MSU Dawg Daze events celebrate new Bulldog's arrival
Issue date: 8/24/07 Section: Entertainment
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As incoming students from every imaginable background and locale begin to settle into their new surroundings, it can be safely assumed that they carry with them a common feeling of anxiousness.
Other students who are a little more Starkville-savvy have been in their position before and recognize what can be a rough transition.
Shaking off the summer's rust and getting back into one's academic groove things can get complicated. To make the changeover from summer to the fall semester a little smoother, Mississippi State presents: Dawg Daze.
Scheduled to be held between Aug 11 and Aug 30, Dawg Daze encompasses a 20-day period that marks summer's progression into the university's fall academic semester.
This campuswide involvement workshop of sorts is made possible by student leaders and committees within the university as well as sponsors such as Barnes & Noble.
According to Lisa Harris, associate vice president for student affairs and key proponent in the planning for Dawg Daze, everyone involved in the project is ambitious to create an environment that is welcoming and appealing "across all different levels of interest" present among the student population.
Harris' vision for the project is for Dawg Daze to continue to "acclimate, introduce and engage [students] with their new university."
By engaging students with events such as the Sports Fair, which was Thursday, and the Student Involvement Fair, scheduled for the 29th, Dawg Daze is creating a more productive atmosphere and a sense of inclusion throughout campus.
Primarily aimed at familiarizing newly enrolled freshmen and transfer students with the goings-on around campus, the nearly three-week-long itinerary includes ice-breaking events that range from whimsical water sports to block parties and cookouts.
During Dawg Daze the campus breathes activity; new students are encouraged to interact and are introduced to the Mississippi State family through all forms of hospitality.
Other students who are a little more Starkville-savvy have been in their position before and recognize what can be a rough transition.
Shaking off the summer's rust and getting back into one's academic groove things can get complicated. To make the changeover from summer to the fall semester a little smoother, Mississippi State presents: Dawg Daze.
Scheduled to be held between Aug 11 and Aug 30, Dawg Daze encompasses a 20-day period that marks summer's progression into the university's fall academic semester.
This campuswide involvement workshop of sorts is made possible by student leaders and committees within the university as well as sponsors such as Barnes & Noble.
According to Lisa Harris, associate vice president for student affairs and key proponent in the planning for Dawg Daze, everyone involved in the project is ambitious to create an environment that is welcoming and appealing "across all different levels of interest" present among the student population.
Harris' vision for the project is for Dawg Daze to continue to "acclimate, introduce and engage [students] with their new university."
By engaging students with events such as the Sports Fair, which was Thursday, and the Student Involvement Fair, scheduled for the 29th, Dawg Daze is creating a more productive atmosphere and a sense of inclusion throughout campus.
Primarily aimed at familiarizing newly enrolled freshmen and transfer students with the goings-on around campus, the nearly three-week-long itinerary includes ice-breaking events that range from whimsical water sports to block parties and cookouts.
During Dawg Daze the campus breathes activity; new students are encouraged to interact and are introduced to the Mississippi State family through all forms of hospitality.
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