Sparkling Fun

April 23, 2024 | Diversity, International, News, UToday, Arts and Letters, Business and Innovation, Judith Herb College of Education, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Student Affairs
By Daniel Miller



Sydnee McLennan, a marketing student, holds a sparkler during the RocketFest bonfire Friday evening at the flatlands. RocketFest featured a series of events and activities for Student Appreciation Week.

Sydnee McLennan, a marketing student, holds a sparkler during the RocketFest bonfire Friday evening at the flatlands. RocketFest delivered a week of student events and activities on Main Campus

Leslie Sacoto, left, a biology student, and Danielle Hasting, a media communication student, roast marshmallows at the bonfire.

Leslie Sacoto, left, a biology student, and Danielle Hasting, a media communication student, roast marshmallows at the bonfire.

Kiya Morehead, a media communication student, sings “My Prerogative” by Bobby Brown as Jaedon Lewis, a digital communication student, dances in the background on Monday during karaoke at Phoenicia Cuisine in Thompson Student Union as part of RocketFest.

Kiya Morehead, a media communication student, sings "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown with Jaedon Lewis, a digital communication student, dances in background during a RocketFest event.

Stuff-a-Plush on Monday at the Thompson Student Union Ingman Room was a popular RocketFest event in which students filled unstuffed plushies to create their own stuffed animals. At bottom left, Russell Chapman III, a marketing and sales student, and at bottom right, Sam Simpson, a mathematics student, and center left, Elanie McWade, an early childhood education student, and center right, Sam Ruff, an English student.

Stuff-a-Plush on Monday at the Thompson Student Union Ingman Room was a popular RocketFest event in which students filled unstuffed plushies to create their own stuffed animals. At bottom left, Russell Chapman III, a marketing and sales student, and at bottom right, Sam Simpson, a mathematics student, and center left, Elanie McWade, an early childhood education student, and center right, Sam Ruff, an English student.