Welcome Week

You won't want to miss out on Welcome Week. This is a time for you to make new friends, learn OBU traditions, and participate in some good fun. Make sure to use #obuww in social media posts and follow our accounts!

Download the OBUmobile app [Android] [iOS], which has a full schedule for Welcome Week.
Move-In Day map
Welcome Week Reading -- "Why College Matters To God" by Rick Ostrander
Letter to New Students
Learn the alma mater and Ka-Rip and check out some other OBU traditions!

Follow Welcome Week activities on our Facebook page. We will post photos each day of Welcome Week. This is a great way for you to catch some of the spirit of our orientation week.

Move-In Day checklist

Stop by the TENT south of the Geiger Center (GC) to pick up your Welcome Week T-Shirt and nametag
Buy your books (downstairs GC – make sure you have your fall class schedule with you)
Get your ID (GC 209)
Get your mail key (downstairs GC – have your OBU ID or driver’s license with you)
Get your parking sticker (In your Residence Hall or Cashier’s Window at Thurmond Hall)
Get hooked up to the OBU network (see Computer Services Staff in your residence hall lobby)
Have questions?? See the INFORMATION table in the downstairs GC

Download a printable schedule.

Saturday, August 20

9:00 a.m.

Residence Halls Open

3:00 p.m.

New Student Orientation (Raley Chapel)/ New Parent Orientation (Noble Complex)

This event kicks off Welcome Week.. you don’t want to miss this!!

4:00 p.m.

Small Group Session - Raley Lawn

Meet other freshman and your VERY OWN TRIW’s (Welcome Week Workers)

4:10 p.m.

Sub-Group Session

4:30 p.m.

Goodbye to Mom and Dad

Don’t forget to take a picture as you say “See Ya Later” to Mom and Dad. Oh.. and you might say thanks for all that they have done for you!!

5:00 p.m.

Small Group Session

5:30 p.m.

Sub-Group Sessions

6:00 p.m.

Stake Your State Picnic - GC Concourse

Meet other people from YOUR state or region.

7:00 p.m.

Sub-Group Sessions

7:20 p.m.

Small Group Session

8:00 p.m.

Residence Hall Meetings

The WMU Residence Director will meet with WMU residents on the front steps of WMU
The Kerr Residence Director will meet with new students living in Kerr in the Kerr lobby
The Agee Residence Director will meet with new male students in the 1^st Floor Agee Lobby
The Lodge Resident Director will meet with new male students in the 1^st Floor Lodge Lobby.

8:30 p.m.

First Night

Women meet in the Oval (in the event of rain, all women meet in the Kerr Lobby)
Men meet on the Agee Lawn (in the event of rain, all men meet in the Agee lobby)

Sunday, August 21

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast – GC Cafeteria opens for Breakfast

9:15 a.m.

Small Groups Meeting

9:30 a.m.

Bible Study – Raley Chapel

Your first chance to worship with your class

10:30 a.m.

Worship – Raley Chapel

11:30 a.m.

Lunch - Cafeteria

12:45 p.m.

Sub-Group Session

1:00 p.m.

New Student Simulation. "A Day in the Life" - Oval Fountain

Learn what you can expect a ‘normal’ day might look like as well as learning the buildings/areas on campus

2:15 p.m.

Sub-Group Meetings

2:30 p.m.

Exploring Why College Matters to God - Session One

Tri-W Groups 1 - 8 (Cobalt): Tulsa Royalties Auditorium, BBC with Dr. Dilbeck
Tri-W Groups 9 - 16 (Cobalt): Wood 102 with Dr. Jett
Tri-W Groups 17-22 (Titanium): Shawnee 304 with Dr. Turner
Tri-W Groups 23-28 (Titanium): Shawnee 307 with Dr. Camp
Tri-W Groups 29-31 (Titanium) : Mabee Suite with Dr. Anderson
Tri-W Groups 32-36 (Scarlett): Mabee Auditorium in Stavros Hall with Dr. Edgar
Tri-W Groups 37-42 (Scarlett): Black Box in Sarkey's with Dr. Newsom
Tri-W Groups 43-47 (Scarlett): Raley Chapel 141 with Dr. Chung
Tri-W Groups 48-53 (Verde): Craig Dorland Theater with Dr. Sanders
Tri-W Groups 54-59 (Verde): Bailey Business Center 210 with Dr. Emerson

3:30 p.m.

Small Group Book Study Discussion

4:00 p.m.

Leisure Time & Dinner (Wal-Mart Trips, Sleep, Decorate Room, Coffee Shop, etc.)

4:45 p.m.

Transfer-mation See Shawnee (For Transfers Only) Upstairs GC

5:30 p.m.

Transfer-mation Dinner – Upstairs GC

See Shawnee

Your chance to experience the town of Shawnee through the eyes of your TriW!

7:00 p.m.

The President’s Vision - GC Concourse

Hear from Dr. Whitlock and his vision for YOU and our University

8:30 p.m.

Welcome Week Skits -GC Concourse

Come ready to laugh at these upperclassmen.. this event might be one of the highlights of you WW experience

Monday, August 22

7:15 a.m.

Cafeteria opens for Breakfast - GC Cafeteria

8:00 a.m.

Community Service Project - "Serve Shawnee" - Meet in Raley

We begin the week by getting to serve our community. Come ready to get your hands dirty alongside your peers.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch - GC Cafeteria

1:00 p.m.

Small Group

1:15 p.m

Sub Group Sessions

1:30 p.m.

Academic Meetings

New students will meet with their deans & academic advisors, view schedules & finalize registration.

Fine Arts - Raley Chapel Room 142
Humanities and Social Sciences- Yarborough Auditorium
Science and Mathematic - Wood Science 102
Business - Tulsa Royalties Auditorium, BBC
Nursing - Thurmond Hall 304
Theology and Ministry–Montgomery Hall 110
Undeclared Majors –Mabee Learning Center 308

2:30 p.m.

Meet with Advisors

3:15 p.m.

Sub-Group Meeting

3:30 p.m.

Exploring Why College Matters to God - Session Two

4:30 p.m.

Small Group Book Study Discussion

5:30 p.m.

Bison Family Dinner (Dinner with Faculty/Staff)

You get the opportunity to get personal and have dinner with a Faculty or staff member. They are SO excited that you are here!! (You might even get invited over to their home!!)

7:45 p.m.

Sub-Group Session (Ka-Rip Wars) - Oval

Show off your Ka-Rip chanting skills as well as your glorious harmonies of the Alma Mater

8:45 p.m.

Practice walk - Oval

9:00 p.m.

Unity Gathering – GC Concourse

Hear from a Senior about their OBU experience and what they hope you get from your time here

9:30 p.m.

Small Group Session

Tuesday, August 23

College of Music Auditions and Placement

Music Theory Placement &Transfer Exam
Choral Auditions

7:15 a.m.

Cafeteria opens for Breakfast - GC Cafeteria

11:30 p.m.

Lunch - GC Cafeteria

12:30 p.m.

Sub-Group Session (What to do at OBU)

1:00 p.m.

Exploring Why College Matters to God - Session Three – Various Locations

2:00 p.m.

Small Group Book Study Discussion

2:30 p.m.

Un Cuerpo - RAWC

Come play at the RAWC and discover the myriad of ways in which you can glorify and worship God through activities, organizations, and events at OBU
Sports teams, performance groups, social clubs, ministries, Student Government, the arts, service opportunities, and MORE will be represented

4:30 p.m.

Dinner w/ Tri-W Group

5:45 p.m.

New International Student Tea/Coffee & Dessert - Upstairs GC

6:30 p.m.

Small Group session

7:15 p.m.

Meet for The Walk (Don’t forget to wear your Welcome Week Shirt & Beanie) Oval

7:30 p.m.

The Walk

A very special tradition. It is how you start and end your time here at OBU.

8:00 p.m.

Chapel: Fall Challenge

A time to connect with your class through worship and the Study of God’s Word

9:00 p.m.

Ice Cream Party sponsored by Student Government Association

Wednesday, August 24

College of Music Auditions and Placement

Bison Jazz Orchestra Auditions: 11am-1pm, Raley 103
David’s Creed Auditions: 3-6p.m., Raley 103

10:00 a.m.

Chapel: Fall Challenge – Raley Chapel

11:00 a.m.

Multi-Cultural Meet & Greet hosted by the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs

1:30 p.m.

Community Standard Conversation (required for all new students)

6:00 p.m.

Chapel: Fall Challenge – Raley Chapel

Thursday, August 25 (First Day of Classes)

6:00 p.m.

Spotlight on Shawnee – Oval

This is your chance to see what churches, business and non-profits there are in Shawnee. OH.. and they give away FREE STUFF.. so that’s pretty great as well. And not just FREE STUFF.. but GREAT FREE STUFF!!!