K Week is the university’s traditional Welcome Week, full of activities for the freshmen to get to know campus and for those undergrads who want to get to know it a little more. From finding the best study spots to the world’s largest water balloon fight, K Week doesn’t sell itself short. Already halfway over, below are some of the larger events scheduled for the rest of the K Week. The rest of the week’s event can be found at www.uky.edu/KWeek.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26

• 7:30 A.M. – 3 P.M.: SUPER START

Members of the Division of Student Affairs will be offering directions, answers and water to students on the way to their first day of classes. Super Start will also be offered on Thursday.

• 8 A.M. – 5 P.M.: THE HAPA PROJECT

Sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center, this national project is to raise awareness about the United States’ cultural diversity. Answer the question “Who are you?” and your answer and photo will be displayed in the HAPA Gallery on the MLK Center’s windows. The HAPA Project will continue for the rest of the week.

• 4 P.M. – 5 P.M.: HIDDEN SECRETS: THE BEST STUDY SPOTS ON CAMPUS

Meet at Patterson statue outside of Patterson Office Tower to find out where you can go to study between classes, late at night or with friends.

• 5 P.M. – 7 P.M.: UK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WELCOME BACK COOKOUT

At the King Alumni House, on the corner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue, students are invited to enjoy free food and music. The first 100 members of Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow will receive a free T-shirt.

• 7 P.M. – 9 P.M.: UK’S AMAZING RACE

Departing from the King Alumni House, teams of students are invited to participate in a campus-wide race using their K Books and a digital camera.

n 9 P.M. – 10 P.M.: RESIDENCE HALL MEETING

Meet with your Resident Adviser for the first official floor meeting of the year.

• 10 P.M. – 12 A.M.: CHEAP SEATS OPENING ACT

Sponsored by the Student Activities Board, Cheap Seats offers its first show, Opening Act, to students for free. Cheap seats will show movies for $1 every week during the school year.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27

• 9:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.: BAGELS & LOX FOR STUDENTS & DOX

Sponsored by the University Health Service, students are invited to the open house in the new University Health Service building.

• 11 A.M. – 2 P.M.: STUDENT INVOLVEMENT FAIR

Located at the walkway from Rose Street to the W.T. Young Library, students can visit tables and booths of organizations on campus. The event offers free Dippin’ Dots and drinks.

• 7 P.M. – 11 P.M.: FRATERNITY OPEN HOUSES

The Intrafraternity Council invites students to walk around to the different houses to learn more about joining a fraternity. Visit www.kentuckyifc.com

• 8 P.M. GIRLTALK CONCERT

Popular DJ artist, GirlTalk, will be performing at the Student Center Grand Ballroom. Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the Student Center Ticket Office. The concert is sponsored by the Student Activities Board.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

• 1 P.M. – 4 P.M.: LOG-IN ASSISTANCE FOR MATHCLASS.ORG

Students who are registered for MA109, MA 110, MA 113, MA 123, MA 162 and other intro math classes can go to the Mathskeller in room 65 of Whitehall Classroom Bldg. (in the basement) to get help logging onto mathclass.org, a Web site used for homework in these courses.

• 7 P.M. – 10 P.M.: MIC CHECK…1…2

Held at the Cats Den in the Student Center, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are hosting this event where students can show off their music skills, poetry or dancing. Admission is free and open to all students.

• 11:55 P.M.: THE WORLD’S LARGEST WATER BALLOON FIGHT

Held at the Johnson Center Fields and sponsored by Christian Student Fellowship, students will attempt to break a Guinness World Record with 100,000 water balloons and 3,000 people. Students can also turn in a completed passport from 11 P.M. – 12:30 A.M. to get a free K Week t-shirt and entered into a drawing for more prizes. The drawings will be done after the water balloon fight. The water balloon fight will begin at midnight. Go to www.ukcsf.org to see last year’s fight.

• 2 P.M. – 3 P.M.: TOUR DE LEXINGTON (BUS TOUR)

Sponsored by the Office of New Student and Parent Programs, students can come to flag plaza on Euclid Ave. to take a tour of Lexington and learn abou the city.

• 9 A.M. – 2 A.M.: REALITY PARTY

Students can come to the first reality party of the year and experience an alcohol-free house party. Check the Reality Party website at ukrealityparty.com for the night’s location.

• 12 A.M.: MIDNIGHT AT THEKENTUCKY: THE HANGOVER

Students can go to the Kentucky Theatre in downtown Lexington for a free showing of “The Hangover”. Students can meet to walk together at Stoll Field (by the Student Center) at 11:30 p.m.

FUSION

The 2009 FUSION project increased the number of participants by over 100 and increased its work sites by 22, Executive Director Binh Tran said.

There were 1,451 total participants in this year’s FUSION and 91 total worksites, Tran said.

Each student logged about three hours volunteering, Tran said.

The number of upperclassmen participants stayed about the same as last year, while the freshmen numbers increased, Tran said.

“We don’t know the exact numbers but we know for sure that the freshman class this year increased their participation at UK FUSION,” Tran said.

The added worksites included surrounding Lexington neighborhoods, two Catholic action centers, and a community garden at Bluegrass Community Technical College, Tran said.

There were also 91 faculty-staff participants who were each paired up with a leader of K Crew to head specific worksites, Tran said.

“The thing that I like most about FUSION is that I’m able to reach…not just students, but non-profits and people who need help in the community,” Tran said.

“It’s kind of a gateway where they can explore ways to help others,” Tran said. “And if they have touched others, it’d be great if they could continue that.”