KVAQ-TV UTRGV – UTRGV is welcoming back its students’ faculty and staff with its Welcome Back Bash, just one of many events planned for this semester’s Welcome Week.
The Welcome Back Bash is an event hosted at the university on both the Edinburg and Brownsville campus each spring semester, aiming to connect students to university culture through the event.
Although the event brings different themes annually, this year Student Activities has planned a new dynamic perspective by introducing a dirty soda bar, Korean corn dogs and a silent disco.
Raul Leal, Student Activities program coordinator, said his department’s student employees conducted surveys on what would be of interest to students.
He said UTRGV will host a silent disco for the first time.
“As students enter the event they will be given headphones. The headphones will have three different kinds of music or radio stations playing, kind of curated by DJs,” Leal said. “And, as they choose a different channel their headphones will change to a different color from red to blue to green, so you can see who all is listening to the same kinds of music as you, so you can find people who have the same interests.”
Leal teased the event will also have arcade games, foosball tables and a roller skate rink for the Edinburg campus and a laser tag contest for Brownsville.
The event will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Health and Physical Education building in Edinburg and on Thursday, Jan. 22 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in El Gran Salon for Brownsville.
Welcome Week Events:
-Tuesday, Jan. 20: Charm the Semester will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Commons on the Edinburg campus and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Music Science Learning Center on the Brownsville campus. – Hosted by Campus Activites Board, the Students can create bracelets or charms with beads provided.
-Wednesday, Jan. 21: The Welcome Back Bash will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Health and Physical Education building on the Edinburg campus. -Organized by Student Activities, the bash promises energy and fun with new inclusions this year being the Korean hotdogs, silent disco and dirty soda bar.
-Thursday, Jan. 22: The Welcome Back Bash will be held from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Union’s El Gran Salon on the Brownsville campus. -Organized by Student Activities, the bash promises energy and fun with new inclusions this year being the Korean hotdogs, silent disco and dirty soda bar.
-Friday, Jan. 23: Game Room Party will be held from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brownsville Game Room and from 2 p.m. 5 p.m. at the Edinburg Game Room. -Organized by Student Activities and the Student Union, the event will have games such as bingo, karaoke and free snacks.
-Sunday, Jan. 25: Vaquero Family Feud will be hosted live on stage from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the PlainsCapital Bank Theater on the Edinburg campus. – Organized by the Student Union, students will go head-to-head in three rounds of Family Feud. The winners receive “campus bragging rights.”
-Monday, Jan. 26: Sundaes on Monday will be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Edinburg Student Union Commons. -The Student Union will have free ice cream for those attending.
-Monday, Jan. 26: A Runway to Success will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in El Gran Salon for the Brownsville Campus. -The Career Center will present professional clothing from its career closet modeled by students.
-Tuesday, Jan. 27: The Fraternity and Sorority Life Kickback will be held from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Edinburg Ballroom. -Organized by the Center for Student Involvement, the event will have free food and offer the opportunity for students to connect to other Fraternities and Sororities.
-Wednesday, Jan. 28: The Get Involved Fair will be held from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union’s El Gran Salon. -The Center for Student Involvement invite students to enjoy free food and discover how they can get more involved around campus.
-Wednesday, Jan. 28: A Runway to Success will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the PlainsCapital Theater in the Edinburg Student Union. -The Career Center will present professional clothing from its career closet modeled by students.
-Thursday, Jan. 29: The Get Involved Fair will be held from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Edinburg campus Ballroom. -The Center for Student Involvement invite students to enjoy free food and discover how they can get more involved around campus.
