First-year students gather at Milan Puskar Stadium for Sunday Night Lights, Aug. 22, 2021. During the event, participants sign their official class flag. (WVU Photo/Morgan Goff)
WHO: West Virginia University kicks off Welcome Week with arrivals at residence halls beginning Thursday, Aug. 11, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The moving in process continues into Friday, Aug. 12 and Saturday, Aug. 13, ahead of the first day of the fall semester, Wednesday, Aug. 17.
WHAT: Students will be immersed into campus life and culture by getting involved in upwards of four dozen activities and events designed to showcase life as a Mountaineer with academic, service and social elements highlighting the importance of working hard while having fun and serving the community.
See the full Welcome Week schedule.
Key Events
Saturday, Aug. 13:
Rec Center Pool Party, 4-9 p.m. for all students at the Student Rec Center
Welcome Week Cookouts, 5-7 p.m. for students with dining plans at the Mountainlair Green and Rec Center & Rec Fields
Sunday, Aug. 14:
Student Organization Fair, Noon-3 p.m. for all students at the Mountainlair Plaza
Student Organization Fair, 6-7 p.m. for all students at the WVU Coliseum
Mountaineer MovieFest, 7-9 p.m. for all students at the WVU Coliseum
Monday, Aug. 15:
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Monday Night Lights, 7-10 p.m. for first-year students only at Milan Puskar Stadium with a performance from “The Pride of West Virginia,” the Mountaineer Marching Band, and the taking of an official class photo. Students will also be participating in a service project to benefit the West Virginia United Way Collaborative.
**The clear bag policy will be enforced.
Tuesday, Aug. 16:
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FallFest and Mountaineer Midway, 6 p.m. for all students at the Evansdale Rec Fields
**The clear bag policy will be enforced.
WVU Arts and Entertainment will announce the FallFest lineup Friday (Aug. 12). This will be the first FallFest, a free concert for students, since Aug. 2019.
**A separate media advisory detailing FallFest media guidelines will be distributed Monday, Aug. 15.
Read more about Welcome Week 2022 at WVUToday.
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