Weeks of Welcome at the George Washington University provides opportunities for students to connect, build relationships, learn about resources, and build a community at GW as they start a new semester. Welcome events showcase the many resources GW has to offer for academic success and student support, opportunities for involvement, and more. Be sure to follow @StudentLifeatGW on Instagram to get connected to the community, and for the latest event updates!
Signature Events
First Night
First Night is an annual tradition that brings the entire community together to celebrate the start of a new school year!
Fall Org Fair
The Fall Org Fair brings together the community of 500+ active student organizations to meet and mingle with perspective members. It's the perfect opportunity to find your place and get invovled at GW!
"Go to all of the Welcome Week events! My first year I went to the Comedy Show which was hosted by Program Board and that inspired me to want to join Program Board to be part of creating events for the student body.”
Savannah DeLullo
Class of 2021
Share Your WoW Events
We encourage student organizations and campus partners who are hosting events during Weeks of Welcome to share their WoW events with the community. Weeks of Welcome 2020 has concluded. Information about sharing your fall 2021 Weeks of Welcome events will be available during summer 2021.
Adding Events in Engage
This option is recommended for student organizations. You can add your events directly to Engage. Be sure to use the "Weeks of Welcome" category for your events. If you need assistance with adding your events to Engage, please contact Org Help.
Adding Events to the University Calendar
The University Calendar is a great tool, and one that we use to create the automatic feed of upcoming events. You can submit your event online. In order for your event to populate on our Weeks of Welcome events feed, you must add "Weeks of Welcome" as a Tag in the event submission webform.
Sharing Events on Social Media
Follow @StudentLifeatGW on Instagram for weekly event spotlights, and be sure to tag us in your posts and stories so that we share your WoW events too! Events that are added to Engage and/or the University Calendar will be prioritized for promotion on our accounts.
Contact Student Life
If you need support troubleshooting Engage or the University Calendar, please contact Student Life and we will be happy to assist!
