{"id":76627,"date":"2020-09-09T06:31:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T11:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/?p=76627"},"modified":"2020-09-08T22:32:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T03:32:45","slug":"cab-hosts-successful-hybrid-welcome-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/76627\/news\/cab-hosts-successful-hybrid-welcome-week\/","title":{"rendered":"CAB Hosts Successful Hybrid Welcome Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosted its annual Welcome Week that started on Aug. 30 through Sept. 4 for new and returning students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The events included a virtual Q&A on Sunday with Heidi Gardner, an actress and comedian currently on SNL, a classic night of Bingo in the McGinley Ballroom and North Dining on Monday and an outdoor showing of \u201cLittle Women\u201d on the football and baseball fields on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The board hosted a virtual Q&A with Anthony Ramos, an actor and musician who starred in the Broadway show \u201cHamilton,\u201d on Wednesday. Lianna Meehan, FCRH \u201921, CAB president, hosted a Zoom information session for CAB on Thursday, and the week ended with a scavenger hunt on Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kathryn Murphy, FCRH \u201921, said it was very interesting to listen to Anthony Ramos talk about his experience working in theatre and film.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a theatre minor, I thought it was very moving and inspirational to hear how much of a positive impact theatre has had on his life, although it was not originally his intention to pursue a career in theatre or music,\u201d said Murphy. \u201cHe was very casual in his conversation which made me feel like I was listening to friends have a fun conversation and not listening to a celebrity talk to some college students. His easy-going mannerisms made me feel like I was part of his friend group and someone who could relate to my own life experiences.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meehan said all the events had over 100 attendees, with some in two locations to abide by the 50 attendees per location requirement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe virtual events had great attendance, which was very exciting,\u201d said Meehan. \u201cWe started the week off with a virtual event, a Q&A with Heidi Gardner. There were 114 attendees, which boosted my confidence for the rest of the week! Our Anthony Ramos Q&A had nearly 300 attendees! … Both speakers were incredibly cool and sweet which was an added bonus.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meehan said planning for Welcome Week this year was different from previous years because of the pandemic, but it pushed her and the CAB Executive Board to get creative in order to plan virtual as well as in-person events that made people feel excited to be back at Fordham.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe process was a little hectic since so much is still up in the air and things are always changing at the last minute,\u201d said Meehan. \u201cHowever, I wouldn\u2019t have done a thing differently \u2014 I am so proud and happy at how Welcome Week came together!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some students who attended agreed that while Zoom was not ideal, it was a good solution given the current COVID-19 restrictions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUsing Zoom for the speaker events was a great solution for virtually offering the Welcome Week events,\u201d said Elizabeth Mitsch, FCRH \u201921. \u201cIt was awesome to hear from Heidi Gardner and Anthony Ramos, and listen to how they started their careers! I\u2019m looking forward to seeing what else CAB has planned for the semester.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anna Csiky, FCRH \u201921, said she would go to another similar event on Zoom.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s really awesome and I like that we can ask questions we may not get to ask otherwise,\u201d Csiky said. \u201cOverall, it was really awesome listening to Anthony Ramos and Heidi Gardner and how they started their careers. I think Zoom was a great way to keep doing these types of events.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meghan Donovan, FCRH \u201921, said she thought the format and set up worked well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely prefer seeing speakers in person, but I\u2019m very glad CAB found this creative way to keep events going,\u201d said Donovan. \u201cI would really like to keep attending these events if CAB keeps doing them. I really enjoyed getting to see Anthony Ramos and Heidi Gardener over Zoom.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meehan said <\/span>it wasn\u2019t difficult planning the in-person events, but it was a new experience. She said all of the attendees at the events were understanding and receptive to the guidelines that were laid out. Everyone registered for the events they wanted to attend beforehand to ensure that they were following New York City and Fordham guidelines, she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know it sounds corny, but I truly loved every event that CAB hosted for Welcome Week,\u201d said Meehan. \u201cIt was so nice to come together and see Fordham students attend our events even though they turned out a little different this year!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Campus Activities Board (CAB) hosted its annual Welcome Week that started on Aug. 30 through Sept. 4 for new and returning students.\u00a0 The events included a virtual Q&A on Sunday with Heidi Gardner, an actress and comedian currently on SNL, a classic night of Bingo in the McGinley Ballroom and North Dining on Monday and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,5261],"tags":[7879,463,509,7880,7878,1364,7875,4249,7613],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76627"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76673,"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76627\/revisions\/76673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fordhamram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}