Welcome Weekend New Student Checklist

We are so excited to introduce you to , a required app for NU students. This app is a great tool for you as an undergraduate student with many great features to help you during Welcome Weekend and beyond.

Through NU Connect, you can:

  • Access the Welcome Weekend Hub and schedule.
  • Complete your New Student Checklist.
  • Introduce yourself on the Welcome Weekend Hub feed.
  • Keep track of your Spiritual Life credits.
  • Discover new opportunities to get involved in clubs and organizations.
  • Join student clubs on campus.
  • Connect with students who have similar interests.
  • Promote upcoming events or find things to do on campus.
  • View a campus calendar with all student events. 
  • And so much more!

Complete Your New Student Checklist!

Once you get logged into the Welcome Weekend Hub of NU Connect (instructions below) you'll find the New Student Checklist located on the menu of items. This is available on both the mobile app and the browser version.

This checklist should be completed by Welcome Weekend. Some items are optional and others require you to watch informational videos. Use this as a tool to help you be proactively preparing as well as learning important information you'll need to know for your time as a student here at Â鶹ÉäÇø.

NU Connect Logo

How to log in on your mobile device:

  1. Download the NU Connect (NorthwestU) app from your device's app store.
  2. Launch the application.
  3. Log in through Microsoft 365 by entering your NU email.
  4. Enter the verification code sent to your NU email.
  5. Click on the Welcome Weekend Hub. (After Welcome Weekend, you'll switch to the Campus Hub.)
  6. Access the New Student Checklist through the menu bar.
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How to log in on your computer:

  1. Go to .
  2. On the main CampusGroups page, click "Sign In."
  3. On the NU Connect homepage, click "Sign In."
  4. Enter your NU email and enter the code sent to your email.
  5. Click on the Welcome Weekend Hub. (After Welcome Weekend, you'll switch to the Campus Hub.)

Questions?

If you have any questions about NU Connect, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at welcome@northwestu.edu.