GEEK WEEK 2019
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 — FRIDAY, MARCH 1
2019/02/25 12:00:00
Night of the Living Costume Dance Party
Monday, February 25
Trivia Night: One Quiz To Rule Them All!
Location: Busch Student Center, The Cove
Time: 7PM-9PM
Come out and enjoy an awesome night of geeky trivia! We’ll have questions covering the wide breadth of geekdom, everything from Star Wars to Game of Thrones, tabletop gaming to Internet culture. Bring your friends and compete as a team (up to four members) or come to meet some fellow geeks! The top three teams will win fun prizes and there will be free food for all!
1st Place: RU Express for $25 and Geek Week Prize packs for each team member
2nd Place: RU Express for $10 and Geek Week Prize packs for each team member
3rd Place: Geek Week Prize packs for each team member
To pre-register your team and reserve your spot, click here from your scarletmail account.
Tuesday, February 26
Rutgers Digital Transformation Expo with CDW-G
Location: Busch Student Center, MPR
Time: 10AM-4PM
Join event sponsors Rutgers Geek Week and CDW-G for the Rutgers Digital Transformation Expo featuring innovations in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence.
This event is open to the public and free of charge. There will be demos that you can try yourself, giveaways, free food, presentations by key companies in the industry, and a chance to meet representatives from those key companies.
The event runs from 10AM until 4PM and you are encouraged to attend for as little or as much as your schedule allows.Event is free and there is no need to pre-register!
Wednesday, February 27
Geek Week and RHA Video Game Tournament
Location: Busch Student Center, MPR and Fireside Lounge
Time: 7PM
SAVE THE DATE for a friendly night of video game competitions with teams vying for prizes and bragging rights! Start forming your teams now (up to four members per team). We’ll open registration soon!
Thursday, February 28
Geek Week at the HC: Unleash Your Inner Bender
Location: The Honors College
Time: 7PM-10PM
Unleash your inner bender during the Geek Week event at the Honors College (Druskin Lounge) on February 28th with Avatar: The Last Airbender!
Put your knowledge to the test with some trivia for a chance to win some exciting prizes, as well as enjoying Iroh’s Tea and different activities based on your element. Aang hopes to see you there!
Friday, March 1
Night of the Living Finale Party, Part VII
Location: College Avenue Student Center, Main Lounge and MPR
Time: 8PM-11PM
As always, we try to pack as much nerdy awesomeness as possible into one single night. Amazing musical guests including Super Thrash Brothers, karaoke, gaming tournaments, a costume contest, geeky vendors, tons of food and so much more.
As always, we try to pack as much nerdy awesomeness as possible into one single night. Amazing musical guests Super Thrash Brothers, karaoke, a cosplay contest with awesome prizes, gaming tournaments, tarot card readings, button making, tons of free food and so much more. Also, if you attend events earlier in the week, this is the event where you can claim your free Geek Week t-shirt! This year’s theme is steampunk apocalypse and you don’t want to miss it!
If your geeky group is interested in participating, please message us at RUGeekWeek@gmail.com to reserve a space for your activities!
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