Fall 2020 Welcome Week Schedule

Your Schedule at A Glance

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Returning
Students

9a.m.-      5p.m.

Move in/check-in returning students by appointment. A link to schedule a move in time is available at MyEMU in the Housing Tab.

Residence Halls

Returning
Students

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

Green on the Go Lunch:  For students with a Thursday move in appt. before noon
    
Outdoor seating around  campus, and in Dining Hall as available

Dining Hall

 

Returning
Students

5 p.m.

Green on the Go Dinner: For students with a Thursday move in appt.

Outdoor seating around campus, and in Dining Hall as available

Dining Hall

 

Friday, September 4, 2020

Returning
Students

7:30 -
9a.m.

Breakfast Thursday returning students

  • First come, first served

Dining Hall

New Students

8:30a.m. - 5p.m.

Get EMU ID 

  • First come, first served 
  • Arrive: 15-30 min prior to your scheduled move-in timeslot                                                                                                

Library lower level

New & Returning Students: Residential

9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Move in/check-in returning students by appointment. A link to schedule a move in time is available at MyEMU in the Housing Tab.

Residence Halls

New & Returning Students: Residential

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

Green on the Go Lunch:  For Thursday arriving students and Friday arriving students with a move in appt. before Friday noon

  • 11:30 a.m. - Elmwood
  • 11:45 a.m. -Hillside/Parkwoods
  • 12 p.m. - Northlawn
  • 12:15 p.m. - Cedarwood
  • 12:30 p.m. - Maplewood

Outdoor seating around campus, and in Dining Hall as available

Dining Hall 



New & Returning Students: Residential

5-7p.m.

Dinner: For Thursday and Friday arriving students

  • 5 p.m. - Elmwood
  • 5:15 p.m. - Hillside/Parkwoods
  • 5:30 p.m. - Northlawn
  • 5:45 p.m. - Cedarwood
  • 6 p.m. - Maplewood

Outdoor seating around campus, and in Dining Hall as available

Dining Hall

 

New & Returning 
Students

8p.m.

Campfires on the Woods Quad

  • 8 p.m. - New Students
  • 8:45 p.m. - Returners
  • Transfer students, join either new students or returning students

Woods Quad

Saturday, September 5, 2020

New & Returning Students: Residential

7:30 -
9a.m.

Breakfast: For Thursday & Friday returning students

Dining Hall

New Students

8:30a.m. - 5p.m.

Get EMU ID 

  • First come, first served 
  • Arrive: 15-30 min prior to your scheduled move-in timeslot                                                                                             

Library lower level

New & Returning Students: Residential

9a.m. - 5p.m.

Move in/check-in returning students by appointment. A link to schedule a move in time is available at MyEMU in the Housing Tab.

Residence Halls

New & Returning Students: Residential

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

Green on the Go Lunch:  For Thursday, Friday, Saturday arriving
students with a move in appt. before Saturday noon

  • 11:30 a.m. - Elmwood
  • 11:45 a.m. -Hillside/Parkwoods
  • 12 p.m. - Northlawn
  • 12:15 p.m. - Cedarwood
  • 12:30 p.m. - Maplewood

Outdoor seating around campus, and in Dining Hall as available

Dining Hall

 

 

New & Returning Students: Residential

5p.m.

Dinner: For Thursday-Saturday arriving students

  • 5 p.m. - Elmwood
  • 5:15 p.m. - Hillside/Parkwoods
  • 5:30 p.m. - Northlawn
  • 5:45 p.m. - Cedarwood
  • 6 p.m. - Maplewood

Outdoor seating around campus, and in Dining Hall as available

Dining Hall

 

New Students

6:30 -
7:30p.m.

Pinterest Plant Painting Party in the Parking Lot

  • 6:30 p.m. - Elmwood
  • 7 p.m. - Northlawn
  • Commuter new students, pick a time
  • Transfer students, join either new students or returning students

Big UC Parking Lot

Returning
Students

7:30 - 9
p.m.

Pinterest Plant Painting Party in the Parking Lot

  • 7:30 p.m. - Hillside/Parkwoods
  • 8 p.m. - Cedarwood
  • 8:30 p.m. - Maplewood
  • Commuter returning students, pick a time
  • Transfer students, join either new students or returning students

Big UC Parking Lot 

New students

9p.m.

New Student Campus-Wide Capture the Flag

Thomas Plaza

 

Sunday, September 6, 2020

All New Students

7:30 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast:

  • 7:30 a.m. - Elmwood
  • 8:00 a.m. - Hillside/Parkwoods
  • 8:15 a.m. - Northlawn
  • 8:30 a.m. - Cedarwood
  • 8:45 a.m. - Maplewood

Dining Hall

New Students

8:30a.m.- 
5p.m.

Get EMU ID 

  • First come, first served 
  • Arrive: 15-30 min prior to your scheduled move-in timeslot                                                                                               

Library lower level

New & Returning Students: Residential

9a.m.- 5p.m.

Move in/check-in returning students by appointment. A link to schedule a move in time is available at MyEMU in the Housing Tab.

Residence Halls

New & Returning Students: Residential

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

Green on the Go Lunch:  For Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
arriving students with a move in appt.
before Sunday noon

  • 11:30 a.m. - Elmwood
  • 11:45 a.m. - Hillside/Parkwoods
  • 12 p.m. - Northlawn
  • 12:15 p.m. - Cedarwood
  • 12:30 p.m. - Maplewood

Outdoor seating around campus, and in Dining Hall as available

Dining Hall 

 

New Students

1-5p.m.

EMU Hoodies- 'Our Welcome to EMU!' gift to all new students, Fall 2020

  • Drop by the Welcome Tent to pick up your hoodie

Campus Lawn

All Students

2:30 - 5 p.m.

Select your own schedule:

  • 2:30-5 PM Mobile Game Room: disc golf, corn hole, can jam, ladder ball, household grp spikeball, sand volleyball: 
    • Welcome Tent, Main Lawn
  • 2:30-4 PM Multicultural Student Services Drop In: Come meet new friends in Latino Student Alliance (LSA), Black Student Alliance (BSA) & Asian and Pacific Island Student Alliance (APISA)  
    • Northlawn Tent
  • 2:30-3:30PM and/or 3:30-4:30 PM SFI & Chickens, with Sustainable Food Initiative (SFI) Club
    • Meet in front of Library
  • 2:30-3:30 PM and/or 3:30-4:30 PM Recycling, with Matthew Freed, earthwise guru
    • Meet in the Woods Quad
  • 2:30-5 PM Event with Cycling Club
    • Meet in front of the UC
  • 2:30-4 PM-ish Online “Jackbox” games with Tyler Goss and Christian Deen
    • Zoom link on myEMU calendar tab

Various locations 

New Students

5p.m.

Dinner: 

  • 5 p.m. - Elmwood
  • 5:15 p.m. - Hillside/Parkwoods
  • 5:30 p.m. - Northlawn
  • 5:45 p.m. - Cedarwood
  • 6 p.m. - Maplewood

Outdoor seating around campus, and in Dining Hall as available

Dining Hall

 

New & Returning Students: Residential

7p.m.

Residence Life All Building Meetings - mandatory

Residence Halls

New Students

8p.m.

Turf Party & Tropical Smoothies:

  • 8-8:45 p.m. - Elmwood
  • 8:45-9:30 p.m. - Northlawn
  • Commuter new students, pick a time to join the fun
  • Transfer students, pick either live concert or turf party to attend

Turf Field 

Returning Students

8p.m.

Live Concert & Tropical Smoothies:

  • Transfer students, pick either live concert or turf party to attend

Thomas Plaza