Welcome Weekend
Welcome Weekend is Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2025, with move-in day on Friday, Aug. 29. This is your time to make new friends, move in and become familiar with your new St. Scholastica home, experience the Benedictine values in action, get involved and have tons of fun!
What to Expect
Each student will be part of a Delta Group. These are small groups led by an upper-class student leader. Your first Delta Group will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, after you’ve moved into your home for the next nine months. Starting with that group, you will be involved in Welcome Weekend throughout the whole weekend.
Welcome Weekend is mandatory for all new first-year students. It is full of lots of fun programs, activities, and conversations that will help you connect well to this community and give you what you need to hit the ground running! You will have required events every day.
If you have a disability or chronic medical condition that may affect your ability to participate fully and richly in Welcome Weekend, please contact the Center for Equal Access at 218-625-4891 or at access@css.edu. It is important that you contact them at least two weeks before Welcome Weekend if possible.
Welcome Weekend is a great introduction to life at The College of St. Scholastica. During this time you will:
- have a ton of fun!
- become familiar with your new home at St. Scholastica
- make new friends and connect with a number of the diverse people who make up this community
- meet faculty and staff
- find ways to be involved and make connections that get you started
- learn more about academic success strategies
- be familiar with the student support services that exist at St. Scholastica
- experience our Benedictine values in action and explore further what it means to live them every day
Is St. Scholastica Welcome Weekend required?
Welcome Weekend is a required program and attendance is integral to your transition from high school to The College of St. Scholastica. The choice to attend is similar to the decisions you’ll be making every day of your college experience — whether to attend class or not, whether to participate in on-campus events or not, or whether to have a positive attitude or not. Just like regular class attendance has a positive impact on academic success, attending Welcome Week will enhance your academic experience by helping you get acquainted with St. Scholastica and build a sense of community (one of our values). We encourage you to attend all the sessions and events. Get to know your classmates and start making new friends and memories.
And remember, you have your first real Dignitas class on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1!
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about Welcome Weekend, please contact Megan Perry-Spears or the orientation interns at orientation@css.edu or 218-723-6728.
Megan Perry-Spears
Dean of Students
Tower Hall, Room 2142
218-723-6029
mperryspears@css.edu
Other Helpful Bits of Information
Housing
If you apply for and select to live on campus for the fall, you will receive a letter in the middle of July informing you of your fall housing assignment and your new roommate(s). To be assigned a room, you will need to complete a housing contract and submit your $200 deposit. If you have not yet submitted your full deposit, please contact your admissions counselor or make your deposit online. You may also review a list of suggested items to bring to campus. Transfer students are not required to live on campus, but if you are a transfer student and interested in living on campus, please complete the same steps.
Saints Dining
Meal plans are used primarily in the Greenview Dining Room. Here students can dine with their friends and enjoy the diverse food options provided. More information can be found on the Saints Dining website.
Parking Permit and Transportation
Students are allowed to have vehicles on campus, but are required to register their vehicle online and purchase a student parking permit.
Please note that many students opt to NOT have a car on campus and it works out just fine. You can use your Saints Card as a bus pass to go anywhere in Duluth. For traveling further distances (Twin Cities and beyond) Jefferson Bus Lines picks up right on campus! (www.jeffersonlines.com/)
Welcome Weekend Parking Information and Current Parking Map
After unloading and moving into the residence halls, you will need to park your vehicle in lots 1, 15, 16 or 17. Contact Residential Life with questions about move-in day procedures. More information about parking can be found on the Facilities and Parking page.
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