
Welcome to Douglass
Welcome Days at Douglass are on August 25, 2025 to August 28, 2025
Welcome to Douglass
Make Douglass feel more like your “home away from home” by joining us for the 2025 Douglass Welcome Days. Join an action-packed three days planned and organized by Douglass students. Join us for games, activities, prizes, and opportunities to connect with fellow students, resident assistants (RAs) and peer advisors. RSVP for events and see the schedule below!
Welcome Days Schedule
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All Day: Incoming DRC Move-In
*specific times will be shared by ResLife through your Rutgers email
3:45-4:45pm: Douglass New Student Welcome, Voorhees Chapel
3:45-4:45pm: Parent and Family Session, Kathleen W. Ludwig building
6-8pm: Pizza Movie Night!, Kathleen W. Ludwig building
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Breakfast on Your Own: Dining Halls Open
10:30 AM: Trivia Campus Tour, Kathleen W. Ludwig building
11:30am-1pm: Ice Cream Social, Cook/Douglass Rec Center
3:00-5pm: Crafts with the Dean, Kathleen W. Ludwig building
*Meet the Dean while button making, coloring and painting Rutgers and Douglass magnetic canvases
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10:30-12pm: Transfer & Commuter Breakfast, Kathleen W. Ludwig building
12pm: New Student Group Photo, Ludwig Courtyard
12:15-2:30 pm: Get Involved Lunch & Learn, Kathleen W. Ludwig building
*Student Org tabling, t-shirt giveout, tricky trays raffle, meet faculty & staff
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10:00am-12pm: DRC Honors College Brunch, Kathleen W. Ludwig building
*Douglass Honors College students
12-2pm: WiSE LLC Welcome, Morrow Suites, Busch campus
* Douglass Engineering LLC, Computer Science LLC, Pharmacy/Nursing LLC students
2024 Douglass Welcome Days Highlight Reel
Check out last year's activities below!