Freshman Retreat

Retreat Check-In Times:

• June Retreat: 9 a.m.
• August Retreat: 10 a.m.

Lilly Center Coffeehouse, Omwake-Dearborn Chapel

Athletes should check their team’s pre-season practice schedule for potential conflicts prior to registering.

August Retreat Residence Hall Check-In 

Students may move into their residence hall rooms prior to leaving for the Freshman Retreat.

• August 8
• 8 – 10 a.m.
• Student Affairs, Cannon Student Center

If special accommodations are needed for an earlier check-in, contact the Director of Residence Life.

Location

The Freshman Retreat is held at the Black Lake Retreat Center, near the Uwharrie Mountains in North Carolina:

4709 New Hope Church Rd
Asheboro, NC 27205

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The primary goal at the Freshman Retreat is help you get to know your new classmates, learn about life at Catawba, and how to be successful at college. Past activities have included visiting the N.C. Zoo, volleyball, frisbee golf, corn hole, and other fun activities.

• Comfortable pillow
• Water bottle
• Sleeping bag/twin blanket or sheets
• Comfortable closed toed shoes
• Towel
• Toothbrush
• Shorts
• T-Shirt
• Rain jacket
• Underclothes
• Socks
• Pajamas
• Extra outfits (if you choose to participate in outdoor activities)
• Swim suit
• Day bag for carrying things around (optional)
• Toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, etc.)
• Writing utensil (pen/pencil)
• Notebook
• Sunglasses
• Bug spray
• Sunscreen
• Hat

The Freshman Retreat is designed to help you gain a better understanding of the Catawba experience and how to be a successful student. Members of the Retreat Leadership Corps will be on-hand to answer questions you may have from an upperclassman’s perspective. Learn more about yourself, your vocation, and your future career options.