2026 CWU Week of Welcome

FRI SEPT 18 • SCHEDULE

BRUNCH: ALL YOU CARE TO ENJOY! Holmes Dining Room

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

WEEK OF WELCOME / SUITABLE HELPDESK SURC Pit

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

WELCOME BBQ 1891 The Bistro Patio/Walnut Mall

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

YOUR CENTRAL HOME AWAY FROM HOME Residence Hall Lounges

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

UNDER THE LIGHTS: 2026 CLASS PHOTO Tomlinson Stadium

8:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS Residence Hall Lounges

9:30 p.m. - LATE

CAT TRAX WEST OPEN UNTIL 10PM

Until 10:00 p.m.

SATUR

SEPT 19 • SCHEDULE

ROTATIONAL SESSIONS

GROUP #1

GROUP #2

BRUNCH: ALL YOU CARE TO ENJOY! Holmes Dining Room

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Week of Welcome Kick-Off! SURC Ballroom

Week of Welcome Kick-Off! SURC Ballroom

WEEK OF WELCOME / SUITABLE HELPDESK SURC Pit

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Our Community Standards and Your Rights as a Wildcat McConnell Auditorium

Our Community Standards and Your Rights as a Wildcat McConnell Auditorium

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Lunch Central Marketplace or Holmes Dining Hall

Lunch Central Marketplace or Holmes Dining Hall

ROTATIONAL SESSIONS AND LUNCH Refer to Suitable for your group number

9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Get to know University Police & Public Safety SURC Ballroom

Get to know University Police & Public Safety SURC Ballroom

SPEEDFRIENDING SURC East Patio CWU FOOTBALL Tomlinson Stadium GLOW NIGHT Recreation Center CAT TRAX WEST OPEN UNTIL 10PM

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

GROUP #3

GROUP #4

8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Week of Welcome Kick-Off! SURC Ballroom

Week of Welcome Kick-Off! SURC Ballroom

Until 10:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Our Community Standards and Your Rights as a Wildcat McConnell Auditorium

Our Community Standards and Your Rights as a Wildcat McConnell Auditorium

12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch Central Marketplace or Holmes Dining Hall Get to know University Police & Public Safety SURC Ballroom

Lunch Central Marketplace or Holmes Dining Hall Get to know University Police & Public Safety SURC Ballroom

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

SUN

SEPT 20 • SCHEDULE

ROTATIONAL SESSIONS

GROUP #1

GROUP #2

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Spin to Win Your Future! McIntyre Concert Hall

Spin to Win Your Future! McIntyre Concert Hall

BRUNCH: ALL YOU CARE TO ENJOY! Holmes Dining Room

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Lunch Central Marketplace or Holmes Dining Hall

Lunch Central Marketplace or Holmes Dining Hall

WEEK OF WELCOME/SUITABLE HELPDESK SURC Pit

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Wildcat Dining 101: Food, Flexibility & Community SURC Ballroom

Wildcat Dining 101: Food, Flexibility & Community SURC Ballroom

WHERE ARE MY CLASSES? (GROUPS 1 & 2) Optional SURC Pit

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

ROTATIONAL SESSIONS Refer to Suitable for your group number

10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

GROUP #3

GROUP #4

WHERE ARE MY CLASSES? (GROUPS 3 & 4) Optional SURC Pit MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME WITH PEER MENTORS Bouillon Lawn

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Spin to Win Your Future! McIntyre Concert Hall

Spin to Win Your Future! McConnell Auditorium

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Wildcat Dining 101: Food, Flexibility & Community SURC Ballroom

Wildcat Dining 101: Food, Flexibility & Community SURC Ballroom

BOWLS OF ABUNDANCE (FREE) Holmes Dining Room

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Central Marketplace or Holmes Dining Hall

Lunch Central Marketplace or Holmes Dining Hall

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Back to College Night at Fred Meyer Fred Meyer 201 S. Water *Need a ride? Grab Central Transit for a FREE ride to Fred Meyer and back. Pickup at SURC Roundabout.

MON

SEPT 21 • SCHEDULE

ROTATIONAL SESSIONS

GROUP #1

GROUP #2

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Self-care for the College Student: Making Yourself a Priority McIntyre Concert Hall

Multicultural Center: Find your Community McConnell Auditorium

FIRST YEAR STUDENTS 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

BRUNCH: ALL YOU CARE TO ENJOY! Holmes Dining Room

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Multicultural Center: Find your Community McConnell Auditorium

Self-care for the College Student: Making Yourself a Priority McIntyre Concert Hall

NAVIGATION LABS CANVAS & MICROSOFT TOOLS (GROUPS 1 & 2) Samuelson Building 126 NAVIGATION LABS CANVAS & MICROSOFT TOOLS (GROUPS 3 & 4) Samuelson Building 126

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

GROUP #3

GROUP #4

12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Multicultural Center: Find your Community McConnell Auditorium

Self-care for the College Student: Making Yourself a Priority McIntyre Concert Hall

WEEK OF WELCOME/SUITABLE HELPDESK SURC Pit

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Self-care for the College Student: Making Yourself a Priority McIntyre Concert Hall

Multicultural Center: Find your Community McConnell Auditorium

ROTATIONAL SESSIONS Refer to Suitable for your group number

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

FALL INVOLVEMENT FAIR SURC East Patio and Chestnut Mall

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

ASCWU OPEN HOUSE SURC 236

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

FRIENDSHIP BRACELET MAKING SURC 137

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

TUES

MON

SEPT 21 • SCHEDULE

SEPT 22 • SCHEDULE

TRANSFER STUDENTS 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m.

ALL STUDENTS 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

TRANSFER ORIENTATION CHECK-IN SURC East Patio

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS - REQUIRED Various Locations, refer to Suitable

WEEK OF WELCOME/SUITABLE HELPDESK SURC Pit

9:00 a.m.- 9:40 a.m.

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

WELCOME TO CWU SURC Ballroom

LUNCH On your own

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

HOW DO MY CREDITS TRANSFER? SURC Ballroom CAMPUS PARTNER PRESENTATIONS SURC Ballroom LUNCH (provided for Transfer Students) Holmes Dining Room BUILDING A RESUME: THE GAME SHOW SURC Ballroom TRANSFER STUDENT EXPERIENCE PANEL SURC Ballroom

9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

BITE OF THE BURG Meet at the Wildcat Statue at 1:45pm to have an Orientation Leader walk you downtown.

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WILDCAT NIGHT OUT Downtown Ellensburg

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

12TH ANNUAL DRAG SHOW SURC Ballroom

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

GEEK OUT GAME OUT SURC 137 and SURC Pit

8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

FINAL REMARKS SURC Ballroom

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

FALL INVOLVEMENT FAIR SURC East Patio and Chestnut Mall

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

SEPT 23 • SCHEDULE SUITABLE HELPDESK Various Locations, refer to Suitable

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

COLLEGE

Refer to Suitable to find where your department connection begins.

Tuesday September 22 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: EDUCATION / TEACHING MAJORS SURC Ballroom

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES McIntyre Concert Hall

- Art and Design - Asian Studies - Communications

- Middle-level Humanities Teaching - Music - Philosophy and Religious Studies - Russian Studies - Spanish Studies - Theatre Performing Arts - World Languages and Cultures

- Business and Marketing Education - Early Childhood Education - Elementary Education -  Family and Consumer Science Career and Technical Education Teaching

- Physical Education and School Health - Special Education (P-12)

- Deaf and Sign Language Studies - English / Language Arts Teaching - Spanish Teaching - Film - French Studies - History / Social Studies Teaching

- Actuarial Science - American Indian Studies - Anthropology and Museum Studies - Behavioral Health - Biological Sciences - Chemistry - Computer Science - Data Science - Environmental Science - Geography - Middle-Level Math - Middle-Level Science - STEM Teaching Program (STP) - Applied Mathematics - Physics - Political Science - Pre Vet and Pre Med - Primate Behavior and Ecology - Psychology - Social Services - Sociology -  Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies COLLEGE OF THE SCIENCES- McConnell Auditorium - Geological Sciences - IDS-Social Sciences

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS- Sue Lombard Dining Room

- Accounting - Business Analytics - Economics - Entrepreneurship - Finance - General Business - Human Resource Management

- Leadership and Management - Marketing Management - Personal Financial Planning - Supply Chain Management

- Law and Justice - Secondary Math

ACADEMIC

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS CONTINUED COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: PROFESSIONAL STUDIES MAJORS SURC Theatre

- Apparel, Textiles, and Merchandising - Aviation - Child Development and Family Science - Chiropractic - Clinical Physiology - Construction Management - Dance - Electrical Engineering Technology -  EMS (Emergency Medical Services)/ Paramedicine - Exercise Science - Family and Consumer Science -  Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management - Information Technology Management - Kinesiology - Nutrition Science - Dietetics Specialization - Nutrition Science - Food and Nutrition Specialization

- Pre-Health - Pre-Nursing - Pre-Occupational Therapy - Pre-Physical Therapy -  Public Health - Population Health Specialization -  Public Health - Pre-Nursing Specialization - Risk, Insurance, & Safety Management - Safety and Health Management - Sport Management - Wine Studies

cwu.edu/academic-advising

Brooks Library-Learning Commons Exploratory.Advising@cwu.edu 509-963-2722

EXPLORATORY ADVISING

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES (CAH) ADVISING

Nicholson Pavilion 134D CAHAdvising@cwu.edu 509-963-1858 Shaw-Smyser 413 CBAdvising@cwu.edu 509-963-2930 Black Hall 228 CEPSAdvising@cwu.edu 509-963-2077 Science 107 COTSAdvising@cwu.edu 509-963-1498

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS CAREER, ADVISING, AND TUTORING CENTER (CB CAT CENTER) COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (CEPS) ADVISING COLLEGE OF THE SCIENCES (COTS) ADVISING

DOUGLAS HONORS COLLEGE (DHC)

Hebeler Hall 219 dhc@cwu.edu 509-963-1900 Bouillon Hall 206 camp@cwu.edu 509-963-1790 Bouillon Hall 206 triosss@cwu.edu 509-963-2026

COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM (CAMP)

- Mechanical Engineering - Med Tech/Dental Hygiene - Occupational Therapy

TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES (TRIO SSS)

INTERNATIONAL ADVISING

Hebeler Hall 102 Roslyn.Moes@cwu.edu 509-963-3612

- Physical Therapy - Pre-Chiropractic

EXPLORATORY ADVISING- Discovery 103

Need to meet with your advisor? Follow the QR code. View your advisor’s information in your MyCWU account (In Homepage, look to the left-hand side in the “My Advisors” box) or connect with your Advising Area.

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