Wildcat Welcome
August 19th - August 25th
Wildcat Welcome is a celebration of YOUR new membership in the campus community. Mark your calendars and prepare to kick off your Chico experience with a variety of activities to suit your tastes. Scroll down to see all your events and connection opportunities!
Need accommodation for any of our events or receptions due to a disability? Contact the Accessibility Resource Center at (530) 898-5959.
Residence Halls Open
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Please consult your housing confirmation (sent in May) and/or assignment packet (sent in August) for your specific move-in date and time. There will be lots of hall related activities and a movie night each night of move-in! For more information, consult the resident advisor on your floor! |
Get Your Wildcat ID Card
Time: 8am-5pm daily
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Place: Student Services Center 190 |
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Get your official CSU, Chico campus identification card – the Wildcat Card! Please bring an official form of photo ID (driver’s license, passport, or Military ID) with you. The Wildcat Card office is open Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm.
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Red Watch Band Team
Day/Time: August 20th: 10:30am-1pm
August 21st: 7:30pm-10pm |
Place: Tehama 106
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At Chico State students are positive bystanders and get the knowledge and training they need to look out for their friends and peers by joining the Red Watch Band Team. The mission of the Red Watch Band Team is to provide campus community members with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to prevent student toxic drinking deaths and to promote a student culture of kindness, responsibility, compassion, and respect. This is a free two-hour training for all students, faculty and staff that will be offered every day of Wildcat Welcome Week. Please call the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center (CADEC) at 530-898-6450 if you have any questions! |
Thursday, August 22nd
Safe Place Workshops
(Mandatory for students living off-campus)
| Time: 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm |
Place: Performing Arts Center (PAC) 134 |
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For all newly enrolled transfer students, this is your opportunity to complete this mandatory training. Workshops will be held every two hours on August 22nd beginning at 9:00am. Failure to attend this training or make other arrangements will result in a hold on Spring registration. The Safe Place office can be reached at 530-898-3030. |
Wildcat Transfer-Mation
| Time: 10am-1pm |
Place: BMU Auditorium |
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At the Wildcat Transfer-mation, you'll enter a transfer student and leave a Wildcat! This casual and fun event provides an opportunity to meet other incoming transfer students, current Chico State students, and University staff. Prize drawings will be held every half-hour... including $100 Wildcat Store gift cards. We'll provide snacks, music and optional activities for your enjoyment. Through "mini-presentations" and information tables, you will have the opportunity to learn about campus programs. We hope to see all new transfer students at the Wildcat Transfer-mation - the perfect beginning to an amazing, two-year, Chico experience! |
Red Watch Band Team
Time: 1pm-3pm
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Place: Tehama 106 |
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At Chico State students are positive bystanders and get the knowledge and training they need to look out for their friends and peers by joining the Red Watch Band Team. The mission of the Red Watch Band Team is to provide campus community members with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to prevent student toxic drinking deaths and to promote a student culture of kindness, responsibility, compassion, and respect. This is a free two-hour training for all students, faculty and staff that will be offered every day of Wildcat Welcome Week. Please call the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center (CADEC) at 530-898-6450 if you have any questions! |
Trip 'n Dip
| Time: Noon and 3pm |
Place: Meet at Sutter Courtyard |
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Adventure Outings invites you to your first upper park adventure!
Adventure Outings will be sending three vans of students to Upper Park for a short hike and a swim at Alligator Hole. Each van can only hold 12-15 participants, so get there early to secure a seat! The first trip leaves at 12noon and the second at 3pm.
Look for their table in the Sutter Courtyard starting at 11am. For more information. |
Win 'n Spin
Time: Noon and 3pm
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Place: Sutter Hall Courtyard |
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Win 'n Spin
Join the Associated Student’s Bike Cart, the Butte Bicycle Coalition, and Wildcat Welcome for a fun bicycle ride to Chico’s famous Bidwell Park. Come be introduced to the fun recreational activities that will be available to you while you stay in Chico. The Bike Cart will be handing out great prizes and you will be entered into a chance to win a free bicycle!
What to wear/bring:
- Wear comfortable clothes and sturdy, close-toed-shoes. No flip flops, crocs, etc.
- A helmet (strongly encouraged – but not required)
- A bicycle (contact Bike Cart if you do not have a bike: 530-898-4979)
- UV protection for skin, eyes, and head – Hat, sunscreen, and sunglasses.
Optional:(should be able to fit into a backpack while riding)
- Camera
- Snack
- Water
- Backpack – To carry optional items
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Rock 'da Block
| Time: 6pm-Midnight |
Place: Sutter Courtyard |
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The Sutter Courtyard will come alive with interactive games, great food and live music! The music kicks off at 6pm along with yard games and inflatables. When the sun goes down - glow sticks will light up the night! Come Rock the Block with us!
At 10pm the UHUB will be transformed into a dance club with a local DJ and black lights. Stand out in your best neon or white attire.
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Friday August 23rd
Official Wildcat Welcome Opening Ceremony
| Time: 9am-9:45am |
Place: University Stadium |
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The Wildcat Student Welcome marks the formal beginning of your college experience at CSU, Chico. California State University, Chico President Paul Zingg & Associated Students President Taylor Herren welcome you to the University. You will be introduced to the unique features of the CSU, Chico campus and community and will also have the opportunity to connect with some of CSU, Chico's extracurricular activities. Your connection to the University and community is important to your educational experience. |
Wildcat Welcome Parent Reception
| Time: 9am-11am |
Place: Alumni Glen on campus |
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Parents, join us for the Wildcat Welcome Parent's Recpetion in Alumni Glen while your student is at their welcome and mandatory department meeting. Hosted by the Chico State Parent Advisory Council, we invite you to meet with the University President Paul J. Zingg, vice presidents from student affairs, advancement, and academic affairs and with staff from many of our departments and colleges. The reception includes continental breakfast fare (including coffee) in one of our most beautiful campus locations along the creek. |
Class Photo
| Time: 9:45am-10:15am |
Place: Field 6 & 7 behind University Stadium |
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Come be a part of history by posing for the incoming Class of 2013 commemorative photo! You'll want to have a copy of this to show off at graduation! Faculty, staff and students are welcome! |
Mandatory Department Advising Meetings
| Time: 10:30am-11:30am |
Place: various locations |
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Meeting with your department faculty is critical. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet faculty and fellow students and learn about programs, resources, requirements, student organizations, career possibilities, graduate studies, and expectations associated with your intended major. Click here for department meeting locations!
Questions? Contact cwulferdingen@csuchico.edu |
WREC It!
Time: 11am-1pm
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Place: Wildcat Recreation Center |
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Known throughout campus as “The WREC”, come explore all the opportunities awaiting you at the Wildcat Recreation Center. Think all you can do is lift weights or run on a treadmill? So untrue! There’s something for everyone, and this is the perfect time for you to get the scoop on everything this state-of-the-art facility has to offer. |
Red Watch Band Team
Time:2pm-4:30pm
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Place: Tehama 106 |
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At Chico State students are positive bystanders and get the knowledge and training they need to look out for their friends and peers by joining the Red Watch Band Team. The mission of the Red Watch Band Team is to provide campus community members with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to prevent student toxic drinking deaths and to promote a student culture of kindness, responsibility, compassion, and respect. This is a free two-hour training for all students, faculty and staff that will be offered every day of Wildcat Welcome Week. Please call the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center (CADEC) at 530-898-6450 if you have any questions!
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Friday Night Concert #wildcatstyle
| Time: 7pm |
Place: City Plaza Park |
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Say hello to your new downtown! What a luxury to be within walking distance to campus for all kinds of retail and vendor services! Enjoy a concert featuring local legends Swamp Zen in City Plaza along with complimentary dinner from any one of 20 local food vendors who will be dishing it up on site! Check in at Sutter court for your food voucher (new students only) and join a group to walk to the plaza. Prizes such as a Chico State Cruiser, music and food make this the "must attend" event of Wildcat Welcome! |
Moon on Movie
| Time: 10pm |
Place: Glenn Lawn |
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Keep it cool on the Glenn Hall lawn for a late night movie showing of "Now You See Me" on an outdoor screen. Kick back with free popcorn to enjoy a first run flick! Remember to bring your own blanket or lawn chair. Get there early because the first 50 guests will receive a special gift. |
Saturday, August 24th
Mandatory Faculty Mentor Meetings
| Time: 9:30am-10:25am, 10:30am-11:25am or 1:15pm- 2:05pm |
Place: Check in at Butte Hall
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Meet with professors and students to get the low down on what life will be like managing your academic priorities. Ask those last minute questions to get you ready for next week's classes and find out from current students what you need to know to be successful right out of the gate. Locations will vary and you will be assigned a time and location from the First Year Experience Office. |
Turnin' it up the Wildcat Way
| Time: 10:30am-2pm |
Place: Trinity Commons, Rose Garden and area between Siskiyou and Glenn
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What will you do with your time outside of class? How will you make a difference in the world? How will you find other students who share your particular interests? Chico State students are highly recruited in the job market, not just for their degree but for what they did OUTSIDE of the classroom. On the same day you get the scoop on what's expected in class, grab a free bite to eat and find out how you can get involved after class at the Student Org open house. With over 240 student organizations on campus, you are sure to find the one that's right for you! |
LeadCat
| Time: 9am-4pm |
Place: BMU Auditorium |
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The LeadCat program was developed as a jumping off point, a place where you can meet other new students as well as current student leaders and supportive staff. This is a full day of leadership activities where you will meet students involved in Community Service programs, Sustainability, Fraternities and Sororities, University Housing, and Student Government to name just a few. Maybe you were active in leadership in high school, maybe you weren't, either way this program is for you! No previous leadership experience is required. Note: The application has closed.
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WREC Remix
| Time: 9pm-Midnight |
Place: Wildcat Recreation Center |
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DJ mix off and a groove infused back beat dominate a place normally reserved for personal headsets. Come into the WREC and get your sweat on in a whole new way with a late night vibe, LED light show, and spin artists. Sweet tunes from VICETONE will keep you spinnin' till the midnight hour! Don't forget to bring your student ID. This event is for students only.
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Sunday, August 25th
Be Chico - Day of Service
| Time: 10am-2pm |
Place: BMU Plaza (2nd and Chestnut)
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Join our incoming freshman class, current student leaders, and community members in a collective cleanup effort of the downtown and campus neighborhoods, parks, and community agencies. Start your college career off right by helping us "Keep it Chico" and community members can help to show students how to “Be Chico.” Registration starts at 10:00am at the BMU Plaza. Work will begin no later than 11:00am and all groups will be back on campus to debrief and eat pizza by 1:30pm until 2pm.
Link for registration:
http://bechicoday.wufoo.com/forms/be-chico-day-of-service-wildcat-welcome-week/ |
If you require an accommodation for any of our events or receptions due to a disability, please contact the Accessibility Resource Center at
(530) 898-5959
