Residence halls open Sunday, Sept. 2, at UW-Stout, signaling the start of the 2018-2019 academic year, the university’s 127th.
Classes begin Wednesday, Sept. 5.
About 2,200 students are expected to arrive for the annual Move-in Day. More than 200 staff and 450 athletes will direct students and help carry in students’ personal belongings.
University Housing has extended move-in back to as early as Aug. 26, giving students the opportunity to settle on campus sooner. Students extending their stay prior to Sept. 2 must fill out an early arrival form; charges are $25 for each additional night.
University Housing staff member Dana Fritz, assistant director for administrative operations, said Move-in Day is busy but usually goes smoothly, thanks to planning and support. Students are informed of their housing assignments and other key arrival information well in advance via email.
Fritz estimated that the campus will welcome more than 7,500 visitors, including family members, and students Sept. 2, with the first group at 8:30 a.m. Three other periods will be scheduled for students, through 3:30 p.m.
Prior to Move-in Day approximately 800 students — including many athletes — already had arrived.
UW-Stout has residence halls on north campus and south campus, with most first-year students housed on south campus.
This year, with the renovation of 371-bed North Hall that began in late spring, students also will be housed at Jeter-Tainter-Callahan halls on north campus. JTC housed faculty offices while Harvey Hall was being renovated from 2014 to 2016, and this past year the three-building complex has undergone a refresh to prepare for students this fall.
The main cafeteria for students, Merle M. Price Commons, also is under renovation, mainly on the first floor. The dining hall on the second floor will remain open.
After move-in, students can take part Sunday in campus activities:
- The annual Blue Rah pep rally will take place from 8:30 to 9 p.m. in Johnson Fieldhouse.
- The Stout Student Association will host an ice cream social from 9 to 9:15 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center.
- Blue Devil Productions, UW-Stout’s student-run entertainment and events organization, will host a free show by comedian and magician Derek Hughes from 9 to 10 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center. He has performed on MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”
First-year orientation and other activities are Monday, Sept. 3, and Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Also on Sept. 4, Backyard Bash, an outdoor meet-and-greet between students and student organizations, will run from 5 to 7 p.m. on the lawn south of the student center. There will be plenty of socializing, free food and music. At 9 p.m., comedian Jon Fisher will perform a free show at the amphitheater on the east side of the student center. The rain site is the Terrace of the student center. Fisher, who uses music as part of his act, has performed nationally and on TruTV’s “How to be a Grownup.”
On Sept. 5 following the first day of classes, the annual Meet Menomonie event for students, featuring local businesses, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the Sports and Fitness Center.
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