Welcome to Penn State Schuylkill!
Welcome Weekend is a chance for the campus community to welcome new and returning students to Penn State Schuylkill. The Office of Student Affairs has many activities planned that provides students with opportunities to:
- meet your peers and make new friends get more familiar with the campus grounds
- enjoy group meals
- participate in group activities
- and more!
Welcome Weekend 2021 Schedule
Thursday, August 19
Residence Hall Move-In: First-Year and Transfer Students
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Nittany V Commons and the residence hall parking lots
Lunch: Campus Cookout
noon to 2:00 pm
Nittany Square (across from the Nittany II residence hall)
Information Fair
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Mall Walk
Matriculation Event
4:00 to 5:00 pm
Campus Green (next to the Classroom Building)
Dinner: Pizza, Salad, and Breadsticks
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Hidden Stream Café
Bookstore Activities
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Student Community Center
Group activity: Privilege Beads and "Write a Postcard to Your Future Self"
7:00 to 8:00 pm
Nittany V Commons
Residence hall meeting: Meet your Resident Assistants
8:15 to 8:45 pm
Assigned residence halls
Activity: Comedian Ryan Kelly
9:00 to 10:00 pm
Morgan Auditorium
Friday, August 20
Campus Safety Walk
11:00 am to noon
Departing from the Nittany V Commons
Lunch
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Hidden Stream Café
Counseling Services: Reacclimating to Social Situations
1:15 to 2:00 pm
Morgan Auditorium
Health Services: Health and Nutrition
2:00 to 3:00 pm
Morgan Auditorium
Break
3:00 to 3:15 pm
Career Services: Co-op and Internships
3:15 to 4:00 pm
Morgan Auditorium
Student Panel: Open Conversation
4:00 to 4:45 pm
Morgan Auditorium
Dinner
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Hidden Stream Café
Activity: Escape Room
5:00 to 9:00 pm
201 Health and Wellness Building
Activity: Movie Night on the Campus Green
9:00 to 11:00 pm
Campus Green (next to the Classroom Building)
Weight Room Open
9:00 to 11:00 pm
Fitness Center
Outdoor Basketball Court Open
9:00 to 11:00 pm
Outdoor Multi-Sport Facility
Saturday, August 21
Service Project: with the United Way
9:00 to 11:00 am
Departing from the parking lot outside of the Nittany II residence hall
Lunch
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Hidden Stream Café
Welcome Weekend Carnival
4:00 to 8:00 pm
Campus Green (next to the Classroom Building)
Dinner
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Hidden Stream Café
Weight Room Open
7:00 to 10:00 pm
Fitness Center
Outdoor Basketball Court Open
7:00 to 10:00 pm
Outdoor Multi-Sport Facility
Glow Volleyball
10:00 to 11:00 pm
Outdoor Multi-Sport Facility
Sunday, August 22
Residence Hall Move-In for Returning Students
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Nittany V Commons and the Residence Hall Parking Lot
Activity: Arts and Crafts
noon to 2:00 pm
Nittany V Commons
Walmart Shuttle Service
1:00 to 4:00 pm
Departing from the parking lot outside of the Nittany II residence hall
Lunch: BBQ and Lawn Games
3:00 to 7:00 pm
Nittany V Commons and Quad
Activity: Jackbox Game Night
8:00 to 9:00 pm
Nittany V Commons
Outdoor Basketball Court Open
9:00 to 11:00 pm
Outdoor Multi-Sport Facility