Looking Back at Welcome Week

September 14, 2022

We loved seeing you all at this year’s welcome week events! Keep the fun going by joining a student organization or attending other Student Life events!

See Photos of the Fun

students throw color powder in the air while running under a rainbow balloon arch

Students show their PNW Pride with bursts of color at the 2022 Pride Stride 5K color run/walk!

Students reach into bags of color powder placed on a table

Students get ready to kick off the most vibrant welcome week event: Pride Stride!

aerial view of students walking around the welcome rally

Around 150 student organizations and university departments tabled at the Hammond Welcome Rally.

Students visit a table with a spinner wheel and basket on it

There was plenty of swag to go around for students attending the welcome rallies.

Two people pose together in welcome week t-shirts

T-shirts distributed at the welcome rallies sported a unique design, including PNW’s fight song, “Onward PNW,” on the back.

Group of people pose with PNW's Leo mascot

When Leo’s on the prowl, you can’t resist snapping a quick selfie.

Students lean down to pet a dog

Our mascot may technically be a feline, but we’re dog-friendly here too.

A group of students stands in front of a tent during Westville's welcome rally

Students check out one of the tables at the Westville Welcome Rally.

People gather around an orange table

Students check out one of the tables at the Westville Welcome Rally.

Employee dishes out tatchos

“Tatchos” and other great eats were on the menu from the Pride Gallery Café at the Westville Welcome Rally.

Students play spikeball in a grassy area

Students enjoy a round of Spikeball during the Westville Welcome Rally.

Student stands at the t-shirt tent

T-shirts distributed at the welcome rallies sported a unique design, including PNW’s fight song, “Onward PNW,” on the back.