Move-In Day, Club U-Dub-Dub, & TRANSFERmation
Sunday, August 31 to Tuesday, September 2
Please join us in welcoming our new incoming class! Mark your calendar as opening dates have changed.
Residence Hall move-in begins at 9 a.m. on Sunday, August 31. We encourage you to participate in this campus tradition of helping our new students move into the residence halls. Please contact [mail address="kasterm@uww.edu" text="Mary Kaster"] for more information.
On Monday, Sept. 1, all new students will be participating in either Club U-Dub-Dub (for freshmen students) or TRANSFERmation (for transfer students). We invite all members of the Whitewater community to participate in Hawk Fest, an informational fair (campus offices and community businesses) for new students, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., parking lot 2. Please also join us at our traditional event, RU Purple, 7:30 – 9 p.m. Wear your purple gear and help form a human tunnel at Perkins Stadium to cheer new students.
On Tuesday, Sept. 2, you are highly encouraged to participate in New Student Convocation (the official welcome to all students) in Kachel Fieldhouse. A ceremonial event similar to commencement, convocation will involve faculty and staff wearing academic regalia. Following the convocation will be a campus-wide cookout on the intramural fields. All students and faculty and staff members are invited. RSVP on the First Year Experience (FYE) website: [link destination="http://www.uww.edu/fye/contact/staff" text="http://www.uww.edu/fye/contact/staff"] (bottom of the page).
Additionally, various campus offices will have limited hours of operation on Sunday and Monday to meet the needs of new students and families.