Let's get this semester rocking! On Monday, join us for a colorful time at the Bollywood Festival. Have you seen this? Well, that what we are going to do. So, be there! 

Festival of Colors

We'll follow it up with this! Described by the New York

Times as, "A brass band that looks to South Asia, pumping out Bollywood tunes and Sufi songs with a crackling beat and the muscle of horns blasting in unison, putting some New York bluster atop faraway roots."d by the New York

Tuesday will be one busy day here at FSU. FSU's InterFraternity Council hosts a Cornhole Tournament, then FSU welcomes freshmen with free stuff at this event exclusively for them. 

Thick As Thieves

Celebrate the beginning of a new year with a free campus picnic for FSU students, faculty & staff. Then, we'll wind down the evening while kicking it up a notch with Thick as Thieves concert in the Lane University Center Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall hosted by FSU's InterFraternity Council. 

Wednesday begins our 3-day poster sale. Then, University Programming Council will host First Night Frostburg features Hypnotist Gabe Holmes. 

Connect with student organizations at the Student Organization Fair in the Clocktower Quad on Thursday

Enjoy!

Jasmine Alston '14 and Ly-Anh McCoy '15

BOLLYWOOD FESTIVAL

BEYOND THE STAGE

For more information, contact Cultural Events Series at 301.687.3137

RED BARAAT

Monday, August 27

Bollywood Festival begins * 6:30 PM
Performance * 7:30 PM

FSU Clocktower Quad

It's a Bhangra dance party on the campus of Frostburg State University and you are invited! Come shake your hips to the exhilarating music of Red Baraat, which the Chicago Reader has called "fun as hell." Led by masterful dhol drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraat's riveting sound and stage presence create an unforgettable experience for the audience. Comprised of dhol (a double-sided, barrelshaped North Indian drum slung over one shoulder), drum set, percussion, sousaphone and five horns, Red Baraat melds the infectious North Indian rhythms of Bhangra with the sounds of funk, go-go, Latin and jazz. Since their inception in October 2008, Red Baraat has delivered powerful performances at globalFEST, Montreal Jazz Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and the New Orleans Jazz Festival, to name just a few. This FREE outdoor performance begins with a Bollywood Festival  featuring food, activities and dance inspired by the culture of India.

Presented with Student and Educational Services, Student and Community Involvement and University Programming Council.

I N S P I R I N G  A U D I E N C E S

ARTIST CONVERSATIONS

Monday, August 27 * 6:00 PM  

Clocktower Quad

What is Bhangra? What is Red Baraat? According to the National Public Radio program "All Songs Considered," it's "a crazy blast of fun." Come meet with the artists of Red Baraat to learn all about their riotous, joyous blend of music that fuses multiple cultures to create a true party of a performance. 

This tour engagement of Red Baraat is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Maryland State Arts Council. The Cultural Events Series is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive, and is sponsored in part by the Allegany Arts Council with funds from the Maryland State Arts Council. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

For more information, contact Cultural Events Series at 301.687.3137

 CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT

August 28, 2012 * 2:00 PM

FSU Clocktower Quad

FREE, Open to the FSU Students

InterFraternal Council invites you to be a part of the Official "Welcome Back" Cornhole Tournament. Bring your friends and your "A" game and show us your skills. Prizes will be awarded. Review cornhole rules here.

For more information, contact Glenn Wayson, gowayson0@frostburg.edu.

August 28, 2012 * 4:00 PM

FSU Cordts PE Center Main Arena

Free, Open to the FSU Freshmen Only

The official welcome for all FSU first-year students.

Contact: Bill Mandicott at 301.687.4411

August 28, 2012 * 5:00 PM

Clocktower Quad, Rainsite: Chesapeake

Free, Open to the FSU Campus Community

Good times, good food, good friends - celebrate the beginning of a new school year at a campus picnic with faculty, staff and students. Chesapeake Dining Hall will be closed unless it rains. 

For more info, contact: Robert Cooper at 301.687.4049.

OUTDOOR CONCERT

THICK As THIEVES

August 28, 2012 * 6:00 PM

Lane University Center
Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall 

Free, Open to the FSU Campus Community

Join InterFraternal Council for a concert on the lawn. From Nas and Tupac to Elton John and One Republic, Thick as Thieves exists harmoniously within musical

contradictions.

For more info, contact: Glenn Wayson.

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMING COUNCIL

POSTER SALE

August 29-31, 2012 * 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Lane University Center Atkinson Room

$, Open to the FSU Campus Community

Decorate your room with some of your favorite posters. Three days to help change the look of your room. For more info, contact: Robert Cooper at 301.687.4049

CONNECT WITH STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ONLINE

with BOBCATCONNECT

Find and connect with student organizations online. OrgSync has been replaced with BobcatConnect. Bookmark it! Contact: Robert Cooper at 301.687.4411.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

GET CONNECTED

STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR

August 30, 2012 * 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

FSU Clocktower Quad

Get Involved! Find out information on student organizations represented at Frostburg State University. Meet members of the organizations and see what great opportunities we have to offer. Contact: Amy Fynes at 301.687.4411.

New Room Scheduling Software

EMS Training 

September 4, 2012 * 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM

Pullen 106 Computer Lab

Free, Open to the FSU Students, Faculty & Staff

Frostburg State has implemented a new room scheduling software called EMS to schedule rooms across campus for events and meetings. This new system ushers in several new policy changes. Please review the new policy on room reservations and the new rates for facilities.

Just a quick point of clarification - the log in for this system is not linked to your FSU account. If you have not used this system before, you will have to create an account before you can log into the system. To create an account, please click the "Create an account" link under the "My account" tab at the top of the screen. Mac users will need Parallels installed to access EMS.

For more info, contact: Karen Reidler at 301.687.4048.

Getting Our 'Burg On!

Follow FSU's latest Pinterest Boards

FSU has been expanding their Pinterest boards just for you. Check out the Getting Our 'Burg On! board filled with events and attractions. Strapped for cash, then the On a Shoestring board may be what you are looking for!