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September 22, 2025 - September 26, 2025

SPH Welcome Week - Fall 2025

Location: Event details vary by activity.

The School of Public Health (SPH) is hosting our 4th annual Welcome Week! This week-long event is an opportunity for the SPH Community to safely celebrate the return of our faculty, staff, and students to a brand new semester! Each of the activities listed below has been planned and organized by a Welcome Week Committee of dedicated SPH members. All activities are free, fun, and a great way to meet others. So join us Monday, September 22nd - Friday, September 26th for a formal SPH Welcome!

 

Monday, Sept. 22nd

Feeling like you’re on a deserted island with nothing but textbooks and deadlines? Fear not! We’ve got the ultimate endurance guide for you, and it doesn’t involve eating bugs (unless you’re into that). Join us for an epic Zoom event, Braving the Semester with Terra Short, on September 17th from 3-4pm EST. Terra is a TV reality star and a tested survivalist who has braved the wilds on Naked and Afraid not once, not twice, but THREE times! This session will be on Zoom. 

Click here to register and learn more details 

 

Time: 10:00AM - 11:30AM 

Location #1: SPH Bldg, Testudo - 2nd Floor Hallway, Next to Room 2236

Location #2: SPH Bldg, Ground Floor 

Activity Description: Join us on Monday, Sept, 22nd from 10:00AM - 11:30am for a free Coffee & Treats Giveaway.

Have you ever wondered where the hot spots to see on campus are? Or who the best faculty are? Why don't you ask another student?

This social gathering allows students to get to know other students and to ask those curious questions you've always wanted to have answered! Pop-in for a quick chat, meet some awesome people, grab a free cup of coffee, and head on to class. What a SPH TerrapinSTRONG way to start the semester! Click here for more information

 

Tuesday, Sept. 23rd

Time: 9:15AM - 11:30AM 

Location: SPH Bldg, Ground Floor 

Activity Description: Join us on Monday, Sept, 22nd from 9:15AM - 11:30AM for a free Coffee & Treats Giveaway.

Pop-in for a quick chat, meet some awesome people, grab a free cup of coffee, and head on to class. What a SPH TerrapinSTRONG way to start the semester!

 

Join us for the second part of our “Braving the Semester” series, Let’s Talk About Your Mindset. This session is designed to help you set the foundations for a positive and productive semester. In Braving the Semester Part 1, we talked about the importance of your mindset. In this part, we will be exploring that more deeply with a panel of experts, including Dr. Kendall Bustad and the University Health Center (UHC).

 Click here to register and learn more details. 

 

Wednesday, Sept. 24th

This school-wide event is an opportunity to showcase SPH student groups, academic programs, research centers, and so much more! Start your semester by discovering all of the ways to get involved and get connected! All students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to attend. 

In Person Fair 

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location: SPH  Concourse - Ground Floor

Click here to Register (Vendors & Attendees)

 

 

Thursday Sept. 25th 

It'll be a Friday night...looking for something to do? Bring your blanket, pillow, and PJs and join us for Movie Night!

Starting at 6:00PM in room 1312, drinks and light snacks will be provided.

Click here to RSVP and cast your vote for the movie we will be watching. The movie with the most votes will be shown during movie night. 

 

Friday, Sept. 26th

Create a new cuddly friend during this fun interactive session. All participants must RSVP in advance. PLEASE click the link below to RSVP. You'll need to RSVP to be guaranteed a stuffed animal. You'll need to attend to receive your stuffed animal. Stuffed animals of absent participants will be given to another student. SPACE is LIMITED.

Click here to RSVP and for more details.