Welcome Week

We’re glad you’ve joined Bruin Nation! You and your family are invited to the Presidential Welcome. Meet President Pettit and your student leaders for a short meeting.

This intense, but enjoyable time will get you up-to-speed with campus life and provide a good start for your academic career. You will meet and interact with current students, faculty and administrators who will give you the inside scoop about college life. You will also have the opportunity to meet society leaders and learn of opportunities for involvement. Start doing your research now about which society you think you’d like to join.

This is the first opportunity for our university family to meet together as we begin the new semester. Arrive a few minutes early to find your seat and meet the people you will be sitting beside for the next few weeks in chapel.

Whether you are a new student this semester or a returning second semester freshman, Dr. Pettit and First-year Experience invite you to join us, other administrators and student leaders for a night of food, activities, prizes, and a lot of fun. Dr. Pettit will share some encouraging words to all first-year students.

• International Student SEVIS Registration (Student Center, The Hub)
  All F-1 international students (and their dependents) in the United States must report to the Designated School Official at their initial enrollment of the academic year. Bring the following items (including items for any dependents): passport, visa, and I-20.

• New Student & Transfer Check-in (Student Center, Lobby and 2nd Floor)


• Residence Hall Move-in (Student Center, Lobby and 2nd Floor)
  When you arrive on campus, come to the Student Center to claim your reservation. You will receive your ID card at that time. If you are a residence hall student, your ID card will provide access to your residence hall and meals at the Kalmbach Room. You may move into your room as soon as you complete the check-in process.

• New and Transfer Student Advisor Meetings (Alumni Building, Academic Resource Center, Alumni 213)
  Your academic advisor will guide your academic journey. You will need to see your advisor to register for your classes and talk about academic goals.


• Technology Resources (Alumni 207)
  The Technology Resources team will be happy to help you connect your laptop and any hand-held devices to the BJU intranet.

• Lunch (Kalmbach Room, Dining Common)
  Lunch is the first meal provided through your meal plan. Meals may be purchased in the Kalmbach Room for additional family members.

• New Parent Orientation (Student Center, Levinson Hall)
  If your parents were unable to attend Summer Orientation, this offers a quick overview of the topics covered in the parent sessions.


• Bruin Men’s Basketball vs. Piedmont University (Davis Field House)

• New Students & Parents Presidential Welcome Meeting (Student Center, Levinson Hall)
  Meet President Pettit and your student leaders for a welcome meeting. Bring your parents, too!

• Supper (Kalmbach Room, Dining Common)
  Meals may be purchased in the Kalmbach Room for additional family members.

• International Student SEVIS Registration (Student Center, The Hub)
  All F-1 international students (and their dependents) in the United States must report to the Designated School Official at their initial enrollment of the academic year. Bring the following items (including items for any dependents): passport, visa, and I-20.

• The Bruins Way & Society Fair (Student Center, Levinson Hall)
  This intense, but enjoyable time will get you up-to-speed with campus life and provide a good start for your academic career. You will meet and interact with current students, faculty, and administrators who will give you the inside scoop about college life at BJU. You will meet society leaders and learn of opportunities for involvement. (Graduate students and stop-out students are not required to attend.)

• Student Life Seminar (Student Center, Levinson Hall)
  This seminar is for any student that did not attend BJU first semester. Dr. Benson will explain the basics of the student experience at BJU, including opportunities for growth, expectations for conduct, and resources for success.

• Music Auditions (Gustafson Fine Arts Center)
  Please see your academic advisor to make any changes to your schedule after your music auditions.


• Student Tours (Alumni Building, Academic Resource Center, Alumni 213)
  Come by the Academic Resource Center and one of our student liaisons will help you print your schedule and walk you through where your classes meet and show you other important locations on campus.

• New and Transfer Students Registration (Alumni Building, Academic Resource Center, Alumni 213)
  Come by the Academic Resource Center to finalize your class schedule. Your First-year advisor is available this afternoon to make any changes to your schedule.

• New International Student Meeting (Alumni Building, Center for Global Opportunities)
  Come meet Dr. Matthew Weathers, Mr. Mark Vowels and the international team at this required meeting for all new international students. They will provide helpful information for your first semester at BJU.

• New International Student Immigration Meeting (Alumni Building, Center for Global Opportunities)
  As a visa student with an I-20, you are under a special set of regulations enforced by the United States Department of Homeland Security. These regulations begin immediately upon entry to the U.S. and continue until your final departure. Mr. Bryan Boudreau and Mrs. Cyndi Simmons, our Coordinators for International Student Engagement, will review some limitations and benefits on the student visa and will explain campus work authorization. There will be time for you to ask questions.

• Opening Exercises (Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium)
  This is the first opportunity for our university family to meet together as we begin the new semester. Arrive a few minutes early to find a seat and bring your ID to scan at the end of the service.

• First-year Luau (Kalmbach Room, Dining Common)
  Whether you are a new student this semester or a returning second semester freshman, Dr. Pettit and First-year Experience invite you to join us, other administrators and student leaders for a night full of food, activities, prizes, and a lot of fun. Dr. Pettit will share some encouraging words to all first-year students.

• Classes begin.

• Chapel (Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium)

• Evangelistic Meeting (Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium)

• Chapel (Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium)

• Society Meetings (New or transfer students may attend any society of their sex. Check campus bulletin boards or intranet for locations.)

• Theatre Auditions (Stratton Hall)
  For all students wishing to participate in Performance Hall dramatic productions this semester. Come prepared to perform a one-minute monologue.

• Bruin Men’s Basketball vs. Toccoa Falls College (Davis Field House)

• Church Services

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  No morning and afternoon classes. Administrative, staff and faculty offices will be closed.

• Chapel (Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium)

• Drop/Add Period Ends (Registrar’s Office, The Hub)

• Society Prayer Meetings (Various locations)
  New or transfer students may attend any society of their gender.

• Chapel (Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium)

• Bake-off! Kickoff Meeting (Performance Hall)
  The Theatre Bake-Off is an event open to all. New plays will be created starting on Wednesday afternoon and will be fully produced/staged by Saturday night. Actors, directors, writers, and technical artists can exercise their skills and utilize their knowledge in a fun and fast-paced environment.

• Discipleship Groups (Day Students - Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium)
  Residence Hall students will meet with their discipleship group leader in their residence halls.

• Missions Advance (Alumni 217)

• Society Meeting (Various locations)
  New or transfer students may attend any society of their sex. Check campus bulletin boards or intranet for locations.

• Society Decisions (The Den)
  Come by the CLD office in The Den with your society decision.

• Bruin Women’s Basketball vs. Regent University (Davis Field House)

• Bruin Men’s Basketball vs. Mississippi University (Davis Field House)

• Bake-Off! Performances (Stratton Hall)