Welcome Weeks
Get ready for Welcome Weeks 2024! We're excited to kick off the new school year with Welcome Rallies, giveaways, a scavenger hunt and more!
Featured Events
Wednesday, AUGUST 21
NOON TO 2 P.M.
We will be on the Plaza from noon to 2 p.m. to kick off the new school year! Connect with your fellow students and discover resources and organizations across our campuses.
The Gallery Cafe will also have various food and beverage items and sample food items. There will be a DJ throughout the event and plenty of giveaways.
In the event of rain or excessive heat, the welcome rally will take place inside DSAC.
Thursday, AUGUST 22
11 A.M. TO 2 P.M.
We will be on the SULB Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to kick off the new school year! Connect with your fellow students and discover resources and organizations across our campuses.
PNW Campus dining will also have food available during the rally. There will be a DJ throughout the event and plenty of giveaways.
In the event of rain or excessive heat, the welcome rally will take place inside SULB.
PNW Scavenger Hunt
August 6 through September 8
Kick off the semester with Student Life as they head this year’s Scavenger Hunt. Tune in soon for the prize reveal!
It’s All New To Me, Too – Hammond
Come out to meet new students, connect with student organizations, faculty and staff and hear tips for how to have an amazing semester from student leaders!
Stop by University Village (behind Peregrine Hall on the Hammond campus) to enjoy free food including burgers, hotdogs, cookies and chips and bottled water!
This event is coordinated with move-in day. After students have moved into housing, they are encouraged to join the BBQ with their families. Faculty, staff, students and the community are welcome. Items will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cool off with Student Life and Housing with a Sprinkler Run in commencement field.
It’s All New To Me, Too – Westville
Come out to meet new students, connect with student organizations, faculty and staff and hear tips for how to have an amazing semester from student leaders!
Westville Welcome Rally
We will be on the DSAC Gym from noon to 2 p.m. to kick off the new school year! Connect with your fellow students and discover resources and organizations across our campuses.
The Gallery Cafe will also have various food and beverage items and sample food items. There will be a DJ throughout the event and plenty of giveaways.
Westville Movie Night
Watch a movie with Student Life! Bring a chair, blanket or both for movie night. Snacks provided!
Hammond Welcome Rally
We will be inside SULB from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to kick off the new school year! Connect with your fellow students and discover resources and organizations across our campuses.
PNW Campus dining will also have food available during the rally. There will be a DJ throughout the event and plenty of giveaways.
Hammond Movie Night
Watch a movie with Student Life! Bring a chair, blanket or both for movie night. Snacks provided!
Decorate the House – Window Painting
Help paint PNW black and gold!
PNW students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate and help bring the festive atmosphere throughout the campus. Window paint can be picked up in SULB 313 (Hammond) or DSAC 1021 (Westville).
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Join us in supporting the Women’s Soccer team in their first game of the season! Tailgate with food, games and prizes will begin at 12:30 p.m. Game will start promptly at 2 p.m.
Student Life will be giving away three $50 campus bookstore gift cards as prizes after the tailgate!
Esports Tournament – Apex Legends
Battle for glory in the Apex Legends Esports Tournament!
The Office of Student Life and the Esports Club at PNW are hosting an Apex Legends tournament for students, faculty, staff and community members!
Esports Tournament – Super Smash Brothers
Get your controllers ready, gather your dynamic duo, and step into the Esports Arena located in SULB for a showdown at the Super Smash Brothers 2v2 Video Game Tournament!
It’s time to team up, strategize, and compete for victory.
On Campus Job Fair – Westville
August 30
Noon to 2 p.m.
LSF 144
Come learn about available student positions on campus! Departments hiring student workers will be present and ready to take resumes and applications.
Students showed their PNW Pride and entered to win an iPad Air during the 2023 IS Scavenger Hunt!
Congrats to Our Winners!
- Harini Akkineni
- Savannah Benitez
- Zachary Hart
- Omer Raza
- Lexis Rollins
- Gali Velazquez
Looking Back at Welcome Weeks 2023
Keep the fun going by joining a student organization or attending other Student Life events!
T-shirts distributed at the Welcome Rallies sported a unique "I'm Powering Onward" design.
Students at the Westville Rally got plenty of swag and food to kick off this school year.
The extreme heat didn't stop students from having fun at this year's Hammond Welcome Rally!
Student organizations were well represented during the Welcome Rallies.
Students at the Westville Welcome Rally were all smiles for photos!
Fun backdrops provided the perfect spot for back to school photos with friends!
Student organizations, colleges and departments joined in on the tabling fun.
Student Life Events
Jun 30
First-Gen Ice Cream Contest – Submission Deadline
Staff, faculty and students are able to submit their proposals for the first-gen student at PNW ice cream contest.
Jul 11
Intramural Open Play Sand Volleyball
Join us for open play sand volleyball sessions to relax throughout the summer.
Jul 18
Intramural Open Play Sand Volleyball
Join us for open play sand volleyball sessions to relax throughout the summer.
Jul 19
Taylor Swift: The Laser Show
Coming this summer, Taylor Swift: The Laser Show- playing hit songs directly from the Eras Tour, this show brings Taylor Swift’s chart-topping hits to life in dazzling laser light!
We’re excited to get back to classes for the fall semester! See what to expect and how to thrive with PNW’s back-to-school guide.
Show your pride! PNW has more than 60 student organizations to help you develop your passion and connect with friends.
To request a disability-related accommodation for this event, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity at edi@pnw.edu or (219) 785-5545 five days prior to the event.