UIC's Back to School Bash 2019

Back to School Bash: August 23 2019. 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM @ Student Center East. Chicago, IL 

UIC's Back to School Bash takes place the weekend before classes begin as a way to welcome students back to campus and kick off the new school-year. Each room of UIC's main campus has different games and activities for students to enjoy such as: Laser Tag, Casino Games, LED Mini Golf, Mario Kart Party, Karaoke, Fortune Tellers, Airbrush Tattoos, Dance Floor w/ DJ, D.I.Y stations, Oxygen Bar, & Free Food

My role for the Back to School Bash was serving as the event lead.

Duties included:

- Booking all vendors 

- Securing contracts & payments with vendors

- Reserving the rooms / meeting with UIC's Rooms & Reservation Management 

- Maintaining budget sheets

- Strategic marketing to promote event 

- Booking security 

- Managing staff day of event 

- Creating production agenda for event 

- Designing layout of event  

- Managing set-up & clean-up of all rooms