Photo gallery Arriving on campus, students enjoy welcome activities
Students arriving to campus had fun in a variety of welcome activities in advance of Wednesday’s first day of class. At least 150 new students showed up at a Playfair icebreaker event on Library Mall, where they played games, sang together and participated in other activities designed to bring them together. The event was part of a series of Wisconsin Welcome programming sponsored by Student Affairs.

Photo by: Althea Dotzour
Students were encouraged to support each other in getting out of their comfort zones.
Photo by: Althea Dotzour
Getting into the spirit of the event, two new students sing a song to each other.
Photo by: Althea Dotzour
Uncertainty was replaced by enthusiasm as new students sang, danced, and in this case roared at each other.
Photo by: Althea Dotzour
New students sort themselves based on how many hours of sleep they got last night.
Photo by: Althea Dotzour
Students pick up brats, chips, and cookies for at the end of the Playfair icebreaker event on Library Mall.
Photo by: Althea Dotzour
Students take advantage of the beautiful summer weather to enjoy a BBQ dinner.