Welcome Week will take place from Monday, August 18, to Sunday, August 24!
Start your Pitt journey on the right foot during Welcome Week! These programs are meant to help you learn more about life at Pitt and engage with your fellow new Panthers.
What is Bridge to Success?
Bridge to Success is a series of programming meant to help you ease into life at Pitt. We know that learning to thrive in a new setting can be challenging, so we've created a series of activities to introduce you to Pitt bit by bit!
Welcome Week Schedule
Check out our full Welcome Week 2025 schedule!
*Indicates a required event.
- International Orientation Resource Fair
- 9 a.m. - Noon | WPU Assembly Room, Ballroom, Kurtzman Room
- International Orientation
- 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. | WPU Lower Lounge
- Welcome Week Parent & Family Info Tables
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | WPU Main Lobby
- Heinz Chapel Mini Tours
- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Heinz Chapel
- Student Success Hub Open House
- Noon - 2 p.m. | Student Success Hub (217 Langley Hall)
- Schedule Walks for Off-Campus & Commuter Students
- 1 - 3 p.m. | WPU Outdoor Table (Rain Location: WPU Main Lobby)
- Pitt Families: Wellness Panel
- 3 - 4:30 p.m. | WPU Assembly Room
- Night at the Museum: Carnegie Museum Adventure
- 6 - 9 p.m. | Carnegie Museum
- Silent Disco
- 8 - 11 p.m. | Gallagher Plaza (Rain Location: WPU Assembly Room/Ballroom)
- Welcome Week Parent & Family Info Tables
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | WPU Main Lobby
- Panther Fit Fest: Recreation and Wellness Center Tour
- 11 a.m. - noon | Recreation and Wellness Center (Meet 5th Floor Entrance)
- Heinz Chapel Mini Tours
- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Heinz Chapel
- Student Success Hub Open House
- Noon - 2 p.m. | Student Success Hub (217 Langley Hall)
- Speed Friending
- 1 - 3 p.m. | WPU Ballroom
- Pitt Families: Get to Know Pitt Information Session
- 1 - 2 p.m. | WPU Assembly Room
- Panther Fit Fest: Recreation and Wellness Center Tour
- 1 - 2 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Meet 5th Floor Entrance)
- Financial Wellness Introduction
- 2 - 4 p.m. | WPU 538
- Panther Re-Connect
- 2 - 3 p.m. | WPU Lower Lounge
- Panther Fit Fest: Recreation and Wellness Center Tour
- 3 - 4 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Meet 5th Floor Entrance)
- Rainbow Revival: Queer and Trans Pizza Party
- 2 - 5 p.m. | O'Hara Student Center Ballroom and Dining Room
- Panther Leadership Academy (PLA) Panel
- 3 - 4 p.m. | WPU Lower Lounge
- Learn about the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences!
- 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | 1500 Posvar Hall
- First-Year Frenzy/Family Send-Off (Friendship and Farewells)
- 4 - 7 p.m. | Cathedral Lawns 1 - 4
- WPTS Jam Session
- 2 - 4 p.m. | WPU 411
- Panther Fit Fest: Recreation and Wellness Center Tour
- 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Meet 5th Floor Entrance)
- AAAC Family Session
- 5:30 - 7 p.m. | WPU Ballroom, Kurtzman Room
- Residence Hall Floor Meetings *
- 8 - 9 p.m. | Various
- Residence Hall Floor Meetings *
- 9:30 - 10:30 p.m. | Various
- Welcome Week Parent & Family Info Tables
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | WPU Main Lobby
- Panther Fit Fest: Yoga
- 9 - 10 a.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 8: Studio 815/816) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Panther Fit Fest: Technogym Workshop
- 9 - 10 a.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 7: Zone 7A/B & Studio 718) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Off-Campus (Commuter) Student Brunch (Pre-registration Required)
- 9 - 10:30 a.m. | WPU Assembly Room, Kurtzman Room
- New Student Convocation*
- 11 a.m. - noon | Petersen Events Center
- Class Photo*
- Noon - 12:30 p.m. | Petersen Events Center
- Learning about African Studies!
- Noon - 2 p.m. | 4138 Posvar Hall
- OIB Block Party
- 1 - 3 p.m. | Gallagher Plaza (Rain Location: WPU Assembly Room, Ballroom)
- Panther Fit Fest: Pickleball Open Play
- 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 6: MAC) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Panther Fit Fest: HIIT
- 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 3: Studio 308/310) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Commuter Meet-Up and Walk to Soldiers & Sailors
- 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. | WPU Nordy's Plave
- Wellness Team Welcome Event
- 2 - 4 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (First Floor Lobby)
- Panther Fit Fest: Recreation and Wellness Center Tour
- 2 - 3 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Meet 5th Floor Entrance)
- Panther Fit Fest: Open Climb
- 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 4: Climbing Wall) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Panther Fit Fest: Esports Open Play
- 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 7: E-Recreation) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Healthy Relationships Vision Boards
- 3 - 8 p.m. | Prevention at Pitt (31st Floor of the Cathedral of Learning)
- Navigating Your Safety and Wellbeing at Pitt*
- Session 1: 4 - 5 p.m. | Soldiers & Sailors Memorial and Museum
- Session 2: 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. | Soldiers & Sailors Memorial and Museum
- Session 3: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Soldiers & Sailors Memorial and Museum
- Explore and Embrace Cultural Identities Mixer - Muslim Student Association
- 6 - 8 p.m. | WPU 548
- Explore and Embrace Cultural Identities Mixer - Latino a.e and Hispanic Students
- 6 - 8 p.m. | WPU 630
- Pep Rally & Drone Show
- 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Schenley Plaza
- Movie on the Lawn
- 9:30 - 11 p.m. | Cathedral Lawn Zone 2
- Frozen Treats and Fire Beats Hosted by Panhellenic Sororities
- 9 - 11 p.m. | WPU Lower Lounge & Lower Lounge Patio
- Panther Fit Fest: Cycle
- 8 - 9 a.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 4: Studio 413) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Commuter Meet-Up and Walk to the Pete
- 8:30 - 10 a.m. | O'Hara Student Center Ballroom
- School of Computing and Information Graduate Student Orientation
- 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. | O'Hara Student Center Dining Room
- Building a Pitt Community*
- 10 - 11:30 p.m. | Petersen Events Center
- Panther Fit Fest: Esports Open play
- 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 7: E-Recreation) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Panther Fit Fest: Open Swim
- 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 5: Pool) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- School of Business Academic Advisor Meet and Greet
- Noon - 1:30 p.m. | 2nd Floor, Sennott Square
- Resource Fair
- Noon - 2 p.m. | WPU Ballroom, Assembly Room, Kurtzman Room, Atrium
- Unlocking Your Academic Success
- 1 - 1:30 p.m. | 121 David Lawrence Hall
- Panther Fit Fest: Bike around Oakland
- 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Pitt Bike Cave
- Unlocking Your Academic Success
- 2 - 2:30 p.m. | 121 David Lawrence Hall
- Panther Fit Fest: Recreation and Wellness Center Tour
- 2 - 3 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Meet 5th Floor Entrance)
- Student Office of Sustainability Open House
- 2 - 3 p.m. | WPU 510
- Panther Fit Fest: Volleyball Open Play
- 3 - 4 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 6: MAC) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Unlocking Your Academic Success
- 3 - 3:30 p.m. | 121 David Lawrence Hall
- Commuter Student Social
- 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. | WPU Nordy's Place
- Panther Fit Fest: Zumba
- 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 3: Studio 308/310) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Explore and Embrace Cultural Identities Mixer - Student Group TBD
- 6 - 8 p.m. | WPU 548
- Explore and Embrace Cultural Identities Mixer - Students of the Black Diaspora
- 6 - 8 p.m. | WPU 630
- PAA Student Programs Event
- 6 - 8 p.m. | TBD
- Global Carnival
- 4 - 6 p.m. | Bigelow & Fifth Ave Lawn, Gallagher Plaza, WPU Lower Lounge Patio (Rain site: WPU Ballroom, Assembly Room, Kurtzman Room)
- Pittsburgh Icons Meet and Greet: Mascot Mania
- 7 - 8 p.m. | Schenley Quad
- Pittsburgh Music Showcase Presented by WPTS
- 9 - 11 p.m. | Gallagher Plaza (Rain Location: WPU Assembly Room)
- Panther Pizzazz - Drag Show
- 8 - 10 p.m. | Carnegie Music Hall
- Academic Programs Meetings*
- 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Various Locations
- The Forge Programming
- 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. | WPU AssemblyRom, Ballroom, Kurtzman Room, Lower Lounge, Dining Rooms A&B, 5th Floor Meeting Rooms
- Career Center Program
- 10 - 11 a.m. | O'Hara Student Center Dining Room
- Pitt Families: Get to Know Pitt Virtual Information Session
- Noon - 1 p.m. | Virtual, zoom registration link to be provided
- Global Ties Welcome Session
- 2 -3 p.m. | WPU 630
- AAPI Welcome Event
- 3 - 4 p.m. | WPU 630
- Panther Fit Fest: Nature in Action - Urban Hike
- Noon - 1 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Meet 5th Floor Entrance)
- Panther Fit Fest: Recreation and Wellness Center Tour
- 2 - 3 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Meet 5th Floor Entrance)
- Panther Fit Fest: MOVE IT
- 3 - 4 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 2: Studio 208) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Panther Fit Fest: Strength 101 Workshop
- 3 - 4 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 6: Fitness 614) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Panther Fit Fest: Esports Open Play
- 4 -5 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 7: E-Recreation) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- NPHC Cookout
- 4 - 7:30 p.m. | Gallagher Plaza
- Panther Fit Fest: Basketball Open Play
- 5 - 6 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center (Level 8: Sky Gym) - Meet 5th Floor Entrance
- Zine-Making Workshop
- 5 - 8 p.m. | Prevention at Pitt (31st Floor of the Cathedral of Learning)
- Explore and Embrace Cultural Identities Mixer - Student Group TBD
- 6 - 8 p.m. | WPU 548
- Explore and Embrace Cultural Identities Mixer - LGBTQIA+ Students
- 6 - 8 p.m. | WPU 630
- IFC Casino Night
- 7 - 10 p.m. | WPU Ballroom and Kurtzman Room
- Waterfront Shopping Bus Trip
- 4 - 10 p.m. | University Place - Bus Pick-Up
- PAA Social
- 8 - 10 p.m. | Cathedral of Learning Commons Room
- Movie on the Lawn: Pitch Perfect
- 9 - 11 p.m. | Cathedral Lawn Zone 2
- Big Money Bingo
- 10 p.m. - Midnight | WPU Assembly Room
- Club Sports Fair
- Noon - 3 p.m. | Cathedral Lawn (Rain Location: Assembly Room, Kurtzman Room, Ballroom)
- Thriftsburgh’s Reuse Rummage Sale
- Noon - 4 p.m. | O’Hara Student Center Parking Lot (Rain Location: O'Hara Student Center Dining Room)
- Pantherpalooza
- 8 - 11 p.m. | Location TBD (Rain Location: WPU Assembly Room, Ballroom, and Kurtzman Room)
- Recreation and Wellness Center: Open House
- Noon - 6 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness Center
- Thriftsburgh’s Reuse Rummage Sale
- Noon - 4 p.m. | O’Hara Student Center Parking Lot (Rain Location: O'Hara Student Center Dining Room)
- Involvement Fair
- 1 - 4 p.m.| Petersen Events Center
- Lantern Night
- 7:15 - 9:30 p.m. | Cathedral Lawn