Fall Welcome 2025
Thank you for making Fall Welcome 2024 a huge success!
Dates for Fall Welcome 2025 will be posted as soon as they are available.
What is Fall Welcome?
Fall Welcome is a program that assists freshmen, transfer, international, and adult learner Â鶹´«Ã½s with their academic and social transitions to WMU. Building on the foundation created at summer orientation, Fall Welcome will connect Â鶹´«Ã½s with peers, WMU's campus, staff, and resources all aimed at helping incoming Â鶹´«Ã½s achieve success. All first-year beginner Â鶹´«Ã½s are required to attend Fall Welcome and will be automatically enrolled, while new transfer and adult learner Â鶹´«Ã½s are highly encouraged to register and participate.
Beginner Â鶹´«Ã½s are automatically registered for Fall Welcome upon course registration after summer Orientation is complete. Please note that a Fall Welcome fee of $265 (2024 rate) will be added to your Â鶹´«Ã½ account. All first-year Â鶹´«Ã½s are automatically enrolled in Fall Welcome.
Transfer Â鶹´«Ã½s interested in signing up for Fall Welcome will register for the event. Information regarding sign-up will be sent via email in mid-July. Please note that a Fall Welcome fee of $265 (2024 rate) will be added to your Â鶹´«Ã½ account.
Fall Welcome Attendance
The purpose of Fall Welcome is to give you the tools you need to get an excellent start to your college career. We want you to become an engaged and thriving college Â鶹´«Ã½! Attending Fall Welcome will help you prepare for the first day of class at WMU and the fall semester. You will move in, meet new friends, be formally welcomed to the University by our president, mingle with faculty and advisors from your college, find your classrooms, and have lots of fun at social events. Fall Welcome will also help you to navigate your way around campus and become acquainted with the campus resources that are critical to your success.
At Â鶹´«Ã½ it is our strong position that all first-year Â鶹´«Ã½s (beginner and transfer) will benefit from the Fall Welcome program. No matter your college or classification, engaging in the activities during the week will complement your transition to WMU and help you feel more comfortable in your new surroundings.