Aug. 23, 2010

Briar Cliff University Plans Fun-filled “Welcome Week”

Sioux City, Iowa - Briar Cliff University students will move onto campus and start their new 2010-11 academic year on August 28. This marks the beginning of “Welcome Week,” a fun-filled BCU tradition that kicks off with Charger Camp and includes an exciting variety of both on- and off-campus events.

Students will experience a full slate of activities from the day they arrive through the end of September. Activities range from picnics and pool to athletic events and ping-pong. In between, they’ll enjoy “GloFEST,” an outdoor evening of glow-in-the-dark games as well as discounted movies, tailgates and pizza parties.

Other established Welcome Week traditions especially for freshmen include dinner with President and Jim Wharton in their home and the Freshmen Food Drive which will benefit the Food Bank of Siouxland. Students also will attend a presentation by Patty Spady entitled “Death by Alcohol: The Sam Spady Story.” 

In addition, students will participate in Fall Convocation and forums on how to succeed in college. Campus resource fairs will provide students with information on jobs, academics, recreational activities, volunteer projects and service learning opportunities.  

“A good beginning is essential to a successful academic year,” said President Beverly Wharton. “And Briar Cliff’s Welcome Week tradition ensures that each student will have a solid academic start.”

For more information on Briar Cliff events including Charger athletics, visit www.briarcliff.edu.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion.

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