Student Transitions and Family Programs
2025 Welcome Weekend
Dates: Friday August 22 - Sunday August 24, 2025
All incoming first-year students are expected to attend Welcome Weekend programming, which includes the following:
- Check-in at the Welcome Weekend tent
- Residential Floor Meetings or Commuter Student Meetings
- New Student Convocation
- Small and large group meetings led by a Orientation & Welcome Team Leader (upper-division student)
- Table Topics, a series of scenarios that highlight the student experience
- Academic welcome events and meetings
- Dean of Students and Public Safety address
- Late night programming (live music, activities, etc.)
If you have any questions regarding Welcome Weekend 2025, please reach out to stfp@udayton.edu
Welcome Weekend Schedule 2024
Curious about Welcome Weekend? View the schedule from last year!
First-Year Student Move-in (Stuart, Marycrest, and Marianist Halls): 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Sign up for an arrival time slot on the Housing Portal.
Busses to/from S1/U to campus (S1 or U1 lot to FY Residence Halls): 7:15 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Audience: First-Year (FY) Students and their families
Pre-Ordered First-Year Merchandise Pick-Up (Marianist Hall, Bookstore): 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Students and Families can pick up pre-ordered class of 2028 merchandise.
FIRST Kick-Off (Kennedy Union, Boll Theater): 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Audience: FIRST program FY Students and Parents
Weekday Catholic Mass (Immaculate Conception Chapel): 12:30 p.m.- 1:15 p.m.
- All are welcome!
SBA Schedule Concerns - Optional Drop-In Advising: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Miriam Hall, Room 053 - Mittelstaedt Center for Academic Advising
- Audience: FY SBA Students
SoE Schedule Concerns - Optional Drop-In Advising: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Kettering Laboratories, Room 501
- Audience: FY SoE Students
Jumu'ah Prayer for Muslim Students and Families: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Location: Rike Center Muslim Prayer Room
- All are welcome!
Welcome Weekend Check-In (Central Mall Tent): 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- First-year students are required to check-in at the tent to receive their name badge, a Welcome Weekend schedule, and their team assignment. Required session. Students can check in anytime during this timeframe.
Honors Welcome (RecPlex, Main Gym): 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Audience: Honors FY and Transfer Students
Affinity Group - First Generation (Kennedy Union, Torch Lounge): 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Audience: FY Students
Affinity Group - Multi-Ethnic Student Connections (Alumni Hall, Room 101): 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Audience: FY Students
Fall Parent Move-in Party sponsored by the UD Marriott (UD Marriott): 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Audience: FY Parents
- Please RSVP for the Parent Social here.
- Dress code: nice casual
Residential Floor Meetings (Residence Halls): 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Required for Resident FY Students. Required session.
Commuter Meeting (Kennedy Union, Torch Lounge): 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Required for Commuter FY Students. Required session.
RHA Presents: Flyer's Connect with Playfair (RecPlex, Main Gym): 9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Audience: FY Students. Required session.
Frolic on the Field by the Residential Housing Assoication (RHA): 10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
- Location: Marianist Hall Plaza (green space between Marianist and RecPlex)
- Audience: FY Students
Resource Fair (UD Arena): 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Audience: FY and Transfer Students and Parents
- Students will take a bus to/from the Arena starting at 9 am. The buses will be leaving from in front of the RecPlex.
New Student Convocation (UD Arena): 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- Audience: First-year (FY) students and parents/families. Required for students.
- Dress code for students: UD gear is encouraged; casual
Career Services & On-campus Student Employment: 12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Location: UD Arena, Boesch lounge
- Audience: FY and Transfer Students and Parents
SoE Women Engineering Program (WEP) Welcome and Overview: 12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Location: UD Arena, Flight Deck
- Audience: FY Engineering Students and Parents
Lunch on Your Own (UD Arena): 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Audience: FY Students and Parents
Career Services & On-campus Student Employment: 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.
- Location: UD Arena, Boesch lounge
- Audience: FY and Transfer Students and Parents
Roam Roesch (until 4 pm): 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- Location: Roesch Library
- Audience: FY Students and Parents
Welcome Weekend Check-In (Late Arrivals): 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- Location: Gosiger Hall, Room 131
- Audience: FY Students
Dean of Students & Public Safety Address (groups 1-40): 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m
- Location: RecPlex, Main Gym
- Audience: FY Students and Parents (required for FY Students in groups 1-40)
Find your Classes Tour (leaving from Kennedy Union Plaza): 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Audience: FY & Transfer Students and Parents
Dean of Students & Public Safety Address (groups 41-80): 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- Location: RecPlex, Main Gym
- Audience: FY Students and Parents (required for FY Students in groups 41-80)
Find your Classes Tour (Leaving from Kennedy Union plaza): 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- Audience: FY Students in groups 1-40 and Parents
SoE Multi-Ethnic Engineers Program (MEP) Welcome & Overview: 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
- Location: Humanities, Sears Recital Hall
- Audience: FY Engineering Students and Parents
New Student and Family Welcome Mass - Sunday Vigil Mass (RecPlex, Main Gym): 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- All are welcome.
Family Dinner and Goodbyes (Central Mall Tent): 5:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
- All are welcome.
- Please RSVP and share any allergy/dietary restrictions with us.
- Dress code: nice casual or UD gear
- Rain location: Kennedy Union, ballroom
Team Time #1 (Various Locations): 7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
- Required for FY students in groups 1-40.
Team Time #1 (Various Locations): 8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Required for FY students in groups 41-80.
Dayton Athletics says Welcome! (Kennedy Union, Torch Lounge): 8:30 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
- Audience: FY and Transfer Students
A Night at the Rec (RecPlex): 8:30 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.
- Audience: FY and Transfer Students
- Activities include:
- Pop - A - Shot Tournament
- Pickleball Mixer - bring a friend / roommate and play other students in pickleball
- Group Fitness - drop in line dancing
- Outdoor - Recbikes, Rockwall and The Red - Intro to all things outdoors
- Sport Club Promo Night - Learn about tryouts, dues and commitment levels.
- Aquatic - Paddleboard and Kayak in the Pool
Rudypalooza (Humanities Plaza, Kennedy Union, Hangar): 8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
- Audience: FY and Transfer Students
- Activities include: Small Inflatables + Large Yard Games, Temporary Tattoos, Street Magic, Bingo, free food, and more!
2nd Residental Floor Meeting (Residence Halls): 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
- Audience: Resident FY Students. Required session.
2nd Commuter Student Meeting (Torch Lounge): 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
- Audience: Commuter FY Students. Required session.
Team Time #2 (Various Locations): 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Required for FY students in groups 1-40.
Table Topics (RecPlex, Main Gym): 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Required for FY students in groups 41-80.
Lunch on your own: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Team Time #2 (Various Locations): 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
- Required for FY students in groups 41-80.
Table Topics (RecPlex, Main Gym): 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
- Required for FY students in groups 1-40.
SBA Service Day and Business Student Welcome: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Location: Check 1850 App to Miriam Hall
- Audience: FY School of Business Administration (SBA) Students. Required session.
CAS Kick-off event (Central Mall tent): 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Audience: FY College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Students. Required session.
Engineering Flyers Take Off: 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- Location: Kennedy Union Ballroom
- Audience: FY School of Engineering (SOE) Students. Required session.
Welcome Nursing Students/Meet Your Advisor (Fitz Hall, Room 676): 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Audience: FY School of Education and Health Sciences - Nursing Students. Required session.
Teacher Education Peer Mentor Meeting: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Location: Fitz Hall, 6th Floor Classrooms - Check the 1850 App for locations
- Audience: FY School of Education and Health Sciences - Teacher Education Students. Required session.
WISE ILLC Welcome (VWK Main Meeting Room): 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Audience: FY WISE ILLC Students
Catholic Sunday Mass (Immaculate Conception Chapel): 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
- All are welcome!
Interdenominational Worship Welcome (Kennedy Union, Torch Lounge): 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
- All are welcome!
BEES ILLC Welcome (Miriam Hall, Room 119): 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Audience: BEES ILLC Students
Affinity Group - LGBTQ+ (Kennedy/Baird LGBTQ+ Student Lounge at ArtStreet): 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Audience: FY Students