Welcome Class of 2029!
Our first Week of Welcome aims to connect you to some of the people, offices, and opportunities on campus and familiarize you with campus before you begin classes on Monday, August 25. We are planning a number of exciting events for you, beginning the evening of Thursday,听August 21*. Activities will include a University Welcome, small group reflection time, the Class of 2028 photo,听trips into Boston, and much more!
- Please note: An updated Weeks of Welcome Schedule will be available Summer 2025.
- First-year move-in will be held August 20. Additional information from Residential Life will be available in the coming weeks.
The Weeks of Welcome Mobile App has the schedule and real-time updates!
2024 Welcome Week Schedule
Welcome to Boston College!
We have an exciting few days (and weeks!) planned which are designed to assist your transition to college life and connect you with many of the opportunities, offices, and people on campus. We invite you to take advantage of as many of these activities as you can. Please note that some of the events are mandatory for all first-year students and our DiscoverBoston听event requires preregistration.
All incoming first year students are also asked to completed a series of mandatory online learning modules prior to arriving on campus.听 See below for details.听
Reminders:
Download the free听Weeks of Welcome听app听on your iPhone/Android to stay up to date on the schedule and activities planned for you the first few days on campus. (Please note that听pre-registration听is required for some events.)听In the app you will also find information on move-in day, technology assistance, language placement tests, and maps to help you navigate campus.
, which will connect you with events, organizations, and great information about student engagement at BC. You log in using your 集美麻豆credentials (集美麻豆short username email, and password).听听
which connects to the event calendar from My集美麻豆and makes accessing information easier than ever.听Additionally, your event pass QR code is located on CORQ when you log in using your 集美麻豆username and password. This QR code will be used to scan your attendance at Weeks of Welcome and other campus events over the next four years. Click here for step-by- step directions.
Wednesday, August 20
Paint Night O鈥機onnell House | 7:30-9:30 PM | O'Connell House Upper Campus
Thursday, August 21
鈽吿�Denotes Mandatory First-Year Event
First Year Move-In听
8:00 a.m. 鈥� 4:00 p.m. | Various Locations
Campus Tours
2:00听鈥� 2:45 p.m.
Welcome Receptions
3:00听鈥� 4:30 p.m. | Locations Across Campus
Community Meeting/Dinner/Floor Meetings | 5:00听鈥� 8:45 p.m.
Stuart (Newton)- rain site, McElroy Mac and Nest (Upper/Main)- rain site
Friday, August 22
Spanish Placement Test (first-come, first-served; max. 45 students) | 8:15 am - 10:00 am | Language Lab, Lyons 313
University Welcome听 | 10:30 - 11:00 | Conte Forum听鈽�
Keynote听Arivee Vargas | 11:00-12:00 p.m. | Conte Forum听鈽�
University leaders will welcome the Class of 2029 to Boston College.
Opportunities Fair
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Conte Forum Concourse
Academic Advising Sessions/Portico听 | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.听鈽�
Check Guidebook AND your email for details about where to attend advising sessions, as it varies depending on which school you are in and who your advisor is.
Rain Location: Connell Rec Center
Saturday, August 23
鈽吿�Denotes Mandatory First-Year Event
Res Run with BCPD |听9:00 - 9:45 a.m. |听Meet at Connell Recreation Center
CURA Be Brave Reflections | 10:30 - 1:45 p.m.听鈽�
- CURA Be BRAVE Reflections Round I - 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
- CURA Be BRAVE Reflections Round II - 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.听
Arts Fair |听11:30 - 1:30 p.m. | O'Neill Plaza
DiscoverBOSTON Excursions
* Registration Required
2:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Conte Circle
Journey into Boston with upperclassmen to learn more about the wonderful city of Boston and all it has to offer. Meet your excursion leaders and travel into the city as a group. Trips will last approximately three to four hours.
Ever to Exhale Yoga | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Stokes Lawn听(Rain location: Stokes Amphitheatre under听tent)
O'Connell House Open | 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.
集美麻豆Boardwalk
9:00 p.m. | Conte Forum
Join the Campus Activities Board (CAB) in Conte Forum for an evening full of activities. We will have giveaways, rides, games, and traditional carnival food!
Sunday, August 24
鈽吿鼶enotes Mandatory First-Year Event
Mass | 11:00 a.m. | St. Joseph鈥檚 Chapel
Class of 2029 Photo听鈽吿�
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.听 | Alumni Stadium, Rain Location Conte Forum
Put on your SuperFan shirt and join your classmates for a Weeks of Welcome tradition鈥揈agles on the Field!
Superfan 101
12:45 - 1:15 p.m. | Conte Forum
Stand Up 集美麻豆Round I and II听鈽�
1:45 pm-3:00 pm at various locations
Eagle Fest | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. | O'Neill Plaza
Questbridge class picture | 3:30PM | outside of Fulton Hall
Thea Bowman AHANA & Intercultural Center Welcome & Mixer | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. |听Murray Function Room, Yawkey 4th Floor
Mass | 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | St. Joseph's Chapel
Multi-Faith Mixer | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |听Multi-Faith Chapel, 66 Commonwealth Ave. Chapel鈥�
CAB Trivia听 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Yellow Room, Newton; Lyons Dining
Mass
8:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Trinity Chapel, St. Joseph's Chapel, St. Ignatius, main church
O'Connell House Open | 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Mass | 9:00 p.m. |听Heights Room
Monday, August 25
Start of Classes
Transfer Student Welcome | 4 pm -5:30 pm in Maloney Hall 412
Facts & Figures
30
Weeks of Welcome Events
46
Offices Represented at the Opportunities Fair
1,000
Students Participate in DiscoverBoston
12
Welcome Receptions Across Campus