Peacock Experience
Check out the schedule below to view the many exciting events planned for your first few days on campus! Please note that events marked witn an asterisk * are required. Can’t wait to see you!
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Thursday | August 21
- 8:30 AM – 11 AM | Student Move-in (Rain or shine) – Check-in at Student Center
- 10 AM | Men’s Soccer Game – Harms-Eischeid Stadium, UIU vs Wartburg
- 11 AM | Campus Tour – Student Center Main Entrance
- 11 AM – 1 PM | Lunch – Student Center Servery
- 1 PM – 3 PM | Parent’s Bon Voyage (Families only) – President’s House, 308 Washington St., Fayette. Complimentary refreshments served.
- 4:30 PM | Residence Hall Floor Meetings* and Floor Games
- 5 PM – 6:30 PM | Dinner – Student Center Servery
- 6 PM | Festival – Grace Meyer Square (Rec Center rain location). Free food trucks, yard games, inflatables, crafts, and rock climbing
- City of Fayette Scavenger Hunt Begins – Month-long event with prizes, ask your RA for details!
Friday | August 22
- 7 AM – 10 AM | Breakfast – Student Center Servery
- 10:30 AM | Introduction to Academic Support Services* – Euphoria coffee & tea given to the first 100 students – Student Center Ballrooms
- 11 AM – 11:30 AM | Academic Socials* for Business, Education, Exercise Science, Liberal Arts, and Undecided, and Science Majors at various locations
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Resource Fair* – Student Center 2nd Floor. Meet with a variety of university offices and departments designed to help students thrive as well as local community resources available to help students transition to life in Fayette.
- 11:30 AM – 1 PM | Welcome Back Lunch – Meet the Student Government Association (SGA) officers and the UIU community – Student Center Servery
- 2 PM – 4 PM | Res Life Kickin’ in the Courts & Slip-N-Slide – Meet at the tennis courts for dodgeball, pickleball (REC Center is rain location). Treats provided
- 5 PM – 6:30 PM | Dinner – Student Center Servery
- 7:00 PM | Contortionist– Student Center Ballrooms
Saturday | August 23
- 9 AM – 9:30 AM | Yoga – Led by the owner of Yoga Genesis – Grace Meyer Square (Rec Center rain location)
- 9:30 AM – 10 AM | BeYou Nutrition – Handing out FREE shakes and teas, while supplies last – Student Center Commons
- 10 AM – 1 PM | Brunch – Student Center Servery
- 10 AM – 1 PM | HUB & Mailroom Open – Student Center HUB
- 11 AM | Shopping Trip – Meet at Circle Drive outside the Student Center, anticipated return to campus by 4 PM
- 3 PM – 5 PM | More Than Books: Tournaments, DIY and Treats – In and around the Henderson-Wilder Library, cornhole tournaments outside, DIY and crafts inside. Explore what the library has to offer!
- 5 PM – 6:30 PM | Dinner – Student Center Servery
- 7 PM – 10 PM | Country Night – Pete’s Bar & Grill, downtown Fayette
Sunday | August 24
- 10 AM – 1 PM | Brunch – Student Center Servery
- 10 AM – 1 PM | HUB & Mailroom Open – Student Center HUB. Get parking permits, ask questions about clubs/orgs, and getting involved at UIU
- 1 PM | Rec Center Activities – Music, yard games, basketball, dodgeball, etc
- 3 PM | Last Call for Class Locations – Meet outside the Student Center. PEEPS will show you where your classes are located
- 4 PM – 7 PM | Free Food Trucks & Music – Gravel parking lot by Rec Center (Rec Center rain location)
- 5 PM – 6:30 PM | Dinner – Student Center Servery
- 5 PM – 8 PM | Mailroom Open
- 7 PM – 7:30 PM | Residence Life Meetings* – RA Panel. Meeting is required for all students living in the residence halls – Student Center Ballrooms
Monday | August 25
- 6:30 PM – Stock Your Dorm Bingo – Win groceries and other fun prizes to decorate your residence space – Student Center Commons
Tuesday | August 26
- 8:30 PM – Kick of the year at Pete’s Bar and Grill. Join us at 8:30 p.m. for Karoke and free appetizers!
