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Welcome, New Mustangs

By Gabby Ferreira // Photos by Joe Johnston and Dylan Head
A student hangs in a green inflatable ring

A week before the start of fall quarter, thousands of new Mustangs gathered on campus to kick off a time-honored orientation tradition: the Week of Welcome. The award-winning program brings new students together with more experienced student mentors who introduce them to campus life and critical resources for a successful college career. This year, activities included beach bonfires, a silent disco, a roller rink and an Inflate-A-Fest carnival.

Click the arrow buttons below to scroll through a few more scenes from this year’s WOW.

  • In front of a lit residence hall building after dark, a group of students sits on a lawn watching a movie projected onto a large portable screen.

    Cal Poly Week of Welcome Movie Night on yakʔitʸutʸu lawn.

  • A group of students lines up to look out over the railing on a hillside platform above the Cal Poly P.

    WOW groups Hike to the Cal Poly “P” lookout.

  • Silhouetted against the sunset, a group of students plays with a volleyball on the beach.

    Students play volleyball at a Week of Welcome WOW bonfire in Grover Beach.

  • A young man and young woman in life vests float on the ocean on paddleboards while holding their paddles in the air.

    Cal Poly Week of Welcome WOW groups return from an afternoon of stand up paddle boarding in the waters of Port San Luis on boards from Avila Beach Paddlesports.

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