Providence University College and Theological Seminary is gearing up to welcome a wave of new students as part of their annual Welcome Week celebrations. The six-day orientation period will include an alumni soccer game, a movie night, a bonfire, and a concert.
Welcome Week officially launches on Friday, August 31, with students getting situated and helped through registration. Campus tours will begin at 2:00 p.m., and parents will have the chance to participate in their own orientation session later in the afternoon.
Sunday’s event are to begin with morning chapel, after which returning students will be welcomed back to campus. The alumni soccer games will kick off at 1:00 p.m., and all students, alumni, faculty, and staff will be treated to a barbecue dinner afterward, at 4:30 p.m. De Luca’s will be on hand to serve after-dinner coffee, as well as gelato and donuts.
This year’s annual concert will begin Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m., featuring Scribe, a Jamaican-born hip-hop artist on the Canadian Christian music scene, and local talent Jordan St. Cyr.
Monday and Tuesday will begin with morning chapel and be followed by academic orientation. In the evenings, students can take part in various introductions, residence care group meetings, board games, and a bonfire.
Although classes are set to get underway on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., Welcome Week festivities will continue for the rest of the week with a comedy show by Matt Falk, an ice cream social, and fireworks.
