August 20, 2008

Briar Cliff University Announces Welcome Week Activities

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University announces a full schedule of campus-wide and community activities planned for new and returning students.

Beginning Saturday, Aug. 23 through Monday, Sept. 1, the 10-day event is designed to make the transition easier for new college students and to reacquaint returning students to campus life.

“Welcome Week really helps our students to get settled back on campus,” said Tiffany Quinze, assistant vice president for student development. “The wide variety of activities offers many opportunities to socialize and prepare for the new academic year.”

Among Welcome Week highlights are “Luau Night” with a Hawaiian dinner and activities; a movie marathon; outdoor activities, including Frisbee golf, ultimate Frisbee and kick ball; “Art Splash” on the riverfront; a job fair; the Second Annual Community Food Drive; and “BCU in Black and White (and a Few Other Colors)” presented on Sunday evening by Paul Olson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 26 states and four countries. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.