{"id":6356,"date":"2024-09-09T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/?p=6356"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:12:01","slug":"club-kickoff-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/2024\/09\/09\/club-kickoff-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Kickoff 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development is once again hosting our annual Club Kickoff! Some of the best experiences at Worcester State can be had by joining a club and getting involved. Stop by to meet members of our clubs and organizations and learn about their events and how you can get involved!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, September 11<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>11am-2pm, Student Center Patio<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rain Location: Student Center 1st Floor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Benefits of joining a club include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meet new people<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gain communication and collaboration Skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Build your resume with new experiences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Give back to your community on and off campus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voice your ideas and make great events happen<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We encourage you to visit this year\u2019s Club Kickoff and stop by the OSILD table to enter our annual raffle!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6357 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/Club-Kick-off-for-Blog-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/Club-Kick-off-for-Blog-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/Club-Kick-off-for-Blog-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/Club-Kick-off-for-Blog-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/Club-Kick-off-for-Blog-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/campus-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/08\/Club-Kick-off-for-Blog.png 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development is once again hosting our annual Club Kickoff! 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