PSEO

4-5 p.m.

New commuter student check-in: We'll be ready to welcome you anytime during this arrival window. Enter campus via the west entrance. Arrival staff will direct you to parking. 

West Lot—Proceed to Brushaber Commons (BC) Atrium Level 2 for check-in.

4-5 p.m.

Pick up textbooks: Make sure to stop by the Campus Store and pick up your textbooks before the first day of classes.

Campus Store—Brushaber Commons (BC) Level 2

4-6:30 p.m.

Info Central: If you missed any of these stations during the PSEO Summer Orientation, please stop here to get important check-in materials and your ID card. This is also the place to get answers and directions. Your family will check in too!

• Check-In (Atrium)

• Post Office (Atrium)

• ID photos (The Studio)

• Meal Plan help desk (Atrium)

• Business Office help desk (Atrium)

• I-9 form assistance (Atrium)

• Financial Aid (Atrium)

Brushaber Commons (BC) Level 2

5-6:45 p.m.

Welcome Picnic: Stop by anytime to enjoy several food stations. Students are covered under their meal plan and families eat free!

Community Life Center (CLC) Lawn

7-8 p.m.

Kickoff Celebration and Family Farewell: Students, this is your official welcome to Bethel and the final farewell for families! Arrive 15 minutes early to get a good seat.

Benson Great Hall

Commuter/Transfer/PSEO Hang-out: Meet other students and learn about opportunities to engage in campus life.

Kresege Courtyard

Rain location: The Loft (BC) Level 4

9:30-10:30 p.m.

Glo Party

All day

Friday is an orientation day geared towards students who live on campus. Your next step in Welcome Week will be all day on Saturday.

8:20-8:50 a.m

Meet your Core Group: Arrive at 8:20 a.m. to meet your core group and core group leader in the Benson Great Hall Lobby prior to the Belong and Become event. 

Park in the West Lot and go into the CLC building to check-in in the Benson Great Hall Lobby.

8:50 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Belong and Become event

• Core Groups 1-12, 31-35: meet on the football field (SRC if raining)

• Core Groups 13-30: meet in Benson Great Hall

12:15-1:15 p.m.

Lunch with your Core Group

Monson Dining Center—Brushaber Commons (BC) Level 3

Lunch will be dismissed in shifts. Your core group leader will tell you when you are scheduled for lunch.

1:30-5 p.m.

PSEO connection event: Want to meet people, explore campus, and have a blast doing it? Join us for fun games and a chance to connect with other PSEO students!

The Underground—Brushaber Commons (BC) Level 2

5-7 p.m.

Dinner: Have dinner with new friends before attending the Show together.

The Underground—Brushaber Commons (BC) Level 2

7-9 p.m.

The Show: This fun production by Welcome Week staff will help you learn what makes Bethel unique!

Benson Great Hall—Community Life Center (CLC) Level 1

9-11 p.m.

BSG After Party: Don't let the fun end after The Show! Come by the after party for games, karaoke, trivia, and so much more at this annual event hosted by the members of Bethel Student Government (BSG)!

Brushaber Commons (BC) Level 2

7-8:30 p.m.

Koinonia service: A Greek word meaning "fellowship," Koinonia is a service that brings the entire Bethel community together. As a body, we will worship and hear testimonies from Bethel community members.

Benson Great Hall—Community Life Center (CLC) Level 1