Your arrival and move in date depends on whether you registered for Wilderness Passage, are an International Student, First Generation College Student, or Music Major. No parent programming will occur on campus once students return from their Passage sites.
Passage Orientation Schedule
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First Year Students |
Transfer Students |
International Students* |
Parents |
*International (F-1 Visa/MK/TCK) Students
Early Arrivals
Tuesday, August 8
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Campus Residences Open for Early Arrival Move-In |
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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Cross Cultural Chill Out |
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Wednesday, August 9 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Passport to Wheaton |
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10:00 am |
Morning Worship |
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10:30 - 11:30 am |
Life at Wheaton Program |
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3:00 - 5:00 pm |
Wilderness Packing |
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Passage Orientation for New Students and Parents
Wednesday, August 9
10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Campus Residences Open for Move-In |
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Parent Hospitality Room |
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Resource Run |
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Alumni Legacy Photo |
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7:30 pm - 8:45 pm |
Opening Welcome |
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Thursday, August 10
6:00 am |
Wilderness Passage Send-Off |
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6:15 am |
Closing Parent Program |
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10:00 am |
Morning Worship and Devotions |
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10:30 am - 11:30 am |
Life at Wheaton Program |
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
First Generation Brunch and Program |
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4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Spotlight |
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7:00 pm |
Meet Your Passage Leader! |
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7:00 - 8:30 pm |
Parent Social |
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Friday, August 11
8:30 - 9:15 am |
Tag and Load Luggage |
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9:30 am |
Passage Send-Off |
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10:00 am |
Closing Parent Program |
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On-Campus Schedule Highlights for Students
Saturday, August 19
Afternoon |
All new students return from Passage sites |
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Evening |
New Student Worship |
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Sunday, August 20 - Tuesday, August 22
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On-campus traditions *In August, download the Wheaton Student Engagement app from the App Store for detailed schedules at all Passage sites as well as programming on Wheaton's campus. |
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