Please welcome your 2012 MKO Lead Coordinators:
Congrats to all of you.
I can't wait for you to shine!
John B. and Ifeyinwa (Ify) O.
Carl C. and Kanesha B.
Anthony (Tony) J. and Amber J. and Stephanie M.
Derek K. and Amina B.
Caprecia M. and Choua L.
Derran B. and Gabrielle D.
Brenda B. and Simon N.
Samantha (Sam) C. and Phillip (Phil) B.
Mary T. and Rajat (Raj) G.
Xue X. and Matewos G.
Alyssa C. and Joseph B.
ChengMee V. and Sanjana B.
Adrian T. and Sukanya M.
Carlos R. and Manee T.
Ian N. and Elizabeth G.
Yeeleng V. and Prakhya B.
Amir E. and Kathleen J.
Peter H. and Stephanie N.
Kadir H. and Mehek M.
Cynthia H. and Laura S.
Maria S. and Doua Y.
Cassandra (Casey) M. and Tan (Tanner) T.
Monica L. and Dalen M.
Donna S. and Emeka O.
Stacy M. and Devyn C.
Martavius S. and Taylor V.
Janelle W. and Deeqa H.
Amina J. and Elizabeth (Beth) K.
Tiffany N. and Yakira M.
10:00am - 11:00am MKO Check-in
Willey Hall West Bank UMN
11:00am - 11:55pm MCAE Welcomes U to the U!
Willey 175
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch/Group Time/Diversity Resources Tour - SCVNGR
Appleby Hall
1:30pm - 2:30pm Speed Faculty Lecture Sessions
STSS
2:45pm 3:55pm Group time w/ MKO Leaders
Homerooms/Outdoors
4:00pm- 4:45pm "Let's Talk Money"
Willey 175
5:05pm- 6:00pm Entertainment Showcase
Coffman Theater
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Welcome Week Check-in
CMU Second Floor Open House
Alternative Move-in time
Photo booth
BAILEY HALL BUS DEPARTS
10:00pm -12:00am
Housing and Residential Life - "10:00 Programs"
All Residence Halls
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast with MCAE/Check-in with MKO Leader
Willey Concourse
8:30am - 9:15am Energizer/Welcome Session and M-ASAP Session
Willey 175
9:25am - 10:05am ROTATION #1
Group Activity w/ MKO Leaders- Information Fair
Blegen Homerooms
Willey Hall Concourse
10:15am - 10:55am ROTATION #2
Group Activity w/ MKO Leaders - Information Fair
Blegen Homerooms
Willey Hall Concourse
11:05am - 11:50am Lunch w/ Scholarship Groups or MKO Leaders
VARIOUS ROOMS / HOMEROOMS
12:10pm- 12:50pm ROTATION #3
Survey - Community Outreach Session
Computer Labs
STSS
1:10pm- 1:50pm ROTATION #4
Survey - Community Outreach Session
Computer Labs
STSS
2:10pm - 3:00pm Group Activity with your MKO Leaders/ Snack served
Homerooms
3:10pm- 3:55pm Closing Session
Willey 175
4:10pm - 4:20pm Group Photo
Northrop Auditorium Staircase
4:30pm Welcome Week Begins
*The information below was also emailed to registered MKO attendees
Greetings!
My name is Jasmine and I am one of the coordinators of the 2012 Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (MCAE) Multicultural Kick Off (MKO). I would like to personally thank you for registering. This is a very special event that our office has hosted for many years. Each year, we look forward to welcoming first-year students like you to the U of M. The connections that you will make with faculty, staff, and current students during MKO will prove to be invaluable to you as you begin your academic journey here.
Please check your email regularly for updates from us. We will be sending out important detailed information in August. However, at this point, just so you have an idea of what will be going on, here are the basics.
You will be assigned to a small group of incoming students along with two current student leaders. Click to see your future MKO Leaders!
Schedule Outline:
Monday, August 27:
6:00pm-8:00pm - Move-in for all registered MKO attendees who will be living in on-campus housing
Tuesday, August 28:
10:00am - 8:00pm: Programming provided including resource sessions, entertainment, and scavenger hunt with a twist
* Light breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided
Wednesday, August 29:
8:00am - 4:30pm: Programming provided including an information fair with multicultural student organizations, program sessions, and much more!
*Light breakfast and lunch provided
After MKO concludes on Wednesday, August 29, commuter students will head straight into Welcome Week activities and those living on campus will join those activities a bit later in the evening.
Links to check out:
Click here for general information about MKO: https://diversity.umn.edu/multicultural/multiculturalkickoff
If you have friends who are incoming multicultural students, please encourage them to register:
https://diversity.umn.edu/multicultural/MKO%20Registration
Again, further details will be emailed and posted on the MKO blog. If you have any questions right now, please email mcae@umn.edu.
See you in August!
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Jasmine Omorogbe
Coordinator of Events and Campus-Community Partnerships
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence