep Student Center

Show off your gaming skills while racing to the finish in our Game Truck! Up to 36 people can play at one time. Prizes will be awarded throughout the night. While you’re here, be sure to connect with the other players to plan future games. Register on Connect to guarantee your spot!

Celebrity Comedy Magician: Joel Meyers
8:00 p.m., Wolf Kuhn Theatre, Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts
Impossible is just an opinion. Joel Meyers will capture your imagination. As seen on America’s Got Talent, FakeOff on TruTV, Masters of Illusion, and Penn & Teller Fool Us on the CW, Meyers has also presented private performances for celebrities including Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, and Jennifer Lopez.

Combining sleight of hand and original routines with a larger-than-life personality and crowd-winning charm, Meyers specializes in taking audiences on what NBC calls “A roller coaster ride!” He’s an illusionist, mentalist, master of the stage, and magician. He’s a performer who “will capture your imagination” (Newsweek), and he’ll win you over time and time again. Joel Meyers is simply a mystery; or as Al Pacino put it best, he’s “the coolest person ever.”
Learn More.

Snackies: Spud Bar
9:00 p.m., Slep Student Center

Shuttle for Off-campus Students
9:00 p.m.–12:30 a.m., Departs from the Slep Parking Lot


Next: Saturday, August 20, 2022

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