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Student welcome planned

August 24, 1999

A new student gets her photo taken for a student ID at a recent SOAR session. New and returning students begin moving into residence halls this weekend. Classes get under way Thursday, Sept. 2. Photo: Jeff Miller

More than 5,600 freshmen and 1,100 transfer students are expected to join about 30,000 returning students starting this weekend, and dozens of events are planned to help the new students feel welcome.

Wisconsin Welcome 1999 features events such as open houses, skills workshops, faculty lectures and fun residence hall programs. Highlights include:

  • Fifth Quarter Pep Rally and Badger Tailgate, 4:30-7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, in Camp Randall Stadium.
  • Comedy Sportz, a local improvisational group, to perform humorous skits about college life and survival tips at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, in the Wisconsin Union Theater.
  • “Getting the Most Out of Your Freshman Year,” a program sponsored by the Cross-College Advising Service, featuring survival skills for avoiding freshman pitfalls. It will run from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, in B10 Ingraham.