• In your bag, there is a water bottle that can be refilled using the water-filling stations located above select water fountains on campus (there are filling stations located on the first and second floor of both Spratt Hall and Blum Student Union).
• Arrive in Fulkerson Center by 9:00 a.m.

Welcome to campus! We’re excited you’re here. During this session you’ll hear from campus leadership, our Orientation Coordinators Lauren Bloodgood and Taylor Edwards, and have the opportunity to ask current students some of your burning questions.

In this session, you’ll get connected with your Orientation Leader, fellow Griffons, and learn about the day.

Josh Clary, our Student Development Director, will introduce you to a variety of ways to get involved at Missouri Western.

In this session, you will get your student ID, verify immunizations, and complete TB screening.

You’ll rejoin your family for lunch. You will have 45 minutes allotted for lunch. We also have esports arena tours available.

You’ll have 45 minutes to connect with campus resources. Don’t forget to complete your GO Checklist so that you can get your Proud Griffon t-shirt.

Resources available:

• Center for Student Involvement
• Center for Service
• Dining Services
• Marching Band & Music Activities
• Counseling
• Student Employment
• Center for Military and Veteran Services
• ROTC
• Student Affairs/Campus Cupboard
• Center for Academic Support
• MWSU Bookstore
• Library
• Title IX
• Honors Program
• Student organizations on campus
• And more!

During this session, you’ll work with advisors in a lab to register for classes. Be sure to wait for instructions to move forward with making any registration steps. Below, you can find some resources that may help you navigate the online system. If you complete your advising before the next session, take advantage of the extra time to:

• Check out the First-Year Griffon Guide content on Canvas
• Design submission(s) for the Class of Freedom T-shirt Design Contest (I recommend utilizing Canva.com)
• Connect with your Orientation Leader

This session will review special topics related to your first-year living situation.

• Check out the Financial Aid paperwork in your folders.
• Log on to your Goldlink to follow along with the presenters!
• Representatives will be available at the end of the day for account-specific questions.

Have you gotten your student ID? Is your class schedule complete? If your answer was YES to both of those questions, you are ready to check out for the day. Before you leave, you’ll need to stop by the table you checked in at to get your Griffon t-shirt. There will be Admissions Counselors available to assist you with any final questions.

Final Registration Room – Visit Murphy 106 to complete your registration. You must leave with a complete class schedule.

• In your bag, there is a water bottle that can be refilled using the water-filling stations located above select water fountains on campus (there are filling stations located on the first and second floor of both Spratt Hall and Blum Student Union).
• Arrive in Fulkerson Center by 9:00 a.m.

Welcome to campus! We’re excited you’re here. During this session you’ll hear from campus leadership, our Orientation Coordinators Lauren Bloodgood and Taylor Edwards, and have the opportunity to ask current students some of your burning questions.

Orientation can be overwhelming, that’s why we’ve created a session just for you to cover all of the essential information you need to know about supporting your student. Hosted by the Director of the Center for Service, Kim Sigrist.

In this session, you will have the opportunity to talk to other parents that have had children attend MWSU.

You’ve done a lot to get your student to this point. Join Roberta Foster to hear about ways she has been intentional about caring for herself as a parent through a student’s transition to college.

Take a campus tour with Admissions staff.

You’ve done a lot to get your student to this point. Join Roberta Foster to hear about ways she has been intentional about caring for herself as a parent through a student’s transition to college.

Aubry Carpenter will provide essential information and answer questions for families who have a student who is the first in their family to go to college.

You’ll rejoin your family for lunch. You will have 45 minutes allotted for lunch. We also have esports arena tours available.

Take a campus tour with Admissions staff.

Aubry Carpenter will provide essential information and answer questions for families who have a student who is the first in their family to go to college.

In this session, you will have the opportunity to talk to students that attend MWSU.

You’ll have 45 minutes to connect with campus resources.

Resources available Available:

• Center for Student Involvement
• Center for Service
• Dining Services
• Marching Band & Music Activities
• Counseling
• Student Employment
• Center for Military and Veteran Services
• ROTC
• Student Affairs/Campus Cupboard
• Center for Academic Support
• MWSU Bookstore
• Library
• Title IX
• Honors Program
• Student organizations on campus
• And more!

This session will review special topics related to your first-year living situation.

• Check out the Financial Aid paperwork in your folders.
• Log on to your Goldlink to follow along with the presenters!
• Representatives will be available at the end of the day for account-specific questions.

Have you gotten your student ID? Is your class schedule complete? If your answer was YES to both of those questions, you are ready to check out for the day. Before you leave, you’ll need to stop by the table you checked in at to get your Griffon t-shirt. There will be Admissions Counselors available to assist you with any final questions.

Final Registration Room – Visit Murphy 106 to complete your registration. You must leave with a complete class schedule.