September 14, 2017

Two weeks of Welcomefest activities kick off fall semester

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  • Welcomefest is two weeks full of interactive student activities at the beginning of the fall semester.
  • Events include Clash of the Colleges, a beach party, foam drop dance party, solar eclipse watch parties and more.
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Wichita State students will start the fall semester with a variety of fun and interactive activities.

Welcomefest offers a range of events to help students dive into campus life including parties, college-versus-college competitions, free food and games. Solar eclipse watch parties across campus are not official Welcomefest events, but offer a way to take in this special occurrence.

Events throughout the two weeks provide new and returning students with student involvement opportunities and make the most of the college experience.

A full list of Welcomefest events is available at .

Some events of interest include:

Back to School Bash and AfterGlow Dance Party, 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug.19. This event begins in the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) courtyard and continues in the Shocker Hall Courtyard for the dance party. Students can look forward to free food, T-shirts, inflatables, music, prizes and more. These events are hosted by Student Involvement and Housing and Residence Life.

Solar Eclipse watch parties, Monday, Aug. 21, at Ablah Library and Corbin Education Center.

Join faculty and students from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Ablah Library lobby to watch a live streaming eclipse mega cast hosted by NASA. Free solar eclipse viewing glasses will be provided for the first 100 people. Materials will be provided to make your own cereal box eclipse viewer.

Join the College of Education from 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. on the Corbin patio. Special viewing glasses will be provided for the first 100 people. Enjoy ice cream sundaes, live music and prizes.

Beach Party, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, on the West Heskett Lawn. This event is hosted by Student Involvement and will include a slip-n-slide, food, music and more.

Clash of the Colleges, 4-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Cessna Stadium. Students represent their academic college in a head-to-head competition that includes inflatables, relay races, water balloons and team sports, all to see which college will be named champion. Last year more than 800 students represented their colleges at this boisterous event.

Walk-A-Mile, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, RSC East Patio. Walk-A-Mile is a worldwide march to stop and end rape, sexual assault and gender violence. Men walk in high heels and women walk in sneakers to symbolize walking in someone else鈥檚 shoes.

Foam Drop Dance Party, 9 p.m.-midnight Thursday, Aug. 31, RSC East Courtyard. When night falls 黑洞社区 lights up with glow in the dark paint.