Winthrop University: Welcome Week events
Contact Information
DiGiorgio Student Union
212 DiGiorgio Center
Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA
803/323-2299
803/323-4514 (fax)
dsu@winthrop.edu

Welcome Week events

August  |  September |  October | November-December 


Saturday, August 20

A Night in Bollywood  

This event will feature and highlight Bollywood culture through a fusion of dance, music and performance.

Tillman Auditorium 

8pm 

$5/students, $7/public, FREE with Welcome Week pass

Bollywood

 


 

Sunday, August 21 

AfroBeats

This event will celebrate Afro-Caribbean culture with drummers, dancehall, soca, Afrobeats and other music that represents the African diaspora.  

Richardson Ballroom  

 8pm

$5/students, $7/public, FREE with Welcome Week pass

AfroBeats


 

Tuesday, August 23 

Win Your Tuition! 

Come out and  compete in an intense game of trivia for a chance to win money towards your Winthrop tuition!

Richardson Ballroom 

Time: 8pm

$5/students, $7/public, FREE with Welcome Week pass

Win Your Tuition


 

Wednesday, August 24    

Own Your Experience w/Chauncey Beaty 

This event is a lecture by, keynote speaker and Winthrop alumna, Chauncey Beaty. The key subject of this talk will be resiliency and owning the Winthrop experience. The goal is to provide students with the tools that will help prepare them to move beyond hurdles that may have been caused by the pandemic. Also, students will gain tools to be able to meet challenges with solution-based thinking. Chauncey will speak on the Winthrop experience and it's uniqueness. This will give students the opportunity to learn how to take advantage of leadership and engagement opportunities on campus.

Tillman Auditorium

8pm

$5/students, $7/public, FREE with Welcome Week pass

Chauncey Beaty


Thursday, August 25

Jabali African Acrobats

Jabali African Acrobats from Kenya will perform their series of high stakes acrobatics.  Come out and enjoy this amazing high energy event! 

Tillman Auditorium 

 8pm

Price: $5/students, $7/public, FREE with Welcome Week pass

Jabali acrobats


Saturday, August 27

Welcome Week party featuring Alwz Snny 

ALWZ SNNY is an EDM DJ and Producer. Inspired by the likes of Marshmello, Martin Garrix, and Avicii, ALWZ SNNY’s number one goal is to always have fun. Blending all the top Dance hits with his artistic sound. ALWZ SNNY is looking to bring a much-needed ray of sunshine to campus.

Richardson Ballroom 

 8pm

Price: $5/students, $7/public, FREE with Welcome Week pass

 

Alwz Snny


Sunday, August 28  

Nope movie 

A regal trip to see the movie Nope by Jordan Peele starring Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya.  

Synopsis: Caretakers at a California horse ranch encounter a mysterious force that affects human and animal behaviour.

Manchester Cinema-1935 Cinema Drive. Rock Hill, SC

Time: 8pm 

Price: $5/students, $7/public, FREE with Welcome Week pass

Nope

 

Last Updated: 1/9/23