Welcome Weekend

Friday, August 28, 2026 

Time 

Event  

Location 

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

New Student Check-In

Foley Lawn

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Residence Hall Move-In

Various Residence Halls

9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Campus Tours (Tours leaving on the hour, last tour @2pm)

St. Ignatius Statue

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

ZagFest: Community Resource Fair

Herak Quad

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Academic Socials

Education: Rosauer Lobby

Arts & Sciences: Cataldo

SEAS: Bollier Lobby

Business: Jepson Lobby

Health Sciences: MWPAC Lobby

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Zag Welcome Dinner

Hemmingson

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Hall Meeting

Your Residence Hall or Hemmingson 310 for Non-Residential Students

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Playfair

Mulligan

Saturday, August 29, 2026 

Time 

Event 

Location 

8:00 am – 10:00 am

Breakfast On Your Own

The COG

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Affinity Brunches

Hemmingson Ballroom

9:45am

Meet your RA and Walk to Keynote

Residence Halls or Hemmingson 310

10:00 am – 11:15 am

Keynote Speaker

McCarthey Athletic Center

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Class of 2030 Picture

Mulligan Field

12:00 pm– 1:30 pm

Lunch on Your Own

COG, Bulldog, Seating on Foley Field

12:00 pm – 2 pm

ROTC Orientation

Admissions College Visit Center

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Block Party

Foley Field

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Dinner On Your Own

COG, Off campus

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

President’s Welcome to Students & Families

McCarthey Athletic Center

8:00-9:00 pm

Family Social

Foley Field

Sunday, August 30, 2026 

Time 

Event 

Location 

10:00 am – 11:15 am

Welcome Mass

McCarthey Athletic Center

11:15 am – 1:00 pm

President’s Reception

Herak Quad

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Families Depart

Across Campus

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Social Activities

Foley Field

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Class of 2030 Dinner

COG

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Student Welcome Night

McCarthey Athletic Center

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Evening Activities

Foley Field, Mulligan Field, Hemmingson Ballroom

Monday, August 31, 2026 

Time

Event 

Location 

9:15 am

Check-In with RA and Walk to Herak Lawn

Residence Halls

9:30 am – 9:45 am

Students Line up by School/College

Herak Quad

9:45 am – 10:00 am

Welcome Procession

Johnston Family Mall

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Academic Convocation

St. Aloysius Church

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Advisor Meetings

Various Locations

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

GU Choirs Welcome Picnic

Music Mansion

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

SEAS Lunch

Herak Quad

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Pre-Health Info Session

Globe Room

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Pre-Law Info Session

Hemmingson Auditorium

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Dance Desserts

MWPAC Recital Hall

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Find Your Classrooms (Drop by anytime to get a brief tour of your Fall Schedule. (Otter Pops available!)

Crosby Center Steps

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Business Concentration Fair

Jepson Lobby & Classrooms

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

College of Arts and Sciences + School of Education Fair

Hemmingson Ballroom

3:30 pm- 5:00 pm

LLC Orientation

Cataldo Globe Room

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

GSBA Fall Festival

Foley Lawn