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There’s something for everyone during Wisconsin Welcome! You'’ll have a great time meeting new friends and beginning to find your place in the UW–Madison community. It’s a chance to find answers to your questions, learn about academics, find your way around campus, learn about Wisconsin history and culture, and discover all that the university has to offer.

Wisconsin Welcome is designed to welcome new students and welcome back returning students to campus. The campus wide events begin after the first day of class and continue through the first weekend of the semester.

New student leaders lead the crowd in singing "Varsity" at the end of the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students, a Wisconsin Welcome event held at the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Aug. 29, 2008. In the background from left to right are Dean of Students Lori Berquam, undergraduates Kim Roberts and Eli Judge, and Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin.