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Welcome to the University of South This year, WOW has been intentionally Florida! USF’s Fall Week of Welcome structured to help you start your (WOW) is a campus wide program USF experience on the right note! with the purpose of making you A series of intentional programs feel at home and comfortable. and shared experiences have WOW is packed with social, been organized to maximize informative and academic your involvement as a Bull, create programs where you’ll get a networking opportunities, and chance to speak with current campus excitement! There are students, faculty and staff. It is many great opportunities to get a great way to make your first involved in, so live the tradition and connections to USF and get the join the stampede! inside scoop on campus life. Wednesday, August 22

tradition! WOW Kick-Off Celebration Areas on Marshall “Kick-Off” Week of Welcome and your first year at USF! Enjoy Student Center food, meet current USF students and staff, win great prizes, and Campus to (MSC), learn what it means to be a USF Bull. Watch the drop as Explore: 4-5:30pm we countdown to the official start of your USF experience! Looking for something else to do? Explore tradition! these other great Welcome Jam Marshall Nothing says “welcome back” like Welcome Jam! Join the Office opportunities today Student Center of Multicultural Affairs for a night filled with fun, food, and on campus! (MSC) Ballroom, performances from many of diverse organizations at USF. Don’t 8-11pm start off the school year sitting in your room, come jam it up!! Andros Pool 1-6pm Campus Recreation 6am-12am Marshall Movie Night - Rock of Ages Student Center Take a break, relax and rock out! Watch the newly-released Marshall Student (MSC) blockbuster, Rock of Ages, while you relax in the air conditioning Oval Theatre, Center (MSC) 10pm-12am of the MSC. Bring your friends and enjoy a movie with New 7am-12am Student Connections. Botanical Gardens New Student Connection’s Meet and Go - Want to meet new people? 9am-5pm Join a group of student’s Einstein’s Bro. Bagels in the MSC at 9:45pm.

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Juniper, Poplar, Housing Community Events Magnolia, Beta, It’s time to connect! Join in the fun by interacting with others in your Castor & Holly community and the staff in the building you’ll call home this year! Check East, 1-2:45pm out the advertisements in your building, or ask a staff member for specific information regarding your building’s event! Sponsored by Housing and Residential Education. 2:30pm – Meet up with your Resident Assistant (RA) and the rest of your community to experience our newest tradition - the USF Class Photo! Join the stampede and walk to the soccer stadium with your new friends.

John and Grace Talk As You Walk Tours Allen Building Do you live off campus? Would you like help finding your classes before (ALN) 102, the semester begins? Stop by the New Student Welcome Center and 1-3pm have a Green & Gold Guide show you around. Sponsored by the Green & Gold Guides and Office of Undergraduate Admissions. USF Class Photo Corbett Soccer Join the Class of 2016 for USF’s newest tradition - the USF Class Photo! Areas on Stadium (SPS), Gather with other new students to spell out U-S-F! Come make USF Campus to 3-4:30pm history with New Student Connections, USF Athletics, Herd of Thunder Marching Band, the Alumni Association, Campus Recreation, Housing and Explore: Residential Education, and Student Government. Be sure to wear white and arrive at 3pm to be in the photo. Looking for something else to do? Explore these Cooper Hall USF World Welcome BBQ other great opportunities (CPH) & Business Are you a new international student or have you just returned from on campus! Admin (BSN) studying abroad? This event is open to all students, so come share your Lawn, 5-8pm global experiences, meet the USF World community and enjoy a good ole fashioned BBQ (with plenty of vegan options)! Sponsored by Education Andros Pool Abroad & International Services. 1-6pm Campus Recreation Beta Sports Fest 6am-12am Beta Fields Start off the semester right with some outdoor sports! Come join Baptist (near Beta Hall), Collegiate Ministries for whiffle , basketball, frisbee, volleyball, and Marshall Student 5:30-7:30pm other sports. Center (MSC) 7am-12am tradition! Larry Volz Comedy Hypnosis Show- Botanical Gardens Marshall 2 Shows! 9am-5pm Student Center Join the Campus Activities Board and Larry Volz for this popular USF (MSC) Ballroom, tradition! Be a part of the action as USF students are hypnotized, in an 7-8pm & 9-10pm evening of hilarious, good-natured fun.

Marshall Student Late night Band Series! Center (MSC) Love live music? Come listen to a local Tampa band showcase their Amphitheater, talents! Join New Student Connections and support the USF community 9pm-12am while enjoying a night of live music with friends! New Student Connection’s Meet and Go - Want to meet new people? Join a group of student’s Einstein’s Bro. Bagels in the MSC at 8:45pm. Breakfast at Midnight USF Crosswinds Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner? Come end the evening with Building (WFC), Crosswinds at USF and a FREE breakfast! The excitement begins at 11pm 11pm-1am with food, games, a live DJ, a photo booth, and tons of giveaways. 3 FRIDAY, August 24

Marshall Student Drawing the Shades Center (MSC) Interested in theater and theatrical performances? Students describe this play as powerful and enlightening. Oval Theatre, It tells the story of four college students who survived sexual violence and underscores the increased 12:30-2:30pm risk of sexual violence during the first weeks on campus. Performed by USF students and sponsored by Wellness USF.

New Student Connection’s Meet and Go - Want to meet new people? Join a group of student’s Einstein’s Bro. Bagels in the MSC at 12pm (noon).

Marshall Student “How To” Informational Sessions Center (MSC) Want to learn how you can get tickets to the first home football game? Want to join a sorority or Conference Wing fraternity? Maybe community service or studying abroad is your thing. Interested to learn tips on how to 3rd floor, 3-5pm get a job on campus? Stop by these informational sessions to learn the ins and outs of being successful. Each workshop will take place three times between 3-5pm. First session-3-3:30pm / Second session-3:45-4:15pm / Third session-4:30-5pm Student Employment@USF / MSC 3700 Learn how to apply for jobs on campus, tips for standing out among other applicants, and the peak hiring periods. Education Abroad / MSC 3704 Learn about the benefits of study abroad (for every major!), the different kinds of programs we offer, funding opportunities, and how to get started! USF Athletics / MSC 3705 Want to learn how you can get tickets to all USF home football games? Learn from Athletics how to request your FREE student ticket to attend USF Football games at Raymond James Stadium and support the Bulls all long! Parking & Transportation Services: Bull Runner / MSC 3708 Check out YOUR transportation options! Learn about the campus transit system, Bull Runner Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life / MSC 3709 Ever wondered what Greek Life is all about? Join us to learn what it is like, how to join, and what to expect from membership in a Fraternity or Sorority. Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement (CLCE) / MSC 3711 Volunteering is a USF tradition, so come learn about the online tool that will help you connect to projects that interest you. Learn about signing up for “Community Plunge”, 1,000 students giving 3 hours of service to Tampa Bay! Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) / MSC 3712 Transform your future through undergraduate research: – let OUR show you how. Tutoring & Learning Services/ Writing Center / MSC 3713 What’s in your “LEARNING” wallet? Expand your learning wallet by finding out all about the FREE tutoring, writing, and study skills services available in the Library and online.

4 Sun Dome Student Open House Sun Dome, Come check out the new home of USF Basketball! Take a self-guided 5-6pm tour of the brand new Sun Dome and enjoy free food in the student club. Enter through Gate D, located beside Champion’s Choice. Sponsored by USF Athletics.

Marshall Student Welcome to Tampa Bay Center (MSC) and Get Plugged In Amphitheatre, Whether you’re new to the area or from here, Tampa Bay has a 5-7pm ton to offer! Find out what USF and Tampa Bay have to offer and “Get Plugged In” with the Student Alumni Association, Ambassadors and Student Government. Interact with your fellow bulls and enjoy food, giveaways, music and special performances by fraternities and sororities. Areas on USF women’s Volleyball Campus to USF Corral in Explore: the Sun Dome, vs. Wisconsin 7-9pm Cheer on the USF Women’s Volleyball team in their season Looking for something opener vs. Wisconsin. else to do? Explore these tradition! other great opportunities USF Men’s Soccer vs. Michigan on campus! Corbett Soccer Come support the defending BIG EAST Red Division Champion USF Stadium (SPS), Men’s Soccer team as they host Michigan in a nationally televised match on Fox Soccer Channel. Andros Pool 7-9pm 11am-6pm Campus Recreation tradition! Bulls Nite Out Presents: 6am-10pm Marshall Student Playfair Marshall Student Center (MSC) It’s all about making new friends! PLAYFAIR is the most popular Ballroom (2nd Center (MSC) Welcome Week attraction in history. It is unlike anything you have 7am-1am Floor), 9-11pm ever experienced. Bring your friends, or come on your own to make new ones, at this interactive program filled with fun and games! Botanical Gardens 9am-5pm New Student Connection’s Meet and Go - Want to meet new people? Join a group of student’s Einstein’s Bro. Bagels in the MSC at 8:45pm.

Marshall Student It’s Not Up To Chance Center (MSC) - Board Games Bonanza 4th Floor Lounge, Get introduced to the MSC SkyPad, meet other USF Bulls, 10pm-12am partake in board games, and enjoy light refreshments! Join New Student Connections for a night where even though the cards are random, it’s up to you to win the game!

tradition! Target Takeover Target on Afterhours Event Fletcher Ave., Optional transportation: bus pick-up/drop off 10:30pm- locations: Maple Hall, Juniper-Poplar Hall, 12:30am and the Marshall Student Center (MSC bus stop). Need something for your room or class that you didn’t already buy? Worry not! Join the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Target, and the Greek Programming Board for an exclusive opportunity for USF students to take over the local Target! Join us for a night full of fun and free giveaways!

= Multicultural Welcome Week = Historical Moment 5 Week of welcome www.usf.edu/wow important information Week Long Events WOW events are open to EXPERIENCE ALL new and returning MULTICULTURAL WELCOME Monday, August 27 - USF students! WEEK Thursday, August 30 Multicultural Welcome Week Centre Gallery Presents: For more information and Week of (MCWW) is coordinated through the “DocUment” Welcome event descriptions, please Office of Multicultural Affairs to host Marshall Student Center (MSC) visit, www.usf.edu/wow. Persons and support cross-cultural programs Centre Gallery 2700, 10am-5pm with disabilities should contact New and events. These events promote The Centre Gallery kicks off its calendar Student Connections (813-974-2896 relationship building between incoming with “DocUment,” an interactive or [email protected]) at least 72 and returning students and exposure exhibition encouraging students to hours prior to the event to arrange to our diverse student body in a fun participate in a live photo booth. accommodations. and welcoming environment for all Students can document and share their Bulls! MCWW events are highlighted experiences during the first and second **EVENT CHANGES & in blue in the brochure. week of classes at USF. CANCELLATIONS** Monday, August 27 - Although we would love for the TRANSFER STUDENT Thursday, August 30 weather to cooperate, we know SUPPORT Department of Cell that rain and thunderstorms are You’re not new to college, but it’s still Biology, Microbiology likely to happen. If you are planning your first time being a Bull. To assist and Molecular Biology to attend an event planned for an with your transition and to connect Welcome Station outdoor location and the weather you to our campus community, USF Interdisciplinary Sciences (ISA) is questionable, check the WOW has developed several key initiatives, Atrium, 9am-3pm website (www.usf.edu/wow) for programs and support services. These Interested in science? Stop by and see the WOW event calendar to find programs will help you navigate a new what is new in the Department of Cell out if there is an alternate location campus, provide opportunities for you Biology, Microbiology and Molecular or if the event has been cancelled. to bond with other transfer students, Biology. Regular updates will be posted on answer your questions, and start you twitter (twitter.com/#!/NSC_USF) on the right path to a bright future as a Monday, August 27 - and Facebook (www.facebook.com/ Bull. Get to know your new campus by Friday, August 31 newstudentconnections). taking advantage of all that USF has to Bull Runner Help Desk offer! Visit the NSC website to learn Marshall Student Center (MSC) NEW STUDENT more – www.newstudent.usf.edu Bus Stop, 9am-5pm CONNECTIONS Are you curious about the buses on College is one of the greatest GRADUATE STUDENTS campus? We will be available to answer adventures you’ll ever experience; You are no longer an undergraduate questions about the Bull Runner or the make sure you don’t go at it alone. student, but you are still a Bull! HART bus system. We will also be able New Student Connections (NSC) is Graduate students are a key part to explain the BullTracker™, and our here to help you meet new friends and of the USF community, and your GPS system. discover your place on campus. We transition is very important. If create shared USF experiences that you are looking for ways to get Tuesday, August 28 - connect you to our community and involved, learning about leadership Thursday, August 30 support your successful transition to opportunities, trying to navigate Are You Smarter Than A college life. It’s your first time at USF, campus, or if you need someone to Career Peer? so let NSC help make it a great one! answer your questions… we are Tues., August 28, 1-2pm Wed., August 29, 11am-12:30pm Find NSC at: here to help you! Take advantage of www.newstudent.usf.edu everything the campus has to offer and Thurs., August 30, 11am-12:30pm 813-974-2896 become an active member of the Bulls Library (LIB) Patio Marshall Student Center (MSC) 3200 community! Test your knowledge of Career Decision Making and Job Search to see if you can /newstudentconnections outsmart a Career Peer. Earn points for @nsc_usf prizes by correctly answering questions because your future career starts now! Sponsored by the Career Center. 6 = Multicultural Welcome Week = Historical Moment Sat Aug 25 www.newstudent.usf.edu

Bulls for Moffitt USF women’s Volleyball Welcome Breakfast vs. Creighton Areas on Marshall Student Center (MSC) USF Corral in the Sun Dome, Campus to 2709, 9am-12pm 1-3pm Come enjoy a delicious breakfast Check out the USF Women’s Volleyball Explore: while getting to know more about the team as they take on Creighton in the Looking for something unbelievable opportunities associated opening weekend of the season! else to do? Explore these with joining Bulls for Moffitt. Learn other great opportunities about getting involved in one of the Housing Community today on campus! world’s top cancer research hospitals Events located on USF’s campus! Various Residential Locations, 2-4pm Andros Pool Unity It’s time to connect with others in 11am-6pm Marshall Student Center your community! Join in the fun Campus Recreation (MSC) Amphitheatre, by interacting with others 9am-6pm 11am-1pm in your community and Want to experience the staff in the building Marshall Student Center unified diversity you’ll call home this (MSC) at its best? Enjoy year! Check out the 7am-12am performances, advertisements in Botanical Gardens food, and much your building, or ask 9am-5pm more with a staff member for the Office of specific information Multicultural Affairs regarding your as this fun-filled building’s event! Jazz Night festival is guaranteed Sponsored by Marshall Student Center (MSC) to entertain, feed, and Housing and Residential 3707, 7-9pm expose you to a whole Education. Stop by to feel like you’re at a New new of culture. York Jazz Club right in the Marshall SIA’s Multi-Club Student Center! Listen to music from CIA Welcome Back Welcome Social! the USF Jazz Quartet while enjoying Castor Lawn, 12-4pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) some food. Take a seat, sit back and Come hang out, enjoy food, and have 2709, 6-8pm relax to the smooth music sponsored “fun in the sun” with old and new Interested in different cultures? Want to by the Humanities and Cultural Studies friends. Stop by to learn about our learn about South Asia? Join us for food Organization (HCSO). organization, Christians In Action (CIA). and drinks, games, and performances! Learn about USF’s South Asian clubs, JAM B4 U CRAM their upcoming events, and have a great Marshall Student Center (MSC) time meeting new people! Sponsored Ballroom, 9:30-11:30pm CAMPUS by the Students of India Association, Looking to have a little fun before TRADITION Bollywood Dance Club, Bengali classes begin?! Well, come join The Black Student Association, Pakistani Student Student Union, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Burgers and Bands Association, Delta Phi Omega, Sigma and Phi Beta Sigma as we the night Marshall Student Center Beta Rho, Delta Epsilon Psi. away! Food, music, and fun, so don’t (MSC) Amphitheatre, 4-8pm miss out! Take a break with the Office of Movie and Munchies with Fraternity and Sorority Life and Faculty in Residence the Greek Programming Board to Maple C Classroom, 7-9pm help build community and promote Join faculty in residence professors Drs. unity among all USF students. Stanback and Mackay for movie night. Enjoy an afternoon with friends, The professors will show an entertaining good music, games, step-shows, and movie, serve snacks, and chat with you live bands! What the heck, grab about transition to college from high a burger while you’re at it! Bring school. Sponsored by Housing and your roommates and friends and Residential Education. enjoy the live entertainment. 7 sun Aug 26 www.usf.edu/wow

reacquainted with old ones. H2O Splash Andros Pool, 12-4pm Whose Line Is It Anyway Areas on Dive right into H2O Splash! Come join with G3 Campus to Marshall Student Center (MSC) Lambda Theta Alpha, Lambda Theta Explore: Phi, Pi Kappa Phi and Iota Phi Theta at 2708, 3-5pm Looking for something WOW’s coolest pool party! Enjoy food, Looking for a good laugh? Come out else to do? Explore these live music, and fun games with USF for an afternoon of improv and comedy. Fraternities and Sororities! You can be center-stage or just enjoy the other great opportunities side-splitting laughs with USF Green & today on campus! Gold Guides. Fro-Yo with Rotaract Andros Pool Marshall Student Center (MSC), 11am-6pm North Entrance, 1-3pm Glory Service Campus Recreation Want to make an impact in the local Martin Luther King Plaza (MLK) 1-11pm community as well as meet new people Stage, 3:30-5pm who have the same goal in mind? Join Shekinah Glory Student Ministries invites Marshall Student Center the USF Rotaract Club and learn more all to come and witness the Glory of the (MSC) about amazing service opportunities for Lord. Enjoy Praise and Worship as well 7am-12am the upcoming year! as fellowship with current students. Back to the Grind USF women’s Volleyball Pig Roast Coffeehouse vs. UCF Beta Lawn (Beta Hall), 6-9pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) USF Corral in the Sun Dome, Come enjoy a pulled pork sandwich with 2708, 7-10pm 2-4pm the students of Reformed University Wind down after moving in and get Bump, set, and spike your way on over to Fellowship (RUF). There will be food, wired up with Baptist Collegiate the Sun Dome! Come cheer on the USF games, and time to hang out with your Ministries before classes. Come out for Women’s Volleyball team as they take fellow Bulls. Stop by and pick up more an evening of music, poetry, and board on rival UCF to close out the opening information on how you can get involved games while you enjoy java and pastries! with RUF. weekend of the season! Salsa-Bhangra Kickin’ It With WIN: A Marshall Student Center (MSC) Hillel’s Welcome BBQ Ballroom A&B, 7-11pm Hillel Jewish Student Center (HIL), Self-Defense Workshop Marshall Student Center (MSC) Join the Latin American Student 2-5pm Association, Students of India USF Hillel welcomes new and returning 3707, 6:30-8pm Have fun and meet new people while Association, and Latin Dance Club as students for a BBQ bash! Enjoy live they host a multicultural event where music, great food, and great company. learning how to defend yourself! Learn more about the Women In Need (WIN) two different cultures come together Stop by for a wonderful Sunday and through food, music, and dance! make some new friends as well as get Foundation and enjoy food, drinks, and give-away prizes! Please wear workout Party and Bull (Spirit) clothing. Marshall Student Center (MSC) 2709, 7:30-9:30pm Mandatory Housing Movie & Munchies with The Black Female Development Circle Floor Meeting Faculty in Residence Inc. - USF Chapter cordially invites Various Residence Hall Juniper-Poplar Hall (JPH) 1317, you to a party in your honor. Come Locations, 5-8pm 7-9pm celebrate with us as we congratulate Check with your Resident Assistant Join faculty in residence professors Dr. new (and not so new) Bulls on their and look for signs about when and Bringham and Mr. Vincent for movie accomplishments! Come dressed to where the MANDATORY Housing night. The professors will show an impress...you are our VIP! Meetings are in your area. This is entertaining movie, serve snacks, and a time to meet the people living chat with you about transition to college Sunday Sundaes Ice Cream on your floor, to learn about the from high school. Sponsored by Housing Social guidelines and hear about resources and Residential Education. Catholic Student Center (CTH), available to you while living on 8-9:30pm campus. If you are unable to be there, Come meet the members of the contact your RA. Catholic Student Union over bowls of ice cream!

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Campus Welcome Stations Back-to-School Poster Sale Lollipops for Life! Business Administration Building Student Services (SVC) Breezeway, Beta Lawn (by Beta Hall), (BSN), Cooper Hall (CPR), 10am-5pm 5-6:30pm Chemistry Building(CHE), and Need some decorations for your Come get some candy and a flyer from Student Services (SVC), 8am-3pm residence hall? Make your new room your Relay for Life committee here at Need to be steered in the right direction? feel like home with posters! Stop by the USF. Learn how you can sign up to help Stop by to meet USF staff and current poster sale and choose a poster just for fight cancer! students who are there to provide you! Sponsored by the USF Bookstore. The Exchange directions to your classes and other Dance.Live.Vote Marshall Student Center (MSC) useful USF information. Sponsored by 3708, 5:30-7:30pm USF’s A&P Council. Marshall Student Center (MSC) 2709, 1-3:30pm Come out and enjoy a night filled with the Word of God! Meet new people who Cup of Joe Let’s sway the polls! Come join Relentless love God and desire to make a difference Martin Luther King (MLK) Plaza Dance Troupe (RDT) for a fun and in the world. Sponsored by Koinonia Sidewalk, 8-10am interactive way to get involved with the Covenant Campus Ministries (KC2). Join the Student Veterans Association and upcoming elections. Get registered to vote and learn a choreographed dance the Office of Veterans Services for coffee If I Knew Then What with the members of RDT. and donut holes. Show your appreciation I Know Now: USF Secrets for the support of our past and present Sweet Beginnings Unveiled service members and their families and Martin Luther King (MLK) Marshall Student Center (MSC) friends! Sidewalk, 1-3pm 2709, 6-7:30pm Come hangout with The Elegant Ladies Have you ever wished that someone Graduate Students of the Eta Chapter of Gamma Phi Delta would have told you something that you “FRESH” Start Sorority, Inc. and enjoy to wish you would have known before? John and Grace Allen Building start your semester off with a sweet Well, this is the chance for experienced (ALN) 209, Graduate Student beginning. students and faculty to give freshmen Lounge, 9-11:30am and transfer students an inside tip on Graduate students, stop by the Graduate Education Abroad everything a USF student should know. Student Lounge to get a “FRESH” start EUROPE SPOTLIGHT Sponsored by Black Student Union and to the semester with free coffee, juice, Marshall Student Center (MSC) Iota Phi Theta. and donuts. Sponsored by the Graduate 2703, 3-4pm School and GPSC. It’s never too early to start thinking Pizza ‘n Games: A Royal about study abroad! Come learn about Affair SWER the VOTE Education Abroad opportunities in Europe Marshall Student Center (MSC) Outside of Cooper Hall (CPR), – meet the regional advisor, as well as 3711, 6-8pm 10am-2pm faculty members and USF students who Do you like pizza, enjoy playing games and Is your vote being suppressed? Students have studied abroad in the Europe! listening to music? Well, be sure to come Working for Equal Rights (SWER) can hang with the ladies of Eternal Legendary NSLS Showcase help you fight back! Come join the Queens. Help us welcome the newest Marshall Student Center (MSC) movement. additions to the Bulls’ family! Amphitheatre, 3-4:30pm Enjoy an afternoon of music and games I Love Service! with The National Society of Leadership Marshall Student Center (MSC) and Success (NSLS)! Stop by and meet 3709, 6-9pm CAMPUS current members, learn more about our Love helping others? Come meet the Honor Society and how you can get Circle K International Club (college TRADITION involved with the exciting events we have branch of Key Club). There will be planned for the fall. samples of service, leadership, fellowship, along with food and fun with the current Hot Dog, You’re Back! Diversity With a members! Marshall Student Center Twist (MSC) Plaza, 11:30am-1pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) F3=Free Fall Food Enjoy a free hot dog (vegan 2708, 4-6pm Baptist Student Center (BPT), options available), chips, and a Engage in meaningful exploration of 6-9:30pm drink provided by the MSC staff. diverse groups of people in a unique way Enjoy food, video games, board games, Get your picture taken in front to see beyond differences and embrace inflatable jousting, inflatable obstacle of the bull’s fountain and enjoy diversity. Sponsored by the Office of course, and more! Take the Bull Runner music and lunch with friends. Multicultural Affairs. routes A or E to Lot 18, Baptist Student Center stop. 9 mon Aug 27 www.usf.edu/wow

CUS College Jeopardy Sprinkle In Some Fun With Your OTL! Marshall Student Center (MSC) 3707, 6:30-9:30pm Holly J, 7pm-9pm Come out for an evening of prizes and giveaways in Chi Upsilon Join your Orientation Team Leaders (OTL) for some ice cream Sigma’s (CUS) college themed game show. and fun to kick-off the school year. Create your perfect sundae and stick around to chat with us about how to become an OTL.

tue Aug 28 Campus Welcome Stations Business Administration Building (BSN), Cooper Hall (CPR), Aquarist Club LGBT & Ally Ice Cream Chemistry Building(CHE), and Marshall Student Center (MSC) Social Student Services (SVC), 8am-3pm 2707, 1-2:30pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) Need to be steered in the right Join the Aquarist Club at USF for a USF 2708, 4-6pm direction? Stop by to meet USF staff Carnival! Stop by to play carnival games, Meet USF students and staff as you and current students who are there win some prizes, and enjoy cotton candy test your knowledge and gain new to provide directions to your classes and freeze pops! All are welcome! information at the LGBT and Ally Ice and other useful USF information. Cream Social. Join us for an afternoon Sponsored by USF’s A&P Council. Transfer Student Mixer filled with ice cream, game show style Marshall Student Center (MSC) activities such as Wheel of Fortune and Education Abroad 3707, 2-4pm Jeopardy, prizes, and more! Sponsored SHOWCASE: All Programs Calling all Transfer Students! Join by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Marshall Student Center (MSC) New Student Connections for an Wellness Education. afternoon of fun while meeting fellow Atrium, 10am-2pm Falafel Fest Come take a peek at everything transfer students. Get tips on how to Marshall Student Center (MSC) Education Abroad has to offer! Learn get connected at USF and leave with 3711, 5-6:30pm about program options, ranging from a valuable information about making the Enjoy falafel and schmooze with USF few weeks to a semester or academic most out of your transfer experience. students at Falafel Fest! Learn about free year. Meet returned study abroad trips to Israel, Chabad events on campus, students and get your questions JAMFest and other Jewish student organizations! answered! Marshall Student Center (MSC) Sponsored by the Chabad on Campus 2709, 2-5pm Jewish Student Group. #ClubLib Connect Come one come all! Enjoy an afternoon Library (LIB) Ask Desk, 11am-6pm with your Jamaican Alliance Movement Chillin’ With M.A.S.A. Pick up a passport at the Library’s Ask (JAM) organization while learning more Marshall Student Center (MSC) Desk and visit six or more stations about our culture through games and North Entrance, 5:30-7:30pm around the Library to learn about the performances. Meet the Mexican American Student services offered. Great prizes for those Association (MASA), and the Office that participate! The Arts and Crafts of Multicultural Affairs while listening of Asia to music, getting connected to other CUS IHAD Dunk Tank Martin Luther King (MLK) Stage students with your same interests, and Marshall Student Center (MSC) Fountain, 3pm-5pm enjoying some food. Plaza, 11:30am-4:30pm Enjoy a fun time making arts and crafts Join the members of Chi Upsilon Sigma from Asia. Learn how to make paper Sociology Club Social National Latin Sorority Inc. for an lanterns and Chinese New Year drums. Marshall Student Center (MSC) afternoon of sun and fun! While you craft, enjoy some Asian food 3712, 5:30-7:30pm and mingle with people, making new Come mingle with new students and connections! Sponsored by Association learn about the Sociology Club @ USF of Filipino Students and Alpha Kappa and other campus resources. There will Delta Phi Incorporated. be delicious food, sparkling refreshments, exciting games, and cool prizes!

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Pi Delta Psi’s One Night Only Multicultural Kung Fu Marshall Student Center (MSC) Hustle 3709, 9-11:30pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) Ever wonder how it feels to be a Crescent Hill, 5:30-8:30pm celebrity? Join Prestige Modeling Troupe Enjoy various mini games and win for a fun night of karaoke, food and a prizes with the Brothers of Pi Delta Psi photo booth! Come dressed as your Fraternity Incorporated. Stop by for favorite celebrity for a night in the Korean rock-paper-scissors, Chopstick spotlight!! race, Halap-Halap, Morning Star, and more. Dance with DASA CAMPUS Marshall Student Center (MSC) TRADITION Amphitheater, 6-8pm Cool Running’s Late Night with Campus Have you always wished for the chance Dominoes Tournament Recreation to dance to the sensual beat of Bachata Marshall Student Center (MSC) Campus Recreation Center or the energetic rhythm of Merengue? 2709, 7-10pm Come out and join the Dominican (REC), 9pm-12am Enjoy an evening of dominoes with the Come hang out with Campus American Student Association (DASA) men of Progressive Black Men, Inc. Get to learn. Recreation! There will be a zumba- to meet new people while you enjoy thon, dodge ball, cycling, and other Put Your Money Where food and have a good time. fitness contests! Stop by the local Your Mouth Is food vendor tables and pick up Marshall Student Center (MSC) Game Night information for all of the Campus 3709, 6-8:30pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) Recreation programs. There will be Do you know how to manage your 2708, 8-11pm plenty of giveaways, including shirts money? Come get educated on the Overwhelmed by the multitude of and water bottles! financial do’s and don’ts of college with new faces? Stop by to meet people in New Student Connection’s Meet and Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority a relaxed, fun environment. Grab some Go - Want to meet new people? Join Inc. and Alpha Kappa Psi Professional food, play some games, and get to know a group of student’s in front of the Fraternity Inc.! Refreshments and great the Navigators Christian Ministry! Campus Recreation Center at 8:45pm. giveaways provided. WED Aug 29

Education Abroad ASIA & PACIFIC SPOTLIGHT Marshall Student Center (MSC) 2703, 11am-12pm Have you always been interested in Asia, Australia, or the Pacific? Come learn about Education Abroad opportunities in this region from education abroad staff, faculty, and returned students!

Come See What’s Poppin’ in Chemistry Chemistry Building Breezeway (CHE), 11am-2pm Do you have questions about your Chemistry major or ways to get involved? Pop on over to enjoy some refreshments and popcorn, learn about undergraduate research opportunities and ask the advisors questions. Sponsored by the Department of Chemistry.

Graduate School Open House John and Grace Allen Building (ALN), Balcony Breezeway, 12-3pm Come join the Graduate School to meet the staff, visit information stations, and learn more about services and programs. All are invited! 11 wed Aug 29 www.usf.edu/wow

Battle of the Sexes Students with Diabetes, Hygiene Bag Marshall Student Center (MSC) Welcome to the New Packaging and Fall 2709, 12-3pm Semester! Informational Session Join the Cuban American Student Marshall Student Center (MSC) Marshall Student Center (MSC) Association (CASA) for lots of games and 2703, 2:30-4pm 2708, 3-5:30pm activities to test how much you know Learn about upcoming Students with Join Project Downtown as we assemble about the opposite sex, while enjoying Diabetes events and social activities for 250 hygiene bags to be distributed to Cuban sandwiches and the opportunity to the fall semester. If you or someone you our homeless friends on the streets meet new USF students! care about lives with diabetes, come out of downtown Tampa. Find out about and connect with people who understand homelessness in the Tampa Bay area and Office for Undergraduate what it’s like! Sponsored by USF Health, what you can do to help. Research Eat & Greet Bringing Science Home. Library (LIB) Main Entrance, Welcome Business Bulls COEDU 1-3pm Business Administration (BSN) College of Education Rotunda Meet the our staff and learn about Breezeway & Atrium, 2:30-6:15pm (EDU), 3:30-5pm undergraduate research opportunities Enjoy free food served by our new dean, Are you majoring in one of the College and our services. Enjoy food and Moez Limayem, and our department of Education programs or registered as giveaways. chairs. Free t-shirts will be available for a Pre-College of Education major? If so, declared business majors (while supplies enjoy ice cream served by the COEDU Preconception Peer last), and a DJ will play music throughout Leadership Team and Faculty. Join us to Educators Ice Cream the event. Sponsored by USF College of meet other students, faculty, and staff Social Business, Dean’s office, and Tech Data. from the College of Education. Marshall Student Center (MSC) 2707, 1-3pm Art & Ice Law 101 Cool down and socialize with the USF Contemporary Art Museum Marshall Student Center (MSC) Preconception Peer Educators. Learn (CAM), 3-5pm 2702, 4-5pm more about our organization and the Come and discover CAM’s fall exhibition, Join current members of Phi Alpha Delta internship opportunities provided with The Importance of Being Photographed Pre Law Fraternity and learn how you can the Office of Minority Health. and The Andy Warhol Legacy Project, get from thinking about being a lawyer to while taking part in our WOW-inspired accepting a seat at law school. We will be scavenger hunt. Win prizes and enjoy there to answer all your questions as you free, delicious, icy treats from Beach meet new people! Snoballs! Sponsored by Institute for Research in Art, USF Honors College and Chat-n-Chew CAMPUS USF ComCouncil. Marshall Student Center (MSC) TRADITION 2709, 4-5:30pm Do you have any idea what USF professor Bull Market Bonanza will expect from you as a new student? Marshall Student Center (MSC) Amphitheatre, Sidewalk & Plaza, Take this opportunity to have an open 9am-4pm and honest conversation with faculty/staff Bull Market is a weekly open air market which showcases student organizations, about being better prepared for college. departments, and select vendors. Stop by to watch various student orgs spotlight Sponsored by Office of Multicultural their interests and talents with performances, and make sure you bring some Affairs. cash for all the cool things you can purchase! Remember, this great event happens every Wednesday throughout the semester. Ice Cream Social with the MSC Amphitheatre Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Chemistry Society Marshall Student Center (MSC) Amphitheater, 11:30am-12pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) The MSC Amphitheater was recently enhanced to include a canopy with large 3704, 4-6pm fans, and lighting solar panels. Participate in a ribbon cutting with campus officials Meet new and current USF students celebrating the completion of this great campus venue! who share your skills and interests while enjoying a sundae of your choice! Make Revealing the Stars lasting friendships while being exposed MLK Stage Fountain, 12-1pm to phenomenal leadership and volunteer Join the University Lecture Series board and play your favorite game show opportunities! Sponsored by the USF games for a chance to win prizes. Come see which speakers are coming to Chemistry Society. campus this year! wed Aug 29 www.newstudent.usf.edu

Discover the NEWLY Caribbean Dance Remodeled Wellness Experience Center Marshall Student Center (MSC) Marshall Student Center (MSC) 3709, 5:30-7:30pm 1504, 4-6pm Have you ever wanted to learn how Play games! Win prizes! Enjoy healthy to dance Caribbean style? Come and snacks! Meet our on-campus Registered experience different colors of the Dietitian and Certified Athletic Trainer. Caribbean through the art of dancing, Get to know the REACH peer educators while enjoying food at this fun-filled and check out our new services! event! Sponsored by Caribbean Cultural Sponsored by Wellness Education and Exchange. REACH. Fight the “Freshman 15”: Explore Korea with Eating Healthy KASA Marshall Student Center (MSC) Marshall Student Center (MSC) 2707, 5-7pm 3705, 5-8:30pm Avoid the notorious “Freshman 15” by Find out what Korean American Students coming out to a showcase of what USF Association (KASA) is about and learn has to offer to keep you living a healthy about the Korean culture and K-pop. Have Old Skool lifestyle! Departments and organizations fun with friends and meet new people Marshall Student Center (MSC) will be there to show you the ropes on while exploring different cultures and 3707, 7-10pm where to go for any healthy living advice! Korean food. Remember how much fun it was to play Sponsored by Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, UNO, Connect 4, and Kart while Incorporated; Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity, BSU Scavenger Hunt munching on fruit rolls up and ring pops? Incorporated; Student Health Services; Marshall Student Center (MSC) Come join the Latino Fellowship as we and the USF Wellness Dietitian. Crescent Hill, 6-7pm go old skool with games, food, and salsa dancing! Telling Stories Do you think you’ve got what it takes to Marshall Student Center (MSC) scavenge the USF campus and beat others in a hunt against time? Then create your Potluck & Bible Study 3713, 5:30-7pm Catholic Student Center (CTH), Ever thought of how your food gets mega team and bring them to the Black Student Union (BSU) Scavenger Hunt. 7:30-9:30pm to stores? Here is your chance to find Join the Catholic Student Union for the out. Join Members Empowering True Come mingle with new students and enjoy food and refreshments. first potluck of the semester, followed by Awareness (META) for a little socializing an introduction to bible study with time and enjoy some food at the same Father Alan. time. It’s a great opportunity to get Sexual Health - No Bull Marshall Student Center (MSC) involved with the community and meet Nav Night new people. 3711, 6:30-8pm Join the Undergraduate American Medical Marshall Student Center (MSC) Women’s Association for an event 2708, 9-10:30pm CAMPUS focusing on sexual health as well as pre- Join the Navigators Christian Ministry professional health programs. Stop by for as we worship, meet new friends, hear a TRADITION food, games, gift bags, information, and relevant message, and enjoy pizza! condom-themed crafts! Movies on the Lawn Skate Jam (MOTL) - The Avengers 5313 East Busch Blvd, 9pm-12am Marshall Student Center From the Lips to the Hips Marshall Student Center (MSC) What better way to roll in the new (MSC) Lawn (Rain site = MSC school year than at USF’s annual Skate Oval Theater), 9-11:30pm 2709, 7-9pm Join the Divas of Delta Sigma Theta Jam!? Enjoy a night of skating and music Don’t miss the first Movies on the with the lovely ladies of Lambda Theta Lawn of the year! Join the Center Sorority, Inc. as we present ways to Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. and the men of for Student Involvement’s Campus maintain great eating habits and a healthy Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Cost per Activities Board for a showing of lifestyle utilizing resources right here on the hit “The Avengers”! Watch campus. Beat the infamous “Freshmen 15” person is $5. the movie on the big screen while and take care of your body! enjoying free popcorn, soda, and giveaways. Don’t forget to bring your blanket! = Multicultural Welcome Week = Historical Moment 13 Thu Aug 30 www.usf.edu/wow

SG Welcome Back BBQ Veterans Achievement Martin Luther King (MLK) Lawn, Center’s Open House 11am-2pm John and Grace Allen Building Take a minute between classes to relax, (ALN) 131, 2-5pm have fun, grab some BBQ, and learn how Please join us in honoring our USF to get involved in Student Government. student veterans, sponsored by the Office of Veterans Services, with Sports Clubs Eat n’ Greet the grand opening of the Veterans Grassy Area in Front of Campus Achievement Center. Refreshments Recreation Center (REC), will be provided. 11:30am-1:30pm Come out and meet the Sport Clubs Take a Taste of Global Council (SCC) and the 40+ sport Medical Brigades clubs at USF. There will be club Marshall Student Center (MSC) demonstrations, food, music, and 3708, 3-5pm giveaways. Ever wanted to be a part of an American Sign Language international medical brigade? Come to (ASL) Festival Gay Lesbian Bisexual our information session where you can Marshall Student Center (MSC) Transgender Allied learn more about being a part of making 2708, 3-5pm Pre-Medical Student a difference in the world. Sponsored by The American Sign Language (ASL) Association Global Medical Brigade. Marshall Student Center (MSC) club invites you to come enjoy ASL Amphitheatre, 12:30-2:30pm through the performing arts. Be inspired Visit with the GLBTA Pre-Med Student by music, stories, poems, and more Association and enjoy a wide variety performed in ASL. Enjoy a few activities of activities including musical chairs, for our audience and something to eat. tie-dye, and jeopardy! Stop by to get lots of information regarding what medical Education Abroad schools are looking for. america’s spotlight Marshall Student Center (MSC) Rugby 101 2703, 3-4pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) It’s never too early to start thinking Crescent Hill, 1-3pm about studying abroad! Come learn Stop by to learn about this dynamic, about Education Abroad opportunities in full contact sport. Be ready to play North, South and Central America. Meet outside and learn some of the common the Education Abroad regional advisor, positions and rules while participating as well as faculty and students who have in games and activities followed by studied abroad in the Americas. refreshments. Hosted by the USF Women’s Rugby Football Club and Fight for Your Rights Sports Club Council at USF. Marshall Student Center (MSC) CAMPUS 3707, 4-6pm Cookies & Canines: All Come mingle with other students while About Guide Dogs TRADITION learning about the candidates for the Student Services (SVC) Breezeway, 2012 presidential election. Stop by for 2-3:30pm Green Out USF - OUR food and drinks and register to vote Have you ever seen a person with a Shirt Day (if you have not done so). Sponsored visual disability with a guide dog and USF Tampa Campus, All Day by the Black Student Union, College wanted to know more about how they Are you EXCITED to be a BULL? Republicans and College Democrats. work together? Stop by to learn more, Wear your OUR SHIRT all day to meet working guide dogs, get some great let everyone know you love being a information, and enjoy a sweet afternoon USF Bull! The WOW Street Team snack with Students with Disabilities will be passing out prizes to those Services. students in an OUR SHIRT! Buy your shirt at the Bookstore for 14 only $5. Thu Aug 30 www.newstudent.usf.edu

Project Runway: I’ve Got the Look Late Night Ice Cream Truck Marshall Student Center (MSC) 2709, 4-6pm The Crosswinds (WFC), 11pm-12am If you’ve got it, flaunt it! Learn do-it-yourself tips in fashion, After Round Up, walk over to the Crosswinds Building for hair, makeup and grooming that will keep you looking your ice cream. Or, if you’d rather use the Bull Runner, take Route best. Models will showcase outfits to spark the creativity in A. We’re the perfect way to end the night! Sponsored by the you while you’re make new connections and boosting your Corsswinds at USF. confidence! Sponsored by Shekinah Glory Student Ministries and Prestige Modeling Troupe. Manhunt with the BCM Business Administration (BSN) North Side Entrance, Get Down to Business with ALPFA 10:30pm-12am Marshall Student Center (MSC) 2707, 5-6:30pm Join Baptist College Ministries (BCM) for an epic Manhunt Don’t put your future in JEOPARDY by missing out on ALPFA’s event after our weekly Challenge service. All are invited, come Jeopardy Night! It’s going to be full of fun, food, and Business on out to what promises to be a great night at one of the Jeopardy! coolest campus facilities, the Business building.

The Network Kick-off Marshall Student Center (MSC) Ballroom, 5-7pm Join New Student Connections and new students who have registered for The Network, an initiative designed to help new students find a small community of people with shared interests. Come meet your Network Leader, learn what your network will be doing this semester, and then head to Round Up with your new Network group!

New Student Flag Football Tournament Mandatory Captains/Free Agents Meeting Campus Recreation Center (REC) 107, 6-7pm Want to play in a flag football tournament? If so, a captain or team representative must be present at this meeting to participate in the tournament on August 31. Attendance is also mandatory if you do not have a team but wish to play. Open to all genders. Sponsored by Campus Recreation.

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Welcome To School Duel Vegetarian/Vegan Pizza CSU Carnival Campus Recreation Center (REC) Social Catholic Student Union (CTH), 005, 10am-2pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) 3-7:30pm Ever wanted to become a master 3711, 2-5pm are for college students, too! swordsman/woman? Come join the USF Students Protecting the Environment Join the Catholic Student Union (CSU) Fencing Club! Learn more about our and Animals through Knowledge for carnival games, music, cotton candy, active, competitive, and social club while (SPEAK) welcomes all veg and veg- and prizes! learning the basics of swordplay. friendly students to a with Capture the Flag with refreshments, board games, and prizes! nrhh Education Abroad Meet new students while learning where Cypress Field (by Cypress MIDDLE EAST & to eat on and around campus. Vegan and Apartments), 5-6:30pm SPOTLIGHT gluten-free options available. Join the National Residence Hall Marshall Student Center (MSC) Honorary (NRHH) for a game of 2703, 11am-12pm RHA’s Declassified capture the flag! Whether you come Interested in studying in Africa or the College Guide with friends or by yourself, there will be Middle East? It’s never too early to Castor Lawn, 3-5pm a spot on a team for you. And of course, start planning! Come learn about Are you unsure about how to survive there will be music and snacks! opportunities to earn academic credit college? Have no fear, the Residence Tie Dye by studying abroad in either region! Hall Association (RHA) is here! Join us Marshall Student Center (MSC) Sponsored by Education Abroad. and learn the tips and tricks of college. Come tie-dye with us or take the Crescent Hill, 5-8pm Whether you are interested in mental New Student Flag ultimate test on our obstacle course to health or just want to meet some new Football Tournament see if you have what it takes! people, come out and tie-dye with Active Magnolia Fields, 12-11pm Minds. Just bring your own t-shirt or a Campus Recreation and Intramural piece of clothing to dye and we’ll bring Sports hosts this annual event for new CAMPUS the supplies, food, and fun! and returning students. Attendance at the captain’s meeting on August 30 is TRADITION Food Truck Rally at MOSI MANDATORY for all team captains or Museum of Science and Industry students looking to join or form a team. (MOSI) 7-11pm All genders welcome! College Colors Day – Check out all that MOSI has to offer! Green and Gold Day Try food from the area’s coolest food Graduate & Professional USF Tampa Campus, All Day trucks, with free admission to the food Students Chat-N-Chew College Colors Day is an annual truck area where you can enjoy games Marshall Student Center (MSC) national celebration dedicated a great music. The special engagement 2708, 12-2pm to promoting the traditions and exhibition, Mummies of the World, Join the current members of the spirit that embody the college closes soon, so don’t miss a special Graduate and Professional Student experience and celebrates the opportunity to experience it at night. Council (GPSC) for free pizza and find kick-off of the college football Conquer MOSI’s Sky Trail Ropes Course out how you can become involved season. Fans across America and Zip Line, and check out The Dark during the academic year. are encouraged to wear their Knight Rises on Florida’s only IMAX favorite college apparel today. Dome Theater (prices for exhibition and other MOSI experiences can be found Ice Cream Social with Make sure your College Colors Best Buddies online). Sponsored by the Museum of Day experience is complete by Marshall Student Center (MSC) Science and Industry. www.MOSI.ORG / 2708, 3-5pm wearing Green and Gold! 813.987.6000 Get out of the hot sun and enjoy some College Game Night with Bulls Nite Out: Spirit delicious ice cream with USF Best Bible Base Splash Buddies, an organization dedicated to Marshall Student Center (MSC) Andros Pool, 8pm-12am creating friendship opportunities for 3705, 7-9pm those with mental disabilities. Join USF’s Bulls Nite Out and the So you think you’re pretty good at Homecoming Board as we take a games? Slamming dominoes, crazy late night dive into USF spirit, luau Taboo, intense Twister, you name it! Join style!! Come enjoy food, live music, the College Ministries of Bible Base and give-a-ways while interacting with Fellowship Church for a night of your 16 fellow Bulls!! favorite games, food, and music. fri aug 31 www.newstudent.usf.edu

Sak Pase Barbershop USF Panhellenic Sorority Marshall Student Center (MSC) Marshall Student Center (MSC) Life Orientation Night 3707, 7-9:30pm 2708, 7-10pm Marshall Student Center (MSC) Share some laughter through Join the Black Student Movement for an Oval Theater, 7-10:30pm entertainment and games, meet new evening of food, dominoes, spades, and Registered for formal sorority people, refresh on some snacks, and open-mic with spoken word, song, and recruitment? Get excited for our learn something new about the Haitian dance. Find out who we are, how you orientation! Meet your recruitment culture. Sponsored by Club Creole. can get involved, and meet other USF counselors and get all final questions students. answered. Bring your class schedule. You can register before entering, if you have not already done so; $75. Sponsored by USF Panhellenic Sorority Life. CAMPUS TRADITION Community Plunge sat sept 1 Marshall Student Center (MSC) Amphitheatre, 8am-12pm Plunge into the fall by giving 4 hours of Taste of USF FCU community service to Tampa! This is a USF Federal Credit Union (CRU), great way to meet fellow USF Bulls and USF Football vs. 11:30am-2pm learn about your new Tampa community. UT-Chattanooga Join the excitement at USF Federal Deadline to register is 8/29 at www. Raymond James Stadium, 7-10pm Credit Union, Taste of USF! Mix and leadandserve.usf.edu. Sponsored by Show your Bull Pride! Let’s fill the mingle with students from across the Center for Leadership and Civic student section by coming out to campus, win prizes and enjoy food Engagement. support the USF Football team as they samples from local vendors, while getting take on UT-Chattanooga in their season Stampede the Stadium a taste of all the FCU has to offer. Raymond James Stadium, 4-6pm opener! (open event), 5:15pm (event New Student program) Basketball Tournament Swing Dance Mixer Celebrate being a Bull and get ready to Campus Recreation Center (REC) Marshall Student Center (MSC) cheer on the USF football team! Board East Gym, 12-6pm 2708, 7-11pm the Bulls Blitz (USF Bull Runner shuttle Do you have skills that you want to Always wanted to learn how to swing to Raymond James Stadium) at 3:30pm at showcase while also getting to know dance? Enjoy an action packed dance the Marshall Student Center (MSC) bus other students? This is your opportunity lesson and use those moves to mix and stop (buses will leave by 4pm). Once at the to come out and compete! Enjoy mingle on the dance floor! Sponsored by stadium, you will stampede to an event that refreshments while you watch your the Swinging Bulls. will get you into the Bulls spirit by learning friends ball out! Sponsored by Black the fight song, football cheer traditions, Student Union and Jamaican Alliance What a Girl Needs and getting decked out in USF body paint Movement. Marshall Student Center (MSC) and beads. Enjoy food, music, games, and 3707, 8-9:30pm prizes while you prep for the big game! Political Brain Freeze Ever feel like you don’t know how to Show your Bull Pride by wearing your USF Marshall Student Center (MSC) speak to women, whether you are a guy Our Shirt! Sponsored by Athletics, New 2708, 12-2pm or a girl? Come get a clue with Women’s Student Connections, Bulls Radio, Student Enjoy snow cones with the College Federation 4 World Peace. Learn how Government, and Campus Recreation. Republicans at USF! We will be serving to communicate effectively with women USF Football vs. up red, white, and blue snow cones in and get a chance to hone your skills by UT-Chattanooga true patriotic fashion. Learn about the practicing with us. Raymond James Stadium, 7-10pm socials, speakers, and exciting events that Show your Bull Pride! Let’s fill the student we have planned! section by coming out to support the USF Football team as they take on UT- Chattanooga in their season opener! = Multicultural Welcome Week = Historical Moment 17 Your guide to the first 8 weeks of a successful semester! newstudent.usf.edu

The first 8 weeks of your first semester at USF are a critical time for establishing your connection to campus by building friendships, developing skills and adjusting to the academic rigor. We know that a successful start will lead to not only a successful semester but also a successful first year. If you are at the point where Week of Welcome has come to an end and you are wondering “now what?”, this 8 week event calendar is the answer. Check out these events to get a small sampling of all that USF has to offer you this fall.

9/2 Rainbow River Tubing 9/5 Certified Student Leader Adventure Trip Orientation Sept Departs from Campus Recreation Center MSC 1306, 5-6pm 2-8 9/4 Patio Tuesday 9/5 Student Government Street MSC Patio Area, 11am-1pm Team Involvement Kick-Off 9/4 iFC Recruitment Information MSC Ballroom A-B, 6-8pm Night 9/6 iFC Open House Juniper-Poplar Hall, 6-8pm Juniper-Poplar Fields, 6-8pm 9/4 intramural Sports Flag Football 9/6 tHe Naked Roommate: Free Agents/Info Meeting Harlan Cohen REC 006, 7-8pm MSC Oval Theatre, 7-8:30pm 9/4 intramural Sports New Officials 9/7 Bulls Nite Out: Comedy Show w/ Info Session Johnny Cardinale REC 006, 8-9pm MSC Ballroom, 9pm 9/5 Produce of the Month 9/7-8 overkill LAN Party Bull Market, 11am-1pm Baptist Student Center (BPT), 6pm-4am 9/5 iFC BBQ 9/8 Clearwater Beach Trip MSC Lawn, 12-2pm Departs from Campus Recreation Center

9/10 Safe Zone Training 9/13 “Hi, How ya doing?” Conversation MSC 3711, 11am-2pm Starters and Strategies Sept 9/10 Poetic Reflection Gallery Opening SVC 5012, 3-4:30pm 9-15 MSC Center Gallery, noon-1pm 9/13 uSF Contemporary Art Museum: 9/10 intramural Sports Flag “Art Thursday” Football Officials Training CAM, 6-8pm REC 107, 8-10pm 9/14 Bulls Nite Out: Dodgeball/Rock, 9/11 intramural Sports Co-Rec Paper, Scissors Tourney Softball Free Agents/Info Meeting Campus Recreation Center, 9pm REC 006, 7-8pm 9/15 uSF Football Game vs. Rutgers 9/12 Movies on the Lawn: Raymond James Stadium, TBD The Hunger Games 9/15-16 White Water Rafting MSC Lawn (rain site-MSC Oval Theatre), 9pm Adventure Trip Departs from Campus Recreation Center

9/18 intramural Sports Co-Rec 9/20 Produce of the Month and Softball Umpires Training Nutrition Mythbuster Sept REC 006, 6-8pm Juniper-Poplar hall (JPH), 12-2pm 16-22 9/19 volunteer 9/21 Bulls Nite Out: Prometheus MSC Atrium, 11am-3pm Argos Lawn (rain site-MSC Ballroom), 9pm 9/19 uGC Exhibition 9/22 Clearwater Beach Trip MSC Amphitheatre, 5-8pm Departs from Campus Recreation Center 9/19 ulS: Rosario Dawson MSC Ballroom, 8pm

18 9/24 Foreign Speculation 9/28-29 Fall Family Weekend Gallery Opening Canoeing, Golfing, Family Movie Night, Sept MSC Center Gallery, noon-1pm Family Tailgate plus much more. 23-29 9/25 Make Your Grades Count! Visit sa.usf.edu/pfa for more information. SVC 5012, 1:30-3pm 9/28 Bulls Nite Out: Brave 9/25 Fall Education Abroad Fair MSC Ballroom, 9pm Sessum’s Plaza (near Burger King), 9am -4pm 9/29 uSF Football Game vs. FSU 9/26 Movies on the Lawn: Raymond James Stadium, TBD The Amazing Spiderman 9/29-30 Anclote Kay Kayaking MSC Lawn (rain site-MSC Oval Theatre), 9pm Adventure Trip 9/27 Sharpen Your Focus: Practical Departs from Campus Recreation Center Steps for Better Concentration SVC 5012, 3-4pm

10/1 intramural Sports Volleyball 10/5 tRiBull Challenge Sept 30 Free Agents/Info Meeting Campus Recreation Center, thru REC 006, 7-8pm www.usf.edu/CampusRec/fitness Oct 6 10/1 intramural Sports Volleyball 10/5 Bulls Nite Out: Comedy Show w/ Officials Training Upright Citizens Brigade REC 006, 8-10pm MSC Ballroom, 9pm 10/2 Patio Tuesday 10/6 Gandhi Day of Service MSC Patio Area, 11am-1pm MSC Amphitheatre, 8am-1pm 10/4 Hispanic Heritage Kick-Off 10/6 Men’s Soccer vs. Rutgers Ballrooms A-C, 5-8pm Corbett Soccer Stadium, 7:30pm

10/7 Bike Trail Riding Adventure Trip 10/12 nite & The Center for Victim Departs from Campus Recreation Center Advocacy & Violence Prevention: Oct Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 7-13 10/8 Marks of Existence Gallery Opening MSC Amphitheatre, 12pm MSC Center Gallery, noon-1pm 10/12 Safe Zone Training 10/9 Safe Zone Training MSC 3711, 2-4:30pm MSC 3711, 10am-1pm 10/13 Ropes Course Adventure Day 10/9 ulS: Bill and Giuliana Rancic Riverfront Park, 9am-12pm and 1-4pm, MSC Ballroom, 8pm www.usf.edu/campusrec/outdoor 10/10 Stress myths and techniques 10/13 Men’s Soccer vs. Syracuse SVC Breezeway, 1-3pm Corbett Soccer Stadium, 7:30pm 10/13-14 oCAla Forest Backpacking Adventure Trip Departs from Campus Recreation Center

10/16 tAMe the Stress! 10/18 Sitting Volleyball Tournament SVC 5012, 12-1pm Campus Recreation Center, 7pm Oct 14-20 10/16 Multicultural Latino Night 10/20 zombie Apocalypse Ballrooms A-C, 7-10pm @ Riverfront Park 10/17 eight Keys to a Healthy Lifestyle www.usf.edu/CampusRec SVC 5012, 1-2pm 10/20 Hillsborough River 10/17 Men’s Soccer vs. Louisville State Park Day Trip Corbett Soccer Stadium, 7:30pm Departs from Campus Recreation Center

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