Connect with the Rutgers University-Newark community and get involved in campus activities as we kick off our Fall 2024 Weeks of Welcome!

Weeks of Welcome 2024 Calendar:

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Weeks of Welcome
Mindfulness Session

Mindfulness Session

Jitters on the first day of classes? Enjoy a guided meditation session led by the RU-N Counseling Center

Date: Tuesday, September 3
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: go.rutgers.edu/mindful

Convocation - September 4, 2024

Convocation 2024

We would like to cordially invite you to join us for the 2024 Convocation ceremony where we welcome and celebrate our first-year and transfer students to our community.

Date: Wednesday, September 4
Time: 2:30pm - 3:50pm
Location: Golden Dome Athletic Center

Men's Soccer 2024

Men's Soccer vs. Yeshiva

Show your school pride! Join us for the Men's soccer team's first home game of the season.

Date: Wednesday, September 4 
Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Frederick Douglass Field

Midnight Madness 2024

Midnight Madness: Fun & Games

Join Health Promotion Division for a fun night of games, snacks, and music, with chances to win Apple AirPods Pro, gift cards, and other cool prizes. 

Date: Thursday, September 5
Time: 9:00pm – 12:00am
Location: Golden Dome Tennis Court

Women's Soccer 2024

Women's Soccer v. Penn St. Behrend

Come watch the women's soccer team as they take on out-of-state opponents!

Date: Saturday, September 7
Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm
Location: Frederick Douglass Field

Weeks of Welcome

RU-N Resource Fair

Learn about free and affordable campus resources, and meet departments that are hiring on campus!

Date: Monday, September 9
Time: 11:30am – 12:50pm
Location: Samuels Plaza

Weeks of Welcome

Maker Event: Book Snake

Welcome to Dana Library! Stop by the Dana Library lobby to make your own book weight ("book snake"). Supplies included. A limited number of take-away kits will be available.

Date: Monday, September 9
Time: 11:30am – 12:50pm
Location: Dana Library Lobby

 

Women's Volleyball

Women's Volleyball vs. Mount Saint Mary

Come watch the women's volleyball team in their first home match of the 2024 season! 

Date: Tuesday, September 10
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Golden Dome Athletic Center

Responsible Raider

Responsible Raider Grab & Go

Do you have what it takes to be a Responsible Raider? Stop by our table to learn more about Community Standards and collect some special giveaways!

Date: Tuesday, September 10
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Paul Robeson Campus Center, Student Street 

Conversations with a Counselor

Conversations with a Counselor

Join in a conversation on mental wellbeing - Recognizing when you need support and learn skills to maintain yourself through the semester.

Date: Tuesday, September 10
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Paul Robeson Campus Center, Somerset 235

Student Org Showcase 2024

Student Organization Showcase

Come and learn how you can get involved and meet representatives from 100+ student organizations on campus!

Date: Wednesday, September 11
Time: 2:30pm – 3:50pm
Location: Samuels Plaza

Rainbow Welcome 2024

Rainbow Welcome

Join us as we welcome the semester with food and in community with our LGBTQ+ family!

Date: Wednesday, September 11
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Paul Robeson Campus Center, Bergen 255- 257

CRE x BRAVEN

CRE x Braven Kickback Sky Lounge

Join us at the PRCC Essex Room, enjoy some food, and meet the CRE x Braven staff and student Career Peers!

Date: Thursday, September 12
Time: 12:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Engelhard Hall 101

Office of Career Resources and Exploration

Undocu Welcome

Undocu Welcome

Join us as we welcome the spring semester with food, fun, and friends! All undocu community members and allies are welcome.

Date: Thursday, September 12
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: Paul Robeson Campus Center, Bergen 255- 257

Flight Fest

Flight Fest (Party)

Join us as we kick off a fantastic year! Take part in a social event filled with fun, interactive programs, inflatable games, food trucks, giveaways and much more! 

Date: Thursday, September 12
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Samuels Plaza

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