Let the fun begin: ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ kicks off new academic year with various student activities
![Mississippi State is hosting a variety of activities this month to welcome new students to campus. The fun starts Sunday [Aug. 11] when the university hosts its sixth New Maroon Camp for incoming freshmen and transfer students. (Photo by Logan Kirkland)](/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/inline-images/Welcome_Tailgate_New_Maroon_Camp20180813_3LK2363_full.jpg "New Maroon Camp participants in front of Lee Hall")
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Excitement for the upcoming academic year is building at Mississippi State, and the university is hosting a variety of fun activities to get new students in the Bulldog spirit.
From Sunday through Saturday [Aug. 11-17], ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ is hosting its sixth New Maroon Camp, a student-led retreat designed to help incoming freshmen and transfer students in their transition to college life at ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ. Participants will learn about ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ history and traditions while meeting current and other first-year students. For more information, visit .
MVNU2ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ (Movin’ You to ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ), the university’s annual move-in day for residence halls, is being held Saturday [Aug. 17].
All students will check in at Humphrey Coliseum, but those assigned to an odd floor number can check in from 8:30-11:30 a.m.; even floor number, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Once the students have checked in, they can proceed to their respective residence halls where they will be greeted by move-in volunteers, including faculty, staff, spirit group members, athletic team members, members of various student organizations, and ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ leaders who will assist in the move. For more information, visit .
For the 14th year, ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ’s Dawg Days event series for incoming freshmen and transfer students returns to various locations on the Starkville campus and in the local community. The nine consecutive days of free student events start Aug. 17 with MVNU2ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ and continue through Aug. 25. Among the activities will be Service Dawgs Day, an Aug. 19 event when hundreds of students will work from 8 a.m.-noon on various service projects at more than 30 community partner locations. For more information, visit .
ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ’s academic and event calendars can be found at .
For more on ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ’s Division of Student Affairs, visit .
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