Spring 2010 Welcome Back Week

Student Life Celebrates Welcome Back Week

The Division of Student Life is celebrating the start of the term with Welcome Back Week activities and events from September 20th through September 26th, 2010. All students should take advantage of the tons of opportunities to meet student organizations, play on carnival rides, learn about campus departments, and enjoy FREE fun, food, and music!

If you have a disability and would like to request accommodations in order to participate in these or other events, please contact The Office of Disability Services at 215-895-1401 or disability@drexel.edu.

Sundaes on Mondays, Main and Center City campuses
Noon, Korman Quad (rain location: Creese Student Center lobby)
Sponsored by Student Life
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Kick-off Welcome Back Week with a free ice cream sundae!

Try-A-Climb
Noon-9:00pm, Recreation Center Climbing Wall
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics
If you don’t know how to climb, we have classes to teach you how to put on a harness and let you climb for an hour. Free Try-A-Climb classes are every hour on the hour. Please reserve a time at the climbing wall. For more information, e-mail Paul Haraf at pah54@drexel.edu.

Headband Making with Sororities
6:30pm-8:00pm, Spangler Walk between Kelly and Myers
Sponsored by the Panhellenic Council
Drexel’s Panhellenic Council would like to invite the entire Drexel community to join sorority members in making headbands! We’ll be there to talk about sorority recruitment, Greek life, and answer any other questions you may have! So come out, get some refreshments, and design yourself a new headband to add to your collection!

Electronic Resources Fair
10:00am-2:00pm, W.W. Hagerty Library Atrium
Sponsored by Drexel University Libraries
Visit W.W. Hagerty Library to experience the second Annual Electronic Resources fair. Not sure what the Libraries have to offer? This is your chance to learn about all of the exciting resources available to you as a Drexel Student! While you are learning about these invaluable electronic resources, you will enjoy food, giveaways and door prizes.

Tastes of the Handschumacher Dining Center
11:00am, MacAlister Lobby/Retail Management Office, MacAlister Hall 1049
Sponsored by the Office of Retail Management
Free samples from the new station “Passports” will be served. The "Passports" station features authentic flavors and dishes from around the world, served restaurant style during lunch and dinner.

Free Spin Art Sunglasses and Frisbees!
Noon, Korman Quad (rain location: Creese Student Center)
Sponsored by Student Life
Spring is in the air, so get ready with your FREE spin art sunglasses and Frisbees! This program is guaranteed to bring out everyone’s creativity. Just apply paint and spin for your own personally decorated sunglasses and Frisbees. Choose from a variety of colorful glasses to accent with painted designs and not only will your Frisbee look great, but they also fly!

Retail Management’s Half Birthday Ice Cream Bar
3:00pm, MacAlister Lobby/Retail Management Office, MacAlister Hall 1049
Sponsored by the Office of Retail Management
Retail Management is celebrating its Half Birthday with a Jelly Bean Ice Cream Bar. Retail Management is your one-stop-shop for all Drexel Campus Dining, Chestnut Street Caterers, Barnes & Noble Bookstore and campus Coca Cola inquiries.

Rec Fest
5:00pm-8:00pm, outside Recreation Center
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics
Be a part of the bi-annual Recreational Athletics Festival! Meet club sports officers, register for Intramural Sports, discover Health, Fitness and Wellness opportunities and “try-on’s, learn about our climbing program, interact with student clubs and Fraternity and Sorority Life representatives, and take part in a fun outdoor obstacle course! Enjoy light food, refreshments, music, giveaways and games.

Local Business Fair
Noon-2:00pm, Lancaster Walk (rain date: Wednesday, April 6)
Co-sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) & Student Life
Here is your chance to learn about the various businesses in University City. These vendors want to connect with you, so stop by for free giveaways and offers specific for Drexel students.

Combating Domestic Violence
2:00pm-4:00pm, Mario Statue, 33rd & Market
Sponsored by Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.
Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc. will be tabling in front of the Mario Statue to raise awareness of domestic violence as part of our national philanthropy. There will also be combating DV t-shirt making!

Women’s Varsity Lacrosse vs. Johns Hopkins
4:00pm-6:00pm, Vidas Field at the Vidas Athletics Complex, 43rd & Powelton Avenue
Sponsored by Drexel Varsity Athletics
Women’s Varsity Lacrosse and coach Ann Marie Vesco host Johns Hopkins. Parking at the facility is free or take advantage of the Drexel Shuttle "Blue and Gold Route" free with a valid Drexel ID. For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/facilities/transportation/busServiceSchedules/.

Activities Unlimited
4:30pm-6:30pm, Lancaster Walk (rain date: Wednesday, April 6)
Sponsored by Student Life
Activities Unlimited is your chance to meet Drexel’s recognized student organizations. Learn more about clubs and their activities, and sign-up to become a member. Meet new people and enjoy free pretzels, drinks, and music!

Intramural Soccer Tournament
6:00pm-8:00pm, Buckley Turf Field
Co-sponsored by the Residence Hall Association & Recreational Athletics
Enjoy an intramural pre-season soccer tournament and receive information about the spring soccer league. Music, refreshments, and fun giveaways!

Invisible Children Presents Tony Documentary
7:00pm-9:00pm, Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Research Center
Sponsored by the Multicultural Greek Council
Invisible Children, through the creation of awareness and support utilizing documentaries and educational lectures, is a movement seeking to end the conflict in Uganda and stop the abduction of children for use as child soldiers. The documentary, Tony, will be screened followed by a discussion with Invisible Children representatives and activists.

BODYJAM Class
7:30pm-8:30pm, Fitness Plaza, outside Recreation Center/Lancaster Walk entrance (rain location: Recreation Center Basketball Courts)
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics
Come Try BODYJAM. BODYJAM is the cardio workout where participants enjoy the sensation of dance. An addictive fusion of the latest dance styles and hottest new sounds puts the emphasis as much on having fun as on breaking a sweat. Funky instructors teach you to move with attitude through this 55-minutes class. So grab a friend, get front and center, and get high on the feeling of dance.

Meet the Dietician
11:30am-2:00pm, Handschumacher Dining Center
Sponsored by Drexel Campus Dining
Drexel Campus Dining’s Registered Dietician, Jeanne Molloy, will be available in the Dining Center to assist students with any diet-related question or nutritional concern. Stop by the Handschumacher Dining Center to speak with Jeanne! (Jeanne can also be contacted at DrexelRD@drexel.edu)

Unity Through Diversity
Noon-1:00pm, Center City Campus, New College Building, Student Life Office, room 1106
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs
Unity Through Diversity is a collaborative dialogue series. Come out for a small-group discussion on the topic for March: What does your gender identity mean to you? What have you been socialized to think and express in regard to your gender? How have your thoughts been shaped by the society in which you live? Participants will share experiences regarding their own gender identity/expression and the ways in which they have been treated or behaved. Pizza & soda will be served!

Southside Currito Sampling
2:30pm, Korman Quad
Sponsored by the Office of Retail Management
Enjoy some Northside on the Southside. Stop by the Quad to sample Currito, the Burrito Concept in the Northside Dining Terrace at 34th and Race Streets. While there, participate in the BYOBurrito Contest. Let us know how you build your burrito and win a chance to have it highlighted at Currito for all of Drexel University to order.

Quizzo
4:30pm-6:00pm, W.W. Hagerty Library's Bookmark Café
Sponsored by Drexel University Libraries
Get together a group of your smartest friends for Quizzo, hosted by the Drexel University Libraries, on March 31 from 4:30 to 6 PM in the Bookmark Café. The winning teams will receive prizes, but all teams are invited to enjoy the refreshments.

That Takes Ovaries Open Mic
5:30pm-7:00pm, James E. Marks Intercultural Center, first floor
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs
Celebrating gutsy women around the globe because courage is contagious! Gutsy women in the audience share stories about times they acted boldly. Men brag about the ovaries in their lives, such as their mothers, sisters and daughters. Everyone is welcome to participate, listen and be inspired by those around us.

Frisbee Golf Tournament
5:30pm-8:00pm, outside Recreation Center along 33rd St.
Co-sponsored by Alpha Pi Lambda & Recreational Athletics
Enjoy a 9-hole course of Frisbee Golf fun outside of the Recreation Center! Participate in the “hole-in-one” competition with cool prizes!

Reverend Billy and the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir Stop at Drexel
7:00pm, Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center
Sponsored by the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Reverend Billy calls his Church of Earthalujah! performances family friendly, but big bank deadly – especially for banks that finance CO-2 emissions through mountaintop removal, hydro-fracking, super malls and shipping sweatshop products long distances in fossil fuel-burning engines. All these topics are on the table as Reverend Billy and his Gospel Choir singers perform. Entrance is $5 (cash only) at the door and free for Drexel students. For more information, please visit www.drexel.edu/westphal.

Thursday Night Nachos
7:00pm-9:00pm, Lambda Chi Alpha house, 3401 Powelton Avenue
Sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)
Free nachos provided by Qdoba catering and also an iPod Nano raffle!

Senior and Young Alumni Spring Mixer
7:00pm-11:00pm, Field House, 1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia
Co-sponsored by Alumni Relations & the Office of Campus Activities
The Young Alumni Association invites the senior class to join recent graduates for a spring mixer at the Field House in Center City Philadelphia. Guests will enjoy complimentary drinks from 7:00pm-8:00pm and appetizer specials all night. Rock cover band “Huge Jackman” will also perform. And seniors will be able to pick-up their Class of 2011 t-shirt as they kick-off their final term as Drexel students! This event is free – must be 21 or older to attend.

Late Night Series Open Mic
8:30pm-10:30pm, Behrakis Grand Hall
Sponsored by Late Night Series
Free open mic featuring live music, comedy, poetry and spoken word, hosted by Post Midnight. The feature for the evening is singer/songwriter Eric Reitz. Sign-up to perform starts at 8:00pm and check out www.latenightseries.com for more information.

CAB presents “The Tourist”
9:00pm, Nesbitt 111
Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board
Frank (Johnny Depp), a mild-mannered American on vacation in Venice, Italy, is befriended by Elise (Angelina Jolie), a breathtakingly beautiful woman with a mysterious secret. Soon, their playful romantic dalliance turns into a complicated web of dangerous deceit as they are chased by Interpol, the Italian police, and Russian hit men in this action-adventure film.

Alternative Spring Break Welcome Back Lunch Break & Reunion
Noon-2:00pm, Behrakis Grand Hall, north section
Sponsored by Student Life
100+ Drexel students participated in Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips in Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. Come hear about their experiences, network with participants, and learn more about participating in ASB 2012. Free food and drink will be provided!

TechServ Hosts Jeopardy!
3:00pm-5:00pm, Conference Room C (lower level of Creese Student Center)
Sponsored by TechServ
Come sharpen your skills for the beginning of the Spring term by playing Jeopardy! hosted by TechServ. Real Jeopardy! questions covering all topics will be used and pizza will be served.

April First Friday
5:00pm-8:00pm, meet at 34th and Market Blue Line
Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board (CAB)
Come enjoy art in Old City’s monthly First Fridays. The art galleries will have their doors open for visitors to view various artwork. You can also participate in a scavenger hunt in which you can win Dragon Dollars as prizes! Pick-up your ticket at the CAB Office.

Shabbat Dinner
7:00pm-9:00pm, James E. Marks Intercultural Center
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Student Association and Hillel
Welcome Back Shabbat Dinner is an opportunity for students to reconnect with one another after spring break and to celebrate and experience an authentic and welcoming Shabbat dinner together.

Game Night
8:00pm-10:30pm, Ross Commons, 2nd Floor
Sponsored by Disciples InDeed
Hang out with Disciples InDeed and enjoy a few hours of fun! Games will include, but not be limited to Spades, Taboo, Apples to Apples, and Battle of the Sexes. All are welcome and this event is free!

Flashback Roller Skating Party
8:00pm-11:00pm, Armory
Co-sponsored by the Multicultural Greek Council & Drexel Traditions
It’s back … the 3rd annual Flashback Roller Skating Party! Enjoy “old skool” skating fun with friends and celebrate the beginning of the spring term. The decades will cover the ‘80s to today, bringing you back to the days of middle school. Students should wear their best flashback gear and get their groove on. Students must show a Drexel ID and sign a waiver to rent skates or they can bring their own.

2011 Philly Spring Clean-Up Day
9:00am-2:00pm, throughout Philadelphia
Co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Streets Department and Drexel University
Mayor Nutter has requested Philadelphians to join him in having the largest citywide clean-up event. Drexel wants to show support and we need your help to make this a success. We are working with the City to send teams of Drexel students, faculty and staff to specific locations throughout Philadelphia. Drexel will provide shuttle service, t-shirts and refreshments for their volunteers. Shuttles will depart at 8:45am from the Recreation Center and return at approximately 2:00pm. To register, e-mail citycleanup@drexel.edu. For more information on the Philadelphia Clean-Up you can visit: http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/philly-spring-cleanup.aspx

PB&J Day
Noon-2:00pm, Recreation Center Lobby
Sponsored by the Panhellenic Council
We will be making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to donate to My Brother's House, a Philadelphia Homeless Shelter.

Men’s Varsity Lacrosse vs. Delaware
1:00pm-3:00pm, Vidas Field at the Vidas Athletics Complex 43rd & Powelton Avenue
Sponsored by Drexel Varsity Athletics
Men’s Varsity Lacrosse and coach Brian Voelker host Delaware. Drexel students are free with ID. Parking at the facility is free or take the Drexel Shuttle "Blue and Gold Route" free with valid Drexel ID. For more information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/facilities/transportation/busServiceSchedules/.

Intramural Floor Hockey Extravaganza
1:00pm-4:00pm, Armory
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics
Enjoy our Intramural Floor Hockey All-Star games and test your ability in a skills competition, including a breakaway challenge and accuracy shooting contest! Food, refreshments, music, and fun prizes!

Basketball Extravaganza
4:00pm-7:00pm, Daskalakis Athletic Center
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics
Enjoy our Intramural Basketball All-Star games and test your skills in a 3-point shoot-out and dunk contest. Food, refreshments, music, and fun prizes!

Flag Football Extravaganza
1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckley Recreational Turf
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics
Enjoy our Intramural Flag Football Pro Bowls and test your skills in a punt pass and kick contest!
Food, refreshments, music, and fun prizes!

Intramural Beach Volleyball Try-On
1:00pm-4:00pm, Buckley Green Volleyball Courts
Sponsored by Recreational Athletics
Enjoy an intramural pre-season beach volleyball tournament! Open doubles and quads, and receive information about spring league. Music, refreshments, and fun giveaways!