Welcome Back Week
NJCU Welcome Month Events
Sponsored by: The Center for Leadership and Engagement, The Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity, The Student Government Association (SGA), The Student Activities Board (SAB), Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL), Knights Student Media Group, The Center for Career and Professional Development & Men of Color Initiative (MOCI).
SEPTEMBER
EVENT NAME | Date | EVENT TIME | EVENT LOCATION | GROUP | Description |
Welcome Back Bash: Carnival Theme | 9/3/2024 | 1:30pm-4:30pm | Hepburn Hall Lawn | Student Activities Board | Start school off with a bang! It's a day of carnival games, rides, activities, food and more! |
Ice Cream SAB | 9/3/2024 | 5pm - 6pm | Raines Plaza | Student Activities Board | Cool off with some ice cream and conversation with our SAB Team! |
Hypnotist | 9/3/2024 | 6pm-8pm | GSUB Lobby | Student Activities Board | Come get hypnotized and enjoy the show with our Hypnotist Brian Imbus |
Pool Table Tournament | 9/4/2024 | 12pm-2pm | GSUB Lobby | Center for Leadership & Engagement | Show off your Pool skills in our annual tournament. For bragging rights and prizes! |
Welcome Back Comedy Show: Featuring Chico Bean | 9/4/2024 | 7pm-10pm | MPR | Student Activities Board | Join the star of Wild N' Out, Chico Bean for a night of comedy |
Donut Palooza | 9/5/2024 | 11am -1pm | GSUB Lobby | Center for Leadership & Engagement | Enjoy free donuts of all flavors for all commuters |
Kick Back in the Decades | 9/5/2024 | 6pm-10pm | GSUB Patio | Student Activities Board | Dress as your decade for this this party featuring DJ Wallah |
Minute to Win It: Cornhole Edition | 9/6/2024 | 11am - 3pm | All Over Campus | Center for Leadership & Engagement | You'll have 1 minute to win at Cornhole for a chance at prizes |
Wild Weekend Trip: Camelback Water Park | 9/7/2024 | 8am-6pm | Off Campus- | Student Activities Board | Join us for this off campus trip to the Water Park! Free for NJCU students. Follow SABNJCU on Instagram to secure tickets |
Interviewing for STEM and Social Science Majors | 9/9/2024 | 11am-noon | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Green & Gold Day | 9/9/2024 | 2:30pm-4:30pm | GSUB Lobby | Student Government Association | Come meet all the clubs and organizations on campus for a chance to get involved! |
LinkedIn and Professional Networking | 9/9/2024 | 2-3pm | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Find Your Belonging | 9/10/2024 | 11:30am-2:00pm | GSUB Lobby/culture spaces | Speicher-Rubin Women's Center for Equity and Diversity, Center for Leadership & Engagement | a cultural showcase to promote students’ sense of belonging at NJCU. We plan to affirm and celebrate our dynamic students who represent an array of backgrounds and identities. Through informative and interactive tabling, culturally relevant stories and performances, resource sharing, giveaways, and visits to cultural/identity-based spaces, we hope to cultivate a sense of belonging that helps every student bring their whole self and realize their greatness and thrive. Refreshments will be served, and we will have a DJ. |
Soul Food with CLE | 9/11/2024 | 12pm-2pm | GSUB CLE Desk in Lobby | Center for Leadership & Engagement | Meet Your CLE staff and sign up for Leadership Opportunities |
Interviewing Skills for all majors | 9/12/2024 | 11am-noon | P 200 | Career and Professional Development | |
Paid Federal Internships through HACU | 9/12/2024 | 11am-12pm | Virtual (https://NJCU.zoom.us/j/97616730942?pwd=AjwoE6liWsQ4L8bDAWZgH1WvOdVTHv.1) | Career and Professional Development | |
LinkedIn and Professional Networking | 9/12/2024 | 2-3pm | Virtual (check handshake for details) | Career and Professional Development | |
Clash of Canvas | 9/12/2024 | 2pm-4pm | GSUB Lobby | Center for Leadership & Engagement | Watch a live Paint Battle with featured artists and a chance to go home with Artwork of your own |
Movie on the Lawn | 9/12/2024 | 7pm-10pm | Hepburn Hall Lawn | Student Activities Board | Join SAB they watch a film underneath the stars |
Minute to Win It: Hoops Edition | 9/13/2024 | 11am-3pm | All Over Campus | Center for Leadership & Engagement | You'll have 1 minute to make a basket for a chance at prizes |
LinkedIn and Professional Networking | 9/16/2024 | 3:00-4:00PM | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Resume and Cover Letter Writing for STEM and Social Science Majors | 9/16/2024 | 2-3pm | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
SGA Council | 9/16/2024 | 2pm-4pm | GSUB Lobby/MPR | Student Government Association | Come share your thoughts at the first Student Government Association |
Greek Luau | 9/16/2024 | 3pm-7pm | GSUB Lobby, Front of Library, Outside of Professional Study | Fraternity & Sorority Life | Meet and Greet the fraternities and sororities on campus as they welcome all students with a luau featuring food, drinks activities and DJ Wallah |
LinkedIn and Professional Networking | 9/16/2024 | 3:00-4:00PM | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Resume and Cover Letter Writing for STEM and Social Science Majors | 9/16/2024 | 2-3pm | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Constitution Day | 9/17/2024 | 11am | GSUB Lobby | ||
Greeks Give Back to Students | 9/17/2024 | 2pm-4pm | GSUB Lobby, Front of Library, Outside of Professional Study Rain Location: Inside those Buildings | Fraternity & Sorority Life | Greek life will be giving away gift bags filled with treats and school supplies to new and returning students |
Senior Class: Welcome Back | 9/17/2024 | 2PM-4PM | GSUB Lobby /Patio | Senior Class | Calling all seniors! Come meet Senior Class members |
Resume/Cover Letter Writing for Business Majors | 9/17/2024 | 11am-noon | Virtual (check handshake for details) | Career and Professional Development | |
Resume/Cover Letter Writing for Arts & Media | 9/17/2024 | 2-3pm | GSUB 216 | Career and Professional Development | |
Convocation | 9/18/2024 | 2-4 PM | MWT | Academic Affairs | |
Leadership Day Party | 9/18/2024 | 4pm-6pm | Lobby | Center for Leadership & Engagement | Learn about all the leadership opportunities and party with DJ Dean August |
Greek Noche de Cultura: Glow in the Dark Party | 9/18/2024 | 7pm-10pm | GSUB MPR ABC | Fraternity & Sorority Life | Listen to music from Latin America, the Caribbean and more with some glow in the dark activities and more |
Interviewing Skills for all majors | 9/18/2024 | 2-3pm | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Domino's Tournament | 9/19/2024 | 2-4pm | Lobby | Center for Leadership & Engagement | Play a game of Dominos for a chance to win prizes! |
LinkedIn and Professional Networking | 9/19/2024 | 11am-noon | Virtual (check handshake for details) | Career and Professional Development | |
Interviewing Skills for all majors | 9/19/2024 | 2-3pm | GSUB216 | Career and Professional Development | |
FSL Expo: Meet the Greeks | 9/19/2024 | 6pm-10pm | GSUB MPR ABC | Fraternity & Sorority Life | This signature events features all of our Greek Organizations |
Greeks Community Service | 9/20/2024 | 11am | Gothic rack or Food pantry | Fraternity & Sorority Life | Come make sandwiches and participate in other Community Service opportunities without Greek Life |
Student Media Week | 9/23/2024 | 2pm-4pm | GSUB Lobby | Student Media Group | Meet the Student Media Team! |
Interviewing for STEM and Social Science Majors | 9/23/2024 | 11am-noon | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Resume/Cover Letter for STEM and Social Science Majors | 9/23/2024 | 11am-noon | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
How to Land a Science Internship | 9/23/2024 | 12-1pm | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
LinkedIn and Professional Networking | 9/23/2024 | 2-3pm | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Student Media Week | 9/24/2024 | 2pm-4pm | GSUB Lobby | Student Media Group | Meet the Student Media Team! |
Resume/Cover Letter Writing for Arts & Media | 9/24/2024 | 11am-noon | GSUB 216 | Career and Professional Development | |
Resume/Cover Letter Writing for Business Majors | 9/24/2024 | 11am-noon | Virtual (check handshake for details) | Career and Professional Development | |
Student Media Week | 9/25/2024 | 2pm-4pm | GSUB Lobby | Student Media Group | Meet the Student Media Team! |
Resume/Cover Letter for STEM and Social Science Majors | 9/25/2024 | 11am-noon | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Resume/Cover Letter Writing for Arts & Media | 9/25/2024 | 2-3pm | GSUB 216 | Career and Professional Development | |
Break Through Tech AI Information Session | 9/25/2024 | 2-3pm | Virtual (https://NJCU.zoom.us/j/97616730942?pwd=AjwoE6liWsQ4L8bDAWZgH1WvOdVTHv.1) | Career and Professional Development | |
Student Media Week | 9/26/2024 | 2pm-4pm | GSUB Lobby | Student Media Group | Meet the student Media Team! |
Interviewing Skills for all majors | 9/26/2024 | 2-3pm | GSUB216 | Career and Professional Development | |
Go Cart Weekend | 9/27/2024 | TBD | Supercharged | Student Activities Board | Join us for this off campus trip to Supercharged for some go cart racing and fun. Follow SAB on Instagram for ticket information |
Student Media Week | 9/27/2024 | 2pm-4pm | GSUB Lobby | Student Media Group | Meet the Student Media Team! |
Men of Color Pep Rally | 9/30/2024 | 2-3pm | TBD | Men of Color Initiative | |
LinkedIn and Professional Networking | 9/30/2024 | 3:00-4:00PM | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development | |
Resume/Cover Letter for STEM and Social Science Majors | 9/30/2024 | 2-3pm | Science Building 123 | Career and Professional Development |