Thursday, August 23rd

8:30 am – 1:00 pm

Welcome Week Check-in at Egtvedt Hall
ALL NEW STUDENTS MUST CHECK IN at the Welcome Week Center in Egtvedt Hall. You will receive your WW Packet and the Knights will direct you to where you need to be! If you miss check-in please check in at the Student Affairs Office located in Smith Hall.

Residence Halls Open for Move-in
After you check in for Welcome Week, head over to the Residence Life tables to complete your housing paperwork.

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Composition Testing- A.F. Gray 2, 11 and 12
Your Admissions Counselor will notify you if you need to participate

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Arena Registration - Lower Egtvedt Hall
If you did not attend a summer registration event, Arena Registration is mandatory.

9:00 am – 11:00 am

New Student Advising- Faculty Offices in A.F. Gray
If you registered with someone other than your faculty advisor, this is your opportunity to meet your advisor in his/her office. See a Knight for office locations.

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Coffee with the President for Families (no students please)
Come share a cup of coffee or tea and a story about your student with President Andrea Cook at this open house style Coffee with the President.

Commuter Connection - Bookstore Lounge
Meet the Commuter Representative and gather with other students who will be commuting this year.

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Financial Aid Entrance Presentation- Schlatter Chapel
Attendance is mandatory for all students using the federal loan program.

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Lunch- Dining Hall
Students with a meal plan, swipe your card. Lunch will be covered for new commuter students today. Family and friends can eat lunch for just $5.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Welcome Week Opening Session- McGuire Auditorium
Join us for your official welcome to Warner Pacific from President Andrea Cook, and Dean of Faculty Cole Dawson.

2:00 pm

Leaning Communities - Meet Your Faculty
If you are in a learning community, meet your faculty in the McGuire Auditorium entry way.

2:00 - 2:30 pm

Who Are We? WP as a Christ Centered Learning Community - McGuire Auditorium
Dr. Jess Bielman will address our identity as a Christ-centered learning community

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

First Year Experience: Transitions and Connections - FYE Classrooms
Mandatory for first-year students. Meet your FYE class. Continue the dialogue from the Community Conversation. Get to know your instructors and peers who will be on this journey with you. Sections will gather after talk in McGuire and proceed to classrooms together.

Transfer Experience: Transitions and Connections - Egtvedt 203
College is not new to you but Warner Pacific is. Meet new transfers and continue the dialogue from the Community Conversation. Learn how to navigate WP, and recieve valuable information and resources to help with a smooth transition.

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Get the Scoop - Parent and Family Orientation - Dining Hall
Join Parent Relations for a bus tour of our students' stomping grounds and then return to join staff from Community Life for some ice cream and an informative session about this transition for your students and for you.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Free Time
This is your chance to reconnect with your family and rest if you need a power nap.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

All Campus “Aloha” Dinner- A.F. Gray Lawn
Aloha- it means hello … but also goodbye. This dinner is a transition from your home to a new community. Get to know WPC students, staff and faculty. Dinner is on your meal plan. Family and those without a meal plan will be covered.

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Family Send Off - A.F. Gray Lawn
As the parent and family portion of Welcome Week comes to a close, please participate in our formal goodbye to your parents and family.

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Knighting Ceremony and ASWPC Welcome Session- McGuire Auditorium
Come participate in the Warner Pacific tradition of being “knighted” by our Queen. You’ll also meet Knightro and get your very own Warner Pac t-shirt. This traditional rite of passage will be followed by a welcome you won’t forget by current WP student leaders.

8:30 pm – 9:20 pm

Get Your Broom Hockey Gear On
Be sure to wear long pants and closed toe shoes.

Communter Connection - Tabor Grind
Meet the Commuter Representative and gather with other students who will be commuting this year.

9:20 pm – 9:30 pm

Get on the Bus- Egtvedt Parking Lot
Don’t miss the bus! Be there by 9:30 pm to get a ride.

10:00 pm – 12:00 pm

Broom Hockey- Lloyd Center Ice Rink
Come break the ice on the ice.

Friday, August 24th

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast- Dining Hall

8:00 am – 9:00 am

CSI Testing- Gotham Hall- Science 2004
Mandatory for all first year students who did not take the CSI at registration this summer.

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Who Are We? In the City. Community Dialogue About Our Urban Context
Dr. Daymond Glenn will unpack our urban context.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

First Year Experience: Beginning with Your Strengths
Mandatory for first-year students. Bring the results of your StrengthsFinder results with you to this session. Sections meet in designated classrooms.

Transfer Experience - Egtvedt 203
Learn about the StrengthsFinder and ask questions of a transfer student panel.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch - Dining Hall
Lunch is on your meal plan. Students without a meal plan will pay.

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Who Are We? For The City. Service at Warner Pacific - McGuire Auditorium
A Warner Pacific education doesn't only happen in the classroom. Discover how you can make an impact in Portland and learn how service relates to your college experience while taking a tour of some of WP's local Community Partner organizations. Wear walking shoes.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Commuter Connection - Bookstore Lounge
Commuters! Come meet the Commuter Representative and other College Activities Board and Student Government officers to learn about how you can get involved!

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

President’s Dinner and Traditional Tree Planting- Dining Hall
Enjoy a delicious dinner hosted by President Andrea Cook and help plant the entering class of 2011 tree. Swipe your card. We’ll cover the cost for students without a meal plan.

7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Hoedown- AF Gray Lawn
Grab your boots and cowboy hat for a great night of square dancing.

Saturday, August 25th

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast - Dining Hall

9:00 am – 9:15 am

City Search Orientation - McGuire Auditorium

9:15 am – 2:00 pm

City Search - Portland (Depart from McGuire Auditorium)
Mandatory for all first-year students. Explore Portland with other new students from your FYE class. Learn how to navigate and experience the city as your classroom.

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Transfers Photo Scavenger Hunt - Meet in the Tabor Grind
Meet at the Tabor Grind to depart for your Portland experience.

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

First Year Experience - Egtvedt 203
City Search Debrief.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Dinner - Dining Hall

8:00pm – 10:00 pm

Movie Night - A.F. Gray Lawn
Relax and watch a movie on the lawn with all of your new friends!

Sunday, August 26th

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Visit Local Churches
Getting connected to a local church is very important. See your Welcome Week packet for a list of local churches to visit or ask a Knight to help you find one.

12:00 am – 1:00 am

Brunch- Dining Hall

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Beach Party and Barbecue - A.F. Gray Lawn
Join new and current students for volleyball, other outdoor games and a barbecue!

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Dinner – Dining Hall

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Prayer Walk - Meet in Schlatter Chapel
Come join us as President Andrea Cook leads us in dedicating our campus for the coming year

9:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Hall Meetings for Residential Students

Monday, August 27th

First Day of Classes

Tuesday, August 28th

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Convocation- McGuire Auditorium
President Andrea Cook will address the community in this traditional opening of the academic year. This ceremony includes the faculty in their academic regalia and our traditional welcome tunnel.

Wednesday, August 29st

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Involvement Fair - Egtvedt 203 and Tabor Grind
Come discover how you can get involved both on and off campus. There will be representatives from clubs, work study jobs, volunteer leadership opportunities and other opportunities. We will also have representatives from local churches, banks and organizations.