First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Event Date Event Name Event Time Location Sponsor August 20 First 54 Kickoff 12-3pm Student Recreation & Coastal Carolina University Convocation Center Kick off the new school year and the First 54 with free food, games, inflatables, and tours of the brand new Student Recreation & Convocation Center! Directions & Donuts 7:30-10:30am Various locations Office of Student Activities and Leadership Don’t worry. We won’t let you get lost on your first day of classes! Stop by one of the tables to grab directions, a donut, and some coffee on your way to class. 21 Directions & Donuts 7:30-10:30am Various locations Office of Student Activities and Leadership Don’t worry. We won’t let you get lost on your first day of classes! Stop by one of the tables to grab directions, a donut, and some coffee on your way to class. Homesick Screening 10am-2pm Prince Lawn Counseling Services Leaving home and beginning college is difficult for most students. It has been estimated that 70% of college students experience homesickness while away at school. Complete a brief screening and learn effective strategies to combat homesickness. Happy Teal Tuesday! 8am-11pm Lib Jackson Student Office of Student Activities and Leadership, Center Information Alumni Relations, and University Athletics Desk/ Various Stop by the Student Center Information Desk any time between 8am-11pm each Tuesday while wearing teal and swipe your CINO Card for points toward The First 54! A student team will also be scouring campus starting at 12pm looking for the first 25 students wearing teal to give them a free t-shirt and enter them for prizes throughout the school year! ChantaTHON Kickoff 12-2pm Hicks Dining Hall ChantaTHON Courtyard ChantaTHON is a brand new 17-hour fundraising event in November to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network and McLeod Children’s Hospital. Meet the Steering Committee and find out how you can get involved FOR THE KIDS! SGA Late Night Breakfast 9-10pm Hicks Dining Hall Student Government Association This event provides the student body, specifically the new freshmen class, an opportunity to meet their SGA Senators and Executive Officers. At the same time, freshly prepared pancakes from Aramark are provided for the students’ enjoyment. 22 Club Recruitment Day 11am-2pm Prince Lawn Office of Student Activities and Leadership Want to join a club or learn more about volunteering? Here is your chance to enjoy great music and see what clubs, organizations, and volunteer opportunities are available for you to get involved with. Minority Mixer & Showcase 6pm Wheelwright Multicultural Student Services Auditorium This free campus-wide event is designed to showcase the minority groups and programs offered on campus. Minority groups will present an overview of their programs, and the Coastal Inspirational Ambassadors (C.I.A.) gospel choir and members of the NPHC Greek Community will perform. 23 Community Fair 11am-2pm Spadoni Park Office of Student Activities and Leadership Come to Spadoni Park to meet local businesses from the Conway, Carolina Forest and Myrtle Beach area. Find everything you need without blindly searching the Internet! I’m All Grown Up Now! 5pm James J. Johnson Women’s Resource Center 1 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Dispelling the Myths of (formerly Wall) College Life Auditorium You will carry the decisions you make while in college with you for the rest of your life. This presentation is designed to guide students to make good decisions regarding alcohol, drugs, and the way they present themselves in social media. Bingo Blowout 10pm Hicks Dining Hall Coastal Activities Board Come out to Hicks Dining Hall and join Coastal Activities Board for a Coastal tradition. It’s free to play and there are tons of prizes to give away! 24 Men’s Soccer v. Longwood 3pm Soccer Field University Athletics Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Leah Woods: Structures 4:30-6:30pm Rebecca Randall Bryan Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery Closing Reception Art Gallery Leah Woods shares her exciting sculptural furniture designs that push the limits of form and function. An Assistant Professor of Woodworking and Furniture Design at the University of New Hampshire, Leah combines her mastering of woodworking and art to push the possibilities of craft and art. Rock the Block 6pm U.P. Grand Strand Pool University Housing Area Come out to the annual U.P. music fest. The Grand Strand, Sandhills, and Low Country Teams have planned an evening of good food and good music, and maybe a little free swag too! Come out and see what’s UP with all your brand new neighbors! Women’s Soccer v. 7:30pm Soccer Field University Athletics Delaware Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. 25 Beach Sweep/Bash 10am-2pm Chapin Park (Myrtle Coastal Activities Board/ Students Taking Beach) Active Responsibility Start off your Saturday right by volunteering with S.T.A.R. to clean up the beach starting at 10am. When you’re finished, head over to Chapin Park for free food, games, and prizes! Free shuttles will be offered every 30 minutes. The last shuttle will leave Chapin Park at 2:30pm to return to CCU. After 2:30pm, students are responsible for their own transportation. 26 Women’s Soccer v. Western 2:30pm Soccer Field University Athletics Michigan Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Coastal Carolina Catholics 5:30pm Lackey Chapel Coastal Carolina Catholics Service Join Coastal Carolina Catholics, an active student-run organization, for an enlightening evening service. 27 Meet the Counselors 11am-1pm Hicks Courtyard Counseling Services Counseling Services offers many helpful tools and strategies to assist students in meeting the challenges of college life. Come meet the caring, compassionate, quirky, and friendly staff. Show us what you would do for a Klondike Bar! CRD Rain Date 11am-2pm Prince Lawn Office of Student Activities and Leadership th In the event of rain, Club Recruitment Day will be moved to August 27 . Same time, same place. Greek 101 7pm Wheelwright Fraternity & Sorority Life 2 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Auditorium Come and meet the Greeks of CCU! Get all the information you need about joining a Greek Letter Organization at Coastal Carolina! 28 Happy Teal Tuesday! 8am-11pm Lib Jackson Student Office of Student Activities and Leadership, Center Information Alumni Relations, and University Athletics Desk/ Various Stop by the Student Center Information Desk any time between 8am-11pm each Tuesday while wearing teal and swipe your CINO Card for points toward The First 54! A student team will also be scouring campus starting at 12pm looking for the first 25 students wearing teal to give them a free t-shirt and enter them for prizes throughout the school year! Safe Zone Celebration 5-7pm Spadoni Park Counseling Services Come learn about Safe Zone, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Ally (LGBT) Network at CCU! Battle of the Sexes 6-9pm Prince Lawn Coastal Activities Board Think Fear Factor: Men vs. Women. For more information, visit http://coastalcab.yolasite.com. 29 S.T.A.R. Blood Drive 10am-4pm Wall Building Lawn Students Taking Active Responsibility and Coastal Science (S.T.A.R.) Center Donate blood and support the American Red Cross. Java Jabber 4:30pm EHFA Courtyard Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values For more details, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter. Panhellenic Sisterhood 6-8pm CINO Deck Fraternity and Sorority Life Shuffle Come out and meet the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Sigma Sigma and the Panhellenic Council for their first philanthropic event of the school year! Gain insight into the panhellenic recruitment process while putting together back to school bags for local elementary school students! Meet some sisters and make new friends! NPHC Back to School Pool 6-8pm University Place Pool Fraternity and Sorority Life Bash NPHC is kicking off the school year with a cool down at University Place! Kick back and relax with the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. with a BBQ, games & prizes, DJ and more! Miss Coastal Pageant 7pm James J. Johnson Coastal Activities Board Interest Meeting (formerly Wall) Auditorium Have you dreamed of being a beauty queen? Attend this interest meeting to find out how you can participate in one of Coastal’s newest traditions! 30 Popsicles with Panhellenic 12-4pm Prince Lawn Fraternity and Sorority Life Need to cool down? Stop for a Sweet Treat from the Panhellenic Council and member chapters in between classes! Outdoor Movie: The Avengers 8pm Prince Lawn Coastal Activities Board Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army. Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson. 3 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 31 Volleyball v. Butler 5pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Coastal Tie Dye 6-8pm Woods Pavilion University Housing It’s back for another year! This is the biggest and best chance to turn your boring white t-shirt into a rainbow of fun. Join the main campus RA’s in an explosion of color that you’ll remember all year long. Greek All-Campus BBQ 6-8pm Woods Pavilion Fraternity and Sorority Life Enjoy free food and meet members of the Greek community! September 1 Football vs. NC A&T 6pm Brooks Stadium University Athletics Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Football tailgating begins 4 hours before kickoff on Chantourage Alley! SYE Grill and Chill! 1pm U.P. Blue Ridge Pool University Housing Area Welcome to the Second Year Experience at Coastal! Come and enjoy a Saturday afternoon cookout for sophomores because you’ve earned it. This will be the start of a great second year for you! 2 Women’s Soccer v. Wofford 1pm Soccer Field University Athletics Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Coastal Carolina Catholics 5:30pm Lackey Chapel Coastal Carolina Catholics Service Join Coastal Carolina Catholics, an active student-run organization, for an enlightening evening service. 3-9 Panhellenic Recruitment Varies Various Fraternity and Sorority Life For more information and to sign up, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 3 Labor Day- No Class Community Cookout 1-3pm Hackler Golf Course Off Campus Student Services Deck Off campus/commuter students are invited to enjoy free food, games and prizes, and to meet your neighbors! Panhellenic Recruitment 6pm Wheelwright Fraternity and Sorority Life Kickoff Auditorium For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 4 Happy Teal Tuesday! 8am-11pm Lib Jackson Student Office of Student Activities and Leadership, Center Information Alumni Relations, and University Athletics Desk/ Various Stop by the Student Center Information Desk any time between 8am-11pm each Tuesday while wearing teal and swipe your CINO Card for points toward The First 54! A student team will also be scouring campus starting at 12pm looking for the first 25 students wearing teal to give them a free t-shirt and enter them for prizes throughout the school year! Photo Shoot Booth! 9-11pm Ingle Hall Lobby University Housing 4 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Make your friends from home jealous that you are at CCU and at the beach! Ingle Hall Team will have different scenes for your new friends to have a photo shoot. Bring your camera or phone so you can upload them to Facebook and Twitter. Our staff can also take pictures for you and print them while you make and decorate your own picture frames! 5 Doors of Doom 3-8pm Counseling Services Counseling Services Office Is your college experience doomed? See Counseling Services transformed into a “haunted house” and learn the best ways to avoid the doom. Are you ready to open the door? IFC Meet & Greek 12-4pm Prince Lawn Fraternity and Sorority Life Need a break? Join the gentlemen of the Interfraternity Council for a quick game, convo, or bite to eat in between classes. Get all the information you need about IFC Recruitment and meet some of the brothers! ChantaTHON Hot Dog 8-9pm Hicks Dining Hall ChantaTHON Eating Contest Help raise money for ChantaTHON and Children’s Miracle Network and participate in a hotdog eating contest! 6 Doors of Doom: Encore 3-8pm Counseling Services Counseling Services Performance Office Is your college experience doomed? See Counseling Services transformed into a “haunted house” and learn the best ways to avoid the doom. Are you ready to open the door? Faculty Exhibition Opening 4:30-6:30pm Rebecca Randall Bryan Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery Reception Art Gallery Works created by the Visual Arts Department's faculty highlight the diversity of ideas explored at CCU. Enjoy works created in the studios of the prestigious artists and scholars that call Coastal home. Community Conversation/ 8pm Prince Lawn Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values Outdoor Movie: I Am For more details, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter. Late Night Bingo 10pm Hicks Dining Hall Coastal Activities Board Join Coastal Activities Board for an exciting hour of Bingo and prizes. Warning: Our Bingo callers like to go pretty fast. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! 7 Men’s Soccer vs. Florida 5 & 7:30pm Soccer Field University Athletics Atlantic Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. CAB U.P. Cookout and T6-8pm U.P. Grand Strand Coastal Activities Board shirt Tie Dye Activity House Area (formerly UP3) Who doesn’t love tie dying a t-shirt?? Join Coastal Activities Board for an evening of free food, good music, and fun activities at University Place. 8 CCU Takeover- Broadway 11am-3pm Broadway at the Beach Coastal Activities Board at the Beach Coastal Activities Board will provide rides to and from Broadway at the Beach for students to enjoy the great food and attractions it has to offer. Sign up in advance at the Coastal Activities Board office in 208 Lib Jackson Student Center. This is an alcohol-free event. 5 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Volleyball 1pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. 9 Men’s Soccer v. Bowling 12 & 2:30pm Soccer Field University Athletics Green/Wofford Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Coastal Carolina Catholics 5:30pm Lackey Chapel Coastal Carolina Catholics Service Join Coastal Carolina Catholics, an active student-run organization, for an enlightening evening service. 10-15 IFC Rush Various Various Fraternity and Sorority Life For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 10 Commuter Breakfast 7:30-9am Student Center Bus Stop Off Campus Student Services Grab a free breakfast pastry and coffee on your way to class courtesy of Off Campus Student Services! Insights from World 4:30pm Lackey Chapel Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values Religions: Living in Love For more details, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter. Munchies on Monday 9-11pm Eaglin Hall Lobby University Housing Come out for a late night snack with Eaglin Hall Team! This is sure to be a nutritiously delicious good time. You will learn what candy is the best for you and can even make some caramel apples! 11 Happy Teal Tuesday! 8am-11pm Lib Jackson Student Office of Student Activities and Leadership, Center Information Alumni Relations, and University Athletics Desk/ Various Stop by the Student Center Information Desk any time between 8am-11pm each Tuesday while wearing teal and swipe your CINO Card for points toward The First 54! A student team will also be scouring campus starting at 12pm looking for the first 25 students wearing teal to give them a free t-shirt and enter them for prizes throughout the school year! Big Read Movie: Sick Around 7:30pm James J. Johnson First Year Experience the World (formerly Wall) Auditorium All students are invited to view the PBS documentary Sick Around the World and participate in a brief follow-up discussion of the issues raised by the film. Free tickets will be available from the Wheelwright Box Office. Big Read Movie: Sick Around 7:30pm 12 James J. Johnson First Year Experience the World (formerly Wall) Auditorium All students are invited to view the PBS documentary Sick Around the World and participate in a brief follow-up discussion of the issues raised by the film. Free tickets will be available from the Wheelwright Box Office. 13 Sleep Screening Day 10am-2pm Prince Lawn and Counseling Services 6 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 University Place Feeling tired? Is poor sleep affecting your health, well-being, and academic life? Complete a brief screening and receive feedback to address this common problem. Women’s Soccer v. UNC 6pm Soccer Field University Athletics Wilmington Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Foreign Film Series: Rabbit6pm James J. Johnson International Programs & Services Proof Fence (formerly Wall) Auditorium For more details, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter. Late Night Field Day 10pm-12am Prince Lawn Coastal Activities Board Remember the good old days in elementary school when you played tug-of-war and three-legged races? This is your chance to be a kid again with CAB! 14-16 Family Weekend Various Various Office of Special Events Family Weekend is a Coastal Carolina University tradition held every fall. This annual event brings together students, their families and friends for three days of unique Coastal experiences including tours, concerts, football game, tailgating and special occasions with the President, Deans and faculty members. 14 Volleyball v. UMBC 4pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Magician Norman Ng 9:30pm Wheelwright Coastal Activities Board Auditorium This show is an exciting fusion of mind blowing magic, hilarious comedy, and tons of audience participation! There is no show like it touring today; it’s Magic That’s Far from the NORM! P.S. His last name is pronounced “ing”. 15 Football vs. E. Kentucky 6pm Brooks Stadium University Athletics Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Football tailgating begins 4 hours before kickoff on Chantourage Alley! Volleyball v. ECU 12pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Volleyball v. Marshall 5pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Men’s Soccer v. Elon 7pm Soccer Field University Athletics Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. 16 Coastal Carolina Catholics 5:30pm Lackey Chapel Coastal Carolina Catholics Service 7 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Join Coastal Carolina Catholics, an active student-run organization, for an enlightening evening service. 17-22 NPHC Week Various Various Fraternity and Sorority Life For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 17 NPHC Yard Show 6-8pm Prince Lawn Fraternity and Sorority Life For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 18 Happy Teal Tuesday! 8am-11pm Lib Jackson Student Office of Student Activities and Leadership, Center Information Alumni Relations, and University Athletics Desk/ Various Stop by the Student Center Information Desk any time between 8am-11pm each Tuesday while wearing teal and swipe your CINO Card for points toward The First 54! A student team will also be scouring campus starting at 12pm looking for the first 25 students wearing teal to give them a free t-shirt and enter them for prizes throughout the school year! Anger Screening Day 10am-2pm Prince Lawn Counseling Services An inability to manage anger effectively can lead to unhappiness, dissatisfaction and impair our ability to build and maintain healthy relationships. Complete a brief screening and learn to manage anger more effectively. Ethics 101: A Crash Course 4:30pm James J. Johnson Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values (formerly Wall) Auditorium For more details, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter. Bowling with NPHC 8-10pm Waccamaw Lanes Fraternity and Sorority Life Fundraiser For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 19 Cultural Celebration 11:30am-2:30pm Prince Lawn Multicultural Student Services Coastal Carolina University’s Cultural Celebration is an event designed to involve all areas of campus in celebrating different cultures. The festival highlights the history, music, dance, art and food of many countries and cultures. NPHC Buffalo Wild Wings 6-8pm Buffalo Wild Wings Fraternity and Sorority Life Fundraiser Join the members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings in Carolina Forest. 20-22 “Intimate Apparel” by Lynn 7:30pm Edwards Theatre Theatre Department Nottage In turn-of-the-century Manhattan a melting pot of cultures, colors and dreams simmers. As strains of ragtime fill the air, Esther, an African American seamstress, sews corsets and other intimate apparel for clients – from high-society ladies to ladies of the evening. Suddenly, for Esther, there the hope of love: but will she find it in a forbidden relationship with the Orthodox Jewish merchant or with the romantic stranger from Barbados? 20 Late Night Bingo 10pm Hicks Dining Hall Coastal Activities Board Join Coastal Activities Board for an exciting hour of Bingo and prizes. Warning: Our Bingo callers like to go pretty fast. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! NPHC 80’s Throwback 8pm-12am Off Campus TBD Fraternity and Sorority Life Dance 8 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 21 Volleyball vs. Winthrop 7pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. 22 NPHC 3 on 3 Basketball 12-4pm TBD Fraternity and Sorority Life Tournament For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. Volleyball vs. Presbyterian 1pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Casino Night 7-11pm Small Gym Coastal Activities Board Ready to try your luck at the poker table? Join CAB for the annual Casino Night! It’s free to play; and the more you win, the bigger the chances of winning great prizes! Men’s Soccer v. UNC 7:30pm Soccer Field University Athletics Greensboro Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. 23 Coastal Carolina Catholics 5:30pm Lackey Chapel Coastal Carolina Catholics Service Join Coastal Carolina Catholics, an active student-run organization, for an enlightening evening service. 24-28 National Hazing Prevention Varies Various Fraternity and Sorority Life Week 24-26 Freshmen Elections 8am Sept. 24Online Student Government Association 5pm Sept. 26 An opportunity for the freshmen class to elect their fellow students to serve in the Student Senate for 2012-2013 academic year. 24 Teal Day 11am-2pm Prince Lawn Coastal Activities Board Celebrate Founders Day with CAB! Enjoy free food and activities on Prince Lawn, all centered around Coastal’s favorite color: TEAL! Founders Day Celebration 7pm Wheelwright Office of Special Events and Dessert Reception Auditorium Founders Day is the University’s way to express its great appreciation to those whose spirit and determination have shaped the historic, academic and physical development of the University and higher education in the region. Hazing Prevention Week TBD TBD Fraternity and Sorority Life Speaker For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 25 Happy Teal Tuesday! 8am-11pm Lib Jackson Student Office of Student Activities and Leadership, Center Information Alumni Relations, and University Athletics Desk/ Various 9 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Stop by the Student Center Information Desk any time between 8am-11pm each Tuesday while wearing teal and swipe your CINO Card for points toward The First 54! A student team will also be scouring campus starting at 12pm looking for the first 25 students wearing teal to give them a free t-shirt and enter them for prizes throughout the school year! Psych Film “HAZE” 7pm Wall 309 Counseling Services and Fraternity and Sorority Life On the afternoon of September 16, 2004, a joyous 18-year-old, Lynn Gordon Bailey Jr., pledged Chi Psi Fraternity at the University of Colorado. The next morning he was found dead, a victim of an irresponsible hazing ritual involving alcohol. HAZE is a feature documentary placing a focus on the issues of binge drinking, alcohol-laden hazing rituals, and rapid-fire drinking games. Simply stated, the film's goal is to save lives and prevent harm. Men’s Soccer v. College of 7pm Soccer Field University Athletics Charleston Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. 26-29 “Intimate Apparel” by Lynn 7:30pm Edwards Theatre Theatre Dept Nottage In turn-of-the-century Manhattan a melting pot of cultures, colors and dreams simmers. As strains of ragtime fill the air, Esther, an African American seamstress, sews corsets and other intimate apparel for clients – from high-society ladies to ladies of the evening. Suddenly, for Esther, there the hope of love: but will she find it in a forbidden relationship with the Orthodox Jewish merchant or with the romantic stranger from Barbados? Cultural Celebration Rain Date 11:30am-2:30pm Prince Lawn Multicultural Student Services 26 In the event of rain, Cultural Celebration will be rescheduled for September 26th. Same time, same place. Big Read Faculty Panel 5-6pm or 7-8pm James J. Johnson First Year Experience Discussions (formerly Wall) Auditorium Faculty members from various departments across the campus will discuss the 2012 Big Read book, Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Students are encouraged to come to the event with questions. Free tickets will be available from the Wheelwright Box Office. Educational Hazing program 7-9pm Edwards Recital Hall Alpha Delta Pi and MBPD Behavioral Health Services For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. ThinkFast Game Show 7:30pm Wheelwright Coastal Activities Board Auditorium Think you know your pop culture trivia? Bring some friends and try your luck and knowledge in this interactive game show with the chance to win cash prizes! 27 Tea & Ethics: Owning Your 4:30pm James J. Johnson Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values Ideas- Students and (formerly Wall) Plagiarism in the Digital Age Auditorium For more details, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter. Woods You Like to Vote? 5-7pm Hicks Courtyard University Housing Want to have a say in the November elections? Come out and get registered to vote! All who attend will be entered to win an American pride gift pack including a ‘Merica t-shirt! 10 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Women’s Soccer v. Liberty 7pm Soccer Field University Athletics Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Greek Scholarship Reception 7pm Spadoni Park Fraternity and Sorority Life For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 28 IFC Philanthropy Field Day 3-6pm Recreation Fields Fraternity and Sorority Life For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. Volleyball v. Campbell 7pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. 29 Men’s Soccer v. Presbyterian TBD Soccer Field University Athletics Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Women’s Soccer v. 1pm Soccer Field University Athletics Longwood Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Volleyball v. High Point 1pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. “Intimate Apparel” by Lynn 3pm Edwards Theatre Department of Theatre Nottage In turn-of-the-century Manhattan a melting pot of cultures, colors and dreams simmers. As strains of ragtime fill the air, Esther, an African American seamstress, sews corsets and other intimate apparel for clients – from high-society ladies to ladies of the evening. Suddenly, for Esther, there the hope of love: but will she find it in a forbidden relationship with the Orthodox Jewish merchant or with the romantic stranger from Barbados? Panhellenic Rock-A-Thon 6pm-12am Prince Lawn Fraternity and Sorority Life For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. 30 Coastal Carolina Catholics 5:30pm Lackey Chapel Coastal Carolina Catholics Service Join Coastal Carolina Catholics, an active student-run organization, for an enlightening evening service. Greek God & Goddess 6-9pm Wheelwright Fraternity and Sorority Life Pageant benefiting Auditorium Children’s Miracle Network and ChantaTHON Funds raised will be donated to ChantaTHON for Children’s Miracle Network! For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/students/greek/. October 1 Become an UPstanding 5-7pm UP Café Courtyard University Housing Citizen- Register to Vote Want to have a say in the November elections? Did you miss the first voter registration event? Come to the UP Café and become an UPstanding and registered citizen. All who attend will be entered to win an American pride gift pack including a ‘Merica t-shirt! 11 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 2 Happy Teal Tuesday! 8am-11pm Lib Jackson Student Office of Student Activities and Leadership, Center Information Alumni Relations, and University Athletics Desk/ Various Stop by the Student Center Information Desk any time between 8am-11pm each Tuesday while wearing teal and swipe your CINO Card for points toward The First 54! A student team will also be scouring campus starting at 12pm looking for the first 25 students wearing teal to give them a free t-shirt and enter them for prizes throughout the school year! Relationship Screening Day 10am-2pm Prince Lawn and U.P. Counseling Services Is your relationship healthy? Does it have the ingredients for lasting happiness? Complete a brief screening and learn the secrets of building and maintaining a successful relationship. Take Back the Night 7pm Spadoni Park Counseling Services One out of every 4 college women will be sexually assaulted. More than 70,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape. Join together in a rally across campus to take a stand against all forms of violence. 3 Open Mic Night 7pm Student Center Lounge Coastal Activities Board Whether you can sing, play an instrument, recite poetry, or reveal a hidden talent, we want you to take the stage! 4 ChantaTHON Bake Sale 11am-2pm Prince Lawn ChantaTHON Grab a sweet treat on your way to class and support ChantaTHON and Children’s Miracle Network! Don’t Be a Dum Dum- Be a 11pm-1am U.P. Guard Shack University Housing Smartie! Drivers entering University Place on this night can expect an early Halloween treat. The UP Sandhills Team will be there to greet ya’ll with a smiling face and important safety info too! 5 Student Holiday- No Class Volleyball v. CSU 7pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Grand Strand Ghost Night 9pm U.P. Grand Strand University Housing Activity House Start the frightening month of October off right! Come out and learn of chilling local ghost tales as told by a ghost tour specialist from the Myrtle Beach area. 6 Conway Fall Festival 10am-6pm Downtown Conway (3rd Downtown Conway Alive Ave & Laurel St.) The Conway Fall Festival welcomes visitors for arts, crafts, children’s activities, food, demonstrations, an antique car and tractor show and much, much more. While you’re there, visit the Conway Farmers’ Market for some great finds! Men’s Soccer v. UNCA 7pm Soccer Field University Athletics Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. 7 Coastal Carolina Catholics 5:30pm Lackey Chapel Coastal Carolina Catholics Service 12 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 Join Coastal Carolina Catholics, an active student-run organization, for an enlightening evening service. 8-13 Albrecht Durer Exhibit Open Gallery Rebecca Randall Bryan Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery Hours Art Gallery As a supplemental activity for the 2012 Big Read, the Bryan Art Gallery will host an exhibit of works by the 15th/16th century German artist Albrecht Durer. All UNIV 110 students are required to visit the exhibit. No ticket required. 8 Commuter Breakfast 7:30-9am Student Center Bus Stop Off Campus Student Services Grab a free breakfast pastry and coffee on your way to class courtesy of Off Campus Student Services! Field Day 6-8pm Woods Pavilion University Housing Remember the day in school when you played games all day? Well, this is your chance to relive it by coming to play volleyball, tug of war and so much more all evening long! Relay for Life Kickoff 7pm James J. Johnson Colleges Against Cancer (formerly Wall) Auditorium Get excited for Relay for Life and find out how you can get involved with the cause! 9 Happy Teal Tuesday! 8am-11pm Lib Jackson Student Office of Student Activities and Leadership, Center Information Alumni Relations, and University Athletics Desk/ Various Stop by the Student Center Information Desk any time between 8am-11pm each Tuesday while wearing teal and swipe your CINO Card for points toward The First 54! A student team will also be scouring campus starting at 12pm looking for the first 25 students wearing teal to give them a free t-shirt and enter them for prizes throughout the school year! Salsa on the Plaza 7:30p James J. Johnson Coastal Activities Board (formerly Wall) Auditorium Learn dances such as the mambo, tango, and cha cha with CAB! Big Read/Politics Debate 7-8:30pm Edwards Recital Hall First Year Experience/ Politics Department The Politics Department will hold a traditional debate on issues raised by the Big Read book, Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Free tickets will be available from the Wheelwright box office. 10 S.T.A.R. Blood Drive 10am-4pm Wall Building Lawn Students Taking Active Responsibility and Coastal Science (S.T.A.R.) Center Give blood and support the American Red Cross. ChantaTHON Karaoke 11am-2pm CINO Deck ChantaTHON Threat You make a donation to challenge a friend to sing. Your friend must then sing or double the donation to pass the challenge off to another person. Start practicing now! Java Jabber 4:30pm EHFA Courtyard Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values For more details, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter. 13 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 10 Rock Climbing Competition 6pm Student Recreation & Campus Recreation Convocation Center Think you can make it up the rock climbing wall faster than anyone else? Prove it! 11-13 “The Rocky Horror Picture 7:30pm 79th Ave Theatre Department of Theatre Show” Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O’brien That sweet transvestite and his motley crew did the time warp on Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock 'n' roll sci fi gothic is more fun than ever. 11 Farmers’ Market 10am-2pm Spadoni Park Sustainability Initiative Buy local and buy fresh from local farmers, in partnership with the Waccamaw Market Cooperative. Lots of earth-friendly information and activities! Payment types accepted include cash, check and debit/credit cards. Rain or Shine. Elizabeth Garner Lecture: 3pm Edwards Recital Hall Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery Discovering the Durer Rm 153 Cypher For more information, visit http://www.coastal.edu/bryanartgallery. Discovering the Durer 4:30-6:30pm Rebecca Randall Bryan Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery Cypher Opening Reception Gallery Room 129 An exhibition of forty-three prints by Northern Renaissance artist, Albrecht Dürer, printed during the artist's lifetime. Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg. His prints established his reputation across Europe when he was still in his twenties, and he has been regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance ever since. A polymath and contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci, His vast body of work includes altarpieces and religious works, numerous portraits and self-portraits, and engravings. Foreign Film Series: Sarah’s 6pm James J. Johnson International Programs & Services Key (formerly Wall) Auditorium For more details, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter. Late Night Bingo 10pm Hicks Dining Hall Coastal Activities Board Join Coastal Activities Board for an exciting hour of Bingo and prizes. Warning: Our Bingo callers like to go pretty fast. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! CAB Movie Night: The 12 7 and 9pm Student Center Lounge Coastal Activities Board Texas Chainsaw Massacre Start your Halloween celebrations off with a classic horror film! Bring your popcorn and snacks to enjoy with the film. Volleyball v. Radford 7pm Student Recreation and University Athletics Convocation Center Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. University Housing presents 9pm-12am U.P. Blue Ridge University Housing The Activity House of Activity House Horror! Bring a canned food for entry to the scariest housing facility on campus, the activity house of horrors. Last year, 300 were brave enough to enter and only 14 First 54 Schedule at a Glance 7/20/12 299 survived… Will you dare to enter? 13 Waccamaw Area Heart 10am Market Common American Heart Association Walk at Valor Park Please join us for a 1-mile or 3-mile walk throughout the streets of The Market Common as we fight heart disease and stroke in our community! Physical activity and proper nutrition are to key to living a heart-healthy lifestyle and the Waccamaw Area Heart Walk is a great place to start!! For more information, visit www.waccamawheartwalk.org. Women’s Soccer v. 12pm Soccer Field University Athletics Presbyterian Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. The First 54 Extravaganza 10am Chantourage Alley Office of Student Activities and Leadership/ Coastal Activities Board Congratulations! You have made it through the First 54 days of school! Come to Chantourage Alley to celebrate with friends, enjoy free food, inflatables, and great music! Football vs. Stony Brook 1pm Brooks Stadium University Athletics #BeatLiberty Students get in free to all home Athletic games with their CINO Card! For updated scores, schedules and statistics, visit goccusports.com. Football tailgating begins 4 hours before kickoff on Chantourage Alley! Grand prize winners for the First 54 will be announced at halftime! University Housing presents 9pm-12am U.P. Blue Ridge University Housing The Activity House of Activity House Horror! Bring a canned food for entry to the scariest housing facility on campus, the activity house of horrors. Last year, 300 were brave enough to enter and only 299 survived… Will you dare to enter? 15