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.
Download the Live Welcome Week Schedule:
To see a live version of the schedule and stay up to date with what is happening on campus, follow the instructions below:
- Download the “CU Events” App on your smart device
- Search for and download the “Welcome Week 2023” Guide
2023 Welcome Week Schedule
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
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Indoor Movie Night |
8 p.m. |
Mckissick Theater |
Thursday, Aug 17, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
---|---|---|
Women’s Soccer vs. South Carolina |
7 p.m. |
Historic Riggs Field |
Versus Paint Night: Taylor Swift vs. Beyoncé |
7-9 p.m. |
Barnes Center |
Indoor Movie Night |
8 p.m. |
Mckissick Theater |
Friday, Aug 18, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
---|---|---|
Treasure Hunt |
6 p.m. |
Library Bridge |
Tie Dye |
7-9 p.m. |
Barnes Center |
Outdoor Movie Night |
8 p.m. |
Amphitheater |
Lasertag |
6:30-10:30 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center David Peebles Room |
Escape Room |
7-11 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Ballrooms |
Saturday, Aug 19, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
---|---|---|
Campus Tours with Welcome Week Leaders |
4 p.m. |
Outside your Hall |
Neon Lights Party |
6:30-10:30 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Ballrooms |
Mobile Axe Throwing |
7:30-10:30 p.m. |
TBD |
Sunday, Aug 20, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
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Clemson Leader Day — *Required for all First Time, First Year Students |
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Note: students will participate from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-4 p.m. based on their group |
Various Locations |
Military Welcome Week BBQ (pdf) |
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Clemson Outdoor Labs |
Welcome Rally & Tiger Traditions |
5:30 p.m. |
Start Outside Your Hall |
Women’s Soccer vs. Gardner-Webb |
6 p.m. |
Historic Riggs Field |
Welcome To The Palmetto State |
8 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center |
Chill Out |
9-11 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Lawn |
Monday, Aug 21, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
---|---|---|
New Student Convocation |
9 a.m. |
Littlejohn Coliseum |
Athletics Showcase |
9:40 a.m. |
Littlejohn Coliseum |
Entering Year Photo |
10:30 a.m. |
Memorial Stadium Football Field |
President’s Cookout |
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Littlejohn Coliseum East Lawn |
College of Science New Student Welcome and Social |
3-5 p.m. |
Courtyard between Long Hall and Martin Hall |
Arcade at the Library |
3-5 p.m. |
Cooper Library |
Welcome Back Festival |
6-8 p.m. |
Downtown Clemson |
Silent Disco |
8-11 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Ballrooms |
Glow Golf |
7-10 p.m. |
TBD |
Glow Skating |
7-10 p.m. |
TBD |
Magic Barry |
7 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Meeting Rooms A&B |
Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
---|---|---|
Jumpstart Your Success (pdf) |
8:15, 9:30, 10:45 a.m. |
Various Locations |
Military Onboarding Orientation (pdf) |
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Vickery 201 |
Summer Creative Inquiry and Undergraduate Research Showcase |
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Watt Family Innovation Center |
Tiger Prowl |
4:30-8:30 p.m. |
Memorial Stadium |
Late Night Breakfast |
9-10:30 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Ballrooms |
GameTruck |
8-10 p.m. |
E-1 Parking Lot (Hendrix Student Center) |
Info Session |
8-9:30 p.m. |
Hendrix Student Center Meeting Room A |
Wednesday, Aug 23, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
---|---|---|
Maps & Muffins |
7:30-11 a.m. |
Vickery Hall, Library Bridge, Core Campus |
Glowga |
7-10 p.m. |
Lower Intramural Field |
Thursday, Aug 24, 2023
Event |
Time |
Location |
---|---|---|
Men’s Soccer vs UCF |
7 p.m. |
Riggs Field |
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.