GO Weekend
GO Weekend is a week-long series of events that welcomes new and returning students back to campus at the start of each fall semester. From move-in day through the first full weekend, it's packed with social events, college-specific programming, and community traditions designed to help you find your footing before classes begin.
Fall 2026 GO Weekend runs Tuesday, August 18 through Sunday, August 23, 2026.
The full 2026 schedule will be published closer to the event. Browse last year's schedule below for a preview of what GO Weekend looks like.
GO Weekend 2025
Tuesday, August 19
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m. | All Call GO — Morgan University Center |
| 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Honors Scholars & PELP Early Housing Move-In — Move-In Assignment |
| 12:00 p.m. | Honors Scholars & PELP Orientation Begins — Honors Commons |
Wednesday, August 20
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | First Year Housing Move-In — Move-In Assignment |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Purpose First Scholars Early Housing Move-In — Move-In Assignment |
| 5:00 p.m. | Purpose First Scholars Orientation Begins — MUC Ballroom |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Yard Games with Campus Ministries — Eriksson Quad |
| 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Slushies @ the Spirit Rock — The Spirit Rock |
| 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Films @ the Fort — Fortera Stadium |
Thursday, August 21
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | First Year Housing Move-In — Move-In Assignment |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Grillin' with the Govs — Residential Quad |
| 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Govs Island — Residential Quad |
| 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Govs on the GO: City Forum & Walmart — Buses depart from Ellington; local students can drive and meet there |
Friday, August 22
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | First Year Housing Move-In — Move-In Assignment |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Peayceful Yoga — Browning Lawn |
| 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Brunch in the Caf — C. Evans Harvill Food Hall |
| Explore the Peay | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Find Your Class Friday — MUC Plaza |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | CoAL Gallery Walk — Art + Design |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | CoAL Paint a Labubu (Registration Required) — Art + Design 113 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | CoAL APSU-TV Expo — Jackson Alley, outside MMC |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | CoBHS Smoothie Social — Health Professions 104 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | CoSTEM Scavenger Hunt — Sundquist Fountain |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | College of Business Open House — Kimbrough Lobby |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Govs Bingo Bonanza — Claxton 103 |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | EdTechXperience — Claxton 226 |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Military & Veteran Affairs Cookout — Newton Center |
| Be a Gov Kick-Off | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | First-Gen Student Pinning & Alumni Panel — MUC Ballroom |
| 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. | Legacy Freshman Pinning Ceremony — Foy Recreation Center |
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | New Student Convocation — Dunn Center |
| 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | GovsFest — Fortera Stadium |
| 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. | Glowchella — Intramural Field |
Saturday, August 23
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Gov Success | |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | University Success — Let's Get Started — Dunn Center |
| 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Help a Gov — Various Locations |
| College Connect Lunch | |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Connect Lunch: College of Arts & Letters — Art + Design Building |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Connect Lunch: College of Behavioral & Health Sciences — Health Professions Commons |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Connect Lunch: College of Business — Kimbrough Lobby |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Connect Lunch: College of Education — Claxton 103 |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Connect Lunch: College of STEM — Sundquist E106A/E106B |
| Afternoon Chill | |
| 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Peay at the Pool & Ice Cream Social — Foy Recreation Center |
| Austin Peay Saturday Night | |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Beats & Greeks — Intramural Field |
Sunday, August 24
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Downtown Clarksville Bike Tour (Registration Required) — Foy Recreation Center |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Interdenominational Service — MUC Ballroom |
| Afternoon Chill | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch with LifePoint — Browning Lawn |
| 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Rec the Day — Foy Recreation Center |
| 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Govs at the Movies: Freakier Friday — Phoenix Movie Theater (buses depart Ellington at 1:30 p.m.; movie begins at approximately 2:15 p.m.) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Volleyball Match vs. Tusculum — Dunn Center |
| 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Welcome Back Bash — MUC Ballroom |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Won Night — Clement Auditorium |
| 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. | PeayCake Breakfast — C. Evans Harvill Food Hall |
Monday, August 25
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m. | Peayple in the Community Day of Service — Dunn Center |