Your First Week as a Messiah Student

 

Because we want to make sure you get off to a good start, your life as a Messiah student begins with Welcome Week, an orientation and community- building experience exclusively designed for first year and transfer students.

 

This is a time when you will begin developing important social and support networks — before you have to start dealing with your classes and other academic expectations.

 

Before the sophomores, juniors, and seniors arrive on campus, you’ll have time to:

 

• Settle into your room
• Get familiar with your surroundings
• Learn how to navigate the campus
• Meet your roommates, floormates, and residence assistants (RAs)
• Meet professors and your academic advisors
• Sign up for clubs and organizations

 

You’ll also get to participate in:

 

• A welcome picnic where you’ll get to mingle with classmates and professors in a fun and casual setting
• Our traditional candlelight worship service for first-year students and their families
• A “Beach Party”at the Student Union
• First-Year (teambuilding) Games
• Into the Streets — a day of local outreach and service