Thursday, August 13

5:00 pm- 6:15 pm- Welcome Dinner- Brewer Dining Hall and Carl Grant Events Center

6:15 pm- 6:30 pm- Students meet with Welcome Week Leaders-Bulldog Statue

6:30 pm- 7:15 pm- Seminar for Parents and Guests- Fred DeLay Gymnasium

6:30 pm-7:15 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups I- Small Group Rooms

7:30 pm- 8:45 pm- Welcome and Worshiping as the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Community- Fred Delay Gym

8:30 pm-9:30 pm- Refreshment Reception- PAC Fountain

9:30 pm-10:30 pm- Welcome Week Show- Fred DeLay GymÌý

Friday, August 14

9:00 am-10:00 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups II

10:00 am-12:00 pm- Community and Academic Values Session- Grant Center

12:00 pm-1:30 pm- Academic Department Lunch- Brewer Dining Hall & Grant Center

1:30 pm- 4:00 pm- Break

4:00 pm-5:00 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups III

4:30 pm-5:00 pm- Class Picture-Fred Delay Gym

5:00 pm -6:00 pm- Dinner- Brewer Dining Hall

6:30 pm-8:30 pm- Ice Cream with the Olivers- Dr. Dub and Mrs. Susie Oliver’s Home

9:00 pm-10:00 pm- It’s About to GLO Down- Bowld Gym

Saturday, August 15

9:00 am- 10:00 am- Welcome Week Small Groups IV

10:00 am- 12:00 pm- Rotating Sessions (choose four): Campus Rec, GO Trips, IFC, Life Groups, Panhellenic, SAC, SGA, The HUB, UUWrsp

12:00 pm- 1:00 pm- Lunch with your RAs- Brewer Dining Hall

1:00 pm-3:00 pm- Life Groups and Local Church Fair- Grant Center and Small Gym

3:00 pm- 5:00 pm- Break

5:00 pm- 6:00 pm- Dinner- Brewer Dining Hall

7:00 pm-9:00 pm- Take Your Pick: Open Mic Night, Rec Night, or Soccer Scrimmage

Sunday, August 16

9:00 am – 12:00 pm- Visit a Local Church

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm- Lunch- Brewer Dining Hall

1:00 pm- 2:00 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups V

2:00 pm- 3:30 pm- Campus Life Fair- Grant Center

3:30 pm-5:00- Break

5:00 pm -6:00 pm – Dinner- Brewer Dining Hall

-TCK/ MK Welcome Dinner- Chapman Dining Room

6:30 pm-8:00 pm- Student Activities Council’s Welcome Fest- Bowld Lawn

8:00 pm- 9:30 pm- Songs and Stories Worship Service- Grant Center

Monday, August 17

8:00 am- 9:00 am- Breakfast- Brewer Dining Hall

8:30 am-11:00 am- Take Care of Business (optional)

9:00 am- 10:00 am- Honors Community Welcome Breakfast- Grant Center

10:00 am- 11:00 am- Honors Academic Orientation-Grant Center

11:00 am- 12:00 pm- Welcome Week Small Groups VI

12:00 pm- 1:00 pm- Lunch- Brewer Dining Hall

-Transfer Welcome Lunch in Chapman Dining Room

4:00 pm- 5:00 pm- Life Group Roundup in Residence Halls

5:00 pm-6:00 pm- Dinner with your Life Group Leader-Brewer Dining Hall

6:30 pm- 8:00 pm- Howdy Party- Student Government Association-Great Lawn

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Family Weekend is a great time for Â鶹ÊÓƵ families to gather with their students to visit and enjoy a variety of fun activities around campus including the Make-a-Wish cookout on Friday night (advance tickets required), Run for the Cure 5K on Saturday (registration required), the President’s Brunch on Saturday (advance tickets required), an improv show, and Â鶹ÊÓƵ Night on the Great Lawn Saturday with food trucks, an amusement park ride, a fair with tents from various departments and student organizations, and culminating with fireworks over Miller Tower. Come to the atrium in the SUB on Friday, Sept. 25, to pick up a schedule and any t-shirts which you may purchase online in advance. We’ll have some extra t-shirts for sale on Friday and again at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Night!

Class Reunions for 2025, 2021, 2016, and 2006.

Bring your family to join our family at Family Weekend 2026!

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Teams will depart from campus and scatter throughout the community of Jackson to serve among various local schools, organizations and churches.

If you have any questions, please contact us at campusandcommunity@uu.edu.

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