
Weeks of Welcome
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You won't want to miss this!
Welcome to the Wolverine family. During Weeks of Welcome, all of campus comes together to celebrate students new to UVU, participate in annual traditions, create lasting memories, and have a great time doing it.
Spend the first week of fall semester with us as we celebrate YOU. Whether you’re a new, transfer, or current student, welcome to UVU!
Join us for a week of fun, community, resources and welcome.
Agenda
Upcoming Events
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome to UVU. Let’s celebrate you.
🎉 Freshman Convocation 2025 is a warm welcome for you and your family to celebrate this major moment in your life. After convocation, enjoy a FREE BBQ dinner catered by Wallaby’s, just outside the UCCU Center.
💚 Connect with your academic community during College Day and start building relationships that will support you throughout your time at UVU.
⚽ Join your fellow Wolverines at the very first Soccer Game at the brand new UCCU Stadium as UVU Women's Soccer takes on the University of Utah! August 18th, 7pm.
Celebrate, connect, and cheer on your fellow Wolverines—register today!
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Prepare for an S-Tier UVU experience.
Squad up with your college and enjoy free lunch, claim your loot, and stack XP for a legendary first semester. Don’t have a declared major? No problem. Join us to explore your options and consider the possibilities.
9am: Check In Opens @ Fulton Library Quad
9:30am: Wolverine Welcome from VIPs
10am: Discover your college community.
12pm: Power up with a free lunch from your college crew.
12:30–2pm: Side Quests and Chill
(Exclusive Freshman Sweatshirt, Resource Fair, College Tables, Karaoke, and more!)
REGISTER TODAY!
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Get ready, Wolverines! 🎉 The UVU Resource Fair is part of College Day and your one-stop destination to discover over 40 incredible campus resources—all in one place! Whether you're looking for academic support, wellness services, career guidance, or student involvement opportunities, this event has something for everyone. Come explore the tables, grab some free swag, and enter to win $500 worth of amazing prizes! Don’t miss this exciting chance to connect, learn, and level up your UVU experience! 💚🖤
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Join us in The Zone as we show off what we’re all about! We’ve got a creative lineup of hands-on activities for you to explore like painting, slime making and much more!
Whether you're here to get crafty, meet new people, or just have fun, this is the perfect place to start. Be sure to check in at our front table, then dive into the activities!
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Get ready, Wolverines! 🎉 The UVU Resource Fair is your one-stop destination to discover over 40 incredible campus resources—all in one place! Whether you're looking for academic support, wellness services, career guidance, or student involvement opportunities, this event has something for everyone. Come explore the tables, grab some free swag, and enter to win $500 worth of amazing prizes! Don’t miss this exciting chance to connect, learn, and level up your UVU experience! 💚🖤
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Kick off the year with our first Wolverine Wednesday—your new favorite weekly tradition! 💚
Show your UVU pride by rocking your Wolverine gear and you could score FREE pizza—we’re serving up slices to the first 500 students! Don’t have any UVU gear yet? No problem—we’ve got you covered with free t-shirts while supplies last! Running late from class? No worries! Even if you miss the pizza and shirts, there’s still plenty of fun waiting for you!
7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Come experience the ultimate kick-off to the fall semester with one of our favorite traditions!
We'll have food trucks, local vendors, live music, and more all culminated with the Lighting of the UVU to end the night.
See you there!
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Come meet other transfer students and grab free lunch, snacks, & swag. We’ll also have a Transfer Student T-Shirt Swap – Bring an old university/college shirt and leave with a new UVU T-shirt. We are so glad you chose UVU – Go Wolverines!
9:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Join us for the second event of the semester with our very own outdoor movie experience.
Bring a blanket, enjoy some snacks and meet new friends while you cheer on Mike Wazowski and Oozma Kappa on a giant inflatable screen in Monsters University.
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Ever wanted to ride a bull or rope a cow?
Here is your chance!
Join us for Country Night as we swing dance the night away complete with a mechanical bull and roping lessons from the rodeo team.
We will see you there partner!
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
You won't want to miss this!
Welcome to the Wolverine family! During Weeks of Welcome, all of campus comes together to celebrate students new to UVU, participate in annual traditions, create lasting memories, and have a great time doing it.
Spend the first week of fall semester with us as we celebrate YOU. Whether you’re a new, transfer, or current student, welcome to UVU!
Join us for a week of fun, community, resources and welcome.
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
High Stakes Bingo!
Need we say more?
Join us for the chance to win some insane prizes while you meet new people and share some laughs at one of our absolute favorite traditions.
Make sure to reserve your spot, because this event fills up quickly.
9:00 PM – 11:55 PM
One of the loudest and proudest events at UVU!
Join us on the track field for our annual Green Out Dance for the ultimate ending to an epic weeks of welcome.
Experience 3 hours with a live DJ, playing tunes that will have you dancing the night away.
Where
Utah Valley University
800 West University Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058, United States
Hosted By
Co-hosted with: Weeks of Welcome
Contact the organizers