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LU NSLP announces Welcome Back Week programming

Tuesday, January 18

SOLAR Study Systems with LU Success  |  11 am - 1 pm
Setzer Student Center
Grab a SOLAR study system and a free snack to kick off the week, along with meeting your Peer Success Partners and learning about and signing up for academic coaching!

Student Engagement Fair  |  1 pm - 3 pm
Setzer Student Center

Bingo with Study Abroad and Cardinal Communities  |  5 pm - 6:30 pm
Setzer Student Center, Food Court
Join us for some Bingo and learn more about the different study abroad opportunities and Cardinal Communities!

Cardinal Orientation Team Informational  |  5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Setzer Student Center, Neches
Interested in being an Orientation Leader and on the Cardinal Orientation Team? Attend this informational to learn more about the job, how to apply and what your summer will look like on CO Team!

Painting Under the Stars  |  7 pm - 9 pm
Setzer Student Center, Food Court
Paint the night away with a paint night. Join us for one of the many out of this world designs!

Wednesday, January 19

Warm Up with NSLP  |  9 am - 11 am
Setzer Student Center, Patio
Stop by for Coffee and Hot Cocoa with NSLP! Learn about CO Team and all the free events happening during Welcome Back Week!

Involvement Mini Fair  |  11 am - 2 pm
Setzer Student Center Atrium
Interested in getting involved? Stop by for the mini fairs! Each day different organizations will be highlighted and set up for you to learn more about them!

Wellness Wednesday: Setting You Up for Success  |  11 am - 1:30 pm
Setzer Student Center, Atrium
Join Health Education and STAR Services for ways to get started on the right foot for the spring semester!

Take Your Job Search Out of This World  |  11 am - 1 pm
Setzer Student Center, Atrium
Login and activate your Handshake account, giving you access to thousands of job opportunities and internships in addition to viewing career related events. Students activating their accounts will receive a free rally towel (limited supply).

Big Ball Volleyball  |  4 pm - 7 pm
Recreational Sports Center
Enjoy some friendly competition with a game of volleyball with the giant volleyball.

Coffee & Cocoa with Tutors  |  7 pm - 8 pm
Mary & John Gray Library Lobby
Find out about tutoring services, tour The LU Tutoring Center, and enjoy a cup of joe, coco, or tea on us!

Thursday, January 20

Involvement Mini Fair  |  11 am - 2 pm
Setzer Student Center Atrium
Interested in getting involved? Stop by for the mini fairs! Each day different organizations will be highlighted and set up for you to learn more about them!

Lunch & Learn with the Academic Success Conference  |  12:45 pm - 2 pm
Setzer Student Center, Live Oak Ballroom B
Kickstart your semester with success and study strategies, connecting with fellow students and staff, and grabbing free lunch and a t-shirt.

Space Calls: Infinite Horizon Escape Room  |  3 pm - 7 pm
Setzer Student Center, Big Sandy
You and your team awaken from cryosleep to discover that a mysterious collision has jettisoned the escape pod you’re currently in, and the life support systems are failing fast! If you can’t reset the navigation computer in 25 minutes, there’s no way you’ll be able to make it back to Earth safely, and repairs are trickier than you would expect. What’s worse, your on-board robot companion has also sustained damage; it’ll do what it can, but that’s not much.... Houston, we have a puzzle.

Crate Stacking  |  4 pm - 6 pm
Recreational Sports Center
Want a challenge? We have it! Stack crates as high as you can while standing on top. How many can you stack without falling?

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration  |  4 pm
Mary & John Gray Library, 8th Floor Plummer Room
Join us for a celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with our guest speaker Albert "A.J" Turner, Beaumont City Council Member. 

Movie Under the Stars  |  6 pm
Dining Hall Lawn

LU Women's Basketball vs Dixie State  |  7 pm
Montagne Center

Friday, January 21

Inner Tube Water Polo  |  3 pm - 5 pm
Indoor Pool, Health & Human Performance Complex
Challenge your friends to a fun game of water polo but in innertubes!

Competition Under the Stars  |  5 pm - 7 pm
Dining Hall Lawn
Who doesn’t love a little competition! Spend the evening competing in different mini games, ranging from obstacle courses, food eating, axe throwing and more! Win something every game!

Saturday, January 22

LU Women's Basketball vs Utah Valley  |  2 pm
Montagne Center

Late Night at the Rec  |  7 pm - 10 pm
Recreational Sports Center
Help us kick off the semester with a night of fun filled activities and events!

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