New Student Orientation
Preview Day – August 15, 2025
Graduate Students
- 8:00 – 8:20am Check-In
- In front of WFB Fellowship Hall
- 8:00 – 8:55am Breakfast
- WFB Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 – 11:20am NSO Morning Session
- Binkley Chapel
- 11:30 – 12:25pm Men’s Session
- Binkley 101
- 11:30 – 12:25 Women’s Session
- Binkley 102
- 12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch with Professors
- Ledford Student Center
- 1:30 – 3:00pm Church Fair
- Jacumin-Simpson Rotunda
- 1:30 – 4:00pm Department Open House
- Around Campus (tours at 2:00 & 3:00)
- 1:30 – 2:30pm International Student Orientation
- Binkley 105
- 2:30 – 3:30pm Counseling Student Orientation
- Binkley 101
Judson College
- 8:00 – 8:20am Check-In
- In front of WFB Fellowship Hall
- 8:00 – 8:55am Breakfast
- WFB Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 – 11:55am NSO Morning Session
- Binkley Chapel
- 11:30 – 12:25pm Men’s Session
- Binkley 101
- 11:30 – 12:25pm Women’s Session
- Binkley 102
- 12:00 – 12:45pm Lunch with Professors
- WFB Fellowship Hall
- 1:30 – 3:30pm Church Fair
- Jacumin-Simpson Rotunda
- 1:30 – 4:00pm Department Open House
- Around Campus (tours at 2:00 & 3:00)
- 1:30 – 2:30pm International Student Orientation
- Binkley 105
- 2:30 – 3:30pm Counseling Student Orientation
- Binkley 101
Welcome Week Schedule of Events
Graduate Students
Friday, August 15
- ALL DAY | New Student Orientation
Saturday, August 16
- 12:00pm | Campus Neighborhood Cookouts
Sunday, August 17
- Visit a Local Church with another student
- Check out our Local Church Guide
Monday, August 18
- 11:30am – 2:00pm | First Day Feast
- Ledford Student Center
Tuesday, August 19
- 10:30am | Convocation Chapel
- Binkley Chapel
- 6:00pm | Campus Kickoff
- The Quad (In front of Binkley Chapel)
Thursday, August 21
- 6:30pm | Women’s Kickoff Event
- Hall of Presidents
Friday, August 22
- 6:30pm | Married New Students Dinner
- Hall of Presidents
Tuesday, August 26
- 6:30pm | Grad Life Mudcats Baseball Game
- Five County Stadium
Thursday, August 28
- 6:30pm | Men’s Kickoff Event
- Ledford 2nd Floor MPR
Judson College/Undergraduate Students
Thursday, August 14
- 9:00am – 1:00pm | College Move In
- 3:00 – 4:00pm | College Afternoon Session
- Jacumin-Simpson Auditorium
- 3:00 – 4:00pm | Parent Orientation
- Binkley 101
- 4:00 – 5:00pm | 5-year Program Orientation
- 7:00 – 9:00pm | Freshman Festival – Ledford Gym
Friday, August 15
- ALL DAY | New Student Orientation
Saturday, August 16
- 11:30am | College Crawl
- Around Wake Forest
- Evening | House Welcome Back Events
Sunday, August 17
- Visit a local church with another student
- Check out our Local Church Guide
Monday, August 18
- All Day | First Day of Classes
- 11:30am – 2:00pm | First Day Feast
- Ledford Student Center
- 8:00pm | House System Worship on the Steps
- Ledford Gym Steps
Tuesday, August 19
- 10:30am | Convocation Chapel
- Binkley Chapel
- 6:00pm | Campus Kickoff
- The Quad (In front of Binkley Chapel)
Thursday, August 21
- 6:30pm | Women’s Kickoff Event – Hall of Presidents
Friday, August 22
- 6:30pm | Married New Students’ Dinner
- Hall of Presidents (childcare provided)
Saturday, August 23
- 5:30pm | House System Kickball Tournament
- Intramural Field
Thursday, August 28
- 6:30pm | Men’s Kickoff Event
- Ledford MPR1
