WHY IS DAWG CAMP THE PLACE TO BE?
Become a part of one of UGA's most memorable traditions by attending Dawg Camp Extended Orientation! Our programs allow you to meet other incoming students and connect with the Athens community while immersing yourself in school spirit and traditions over the course of multiple days.
Each camp has a different focus, but every new student encounters a similar small group experience, facilitated by two amazing student counselors and a faculty/staff mentor.
You'll want to discover what it means to be part of our Big Bulldog Family!
SPRING DAWG CAMP
Are you an incoming student beginning in the Spring 2025 semester and looking to build community before you start classes? Join us for Dawg Camp Spring on January 3-5, 2025! Register by December 20, 2024!
SUMMER DAWG CAMP PROGRAMS
Are you an incoming student beginning in the Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 semesters and looking to build community before you start classes? We want YOU to come to Dawg Camp! Registration opens March 3, 2025!
Dawg Camp Fee Waiver Program
Dawg Camp Fee Waiver Program
DAWG CAMP SPRING
A Dawg Camp specifically designed for spring-start students!
DAWG CAMP CLASSIC CITY
See what makes Athens "home" for students beyond the UGA campus
Dawg Camp Classic City
June 20 – 24, 2023 & June 27 – July 1, 2023
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PROGRAM REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SPRING 2023
Dawg® Camp Fusion
June 21 – 25, 2022
Dawg® Camp Fusion is a weeklong Athens-immersion program for 15 incoming first year students that offers a unique understanding of the Classic City and what makes it “home” for students beyond the UGA campus. Throughout the week, students are exposed to Athens by eating at local restaurants, exploring the thriving art scene, and touring local music venues as a way to learn about the city’s rich culture. Participants also get the unique opportunity to meeting and network with local UGA alumni to learn more about their experiences and why they love UGA!
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL
Dawg Camp Connect
July 5 – 10, 2023
Dawg Camp Connect is a dynamic program built specifically for 20 transfer students that offers a unique understanding of UGA and Athens. This program aims to provide transfer students with opportunities to connect with UGA, connect with Athens, connect with valuable campus resources, and, most importantly, connect with one another in meaningful ways. This program offers flexibly for participants to customize their experience. Wither you need time to explore the Athens community or want to tour campus, Dawg Camp Connect will give you options! Next stop… UGA.
PROGRAM REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SPRING 2023
Dawg Camp Innovate
July 11 – 15, 2023
Dawg Camp Innovate is a weeklong Athens-immersion program for 24 incoming first year students (2 small groups of 12 students) that offers a unique opportunity to launch new ideas and think beyond convention. New students will participate in projects alongside Athens non-profits, explore innovation, and build relationships with local entrepreneurial leaders. While learning about their new home in the Classic City, Dawg® Camp Innovate participants develop valuable leadership skills, explore UGA’s involvement opportunities, and build a sense of community.
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PROGRAM REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SPRING 2023
Dawg Camp Innovate
July 11 – 15, 2023
Dawg Camp Innovate is a weeklong Athens-immersion program for 24 incoming first year students (3 small groups of 8 students) that offers a unique opportunity to launch new ideas and think beyond convention. New students will participate in projects alongside Athens non-profits, explore innovation, and build relationships with local entrepreneurial leaders. While learning about their new home in the Classic City, Dawg® Camp Innovate participants develop valuable leadership skills, explore UGA’s involvement opportunities, and build a sense of community.
Click here to learn more about this program, pricing, and a sample schedule!
PROGRAM REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SPRING 2023
Dawg Camp Adventure
Dawg Camp Adventure is an outdoors, wilderness-based program open to 16 incoming first year students per session. With the North Carolina mountains as a backdrop, this program gives participants the opportunity to explore the great outdoors through camping, hiking, canoeing, and other outdoor recreation activities. Throughout the camp, participants have a change to learn more about themselves, form strong bonds with their peers, and learn more about life at UGA! Participants will also learn how to get plugged into similar experiences once they are on campus!
PROGRAM REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SPRING 2023
Dawg Camp Discovery
July 21 – 23, 2023
Dawg Camp Discovery is a three-day on-campus experience open to 300 incoming students that is centered around UGA spirit and traditions, campus involvement, and navigating the first-year transition. Throughout the weekend, campers will discover what it truly means to be a part of the Bulldog Family. Campers will participate in small group activities that will help them learn more about themselves, about others, and about how they can find their place at UGA. Not to mention, campers will have a chance to make connections and build a strong sense of community amongst their peers through various large group activities. Dawg Camp Discovery prides itself on longstanding traditions such as the Opening Ceremonies, Unity Cheer Wars, Olympic Games, and much more!