St. Pats tradition continues at MSOE
| Published: 03/16/2009 |
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MSOE students celebrate the patron saint of engineers, St. Patrick, with a whole week of wacky fun. Here are some highlights:
Carnival
Monday, March 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Student Life and Campus Center, 1025 N. Broadway, third floor
An exciting on-campus carnival with booths and games sponsored by student organizations. Snacks, games and prizes.
Laser Tag
Tuesday, March 17, 4 to 8 p.m.
Todd Wehr Auditorium, 1047 N. Broadway
A traditional game of tag, taken to the next level.
Engineering O'Lympics
Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m.
Kern Center, 1245 N. Broadway
Teams from many of MSOE's student organizations will compete in mental and physical challenges that are a bit out of the ordinary.
Variety Show
Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m.
Todd Wehr Auditorium, 1245 N. Broadway
There might be singing, there might be dancing, there might be music, but for sure there will be fun and laughs in this variety show.
St. Patrick's Proclamation Signing - will St. Pat cancel classes and rule the school?
Friday, March 20, 11 a.m.
Student Life and Campus Center, 1025 N. Broadway, third floor
Come and see if those Fir Darrig (faculty/staff) "snakes" try to prevent the proclamation from being signed by MSOE President Hermann Viets that allows Saint Patrick to rule the school. As rulers they burst into classrooms to cancel classes that afternoon. "Actors" in this decades-long MSOE tradition include St. Pat's Court - dressed in colorful garb - faculty and staff, President Viets (who proclaims the day belongs to St. Pat) and innocent standers-by whose ties are unceremoniously cut off their necks!
MSOE is an independent university with about 2,600 students. MSOE offers 17 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, architectural engineering and building construction, computer, business and health-related fields.