Fall 2024 Welcome Week
We're planning some great things for your first week at Behrend! Check back in often for updates.
- For a more comprehensive schedule and up-to-date information, log in to BehrendSync.
- For students arriving to live on campus, please visit the #PSUArrival website for Behrend.
Schedule Highlights and Important Dates
Friday, August 23
- First-year resident move-in. Transfer and change-of-campus students are also welcome to join us that day.
- Commuter students new to Behrend should plan to join us for commuter programming that late afternoon of Friday, August 26.
- All students are encouraged to stick around and meet their new class while enjoying our annual Nittany Night Out.
Saturday, August 24
- Academic Convocation and School Welcomes is required of all new students.
Club events, including the annual PaintU outdoor dance party, the annual Sandblast Volleyball Tournament, THON on the Lawn, and the Welcome Back Carnival are ongoing throughout the weekend into the first week of classes. All Behrend community members are welcome!
For updates, please visit BehrendSync, New Student Orientation, and download the Penn State Go app wherever you find your mobile apps.
Sunday, August 25
Returning student access to residence halls for arrival and move-in
Please visit the #PSUArrival Behrend website or contact Behrend Housing and Food at 814-898-6161.
Monday, August 26
Classes begin. Have a great first day!
Important Information
Preparing for the Semester
Campus Information
- Campus Maps
- Directions to Campus
- Department Directory
Guide to Student Life
- Living On Campus
- Living Off Campus
- Students with Disabilities
- International Students
- Student Leadership and Involvement
- Academic Responsibilities and Faculty Expectations of Students
- Penn State Principles
- BehrendSync
Penn State Behrend is committed to supporting new students in their transition to college, both inside and outside the classroom. The goal of welcome activities, occurring during Fall Welcome Week and Winter Welcome Weekend, is to successfully integrate new students into the intellectual, social, and cultural climate of the campus community.
Please contact Clark Tieman, assistant director of Student Leadership and Involvement, with any questions.