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Events for Fall 2025 Weeks of Welcome

 


FIRST WEEK


 

Monday, August 18

Name of Event Location Time Sponsoring Organization
Sparking Connections for Success - S'mores & More OMB N320 9am - 12pm Gator Success Institute
MDCOB Resource Fair + Raffle + Free food MDCOB 1st floor Hallway 10am - 2pm Marilyn Davies College of Business

Pizza wih the Police: Fueling Friendships at UHD

A300 11am - 1pm UHD Police and PNC Bank

Kindling Hope: UHD's Weeks of Welcome Blood Drive

A300 11am - 3:30pm UHD

College Success Kits with CHSS 

CHSS Lobby 11:00am - 12:30pm & 2:00pm - 3:30pm CHSS

Sports and Fitness: Futbol Takeover

Wellness and Success Center Lobby

2pm - 4pm & 4pm - 6pm eSports & Sports Clubs

Camping at Commerce 

CSB Lobby 4pm - 5:30pm College of Public Service

Monday Night Futbol Series 

Wellness and Success Center Marsh and Lobby  6pm - 8pm MDCOB & Sports and Fitness

UHD Northwest Welcome Week Tables

UHD NW Campus Various UHD Northwest

Bingo Photo Quest: Blaze Your Trail at UHD Northwest

Online Various UHD Northwest

 

Tuesday, August 19

Name of Event Location Time Sponsoring Organization

3SL Tabling Tuesday

OMB Third Floor Hallway 8am - 12pm Student Success and Student Life

ASC Grand Reopening Breakfast with Tutors

ASC in the Library, 5th Floor 9am - 12pm Academic Support Center

Sparking Connections for Success - S'mores & More

OMB N320 9am - 12pm Gator Success Institute
Camping Photos and Fishing Fun Mural Area 10am - 1pm UHD QEP
MDCOB Resource Fair + Raffle + Free Food MDCOB 1st floor Hallway 10 am - 2 pm Marilyn Davies College of Business

Kindling Hope: UHD's Weeks of Welcome Blood Drive

A300

11am - 3:30pm UHD

Campfire Connections: Snacks, Beats, and Gator Resources

Gator Resource Center-OMB/N210

11pm - 1pm Gator Resource Center

WSC Weight Room Orientation

WSC Weight Room Orientation

11pm - 1pm Sport and Fitness

Sports Club and eSports Recruitment

One Main Building Mural Area 11am – 1pm UHD Sports Clubs

Grill & Chill: Dogs with the CST Dean

STB 426 12: pm - 1:30 pm College of Sciences and Technology

Fireside Fiction: Library Book Club Meet & Greet

Library Rockwell Room

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Library

Summer Camp Sports Combine - 
Sports Club and eSports Recruitment

Wellness and Success Center Court 2 3 pm - 5 pm  Sports & Fitness
UHD Northwest Welcome Week Tables UHD NW Campus Various UHD Northwest
Bingo Photo Quest: Blaze Your Trail at UHD Northwest Online Various UHD Northwest

 

Wednesday, August 20

Name of Event Location Time Sponsoring Organization
Sparking Connections for Success - S'mores & More OMB N320 9am - 12pm Gator Success Institute
Vitals by the Fire: Fireside Health Stop UHD Student Health Services (Room S445) 9:00 am – 2:00 pm UHD Student Health Services
Books & Boos: Ghost Tales at the Library N420, Library Event Room 11am - 1pm Library
Community Resource Fair OMB Mural Area & 3rd Floor Hallway 11am - 1pm UHD Center for Community Engagement & Service Learning (CCESL)
Camping at Commerce  CSB Lobby 11am - 1pm College of Public Service

ESPORTS Open House 

OMB Mural Area and ESPORTS

11 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 5 pm  eSports

Katrina: 20 Years Later” President’s Lecture Series

Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Auditorium 11:00 am - 1:00 pm UHD
Games at Camp DOS A300 1 pm - 3 pm Dean of Students
Honoring Our Veterans: Gator Mart Shopping Hours for Veterans Gator Resource Center - OMB/ N210 1 pm - 3 pm Gator Resource Center

Upper Body workout Demos

Wellness and Success Center Weight Room 

2 pm - 4 pm

Sports & Fitness
UHD Northwest Welcome Week Tables UHD NW Campus Various UHD Northwest
Bingo Photo Quest: Blaze Your Trail at UHD Northwest Online Various UHD Northwest

 

Thursday, August 21

Name of Event Location Time Sponsoring Organization
Welcome Home: Campfire Connections & Apartment Hunting Mural Area 11 am - 2 pm Gator Resource Center
Your Guide to Local Living: Apartment Locator Information Table

OMB 3rd floor Main Hallway in Front of Bookstore

11 am - 2 pm Gator Resource Center
Everyone Needs S'more Support With The Counseling Services:  OMB A300 11:30 am - 1 pm UHD Counseling Services
Meet Certified Therapy Dog Major OMB A300 11:30AM - 1PM UHD Counseling Services
Sweet Beginnings: Cotton Candy With SLI OMB S204 12 am - 2 pm Student Leadership and Involvement

Lower Body Workout Demos

Wellness and Success Center Weight Room 

2 pm - 4 pm  Sports and Fitness

Explore High-Impact Opportunities with Mid-afternoon Snacks

40,000 Windows 3 pm - 5 pm Impact Learning Office

Camp Games with CHSS

CHSS Lobby 4pm - 5:30 pm CHSS

Smores Party

Wellness and Success Center Front Deck  4 pm - 8 pm Sports and Fitness

Bingo Photo Quest: Blaze Your Trail at UHD Northwest

Online Various UHD Northwest

 


SECOND WEEK



Monday, August 25

Name of Event Location Time Sponsoring Organization

Library Basecamp

40,000 Windows Room, Library 10 am - 2 pm Library

SLI's Campfire Lunch: Sparking Leadership, Fueling Involvement

S204 12 pm Student Leadership and Involvement

UHD GREEKCHELLA - Meet the Greeks Event

S204 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Student Leadership and Involvement

UHD Undergraduate Student Government Induction Ceremony

OMB 11th Floor 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Student Leadership and Involvement

Campfire Connections: UHD Northwest Event

UHD NW Campus Various UHD NW Campus


Tuesday, August 26

Name of Event Location Time Sponsoring Organization
SNAP Navigator Office Hours Gator Resource Center – OMB/N210 9 am - 5 pm Gator Resource Center
S’more Fun with the CCPD CCPD S-402, MDCOB B104, CPS C220B 10:30 am - 1 pm, 4:30 pm - 7 pm CCPD

Vintage Market hosted by Omega Delta Phi Fraternity Inc.

South Deck (Rain Location: A300) 11 am - 5 pm Student Leadership and Involvement

Your Guide to Local Living: Apartment Locator Information Table

OMB 3rd floor Main Hallway in Front of Bookstore

11 am - 2 pm Gator Resource Center

Pop Over to STB: Get to know the Science & Technology Dean's Office Staff

CST Building 1st Floor Lobby 11:30AM - 1PM College of Sciences and Technology

Tacos with ASC Tutors & WSC Trainers

WSC Study Zone 12 pm - 3 pm Academic Support Center

Line Dancing

Wellness and Success Center Energy Studio 

4 pm - 6 pm  Sports and Fitness

Campfire Connections: UHD Northwest Event

UHD NW Campus Various UHD NW Campus


Wednesday, August 27

Name of Event Location Time Sponsoring Organization

Flicker & Flow: Light Up Your Health

UHD Student Health Services (Room S445) 9 am – 3 pm UHD Student Health Services

Wellness Wednesday – Stretch Break

One Main Building Mural Area 11 am - 1 pm  Sports and Fitness
Lion & Gator Mixer: LSC-UP and UHD Collaboration B13.210 10 am - 12 pm UHD Northwest

Fuel Your Success: Office Hours 101

A300 12 pm - 2 pm UHD

Lift Off! Open Weight Lifting session for Freshmen 

Wellness and Success Center Weight Room  3 pm - 5 pm  Sports and Fitness

Gator Mart After Hours

Gator Mart – OMB/S292 5 pm – 7 pm Gator Resource Center

CST Family Night (Exclusive to First-Time in College CST Majors Only)

A300 6 pm College of Science and Technology

Campfire Connections: UHD Northwest Event

UHD NW Campus Various UHD NW Campus


Thursday, August 28

Name of Event Location Time Sponsoring Organization

Ignite Your Spark Student Involvement Fair

A300 12 pm - 2 pm Student Leadership and Involvement

Get in the Game! Intramural Open Play for Freshmen 

Wellness and Success Center Court 1  2 pm - 4 pm  Sports and Fitness

SHIPWRECK: How we go on after the Unthinkable

Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Auditorium 6 pm UHD

Campfire Connections: UHD Northwest

UHD NW Campus Various UHD NW Campus

Trail Stop: Table Info Station

B12.201 Various Student Leadership and Involvement