Solera Experience at ASU West Valley
Solera Experience at ASU West Valley
Sunday, Aug. 17 - Monday, Aug. 18, 2025
The Solera Experience is a one-day event designed for all incoming first-year at ASU's West Valley campus. This experience is highly recommended to help you forge new friendships, connect with supportive staff and distinguished faculty, and get acquainted with the campus and ASU traditions. Participating in the Solera Experience will lay a solid foundation for your college journey and create lasting memories to enrich your Sun Devil story.
The 16th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta
Who will be the winner of the 16th-annual Cardboard Boat Race? Each Solera team will choose one member to be the captain and take the boat out for a spin across the Sun Devil Fitness Complex (SDFC) pool.
Solera Experience at ASU West Valley check-in will take place on both days: Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., La Sala Ballrooms, and Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at 12 p.m. A week before the Solera Experience at ASU West Valley begins, additional information for residential and off-campus students will be emailed to participants.
Students living on campus during the academic year will be staying in their assigned room. Students who will be commuting to campus during the academic year are encouraged to attend Solera and should plan to commute to the West Valley campus each day. Solera participants who are commuting will simply coordinate their arrival and departure each day with their team leaders. We want all new ASU West Valley campus students to attend Solera and will do whatever we can to ensure students are able to attend.
- Reusable water bottle
- Cool and comfortable clothes
- Hat
- Medications (including over-the-counter pain relievers/allergy medicines)
- Sneakers and socks (closed-toe shoes required for certain activities)
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Swimsuit (for Day 2)
- A great attitude and an open mind!
Please email [email protected] with your information and let us know why you will no longer be attending. We will work to organize a different experience for you.