August 26 - September 1

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First week of classes

Hello, Beloiters! It feels great to have everyone together on campus again. We are excited to kick off this year with a continued focus on transformative learning experiences and enhancing our campus environment.

Starting the academic year

Remember to attend Convocation this afternoon to celebrate the start of the new academic year. New students should meet with their orientation leaders at 4:10 pm. The ceremony starts at 4:30 pm in front of the Science Center, followed by a picnic in Chapin Quad.

Wright Museum exhibits

All exhibits run from August 27 through November 16. Visit the Wright Museum any time Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4p.m.

• Day One DNA: 50 Years in Hip-hop Culture: Celebrating Ice T and DJ Afrika Islam’s legacy while journeying through their creative process and influences.
• Tierra Y Libertad: Highlighting the work of modern and contemporary Latinx artists.
• Voices of Art: Voices of Art explores the ways in which art has had and can have a message to foster social change.

Sky Carp baseball

Come join your fellow Beloiters and see Beloit’s minor league baseball team play at the annual Beloit College Night at the Sky Carp game on Thursday, August 29 at 6:35 p.m.

Admission is free with your Beloit College ID, and discount tickets are available for family and friends. Please enter the ABC Supply Stadium from Mill Street, across from the US Post Office.

President Eric Boynton will be throwing out the first pitch. Be sure to wear your Beloit College gear!

Welcome from the City of the Beloit

The citizens of the City of Beloit welcome Beloit College students as their neighbors in this place we all call home.

Summer research and community-based learning

McNair Scholar Olivia Alvarado’25 learned a great deal about herself in two weeks at the University of Michigan’s Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program. There, Olivia presented quantitative research about the unhoused in the Beloit area and found a greater sense of confidence in their abilities.

• Aug. 26: School Supply Re-use Open House
  12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m., Sanger Center for the Sciences, Room 350
• Aug. 26: Freeze Pops on the Patio!
  2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Morse Library and Richard Black Information Center
• Aug. 26: Convocation
  4:30 p.m., Science Center
• Aug. 27: Chamber Singers auditions
  4:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Hendricks Center For The Arts, room 204
• Aug. 28: Faculty Forum: College Residencies Launch Lunch
  12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m., Pearsons, Weeks Lounge
• Aug. 30: All Fall full-time students must be at full time status
  All Day
• Aug. 30: New Venture Night
  6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Center for Entrepreneurship in Liberal Education (CELEB)
• Aug. 30: Music at Harry’s Place
  7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Harry C. Moore Pavilion in Riverside Park

Annual Geology Fall Field Trip

The geology department’s annual beginning-of-the-semester field trip is Sunday, Sept. 8 and is open to all. We will visit the Lake Michigan shoreline and have the opportunity to collect cool beach rocks and fossils. Please complete the sign-up form.

Audition for Sagittarius Ponderosa play

If you’ve always wanted to try out for a play at Beloit, here’s your chance! Auditions are August 27 and 28th, and you just have to sign up for a time and be there. For information, please contact Amy Sarno at sarnofra@esr990.com.