By Mikala Lindhardt
Aggie Fest, traditionally the biggest event during Week of Welcome at Utah State University, was the main focus this year. The additional effort put into the event by planning staff paid off with nearly 3,000 people in attendance Monday night, exceeding organizers’ expectations.
“We definitely had the highest attendance we have had in a while,” said Stefanie Brooksby, the program coordinator for students involvement and leadership.
Each year the vice president of programming for the USU student association has goals in mind for student activities and upcoming events. This year the goal was to bring back tradition by making Aggie Fest activities the main attraction during the week.
Sawyer Hemsley, elected 2015-2016 vice president of programming, and his staff arranged for blow-up toys, free food, an outdoor movie, face painting and more. Businesses throughout Cache Valley became involved and used it as advertising, Brooksby said.
"It was more of a welcome to school and welcome to campus festival,” Brooksby said. “I think it really set the tone for the upcoming events throughout the week.”
Kaitlin Young, a junior at Utah State, was impressed with Aggie Fest and the events that were there.
“There were so many fun activities they had going on throughout the week, but Monday activities were my favorite,” she said. “It was a great way to start the school year off right, meeting new friends and enjoying the best USU has to offer.”
This same programming committee will be in charge of upcoming campus events throughout the semester. You can stay informed following @utahstatesa on Twitter, or get involved by attending the Tuesday meetings for volunteer event coordinators at 6:30 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center. Upcoming events include Homecoming week and “The Howl”, a Halloween celebration.
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