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  3. Welcome Week Schedule

Monday, August 21, 2023

Find your way around campus using our interactive campus map.

Be sure to check out Connect for Intramural recreation sign-ups!


Schedule


Ask a Student for Help

7:45 a.m.–noon
Around Campus

Sponsored by Coalition of Christian Outreach (CCO) Ministries
Don't know where your class is? Then be on the lookout for CCO students holding "Need Help?" signs, and we will help you reach your destination!
Learn more about the Ask a Student for Help event on Connect.

Power Hour: Milkshakes

Noon
Outside the Slep Student Center

First day of classes, first POWER Hour! Take a break and cool off with a vanilla or chocolate milkshake! First come, first served. No registration needed
Learn more about Power Hour: Milkshakes on Connect.

Off-campus and Commuter Students Welcome Week Check-in

Noon–2:00 p.m.
Slep Student Center

Come get your bag of goodies while supplies last. Get a schedule for the week and ask any questions you may have. If you can’t come during this time, all remaining bags will be available at Tuesday’s Block Party event.
Learn more about Welcome Week Check-in on Connect.

ResLife Meet and Treat

12:30–2:30 p.m.
Spruce Residence Hall

Come meet the Residence Life professional staff members and enjoy a sweet treat! Staff will be available to answer any of your residence life questions and discuss leadership opportunities in the halls.
Learn more about the ResLife Meet and Treat event on Connect.

DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship Lawn Games

5:00–8:00 p.m.
Outside the Slep Student Center

Come get to know us before the upcoming semester and enjoy fun lawn games on the Slep Quad! We will be near the Lion Shrine.
Learn more about the DCF Lawn Games event on Connect.

Yoga

5:30 p.m.
217 and 218 Adler Athletic Complex

Join us for Kripalu style, gentle yoga, and meditation. Beginners are especially welcome! The primary objective of these classes will be to cultivate tools, techniques, and practices that may be useful in calming our nervous system and developing awareness. We will learn pranayama (controlled breathing practices), asana (poses), mindfulness, and resiliency. We will also explore various meditation techniques that may be helpful.
Learn more about the Yoga event on Connect.

DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship Women’s Bible Study

6:00 p.m.
Social Room, Edith Davis Eve Chapel

Come join us for our weekly Bible study. Learn about God’s Word, what it says, and how it applies to our lives today with other women in DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship (DCF).
Learn more about the DCF Women's Bible Study event on Connect.

Altoona Collegiate Review Meeting (Campus Newspaper)

6:00 p.m.
258 Hawthorn Building

All are welcome!
Learn more about the Altoona Collegiate Review meeting on Connect.


Next: Tuesday, August 22, 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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A full-service, four-year, residential campus located less than 45 miles from the research campus at University Park. Offering 21 four-year degrees and the first two years of over 275 Penn State majors.
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