FRIDAY, JULY 21

One more full day to take it all in and make lasting memories. Don't let thoughts of departure logistics distract you from being in the moment. Leaving can wait – be here now! Take some time to share some gratitude with your hard-working SUUSI staff. Thank you for being a part of SUUSI 2023 and turning our world around!

FRIDAY SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS

7 am - 8 pm: SUUSI Dining Hall Hours, Courtyard Dining Hall

8 - 8:30 am: Group Meditation, Blue Ridge 203

9 - 9:45 am: Morning Worship, We Come from the Spirit, Bardo - Star Atrium

9:30 am - 6:30 pm: SUUSI Store and Artisans' Bazaar, Blue Ridge Conf. Ctr.

12:45 - 1:45 pm: Jesse Palidofsky Singing & Signing in the SUUSI Store

4 - 6 pm: Community Time: SUUSI Talent Show, Central Plaza

4:15 - 5:15 pm: Friction Farm Singing & Signing in the SUUSI Store

5:15 - 5:20 pm: SUUSI Boys Singing in the SUUSI Store

5:20 - 5:45 pm: Comedy Showcase in the SUUSI Store

6:30 - 8 pm: Ballroom Hour+, Campus Rec Center Studio 1

8 - 9 pm, Teens Way Off Broadway (TWOB) performance, Bardo

9:15 - 11:15 pm, Jamboree, Bardo

10 pm - 2 am: CACHE, Balsam/Blue Ridge Crossover Lounge

10:30 pm - 1 am: Serendipity, Theme: Prom Night, Hillside Grind

11 pm - 3 am: Late Night Song Circle, Water Rock 3108

2 - 4:30 am, BBQuusi, Hillside Grind

Community Time Talent Show

We know SUUSI's got talent! Are you a singer, a poet, a dancer, a comedian, an artist, or an eternal being with some other talent? Bring an open spirit and your talents to Community Time today from 4 - 6 pm on the Central Plaza. We will have several stations where people will perform or present their talents. You do not have to sign up to participate, but those who do will perform/present first.  

Finish the Week with a Salsa

Ballroom Hour+ is a "partner dancing" venue available to all SUUSI attendees. It is held 6:30 - 7:45 pm (ends early for TWOB) and is located in the fully air conditioned Campus Recreation Center Studio 1. The Campus Rec Center is just to the left of the Clock Tower – enter through the far right front door, and we are located at the top of the stairs. We will be playing a mix of Ballroom, Swing, Latin, and Country for your partner dancing pleasure, and we include a short dance lesson during the evening. For Friday, the lesson will teach the basic Salsa step.

Final Day for Pair-A-Dice

On Friday, Pair-A-Dice will be open for gaming from 1 - 6 pm. Did you check out a game earlier in the week? All games are due back by 6 pm. If you lent games to Pair-A-Dice for the week, please pick them up between 6 - 10 pm on Friday.

Here is the final TWOB clue: TWOB does not condone driving at 88mph.

Congrats to Nate Redd (and the rest of the 13s) for being the first to guess the theme correctly! If you didn’t figure out the clues, check out the TWOB cast’s t-shirts at dinner tonight! At 6:30 pm, we’ll sing a song from the show. Then don’t be late for the show at Bardo at 8 pm!

Friday Night Jamboree

This is the final night of wonderful SUUSI performances. Workshop leaders and their classes, pick-up bands, new friends who found out they like to sing together, all kinds of possibilities. We like for people to perform with someone they haven’t performed with before at SUUSI (or it’s been so long ago, you can’t remember…). If you are interested in performing, text Janette Muir (Cabaret Director) at 703-477-3940 to get a five-minute time slot. The Jamboree begins at 9:15 pm. You might need a nap in preparation for the last night at SUUSI 2023! We need appreciative listeners, so please stick around after TWOB – you'll be glad you did!

Time Is Running Out

Today is your last chance to get those awesome Turn Your World Around t-shirts and other exclusive SUUSI logo items, the fantastic music of all of our talented musicians, great books to get you through to next year’s SUUSI, and perfect gifts for people back home! If you have anything on hold, you must pick it up by 6:30 pm today. The SUUSI Store will NOT be open for sales on Saturday. While you are shopping, we will be entertaining you! Check the schedule for special appearances today by Jesse Palidofsky, Friction Farm, the SUUSI Boys, and the Comedy Showcase.

Workshop Leaders and Musicians

Please pick up your unsold items in the SUUSI Store before 6:30 pm this evening or between 9:30 am - noon tomorrow. Also, please do not remove your things without filling out your inventory form and giving it to a SUUSI Store staff person, or we will not be able to pay you for them. Thank you!

Today's Blast from SUUSI's Past

"The joy and beauty of Teen Way Off Broadway, for me, is witnessing young people step up, step out, and find their voices, in dance and dialogue as well as song -- all in a loving environment. A favorite moment [for me] was when Brian [Daniel, who was singing a solo] hit a note he, and just about everybody else, didn't think he could, and blew the lid off the place! And off our hearts." -- Amy Carol Webb, 2005, TWOB vocal coach (and of course, our 2023 Director in-absentia)

Get Ready To Shine On!

Announcing: SUUSI 2024's theme and magnets! Get ready to Shine on! for SUUSI 2024! Pick up your 2024 SUUSI magnets with fabulous art by Cynthia L. Landrum and Cathleen Landrum Larkin, all over SUUSI at the SUUSI Store, Artisan's Bazaar, Dining Hall, SUUSI Office, and at Bardo. Shine on, y'all!

~ Amy Carol Webb, Director 2024

Leadership Development at SUUSI

Are you interested in helping us imagine a leadership program for SUUSI? This will be an ad-hoc, limited time committee that will create a process to identify and nurture future SUUSI leaders. For more information, contact Jenni Sanders at jenniferlsanders@gmail.com.

We Know You Don't Want to Think about Leaving 

Any time you spend today preparing for departure will make tomorrow run more smoothly. Some points to remember:

• Pack up ALL your belongings. Nothing should be left behind in the rooms. You will be charged by SUUSI for trash or unwanted items left in your room.
• Carry out all trash and recycling. Do not leave it in your room, in the hallway, or in common areas of the dorms. Use dumpsters and recycling bins behind the dorms.
• You will need to return all furniture to its original location in the room. If you adjusted the height of the bed, you must return it to its original level.
• Be careful of the floor and walls as you move furniture! If SUUSI is billed for damage, we will pass the bill on to you. 
• Make sure you know where all of the keys and swipe cards for your family group are so you’ll be ready to return them. There are hefty fees for missing or defaced room keys and cards!

Early Departure Instructions

If you will be departing SUUSI before Saturday morning, we’re sorry to see you go! Make sure you remove all belongings from your room, including taking out any trash or recycling. This is really important – far too often SUUSI folks leave stuff and trash behind in their rooms for others to deal with. Be kind and take care of this task yourself. Many thanks for your consideration! Also, return all furniture to its original location in the room. Come by the SUUSI Office or call the SUUSI HelpLine for full departure instructions.

Departing before 2 pm? Leave your room unlocked. Drop off your key and card to the SUUSI office in Balsam 230. Friday office hours end at 2 pm. Make sure the tag is still attached to your key. If you leave after the SUUSI Office closes, locate the drop box on the first floor of your dorm. Return your key and swipe card in the yellow envelope they came in and place it inside the white “early departure” envelope in the drop box.

Youth and Youth Parents

Youth programming wraps up today after the morning sessions with a closing circle at noon. No afternoon youth programming today.

Middlers

All Middlers (11's, 12's, and 13's) will participate in today's closing circle from 2:15 - 3 pm on the quad between Killian and Forsyth. Then the 13s will finish up their SUUSI with a Coming of Age Ceremony and other evening activities beginning at 6:45 pm.

Teens

Be sure to get going on your dorm clean-up assignments in the morning so you can enjoy the Community Time Talent Show, TWOB, and CACHE later on!

Young Adults

The final YA Touch Group happens today from 1 - 2 pm. And be sure to finish up YA dorm clean-up today in time to enjoy the Smash Tournament from 6 - 10 pm, the mandatory YA Town Hall from 10 - 11 pm, and the Angel Walk from 11 pm - midnight.

Medians

The Nintendo and No-Chill session has been rescheduled to 6 - 8 pm so as not to conflict with TWOB. Find out how strong your friendship really is after taking a blue shell from your best pal. We'll play competitive Nintendo games including Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Mario Kart. Oh, and you've got dorm clean-up today, too! :-)