Opening Weekend

Breakfast on Your Own
7 - 10 a.m.
Select Dining Centers

OWGL Meet-Up
10:15 a.m.
Your OWGL will let you know the time and the place
Regroup with your OWGL for your last Meet-Up of the weekend and receive your lunch ticket for the Welcome Picnic.

OWGL Straight Talk: Leadership & Engagement and Personal & Fiscal Responsibility
10:30 - 12 p.m.
Various Campus Locations, check with your OWGL
The BGSU experience now belongs to you! While there are many resources and people eager to assist you, achieving success is up to you. This session will provide you with an opportunity to think critically about your new responsibilities at BGSU, help you sort-through the many opportunities available to you both inside and out of the classroom, and discuss the importance of getting involved on campus and becoming engaged in your experience. Come prepared with some questions for your OWGL and a pen to take some notes!

First-Year Student Picnic
12 p.m.
University Hall Lawn
Come and enjoy food, fun, music, and a cornhole tournament! You’ll have a chance to win some great BGSU gear and other prizes, as well as meet Freddie and Frieda Falcon, the BGSU cheer and dance team, the Falcon Fanatics and BGSU’s secret spirit society, SICSIC. Don’t forget your ticket (received at your OWGL Meet-Up) for this event. Sponsored by BGSU Dining and the Office of the Dean of Students.

Women’s Soccer Game vs. Cleveland State
1 p.m.
Cochrane Field
Kickoff the fall sports season by cheering on BGSU’s Women’s Soccer team! This is a great chance to practice Ay Ziggy Zoomba and get excited about BGSU Athletics.

“Hire” Education
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater, Room 206
Are you ready to work? Come learn about opportunities for part-time employment (including Federal Work Study), how to search for jobs using WorkNet, tips for successful interviewing, and other services and programs dedicated to your success! Sponsored by Student Employment Services.

“Just In Time” Advising
2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Learning Commons, Jerome Library 1st Floor
Have questions about your class schedule or need some last minute advising assistance? Stop by the Learning Commons to meet with an academic advisor from your college or program, talk with Orientation Leaders, and get your final questions answered by staff before starting classes tomorrow.

“Hire” Education
6 - 7 p.m.
Bowen Thompson Student Union, Mylander Room 207
Are you ready to work? Come learn about opportunities for part-time employment (including Federal Work Study), how to search for jobs using WorkNet, tips for successful interviewing, and other services and programs dedicated to your success! Sponsored by Student Employment Services.

“What Could You Do?” Interactive Play
7:15 p.m.
Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Skybank Room 201
Come and play with the Humanities Interactive Theatre Ensemble from the Department of Theatre and Film. Observe, discuss, and even take part in scenes dealing with some of the challenges college students face. Sponsored by the Drug, Alcohol and Sexual Offenses Coalition.