At Ohio Northern University I am the President of the Student Planning Committee or more commonly known around campus as SPC. SPC holds more than 30 free events each semester for the student body to have a fun and exciting time with their peers in a safe atmosphere.
The weekend before school starts is what we
call “Welcome Weekend” on campus. This past weekend was Welcome Weekend and the
freshman and upperclassman living on campus were moving in and adjusting back
to school and life in Ada. SPC held three events during Welcome Weekend to help
everyone get excited for the upcoming semester.
The first of three
events was on the Saturday of the weekend. Typically, we host "The Price is
Right", but we decided to try something new this year. We hired a group called
Mission IMPROVable, which is an improvisational comedy troupe that does a show
similar to “Who’s Line is it Anyway.” They had a fast-paced show that heavily
included student involvement. It seems as though all the students loved the
troupe based on the amount of laughs echoing through the gym.
The second event
took place on Sunday of the weekend. The event was Movie on the Tundra and has
been a tradition at Ohio Northern for many years. The Tundra is the grassy area
between the dorms and academic buildings, which makes for a great spot to put a
giant inflatable movie screen! The movie this year was Divergent and students
bring blankets and SPC provides candy and popcorn. This year the attendance hit
about 650 and we can’t wait for it to happen again next year.
The third and
final event of the weekend took place on Monday, which was also the first day
of classes. What better way to end the first day of school then with comedy?
That’s been SPC’s thinking for many years as we bring back the event Opening
Comedians year after year. This year we had two comedians, Chastity Washington
and Paul Varghese. Both comedians had relatable and of course hilarious jokes
that kept the students laughing the whole event. It was a great Welcome Weekend back to campus and I look forward to a wonderful and exciting semester!
Welcome Weekend was a blast! You did an amazing job planning everything. I wish I could've come to Opening Comedians, but I guess I'll just have to come next year!
ReplyDeleteMariah,
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for all of the SPC events this year. I no longer play sports so I will be able to attend more events. I thought your Facebook group over the summer that asked students to guess what events you will be hosting this year was a genius idea, plus reading the comments was hilarious. I thought the comedians were great this year, as you mentioned, it is a great way to start off the year. I look forward to other events throughout the year!