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Welcome back schedule

First Year and Transfer Move In (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Residence Halls)
All Offices Open (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Tablet Distribution (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mundt Library)
Information Station (8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Sessions for Parents (10:00am, 11:00am, and 12:00 p.m., Learning Engagement Center)
Transfer Orientation Sessions (10:30am and 12:30 p.m., Trojan Center Alumni Room)
Campus Grill-Out & Outdoor Games (10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., West TC Lawn)
Madison Community Information Fair (10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., West TC Lawn)
Campus Tours Available (12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Meet at Information Station)
Welcome to Your Academic College (2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.)
- College of Arts & Sciences: Science Center 135
- The Beacom College of Computer & Cyber Sciences: Tunheim Classroom Building 203
- College of Business & Information Systems: East Hall 100
- College of Education: Kennedy Center Core
All Campus Ice Cream Social (2:45 p.m., East Hall South Lawn, Sponsored by Madison Regional Health System)
Family Goodbyes (3:10 p.m., East Hall South Lawn)
Trojan Trek including Tour of Learning Engagement Center (3:15 p.m., Groups depart from East Hall South Lawn)
New Student Welcome: Trojans Start Here (4:00 p.m., East Hall South Lawn)
GO! Time (4:30 p.m., East Hall South Lawn)
Spaghetti Supper (5:00 p.m., Trojan Center Marketplace)
Home Football Scrimmage (DSU vs. Mount Marty University, 5:00 p.m., Trojans Track & Soccer Complex)
Game Night with Games Club (7:00 p.m., Trojan Center)

Move-In for Returning Students (8:00am)
JCPenney Online Suit-Up Event (Saturday, August 19-Sunday, October 29)
Information Sessions for First-Year & Transfer Students (9:30am, Tunheim Classroom Building 203, light breakfast available starting at 9:00am)
Information Station (11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Offices Open: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Mundt Library: ITS (Tablet Distribution, Student ID, Trojan Silver)
- Trojan Center: Trojan Zone
- Courtyard: Residence Life (Housing, Student Mail and Packages)
Marketplace Open (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
Free Time Options: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Yard Games with Cru (West Trojan Center Lawn)
- Community Center Tours (Madison Community Center)
- Campus Tours (Class Schedule Tour)
- Scavenger Hunt (start at Information Station in Trojan Center)
- Academic Advisors Available for Walk-Ins (1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Trojan Center Information Station)
- Board Games Available for Check Out (Information Station in Trojan Center)
Residence Hall Students Social Event (4:00 p.m., Check Residence Hall for Details)
Marketplace Open (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Comedian Eric O’Shea (7:00 p.m., Tunheim Classroom Building 203)
Late Night Nachos (9:00 p.m., Trojan Center)

Morning Options:
- Services at Local Churches (Times Posted in Residence Hall Lobbies)
- Community Center Open for DSU Students (Starting at 10:00am)
- Cartoons & Cereal (9:00 a.m. - 11:00am, Trojan Center Fireplace Lounge)
Information Station (11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Offices Open: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Mundt Library: ITS (Tablet Distribution, Student ID, Trojan Silver)
- Trojan Center: Trojan Zone
- Courtyard: Residence Life (Housing, Student Mail and Packages)
Marketplace Open (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Trojan Center)
Trojan Olympics for New Students (1:30 p.m., Meet in Trojan Center Fireplace Lounge)
Bingo (3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., Trojan Center Marketplace)
Student Services Fair (4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Marketplace Open (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Residence Hall Meetings for All Students Living On Campus (6:30 p.m., Check Residence Hall for Details)
C-Store Open (6:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Blue Bash (7:00 p.m., Trojan Center)

Monday, August 21

Information Station (7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Transfer Orientation Session (12:00 p.m., Trojan Center Alumni Room)
$1 Movie Night at Dakota Cinema (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem at 8:00 p.m.; Strays at 8:15 p.m.)

Tuesday, August 22

Information Station (7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Newman Club Welcome Event (5:00 p.m., West Trojan Center Lawn)
DownTown in Madtown featuring Lizzy Hofer (6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Egan Ave, Meet at the Mundt Library at 5:45 p.m.)

Information Station (11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Trojans @ Work Part-Time Job Fair (10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., East Hall South Lawn)
What’s Up Wednesdays (11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., TC West Hallway)
Hall Council Kick Off (4:00 p.m., Check Residence Hall for Details)

Information Station (11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Trojan Center)
Trojans Take the Lake (5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Lake Herman State Park)
- Shuttle available at the DSU Arch on Washington Avenue
- Residence Life is covering the park entrance fee for the first 100 DSU student vehicles

Home Volleyball
- DSU vs Dordt (11:00am, DSU Fieldhouse)
- DSU vs Mount Marty (5:00 p.m., DSU Fieldhouse)

Home Volleyball (DSU vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 7:00 p.m., DSU Fieldhouse, “Swap Ur Swag” Night)

Activities Fair: Clubs & Organizations (11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., East Hall South Lawn)

Home Football (DSU vs. UW-LaCrosse, 7:00 p.m., Trojans Track & Soccer Complex, “Ag Bowl”)

SoundLabs (music ensembles) General Meeting (6:30 p.m., Dakota Prairie Playhouse Conference Room)