{"id":6352,"date":"2024-09-03T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/?p=6352"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:44:12","slug":"welcome-week-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/2024\/09\/03\/welcome-week-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Week 2024 Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To welcome back our students to yet another academic year, the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development has scheduled various events for Welcome Week 2024! Read below to learn more about the upcoming events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Sweet Start, on September 4, provides an opportunity to kick off the new school year with candy box photos, ice cream, and a Welcome Week t-shirt giveaway! Stop by with your friends or meet some new ones! Skate Night on September 9 brings an outdoor roller-skating rink right to upper campus while the Quadfest Block Party on September 10, OSILD\u2019s annual collaboration with Chartwells and the Alumni Office, features an exciting menu, inflatables, and more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Commuter Activities Board, LGBTQ+ Alliance, Student Senate, Drag Club, and Student Events Committee are also hosting events during Welcome Week. 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