Winter Week of Welcome
The Winter Week of Welcome (WoW) is a week of FREE events welcoming back returning students and welcoming new students to Xavier University. Winter Week of Welcome is coordinated and promoted by the Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services along with our partnering offices across campus.
January 13-18, 2025 Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Monday, January 13, 2025
New Year, New Headshots!
Career Development Office
Stop by the CDO during the Winter Week of Welcome Monday through Friday between 1-5pm and have your professional headshot taken - perfect for LinkedIn, resumes, social media, or your own website.
Career Development Office (CLC 5th floor) | 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Welcome Home! - CANCELLED due to flooding
School of Education
This event has been cancelled due to flooding in Hailstones.
Hot Cocoa Bar & Mug Decorating
Office of Residence Life
All are welcome to join the Justice community for a hot cocoa bar and mug decorating! Come warm up and destress from your first day back!
Justice Hall 4&5 Lounge | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Care Packages for Women Helping Women
Women In Politics
Join Women in Politics to put together care packages for survivors of gender-based violence and have a conversation about our plans for the semester. Have any self-care items at home you aren't using? Bring them with you! If not, no worries-- we will provide all needed materials. Feel free to bring a friend! We will have food!
GSC Arrupe Overlook (First Floor) | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Veg Out with CFJ
Dorothy Day Center for Faith & Justice
Join us for a homecooked meal every Monday! This special edition of Veg out for Week of Welcome will be handing out tickets for reusable food containers! Join for food, community and fun!
CFJ (Gallagher 310) | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Visualize 2025 with Art Society
Art Society
Make your visions grand! Stop by to make a collage vision board with Art Society. Join us as we make vision boards and learn about all the fun events planned for the spring semester!
GSC Clocktower Lounge (Third Floor) | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Winter Wellness DIY: Spa Edition
Ladies with an Emphasis on Achievement and Distinction (LEAD)
Come wind down the Ladies of LEAD as we focus on winter wellness to kickstart the semester! We will be making body scrubs and lip scrubs, with vanilla, peppermint, and eucalyptus scents as well as having mocktails! Hope to see you there!
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Make A Bracelet and a Friend
In The Loop
Join In the Loop to make friendship bracelets and meet other people interested in fiber arts!
Alter Hall Room 108 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fleece Blankets with 4Paws at XU
4 Paws for Ability at XU
Join us to make fleece blankets for our four-legged friends at local animal shelters! Our newest Xavier puppies in training will be there "helping" too. Come meet our 14-week-old Goldendoodles: Summer and Peanut!
GSC Arrupe Overlook (First Floor) | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Movie Night: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (and Raising Cane's)
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! He's back on the big screen, starring Michael Keaton along with Jenna Ortega, Winona Rider, and Catherine O'Hara. Enjoy a fun, late night movie with popcorn and free food from Raising Cane's to enjoy during the show.
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday, January 14
Treat Yourself Tuesday: Airbrush
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
Swing by GSC’s Ryan’s Landing! Dive into the fun and snag yourself a one-of-a-kind airbrushed knitted cap!
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 11:30am - 3:00pm
Giveaways with the CFJ
Dorothy Day Center for Faith & Justice
Stop by our table to play a game for a chance to win various giveaways from the CFJ. Hang out with our team and learn about upcoming opportunities this spring
GSC First Floor Atrium | 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Jumbo Tringo
Alternative Breaks
Stop by for a quick trivia about trips. We have a huge bingo card, if you place the chip correctly... YOU WIN A PRIZE!!!
GSC First Floor Atrium | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
New Year, New Headshots!
Career Development Office
Stop by the CDO during the Winter Week of Welcome Monday through Friday between 1-5pm and have your professional headshot taken - perfect for LinkedIn, resumes, social media, or your own website.
Career Development Office (CLC 5th floor) | 1:00pm - 5:00pm
New Year, New Vision
Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG), BRAVE, and Student Wellbeing Services
Kick off the new year by turning your dreams into art! Join SWAG, BRAVE, and Student Wellbeing Services for an afternoon of creativity, reflection, and intention-setting as we craft vision collages to bring your goals and aspirations to life. Whether it's personal growth, career dreams, or fun adventures, let's visualize and manifest your best year yet. All supplies are provided—just bring your dreams, your energy, and a willingness to get crafty!
GSC Fireplace Lounge (First Floor) | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Glückskarten - Lucky Card Flip
German Club
Test your luck at Glückskarten (Lucky-Cards) to win some fun prizes! Stop by our German Club table and flip three cards to see if you can score a prize. Match pairs to get a small prize, or get three matching suit/face cards for a bigger prize! Play until you win!
GSC First Floor Atrium | 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Raising Canes & Playing Games
Office of Residence Life
Join the Husman community for board games, Switch games, and chicken fingers! Bring your friends and join in the fun!
Husman Hall Ground Floor Lounge | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Setting The Standards
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Join Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated in creating vision journals for the new year.
Alter Hall Room 106 | 6:08pm - 7:30pm
Xavier Men's Basketball v. Villanova
Xavier Athletics
Don't miss the Xavier Musketeers when they take on Villanova in Cintas. This game will feature the BIG EAST Mobile Tour with activities and giveaways outside Cintas right before the big game. Welcome back the semester by cheering on the team at their first spring semester home game!
Cintas Center Arena | 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Karaoke Night!
National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
National Association for Music Education is hosting a Karaoke Night! Stop by to sing songs of all genres, either as a solo or a duet, and stay for the pizza and fun!
GSC Arrupe Overlook (First Floor) | 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday, January 15
Winter Club Day
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
This is a chance for all Xavier students to learn about our many Clubs and Student Organizations who are recruiting new members. All attendees who complete a passport by visiting tables will be eligible to earn giveaways and raffle prizes!
Gallagher Student Center | 11:30am - 2:30pm
New Year, New Headshots!
Career Development Office
Stop by the CDO during the Winter Week of Welcome Monday through Friday between 1-5pm and have your professional headshot taken - perfect for LinkedIn, resumes, social media, or your own website.
Career Development Office (CLC 5th floor) | 1:00pm - 5:00pm
X-COBRA's Canvas Liberation Challenge
Xavier Coalition of Black Revolutionary Artists (X-COBRA)
Join X-COBRA and create your own masterpiece on a mini-canvas inspired by themes of liberation and unity. All supplies are provided, and your artwork will be featured on our social media for campus-wide voting. Show off your creativity, spread your vision, and let the revolution begin!
GSC Clocktower Lounge (Third Floor) | 3:00pm - 4:30pm
International Coffee Hour
Center for International Education
International Coffee Hour is a weekly event co-hosted by the Center for International Education and various departments and organizations around campus! Come out for a time of free food, coffee, tea, and friendship!
GSC Faces of the World Lounge (Second Floor) | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Nacho Average Minute to Win It Competition
Office of Residence Life
Join the Kuhlman community for a BYO nacho bar and minute to win it games! All will have the chance to win prizes!
Kuhlman Hall First Floor Lounge | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Bingo with Xavier Newswire
Xavier Newswire
Join Newswire staff to play Cincinnati- and Xavier-themed bingo and win great prizes. Learn about what your campus newspaper does each week and join us at our weekly meeting afterwards.
GSC Arrupe Overlook (First Floor) | 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Valentine's Cards with Crayons to Computers
Educators For Justice
Join Educators for Justice in making Cards for Valentine's Day for the people who support Crayons to Computers.
GSC Clocktower Lounge (Third Floor) | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Holy Rollers with Life After Sunday!
Life After Sunday
Join Life After Sunday for a night of bowling at Stone's Lanes to ring in the new semester! Enjoy bowling, pizza, and good times with friends, mixed with some healthy competition! Limit 30 students. Please email lifeaftersunday@xavier.edu to claim your spot!
Meet at Bellarmine Circle to go to Stone Lanes | 7:50pm - 10:00pm
Thursday, January 16
Drop-In and Donuts
Office of Advising and Learning Support
Get a treat and change a seat! Do you need any help changing classes during your first week of the semester? Janurary 19th, 2025 is the last day to drop/add a course. Stop by if you have any questions about switching a course on Thursday 1/16, 10am -12pm.
GSC First Floor Atrium | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cocoa & Care with Counseling Services
Counseling Services
This event would allow students to build their own self-care baggies with stress management tips, coping skills booklets, stress balls, and all the fixings to make hot chocolate. We were thinking to have it as a tabling in the lobby of the HUB.
The HUB | 12:00pm - 2:00pm
GSC Live with Kyla Mainous
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
Relax and enjoy the smooth vocals and acoustic guitar of Kyla Mainous. Grab lunch or relax in between classes while listening to her play.
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
New Year, New Headshots!
Career Development Office
Stop by the CDO during the Winter Week of Welcome Monday through Friday between 1-5pm and have your professional headshot taken - perfect for LinkedIn, resumes, social media, or your own website.
Career Development Office (CLC 5th floor) | 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Meet the New Xavier Social Sciences Club
Xavier Social Sciences Club
Come and join us for our first week of the semester! We will be offering merch and snacks to represent our diverse and inclusive club. This will allow you to see what we do on campus and how we benefit Xavier's community and action!
GSC First Floor Atrium | 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Come Find Companions with Companion Groups
Dorothy Day Center for Faith & Justice
Are you looking to build relationships with other students this semester and beyond? Come learn about Companion Groups, small faith-sharing groups out of the Center for Faith and Justice. Stick around for fun giveaways!
GSC First Floor Atrium | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
ASL Painting
Sign Language Club
Join Sign Language Club for some fun canvas panting with ASL stencils and stickers to add some decor to your dorm!
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Book Speed Dating
English Department & The Clocktower Review
Are you an English major or English major curious? Do you enjoy quality time with good book? Are you in a "reading rut" and looking to expand your horizons? Then join the English department for a book speed dating event where you could win books, make friends, eat snacks, and potentially form long-term relationships with new ideas and authors.
Hinkle Hall Faculty Lounge | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
On-Campus Escape Room
Office of Residence Life
Join the Brockman community for an evening of escape room fun (plus Busken donuts!) Bring your friends and roommates and see if you can break out fastest!
Brockman Hall Tucker's Lounge | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Xavier Women's Basketball v. DePaul
Xavier Athletics
Don't miss the Xavier Women's team as they take on DePaul in the Cintas Center for their first home game of the spring semester. This game happens to be Blue Blob's Birthday Party so come cheer on our women's team and show your blue!
Cintas Center Arena | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Game Night Bingo with Orientation Team
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
After the Women's game, roll on over to Bingo! Treat yourself to some tasty snacks while scoring fabulous prizes with the Orientation Team. And hey, discover how you can hop on board the Orientation Team train!
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 8:30pm - 10:00pm
Friday, January 17
Sip with Sustainability
Xavier Student Sustainability
Stop by GSC for fair-trade hot cocoa and learn about XSS and our plans for the semester!
GSC First Floor Atrium | 10:00am - 12:00pm
New Year, New Headshots!
Career Development Office
Stop by the CDO during the Winter Week of Welcome Monday through Friday between 1-5pm and have your professional headshot taken - perfect for LinkedIn, resumes, social media, or your own website.
Career Development Office (CLC 5th floor) | 1:00pm - 5:00pm
DIY Pillowcase Decor
Commuter Activities Board (CAB)
DIY Pillowcase Decor: Welcome Week Edition Add a personal touch to your space this semester at DIY Pillowcase Decor! No art skills required, just your creativity and good vibes. We'll have all the supplies you need to design a one-of-a-kind pillowcase that fits your style, whether its minimalist, artsy, or completely random. This is the perfect way to take a break, hang out with new people, and walk away with something you'll actually use (because who doesn't need an extra cute throw pillow?). Join us for a great way to start the new semester!
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Greek 101
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
Are you interested in Greek Life? Come out and meet the Greeks on Friday, January 17th from 4-5pm in the CDI and learn about Greek Life on campus! This will be a good opportunity to ask about Greek Life and membership intake. MANDATORY FOR INTAKE!
Center for Diversity & Inclusion (GSC 280) | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
DIY Tie Dye T-Shirts & Tote Bags
Office of Residence Life
All are welcome to join the Buenger community for DIY tie dye! Bring your friends and roommates and we will provide the shirts and tote bags. Feel free to bring anything else you would like to tie dye!
Buenger Hall Lobby | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Keeping The Dream Alive
Black Student Association
Join us for an evening of warmth, reflection, and inspiration as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate while we discuss Dr. King's life, his fight for justice, and the lessons we can carry forward in today's world. Lets come together to celebrate his vision of equality and explore how we can continue his mission in our communities.
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Shabbat Social with Kehilat-X
Dorothy Day Center for Faith & Justice
Welcome event for new and returning Jewish students and anyone who would like to connect with our Jewish community at XU. Meet Kehilat-X Student Leaders and celebrate a special moment of the week together. Includes a delicious vegetarian/kosher dinner. Vegan options are available and/or let us know of any special dietary restrictions when you register!
GSC Clocktower (Third Floor) | 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Food Truck Friday: Sweets & Meats BBQ
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
Get ready to dive into our BBQ 4-Way Baked Mac n' Cheese, a heavenly bowl of cheesy goodness topped with your choice of pulled chicken or baked beans, a dollop of coleslaw, and a drizzle of BBQ sauce—it's like a BBQ sundae for your taste buds! Swing by the Xavier North Yard starting at 4:30 PM, but hurry, only the first 175 lucky foodies will score this delicious delight!
Scales of Justice (North Xavier Yard) | 4:30pm - 6:30pm
New Year, New Vision: Vision Board Night
Military Dependents at Xavier
Kick off the year with creativity and inspiration! Join MDX for an evening of fun, reflection, and goal-setting as we craft vision boards to make this semester your best semester yet. Whether you're dreaming of academic success, personal growth, or exciting adventures, this is your chance to turn your aspirations into something tangible. We'll provide all the supplies, from magazines and markers to glitter and glue, just bring your goals and your imagination! Snacks, music, and good vibes provided! Leave with a masterpiece to keep you motivated all year long.
Alter Hall Room 108 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Xavier Live Winter Week of Welcome: Open Mic
Xavier Live
Step Into the Spotlight or Support Your Friends! Join us for an unforgettable Open Mic Night filled with talent, laughs, and snacks! Whether you're here to cheer on your friends or show off your hidden skills, there's something for everyone, including free snacks. Don't miss out on the fun!
GSC Arrupe Overlook (First Floor) | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Xplore Cincy: Movie Premiere "One Of Them Days"
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
It’s the opening night of the new comedy starring Keke Palmer and Sza, written by Issa Rae, and we’ve got a private screening just for you! Tickets are free and open to the first 50 students. Busing provided. One Of Them Days is about best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa discover that Alyssa's boyfriend has blown their rent money, and the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.
Meet at Currito to bus to Kenwood Theater | TBA
Saturday, January 18
PJs and Pancakes
Office of Residence Life
Roll out of bed and join the Apartments community for a PJ party and a BYO pancake/waffle bar! Concurrent programs will be in Commons and Village.
Commons First Floor & Village Multipurpose Room | 10:00am - 12:00pm
SWEAT Dink & Paddle Delight
SWEAT
Please join Strong Women Exercising and Thriving (SWEAT) for a pickleball session! Learn the rules of the games in a fun and causal environment.
The HUB | 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Trip to Jungle Jim's with Citizens of the World - CANCELLED
Citizens of the World (COW)
Unfortunately COW has cancelled this trip; it will be rescheduled later this spring.
Xavier Women's Basketball Game v. Butler
Xavier Athletics
Catch the Xavier Women's Basketball Team take on Butler University in the Cintas Center. Tip-off is at 2pm!
Cintas Center Arena | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
GSC Game Day Watch party v. Marquette
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
Don't miss a viewing party for the Marquette away men's game, starting at 2pm. Featuring comfortable seating and free food with the game on a big screen!
GSC Ryan's Landing (Lower Level) | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunday, January 19 - bonus day!
Xplore Cincy: Ice Skating at Fountain Square
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
Looking for a fun winter activity? Ice skating at Fountain Square is perfect! Looping shuttles from Currito start at 2 PM, with the last pickup from Fountain Square at 5 PM.
Hop on the Bus at Currito | 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Xavier Shopping Shuttle
Office of Student Involvement, Gallagher Student Center and Commuter Services
The biweekly Xavier Shopping Shuttle goes between Currito and Kroger Oakley, dropping off students to shop, dine, see a movie, and explore the popular Oakley area near campus!
Currito to Oakley Kroger | 1:00pm - 5:00pm