Wick Weekend
August 22, 23, 24, 2025
Your journey on the Hill begins with Wick Weekend – three days of fun, food, new friends, and favorite traditions. This welcome celebration is designed to help you feel at home, right here at Hartwick College.
Highlights - 2025
First Walk - 2025
New Friends
Move-In Day! Decorate your shared space and say hi to your neighbors. But don’t worry about having to lug a refrigerator or heavy suitcase up the stairs – student volunteers are ready to get you settled in.
Commuting from home this year? We want campus to be your home away from home. Every student activity, every fun event, every special meal and pop-up food event, every Hartwick resource is open to you. You’ll see, starting with Wick Weekend.
Whether you’re a First-Year or Transfer student, a campus resident or a commuter, Wick Weekend gives you lots of chances to meet your classmates and make friends. Grab something tasty in the Commons, play games in Stack Lounge, win prizes in activities across campus. This gorgeous campus is all yours. Make yourself comfortable.
Here to Help
There are lots of people here ready to answer your questions. We all remember what it's like to be new at Hartwick and want to help you get comfortable!
Your first days on campus will bring connections, including your Faculty Advisor and your Guidance Teams. You’ll join workshops on Wellness and Belonging, Academic Preparedness and Campus Life. You’ll experience opportunities and interactions with peers and professionals, which will help you launch your personal FlightPath. By the time you and your classmates arrive at the overlook on Founders’ Way, you’ll feel at home on this Hill.
There are so many great and time-honored traditions that come with being part of the Hartwick community: Matriculation and Opening Convocation, your first formal ceremony as a Hartwick student. After you join in for your class photo, you'll pick up your class shirt. You might even snag that coveted spot next to our mascot, Swoop!
Traditions
Throughout the weekend, you’ll take part in meaningful traditions that connect you to generations of Hartwick students. Join President Mullen for Opening Convocation on Friday afternoon, where you’ll officially mark the beginning of your college journey by signing the Matriculation Book, a lasting record of every new Hartwick student. You’ll also hear the ringing of the original 1815 Hartwick Seminary Bell, which is traditionally sounded only twice a year, at Opening Convocation and Commencement.
On Sunday evening, gather with your classmates for the First Walk up Founders’ Way, a symbolic step forward as you begin this new chapter. Classes begin the next morning, but during Wick Weekend, your only assignment is to relax, have fun and take your first steps toward a college experience shaped by purpose, community and life balance.
Wick Weekend Schedule - 2025
Friday, August 22
Breakfast: 7:30-9:30 a.m., The Commons, Dewar Union
Nursing Orientation – Nursing Students Only: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Johnstone Science Center Rooms 205, 215, 225
Centralized Check-In: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Lambros Arena, Binder Physical Education Center
Meet Your Faculty: 11 a.m.-1 p.m, Various Locations
Lunch: 12-2 p.m., The Commons, Dewar Union
Commuter Student Welcome: 12:30-1:45 p.m., Meet in Lambros Arena then move to Cheseboro Room, Dewar Union
Resource Tabling: 12-2 p.m., Stack Lounge, Dewar Union
Family Goodbye: 1-2 p.m.
Class Photo: 2 p.m., Elmore Field
Convocation & Matriculation: 2:30-4 p.m., Lambros Arena, Binder Physical Education Center
Free Time: 4-5 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m., The Commons, Dewar Union
Welcome to the Nest – Ice Cream Social & Community Meetings: 7-8 p.m., Residential Halls
Welcome to College Bingo: 8-10 p.m., The Commons, Dewar Union
Saturday, August 23
Breakfast: 8-10 a.m., The Commons, Dewar Union
Community Standards – Saxton: 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Slade Theatre, Yager Hall
Wellness & Belonging Fair – Wilder/Holmes/Commuters: 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Frisbee Field
Community Standards – Wilder/Holmes/Commuters: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Slade Theatre, Yager Hall
Wellness & Belonging Fair – Saxton: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Frisbee Field
Lunch: 12-2 p.m., The Commons, Dewar Union
Pine Lake Escape! – Boating, Painting, Scavenger Hunt: 1:30-5 p.m., Shuttles run every 30 mins.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m., The Commons, Dewar Union
Carnival: 5-8 p.m., Frisbee Field
Open Swim & Open Gym: 8-10 p.m., Binder Physical Education Center
Movie Night – Lilo & Stitch: Shineman Chapel House
Sunday, August 24
Dining Hall Open for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., The Commons, Dewar Union
Connect & Discover – Various Events or Free Time: (hike, yoga, laser tag, esports, other per major required mtgs/orientation) 10 a.m.-12 p.m., All Around Campus
Scavenger Hunt: 1:30-3 p.m., Start on Frisbee Field
DIBs with DIBAs: 3-3:45 p.m., Belonging Center, Yager Hall Lobby
First Walk – Hoodie Giveaway: 3:45 p.m., Founders’ Way, Shineman Chapel House
Roommate Agreements: 7 p.m., Residential Halls
Movie Night – Thunderbolts: 8:30-10:30 p.m., Shineman Chapel House
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