The Students Activities Association is hosting Welcome Week, a series of free events, which began on Sunday, Aug. 25 and will run until Friday, Aug. 30.
Hannah Hoang, one of SAA’s directors of special events, encouraged students to attend the events throughout the week.
“We are going to be on the Union Plaza most days,” Hoang said. “And chances are you will be going to class, you are going to walk right by, so just stop by, meet some of us and have a great time.”
Some of the events include a movie night in the Grove, an opportunity to dunk your orientation leader, flagship involvement fairs and a silent disco. The full schedule is listed below.
Though the events are targeted toward first-year students, Hoang said that they are for all students.
“(Welcome Week is) inclusive to everybody,” Hoang said. “It’s free for all students, so you can attract a lot of different students. I think it’s a great way to bond and meet new people. What college student doesn’t want free food?”
Hoang said that her fellow directors of special events and SAA representatives try to plan events that offer something for everyone.
“We’re always trying to become more accessible for students and cater to every kind of student that we have on campus,” Hoang said. “I think something that’s so great about Ole Miss is how diverse our student body is, so finding events that fit all students from different backgrounds is something I think that we’ve done a great job with so far.”
Senior criminal justice major Aliycia Young encouraged students to participate during Welcome Week to meet new people.
“In my opinion, (new students) should attend Welcome Week and every university event held weekly because it’s something new every week with games and activities, and it’s all about having fun while you are in college,” Young said.
The SAA hopes these activities will engage students while communicating its mission.
“This is the largest incoming freshmen class, and I know we say that every year, but again, it is this year,” Hoang said. “Catering toward new students, as well as every age on campus, providing something fun for them to do, continuing the SAA mission of free activities for students by students and keeping up that tradition of every Welcome Week (is what we hope to accomplish).”
SAA Welcome Week Schedule:
Monday:
– First Day of Class Bash (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) @ Union Plaza
– Movie Night + Late Night Bite ft. 10 Things I hate About You (7:15 p.m.) @ Grove Stage
Tuesday:
– Slide Into The Semester + Oxsicles (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) @ Union Plaza
– Flagship Involvement Fair (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) @ Lyceum Circle
– Fall Convocation (7 p.m.) @ Sandy & John Black Pavillion
Wednesday:
– Dunk An Orientation Leader + Snobiz (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) @ Union Plaza
– Flagship Involvement Fair (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.) @ Lyceum Circle
– Workout Class with Campus Rec & Blenz (7 p.m.) @ Union 323
Thursday:
– Union Unplugged (12:15 p.m.) @ Union Plaza
– Silent Disco (8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.) @ Union Ballroom
Friday:
– Happy First Trash Can Friday (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) @ Union Plaza
