THURSDAY 8/20/26
First Year Student Schedule
8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. — Residential Student Move-in
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. — Resource Fair & Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. — Welcome to Cedar Crest
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. — Meet Your FYE Mentor
2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. — Line Up for Open Door Ceremony
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. — Open Door Ceremony (this event requires walking up and down stairs)
4:15 p.m. – 5 p.m. — Farewell
5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — Falcon Group Meeting
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. — SYE-Themed Dinner
7 p.m. – Community Wellness Wall
Family & Loved Ones Schedule
8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. — Residential Student Move-in
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. — Resource Fair & Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. — Welcome to °µÍø½ûÇø
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. — Parent Presentation, FYE, CCC Resources, & how to support your students
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. — Parent Presentation: Mental Health Info
2:45 – 3 p.m. — Head to Blaney Hall for Open Door Ceremony
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Open Door Ceremony
4:15 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Farewell
FRIDAY 8/21/26
First Year Student Schedule
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. — Breakfast 

9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. — All Are Welcome: Creating Campus Community
11 a.m. – Noon — Title IX Meeting 

Noon – 1 p.m. — Lunch 

1 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. — Campus Resource Tour 

3:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. — Financial Wellness Presentation 

4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — Strawberry Festival 

6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — Dinner 

8 p.m. — Bingo
SATURDAY 8/22/26
First Year Student Schedule
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. — BreakfastÂ
11 a.m. – noon — Wellness Day Programming
Noon – 1 p.m. — Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Craft Fair
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — Goat Cuddling
8 p.m. — Movie Night
SUNDAY 8/23/26
First Year Student Schedule
10 a.m. – Noon – Brunch (optional for commuters)
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Shuttle Service to Target (optional)
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Opening Floor Meetings (residential students only)