by Graciela Becerra
Features Editor
gbecerr1@jccc.edu
Welcome Week is set to begin on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The weeklong event is organized by student activities ambassadors and aims to help students connect with each other.
Kathryn Hunt, student activities ambassador, said Welcome Week is at the start of every fall and spring semester.
“We think about [activities] that would help engage students,” said Kayla McDougald, student activities ambassador. “The moral of the first day is usually the same: We provide food and drinks, and the next couple days is something different.”
This semester, the first day of Welcome Week, Tuesday, Jan. 19, will include welcome-back snacks. Students will be given snacks at the Carlsen Center lobby and on the second floor of CLB and GEB from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The following day, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, is titled “Winning Wednesday.” During this day, students will be able to play games and win prizes at the tables in COM between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21 will consist of two events, including a karaoke party in the student lounge between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. as well as lunch with the Senate at COM 156 during the same hours as the karaoke party. During lunch with the Senate, students will be able to share their concerns and ideas as well as get information on joining the Senate.
Welcome Week will be wrapped up on Friday, Jan. 22 with a marathon of the show “Friends” in COM 152 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“Students should attend Welcome Week because it’s a good way to connect and meet new people,” said McDougald. “Our campus is huge, but you’re more than likely to find someone there.”