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-Boulder 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 .
