Week of Welcome 2025

    August 20th – 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 20th

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

    August 21st

    • 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 22nd

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

      August 23rd

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

      August 24th:

      • 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 25th

      • Counseling and Mental Health Center Open House
        • 8AM – 10AM
        • Mary E. Foreny Hall
        • 3rd 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 26th

      • 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 27th

      • 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 29th

      • 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 30th

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