Welcome Class of 2029!
Our first Week of Welcome aims to connect you to some of the people, offices, and opportunities on campus and familiarize you with campus before you begin classes on Monday, August 26. We are planning a number of exciting events for you, beginning the evening of Thursday, August 22*. Activities will include a University Welcome, small group reflection time, the Class of 2028 photo, trips into Boston, and much more!
*First-year move-in will be held August 22. Additional information from Residential Life will be available in the coming weeks.
More information and an updated schedule for Weeks of Welcome 2025 will be available in Spring 2025. See below for the 2024 Welcome Week Schedule.
2024 Welcome Week Schedule
Please note: Events are subject to change.
Welcome to Boston College!
We have an exciting few days (and weeks!) planned which are designed to assist your transition to college life and connect you with many of the opportunities, offices, and people on campus. We invite you to take advantage of as many of these activities as you can. Please note that some of the events are mandatory for all first-year students and our DiscoverBoston event requires preregistration.
All incoming first year students are also asked to completed a series of mandatory online learning modules prior to arriving on campus. See below for details.
Reminders:
Download the free Weeks of Welcome app on your iPhone/Android to stay up to date on the schedule and activities planned for you the first few days on campus. (Please note that pre-registration is required for some events.) In the app you will also find information on move-in day, technology assistance, language placement tests, and maps to help you navigate campus.
Log in to the MyBC platform, which will connect you with events, organizations, and great information about student engagement at BC. You log in using your BC credentials (BC short username email, and password).
Download the free CORQ app on your iPhone/Android, which connects to the event calendar from MyBC and makes accessing information easier than ever. Additionally, your event pass QR code is located on CORQ when you log in using your BC username and password. This QR code will be used to scan your attendance at Weeks of Welcome and other campus events over the next four years. Click here for step-by- step directions.
Wednesday, August 21
Programming for FY already on campus/session 7
Paint Night O’Connell House | 7:30-9:30 PM | O'Connell House Upper Campus
Thursday, August 22
★ Denotes Mandatory First-Year Event
First Year Move-In
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Newton, Upper Campus
Campus Tours
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Welcome Receptions
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Locations Across Campus
Community Meeting/Dinner/Floor Meetings | 5:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Stuart (Newton)- rain site, McElroy Mac and Nest (Upper/Main)- rain site
First Night Festival | Stokes Lawn/Mac Courts (Rain Location) | 8:30 – 11:30 p.m.
Friday, August 23
Spanish Placement Test (first-come, first-served; max. 45 students) | 8:15 am - 10:00 am | Language Lab, Lyons 313
University Welcome | 10:30 - 11:00 | Conte Forum ★
Keynote Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington | 11:00-12:00 p.m. | Conte Forum ★
University leaders will welcome the Class of 2028 to Boston College.
Opportunities Fair
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Conte Forum Concourse
Academic Advising Sessions/Portico | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. ★
Lynch- 2:00 PM in Fulton 511 for first lecture. Breakouts following.
Portico- 2:00 - 5:00 PM meet in Fulton (various locations communicated to students directly)
Nursing- 2:00 - 4:00 PM- 245 Beacon Street Auditorium
MCAS- 1:00 - 4:00 PM- will receive an email with specific time from their respective advisor on August 22. Providing cookies and lemonade
O'Connell House Open | 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 24
★ Denotes Mandatory First-Year Event
Res Run with BCPD | 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. | Reservoir
CURA Be Brave Reflections | 10:30 - 1:45 p.m. ★
- CURA Be BRAVE Reflections Round I - 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
- CURA Be BRAVE Reflections Round II - 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Arts Fest | 11:30 - 1:30 p.m. | O'Neill Plaza
DiscoverBOSTON Excursions
* Registration Required
2:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Conte Circle
Journey into Boston with upperclassmen to learn more about the wonderful city of Boston and all it has to offer. Meet your excursion leaders and travel into the city as a group. Trips will last approximately three to four hours.
Ever to Exhale Yoga | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Stokes Lawn (Rain location: Stokes Amphitheatre under tent)
O'Connell House Open | 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.
BC Boardwalk
9:00 p.m. | Conte Forum
Join the Campus Activities Board (CAB) in Conte Forum for an evening full of activities. We will have giveaways, rides, games, and traditional carnival food!
Sunday, August 25
★ Denotes Mandatory First-Year Event
Mass | 11:00 a.m. | St. Joseph’s Chapel
Class of 2028 Photo ★
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. | Alumni Stadium, Rain Location Conte Forum
Put on your SuperFan shirt and join your classmates for a Weeks of Welcome tradition–Eagles on the Field!
Superfan 101
12:45 - 1:15 p.m. | Conte Forum
Stand Up BC Round I and II ★
1:45 - 4:00 p.m.
- CURA Stand Up at BC Round I | 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
- CURA Stand Up at BC Round II | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Library Welcome | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. | O'Neill Library Entrance and Burns Library
Eagle Fest | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. | O'Neill Plaza
Thea Bowman AHANA & Intercultural Center Welcome & Mixer | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Murray House
Mass | 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | St. Joseph's Chapel
Multi-Faith Mixer | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Multi-faith Chapel
CAB Sponsoring BINGO | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Yellow Room, Newton; Lyons Dining
Mass
8:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Trinity Chapel, St. Joseph's Chapel, St. Ignatius, main church
O'Connell House Open | 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Mass | 9:00 p.m. | Heights Room
Monday, August 26
Start of Classes
Transfer Student Welcome
Facts & Figures
30
Weeks of Welcome Events
46
Offices Represented at the Opportunities Fair
1,000
Students Participate in DiscoverBoston
12
Welcome Receptions Across Campus