Welcome Week 2025 starts on Monday, September 8, and ends Sunday, September 14.

We are still finalizing our 2025 schedules. Please feel free to peruse our 2024 schedules below.

Families and supporters should plan to enjoy the day, lunch, and dinner and be prepared to say goodbye Monday after dinner as your students will be launching into the New Student Kick-Off Event at 7 p.m. Students will be busy until after 10 p.m. If you are staying in town and wish to say goodbye on Tuesday,  please plan to do so by breakfast time.

To view maps of the campus, please visit the Campus Maps area of our site.

President’s Welcome 2023

The live stream of the President's Welcome will be available just before 3 p.m. Central. 

Follow us on social for coverage throughout the week!


Parent Lounge Spaces

Parents and Families looking for a place to hang out or rest? Various spaces around campus are available to you.

  • Forever a Lawrentian Welcome Suite - Warch Campus Center
  • Warch Campus Center Pusey Room & 4th Floor
  • Steitz Hall Atrium
  • International House
  • Diversity and Intercultural Center
  • Esch Hurvis Center for Spiritual and Religious Life 
  • The Seeley G. Mudd Library - 1st floor

**Campus Resource Fair

Offices and Services present include:

  • Wellness Services
  • Facilities Operations
  • Lawrence University Community Council 
  • Career Services
  • Student Employment
  • Center for Academic Success and Accessibility
  • Off Campus Programs
  • Center for Community Engagement and Social Change
  • Financial Aid
  • Registrar
  • Student Accounts
  • Student Employment
  • Athletics
  • Residential Education and Housing
  • Spiritual and Religious Life
  • Bon Appetit
  • Info Desk: General Info including Viking Gold and ID
  • Parking
  • Technology Services
  • Library
  • Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Diversity and Intercultural Center
  • Gender and Sexuality Diversity Center
  • International Student Services
  • Mail Services
  • Campus Safety
  • Valley Transit
  • Welcome Table
  • Voter Registration