Week of Welcome

Week of Welcome

By Samuel Rusch, Kennesaw State University

KENNESAW, Ga. - Unavoidable traffic jams, hour-long lines at the bookstore and parking a nightmare; welcome to the first week of classes at Kennesaw State University. KSU's Department of Student Involvement created the Week of Welcome to help prepare KSU students for an enjoyable college experience and to invite them to get involved on campus. The Department of Student Involvement had no involvement in contributing to the traffic and bookstore conditions previously mentioned.

Everyone's college experience is different. The Week of Welcome is viewed by many as a chance for students to gain confidence as they begin, or continue, their college education. This year, the Week of Welcome jump-started with a Greek block party, a fall festival, a cookout provided by Dining Services, foam parties and a casino night!

On Monday, Aug. 17, students were warmly welcomed with bubble soccer matches and a bike fiesta! For students looking to get the latest scoop on KSU, HOOT boths were set up on campus to provide students with vital information as well as vitally important KSU swag.

The Rec Sports Street Praty took to The Green on Tuesday with club Sports looking for some fresh talent and the Wellness Canter promoting good health.

Are you curious about the culinary arts? Bethany Wheeler,28, a dietitian for the Center for Health Promotion and Wellness, announced that the Wellness Center would be offering free cooking demos to students as a non-course credit. Along with many other services, the Wellness Center provides alcohol education to students. Get educated to see if you shuold either order another round or if you should pay your tab and call a cab!

KSU might be getting a disc golf course in the near future. Dylan Holt, 23, of the KSU Disc Golf club said that a nine hole disc golf course is "in the works" to be built at The Perch.

Are you a lover or a fighter? Austin Allen, 22, is hoping to launch the first mixed matial arts (MMA) club at KSU. Allen is an experienced fighter and said the KSU MMA club members will be able to train alongside UFC fighter Byron Bloodworth at Iron clutch Fitness off Sandy Plains road.

If you're a team player and want to get involved on campus, then check out OwlLife at owllife.kennesaw.edu to choose from over 200 different student organizations at KSU.

Students were called out to the dance floor to show off and learn some new dance moves at the Student Development's "You got Served" dance party on Wednesday afternoon. There was free pizza, but no hanging around the punch bowl at this dance party. The Student Center was all the way turned up thanks to Owl Radio and students were encouraged to visit stations with instructors offering hip hop, south Asain, Belly, Break, Capoeira and Salsa dance lessons.

Since college is about stuffing your brain full of knowledge, who wouldn't want a free stuffed animal? The Kennesaw Activities Board provided students with the opportunity to make their own stuffed owl on Thursday afternoon complete with its own KSU t-shirt.

With the week nearly over and the stress levels probably peaking, students were invited to attend a free screening of "Furious 7" Thursday night.

Tim Meadows, who starred in "Mean girls" and was an Saturday Night Live cast member for 10 season, wrapped up the Week of Welcome with a performance at the ARC || Amphitheater Friday night.

If your class schedule doesn't leave you with any time to commit to a club or another student organization, why not volunteer? Volunteer Kennesaw offers students lots of opportunities to give back to the community. check out www.vksu.kennesaw.edu for more information about how you can volunteer and become a part of VKSU.

Without a doubt, college can be stressful. Some of us are taking 18 credit hours a semester, some have full time jobs and some commute from more than 30 miles away four days a week. If you ever feel like your workload is just too demanding, slow down and take a few deep breaths; you got this! From all of us at The Sentinel, we would like to extend a warm welcome to all new and returning KSU students!