𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐓 𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐔𝐍 Time to get excited... We're 4 days away from the official start of First-Year Orientation! Swipe to check out some highlights from Orientation and other events scheduled for your first week at Pratt Munson! . 📸 Two of our fab student leaders, Astha and Seraa, will be taking over on stories during Orientation Weekend! If you see them popping in and out of different events, say hi! 👉 Ken Nwadike Jr.: 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 | Saturday, August 26 @ 7. p.m. Ken Nwadike Jr. (he,him/they,them) is an American documentary filmmaker, motivational speaker, and peace activist popularly known as the "Free Hugs Guy." Ken is the founder of the Free Hugs Project. His "Free Hugs" videos have reached hundreds of millions of views on Facebook and YouTube. 👉 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗕𝗤 | Sunday, August 27 @ 5. p.m. Join us under the Palmer Park tent for a welcome back dinner, full of your favorite Utica eats! 👉 𝗜𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 | Monday, August 28 @ 11:30 a.m. Mingle with faculty and staff at Pratt Munson and the Museum of Art during lunch served under the big tent. Then, enjoy an ice cream social, featuring complimentary soft serve ice cream with all the toppings! 👉 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | Friday, September 1 @ 4 p.m. Join us in the Pratt Munson Gallery for an exhibition celebrating the talented faculty from Pratt Munson. This multi-media exhibition showcases the current faculty and their personal art practice outside of the classroom. Mingle with your awesome instructors, have a snack, and talk about art at our first exhibition of the Fall Semester! 👉 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗝𝗮𝗺! | Friday, September 1 @ 7:30 p.m