Student Involvement
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Week of Welcome (WOW)
Week of Welcome 2009 takes place Monday, August 24 - Sunday, August 30, 2009.
For information about Week of Welcome, contact Leah Busam Klenowski, Associate Director for Student Involvement (745-4879 or busamla@xavier.edu) or J.B. Bailey, Assistant Director for Student Involvement (745-4888 or baileyj1@xavier.edu).
2009 Week of Welcome Events
| Monday, August 24, 2009 | Time | Location |
| Poster / Print Sale | 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | GSC Concourse |
| On-Campus Employment Fair | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Cintas, Banquet Center |
| Xavier Athletic Kick-Off | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Cintas Center |
| Karibu: Xavier's Living African Tapestry | 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | GSC Atrium |
| SAC's Cincinnati Night | 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Greenspace |
| Root Beer Rosary | 9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | Bellarmine Chapel |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2009 | Time | Location |
| Poster / Print Sale | 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | GSC Concourse |
| Popsicles on the Porch | 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m | Loyola House |
| Career Services Center Open House | 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m | Career Services (GSC 3rd floor) |
| Kickball Tournament to Kick Social Injustice | 4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m | Intramural Fields |
| Free Fitness Classes | 4:00 p.m - 5:3:0 p.m | O’Connor Sports Center |
| Freedom Through Expression | 5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m | GSC Atrium |
| Stand Up: Be the Change | 7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m | Greenspace |
| Costume Dodge Ball | 8:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m | O'Connor Gymnasium |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | Time | Location |
| McGrath Health & Counseling Open House | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | McGrath Health & Counseling |
| The Power of Purple: Relay for Life | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | GSC Entrance |
| Ice Your Own Cookie | 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | GSC Entrance |
| International Welcome Coffee Hour | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | GSC 2nd Floor |
| Free Fitness Classes | 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | O’Connor Sports Center |
| Welcome Reception with Dr. Calvin Mackie | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | GSC Theater |
| “X” Games: 3-on-3 Basketball | 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | O'Connor Sports Center |
| Film: The Wind that Shakes the Barley | 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Albers 103 |
| Thursday, August 27, 2009 | Time | Location |
| Faith Fair | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | GSC Lower Level & 1st Floor |
| Nurses Without Borders African Celebration | 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Greenspace |
| Free Fitness Classes | 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | O’Connor Sports Center |
| S.O.L. Jeopardy Night | 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Office Multicultural Affairs (GSC 2nd floor) |
| “X” Games: Touch Football | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Intramural Fields |
| SAC BBQ & Concert | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Greenspace |
| Friday, August 28, 2009 | Time | Location |
| TV Club & Electronic Media Majors Cook Out | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Outside Brockman's TV Studio |
| Free Fitness Classes | 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | O'Connor Sports Center |
| ISS Welcome Back Picnic | 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Greenspace |
| Dale K...Hilarious Hypnotist | 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. | GSC Theater |
| Saturday, August 29, 2009 | Time | Location |
| Kickin' It with the Lord | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Bellarmine / Intramural Fields |
| SAC presents The Beach Waterpark | 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Buses leave from Buenger Circle* (ticket required) |
| Welcome Back BBQ | 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Greenspace |
| Sunday, August 30, 2009 | Time | Location |
| Sundaes for Sunday | 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Surkamp Conference Room (Alumni Center) |
| First 4pm Mass | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Bellarmine Chapel |
| First 10pm Mass | 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. | Bellarmine Chapel |
Week of Welcome is coordinated by the Office of Student Involvement with support from the following offices, departments, and student organizations:
| African Student Association | Navigators |
| Alumni Department | Recreational Sports Department |
| Annual Fund | Romero International Center |
| Black Student Association | South Asian Society |
| Campus Ministry | Student Activities Council |
| Career Services Center | Student Alumni Association |
| Colleges Against Cancer | Student Employment |
| Communication Arts Electronic Media Program | Student Involvement |
| Gallagher Student Center | Student Nurse Organization |
| Health & Counseling Center | Student Organization of Latinos |
| International Student Society | Women of Excellence |
| Irish Summer Study Abroad Program | Xavier Nurses Without Borders |
| Ladies with Emphasis on Achievement & Distinction | X-Treme Fans |
| Life After Sunday | XU Television Association |
| Office of Multicultural Affairs | Young Alumni |
| Parent Relations |
Youth Empowerment Network |
| Peace and Justice Programs |