Week of Welcome 2025

August 20^th – August 31st at 11:59PM

• Joe Vandals Scavenger Hunt – The Great Game
  • Form teams up to 8 people large
  • Use phone to complete go to different campus locations and complete tasks
  • Prizes include Vandal Bookstore Gift cards and Nintendo Switch 2
  • Download "The Great Game" app and Search University of Idaho
     

August 20^th

• Move In!!!
  • 8:00AM – 5:00PM
• Dessert with the Dean
  • 7PM – 9PM
  • Admin Auditorium

August 21^st

• Orientation Day 1 Check In
  • 7:30AM – 8:30AM
  • ICCU Arena West Plaza
• Repurpose the Purge
  • 3:00PM – 7:00PM
  • Admin Lawn – NW Corner
• Screen on the Green – Thunderbolts
  • Dusk/9:00PM
  • Theophilus Tower Lawn
• Target Night
  • 10:00PM – 11:30PM
  • Target

August 22^nd

• Paint, Plants and Popcorn
  • 2PM-4PM
  • ISUB
• Late Night at the REC
  • 9:00PM – 11:00PM
  • Rec Center

August 23^rd

• SYNC (See Your New Community)
  • 9:30AM
  • Theophilus Tower Lawn
• Palousafest
  • 5:30PM – 7:30PM
  • Theophilus Tower Lawn

August 24^th:

• Vandal Walk
  • 3:00pm – 7:00PM
  • Start at Kibbie Dome
  • End at Admin Lawn
• Lavender Ice Cream Social
  • Hosted by SOGI-A (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Association)
  • 6:00PM – 8:00PM
  • ASUI Student Vandal Lounge
  • Floor 2R in ISUB in Vandals First Office

August 25^th

• Counseling and Mental Health Center Open House
  • 8AM – 10AM
  • Mary E. Foreny Hall
  • 3^rd Floor
• Vandal Health Clinic Open House
  • 8AM - Noon
• First Day Photos
  • 11:00AM – 5:00PM
  • ISUB Rotunda/Atrium near Einstein's Bagels
• Vandal Free Climb
  • 6-8PM
  • The Rec Center

August 26^th

• Donuts with the Dean
  • ISUB Atrium
  • 8AM – 10AM
• I-Dye (Tie Dye Social)
  • 4:00PM – 6:00PM
  • Commons Lawn, Across from ISUB/ASUI Vandal Lounge
  • Free Shirt for First 500 Students
• Vandal Free Climb
  • 6-8PM
  • The Rec Center

 August 27^th

• Therapy Dogs
  • 10:30AM – 12:30PM
  • ISUB Plaza
• ISUB Open House
  • 3:00PM – 5:00PM
  • Vandal Free Climb
  • 6-8PM
  • The Rec Center

August 28th

• On-Campus Jobs Fair
  • 11:00AM – 2:00PM
  • ISUB Whitewater Room (Ground Floor)
• Vandal Free Climb
  • 6-8PM
  • The Rec Center
• Screen on the Green – Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
  • Dust/9:00PM
  • Theophilus Tower Lawn
  • Bring food, blankets and/or chairs

August 29^th

• Food Pantry Open House
  • 10:30AM – 12:30AM
  • Shoup Hall
• Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Ice Cream Social
  • 12:00PM – 2:00PM
  • Grassy Area outside Memorial Gym

August 30^th

• Sound Bath in the Trees
  • 8:30AM – 9:30AM
  • East Admin Lawn