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Friday, August 26
| Time | Location | Event | Audience |
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| 8:00am-4:00pm | Across Campus | First Year Students Move In | First Year Students |
| 10:00am-3:00pm | Fairfield Way | Welcome Tents
Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
First Year Students |
| 11:30am-2:15pm | Union Street Market, Quick Service Restaurants in the Union, Putnam, North, South & Gelfenbien | Lunch
Visit the Food Court in the Student Union for lunch or see the dining hall locations that are open |
First Year Students |
| 12:00-4:00pm | The William Benton Museum of Art front and back patio | Museum Open House at The Benton
Join The Benton Museum for free Benton T-Shirts and stickers, Art Scavenger Hunts in the galleries and chalk drawing on the patio!
Hosted by: The William Benton Museum of Art |
First Year Students and All Students |
| 1:00-3:00pm | Fairfield Way | Pictures with Mascot
Welcome to UConn! What better way to kick off the school year than a picture with Jonathan the Mascot? Grab your phone &head to Fairfield way to meet the mascot! Share your photos #uconn2026! Hosted by: Spirit, Pride, and Tradition |
All Students |
| 1:00pm-6:00pm | Cordial Storrs House, 1332 Storrs Road | Open House at UConn Recovery Community Center
Meet some of our staff, check out the house we have on campus for students in or seeking recovery, and learn more about the social events and services we have planned for fall. New this year is a Meditation Room and an Art/Gaming Room. Hosted by: Student Health and Wellness |
Students in recovery from substance use disorders and other mental and behavioral health disorders. |
| 1:30-3:30pm | AACC, AsACC, PRLACC, Rainbow Center, Women’s Center and NACP and MECP in the ODI Commons | Cultural Centers and Programs Open House
Come discover all the different ways to get involved and find out more about our programs and services. |
Campus Community |
| 2:00pm | Residence Halls | WOW Leaders in Residence Halls
WOW Leaders will be roaming the ResHalls to connect about this weekend! Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
First Year Students |
| 2-4pm | 2019 Hillside Road - Center for International Students and Scholars | Center for International Students and Scholars (CISS) Open House
Please stop by to meet ISSS and UCAELI staff at their new location at 2019 Hillside Rd. on Friday, August 26, between 2pm and 4pm. This is a great chance to meet and connect with your international student advisor, the SEVIS specialists team, and the programs and events team and other staff and student representatives. We are very excited to share with you what we have planned for the Fall semester. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Hope to see you at the CISS Open House.
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First Year Students |
| 3:30-5:00pm | Student Union Ballroom | First Gen Student Welcome Event
UConn First Gen welcomes students, their families and supporters to a reception on move in day to celebrate their new beginning at UConn Storrs.
Hosted by: First Year Programs and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion |
First Year Students |
| 4:00pm | Across Campus | Time to Say Goodbye!
WOW program begins for First Year Students |
First Year Students |
| 4:00pm-5:15pm | All Dining Locations | Dinner in the Dining Halls with WOW Leaders or RAs | First Year Students |
| 5:30-6:30pm | Residential Halls | Residential Life First Community Meetings
Students will meet with their Resident Assistant for the first time. Hosted by: UConn Res Life |
First year Students |
| 6:30-7:30pm | Outside Residential Halls | First Year Students meet with WOW Leaders
WOW Leaders will meet new students outside of their Residential areas. You will go to SU/Great Lawn together. Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
First Year Students |
| 7:45pm | Gampel | Torch Lighting Convocation Ceremony
The University traditionally begins the academic year with a gathering called the Torch Lighting Convocation Ceremony. This official welcome event at UConn for first-year students marks the only time that the entire entering undergraduate class gathers as one. |
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| Immediately following Convocation - 11:30pm | Student Union | Late Night
Join us in the Student Union for a night full of sweet treats, music, and so much more! Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
First Year Students |
| 8:30-11:30pm | The Great Lawn | Fire Pits, Glo Swings and More!
*Weather permitting. Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
First Year Students |
Saturday, August 27
| Time | Location | Event | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am-9:15am | Putnam, North, South, & Gelfenbien | Breakfast | First Year Students |
| 9:00am-3:00pm | Returning Student Check In | ||
| 9:30am | Jorgensen | (GROUP A) Hartbeat Ensemble
UConn has joined in collaboration with Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble to gather and present stories about how identities and the concept of belonging relate to your impending undergraduate career. HartBeat has gathered stories from a diverse group of current and recently graduated UConn students to create truth-telling monologues about life on your campus. Performed by current and recently graduated UConn students, the Identity and Belonging Project invites you to explore how gender, race, class, sexuality, religion and all the intersections in between, affect the way students create their identities and find belonging in campus communities and how they change over time. Reflect and identify with UConn students who have come before you. |
First Year Students |
| 9:30am | Check with your WOW Leader | (GROUP B) Campus Tours
Interested in a guided tour of campus? Curious about where your classes will be this semester? Join your WOW Leader for a guided campus tour! Check with your WOW Leader for your meeting spot. |
First Year Students |
| 10:00am-2:00pm | Fairfield Way | Welcome Tents
Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
First Year and Second Year Students |
| 11:00am-4:00pm | Cordial Storrs House, 1332 Storrs Road | Open House at UConn Recovery Community Center
Meet some of our staff, check out the house we have on campus for students in or seeking recovery, and learn more about the social events and services we have planned for fall. New this year is a Meditation Room and an Art/Gaming Room. Hosted by: Student Health and Wellness
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Students in recovery from substance use disorders and other mental and behavioral health disorders. |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | All Dining Units except Buckley | Lunch (GROUPS A&B) | All Students |
| 12:00-4:00pm | The William Benton Museum of Art | Museum Open House
Join The Benton Museum for free Benton T-Shirts and stickers, Art Scavenger Hunts in the galleries and chalk drawing on the patio! |
First Year Students and All Students |
| 12:00-1:30pm | Student Union, Room 104 | New Commuter Lunch
Join Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services for our New Commuter Lunch! Learn about all of the resources and programs available to commuter and off-campus students. Hosted by: Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services |
First Year Students |
| 12:00-3:00pm | McHugh Hall 101 | AsACC Open House
The Asian American Cultural Center(AsACC) will be hosting their annual Open House on August 28th to introduce new and interested students to the center and its events. If you would like to hear about our different organizations and learn how you can join, come through! Any questions please reach out to asacc@uconn.edu. Hosted by: AsACC |
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| 12:30pm | Jorgensen | (GROUP B) Hartbeat Ensemble
UConn has joined in collaboration with Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble to gather and present stories about how identities and the concept of belonging relate to your impending undergraduate career. HartBeat has gathered stories from a diverse group of current and recently graduated UConn students to create truth-telling monologues about life on your campus. Performed by current and recently graduated UConn students, the Identity and Belonging Project invites you to explore how gender, race, class, sexuality, religion and all the intersections in between, affect the way students create their identities and find belonging in campus communities and how they change over time. Reflect and identify with UConn students who have come before you. |
First Year Students |
| 12:30pm | Check with your WOW Leader | (GROUP A) Campus Tours
Interested in a guided tour of campus? Curious about where your classes will be this semester? Join your WOW Leader for a guided campus tour! Check with your WOW Leader for your meeting spot. |
First Year Students |
| 12:30pm-4:00pm | Student Union Ballroom | METAS Kickoff and PRLACC Mini Involvement Fair
Starting off a new school year with your METAS Cohort (mentors & mentees), and checking out student orgs affiliated with PRLACC and other helpful resources (scholarship, study abroad, etc.)
Hosted by: The Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center For any questions please reach out to metas@uconn.edu |
Mentors and First Year Students already signed up as Mentees for METAS |
| 1:00-5:00pm | North Entrance of Student Recreation Center | UConn Rec Kickoff Party
Join UConn Rec outside the SRC for games, music, t-shirts, and free swag! Learn about UConn Rec and all of our programs and events. Don’t miss our mobile app and social media contest!
Hosted by: UConn Rec |
All Students |
| 4:15pm-5:15pm | All Dining Units, except Buckley | Dinner | First Year Students |
| 6:00-7:15pm | Sherman Family Sports Complex | Playfair for First Year Students
With Playfair, seeing is believing! It is totally unlike anything else you have ever experienced. It’s entertainment! It’s fun! It’s the perfect way to make new campus friendships!
Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
First Year Students |
| 7:30-10:30pm | Student Union | Late Night
Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
All Students |
| 8:00-11:00pm | Great Lawn | Fire Pits, Glo Swings, and more!
Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs
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First Year Students |
| 9:00pm | Jorgensen | Comedy Jam
Join SUBOG for their annual Comedy Jam, featuring Chris Distefano! Doors open at 8pm! Hosted by: SUBOG |
All Students |
Sunday, August 28
| Time | Location | Event | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00am-9:15am | Putnam, North, South, & Gelfenbien | Breakfast | First Year Students, All Learning Community Students |
| 8:00-9:00am | Meet inside the SRC in the Husky Suite – Pre-Registration is required! | Road Dogs
Join UConn Recreation for an introductory 2-mile run around campus. Get the heart pumping, meet new students and learn more about our Road Dogs offerings this year. Check in at the front steps of the Rec Center. Pre-register here: https://myrec.uconn.edu/ Hosted by: Rec Services |
All Students |
| 9:00am-3:00pm | Returning Student Check In | ||
| 9:00-11:30am | McHugh 101 and 102 | Honors Live!
Come learn about the UConn Honors Program from our Honors Guide for Peer Success mentors while playing some games! Hosted by: Honors Program |
First Year Honors Students |
| 9:00-11:30am | Gampel Pavilion | 14th Annual Learning Community Kickoff!
Each year, we gather all Learning Community (LC) members, faculty, and staff to celebrate a new year of LCs, one of UConn’s largest programs, with speakers, games, activities, music and fun. Be prepared to start your year with lots of positive energy as we welcome our new members into the family! The West Entry doors to Gampel open at 9:00am, so make sure you arrive early for music and dancing, and wear your Learning Community t-shirt. https://lc.uconn.edu/lckickoff/ Hosted by: UConn Learning Communities |
All Learning Community Members & Student Leaders |
| 10:30am-12:00pm | All Dining Units, except Buckley | Brunch | First Year Students (except for Learning Community Students) |
| 11:00am-4:00pm | Cordial Storrs House, 1332 Storrs Road | Open House at UConn Recovery Community Center
Meet some of our staff, check out the house we have on campus for students in or seeking recovery, and learn more about the social events and services we have planned for fall. New this year is a Meditation Room and an Art/Gaming Room. Hosted by: Student Health and Wellness
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Students in recovery from substance use disorders and other mental and behavioral health disorders. |
| 12pm-2pm | Student Union 416A | Let’s Talk
The Let's Talk program provides informal, confidential consultation with therapists from SHaW. The service is free of charge and offered on a first come, first served basis. Clinicians provide support, coaching, and connect students to other campus resources as needed. Although therapists provide this service, it is not a substitute for formal counseling. Who is it for? Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk session include:
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All Students |
| 12:00-4:00pm | The William Benton Museum of Art Front Patio, Museum, and Back Patio | Museum Open House at The Benton!
Join The Benton Museum for free Benton T-Shirts and stickers, Art Scavenger Hunts in the galleries and chalk drawing on the patio!.
Hosted by: The William Benton Museum of Art |
All Students |
| 12:30pm | Gampel Pavilion | Welcome Speaker
Join members of the UConn community as this year’s speaker will welcome our new students and set the tone to excel academically and encourage each student to embrace all the opportunities ahead in your time here at UConn. Dr. Constanza Cabello '08 (CLAS) will share her personal journey to and through UConn as a Latina, immigrant, and first-gen student. She will highlight the importance of being an inclusive leader and how this is essential to students' personal, social, and career success. Finally, she will offer students a call to action to begin their journey in inclusion. |
First Year and Second Year Students |
| 1:00-5:00pm | Fairfield Way | HuskyTHON Kickoff Event
Join HuskyTHON and USG for our partnered Camp Kickoff event on Sunday, August 28th from 1pm-5pm on Fairfield Way! We will have inflatables, yard games, dunk tanks, fries from Fryborg, snow cones, T-shirts and tie-dying, live music by Wavy McGrady, and MORE -- free for all to enjoy! We are SO excited to see you there! Hosted by: HuskyTHON/Undergraduate Student Government |
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| 2:30pm | Various Locations | Deans' Meetings
Academic Center for Exploratory Students (Aces)- Student Union Theatre
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources & The Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture- Schenker 151
School of Business- MCHU102
School of Engineering- Austin 108
College of Liberal Arts and Science- The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
School of Fine Arts- von der Mehden
School of Nursing- Storrs Hall WW16- Sczesny Auditorium |
First Year Students |
| 3:00pm-5:00pm | WHUS, Student Union 4th Floor | WHUS Open House | All Students |
| 3:30pm | Information Technology Engineering (ITE) C80 & Student Union Terrace | Welcome to Honors Reception!
Meet new incoming Honors students, leaders of Honors student organizations, and Honors staff in a casual atmosphere with snacks. This event will begin in Information Technology Engineering (ITE) C80 from 3:30-4:00pm with a short introduction from Honors staff and Honors student organization leaders, and will transition to the Student Union Terrace from 4-5pm for an involvement-fair style event with food where students can mix and mingle. Hosted by: Honors |
First Year Honors Students |
| 4:00pm-7:00pm | African American Cultural Center, Student Union Room 407 | AACC Welcome Back Pizza and Game Night
We will be welcoming students back at the AACC with a pizza party and game night. |
All Students |
| 4:15-7:00pm | Student Union Ballroom and 304ABC | Asiantation Kickoff Mentors/Mentees
This gathering is for new students who have been accepted into the Asian/Asian American Mentoring Program and their UConn Mentors. Check-in starts at 4pm.
Hosted by: Asian American Cultural Center and for any questions please reach out to uconnamp@gmail.com. |
First Year Students already signed up for AMP |
| 4:15pm-7:45pm | All Dining Units, except Buckley | Dinner | All Students |
| 6:00pm | Mirror Lake | Peer Allies Through Honors (PATH) Reception
Come meet the PATH mentors/mentees while playing games and enjoying light refreshments! Hosted by: Honors Program |
PATH Mentors & Mentees |
| 7:00pm | Morrone Stadium | UConn Traditions & Men's Soccer vs. Holy Cross Join us at the UConn Men’s Soccer game vs. Holy Cross for the UConn Traditions event! Fans can kick-off the 2022-23 season by meeting members of UConn Athletics teams, hanging out with Jonathan the Husky, and learning UConn’s gameday cheers and traditions at halftime! |
All Students |
| 9:00pm | Student Union Mall | Outdoor Movie Night
Join SUBOG to watch 22 Jump Street out on the mall before classes start on Monday. Hosted by: UConn SUBOG |
First Year and Second Year Students |
The Next Few Weeks
| Date | Time | Location | Event | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 29th | Across Campus | First Day of Classes | All Students | |
| Monday, August 29th | TBA | TBA | Community Meetings
Contact your RA for details on time and location |
All Students |
| Tuesday, August 30th | 11:00am-1:00pm | Student Union Terrace | Grab and Go
Hosted by: Student Activities Major Events and Programs |
All Students |
| Thursday, September 1st | 6pm-8pm | Student Union Room 310 | Coloring
Hosted by Major Events and Programs |
All Students |
| Friday, September 2nd | 3:30pm-5:30pm | Outside the UConn Bookstore | Scavenger Hunt for First Year Students
Get acclimated to the campus and enjoy free food! Hosted by: Student Alumni Association |
First Year Students |
| Friday, September 2nd | 6:30pm | Horsebarn Hill | Sunset Yoga
We celebrate the start of another school year with this annual UConn Bucket List event: Horsebarn Hill Sunset Yoga. We hope you enjoy this scenic and relaxing way to finish the first week of classes. Namaste. Hosted by: UConn Rec |
All Students |
| Wednesday, September 7th | 2pm-7pm | Fairfield Way | Involvement Fair
Can't wait for the Involvement Fair? Check out student organizations everyday on |
All Students |