Welcome to David Collett

Move In

• 8am – 6pm

Dinner

• 5pm - 7:30pm
• Location: David Collett Dining Hall
• Dress code: Welcome Tops

Warden & Committee Welcome Speech (Mandatory)

• 7pm - 7:30pm
• Location: David Collett Dining Hall
• Dress code: Welcome Tops

DC Freshers Welcome Common Room Party ("Disco Collett Opening Night")

• 9pm – 11pm
• Location: DC Common Room
• Dress code: Welcome Tops
• Items to bring: DC Cups

Loughborough Students' Union Welcome Party

• 11am  - 3am
• Dress code: Welcome Tops
• Purchase your LSU Welcome Party Tickets or purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.

Campus Tour

• 1pm – 2pm
• Meet Location: Under the Arches @ 12:50pm
• Dress code: Sports Kit (Birthdays in Jan-June, wear white / Birthdays in July-Dec wear black)

DC Sports Day

• 2pm – 4pm
• Location: PEC
• Dress code: (Birthdays in Jan-June, wear white / Birthdays in July-Dec wear black)

Consent Training (Mandatory)

• 4pm - 5pm
• Location: EHB104

Dinner

• 5pm - 7:30pm
• Location: David Collett Dining Hall

Warden Induction Talk (Mandatory)

• 7pm – 9pm (after dinner)
• Location: Wolfson Building T003

Own/ Flat Pres

• 9pm – 11pm
• Dress code: Dress as the First Letter of Your Name

Firefly Night Club

• 11pm – 4am
• Dress code: Dress as the First Letter of Your Name
• Purchase your Freshers Firefly Tickets

*Please note that at the time of writing Firefly lacks the facilities to support those with mobility requirements from adequately accessing the venue. Once inside the door to the venue, the primary venue areas are accessed by a set of one storey flight of stairs with no lift access available.

As a university, we commit our best endeavours to ensuring all our incoming students have an equitable and positive Welcome experience. We recognise that the lack of physical access into Firefly may affect some students’ ability to attend these late-night activities. If you are an incoming first year student and have shared support requirements to the University, our Student Life Team will contact you directly for further support. If you are yet to share any support requirements with the University you should look to complete our online disability and health portal as soon as possible.

Meet Your Course Mates and Committee

• 11am – 1pm
• Location: DC Dining Hall

Loughborough Sports Fest

• 1pm - 4pm
• Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Vision Boarding - Craft Your Year

• 2pm – 4pm
• Location: DC Dining Hall

Phantom Pub Night with Cayley Hall

•  8pm – 12pm
• Dress code: "The Force is Funky" (Red vs Blue/ Jedi vs Sith)

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Your course will update you about the exact time and date.

Feel Good Pub Quiz

• 8pm – 10pm
• Location: The Blacksmiths
• Dress Code: Y2K (early 2000s)

Echo's Night Club

• 11pm – 4am
• Dress Code: Y2K (early 2000s)
• Purchase your Echo's tickets. Use Promo Code "DC"

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Your course will update you about the exact time and dates

Town Tour

• 12pm - 3pm
• Meet Location: Under the Arches @ 11.50am

Air Dry Clay Making

• 3pm – 5pm
• Location: DC Common Room

"Checkmate & Celebrate" Chess Event  - Plan your next move... on the board or the dancefloor

• 8pm – 11pm
• Location: DC Common Room
• Dress Code: Old School Disco (school uniform)

Loughborough Students' Union FND Club Night

• 11pm – 3am
• Dress Code: Old School Disco (school uniform)
• Purchase your LSU Freshers FND Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.

Returners Swan In the Rushes Garden Party with Firefly After

• 7pm – 11pm then 11pm - 4am
• Dress Code: Old School Disco (school uniform)
• Purchase your Returners Rewind tickets. 

Sports Bazaar

• 10am - 4pm
• Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

DC x Wolfson Run Club ("The Disco Dash")

• 4pm – 5pm
• Meeting Location: Under the Arches @3:50pm

Post Card Making x Butler Court

• 8pm – 10pm
• Location: David Collett Common Room

Own Pres

• 8pm - 11pm

Echo's Night Club

• 11pm - 4am
• Purchase your Echo's tickets. Use Promo Code "DC"

Activities Bazaar

• 10am - 4pm
• Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Volunteering Litter Picking

• 12pm – 2pm
• Meeting location: Under the Arches @ 11:50am

Sustainability Black Out

• 6pm – 9pm
• As part of our drive to save energy where possible, we're running a short "blackout" period where we ask our residents to turn off electrical devices wherever possible.

DC Pizza Party and Peter’s Pizzeria

• 7pm – 9pm
• Meet Location: Under the Arches @6:15pm

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Embroidery Yarn Club Collaboration ("Stitch & Chill")

• 3pm - 5pm
• Location: David Collett Common Room

Bracelet Making

• 8pm - 10pm
• Location: David Collett Common Room

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Games Night

• 8pm - 10pm
• Location: David Collett Common Room

Garden Party at Swan in the Rushes

• 7pm - 11pm
• Dress code: Beach Party
• Purchase your Emerging Beat Garden Party Tickets

Firefly Night Club

• 11pm - 4am
• Dress code: Beach Party
• Purchase your Freshers Firefly Tickets

*Please note that at the time of writing Firefly lacks the facilities to support those with mobility requirements from adequately accessing the venue. Once inside the door to the venue, the primary venue areas are accessed by a set of one storey flight of stairs with no lift access available.

As a university, we commit our best endeavours to ensuring all our incoming students have an equitable and positive Welcome experience. We recognise that the lack of physical access into Firefly may affect some students’ ability to attend these late-night activities. If you are an incoming first year student and have shared support requirements to the University, our Student Life Team will contact you directly for further support. If you are yet to share any support requirements with the University you should look to complete our online disability and health portal as soon as possible.

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Common Room Party with Elvyn and Robert Bakewell Hall

• 9:30pm - 11:30pm
• Location: Robert Bakewell Hub
• Dress code: All the Gear, No Idea (Sports Kit)

Loughborough Students' Union Hey Ewe

• 11:30pm - 3am
• Dress code: All the Gear, No Idea (Sports Kit)
• Purchase your LSU Freshers Hey Ewe Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Nottingham Bierkeller

• 6pm - 10pm
• Dress code: Cops and Robbers (freshers)
• Tickets available to purchase soon

Loughborough Students' Union Incognito

• 11pm - 3am
• Dress code: Cops and Robbers (freshers)
• Purchase your LSU Incognito Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Music Mashup Garden Party

• 7pm - 11pm
• Dress code: Boogie Wonderland (disco/ 80s)
• After 11pm, New students continue to Firefly, Returners go to LSU FND
• Purchase your Revolve Tickets

*Please note that at the time of writing Firefly lacks the facilities to support those with mobility requirements from adequately accessing the venue. Once inside the door to the venue, the primary venue areas are accessed by a set of one storey flight of stairs with no lift access available.

As a university, we commit our best endeavours to ensuring all our incoming students have an equitable and positive Welcome experience. We recognise that the lack of physical access into Firefly may affect some students’ ability to attend these late-night activities. If you are an incoming first year student and have shared support requirements to the University, our Student Life Team will contact you directly for further support. If you are yet to share any support requirements with the University you should look to complete our online disability and health portal as soon as possible.

Loughborough Students' Union FND (Returners)

• 11:30pm - 3am
• Dress code: Boogie Wonderland (disco/ 80s)
• Purchase your Returners FND tickets

Painting by Numbers

• 12pm - 2pm
• Location: David Collett Common Room

Sunset Walk (with photography competition)

• 5pm - 6pm
• Meeting Location: Under the Arches @4:45pm

DC Freshers Closing Common Room Party ("Disco Collett: The Last Dance")

• 8pm - 11pm
• Location: David Collett Common Room
• Dress code:  Battle of the Eras (90s (committee/fresher helpers) vs 2000s (freshers)

Loughborough Students' Union Closing Party

• 11pm - 3am
• Dress code:  Battle of the Eras (90s (committee/fresher helpers) vs 2000s (freshers)
• Purchase your LSU Freshers Closing Party Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.