Contact: Sammy McDavid
Mississippi State officials today announced a series of special entertainment and other programs during August to welcome new freshmen and transfer students.
"Dawg Daze 2003" will get under way on the 17th and conclude on the 19th, the day before fall semester classes begin at the university. "Evening music, food and movies, all infused with Southern hospitality" is the way planners in the Division of Student Affairs and its Office of Enrollment Services are describing the multi-phased greeting program.
"While Aug. 17 will be focused on welcoming new freshman and transfer students, activities on the 18th and 19th will be open to all students," said Bryan Nesbit, enrollment services associate director.
Specific "Dawg Daze" activities include (by day):
--Aug. 17, 6-9 p.m., "New Student Block Party" in front of Rice, Hathorn and Cresswell residence halls. A barbecue meal will be accompanied by the "rockin' country bluegrass" music of Starkville's Cedar Creek Ramblers. [Rain location: Humphrey Coliseum]
--Aug. 18, 8:30-10:30 p.m., "Pizza and a Movie" on the MSU Drill Field. [Rain location: Colvard Union ballroom]
--Aug. 19, 7-11 p.m., rock concert at the MSU Amphitheater featuring "Inner 61," a Delta State University-based cover band, and "Ingram Hill," an award-winning regional group from Memphis, Tenn. [Rain location: Humphrey Coliseum]
MSU campus housing opens for residency Aug. 9. For early arriving students, the Residence Hall Association has organized a number of its own welcoming activities. They include (also by date):
--Aug. 11, 7 p.m., Quiz Bowl in the lobby of Herbert Hall, home of the Office of Housing and Residence Life. Snacks will be provided.
--Aug. 12, 7 p.m., "Avoiding the 'Freshman 15,'" a presentation on healthy habits for college life to be held in the lobby of Rice Residence Hall. Jennifer Fuller, health education specialist at the Longest Student Health Center, will lead the program.
--Aug. 14, 8 a.m.-noon, Ropes Leadership Course, with 7:30 a.m. departure from the Suttle Residence Hall lobby. Advance registration and a $10 participation fee are required for this class-limited exercise. [Contact Shelley Cresswell at (662) 325-9339.]
For more information on "Dawg Daze," contact the Office of Enrollment Services at (662) 325-3076 or visit http://www.dawgdaze.msstate.edu.
To reach the Residence Hall Association, telephone 325-2255.