Dawg Days

New Student Retreat

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Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024, 03:31 PM

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Dawg Days:
(618) 453-1121
dawgdays@siu.edu

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Dawg Days 2025 - August 10-15

Dawg Days welcomes the freshman class and transfer students to Southern Illinois University with the purpose of giving them an opportunity to have fun, make friends and learn more about life at SIU!

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About the Retreat

  • About Dawg Days

    Dawg Days is a four-day, three-night retreat for incoming students. Make friends and learn more about life at SIU. Our staff have valuable experience and plenty of advice for students coming to SIU.

    Meet Our Staff

  • Activities

    During the day, students have the opportunity to choose and take part in several camp-related activities such as duct tape dodge-ball, broomball and canoe-battleship! Optional activities include rock climbing and regular canoeing.

    Camp Schedule

  • Partners, Donors, and Support

    Dawg Days is hosted and supported by several University Programs and local businesses. Support ranges from funding, coupons, meals and more!


    Become a Donor

A Couple of Things:

In order to register for Dawg Days, you must:

  • Have a Dawg Tag number. Your Dawg Tag is different than your Network ID. Your Dawg Tag number is what you received when you first applied to SIU. It looks something like 85XXXXXXX.
    Find your Dawg Tag number  
  • Have medical insurance/emergency contact information. The medical release form is completed as part of the registration process.  
  • Have the date of your last tetanus booster.

Online registration covers travel to and from locations, lodging, all meals, all activities and swag!

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