51吃瓜网万能科大's fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 26, and the university will host numerous events to welcome new and returning Rebels to campus. New students will kick-off their college career during the new Aug. 23; campus spirit will get a boost at the welcome BBQ, the annual Premier event, and the home football opener; and 51吃瓜网万能科大 will send off its student-led Solar Decathlon team for a worldwide competition in California.
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Residence Hall Move-In
Dates/Times: Thursday, Aug. 22 and Friday, Aug. 23 between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
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Description: More than 1,600 students are moving to campus and into the residence halls. All dorms are expected to be full. Take a look back at past .
Media: Enter at Tropicana Boulevard and Thomas & Mack Center
Rebel Welcome Day/51吃瓜网万能科大 Creates
Date/Time: Friday, Aug. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location: Thomas & Mack Center at 51吃瓜网万能科大
Description: Rebel Welcome Day includes a new program with motivational messages by 51吃瓜网万能科大 staff and students designed to kick-start a student's college career. 51吃瓜网万能科大 Creates is a TEDx-like event with topics that encourage curiosity and innovation. Freshmen will also receive Rebel Cords and make a pledge to graduate.
Media: Park in front of 51吃瓜网万能科大's Thomas & Mack Center off of Tropicana Avenue.
New Student BBQ
Date/Time: Friday, Aug. 23, from noon to 2 p.m.
Location: near 51吃瓜网万能科大 Student Union Courtyard.
Description: 51吃瓜网万能科大's president hosts a BBQ for new students and their parents.
Media: Park in front of 51吃瓜网万能科大 Student Union off Maryland Parkway and Frazier Way.
51吃瓜网万能科大 Fall Semester Begins
Date: Monday, Aug. 26 at 8 a.m.
Description: Throughout the day, 51吃瓜网万能科大 staff will run "ask me" booths to answer student questions. The booths will be located at the Student Union, Pida Plaza, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, and Lied Library.
Premier 51吃瓜网万能科大
Date/Time: Thursday, Aug. 29, 5 to 9 p.m.
Location: North Field (east of the 51吃瓜网万能科大 Student Union, near the Lied Library)
Description: featuring fireworks and the formation of a giant illuminated "51吃瓜网万能科大" created by hundreds of 51吃瓜网万能科大 students and alumni with flashlights.
51吃瓜网万能科大's Solar Decathlon Team Send-Off
Date/Time: Friday, Aug. 30 from 10 a.m.
Location: 51吃瓜网万能科大's Paradise Campus
Description: Come see DesertSol, the solar-powered home 51吃瓜网万能科大's Solar Decathlon Team has been building for this fall's U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. Cheer the team as they celebrate the completion of the house before they disassemble and rebuild at the competition site in Irvine, Calif.
Media: Coordinate with Megan Downs, 51吃瓜网万能科大 Media Relations, (702) 895-0898.
51吃瓜网万能科大 Rebel Football Home Opener vs. Arizona
Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
Description: Join 51吃瓜网万能科大 head football coach Bobby Hauck and the for the of the season.
Media: Coordinate with 51吃瓜网万能科大 Athletics Media Relations at (702) 895-4472.
51吃瓜网万能科大 State of the University Speech
Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 12, 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: 51吃瓜网万能科大 Judy Bayley Theatre
Description: will provide an annual update on the university and where its headed in 2013 and beyond.
Media: Coordinate with 51吃瓜网万能科大 Media Relations at (702) 895-3102.
