{"id":99901,"date":"2020-08-25T07:46:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T12:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=99901"},"modified":"2020-08-25T08:55:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T13:55:06","slug":"welcome-week-offers-activities-for-um-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/welcome-week-offers-activities-for-um-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Week Offers Activities for UM Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a> community can anticipate both virtual and in-person activities during annual Welcome Week, which continues through Friday (Aug. 28).<\/p>\n<p>Coordinated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/union.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ole Miss Student Union<\/a> and Student Activities Association, the schedule features 10 events, ranging from a movie screenings and bingo to an ice cream giveaway. It began Monday with a photo booth on the Student Union Plaza to mark the first day of school and a virtual movie night featuring &#8220;Pitch Perfect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to make our late-night programming entirely virtual this year,&#8221; said Bradley Baker, Ole Miss Student Union director. &#8220;Still, we hope to welcome students to the Ole Miss campus with several ways to get involved and become engaged while here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The scheduled events offer a variety of engaging and entertaining activities including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday: Putt-Putt Golf on the Plaza, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday: Escape Room, 7-9 p.m. (Virtual)<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday: Chick-Fil-A Biscuit Giveaway, 7:30-9 a.m., Student Union Plaza<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday: Drag Queen Bingo with Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement, 8-10 p.m. (Virtual)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday: Mechanical Shark Ride, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Union Plaza<\/li>\n<li>Thursday: Trivia Night, 8-10 p.m. (Virtual)<\/li>\n<li>Friday: Ice Cream Giveaway, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Union Plaza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The UM Student Activities Association is run by students to promote special events, Homecoming, pageants and musical entertainment. 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