Note: only students enrolled in the Orientation 100 course have a personalized schedule.

If not enrolled, register here

Thursday, August 17, 2023 Thursday, August 17, 2023
Time
Location
Event
Section
Description
Time: 09:00AM - 04:00PM
Location: Residence Halls
Event: Residence Halls Move-In Dates - August 16 -17, 2023
Section: All
Description:

Residence Hall move-in dates are by appointment from Wednesday, August 16- Thursday, August 17. Yes, you can move into the Residence Halls on August 16th and/or August 17th. Sign up for a move-in appointment on your housing portal. Check out the move-in page for more information at https://www.winona.edu/housing/moving.asp

If you have any questions, please contact Housing at 507-457-5305.

Time: 10:45AM - 01:30PM
Location: Kryzsko-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Lunch
Section: All
Description:

Lunch for those students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available for anyone not on the meal plan.

Time: 02:00PM - 04:00PM
Location: Integrated Wellness Complex-Atrium
Event: IWC Open House
Section: All
Description:

Integrated Wellness Complex Open House. Come to see all of your health & wellness options (IWC Atrium) for all your health and wellness needs.

Time: 04:30PM - 07:30PM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Dinner
Section: All
Description:

Dinner for those students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available for anyone not on the meal plan.

Time: 06:00PM - 08:00PM
Location: Residence Halls
Event: Floor Meeting
Section: All
Description:

Meetings with RA's for students living on campus

Time: 06:00PM - 07:00PM
Location: Stark Hall - Science Lab Center-120
Event: Off Campus Meeting
Section: All
Description:

Meeting for students living off campus

Time: 07:00PM - 09:30PM
Location: Library - Krueger Library
Event: Game Night in the Library!
Section: All
Description:

Please join us in the Library to play Dungeons and Dragons, various board games, and other fun games!

Time: 08:00PM - 10:00PM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Baldwin Lounge
Event: Trivia Night - Let's Have Some Fun!
Section: All
Description:

Join the Warrior Entertainment Network for a fun night of trivia! Come and Play to Win!

Time: 08:00PM - 10:00PM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Ballroom
Event: Fraternity and Sorority Life BINGO Bash
Section: All
Description:

Join Greek Council for a fun night of bingo with more than $1200 in prizes! Come and play to win! We will supply the Bingo Cards, markers, and fabulous prizes!

Friday, August 18, 2023 Friday, August 18, 2023
Time
Location
Event
Section
Description
Time: 07:00AM - 08:45AM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Breakfast
Section: All
Description:

Eat breakfast for those students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available for anyone not on the meal plan.

Time: 08:00AM - 10:30AM
Location: Kryzsko Commons - Lower Level -Student Activities Center (SAC)
Event: OPTIONAL: Welcome Week Help Desk (if needed)
Section: All
Description:

If you need assistance, especially if you still need to add the Introduction to Higher Education course (Orientation 100) to your Fall schedule, WSU staff members are available to help you in the Student Activities Center located on the lower level of Kryzsko Commons (directly beneath the Jack Kane Dining Hall in Kryzsko Commons). NOTE Incoming First-Year students who "graduated from high school this past spring": You MUST be enrolled in WSU's one-credit "Orientation 100 course" to populate in our website and to get a personalized Welcome Week schedule.

Time: 09:00AM - 10:00AM
Location: Group Meeting Location
Event: Group Meeting
Section: All
Description:

First-Year Freshmen Meet Your Student Leader for your Orientation section!

Go to www.winona.edu/welcomeweek and, click "Students" and then click the "Personalized Student Welcome Week Schedule" (not the generic schedule) to find your Orientation section number and your Group Meeting location. NOTE Incoming Freshmen: You MUST be enrolled in the one-credit "Orientation 100 course" in order to populate in this system and to get a personalized Welcome Week schedule. If you need help enrolling in the Orientation course, you can get assistance this morning in the lower level of Kryzsko Commons in the Student Activities Center, located directly beneath Jack Kane Dining Center.

Time: 10:00AM - 11:05AM
Location: Somsen-Harriet Johnson Auditorium
Event: Choices: Getting the Facts & Bystander Intervention
Section: Even
Description:

Choices: Getting the Facts on tobacco and alcohol awareness & Bystander Intervention (helping someone in distress)!

Time: 10:00AM - 11:05AM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Ballroom
Event: Choices: Getting the Facts & Bystander Intervention
Section: Odd
Description:

Choices: Getting the Facts on tobacco and alcohol awareness & Bystander Intervention (helping someone in distress)!

Time: 11:30AM - 01:00PM
Location: McCown Gym
Event: Official Welcome & Lunch
Section: All
Description:

WSU President Scott Olson to welcome all new, incoming first-year and transfer students to Winona State University during his Official Welcome. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend both the Offical Welcome and the luncheon.

NOTE: Lunch immediately follows the Official Welcome in the campus courtyard area alongside Krueger Library and Minne Hall.

Lunch Rain location: Kryzsko Commons

Time: 01:00PM - 01:45PM
Location: Group Meeting Location
Event: Group Meeting
Section: All
Description:

Meeting with your Orientation leader and classmates!

Hot Topic
Time: 02:00PM - 02:45PM
Location: N/A
Event: Not signed up
Section: All
Description:

You have not signed up for a 02:00PM Hot Topic.

Time: 02:45PM - 04:45PM
Location: Kryzsko-Courtyard
Event: Campus Club and Involvement Fair
Section: All
Description:

More than 100 clubs/organizations are excited to tell you about all the great things they do and how you can join their club!

Note: Backup Rain Location will be in Kryzsko Commons.

Time: 02:45PM - 04:30PM
Location: Integrated Wellness Complex (IWC)-138
Event: Downtown Winona Walking Tours
Section: All
Description:

This is an opportunity for you just to take a leisurely walk and to find various locations off campus: the Mississippi River levee, restaurants, ice cream shop, etc., "without" physically going into these locations to generate location awareness of places off campus. WSU T-shirt drawing (6 or more shirts) after you return to campus at 4:15 p.m. in IWC Room 138! All participants will get candy, too!

Time: 02:45PM - 04:30PM
Location: Various Locations-Various
Event: Campus Resource Scavenger Hunt
Section: All
Description:

Find Your Helpful Academic Resources & Your Fall Classrooms! Chance to Win Prizes!! Your Student Leader should have provided you with this lime-green-colored form.

Note: Extra Campus Scavenger Resource Hunt Forms are available inside the Campus Gazebo. Please drop off your completed Scavenger Hunt form at the dropbox located in the Gazebo today to officially be entered into the Prize Drawing to win 1 of 7 WSU T-shirts!

Time: 02:45PM - 04:30PM
Location: Wabasha Recreation Center - Education Village-2 Blocks East of the Main campus at the Intersection of Wabasha and Lafayette Streets
Event: Indoor Climbing Center
Section: All
Description:

Come over to the Wabasha Recreation Center and have fun inside our indoor Climbing Center! The WSU Climbing Center is one of the largest university climbing walls in the Midwest and features:

  • Nearly 6,000 square feet of climbing surface
  • 32 top ropes
  • 2 bouldering walls up to 14ft tall
  • Belay ledge
Time: 03:00PM - 08:00PM
Location: Lake Lodge at Lake Winona-Walk just 3 Blocks on South Main Street from the WSU Main Campus
Event: "25% OFF Daily Rate" Lake Lodge - Lake Park Activities
Section: All
Description:

Walk down to Lake Lodge - at beautiful Lake Winona - to enjoy 25% off the Daily Rate for leisure activities upon presentation of your Student ID for Welcome Weekend only: disc golf, hammock, bicycle, tandem bicycle, paddleboard, kayaks, pedal boat, canoes, etc., on a first-come, first-serve basis. Great location to walk, jog, or rollerblade around Lake Winona (bring your own blades).

Note: To avoid the daily rate charge, we strongly encourage you to consider purchasing an annual membership for only $35 to the Lake Lodge activities. Lake Lodge accepts all payment forms including cash, debit and credit cards, and checks. You can view the list of items for check out at Lake Lodge as well as daily rate and membership rates at https://www.cityofwinona.com/656/Recreation-Centers

Time: 04:00PM - 08:00PM
Location: Integrated Wellness Complex
Event: IWC Fitness Center & IWC Gymnasium
Section: All
Description:

The Integrated Fitness Center (IWC) and the IWC Gymnasium are open: cardio machines, weightlifting, walking/running track, gymnasium, and more! Come and check it out!

Time: 04:30PM - 07:00PM
Location: Kryzsko-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Dinner
Section: All
Description:

Dinner for those students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available for anyone not on the meal plan.

Time: 07:00PM - 08:00PM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Ballroom
Event: Hypnotist Brian Imbus
Section: All
Description:

Brian Imbus is an internationally recognized Hypnotist and Mentalist.

Time: 08:00PM - 09:00PM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Ballroom
Event: Hypnotist Brian Imbus
Section: All
Description:

Brian Imbus is an internationally recognized Hypnotist and Mentalist.

Saturday, August 19, 2023 Saturday, August 19, 2023
Time
Location
Event
Section
Description
Time: 07:00AM - 08:45AM
Location: Kryzsko-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Breakfast
Section: All
Description:

Breakfast for those students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available for anyone not on the meal plan.

Time: 09:00AM - 10:00AM
Location: Group Meeting Location
Event: Group Meeting
Section: All
Description:

Time to Play College Survival Skills! Meet Your Student Leader for your Orientation section!

Remember to login to your "Personalized Welcome Week schedule link" (not the generic schedule). Go to www.winona.edu/welcomeweek and, then, CLICK the "Personalized Welcome Week schedule" to find your Orientation class section number and your group meeting location.

Time: 10:00AM - 10:45AM
Location: Somsen-Harriet Johnson Auditorium
Event: Your Place in Equity and Inclusive Excellence
Section: Even
Description:

This Equity and Inclusive Excellence presentation is about valuing and appreciating everyone!

Time: 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Ballroom
Event: 1 in 3: Real Stories of Mental Health at WSU
Section: Odd
Description:

Learn about mental health tips as mental health impacts 1 in 3 students nationwide. Learn about the Green Bandana project, a peer-to-peer program to promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

Time: 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Location: Somsen-Harriet Johnson Auditorium
Event: 1 in 3: Real Stories of Mental Health at WSU
Section: Even
Description:

Learn about mental health tips as mental health impacts 1 in 3 students nationwide. Learn about the Green Bandana project, a peer-to-peer program to promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

Time: 11:00AM - 11:45AM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Ballroom
Event: Your Place in Equity and Inclusive Excellence
Section: Odd
Description:

This Equity and Inclusive Excellence presentation is about valuing and appreciating everyone!

Time: 11:45AM - 12:00PM
Location: Group Meeting Location
Event: Group Meeting
Section: All
Description:

Meet with your Student Leader in your Orientation classroom.

Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Lunch
Section: All
Description:

Lunch provided for all students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available, too, for students not on the meal plan.

Time: 01:00PM - 04:00PM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Outdoor Fire Feature Patio
Event: Sand Volleyball Competition - No Sign-Up required, just Show Up!
Section: All
Description:

A fun competition among all the orientation classes to see who is the best of the best! No sign-up is necessary. Meet at the Fire Feature Patio in front of the Student Union (Kryzsko) to form or join a team. You will be assigned to one of the 3 Residence Hall Volleyball Courts: Sheehan, Quad, and Prentiss-Lucas. Games will start every 30 minutes between 1-4 p.m. Treats will be provided too! Sponsored by Fraternity & Sorority Life. (Sand Lot Volleyball Locations: Residence Hall volleyball courts)

Note: Rain Backup Location is in McGown Gym in the IWC.

Time: 01:00PM - 04:00PM
Location: Wabasha Recreation Center - Education Village-2 Blocks East of the Main campus at the Intersection of Wabasha and Lafayette Streets
Event: Indoor Climbing Center
Section: All
Description:

Come over to the Wabasha Recreation Center and have fun inside our indoor Climbing Center! The WSU Climbing Center is one of the largest university climbing walls in the Midwest and features:

  • Nearly 6,000 square feet of climbing surface
  • 32 top ropes
  • 2 bouldering walls up to 14ft tall
  • Belay ledge
Time: 01:00PM - 04:00PM
Location: Phelps-Green Space
Event: Battle of the Residence Halls Competition
Section: All
Description:

Show your hall pride and battle for bragging rights and a trophy! This event will be a series of fun challenges and relays where participants win points for their hall. Come to participate, cheer and have a great time. Wear your hall shirt if you have one!

NOTE: Rain or bad weather location - Talbot Gym in Memorial Hall (the smaller of the two gyms).

Time: 02:00PM - 04:00PM
Location: Courtyard-Gazebo
Event: Ultimate Frisbee
Section: All
Description:

Let's have some fun playing Ultimate Frisbee! Meet in the campus courtyard Gazebo at 2:00 p.m. for departure to the Soccer Field at Lake Park by the Band Shell alongside beautiful Lake Winona.

Time: 02:00PM - 03:30PM
Location: Various Locations-Various
Event: Campus Resource Scavenger Hunt
Section: All
Description:

Note: The library will be closed today (therefore no access to Tutoring Services today - no worries you will get credit for the Tutoring Services location Library 220). Complete what you can today!!

Find Your Helpful Academic Resources & Your Fall Classrooms! Chance to Win Prizes!! Your Student Leader should have provided you with this lime-green-colored form.

Note: Extra Campus Scavenger Resource Hunt Forms are available inside the Campus Gazebo. Please drop off your completed Scavenger Hunt form at the dropbox located in the Gazebo today to officially be entered into the Prize Drawing to win 1 of 7 WSU T-shirts!

Time: 03:00PM - 08:00PM
Location: Lake Lodge at Lake Winona-Walk just 3 Blocks on South Main Street from the WSU Main Campus
Event: 25% OFF the Daily Rate at Lake Lodge - Lake Park
Section: All
Description:

Walk down to Lake Lodge - at beautiful Lake Winona - to enjoy 25% off the Daily Rate for leisure activities upon presentation of your Student ID for Welcome Weekend only: disc golf, hammock, bicycle, tandem bicycle, paddleboard, kayaks, pedal boat, canoes, etc., on a first-come, first-serve basis. Great location to walk, jog, or rollerblade around Lake Winona (bring your own blades).

Note: To avoid the daily rate charge, we strongly encourage you to consider purchasing an annual membership for only $35 to the Lake Lodge activities. Lake Lodge accepts all payment forms including cash, debit and credit cards, and checks. You can view the list of items for check out at Lake Lodge as well as daily rate and membership rates at https://www.cityofwinona.com/656/Recreation-Centers

Time: 03:30PM - 06:00PM
Location: Integrated Wellness Complex
Event: IWC Fitness Center and IWC Gymnasium
Section: All
Description:

The Integrated Fitness Center (IWC) and the IWC Gymnasium are open: cardio machines, weightlifting, walking/running track, gymnasium, and more! Come and check it out!

Time: 04:30PM - 07:00PM
Location: Kryzsko-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Dinner
Section: All
Description:

Dinner for those students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available for anyone not on the meal plan.

Time: 08:00PM - 10:00PM
Location: Altra Federal Credit Union Campus Stadium
Event: Movie on the BIG Screen! Title: TBA
Section: All
Description:

Movie Description: To Be Announced (TBA).

Bring your blanket or a lawn chair and watch a movie under the stars on the giant Jumbotron at the football/soccer stadium, Altra Federal Credit Union Campus Stadium! Rain Location: Harriet-Johnson Auditorium in Somsen Hall.

Time: 09:00PM - 11:00PM
Location: Kryzsko Commons-Ballroom
Event: Warrior Welcome Mixer - A Night of Music, Dancing, Food, and FUN!
Section: All
Description:

Put on your neon if you got it (no worries if you don't) and come to the Warrior Welcome Mixer hosted by the Warrior Entertainment Network. A night of dancing, food, and fun. Don't miss out on the prizes being raffled off!

Sunday, August 20, 2023 Sunday, August 20, 2023
Time
Location
Event
Section
Description
Time: 10:00AM - 01:00PM
Location: Kryzsko-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Brunch
Section: All
Description:

Brunch for students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available for anyone not on the meal plan.

Time: 12:00PM - 08:00PM
Location: Lake Lodge at Lake Winona-Walk just 3 Blocks on South Main Street from the WSU Main Campus
Event: "25% OFF Daily Rate" Lake Lodge - Lake Park Activities
Section: All
Description:

Walk down to Lake Lodge - at beautiful Lake Winona - to enjoy 25% off the Daily Rate for leisure activities upon presentation of your Student ID for Welcome Weekend only: disc golf, hammock, bicycle, tandem bicycle, paddleboard, kayaks, pedal boat, canoes, etc., on a first-come, first-serve basis. Great location to walk, jog, or rollerblade around Lake Winona (bring your own blades).

Note: To avoid the daily rate charge, we strongly encourage you to consider purchasing an annual membership for only $35 to the Lake Lodge activities. Lake Lodge accepts all payment forms including cash, debit and credit cards, and checks. You can view the list of items for check out at Lake Lodge as well as daily rate and membership rates at https://www.cityofwinona.com/656/Recreation-Centers

Time: 12:00PM - 10:00PM
Location: Integrated Wellness Complex
Event: IWC Fitness Center & IWC Gymnasium
Section: All
Description:

The Integrated Fitness Center (IWC) and the IWC Gymnasium are open: cardio machines, weightlifting, walking/running track, gymnasium, and more! Come and check it out!

Time: 01:00PM - 03:00PM
Location: Newman Center-475 Huff Street (Across from Kryzsko)
Event: Hike the Bluff w/ Treats Afterwards
Section: All
Description:

Hike the bluff with treats after. Departing at 1:00 p.m. please arrive on time. Starting Location: Directly across the street from Jack Kane Dining Center on the Main Campus at the Newman Center.

Time: 04:30PM - 07:00PM
Location: Kryzsko-Jack Kane Dining Hall
Event: Dinner
Section: All
Description:

Dinner for those students on the campus meal plan.

Note: Pay per meal option available for anyone not on the meal plan.