Welcome Back!

Firehawk Welcome Week is a multi-day celebration of a new year and a fresh start! An outline of the 2023 schedule is below. First Year Students can find a schedule specific to them, which includes First Year Experience events, here!

Next to most events you will see the initials of the staff member to contact if you have questions! A list of contact information for each is below the schedule.

Firehawk Welcome Week 2023

Saturday, August 12
2:00 PM – Resident Assistant Training Begins (KW)

Wednesday, August 16
1:00 PM – Student Leaders Move In (KW)
5:00 PM – Student Leader Training (SCR)

Thursday, August 17
10:00 AM – Student Leader Training (SCR)
1:00 PM – Move In for Distance Orientation Residents (KW)

Friday, August 18
9:00 AM – Distance Orientation (SCR)
1:00 PM – Move In Crew Move In (KW)
4:00 PM – Move In Crew Training (SCR)
6:00 PM – Volleyball Tournament & Dinner; Sand Volleyball Court (AT)

Saturday, August 19
9:00 AM – Move In Day for First Year Students: Move in times have been emailed to each resident (KW)
6:00 PM – Residential Cookout & Hall Meetings; East Campus (KW/AT)
7:00 PM – Women’s Soccer; East Campus (AT)
8:00 PM – Bonfire + S’mores with SGA; East Campus (AA)

Sunday, August 20
9:00 AM – Move In Day for Transfer Students: Move in times have been emailed to each resident (KW)
9:00 AM – Move In Day 1 for Returning Residents: Must register for time(KW)
2:00 PM – First Year Experience Begins; Martin Auditorium (PF)
10:00 PM – Luau Pool Party & Food; CAC (AT)

Monday, August 21
9:00 AM – Move In Day 2 for Returning Residents: Must register for time (KW)
9:30 AM – First Year Experience Classes Meet; Classrooms (PF)
5:00 PM – Southern on the Square; Pulaski Town Square (AT)
8:00 PM – Residential Building Meetings for All Residential Students (KW)

Tuesday, August 22
9:00 AM – First Year Experience Into the Streets; Campus Green (PF)
2:00-6:00 – Women’s and Men’s Soccer; East Campus (AT)
7:00 PM – Concert & Fireworks; Campus Green (AT)

Wednesday, August 23
First Day of Classes
3:00 PM – Choir Placement/Scholarship Auditions; Gault Fine Arts (AM)
3:00 PM – Slip N Slide & Dinner; CAC Hill (AT)

Thursday, August 24
2:00 PM – Games on the Green; Campus Green (AT)

Friday, August 25
7:30 PM – Movie Night; Martin Theater

Saturday, August 26
8:00 PM – SGA Firehawk Fest; Location TBD (AA)

Contact Information

Contact Person	Email
Sarah Catherine Richardson	scrich@utsouthern.edu
Kara Williams	kwill249@utsouthern.edu
Allie Thornton	athorn19@utsouthern.edu
Ashley Allison	aallis19@utsouthern.edu
Pat Ford	pford10@utsouthern.edu
Andrew Martin	amart204@utsouthern.edu