Welcome Week Celebrations Planned

Beginning August 15, Donnelly's campus will be bustling with the impending start of a new academic year. Here's a schedule of events for Welcome Week, with plenty of FREE, fun opportunities for all students, faculty and staff.

• Saturday, August 15: Welcome Day
  9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Donnelly campus
  This kick-off event featuring food, fun and community service is mandatory for all new Donnelly students.
• Monday, August 17: Lunch with the administration
  Noon - 1:30 p.m., Meeting Room
  New students are invited to meet the Donnelly administration and hear about success navigation from motivational speaker Tiffany Williams. Lunch will be provided.
• Tuesday, August 18: SAC bingo
  10:40 - 11:40 a.m., Meeting Room
  Student Activities Committee (SAC) will host bingo. Food and prizes will be provided at this event open to all Donnelly students.
• Wednesday, August 19: Student resource fair
  Noon - 2 p.m., Event Center and north parking lot
  Learn more about campus resources, student organizations and intramural sports Donnelly offers. This event is open to all Donnelly students. Want to represent your organization? Register now.
• Thursday, August 20: Speaker & block party
  10:40 a.m.: Speaker Ross Szabo, Meeting Room
  National speaker Ross Szabo will present "Behind Happy Faces: Talking about Mental Health;" he'll offer a meet & greet for students, staff and faculty afterward.
  
  4 p.m.: Speaker Ross Szabo, Event Center
  Szabo will offer a second presentation for students, staff, faculty and the general public. A meet & greet will follow.
  
  5:30 - 8 p.m.: Block party, Event Center & north parking lot
  Join Donnelly and local Kansas City, Kansas businesses for free food, fun and games. This event is open to all Donnelly students, faculty and staff.
• Friday, August 21: Welcome Week concludes
  10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Welcome Center hallway
  Students are invited to celebrate the end of Welcome Week with a free treat in the entryway.