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Racer Welcome Week Schedule

Wednesday, August 12

Location: Residential Colleges
SPECIAL GROUPS MOVE-IN ONLY: Once you get your car unloaded, drive down to the Roy Stewart Stadium parking lot and park. Let our shuttle buses take you back to the residential hall.

Location: Curris Center
You are now a Racer. You should be sporting your blue and gold, not your old high school t-shirt, and DEFINITELY not another university鈥檚 gear. Bring in breakfast food items or ready to eat meals to donate to our Murray State food pantry, Racers Helping Racers, and swap them out for your Racer swag (one per person while supplies last).

Location: 2nd Floor, Curris Center
This is a time to welcome and celebrate you, parents and family! Drop in and enjoy light refreshments where you have the opportunity to connect with fellow Racer families.

Friday, August 14

Location: Residential Colleges
Once you get your car unloaded, drive down to the Roy Stewart Stadium parking lot and park. Let our shuttle buses take you back to the residential hall.

Location: 2nd floor, Curris Center
You are now a Racer. You should be sporting your blue and gold, not your old high school t-shirt, and DEFINITELY not another university鈥檚 gear. Bring in breakfast food items or ready to eat meals to donate to our Murray State food pantry, Racers Helping Racers, and swap them out for your Racer swag (one per person while supplies last).

Location: 2nd Floor, Curris Center
This is a time to welcome and celebrate you, parents and family! Drop in and enjoy light refreshments where you have the opportunity to connect with fellow Racer families.

Location: Outside Picnic Area, Curris Center
Relax, recharge, and de-stress with certified therapy animals. Take a break from move-in and enjoy some calming time.

Location: 2nd floor, Curris Center
Unwind, create, and connect at our Paint & Sip Mocktail Party! Join fellow students for a relaxing evening filled with painting, mocktails and good vibes. All supplies are provided and no experience required!

Location: 2nd floor, Curris Center
Get ready for oversized fun at Jumbo Game Challenge! Challenge your friends to giant versions of your favorite games, including Connect Four, Jenga, Checkers, Sorry, and Toss Across. This come-and-go event is the perfect way to connect with fellow Racers and enjoy an evening of larger-than-life games!

Location: Residential Colleges
Get to know the new members of your Residential College community! Location and event will differ for each Residential College.

Saturday, August 15

Location: Residential Colleges
Once you get your car unloaded, drive down to the Roy Stewart Stadium parking lot and park. Let our shuttle buses take you back to the residential hall.

Location: 2nd floor, Curris Center
You are now a Racer. You should be sporting your blue and gold, not your old high school t-shirt, and DEFINITELY not another university鈥檚 gear. Bring in breakfast food items or ready to eat meals to donate to our Murray State food pantry, Racers Helping Racers, and swap them out for your Racer swag (one per person while supplies last).

Location: 2nd Floor, Curris Center
Need something fun for your room? Create your very own FREE custom surfboard sign!

Location: 2nd Floor, Curris Center
This is a time to welcome and celebrate you, parents and family! Drop in and enjoy light refreshments where you have the opportunity to connect with fellow Racer families.

Location: Mall Area
This is a don鈥檛-miss event! Businesses from all over Murray will have information tables with lots of information and coupons! Play games, win prizes, and grab free food (from Racer Dining) on the way out. Be sure to stop by the KONA ICE truck for free snow cones!

Location: Residential College
Get to know the new members of your Residential College community! Location and event will differ for each Residential College.

Location: Elizabeth Ampitheater
Let the HOT beats move you! Grab your new friends and get your 鈥済low鈥 on at a heart-pumping, beat-thumping Zumba sesh. Free glow necklaces/bracelets while supplies last!

Location: Residential College
Hungry? Need a snack before bed? Nothing like fresh, hot pancakes prepared fresh by the BCM. Sponsored by the Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM).

Sunday, August 16

Location: 1st Floor TV Lounge, Curris Center
Compete in a fast-paced, trivia challenge where each round is a different game format. Win prizes by mastering the gauntlet, outlasting the competition, and earn the title of Last Racer Standing!

Location: Barkley Room, Curris Center
Come learn about the Emerging Scholars Institute and other resources available to you as a student at Murray State University.

Location: TBD
Residential College Meetings This is your first don鈥檛-miss event! Residential and commuter students report to your residential college. Locations:

  • Clark College - Blackburn Science Building, Room 135
  • Elizabeth College - Curris Center Large Ballroom 3rd floor
  • Hart College - Curris Center Theater 3rd floor
  • Hester College - Collins I&T Building Freed Curd Auditorium
  • Regents College - Curris Center Barkley Room 3rd floor
  • Richmond College - Fine Arts Building Robert Johnson Theater
  • Springer/Franklin - Blackburn Science Building Room 228
  • RH White College - Mason Hall Auditorium

Location: Residential College Area
Be sure to check with residential college leadership for the location!

Location: Large Ballroom, Curris Center
Sponsored by NPHC. Come play a few rounds of Bingo for a chance to win prizes from local restaurants and businesses.

Location: Waterfield Library
Lots of games and activities! Play glow golf, karaoke, laser tag, Nerf shooting gallery and much more!

Monday, August 17

2nd Floor, Curris Center
Need wall decor? Find a poster to decorate your room.

Location: Outside 2nd Floor Entrance, Curris Center
Don鈥檛 get lost during your first week of classes by taking a campus tour with our Racer Nation Orientation leaders.

Location: Lovett Auditorium
MANDATORY for all NEW students. Parties. Hot Date. Rush. Greek. Band. Athletic Recruitment. Multicultural. Multiracial. Me. You. Alcohol. Words fading. Somehow what felt like fun quickly turns into the fast, furious blurred lines of sexual assault, victims, he said-she said, accused and accusers. Join us for the five R鈥檚 that will keep you, your organization, your friends and the ones you care about safe.

Location: Lovett Auditorium
MANDATORY for all NEW students. We will celebrate and prepare you for the next few years of college at our 10th Annual Blue & Gold Celebration. The guest speaker is Murray State University alumna, Dana Howard.

Location: Your 100T Classroom
MANDATORY for all NEW students. Your first class! Meet with your 100T class during this time. Meet in the room and building where your 100T course will meet later this week (found on your class schedule), unless your professor has given you information to meet elsewhere. This is a required course meeting, so be sure to attend.

Location: Intramural (IM) Field
MANDATORY for all NEW students. Reconnect with your Racer Nation Orientation Leaders and other new students while playing games with the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center crew as the last part of your orientation experience! Have fun, make new friends and win prizes as you start your Racer Life!

Location: Intramural (IM) Field
Hosted by the Student Government Association, this water balloon battle invites students to team up, dodge, splash, and soak their way through an unforgettable afternoon. Grab your friends, wear clothes you do not mind getting wet, and get ready for a refreshing Racer-sized showdown!

Location: Campus Recreation & Wellness Center
MANDATORY for all NEW students. Celebrate the reopening of the Susan E. Bauernfeind Campus Recreation & Wellness Center following exciting upgrades designed to enhance the student wellness experience. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will showcase the refreshed space and recognize the investment in a healthier, more active campus community. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends are invited to attend, explore the improvements, and help mark this new chapter for campus wellness.

Location: Intramural Field - Across from Clark Residential Hall
Reconnect with your Racer Nation Orientation Leaders and other new students for an evening of fun including a a water balloon battle sponsored by the Student Government Association. Grab your friends, wear clothes you do not mind getting wet, and get ready for a refreshing Racer-sized showdown!

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Tuesday, August 18 -- First Day of Classes

Location: 2nd Floor Entrance, Curris Center
Welcome Racers to the First Day of Classes! Grab some water, campus map, and snap a pic. We will print it out for you - for free!

Location: 2nd Floor, Curris Center
Need wall decor? Find a poster to decorate your room!

Location: 2nd Floor Entrance, Curris Center
Celebrate your first day of classes with Dippin Dots! Compliments of Student Government Association.

Wednesday, August 19

Location: 2nd Floor Entrance, Curris Center
Welcome Racers! Grab some water and a campus map on your way to class.

Location: 2nd Floor, Curris Center
Need wall decor? Find a poster to decorate your room!

Location: 2nd Floor Entrance, Curris Center
Grab a popsicle and get info on Racer Dining!

Thursday, August 20

Location: 2nd Floor, Curris Center
Need wall decor? Find a poster to decorate your room!

Location: Waterfield Library Breezeway
Join the Center for Student Success for a First-Generation Meet and Greet event. The event offers students a welcoming environment to build community and connect with first-gen students, faculty, and staff

Friday, August 21

Location: Marvin D. & Eunice J. Mills Center for Excellence, Curris Center 1st Floor
Orientation for the Emerging Scholars Institute students.

Saturday, August 22

Location: Marvin D. & Eunice J. Mills Center for Excellence, Curris Center 1st Floor
Orientation for the Emerging Scholars Institute students.

Tuesday, August 25

Location: Large Ballroom, Curris Center 3rd Floor
Find out about our registered student organizations so you can get involved!

Wednesday, August 26

Location: Waterfield Library Breezeway
The Career Services Center invites you to talk with various campus departments and local businesses about part time employment opportunities.

Thursday, August 27

Location: Large Ballroom, Curris Center
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Open House will be a formal event where each chapter sets up display tables and have small presentations to educate non-Greek students on the goals and values of their organizations. This will be a perfect opportunity for students to learn about each chapter in the NPHC. Non-Greek students will also have time for individual conversations with NPHC chapters to ask specific questions.

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