Welcome Week Programming

[Lyndsey Lafountain]

Good morning!  It may seem hard to believe but our "*Welcome Week"*
*2026* *Orientation
Program* is approaching in just a few months.   With new student deposits
arriving every day we want to continue to focus on creating an orientation
schedule that helps our students have a sense of belonging, a positive
academic onboarding experience, find opportunities to meet people with
similar interests, learn more about self-care and well-being, get
acclimated to the campus, and have some fun!



We'd like to invite you/your department to consider hosting (or co-hosting)
an event/program this year during our "Welcome Week", August 19-22,
2026 - *Specifically
Friday 8/21 & Saturday 8/22**.*   We will continue to create a
"choose-your-own-adventure” & “campus festival" atmosphere on campus to the
extent that we can. The events can take place on or off campus. Students
will be made aware of all the amazing activities being offered so that they
can attend those events that pique their interest.



We are asking that ALL programs be tied to at least one of the "8 Pillars
of Wellness" which are - *physical, occupational, social, emotional,
financial, spiritual, intellectual, and environmental*.


Your program can be anything you'd like! We encourage people to complete
the sentence of, "*Wouldn't it be great if...?!*" In other words, if you
want to see something happen, make it happen! You might want to: co-host a
Paint & Sip program with PAVA that has an emphasis on self-care, host a
dance party, lead a session on sustainable food sources, DIY aromatherapy,
play board games, learn to boulder in Memorial, lead a bike trip along the
Saranac River, or hike Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain!  They can also be
something that's of personal interest to you, i.e., photography, knitting,
nature walks, puzzles, pickleball, disc golf; you name it!



 "Welcome Week's" Daily Structure

*Wednesday, August 19: * Welcome, Check-in, Move-in, Welcome Picnic, &
evening events

*Thursday, August 20*: Academic Onboarding Day, Matriculation, &
afternoon/evening events

**Friday, August 21*: Multiple concurrent events throughout the day and
evening.

**Saturday, August 22*: Multiple concurrent events throughout the day and
evening.



*Next steps:*

1.       Fill out and submit the *2026 Program Form* to indicate what type
of program you, your office, department, or team of colleagues would like
to host for "Welcome Week."  *Program submissions are due May 15, 2026.
 Programming Form <https://forms.gle/arcRXPVG3MPTfQM7A>*

2.       Receive an email confirmation of the date/time of your program -
emails will be sent in early June.

3.       Reserve your meeting space if necessary:  Link to Events
Management for ACC reservations:
https://ems.plattsburgh.edu/EmsWebApp/Default.aspx    (after receiving
confirmation of date and time)

4.       Programs will be added to Cardinal Link by our staff.  Please *DO
NOT* add your program in advance.

Please contact the Orientation Office at orientation at plattsburgh.edu if you
have any questions or concerns.



Thank you very much for your help with welcoming our new students and their
families!
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