
Dorm Room Decorating
Walmart will be hosting a dorm room decorating event throughout the day of Saturday, August 24. There will be light snacks, dorm room check lists, decorating tips and much more.
Walmart will be hosting a dorm room decorating event throughout the day of Saturday, August 24. There will be light snacks, dorm room check lists, decorating tips and much more.
Welcome students back to campus with a friendly volleyball match at Hancock Beach! Open to students, employees, alumni and their families. Sign up as a team or individually at https://volleyballtourney.paperform.co/.
A Parent Session will be held at the Chapel of St. Matthew to answer questions and discuss their child’s transition into the university.
New students will have from 8:00am-5:00pm to check-in at the Finnish American Heritage Center on Thursday, August 22. Orientation activities will not begin until Friday, August 23.
The New Student Orientation Scavenger Hunt will take place Saturday, August 24. New students will spend the morning touring around the city of Hancock, along with Finlandia’s campus, to get more comfortable in the university’s hometown.
The Welcome Back Picnic will take place Friday, August 23 and is open to all Finlandia employees and students! It’s a chance for returning students to catch up with old friends and for new students to get acquainted with the university’s faculty, staff and fellow Lions. Pack your sunscreen and come on out to Hancock Beach to relax before the busy school year begins!
Saturday, August 26
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Picnic
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Orientation Fair, featuring student organizations
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Game
4:15 – 4:45 p.m. NOT the World’s Largest Water Balloon Fight
Friday, August 25
S’mores behind the chapel followed by a movie inside the chapel