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Joust, the 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø knight mascot, poses with two 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø football players giving thumbs up on move-in day.
Aug 11, 2026

Football Student-Athlete Move-in Day

Football student-athletes move in early and kick off training camp. Welcome, football team!
Joust, the 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø knight mascot, carries suitcases down the dorm hallway on move-in day.
Aug 17, 2026

Fall Student-Athlete Move-in Day

The Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Golf, and Women's Volleyball teams move in early for training and competition. Welcome, fall athletes!
A diverse group of international students smile in a group on 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø's Commons Lawn, with lanyards and nametags, and a sign and balloon identifying their orientation group.
Aug 23–Aug 27, 2026

New International Student Move-in and Orientation

Welcome to campus, new international students! Move in to campus on Sunday, August 23, then take part in special orientation programming.
17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø students wearing shirts that say We Haul and You Belong Here, carry carts and baskets full of belongings into the dorms.
Aug 27, 2026

First-year and Transfer Move-in Day

8:30 am–11:30 am
Welcome to campus, new students!
New students and families sit around tables at the Impact Welcome Lunch.
Aug 27, 2026

IMPACT Welcome Lunch

11:30 am–12:30 pm
Chapel Undercroft
Participating in the IMPACT Retreat? Join us with your family for lunch during Welcome Week.
Leaders of 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø sit on the stage at opening convocation while the student body president gives and address, and incoming students fill the seats.
Aug 27, 2026

Opening Convocation

4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Van Noord Arena Main Gym
This ceremony brings together the 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø community to mark the start of the academic year. All are welcome! New students and families will gather for a cookout on the Commons Lawn immediately following the ceremony.
Commons Lawn Cookout
Aug 27, 2026

Family Cookout - Welcome Week

5:00 pm–6:30 pm
Commons Lawn
Welcome Week dinner for new students and families
5 first gen students
Aug 28, 2026

Connect! Meet Your Major

10:30 am–11:30 am
Various locations
A Welcome Week event for new students to talk to advisors and department heads about their particular major and academic plan.
Two new 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø students in maroon streetfest shirts give thumbs up while doing landscaping work.
Aug 28, 2026

StreetFest

1:15 pm–5:15 pm
StreetFest introduces students to the city of Grand Rapids and the concept of service-learning. It ignites passion for service and justice in the community throughout their time at 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø and beyond!
5 first gen students
Aug 29, 2026

Love Your Neighbor

12:30 pm–3:00 pm
Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC) Auditorium
The Love Your Neighbor event during Welcome Week invites new students into the biblical call to loving your neighbor right here on 17cÆð²ÝÉçÇø's campus.