Published: March 11, 2016
Students with bamboo plants

Want to start your week on the right note? Attend I Love Mondays in the UMC. Sponsored by the , the program provides free activities for students every Monday of the academic year. On March 7, 60 participants made bamboo mason jars.

鈥淚鈥檓 a religious I Love Mondays attendee,鈥 said Stephen Kim, a senior economics major from Aurora, Colorado. 鈥淚t brings up the mood on Mondays.鈥

In addition to offering a fun activity, I Love Mondays partners with clubs and organizations on campus to promote events and provide information about resources available to students.

鈥淚t creates community and brings people into the UMC,鈥 said Kendall Lundquist, student coordinator for the program.

One Monday per month is craft day. The remaining Mondays offer food-based activities such as the wildly popular root beer float day. Still to come this semester are s鈥檓ores cups and Sharpie mugs.

鈥淢y friend and I do homework here every Monday so we can come,鈥 said Rachel Berezin, a sophomore from Parker, Colorado, who is studying chemical and biological engineering.

Now in its fourth year, I Love Mondays runs from 2 to 3 p.m., every week, in the north dining room of the UMC. The program receives funding from a weekly programming budget and is free to all CU-麻豆影院 students.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 cool they have things students can do for free,鈥 said Katie Han, a senior psychology major from Aurora, Colorado. 鈥淵ou should come. It鈥檚 a great start to the week and you get to interact with everyone around you.鈥

I Love Mondays听reaches approximately 2000 students per year, with roughly 45 people attending on craft days and 75 to 100 attending on food activity days. Participants can join the I Love Mondays loyalty program and work toward completing a punch card, which can later be redeemed for prizes like Starbucks or Illegal Pete鈥檚 gift cards.

Upcoming I Love Mondays:

  • March 14鈥擲t. Patrick鈥檚 Day cookies
  • March 21鈥擲pring Break (no I Love Mondays)
  • March 28鈥擳rail mix
  • April 4鈥擲鈥檓ores cups
  • April 11鈥擲harpie mugs
  • April 18鈥擬ini fruit pizzas

For more information or to see the full list of activities, visit the .