Campus Life Block Party Marks Summer’s End

The Student Community Association threw a party featuring food trucks, music, student clubs, and games.

A student smiles while wearing headphones around their neck, sunglasses, a blue headband, and a dark shirt. A giant Connect 4 game and a crowd of people are behind them. The words “Student Community Association Throws Campus Life Block Party” are displayed on the photo.

On August 29, Full Sail University’s Student Community Association threw a Campus Life Block Party as a last hurrah before summer’s end. The party featured music and dancing, booths for clubs and student resources, food trucks, and fun games.

Three students stand and talk to each other in front of orange tents. Two of them wear baseball caps and white shirts, the third wears a hoodie, and one holds a red drink.

As a DJ spun energetic music on the patio behind Building 3F, an array of orange tents offered attendees opportunities to join campus organizations like the Full Sail Drone Club, Armada, the Veteran Student Union, and the Pride Club. Students could grab a soft pretzel or a lemonade from the food trucks and explore these clubs, as well as various resources available to them via community partners including Orange County Library System, LIFT of Orlando, Inc., and Recovery Connections of Central Florida.

A staff member wears a black shirt and a bucket hat and holds a controller while a student stands next to them and gestures how to use the controller.

When they weren’t networking or chatting with friends, students could hit the dance floor, play a round of Connect 4 or cornhole, or even face off in a tabletop game.

Two students sit across from each other at a table and play a card game. Behind them, another pair of students plays a card game at another table.

“[At the Campus Life Block Party], students were able to network with one another and have a safe space dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and belonging,” said Sara Wright, Full Sail’s Student Wellness Manager. “They were able to decompress and release stress, to learn about clubs and get connected with local community partners offering wellness resources,” she continued.

“We hope students left with a feeling of being connected with others and resources to help them thrive on and off campus.”