Tuesday, August 22, 2017 8:30 AM- 11:00 AM Ask Me Stations Outside of Locket & In Front of the Union Have questions or need directions? Bengal Bound leaders will be on hand to help you. Sponsor: First Year Experience 8:30 AM- 4:00 PM GeauxWiFi 2017 ITS Helpdesk at Middleton Library Volunteers will be on hand at the ITS Helpdesk in Middleton Library to provide assistance configuring mobile devices to connect to the campus wireless "eduroam" network from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM during the first two days of Fall classes - August 21-22. Assistance will be available free of charge to all students, faculty, and staff on a first come, first served basis. Sponsor: Information Technology Services, Middleton Library, and Technology Support Professionals from numerous departments across campus. Information Technology Services 8/22/17 8/22/17 11:00 AM 2:00 PM Dance Marathon and Chill LSU s Dance Marathon at LSU is a yearlong philanthropic organization at LSU that gives students the opportunity to come together and fundraise for Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital here in Baton Rouge. The year culminates in a 26.2 hour event where students from all parts of campus life dance, enjoy games, watch live entertainment, eat great food, and have the amazing opportunity to spend time with children from Our Lady of the Lake. Dance Marathon is one of the largest national student-led philanthropies, and we are very excited about continuing the tradition here at LSU. Be one of the first 200 to grab a free Snowball and learn about getting involved in Dance Marathon at LSU. Sponsor: LSU Dance Marathon
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM Tie Dye with the College of Agriculture Free Speech Circle For just $5 you can tie dye a College of Agriculture t-shirt with the Agriculture Students Association! Sponsor: College of Agriculture and Agriculture Students Association 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM Kickball and Corn Dogs Come join your fellow LSU students in re-living our days as a kid as we play kickball and eat corndogs. There are also prize drawings and plenty of drinks and desserts. Sponsor: Campus Outreach (808) 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM Fall Choir Kickoff School of Music: Room 115 Majestic very impressive and beautiful. LSU Choirs invite you to join our Fall Kickoff Event! Come for games, free food, and an introduction to the choral experience here at LSU. Don't miss out on this opportunity to meet and make music with new students of all majors from across campus, as well as current members from our many outstanding choirs. All students are welcome; no experience necessary! Sponsor: LSU School of Music - Choral Studies LSU School of Music 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM Snoball Hour Chi Alpha Café: 3321 Highland Rd (across from Five Guys) Free, that's right, FREE snoballs for all LSU students! Grab a snoball or two and connect with Chi Alpha. Sponsor: Chi Alpha Campus Ministries - lsuxa.org 8:00 PM- 10:00 PM Karaoke Night Student Union Live Oak Lounge You know how this works: come belt your heart out! Sponsor: LSU Student Activities Board, an organization of LSU Campus Life 8/22/17 8/22/17 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Praise and Worship Join us in worshipping the Lord through song. Meet in the CTK Church
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 8/23/17-8/25/17 8:30 AM- 10:30 AM DONUT Stress About Your Career Free Speech Alley Come grab coffee and donuts from 8:30-10:30 in Free Speech Alley while learning about how the Career Center can help you! Sponsor: Student Government, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of Academic Affairs, and Olinde Career Center 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM Meet the President and VP Student Union: Live Oak Lounge Opportunity for Students to connect with Student Government by meeting the Student Body President, VP, Dean of Students, and VP of Academic Affairs. Sponsor: LSU Student Government 11:30 AM- 1:30 PM Chill Out with Sigma Phi Lambda Come chill with the sisters of Sigma Phi Lambda, the only Christian sorority on campus! Check out who we are and what we do while sipping on free cool drinks and playing some lawn games. Can't wait to see ewe! Sponsor: LSU Auxiliary Services Sigma Phi Lambda: Sisters for the Lord 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM Welcome Back Picnic Dairy Store Lawn College of Agriculture students can enjoy a picnic style lunch with their College of Agriculture Family. Sponsor: College of Agriculture, Agriculture Students Association, Agriculture Alumni Association College of Agriculture: Agriculture Students Association 8/23/17 8/23/17 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Free Snowballs Free Snowballs and Ice Pops outside of Cornerstone Café 5:30 PM- 7:00 PM Dinner with the Dean Manship Holliday Forum MCRC students can meet with Dean Jerry Ceppos, Manship School area heads, and representatives from Student Media and student organizations while enjoying a Cajun dinner. Sponsor: Mass Communication Residential College
5:30 PM- 8:30 PM Greek Code: Cracking the NPHC Playbook Student Union: Royal Cotillion Ballroom Come learn everything there is to know about joining an NPHC organization here at LSU. Facilitators will talk about the "do's & don'ts" and members will be in attendance to tell you how you can start the process of becoming a member. Sponsor: LSU Greek Life 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM Cru Fest Come enjoy free snowballs, play games, win door prizes, and make new friends on the s with Cru! Sponsor: Campus Crusade for Christ (LSU Cru) 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM College of Human Sciences & Education - Supper in the Swamp Cypress Hall Cypress Hall Residents are invited to join College of Human Sciences & Education Dean, Damon Andrew, and other faculty/staff for a taste of Louisiana Cuisine as we kick-off the start of the new academic year and share information about opportunities CHSE Residential College offers. Sponsor: College of Human Sciences & Education 8/23/17 8/23/17 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EPIC (Pizza+Talk+Worship) Our first EPIC Large Group Night kicks off with pizza at 7, with a speaker to follow. Thursday, August 24, 2017 8/24/17-8/25/17 8:30 AM- 10:30 AM DONUT Stress About Your Career Free Speech Alley Come grab coffee and donuts from 8:30-10:30 in Free Speech Alley while learning about how the Career Center can help you! Sponsor: Student Government, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of Academic Affairs, and Olinde Career Center
11:00 PM - 1:00 PM Veterans Welcome Lunch LSU Veteran Center: 319 Hatcher Hall Welcome lunch for veterans and service members at LSU. Stop by and meet other veterans and see the LSU Veteran Center, your home on campus. Sponsor: Veteran & Military Student Services 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Ag Ice Cream Social Dairy Store Lawn Get your free ice cream coupon at one of our events earlier in the week to enjoy an ice cream on the College of Agriculture at our social on the Dairy Store lawn. Sponsor: College of Agriculture, Agriculture Students Association 12:00 PM- 1:30 PM TSP Connections Johnston Hall Lobby Transfer students will have an opportunity to meet representatives from Tau Sigma, T3 mentors and the Non- Traditional Student Organization, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and LSU Discover during the first week of class and find out about the different organizations, involvement opportunities, and upcoming Transfer Student Program events. Sponsor: Transfer Student Programs 8/24/17 8/24/17 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Free Lunch Come grab the first of many weekly free lunches in the CTK Activity Center 4:30 PM- 6:30 PM Engineering Tiger Connections Patrick F Taylor: First Floor Commons Engineering Tiger Connections is the LSU College of Engineering's welcome event and open house for incoming freshmen and transfer students. The Engineering Tiger Connections Open House includes a student organization fair, games, food, department open houses, and refreshments. Sponsored by: Marathon Petroleum and LSU College of Engineering Student Services and Diversity Initiatives 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM The Great TNT.99 Steak Night Baptist Center The Annual Great TNT.99 Steak Night! Join us for grilled steaks, potatoes, veggies & desserts--all for.99! (Chicken options!) Sponsor: Baptist Collegiate Ministry
8/24/17 8/24/17 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM The Point Go to lsuxa.org for location details We're kicking off the semester with the Point! Come join us to experience God and experience friendship with one another in community. You can expect a creative mix of music, humor, and a relevant to life message form the Bible. All LSU students are invited, and there will be free pizza and tshirts for all first time guests! Chi Alpha Campus Ministries - lsuxa.org 8:00 PM- 10:00 PM Glow in the Dark" Capture the Flag" Come play capture the flag with students from all over campus while it is pitch black outside and everyone is decked out in glow sticks! It is a great way to meet other people from all over campus through friendly competition, and it will be a night to remember! Sponsor: Campus Outreach (808) 8:00 PM- 10:00 PM Hypno Show Student Union Theatre Come enjoy the experience of being mesmerized by Sean Bott the mentalist, mind reader, and hypnotist at a free show in the Union Theater. You may have caught Sean on the SciFi Channel, Radio Disney, and the CW. Sponsor: LSU Student Activities Board, an organization of LSU Campus Life Friday, August 25, 2017 8/25/17-8/25/17 8:30 AM- 10:30 AM DONUT Stress About Your Career Free Speech Alley Come grab coffee and donuts from 8:30-10:30 in Free Speech Alley while learning about how the Career Center can help you! Sponsor: Student Government, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of Academic Affairs Olinde Career Center 8/25/17-8/25/17 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Dunk the Deans Free Speech Circle End your first week at LSU by dunking the Deans of the College of Agriculture! Sponsor: College of Agriculture, Agriculture Students Association
8/25/17 8/25/17 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Pop in for Popsicles! 1019 Energy, Coast, and Environment Building - Room After a long, hot first week of classes, come join the College of the Coast & Environment to cool off and relax with popsicles! While you're here, learn more about how to shape this major to fit your interests and personality. Mingle with current CES majors and see what the program has to offer! Sponsor: College of the Coast & Environment 8/25/17-8/25/17 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM A Welcome Celebration African American Cultural Center Umoja is a welcome event for freshmen and transfer students. This program provides an opportunity to meet faculty, staff, and upperclassmen and to learn more about the African American Cultural Center, it s services, and the Black student experience at LSU. Sponsor: African American Cultural Center, Office of Diversity, Office of Multicultural Affairs 8/25/17 8/25/17 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Game Night Finish off a long week with games and friends Saturday, August 26, 2017 8/26/17 8/26/17 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM ARISE Freshmen Retreat ARISE Freshman Retreat Day, followed by CTK Block Party at 6:30. (Open to the public) complete with lawn games, live music, dancing and free food! 8/26/17-8/26/17 2:00 PM- 7:00 PM The Red Zone Challenge UREC Fields Ready for some competition? Before intramural flag football starts up, come have some fun, compete against other LSU students, and win some money - all in the same day! The top 3 teams will take home cash and there is no entry fee! The Red Zone Challenge will consist of 5 person teams. You will have multiple opportunities to score from the 20 yard line in timed games. Each team ia guaranteed 3 games in round robin pool play until the championship round. Snacks and drinks will be provided! Sponsor: Campus Outreach (808)
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 8/29/17-8/29/17 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM First Year Finances 256J Career Classroom Transitioning to college can be a challenge, but it can be made easier with the right tools! Come talk with the Student Financial Management Center to win awesome prizes, grab lunch and learn best practices to manage your finances while in school! Sponsored by: LSU Cale P. & Katherine Smith Student Financial Management Center 8/29/17-8/29/17 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM Petroleum Engineering Welcome Day To kick off the year, SPE, AADE, SPWLA and Pi Epsilon Tau are hosting a Craft & Hawkin's department welcome back event! It s going to be in Tuesday, August 29th, at 5:30 pm, come join in the fun, free food, music, and entertainment! The event is outside the s. Kick-off your year right, see what events are coming up and how you can get involved! It s free to all PETE students. Sponsor: Petroleum Engineering: The Society of Petroleum Engineers 8/29/17-8/29/17 5:30 PM- 7:00 PM Natural History Through the Ages Hill Memorial Library, Lecture Hall Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty, LSU Museum of Natural Science, will speak as part of the museum s Night at the Museum series. The August program is presented in association with the exhibition, Papers Tigers & Biblio- Beasts: Creatures in the Collections. Sponsor: LSU Museum of Natural Science and LSU Libraries Special Collections Wednesday, August 30, 2017 8/30/17-8/30/17 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Student Involvement Fair Student Union: Royal Cotillion Ballroom Join today, lead tomorrow! Find an organization or service opportunity that s a perfect fit for you at the Student Involvement Fair held in the Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom. Representatives from many registered student organizations and community volunteer agencies will be on hand to introduce you to their organization s activities. Campus Life staff will help you get acquainted with a group that shares your interests. Sponsor: LSU Campus Life 8/30/17-8/30/17 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM Commuter Student Welcome Lunch Johnston Hall Lobby Come to meet with FYE staff as we welcome you to your first weeks at LSU. Learn about all of the upcoming events for the year as well as other resources available to you on campus. Free lunch and other give-a-ways while supplies last. Sponsor: First Year Experience
8/30/17-8/30/17 5:30 PM- 8:00 PM Family Throwback Movie Night In Front of Johnston Hall Join the Non-Traditional Student Organization for a night of family fun with an outdoor showing of a 1990s childhood favorite FernGully: The Last Rainforest. Students who are also parents can bring their children. Outdoor games will be available at 5:30pm with the movie starting at 6:30pm. Pizza and popcorn will be served. Sponsor: Transfer Student Programs, Non-Traditional Student Organization 8/30/17-8/30/17 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM Lounging on the Lawn Come out to the s for a relaxing picnic (free food!) as well as volleyball, corn hole, Frisbee, and hanging out! This is a great way to enjoy the fall weather and hang out with students from all around campus before classes get too busy! Sponsor: Campus Outreach (808) 8/30/17-8/30/17 7:30 PM- 9:00 PM Ogden Honors College Convocation Music and Dramatic Arts Building: Shaver Theater Author Arlie Hochschild will give the address at the 2017 Ogden Honors College Convocation. Hochschild will discuss her book Strangers in their Own Land. All first-year Ogden students are expected to attend; the event is also open to the general public. Sponsor: Ogden Honors College Thursday, August 31, 2017 8/31/17-8/31/17 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM Student Involvement Fair Student Union: Royal Cotillion Ballroom Join today, lead tomorrow! Find an organization or service opportunity that s a perfect fit for you at the Student Involvement Fair held in the Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom. Representatives from many registered student organizations and community volunteer agencies will be on hand to introduce you to their organization s activities. Campus Life staff will help you get acquainted with a group that shares your interests. Sponsor: LSU Campus Life 8/31/17-8/31/17 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM LSUnity Block Party Tower Drive The Office of Diversity invites you to the LSUnity Block Party where diversity has no bounds! Come enjoy music, food, and fun activities all while learning about LSU s diversity and inclusion related initiatives. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend! Sponsor: Office of Diversity
Friday, September 1, 2017 9/1/17-9/1/17 8:30 AM- 10:30 AM First Fridays Johnston Hall Lobby The First Friday of every month FYE welcomes students to Johnston Hall to share their LSU experiences with other students, provide free food and hand out giveaways. Sponsor: First Year Experience
Looking for other opportunities after Bengal Bound? Check out these events! 9/7/17-9/7/17 8:00 PM- 10:00 PM Thursday Night Live: Open Mic Night Student Union: Live Oak Lounge Debut a talent, sing a song, play some music, or share a poem at Open Mic Night, the first of the free Thursday Night Live series of entertainment and social activities held most Thursday nights of the school year. Sponsor: LSU Student Activities Board, an organization of LSU Campus Life LSU Campus Life 9/8/17-9/8/17 4:00 PM- 8:00 PM UREC Grand Opening Celebration UREC Celebrate the Grand Opening of University Recreation (UREC) and 25 Years of Recreation with free food, a DJ, events, free University Recreation t-shirts, and tons of prizes. The celebration will be held on September 8, 2017 from 4:00 pm 8:00 pm at UREC. The outdoor pools will be open with aqua inflatables and relay races. Crazy Crate Stacking Competition, inflatable games, huge Zumba GroupX class, basketball shootout competition, sand volleyball, functional training classes and more will all be going on during this evening of events. The options are endless! No sign-up is required, so just show up with your Tiger Card and get ready to be part of history. Sponsor: University Recreation 9/29/17-9/29/17 7:00 PM- 10:00 PM Greekdom Homecoming Step Show LSU Union Theater Come watch as members of the NPHC compete in our homecoming step show and see which Fraternity and Sorority wins bragging rights and this year s grand prize! Sponsor: LSU Greek Life