Classes at UF are starting soon. Here's some events for new, returning students

Lillian Lawson, Gainesville Sun
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With move-in starting this week at the University of Florida and classes beginning on August 23, new students may be looking for ways to be involved.

Here are some upcoming UF events for new and returning Gators:

Students walk through the University of Florida campus with Century Tower in the background on August 6, 2019.
Students walk through the University of Florida campus with Century Tower in the background on August 6, 2019.

The Great Gator Welcome

This series of events runs from August 19 to 25 to mark the start of the fall semester and allows students to get connected, explore campus and meet new people.

Saturday, August 19:

  • Great Gator Creative Coffee Hour

1-4 p.m, Student Engagement Portal, Reitz Union Level 3

Sunday, August 20:

  • Back to School Block Party

12-2 p.m., Reitz Union Tabling Area

University of Florida Gators mascots Albert and Alberta before the first game of the season outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, in Gainesville, Fla. Sept. 4, 2021.
University of Florida Gators mascots Albert and Alberta before the first game of the season outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, in Gainesville, Fla. Sept. 4, 2021.

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Monday, August 21:

  • Make a First Impression in Your Profession

10 a.m. -1 p.m., Career Connections Center & Student Engagement Portal, Reitz Union Level 3

Tuesday, August 22:

5-6 p.m. & 6-7 p.m., O’Connell Center & Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Wednesday, August 23:

  • Fall Kickoff Concert

7 p.m., O’Connell Center

Thursday, August 24:

  • Organization Fair

3-4:30 p.m. & 5:30-7 p.m., Reitz Union North Lawn, Plaza of the Americas, Fine Arts Plaza

  • The Great Gator Trivia Night

8-10 p.m., Various Residence Halls & Reitz Union

Friday, August 25

7-10 p.m., Reitz Union

New Student Convocation

Hosted as a part of the Great Gator Welcome, this event serves as an official welcome for first-year students, celebrating the class of 2027 and inducting them into higher education. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the 2027 class photo will be taken after convocation.

Horizons

August 18 - August 21

Horizons, from the Office of LGBTQ+ Student Engagement, serves to support new LGBTQ+ students at the university as they enter life at UF and in Gainesville. It is an in-person program and will have monthly events throughout the year for new first-year, transfer and international students identifying as LGBTQ+.

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: UF hosts multiple events for students coming to campus