Welcome Week
Welcome Students!
Clemson's Welcome Week is an exciting time when new students are arriving on campus for the start of their first semester. The programs and events during Welcome Week are an integral part of your transition to Clemson life. These activities and programs occur during your first week on campus to help you make academic and social connections, which will contribute to your success.
Welcome Week 2024
Welcome Week Activities
While most of our activities are designed for incoming students, there are several opportunities to get connected as an upperclassman or graduate student. Events such as the Welcome Back Festival and Tiger Prowl are great ways to get connected to the community and are denoted in the schedule below.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Event |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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7 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Parking Lot P5 |
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Movie Night |
8-10 p.m. |
McKissick Theatre in Hendrix Student Center |
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Event |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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7 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Parking Lot P5 |
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Movie Night |
8-10 p.m. |
McKissick Theatre in Hendrix Student Center |
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Late Night Trivia & Breakfast |
9:30-11 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Ballrooms |
Friday, August 16, 2024
Event |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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7 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Parking Lot P5 |
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Glow Night: Glow Party |
7:30-10:30 p.m. |
David Peebles Room in Hendrix Student Center |
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Glow Night: Glow Golf |
7-10 p.m. |
Meeting Rooms A & B in Hendrix Student Center |
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Glow Night: Glow Skating |
7-10 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center 121 Classroom |
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Event |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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7 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Parking Lot P5 |
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Campus Tours |
Noon |
Main Campus |
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Welcome Rally/ Tiger Traditions hosted by Central Spirit |
5-7 p.m. |
Amphitheater |
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Inflatables |
7-10 p.m. |
Lower Intramural Field |
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Event |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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Clemson Leader Day — Shift 1 |
9:30-11:30 a.m. |
Various Campus Classrooms |
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Clemson Leader Day — Shift 2 |
1-3:30 p.m. |
Various Campus Classrooms |
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10 a.m.-2 p.m. |
Clemson Outdoor Labs Pavilion |
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First Community Meetings |
4-7 p.m. |
Residential Communities |
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Chill Out |
8-11 p.m. |
South Green (Behind Cooper Library) |
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Silent Disco |
8-11 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Ballrooms |
Monday, August 19, 2024
Event |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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Convocation |
9:30-10:10 a.m. |
Littlejohn Coliseum |
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Athletics Showcase |
10:10-10:45 a.m. |
Littlejohn Coliseum |
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President’s Cookout |
11 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Littlejohn Coliseum Lawn |
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2-6 p.m. |
Norris Quad |
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College of Arts and Humanities New Student Ice Cream Social |
3-4:30 p.m. |
TBD |
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Karaoke |
3-5 p.m. |
Barnes Center |
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Arcade at the Library |
3-5 p.m. |
R.M. Cooper Library |
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College of Science New Student Welcome and Snow Cone Social |
3-5 p.m. |
Courtyard between Long Hall and Martin Hall |
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6-8 p.m. |
College Avenue |
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Laser Tag |
7-11 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Ballrooms |
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Escape Room |
7-11 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Meeting Rooms A&B |
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Event |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. |
Academic Success Center |
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12:30 p.m. |
Upper Intramural Field |
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Treasure Hunt |
1 p.m. |
TBD |
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10 a.m.-Noon followed by lunch at Schilletter Dining Hall |
Vickery Auditorium, Room 100 |
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Tiger Prowl (ALL STUDENTS) |
5-8 p.m. |
Memorial Stadium Concourse |
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Glow Yoga |
8:30-10:30 p.m. |
Lower Intramural Field |
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Event |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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First Day of Classes (ALL STUDENTS) |
8 a.m. |
Main Campus |
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#FDOC Sign Photo Op (ALL STUDENTS) |
7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Sikes Hall |
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Entering Class Photo |
7:30 p.m. |
Memorial Stadium |
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Maps and Muffins (ALL STUDENTS) |
TBD |
TBD |
Welcome Week Student Leaders
Welcome Week Exec
Welcome Week is planned and executed by a student Executive Board throughout the previous Spring Semester. Executive Board is made of Vice Presidents and Chairs each tasked with coordinating a functional area of Welcome Week. Welcome Week Exec has served as Welcome Week Leaders prior to their leadership role. If you have served as a Welcome Week Leader and would like to serve on Exec, please see the Welcome Week TigerQuest page.
Welcome Week Leaders
Welcome Week Leaders are student volunteers who work directly with incoming students welcoming them to the campus and Clemson community. Welcome Week Leaders will help facilitate Welcome Week events and create connections with our incoming Clemson students. If you are a current Clemson student and have an interest in serving as a Welcome Week Leader, please see the Welcome Week TigerQuest page.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact our Orientation team in the Center for Student Leadership & Engagement by email at or by phone at 864-656-0515.
