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Held the weekend before the start of the fall semester, this extension of Dominican's orientation program is required for all incoming first-year students and highly encouraged for incoming transfer students. During this weekend, students and their guest(s) will attend engaging sessions, speakers, and panels to help students properly transition into the Dominican community.

Friday, August 22-Sunday, August 24, 2025
River Forest Campus
7900 W. Division St., River Forest

During Welcome Weekend, new students have the opportunity to get to know each other and find their place on the River Forest campus at multiple events. Saturday programming is designed for new students and their guest(s) to get to know others new to the Dominican community.

DU Fest is on Sunday afternoon and is a free event for all DU Students. Students will join the º£½ÇÉçÇø community in the Quad to kick off the new school year! The festival will include food trucks, live music and lots of free activities for the student community.

Registration

Registration information is sent to incoming students’ emails.

We look forward to meeting our new students and their guest(s) during Welcome Weekend! If you have any questions regarding Welcome Weekend, please contact sse@dom.edu.