Rocket Welcome Weekend
2022 Schedule
Rocket Welcome Weekend is your official fall welcome where all incoming students will have the opportunity to engage with the UToledo community, meet other new students, and learn more about campus resources! Click on the titles of events to learn more or select the button below to see all Rocket Welcome Weekend events in InvoNet.
Friday August 26
Meet Your College Programs - Select Your College to View Specific Times/Locations
Required if your college is offering a session
- 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. College of Health and Human Services
- 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. College of Nursing
- 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Judith Herb College of Education Welcome
- 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. College of Pharmacy
- 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. College of Engineering
Café Carlson - Carlson Library, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Optional
Black Excellence Welcome - Student Union Ingman Room, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Optional, hosted by The Center for Racial Equity and Black Student Excellence
New Student Convocation - Savage Arena, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Required
Social Events
Optional
- CAP Carnival - The Glass Bowl, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Night at the Rec - Student Recreation Center, 9:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Saturday August 27
Keynote Speaker Amanda Crowell - Student Union Auditorium, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Required
What is your Great Work? How would you know? And how can you get started doing it while you are in college? During our Rocket Welcome Weekend kickoff, Dr. Amanda Crowell will help you explore and discover your Great Work!
Including:
- How to make friends and find your community without any drama
- How to take good care of yourself and avoid burnout while you do your Great Work
- How to start strong in class using powerful time management and productivity tips that work
- How to explore the many opportunities for Great Work on campus
To learn more about Amanda, check out her book, Great Work, watch her TEDx talk and visit her website!
Transfer Student Bingo - Student Union 2592, 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Optional, transfer and adult students only
Community Breakout Sessions - Various Locations, 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., 2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Required to attend one breakout session in each time block
- Adulting 101: Managing Stress, Relationships, and the Transition to College (block one, block two)
- Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself (block one only)
- Craftivisim & Advancing Gender Equity at UToledo (block one, block two)
- Getting to Know the Office of Multicultural Student Success (block one, block two)
- How to Become a Global Citizen While Still On Campus (block one, block two)
- Launch the Year Right with Roommates and Friends! (block two only)
- LifeHack: UToledo Libraries (block one, block two)
- More than Sports: Title IX Resources and More for Those Impacted by Sexual Violence (block one, block two)
- Navigating College Without a Roadmap - A First Generation Student Conversation (block one, block two)
- Navigating the College Party Scene (block one only)
- Networking from the Jump (block one, block two)
- Queer on Campus (block one, block two)
- Spiritual but not Religious (block one, block two)
- Surviving Syllabus Week (block one, block two)
Find Your Place in this Space Workshop - Student Union Auditorium, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Required, hosted by the Office of Multicultural Success and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
R.H.A. Bonfire - The Flatlands, 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Optional
Sunday August 28
N.P.H.C. Jam Session - N.P.H.C. Plaza, 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Optional
If you require any accommodations to attend any event, please contact New Student Orientation Programs at least seven (7) days before the scheduled event.
Questions?
Contact New Student Orientation Programs at 419.530.1267 or orientation@utoledo.edu.