UM Welcome Week Offers Something For Everyone

Student Activities staff distribute free ice cream to first-year students in front of the Ole Miss Student Union during 2016 Welcome Month. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications

Students and other members of the University of Mississippi community have much to anticipate during Welcome Week, Aug. 17-25.

Coordinated by the Ole Miss Student Union and Student Activities Association, the schedule features activities for all, including a picnic, silent disco party, Grove-in movie and sporting events. Welcome Week is part of the university’s “Month of Welcome,” which takes place from Aug. 14 to Sept. 15.
“More programs and events are being offered,” said Bradley Baker, Ole Miss Student Union director. “The Student Union continues to work with departments across campus to provide a diverse and unique experience.”
Partners include the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Office of the Dean of Students, Associated Student Body, Campus Recreation, the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement, Ole Miss Athletics, University Police Department, Oxford Police Department,
Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department, Office of Leadership and Advocacy and Mississippi Blood Services.
“This year we hope to attract and engage more students, faculty and staff than ever before,” said Patrick
Ramsay, coordinator for the Ole Miss Student Union. “From first-year students getting acclimated to the university to returning upperclassmen, it’s a really good time. Wherever you go, there’s an event.”
Among the scheduled events:
17: Splash into Ole Miss, 8 p.m., Turner Center
18: Hotty Toddy Hangout, 7 p.m., the Grove
19: New Student Kickoff Picnic, 5:15 p.m., the Grove
20: Campus Recreation Info Session, 3:30 p.m., Turner Center
20: First-Year Experience’s Sunday Search, 4 p.m., across campus
20: History Walk, 7 p.m., the Circle
20: Movie: “Monsters University,” 8 p.m., the Grove
21-25: Ball Pit with Strangers, 10 a.m., the Circle
21: Silent Disco, 9 p.m., the Grove
22: Coffee with a Cop, 7:30 a.m., the Circle
22: Ice Cream Social, 12:15 p.m., the Circle
22: Fall Convocation, 7 p.m., the Pavilion at Ole Miss
22-23: Get Involved Fair, 11 a.m., the Circle
23: Breakfast on the Circle, 7:30 a.m.
23: 2v2 Sand Volleyball Tournament, noon, Intramural Fields
23: Passport to Diversity, 4 p.m., Bryant Hall
23: Laser Tag: 7 p.m., the Grove
24: ASB Day, 9 a.m., throughout campus
24-25: Blood Drive, 10 a.m., the Circle
Other activities include women’s soccer and volleyball games, a rock-climbing wall, Snapchat photo booth and free snow cone giveaway.
The UM Student Activities Association is organized and run by students to promote special events, Homecoming and musical entertainment. For more details, visit https://union.olemiss.edu/welcome/.

Courtesy of Edwin Smith and the Ole Miss News Desk
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