Blues Week 26 kicks off Aug. 15

Mississippi University for Women will start the academic year with a week full of activities for students, beginning Saturday, Aug. 15.

Sponsored by the Office of Student Life, Blues Week is an annual event that welcomes new and returning students to The W’s campus each fall. A week’s worth of programming prepares students to take on the new school year.

“We have a ton of exciting programs happening during the first two weeks of school to help welcome new and returning students to campus!” said Asia Duren, director of student life at The W. “Every event during Blues Week is planned to help students find community and feel at home on campus. We are so thrilled to have all of our students back with us and know this will kick off a great year.”

Students have a variety of events to choose from throughout the week. W Family Feud will take place Saturday at 8 p.m. in Nissan Auditorium, as well as the Owl-Palooza Concert on the Pohl Greenspace, Sunday at 7 p.m.

Students will also get the chance to peruse the organizational offerings on campus during the annual Involvement Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 25 form 6-8 p.m., in Pohl Gym.

The festivities will begin to wind down Sunday, Aug. 23 with the Luau & Dive In Movie, at the Stark Recreation Center.

For a complete listing of events, please go to https://www.muw.edu/bluesweek.

Highlights of Blues Week 26:

At 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, Sunday Sundaes will be held in the Pohl Gym lobby.

At 6 p.m. Monday, the New Student Serenade will take place in Nissan Auditorium.   

At 9 p.m., Tuesday, Housing and Residence Life will host the late-night breakfast.

The Nest Night Scavenger Hunt will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. in The Nest.

The social clubs and Greek life organizations will host a game night and taco bar at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Friday sees the return of Owl Fest at 6 p.m. at the Bryan Green Gazebo. The event will feature a petting zoo, horse rides, a dunking booth, a bungee trampoline and more.