{"id":51862,"date":"2015-08-13T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=51862"},"modified":"2015-08-13T10:15:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T15:15:56","slug":"student-activity-association-host-welcome-week-aug-21-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/student-activity-association-host-welcome-week-aug-21-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Activity Association to Host Welcome Week Aug. 21-28"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_51991\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/student-activity-association-host-welcome-week-aug-21-28\/njl_1838-m\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-51991\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51991\" class=\"wp-image-51991 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/NJL_1838-M-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"NJL_1838-M\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/NJL_1838-M-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/NJL_1838-M.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ole Miss Student Activity Association is again hosting Welcome Week.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the beginning of a new school year just around the corner, the <a href=\"http:\/\/saa.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ole Miss Student Activity Association<\/a> is again hosting Welcome Week. The annual week of events is a great way for faculty and staff, both new and old, to get involved with the campus community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Welcome Week provides Ole Miss students, faculty and staff with many opportunities to experience community-building, entertainment and a slice of campus culture,&#8221; said Nathan Darce, coordinator of student activities. &#8220;We invite everybody to come out and sample the activities to kick off a new semester.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Welcome Week kicks off on Friday (Aug. 21) and runs through Aug. 28. Events of interest to faculty and staff include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, Aug. 23<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Noon\u00a0\u2013 Women&#8217;s Soccer vs. Boise State, Ole Miss Soccer Stadium<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, Aug. 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>10 a.m.-2 p.m. \u2013 Welcome Back Day, Student Union Plaza<br \/>\nNoon \u2013 OrgSync Training, Weir Hall, Room 107<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Aug. 25<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>9 a.m.- 4 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 Mississippi Blood Services blood drive, bus on the Circle<br \/>\n11 a.m.- 1 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 Get Involved Fair, Circle<br \/>\n1:30 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 &#8220;Ready, Set GOAL! Goal Setting for the New Academic Year!&#8221;, Student Union Ballroom<br \/>\n7 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 Fall Convocation, Tad Smith Coliseum<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Aug. 26<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>9 a.m.- 4 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 Mississippi Blood Services blood drive, bus on the Circle<br \/>\n11 a.m.-1 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 Get Involved Fair, Circle<br \/>\n3 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 House Calls, residence halls<br \/>\n4:30 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 Multicultural Perspective Program in the Student Union Ballroom<br \/>\n5:30 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 CARE Walk, Grove<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Aug. 27<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement open house, Stewart Hall<br \/>\n1:30 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 OrgSync Training, Weir Hall, Room 107<br \/>\n4 p.m.\u00a0\u2013 &#8220;Ready, Set GOAL! 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