First-Year Student Schedule
Day 1
Welcome and Advising Preview
1–1:35 p.m.
Varsity Hall, 2nd floor
Life in the Badger Community
1:40–2:25 p.m.
Marquee Theater, 2nd floor
Student Small Groups
2:25–4 p.m.
Various campus locations
Resource Fair
4–5:15 p.m.
Union South, 1st floor
Information Sessions
Session 1: 4:20–4:40 p.m.
Session 2: 4:50–5:10 p.m.
Various rooms, 3rd floor
See information session descriptions below.
Dinner (included)
5:30–6:15 p.m.
Varsity Hall, 2nd floor
Student Evening Program
6:15–9 p.m.
Begins at Marquee Theater
Ends at Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center
Day 2
Advising Check-In
8:30
College Library
Academic Advising
8:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Advising end times will vary based on the individual needs of the student.
Day 2 – Additional Activities
Guided Room Viewings*
1–2:30 p.m.
Lakeshore Neighborhood: Kronshage (Jorns) and Leopold
* Travel to these locations on your own.
Southeast Neighborhood:
Ogg and Witte
Information Session Descriptions
Select up to two sessions from this list to attend. Each session twenty minutes and is offered twice. See the schedule above for more information on times offered. These will be held on the third floor of Union South. Please find a SOAR staff member in a red polo if you need help locating these.
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