Welcome Week 2024
- Before you attend Welcome Week
If you require an accommodation to participate in Welcome Week, please contact welcomeweek@rutgers as soon as possible, preferably at least five days in advance.
- During Welcome Week
- Let any Welcome Week volunteer if you have any sensory concerns.
- Our full Welcome Week schedule can be found on our Rutgers NB App - below you will find our Signature Events with sensory icons next to each event to give you an idea of what to expect when attending
- New Student Convocation:
- Scarlet Night/Late Knight Activities:
- First-Year Student BBQ AND Rutgers Football Game/Fireworks:
- Help Me Find My Classes/Rutgers 102:
- Scarlet Rumble:
- Culture Fest & Meet the Greeks AND Club DM:
- Involvement Fair:
- New Student Convocation:
New Student Orientation - Summer 2024
- Before you attend your New Student Orientation Session
If you need any accommodations, please reach out to transition@echo.rutgers.edu before your orientation session
- During your New Student Orientation Session
- Let your Orientation Leader or any Orientation Team member know if you have any sensory concerns.
- If you need to step away from an activity, let your orientation leader know and they will show you how to get to our Quite Lounge (Busch Student Center Room #114)
- Orientation Day #1
Check-in Welcome Small Group Meetings Mainstage Presentations Breakout Room Presentation Mainstage Skits Social Activities - Orientation Day #2
Advising Resource Fair Tour Next Steps/Campus Navigation
Need additonal accomodations? - The Office of Disability Services (ODS) provides reasonable academic accommodations for students with disabilities. This office provides the necessary tools, resources, and support for individuals with disabilities to become responsible decision-makers and self-advocates in charge of their future. They are dedicated to providing information and resources necessary for students to pursue their academic, personal, and professional goals while at Rutgers. In addition, ODS is committed to working with administrators, faculty, staff, and students to cultivate an awareness of creating an inclusive environment for all individuals. For more information about accommodations at Rutgers visit https://ods.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University is proud to be an Aira Access Partner, providing free visual interpreting services throughout the Rutgers—New Brunswick campus at any time of day or night. Any student, staff, faculty, or visitor can use Aira for free on a smartphone simply by downloading the Aira app and connecting with an agent. By using what is in the camera's view or shared on screen, the live interpreter can describe, read, explain, and navigate – just about anything safely and securely. Learn more about Aira on the Office of Disability Services website.
