{"id":24105,"date":"2026-01-09T16:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=24105"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:22:45","slug":"celebrate-the-start-of-winter-semester-at-welcome-week-jan-12-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/01\/09\/celebrate-the-start-of-winter-semester-at-welcome-week-jan-12-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome week activities help usher in new semester, Jan. 12-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24108 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Welcome-Week-winter-2026.jpg?resize=297%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A flyer titled \u201cWelcome Week\u201d for Detroit Mercy Student Life, promoting events for Jan. 12\u201316, 2026. The background is light blue with decorative patterns. The Detroit Mercy Student Life logo appears in the top right-hand corner. Below, a list of events is displayed with bold red date boxes on the left and event details on the right, each accompanied by a photo and QR code. \u2022 Jan 12: \u201cMake Your Own Zlipperz\u201d at SU Lower Level, 3\u20135 p.m. Image shows decorated slippers. \u2022 Jan 13: \u201cNew Years RecSolutions\u201d at Fitness Center, 5\u20136:30 p.m. Image shows a group of people exercising. \u2022 Jan 14: \u201cSoup\u2019s On!\u201d at SU Lower Level, 2:30\u20135:30 p.m. Image shows a soup bowl with Detroit Mercy logo. \u2022 Jan 15: \u201cSGA Meet the Senators\u201d at Fountain Lounge, 12:45\u20132 p.m. Image shows a group of people at a table. \u2022 Jan 15: \u201cKaraoke\u201d at Ballroom, 6\u20138 p.m. Image shows people singing under colorful lights.\" width=\"297\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Welcome-Week-winter-2026.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Welcome-Week-winter-2026.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Welcome-Week-winter-2026.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Welcome-Week-winter-2026.jpg?resize=425%2C550&amp;ssl=1 425w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Welcome-Week-winter-2026.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Welcome to the winter 2026 semester, Titans! Kick off the new semester with a week packed full of exciting events <strong>Jan. 12-16<\/strong> on the McNichols Campus,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>sponsored by the Student Life Office.<\/p>\n<p>From making your own \u201cZlipperz\u201d to keep you cozy during those long Michigan winter months to the cosmic Bowling Bonanza at the Garden Bowl, you don&#8217;t want to miss out on the fun this week!<\/p>\n<p>The schedule of events is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monday, Jan. 12, 3-5 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.raftr.com\/post\/1493391\">Make Your Own Zlipperz<\/a>: Student Union Lower Level<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, Jan. 13, 5-6:30 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.raftr.com\/post\/1493489\">New Years Rec-Solutions<\/a>: Fitness Center<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2:30-5:30 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.raftr.com\/post\/1493392\">Soup\u2019s On!<\/a>: Student Union Lower Level<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday, Jan. 15, 12:45-2 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.raftr.com\/post\/1493665\">SGA Meet the Senators<\/a>: Fountain Lounge<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALSO<\/strong> <strong>Thursday, Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.raftr.com\/post\/1494431\">Karaoke<\/a>: Ballroom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday, Jan. 16, 6-8 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy.raftr.com\/post\/1493394\">Bowling Bonanza<\/a>: Garden Bowl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mark your calendars, bring a friend (or meet new ones) and join the fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Student Life Office is sponsoring a week full of exciting events to bring in the new semester. Grab a friend and join in on the fun, Jan. 12-16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":677,"featured_media":24108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4404],"tags":[3705,1585,797,2806,13,375,566,1576,7216],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Welcome-Week-winter-2026.jpg?fit=850%2C1100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-6gN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24105"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24120,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24105\/revisions\/24120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}