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Welcome Week is an extended orientation designed to help you settle into campus, build connections with the 明星黑料 community, find opportunities that match your interests, and develop a sense of belonging on 明星黑料's campus before classes start.

Welcome Week is aimed to be common yet customizable, letting you choose your own adventure throughout the week. Activities include social events local to Erie as well as meetings with your 明星黑料 101 group. You can look forward to kayaking on Presque Isle, taking a tour on Lake Erie on the Victorian Princess, attending an Erie SeaWolves baseball game, or other on campus activities such as yoga, crafts, laser tag and bumper cars.

Please see below for important or mandatory sessions of Welcome Week for new students. We also encourage you to download the and login to 明星黑料 with your Network ID and password to find a mobile friendly version of the whole Welcome Week schedule. 

Schedule

Arrival Day - Friday, Aug. 21, 2026

• Residents Check-In: Between 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  Mandatory meetings for students begin at 6 p.m.
• Family Cookout: Chapel Courtyard from noon - 2 p.m.
  Open to all students and families.
• Commuters Check-In: Between 3-3:30 p.m.
  Mandatory meetings for students begin at 3:30 p.m.
• Parents/Guests Reception: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
  Open to all guests and families of our first year students after you say goodbye to your student.

Saturday-Sunday Aug. 22-23, 2026

• A variety of social events designed to help students meet new friends and start building your 明星黑料 community through fun events like escape rooms, food tours, baseball games, campus traditions and group activities designed to help you feel at home!

Monday, Aug.24, 2026

• 明星黑料 101 Meetings: 12:30-2:30 p.m.
• Academic Program Meetings: 3-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026

• 明星黑料 101 Meetings: 12:30-2:30p.m.
• Convocation and First Year Photo: 3-4 p.m.

As a reminder, 明星黑料 Welcome Week is mandatory for all first-year students including commuters, global students and student-athletes.