Classes at Florida International University are back in session and that means our residents have been making their way back to Miami, Fl for another great semester here at The One at University City. While we hope everyone had an amazing holiday break, we were excited to help kick off FIU Spring 2022 the right way with a variety of residence life events!
On Monday, January 10th, we started off our Welcome Back Week with our Back-to-School Grab n’ Go event, where we provide delicious baked goods and pastries from Pinecrest Bakery to help our residents start their first week back in class off right in our community’s lobby. Our residents were able to grab a quick bite to eat on their way to their first classes of the new semester. As they grabbed their treat, they were told about all the upcoming events we would be having throughout the week.
Day two of Welcome Back Week, we held our weekly Trivia Tuesday at our 6th-floor resort-style pool. At the event, our residents are given the opportunity to get to know their neighbors better by competing in a friendly competition of trivia. Our residents enjoyed the competitive atmosphere clamoring and moaning when the correct answers were posted to the big screen.
On our third day of Welcome Back Week, we held our Wellness Wednesday: Sundown Yoga event at our 14th-floor rooftop lounge joined by the first 15 residents to RSVP. We invited a certified yoga instructor from SophitLife who led a yoga class with a focus on meditation. The class began with setting an intention to focus on throughout the class followed by increasingly difficult stretches. The class ended with a 15-minute meditation session to implement the intention focused on from the beginning of the class. This event was a huge hit garnering interest to make this event a recurring one!
For day four, we held our Thirsty Thursday: Energize Yourself event, where delicious energy drinks were provided from Sip 305 in our 6th-floor clubhouse. We provided our residents a chance to energize themselves with one of Sip 305 recovery drinks to power them through the final two days of the first week back in class. During the event, our 6th-floor clubhouse formed a library atmosphere where our residents could gather together to catch up on their assignments.
On our very last event of Welcome Back Week, we held our Splash Bash event at our 6th-floor resort-style pool. We offered our residents a chance to end their first week back in class with a bang. We provided delicious tacos from Green Chicken as well as tasty drinks from Sip 305 to create a fun environment for our residents to get to know each other better.
It was an awesome week getting our residents geared up for a successful semester at Florida International University! We love having the opportunity to provide a best-in-class, FIU off-campus housing experience to our residents, and hosting a variety of engaging events is just one of the many ways we strive to accomplish that. From the whole team here at The One at University City, we wish everyone an amazing Spring semester!