SAC ORGANIZES MAY WEEK 2009
April 24, 2009
Contact: Jackie Bardosi
Bardosi.1@osu.edu
COLUMBUS, Ohio
– The Ohio State University Student-Alumni Council
(SAC)in partnership with the Ohio State
Alumni Association have planned the annual May Week festivities beginning May 1
until May 8. Under the directorship of SAC member Priyanka Joshi, the May
Week committee has planned and coordinated a plethora of events to go on all
week on OSU’s campus. SAC’s May Week coordinator Priyal Gupta has been a
helping hand along the way.
Although many events are hosted by individual student organizations, the
steering committee has worked hard to plan a few larger events during the week
for all students.
Beginning at noon on Sunday May 3rd and continuing throughout the week all
student groups are invited to take a picture at the Stadium Terrace on the
second floor of the RPAC. All groups will receive a complimentary May
Week photo frame. Photographs are taken by appointment only.
Requests for time slots can be found at www.mayweek.osu.edu.
At 7:00 pm on Tuesday May 5th, the committee will be giving out breakfast food
at the Wexner Center Plaza. Throughout the night students are encouraged
to take a ghost tour of campus, create OSU crafts, or watch a movie in the
Wexner.
At 4:30 pm
on Thursday May 7th the annual May Week Picnic will be on the South Oval.
All students are welcome to enjoy BBQ food, cornhole, and sack races.
On the last day, May 8th from 2:00-7:00pm, the anticipated CarnOval will take
over the South Oval. This event hosted by the Ohio Union will feature a
ferris wheel and swinger rides. Approximately 15 student-run carnival
booths will allow students to obtain tickets to enter the raffle. Free
carnival themed food will be given away including snow cones, cotton candy,
popcorn, and funnel cakes, as well as candy and caramel apples. The Major
Campus Events Committee has created a brand new signature event for the week in
hopes of drawing more attention to the May Week.
Intended to showcase student organizations and department, May Week was brought
back to connect students, faculty and staff through events. The week
celebration began in 1939, with events surrounding May Day that had been
celebrated on campus since 1910. SAC is responsible for bringing May Week
back to campus.
The Student-Alumni Council
is a student advancement organization dedicated to serving Ohio State students
past, present, and future through the support and coordination of university
and The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc. events. A member of the
Association for Student Advancement Programs (ASAP) and its parent
organization, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), SAC
strives to advance The Ohio State University through programs which enhance the
student experience, promote student-alumni interaction and establish a spirit
of loyalty to the university.
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