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Teal Nation Welcome

August 17-23, 2024

Teal Nation Welcome is a week long program that includes a variety of on-campus events to introduce you to Coastal while creating opportunities to make connections with your fellow students, faculty, and staff.

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Schedule

Required experiences for freshman students are italicized and underlined. Required experiences for both transfer and freshman students are italicized, underlined, and include an asterisk.

All Coastal students are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the non-required Teal Nation Welcome experiences.

Please be aware the schedule is subject to change and is being updated daily.

TIME	EVENT DETAILS
Assigned Time	University Housing Move-In GG Lot to Residencial Community Move into your new home away from home during your scheduled move-in time.
7:00pm	FYE (Freshman) University Housing Community Meetings At Community - See RA for Specific Location Freshman will connect with their RA and other students in their hall.
8:30pm - 9:30pm	Hypnotist Wheelwright Auditorium Be mystified and entertained at the hypnotist show! Sponsored by Coastal Activities Board!

TIME

EVENT DETAILS

Assigned Time

University Housing Move-In

GG Lot to Residencial Community

Move into your new home away from home during your scheduled move-in time.

7:00pm

FYE (Freshman) University Housing Community Meetings

At Community - See RA for Specific Location

Freshman will connect with their RA and other students in their hall.

8:30pm - 9:30pm

Hypnotist

Wheelwright Auditorium

Be mystified and entertained at the hypnotist show! Sponsored by Coastal Activities Board!

TIME	EVENT DETAILS
10:00am - 12:00pm	Fresh Start to the Semester Tradition Pavilion Take this chance to liven up your room with a bouquet made by you! Pick a vase and the flowers of your choice to create a floral masterpiece.
2:00pm - 5:00pm	Mindful Mural Making Lib Jackson Student Union Commuter Lounge Join LiveWell and Orientation, Transition, & Family Programs for an interactive experience painting a mural depicting campus life at CCU. During this experience, you’ll have a chance to learn about the benefits of mindfulness and practice grounding and centering techniques that will assist you during your collegiate journey.
10:00pm - 12:00am	Pajama Jam Hicks Dining Hall Wear your pajamas, get some grub, and hang out with Coastal Activities Board!

TIME

EVENT DETAILS

10:00am - 12:00pm

Fresh Start to the Semester

Tradition Pavilion

Take this chance to liven up your room with a bouquet made by you! Pick a vase and the flowers of your choice to create a floral masterpiece.

2:00pm - 5:00pm

Mindful Mural Making

Lib Jackson Student Union Commuter Lounge

Join LiveWell and Orientation, Transition, & Family Programs for an interactive experience painting a mural depicting campus life at CCU. During this experience, you’ll have a chance to learn about the benefits of mindfulness and practice grounding and centering techniques that will assist you during your collegiate journey.

10:00pm - 12:00am

Pajama Jam

Hicks Dining Hall

Wear your pajamas, get some grub, and hang out with Coastal Activities Board!

TIME	EVENT DETAILS
10:00am - 2:00pm	Organization Kick Off Day (OK Day) Prince Lawn Are you looking for ways to get involved & form a sense of belonging on Campus? Join the Office of Student Organizations & Leadership out on Prince Lawn and explore over 180 student organizations that you can get involved in & join at CCU.
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Academic Department Meetings (Assigned Times)* Various Locations (See "Academic Department Meetings Page") In this session, you will learn more about your major from your academic department chair.
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Wellness & Safety Welcome Cookout Tradition Pavilion Join Counseling and Psychological Services, LiveWell and the Department of Public Safety for food, fun, conversation, and information about resources to support your well-being and safety.
7:00pm - 9:00pm	Snow in the Sun Tradition Lawn It's snowing in August! Come show off your ice-skating skills!

TIME

EVENT DETAILS

10:00am - 2:00pm

Organization Kick Off Day (OK Day)

Prince Lawn

Are you looking for ways to get involved & form a sense of belonging on Campus? Join the Office of Student Organizations & Leadership out on Prince Lawn and explore over 180 student organizations that you can get involved in & join at CCU.

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Academic Department Meetings (Assigned Times)*

Various Locations (See "Academic Department Meetings Page")

In this session, you will learn more about your major from your academic department chair.

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Wellness & Safety Welcome Cookout

Tradition Pavilion

Join Counseling and Psychological Services, LiveWell and the Department of Public Safety for food, fun, conversation, and information about resources to support your well-being and safety.

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Snow in the Sun

Tradition Lawn

It's snowing in August! Come show off your ice-skating skills!

TIME	EVENT DETAILS
9:00am & 10:00am	Meet Your Peer Leader Sessions Various Locations (Check CCU Email) During this session, you will connect with the other students from your University 101 class.
1:00pm - 3:00pm	Find Your Classes Tours Lib Jackson Student Union Rotunda Take this chance to find your classrooms on campus. Bring your course schedule!
1:00pm - 3:00pm	Paper Making Crafting Lib Jackson Student Union Terrace Join the office of Community Engagement for a fun event where we take recycled paper shreds and transform them into new sheets of paper! Our newly made sheets will be used as thank you cards for upcoming volunteer events!
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Convocation Shirt Pickup HTC Center Entrance Pick up your special convocation shirt to wear throughout the evening!
5:00pm - 6:00pm	New Student Convocation HTC Center Get excited for this Coastal tradition that will set you up for a successful first year!
5:00pm	SYE (Second Year Residencial Student) University Housing Community Meetings At Community - See RA For Specific Location Second year students will get the chance to connect with their RA and other students in their hall.
6:00pm	New Student Class Photo Brooks Stadium Get in formation and take a picture on the teal football with the entire incoming class!
6:30pm	Atheneum Strut* Atheneum Hall Partake in this exciting tradition strutting through our beloved Atheneum with the incoming class!
6:30pm - 9:30pm	Teal Tide Eve Blanton Park This is the biggest event of the week! We will have live music, dessert food trucks, cornhole, air brush tattoos, and so much more! You don't want to miss this staple experience the night before classes begin!

TIME

EVENT DETAILS

9:00am & 10:00am

Meet Your Peer Leader Sessions

Various Locations (Check CCU Email)

During this session, you will connect with the other students from your University 101 class.

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Find Your Classes Tours

Lib Jackson Student Union Rotunda

Take this chance to find your classrooms on campus. Bring your course schedule!

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Paper Making Crafting

Lib Jackson Student Union Terrace

Join the office of Community Engagement for a fun event where we take recycled paper shreds and transform them into new sheets of paper! Our newly made sheets will be used as thank you cards for upcoming volunteer events!

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Convocation Shirt Pickup

HTC Center Entrance

Pick up your special convocation shirt to wear throughout the evening!

5:00pm - 6:00pm

New Student Convocation

HTC Center

Get excited for this Coastal tradition that will set you up for a successful first year!

5:00pm

SYE (Second Year Residencial Student) University Housing Community Meetings

At Community - See RA For Specific Location

Second year students will get the chance to connect with their RA and other students in their hall.

6:00pm

New Student Class Photo

Brooks Stadium

Get in formation and take a picture on the teal football with the entire incoming class!

6:30pm

Atheneum Strut*

Atheneum Hall

Partake in this exciting tradition strutting through our beloved Atheneum with the incoming class!

6:30pm - 9:30pm

Teal Tide Eve

Blanton Park

This is the biggest event of the week! We will have live music, dessert food trucks, cornhole, air brush tattoos, and so much more! You don't want to miss this staple experience the night before classes begin!

TIME	EVENT DETAILS
9:00am - 11:00am	Donuts and Treats with Dean Melendez Indigo Hall Join Dean Melendez and her team for donuts and treats to help you get your first day of classes off to a great start! Food, music, and surprises await you!
9:00am - 2:00pm	Farmers Market Prince Lawn Join Sustain Coastal and the Waccamaw Market Cooperative for the first farmers market of the semester! Bring your reusable bags and shop from local vendors offering produce, coffee, snacks and sweet treats, soap, handmade jewelry, and more!
11:00am - 1:00pm	First Day of Class Photos Prince Lawn Don't forget to take your first day of school photo with Maddox, the official live mascot for CCU!
11:00am - 1:00pm	Airbrush Adventure Prince Lawn Create a custom CCU airbrush t-shirt! (While supplies last!)
11:00am - 1:00pm	First-Gen School Supply BINGO & Pencil Give Away Prince Lawn Come Play BINGO with First-Gen Initiatives! Prizes will be school supplies and various school supplies bundles. Everyone that plays gets a pencil pouch while supplies last.
11:00am - 1:00pm	Cookies with Career Services Prince Lawn Find your fortune with Career Services!
11:00am - 1:00pm	Warrior Wednesday Prince Lawn Stop by Warrior Wednesday and network with fellow veterans while learning about opportunities available through our Student Veterans Association organization. We want your input and ideas on campus activities you would like to see at Coastal for military-connected students. We look forward to meeting students new to Coastal this year!
5:00pm - 8:00pm	Intercultural Block Party Spadoni Park Join us for this fun, interactive, family friendly event that will expose you to the various intercultural resources, departments, and programs at CCU and in the local community. This event will also include a DJ, food trucks, and cultural performances.

TIME

EVENT DETAILS

9:00am - 11:00am

Donuts and Treats with Dean Melendez

Indigo Hall

Join Dean Melendez and her team for donuts and treats to help you get your first day of classes off to a great start! Food, music, and surprises await you!

9:00am - 2:00pm

Farmers Market

Prince Lawn

Join Sustain Coastal and the Waccamaw Market Cooperative for the first farmers market of the semester! Bring your reusable bags and shop from local vendors offering produce, coffee, snacks and sweet treats, soap, handmade jewelry, and more!

11:00am - 1:00pm

First Day of Class Photos

Prince Lawn

Don't forget to take your first day of school photo with Maddox, the official live mascot for CCU!

11:00am - 1:00pm

Airbrush Adventure

Prince Lawn

Create a custom CCU airbrush t-shirt! (While supplies last!)

11:00am - 1:00pm

First-Gen School Supply BINGO & Pencil Give Away

Prince Lawn

Come Play BINGO with First-Gen Initiatives! Prizes will be school supplies and various school supplies bundles. Everyone that plays gets a pencil pouch while supplies last.

11:00am - 1:00pm

Cookies with Career Services

Prince Lawn

Find your fortune with Career Services!

11:00am - 1:00pm

Warrior Wednesday

Prince Lawn

Stop by Warrior Wednesday and network with fellow veterans while learning about opportunities available through our Student Veterans Association organization. We want your input and ideas on campus activities you would like to see at Coastal for military-connected students. We look forward to meeting students new to Coastal this year!

5:00pm - 8:00pm

Intercultural Block Party

Spadoni Park

Join us for this fun, interactive, family friendly event that will expose you to the various intercultural resources, departments, and programs at CCU and in the local community. This event will also include a DJ, food trucks, and cultural performances.

TIME	EVENT DETAILS
2:00pm - 4:00pm	Kayak Battleship Williams Brice Pool Join URec for a fun afternoon of Kayak Battleship. Participants will be assigned a kayak and then, using only a bucket, will attempt to sink their opponents while keeping their own kayak afloat. Life jackets will be available.
4:00pm - 6:00pm	Teal-tastic Elementary School Throwback Field Day Tradition Lawn Make plans for some old school field day fun. No equipment needed, just bring a few friends and expectations of a good time! Meet the Spiritual Life Council and other students on Traditions Lawn while we play some back yard field day games together.
4:00pm - 6:00pm	Grillin with the Greeks Tradition Pavilion Grab some food and connect with Greek Life at Coastal!
6:00pm - 8:00pm	Paint It Up Lib Jackson Student Union A-213 & A-214 We provide the the supplies and you bring the talent! Its a free paint space for you to enjoy!
6:00pm - 8:00pm	DIY Game Day Gear Lib Jackson Student Union Game Room Customize game day gear so you are set for Coastal sports season!
7:00pm	CCU Men's Soccer vs. College of Charleston CCU Soccer Stadium Cheer on your fellow Chanticleers as they play College of Charleston!

TIME

EVENT DETAILS

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Kayak Battleship

Williams Brice Pool

Join URec for a fun afternoon of Kayak Battleship. Participants will be assigned a kayak and then, using only a bucket, will attempt to sink their opponents while keeping their own kayak afloat. Life jackets will be available.

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Teal-tastic Elementary School Throwback Field Day

Tradition Lawn

Make plans for some old school field day fun. No equipment needed, just bring a few friends and expectations of a good time! Meet the Spiritual Life Council and other students on Traditions Lawn while we play some back yard field day games together.

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Grillin with the Greeks

Tradition Pavilion

Grab some food and connect with Greek Life at Coastal!

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Paint It Up

Lib Jackson Student Union A-213 & A-214

We provide the the supplies and you bring the talent! Its a free paint space for you to enjoy!

6:00pm - 8:00pm

DIY Game Day Gear

Lib Jackson Student Union Game Room

Customize game day gear so you are set for Coastal sports season!

7:00pm

CCU Men's Soccer vs. College of Charleston

CCU Soccer Stadium

Cheer on your fellow Chanticleers as they play College of Charleston!

TIME	EVENT DETAILS
11:00am - 2:00pm	Fried Chicken Friday Hicks Dining Hall Indulge in this student favorite campus tradition for lunch!
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Stuff a Chauncey Lib Jackson Student Union A-201 You have heard of Build-A-Bear and this is even better! Stuff your own Chauncey mascot while supplies last! The supplies for this event are just for current CCU students.
8:00pm - 10:30pm	Silent Disco Tradition Pavilion Dance with your friends to the beat of your own music! Sponsored by Coastal Activities Board!

TIME

EVENT DETAILS

11:00am - 2:00pm

Fried Chicken Friday

Hicks Dining Hall

Indulge in this student favorite campus tradition for lunch!

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Stuff a Chauncey

Lib Jackson Student Union A-201

You have heard of Build-A-Bear and this is even better! Stuff your own Chauncey mascot while supplies last! The supplies for this event are just for current CCU students.

8:00pm - 10:30pm

Silent Disco

Tradition Pavilion

Dance with your friends to the beat of your own music! Sponsored by Coastal Activities Board!

Teal Nation Welcome

Teal Nation Welcome

August 17-23, 2024

Schedule

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Thursday, August 22

Friday, August 23