Welcome Week


September 18-26, 2025

What is Welcome Week?

Kicked off by move-in day, Welcome Week is a series of events and activities designed just for you—our newest Eagle!

You can expect to meet new faces, learn more about EWU, and understand what it means to be an Eagle. Our hope is that by the end of Welcome Week, you’re well-acquainted to campus and life here at EWU.

Welcome Week for Winter and Spring quarters are tied to the corresponding Orientation. 

Welcome Week: Sept. 18-26, 2025

Access the Welcome Week schedule on EagleSync. The EWU events app will help you connect with fellow students, receive key updates, and so much more!

Explore Welcome Week 2025 

Get to Know the Orientation Leaders!

Orientation Leaders (OLs for short) help guide new students around campus during the Welcome Week activities. Learn what advice they have for new students below!

Christian Agyei

Urban and Regional Planning
Ghana
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Pronouns: (He/Him/His)

Monica Alfaro-Henley

Pre-med biology
Moses Lake, WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Daniel Allard

Chemistry
Yakima, WA
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Pronouns: (he/him)

Maribel Alvarez

Social Work
Sunnyside, WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Haley Anderson

Music Education
Richland, WA
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Pronouns: (She/her)

Lily Barnes

Literary Studies (English)
Sequim, WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Zati Brown

Social work
Goldendale, Washington
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Cesar China Olarte

Computer Science
Yakima, Wa
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Pronouns: (He/him)

Sergio cordova

Mechanical engineering technology
Quincy, Washington
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Pronouns: (He/him)

Sophia Eltrich

Exercise Science
Bellingham, WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Selena Hernandez

Elementary Education
Grandview WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Abby Jensen

Interdisciplinary Studies
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
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Pronouns: (She/They)

Kelson Johansing

Business Management
Yakima, WA
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Pronouns: (he/him)

Isai Layata

Business Marketing
Oroville, WA
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Pronouns: (He/Him)

Fabian Macias

Urban & Regional Planning
Sunnyside, Wa
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Pronouns: (He/him)

Jerry Owen McCann

Mechanical Engineering Technology
Port Angeles
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Pronouns: (He/Him)

Julian Michel

CMTE
Sunnyside , Wa
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Pronouns: (He/Him)

Alex Morales-Bravo

Mechanical Engineering
East Wenatchee, Washington
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Pronouns: (he/him)

Ha Shoah Nyberg

Elementary Education /Special Education
Omak Washington
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Pronouns: (He/Him)

Florence Osei

Urban and Regional Planning
Ghana
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Pronouns: (she/Her)

Amy Patacini

Art
Prosser, WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Julyssa Rivera

Criminal Justice
Wapato, WA
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Pronouns: (She/Her)

Ethan Rocha

Exercise science
Sunnyside, WA
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Pronouns: (He/him)

Maria Sarmiento

Political Science
Moses lake
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Pronouns: (she/They)

Olivia Swanson

Developmental Psychology
Woodland, WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Jaime Tovar

Lifestyle Medicine
Grandview, Washington
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Pronouns: (He/Him)

Kira Urbina

Nursing
Yakima Wa
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Pronouns: (She/Her)

Kylie White

Psychology
Medical Lake, WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Natalie Wilson

Business
Snohomish, WA
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Pronouns: (she/her)

Flying the Nest

Hear from recent EWU students about their move-in experience and why they love being an Eagle.

 

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