New Roo Weekend
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2026 NEW ROO WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday, August 22, 2026
9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Meet Your Leaders Breakfast (Optional) at Rob's
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Missed the RSVP deadline? Stop by our Add On Station outside of the main entrance to Rob's
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Troop Meetings in campus classrooms
11:10 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Akron Bingo Icebreaker around UA’s campus
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Campus Scavenger Hunt around UA's campus
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Involvement Breakout Sessions in campus classrooms
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Welcome Back Carnival on Coleman Common
Sunday, August 23, 2026
12:15 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Troop Meetings in campus classrooms
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. RooFest in the Student Union
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Class Schedule Tours departing from the clocktower outside of the Student Union
FAQs
No worries! We will be hosting an add-on station outside of Rob's Cafe on Saturday morning. Look for our blue tent starting at 9:45 am! The add-on station will close at 10:15 am.
Think of college as an investment, like buying a car. You had to learn how to drive a car, how to maintain it, how to get the most out of it. College is the same. At New Roo Weekend, we'll give you dozens of tips to help you get ahead. You'll meet new friends, faculty members and staff. Plus, you'll have some fun, too. You don't want to miss it!
New Roo Weekend is an all-or-nothing event! When you RSVP, you are RSVPing for the entire experience, not just parts. New Roo Weekend is best attended by spending the whole weekend with your group and New Roo Weekend Leader. They'll miss you if you aren't at an event!
We really think New Roo Weekend is the best way to start off your Akron Experience because of the opportunities you will have to connect with both campus and other students. We understand that you may have other commitments though. We would encourage you to visit the Weeks of Welcome website and try to attend a number of events happening the first week. Getting off to a great start and making connections is a key to success in college and if you cannot attend New Roo Weekend, we're hopeful you will find another way to get connected!
No. Students will be expected to commute to and from campus as they would for class.
No! New Roo Weekend builds upon your Orientation. We'll be sharing a lot of new information during New Roo Weekend and it is an opportunity to connect with everyone from your incoming class, not just the few you went through your Orientation day with.
The weekend is exclusively for new students. But don't worry parents and guests — there will be plenty of events in the months ahead that you can attend with your new student.
New Roo Weekend is a rain or shine event! Some events occur outside and if the threat of weather impacts us, we will let you know of any venue location changes through your Troop Leaders. In in the event of severe weather forces us to cancel any event, we will also let you know.
Snacks - Lunch is provided on Saturday, but you may want something for in-between sessions
Refillable water bottle - we have many refill stations on campus
Comfortable walking shoes - we will be traveling all over campus
An umbrella if it looks like it might rain