Passage 2026 Schedule

Passage 2026 On-Campus Programming

Wednesday, August 12
7:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. (Breakfast) 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch) 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Dinner)	SAGA Dining Hall Open Anderson Commons, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents.
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Early Arrival Thunder Move-In ROTC Music Majors Select Fall Sports Football Wilderness Passage Students International Students (MK/TCK/F1) Residence Halls This event is for Students and Parents
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Food Allergy and Dietary Meeting Anderson Commons, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Cross Cultural Chill-Out for International Students Keul Patio, Beamer Center This event is for Students
6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Music Majors and Parents Check-in Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students and Parents
7:00 p.m.	Music Major Orientation and Social Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students and Parents
Thursday, August 13
7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (Breakfast) 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch) 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Dinner)	SAGA Dining Hall Open Anderson Commons, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents.
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Music Major Proficiencies, Competency Exams, and Placement Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Standard Arrival Thunder Move-In Equestrian Students Northwoods Students Urban Woodlawn Students Urban Downtown Students Residence HallsThis event is for Students and Parents
9:00 a.m. - Noon	International Students Passport to Wheaton Coray Gym, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents
11:30 - 1:00 p.m.	ROTC Welcome Lunch North Party Room, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents
Noon - 1:30 p.m.	Aural Skills Competency Testing Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students
Noon - 6:00 p.m.	Parent Check-In and Hospitality Great Hall, Chrouser Sports Complex This event is for parents
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	International Students Resource Run Meet in ISP Suite 061, Lower Beamer This event is for Students
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Learning & Accessibility Services Parent Open House Suite 209, Student Services Building This event is for Parents
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Wilderness Small Group Meetings Armerding Quad (if not raining) / Phelps Room (if raining)
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Food Allergy and Dietary Meeting Anderson Commons, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.	Legacy Student Photo Reception Coray Gym, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Aequitas Fellows Gathering Lobby, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students and Parents
7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.	Opening Program Edman Chapel This event is for Students and Parents
9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.	ResLife Floor Meetings Residence Halls This event is for Students
Friday, August 14
7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (Breakfast) 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch) 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Dinner)	SAGA Dining Hall Open Anderson Commons, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents.
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Morning Worship and Devotions Edman Chapel This event is for Students and Parents
10:15 a.m. - Noon	Passage Student Small Groups Meet with Passage Leaders Equestrian Students Northwoods Students Urban Woodlawn Students Urban Downtown Students Meet in Edman Chapel This event is for Students
10:15 - 12:15 p.m.	Wilderness Rock Climbing & Backpacking Pack-Out Coray Gym, Beamer Center This event is for Students
10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Parent Session: Understanding Student Transitions Concert Hall, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Parents
11:00 a.m. - Noon	Parent Mingle and Munch Social Hendrickson Gym, Chrouser Gym This event is for Parents
Noon - 1:30 p.m.	First Generation Students Lunch & Program Phelps Room, Lower Beamer This event is for Students and Parents
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Wilderness Canoeing Pack-Out Coray Gym, Beamer Center This event is for Students
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.	Administrator's Forum for Parents Location TBD This event is for Parents
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Life at Wheaton Program Edman Chapel This event is for Students and Parents
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	The Not-So-Late Late Show Edman Chapel This event is for Students and Parents
8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.	After Hours on the Quad Campus Quad This event is for Students and Parents
Saturday, August 15
7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (Breakfast) 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch) 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Dinner)	SAGA Dining Hall Open Anderson Commons, Beamer Center This event is for Students and Parents.
7:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.	Wilderness Rock Climbing, Backpacking & Canoeing Luggage Loading Kenilworth Drive This event is for Students and Parents
7:45 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.	Wilderness Parent Prayer and Send-Off Kenilworth Drive This event is for Students and Parents
8:00 a.m.	Wilderness Students Load Busses and Depart Kenilworth Drive This event is for Students and Parents
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Northwoods & Equestrian Luggage Loading Kenilworth Drive This event is for Students and Parents
9:20 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Northwoods, Equestrian, Urban Downtown & Urban Woodlawn Parent Prayer and Send-Off Edman Chapel This event is for Students and Parents
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Northwoods & Equestrian Load Busses and Depart Kenilworth Drive This event is for Students and Parents
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Closing Parent Program and Prayer Concert Hall, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Parents
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Urban Downtown & Urban Woodlawn Student Meeting Meyer Science Center 145 This event is for Students
1:30 p.m.	Urban Downtown & Urban Woodlawn Students Depart Location TBD to Depart to College Ave. Train Station This event is for Students
Friday, August 21
Noon - 3:00 p.m.	Transfer Student and On-Campus Passage First Year Students Arrival Melvin E. Banks Welcome Center This event is for Students and Parents
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Transfer and On-Campus Passage First Year Students Opening Program Concert Hall 190, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Transfer and On-Campus Passage Students and Parents
7:00 p.m.	Transfer and On-Campus Passage First Year Students Kick-off Social Location TBD This event is for Transfer and On-Campus Passage Students
Saturday, August 22
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.	Transfer and On-Campus Passage First Year Students CORE 131 Meet at Sam's Cafe, Lower Beamer This event is for Transfer Students
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 p.m.	Transfer Passage Off-Campus Outing - Chicago Excursion Afternoon (Meet at College Avenue Train Station for 12:54 p.m. train departure)This event is for Transfer Students
2:00 p.m.	Northwoods Passage Students Arrive Back on Campus
4:00 p.m.	Urban Downtown and Woodlawn Passage Students Arrive Back on Campus
8:00 p.m.	Wilderness Passage Students Arrive Back on Campus
8:00 p.m.	College Union Event Keul Patio and Lower Beamer This event is for Students
Sunday, August 23
Morning	Worship at Local Church
Afternoon	Rest
5:45 p.m. -7:15 p.m.	Slice of Wheaton Soderquist Plaza and Keul Patio This event is for Students
7:30 p.m.	New Student Worship Concert Hall 190, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students
Monday, August 24
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Classical Language Placement Test (Hebrew, Latin and Greek) MCA 102 This event is for Students
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	Student Wellness Session Concert Hall 190, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Transfer Student Registration Policies Recital Hall, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Transfer Students
12:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Co-Op and Shop with the ISP Meet in ISP Suite 061, Lower Beamer This event is for Students
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Building a Firm Foundation: Laying the Groundwork for Academic Success Concert Hall 190, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Academic Fair Coray Gym, Beamer Center This event is for Students
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.	Office of Multicultural Development Student Reception Phelps Room, Lower Beamer This event is for Students
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.	Bro-Sis-Palooza Residence Halls This event is for Students
7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Floor Rally for Rec Night Residence Halls This event is for Students
8:00 p.m.	Rec Night McCully Stadium This event is for Students
Tuesday, August 25
All Day	Academic Advising for New Students Various Locations *This event is for Students*
8:00 a.m. - Noon	ROTC New Cadet Reception Jenks Hall This event is for Students
10:00 a.m.	Aequitas Advising Session Blanchard Hall 339 This event is for Students
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	International Student Tour of Downtown Wheaton Meet in ISP Suite 061, Lower Beamer This event is for Students
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Class of 2030 Meeting Edman Chapel This event is for Students
7:30 p.m.	All-School Communion Edman Chapel This event is for Students
Wednesday, August 26	First Day of Class!