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You will meet your house staff and check-in at tables located right outside the main entrance to your residence hall. Student staff will be available to assist you in moving your things into your room. If you traveled by car, please have the driver move the car to one of our parking lots (North, South or Gravel) to make room for your housemates to arrive and unpack. Location: Your Residence Hall. Attendance: Required.

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Representatives from local banks and businesses will be present to answer any of your questions about the New London community. Location: Walkway in front of Shain Library

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Have a question? Need directions? Staff members will be available all day at the information desk located right when you walk into Cro. Location: College Center at Crozier-Williams (First Floor).

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Planning on working on campus this year? The Hale Center for Career Development is open for you to have your employment forms submitted and to review your identification documents. Please check your email for details that the Student Employment team emailed you. You will have multiple opportunities to submit your paperwork, so if you are busy today, you can always stop by the Hale Center’s Weekly Drop-In Hours. Location: Fanning Hall 112. Attendance: Optional.

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Meet the Athletic Department team and learn about the student athletic experience at Conn. This session is for incoming varsity athletes and their families only. Location: Palmer Auditorium. Attendance: Required for Varsity athletes only.

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Grab your lunch from Harris Refectory. Parents & Families are welcome to join you for lunch today. Location: Harris Refectory (located in the center of the "Plex" residence halls in North Campus).

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Introduction to Welcome Weekend (our Orientation program) by Associate Dean of Campus Life Geoff Norbert and Associate Dean of the College and Dean of First-Year Students Emily Morash. This is an outdoor event, so please plan accordingly for your comfort. Location: Tempel Green. Attendance: Required.

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After our welcome, you will head outside and meet your Student Advisers (SAs) (they will be holding big signs with your FYS number and name, so make sure you remember it!). You will spend a few hours together getting to know your first-year seminar classmates, have time to ask questions and learn more about the Welcome Weekend schedule. Be prepared to be outside for this meeting and sit on the ground (think: comfortable clothes, sunscreen, bug spray, something to sit on, water bottle, etc.). If it's raining, your SAs will take you to your FYS classroom for this meeting. Attendance: Required.

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A chance to meet the Class of 2027 and our student leaders. Location: Shain Library Patio

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Connecticut College’s Interim President, Les Wong, along with Erika Smith, Dean of the College, and the Student Government Association President, will extend a formal welcome to all new students and their families on Tempel Green. Be prepared to be outside for this event (think: clothing appropriate for warm weather, sunscreen, bug spray, water bottle, etc.). Feel free to dress casually. You can sit with your classmates or your parents/family. This event will start promptly at 4:30 PM, so please arrive a few minutes early to get seated. Location: Tempel Green. Attendance: Required for students.

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After the President's Assembly, it will be time to say good-bye to your parents and family members, so that you (students) can start the rest of your Welcome Weekend program. After you say your goodbyes and head to dinner at Harris Refectory at your designated time and meet up with your SAs and FYS. Your next event will start at 7:30 PM.After saying their goodbyes, parents and families will join President Wong and the Conn community for a send-off reception. This event is for parents and families only. Location: Tent on Chapel Green.

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After saying goodbye to your student, please join President Wong and the Conn community for a send-off reception. This event is for parents and families only. Location: Tent on Chapel Green.

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Worried about finding your way through Harris this evening for dinner on your own? We've got your back! Your SAs will let you know where to meet so that you can go to Harris in small groups from your FYS tonight. This will keep the lines shorter and your SAs can show you how things work! Make sure to bring your Camel Card so that you can swipe in for your meal. Location: Harris Refectory. 6 PM: FYS: 1009, 1012, 1017, 1022, 1023, 1026, 1027, 1030, 1031 6:15 PM: FYS: 1035, 1036, 1038, 1042, 1044, 1047, 1050, 1051, 1061 6:30 PM: FYS: 1065, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1075 6:45 PM: FYS: 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1082, SL 105

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Line up with your class to take part in the traditional first-year walk to Tempel Green for our Camel Moments Event. Location: Meet outside of Shain Library. Attendance: Required.

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You will be welcomed by our upperclass students for your first major campus tradition: Camel Moments. Be prepared to be outside for this meeting (think: weather appropriate clothes, bug spray, water bottle, etc.). You will be walking as a class, so also pack light. Location: Tempel Green. Attendance: Required.