Spark Schedule

9:30am - 9:50am

Arrival & Registrartion

•  Pick up lanyards & digital schedules

 Converse Square

Kick Off

• Welcome by Dr. Vince Miller, VP of Enrollment & Student Affairs
• Overview of SPARK goals

 Converse Square

Session 1

10:20am - 11:05am

SPARK Workshop

Team Flare: Egg Drop

Team Blaze: Vision Board Party

Team Torch: In & Out

Session 2

10:20am - 11:05am

SPARK Workshop

Team Torch: Egg Drop

Team Flare: Vision Board Party

Team Blaze: In & Out

Session 3

12:10am - 12:55am

SPARK Workshop

Team Blaze: Egg Drop

Team Torch: Vision Board Party

Team Flare: In & Out

1:00pm - 2:30pm

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Campus Resources Fair 

• Tutoring
• Blazeview and Technology Teaching Computer Lab
• Access Office
• Career Opportunities
• Blazer Wellness
• Advising
• Student Success

Student Union Takeover

• Movie
• Game Room
• Crafts
• "Sip & Paint"
• Karaoke
• and much more!

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Break Time On Your Own

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Dinner

 Palms Dining Center

8:00pm - 11:00pm

Blazer Recoil Takeover!

• Bus leaves from Odum Library loop by Nevins

9:30am - 9:50am

Arrival & Registrartion

•  Pick up lanyards & digital schedules

 Converse Square

Kick Off

• Welcome by Dr. Vince Miller, VP of Enrollment & Student Affairs
• Overview of Day's Events

 Converse Square

Session 1

10:20am - 11:05am

SPARK Workshop

Team Flare: Barter Puzzle

Team Blaze: Herd Mentality

Team Torch: Blazer Nation Feud

Session 2

10:20am - 11:05am

SPARK Workshop

Team Torch: Team-Building Activities

Team Flare: Herd Mentality

Team Blazer: Blazer Nation Feud

Session 3

12:10am - 12:55am

SPARK Workshop

Team Blaze: Team-Building Activities

Team Torch: Herd Mentality

Team Flare: Blazer Nation Feud

1:00pm - 2:30pm

3:00pm - 5:00pm

TikTok Scavenger Hunt Competition 

• Explore campus hot spots and create the best TikToks

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Break Time On Your Own

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Dinner

 Palms Dining Center

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Throwback Time Machine

 Student Union

8:00am - 8:30am

8:30am - 8:55am

9:10am - 10:00am 

New Student Convocation

Hear from President Carvajal, SGA President Burnett, and others during this formal program welcoming you to Valdosta State University.

Academic College Meetings

Meet with your academic deans and professors to learn about your academic program, what its like to learn in college, what support resources are available, and what academic student organizations exist.

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lunch Break

 Palms Dining Center

Honors College Student Meeting

Only for Honors Program students

Find your classroom - campus tour

Join a guided campus tour that will show you academic buildings with opportunities to find your classrooms. Bring your schedule!

Break Time On Your Own

Dinner

 Palms Dining Center

Walk to the PE Complex

Spirit and Traditions Pep Rally!

Let the VSU Cheer Team, marching band, and the student Fire Pit (VSU's biggest fans) teach you the cheers and chants of being a VSU student!

 PE Complex

After Party @ The Plex

• SPARK prizes and money drawn for students to attended all SPARK events

 PE Complex

10:00am - 7:00pm

Enjoy FREE admissions and parking with VSU ID to Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta! VSU Buses will begin shuttle service from Oak Street Parking Lot bus stop behind the PE Complex beginning at 12:00pm.

https://www.wildadventures.com/

12:30pm - 7:00pm

Shuttle Bus Service

Local Shopping

VSU Buses will offer shuttle service from Oak Street Parking Lot Behind the PE Complex.

5:00pm -6:30pm

Residence Hall Floor Meetings

If you are living on campus, you must attend this meeting to learn more about the important community standards for living in the residence hall. Meet your RA in your hall for this meeting.

Kindle the Fire Ice Cream Social @ Palms