Categories: Admissions Student Orientation
Get ready for college! We are excited to welcome you to campus for a weekend of events and sessions that will introduce you to the WLC community and prepare you to be a successful student. You'll meet your classmates during interactive programs and activities, learn about involvement opportunities on and off campus, and get ready for classes, which begin on Monday, August 31.
All new WLC students are required to attend WOW Weekend, which will take place August 28-30, 2026.
NEW-STUDENT MOVE-IN DATES are listed below. A parent orientation will be held on each early arrival date, so parents of fall-sport student-athletes don't need to return for WOW Weekend.
- Wednesday, August 12: new football players arrive
- Tuesday, August 18: men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball players arrive
- Sunday, August 23: men's and women's golf, men's and women's cross country, and women's tennis players arrive
- Friday, August 28: New students who are not playing a fall sport will move in to their assigned residence in the morning (8:00 to 10:30 a.m.), and an orientation program for parents and students will be held after lunch.
- Saturday, August 29: Transfer students who are not playing a fall sport will move in to their assigned residence and attend a special orientation program.
RETURNING STUDENTS: Fall 2026 campus housing opens at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026. Returning students can move in at any point after that but are encouraged to wait until 10:30 a.m. to avoid traffic from WOW Weekend move-in.
Please contact Barb Wellnitz, director of new student orientation and student programming, if you have questions: barbara.wellnitz@wlc.edu or 414.443.8813.