Week of Welcome starts this weekend! We can't wait to welcome you to campus.
Week of Welcome
Welcome to campus! We're so glad you're here.
Week of Welcome, or as we like to call it: WOW, is an event designed to immerse new students into campus culture and community, while also acclimating them to what college might be like before classes start. It's a great way for students to make friends, get comfortable with the campus, and feel settled into their new home-away-from-home.

Helpful Links
Helpful information for parents
throughout the year.
Use this as a prayer guide as you walk through campus.
Prayer Walk GuideThe program for our Welcoming Celebration.
WOW ProgramJoin us virtually for the Welcoming Celebration!
The Plan

Step 1: Move-In
Campus is ready for you! Let's do this!
STEP 2: SUNDAY
On Sunday, we will have a variety of experiences planned for students including the opportunity to tune in to or join a local church in the morning and other community-building activities.
STEP 3: MONDAY
Monday will include a bunch more fun activities and will provide students enough time to check out where their classes will be on-campus and prepare for classes on Tuesday.
Snapshots from Last Year
Schedule of Events
This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Time | Event | Location |
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1 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Registration Open | Clock Tower |
1 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Student Move-in | Residence Halls |
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Dinner | The Atrium |
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
Time | Event | Location |
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8 - 10 a.m. | New Student Check-in and Move-in | Residence Halls |
8 - 10 a.m. | Registration | Clock Tower (tent) |
8 - 10 a.m. | Grab & go breakfast | Clock Tower |
10:15 a.m. | Campus tours** | Clock Tower |
10:15 a.m. | WOW meeting #1* | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
11:30 a.m. | Welcoming celebration*** | B.J. Haan Auditorium & Atrium |
12:30 - 2 p.m. | Lunch and Department Expo | Recreation Center |
2 - 2:45 p.m. | Parent information panel** | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
2 - 2:45 p.m. | RA & Commuter meetings* | Residence Halls & Eckardt Lounge |
3 - 6 p.m. | Performing Arts Center | |
3 - 4 p.m. | Parent social** | The Atrium |
4 - 5 p.m. | Prayer walk | De Yager Student Activity Center |
5:30 - 7 p.m. | WOW picnic | The Atrium |
7 p.m. | WOW meeting #2* | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
8 p.m. | Ice Cream Social | Clock Tower |
*Student-only activities
***a virtual viewing will be in the lower level of the Atrium | **Parent-only activities |
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
Time | Event | Location |
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8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast | The Atrium |
Various times | Morning church | Local Churches |
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch | The Atrium |
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Families say goodbye | |
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | WOW meeting #3 | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
2 - 4:15 p.m. | Olympic preliminaries | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
4:15 - 5:15 p.m. | Dinner with the Hoekstras | Recreation Center |
Various times | Evening church service | Local churches |
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
Time | Event | Location |
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7:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast | The Atrium |
6 - 9 a.m. | Athletic Practices | Various Locations |
8 - 10 a.m. | Performing Arts Center | |
8 - 10 a.m. | Free Time (Find your classes, purchase your books, set up your room, take a walk, go to the Rec Center, tour the Gaming Guild, etc.) | Various Locations |
10:15 a.m. | Program orientation kickoff | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Program Orientation | Various Locations |
12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch | The Atrium |
1 - 2 p.m. | Double-majors and explorers orient. | Various locations |
2 - 4 p.m. | Student employee meetings | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
4 - 5 pm | Performing Arts Center | |
5 - 6 p.m. | Olympic Picnic | Campus Green |
6 - 9 p.m. | WOW Olympics | Southview Lawn |
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
Time | Event | Location |
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8:10 a.m. | Classes begin | |
2 - 5 p.m. | Talent Auditions | SB 1606 |
7 p.m. | Community standards meeting | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
7:30 p.m. | Wing meeting | Residence Halls |
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
Time | Event | Location |
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11:10 a.m. | Chapel & Convocation | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
8:00 p.m. | The Show | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
Time | Event | Location |
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1 - 3:30 p.m. | Taste of Sioux Center & Club Fair | Recreation Center |
8:15 p.m. | Defender Feud | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
9:30 p.m. | Praise and Worship | De Yager Student Activity Center |
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
Time | Event | Location |
---|---|---|
6 p.m. | Block Party | Southview Lawn |
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Time | Event | Location |
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8 - 9 p.m. | All-campus worship | B.J. Haan Auditorium |
9:15 p.m. | Campus Ministries Kick-Off | De Yager Student Activity Center |