Welcome Week

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sailfish Start & Move-In
Get settled into your new home-away-from-home! Be sure to
stop by the Sailfish Start tent outside your hall to check-in.
Students will receive an email from Residence Life by early July
to sign up for a specific move-in timeslot.
Residence Halls

8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Onboarding
Gather essentials (like your PBA ID card), chat with Financial
Aid, finalize your student account and billing, enjoy a photo opp
with your family, and more!
Warren Library

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own
Students may use their meal plan. Meals for family members
are available for purchase.
Campus Dining

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Dinner on Your Own
Students may use their meal plan. Meals for family members
are available for purchase.
Campus Dining

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Movie Night
Come meet your fellow new Sailfish as we enjoy a chill night
under the stars with a movie and delicious snacks.
Baxter Green

8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Sailfish Start & Move-In
Get settled into your new home-away-from-home! Be sure to
stop by the Sailfish Start tent outside your hall to check-in.
Students will receive an email from Residence Life by early July
to sign up for a specific move-in timeslot.
Residence Halls

8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Onboarding
Gather essentials (like your PBA ID card), chat with Financial
Aid, finalize your student account and billing, enjoy a photo opp
with your family, and more!
Warren Library

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own
Students may use their meal plan. Meals for family members
are available for purchase.
Campus Dining

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
International Student Orientation
International students: Meet with the International Student
Services team to walk through important information regarding
visas, acclimating to PBA, and more.
Family members are welcome to join!
Borbe 206

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Varsity Athlete Parent Meeting (Parents)
Family members of incoming varsity athletes are invited to a
session with members of the Sailfish Athletics staff.
MacArthur 1291-
1292

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Honors Orientation
Students entering the Supper Honors Program are invited to
connect with Dr. Tom St. Antoine, the program’s director.
Family members are welcome to join!
Weyenberg Center

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Donuts with Your Dean
Meet fellow students and professors from your major and
enjoy delicious donuts from a local favorite: The Salty Donut!
Assigned Classrooms

4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Commuter Connect & Onboarding
Incoming commuters: We want you to get connected to the
PBA community. Stop by to check-in, gather PBA essentials, and
receive a free Chick-fil-A meal on us!
Greene Complex Portico

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Dinner on Your Own
Students may use their meal plan. Meals for family members
are available for purchase.
Campus Dining Locations

7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Find Your Fish Group
Meet your Fish Group on the Baxter Green and pose together
for a photo with your fish group before making your way as a
group to the Opening Rally.
Baxter Green

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Welcome Program & Opening Rally
A high-energy rally to kick-off the Welcome Week festivities.
Hear from our President, meet the Steering Committee, and
more!
Rubin Arena

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
President’s Dessert Social (Families)
Parents/family will be dismissed during Opening Rally
Parents and family members: Enjoy Florida treats like Key Lime
Pie as you mingle with members of the Parents Council and the
President’s Cabinet.
Warren Library

8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Block Party
Come on out to your first social event of the year to meet other
students and various members of the PBA community. There
will be food and lots of fun!
Baxter Green

8 – 9 a.m.
Breakfast with Your Fish Group
Students may use their meal plan. Meals for family members
are available for purchase.
Campus Dining Locations

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Understanding Life at PBA (Families & Students together)
Get oriented to life as a PBA student and find out all that’s in
store for you as members of the Sailfish family.
Rubin Arena

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Workship
Let’s serve together!
Take part in your first Workship project and a time of worship
together.
Students receive Workship credit.
Rubin Arena;
various breakout rooms

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Becoming PBA Parents & Time of Prayer (Families)
*Final event for parents & families
Join fellow parents as you hear from campus leaders and take
part in a special time of prayer over your students.
DeSantis Family Chapel

12 pm – 1:30 p.m.
Family Goodbye Lunch / Lunch with Your Fish Group
Time for families and students to say farewell over lunch
together or eat with your fish group using your meal plan.
Campus Dining Locations & Recommended Off Campus Locations

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Fish Group Excursion
Explore iconic West Palm Beach favorites with your Fish Group.
Various Locations

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Dinner with Your Fish Group
Come eat with your fish group!
Students may use their meal plan.
Campus Dining Locations

6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
RAC-reation
Gather outside the Warren Library to ride the buses out to the
Rinker Athletic Campus, where we’ll enjoy a giant volleyball
competition and refreshing treats.
Meet outside the Warren Library; ride buses to Rinker Athletic Campus together

10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship
Come worship together with fellow students and hear a
message from our Spiritual Development team.
Students receive chapel credit.
Rubin Arena

11:15 a.m. 1 p.m.
Brunch with Your Fish Group
Come eat with your fish group!
Students may use their meal plan.
Fraser Dining Hall

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Footwashing Tradition
Welcome Week ends with this special PBA tradition. Come hear
from our campus pastor and join us for this unique time of worship
Rubin Arena