The SAB Special Events Committee is responsible for the selection, planning, promotion, and presentation of three (3) large-scale events during the academic year.  In conjunction with the events offered during ECU's Homecoming festivities, the committee offers a concert by a nationally touring artist each October.  A second event will be coordinated for early 2011.  Additionally, as a means of celebrating the end of the academic year, the committee offers Barefoot on the Mall each April.

The SAB Special Events Committee will hold their regular weekly meetings for the Fall 2011 semester every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. inside Mendenhall in the SAO Conference Room.

Upcoming Events:

SAB Special Events is inviting everyone to get creative and submit a t-shirt design for the 33rd Barefoot on the Mall! The theme will be Bare It All, Go Barefoot and you can only use 3 colors. The submission deadline will be February 17th by 5pm to sabspecial@ecu.edu. Feel free to contact us with any questions!

33rd Barefoot on the Mall

Event History:

Barefoot on the Mall was first organized in 1979 by Laura Lauffer. According to an unsigned feature article in the 1990 Buccaneer, Ms. Lauffer was a senior at Rose High School and interning at ECU when she suggested a day of music, crafts, refreshments, and booths for student organizations. Ken Hammond is quoted as saying the name was chosen "…because she wanted the festival to be something the students come to barefoot and relaxed."

Event Information:

The 33rd Barefoot on the Mall will be held April 19, 2012 from 2-8pm.  At this FREE event, students celebrate the end of the year by enjoying live music, novelty entertainment, interaction with student organizations, free prizes/giveaways, etc.

The Theme for Barefoot is (WILL BE ANNOUNCED Jan 10th).

Event Entertainment:

TBA- Check back for voting information!!!

 

Student organizations:

 

We welcome the involvement of the numerous student organizations present at East Carolina.  Please check out OrgSync for information, deadlines, and the appropriate paperwork when it is available for distribution in Spring 2012.