Meditative Morning Walk – 9:00 am
Jewel E. Moore Nature Reserve (behind the HPER Center)
Join UCA staff members as they lead you through the Jewel E. Moore Nature Reserve (JMNR) on a meditative walk to start off your day. The JMNR is 18 acres of prairie and woodland located behind the HPER Center. After visiting the JMNR, you’ll be introduced to the labyrinth behind State Hall.
UCA Commitment Student Welcome – 10:00 am & 11:00 am
10:00 am – *Mandatory* for UCA Commitment Work Study Students
11:00 am – UCA Commitment non-Work Study Students
A welcome for all UCA Commitment students to meet the staff and grab a t-shirt. We look forward to celebrating your arrival to campus and sharing important updates!
Sponsored by UCA Commitment.
On-Campus Student Employment Job Fair – 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Are you interested in working on-campus? This event provides an opportunity to visit with various departments to learn about available part-time jobs on campus. Representatives from the participating departments will be present to answer your questions.
Sponsored by Career Services and Human Resources.
Rainbow Bear Lunch – 12:00-1:00 pm
Crafton Alumni Pavilion (next to the practice football field and Estes Stadium home side entrance)
LGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff are invited to lunch at the Crafton Pavilion. This is an opportunity to connect, build community, and find support at UCA. Allies welcome.
Sponsored by the Counseling Center, Pride, Raising Awareness, Involvement, Support and Mentoring Alliance, Student Government Association, and UCA Campus Dining
Reading Groups – 1:00-2:30 pm
Ida Waldran Auditorium
Summer Read! 2024
Ready for your first UCA reading assignment? Here we go! It’s the Summer Read! 2024 Program.
Be sure to read through this short selected reading before Welcome Week, and come prepared to discuss it with some of your Living Learning Community peers and a UCA professor during our Welcome Week Reading Groups.
Discussion questions to reflect on as you read the selection:
• What makes someone your “friend” or you a “friend”?
• Do people need friends? What does friendship contribute to our lives?
• What examples of friendship does Dr. Jusdanis use in his Introduction to his book, and can you relate to them?
• What does the author mean when he says “reciprocity” is key to friendship?
Dodgeball Tournament – 2:30-4:30 pm
Come out for the Battle of the Halls Dodgeball Tournament hosted by SOS! Earn points for your hall toward the Battle of the Halls Trophy and bragging rights for the year. Sign up for your hall’s Dodgeball team at the Living Learning Community meetings on Monday at 1:30pm. Watch live on Instagram at @SOS_Orange
This event is for first-year students only.
Panhellenic Recruitment Orientation – 4:00-5:30 pm
This session is for women who are signed up for Panhellenic Formal Recruitment. To find out more or to sign up for Formal Recruitment please visit https://uca.edu/panhellenic/fall-formal-recruitment/
First Gen Pool Party – 4:00-6:00 pm
Battle of the Halls – 9:00-11:00 pm
Join the Student Orientation Staff as your residence hall competes in an epic clash for the title of 2024 Battle of the Halls Champion! Register for Battle of the Halls during the Battle Prep on Monday or just show up for the battle to cheer on your hall. Contact your RA or any SOS member for more information.
This event is for first-year students only.
