Photo Story: Transfers enjoy outdoor games with TEAM

Payton Johnston

October 15, 2024

On Tuesday, Sept. 24, TEAM hosted an outdoor game night for transfer students in Peace Park.

On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Transfer Experience and Advising Mentors hosted an outdoor game night at Peace Park for transfer students. The event was held from 6-7 p.m. and involved games including volleyball, spikeball, football and more.

Students playing outdoor games in Peace Park. — Transfer students play various games during a TEAM event. During the hour-long event, students played games like volleyball and football. The group holds a variety of events throughout the month of September for transfer students to meet each other.

A student playing bags in the park. — MU senior Jake Aron plays cornhole at the TEAM outdoor games event. “I was a regular attendee of meetings and enjoyed it, then I became a mentor and really enjoyed that, then I became part of the exec,” Aron said.

A student trying to add air into a football. — MU sophomore Skylar Griffith tries to add air into a football during the TEAM outdoor game night. “I’ve been showing up since the first week they had transfer stuff,” Griffith said. “I think it’s fun, it’s nice, something I can do once a week.”

A TEAM member passing out popsicles. — MU senior Matt Waffle passes out popsicles to TEAM members at the outdoor games event. Waffle, who was originally a part of TEAM as a member, is now on the executive board and helps plan events.

Bags lying on the game board. — Bags lie on the game board during the TEAM outdoor game night on Sept. 24. Members played various outdoor games while listening to music and meeting other transfer students.

A student throwing a frisbee to her friend. — MU junior Kaitlyn Fritz tosses a frisbee to her friend, junior Hayden Loeb, during the outdoor game night for transfer students. Fritz transferred this semester from St. Louis Community College.

A TEAM cornhole tabletop lying in the grass. — A TEAM-branded cornhole tabletop lies in the grass during their outdoor game night. TEAM is an organization that plans weekly events and posts them on their Instagram account and MU Engage to promote upcoming events.

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About the Author

Payton Johnston, Assistant Photo Editor

Payton Johnston is a first year student at The University of Missouri. She is currently studying for a degree in journalism, and any minors are undecided. Johnston has been on The Maneater since Sept. 2024, and now currently serves as an assistant photography editor. In high school, she was on their teams publication and was on the photo staff for three years, two of those being as the Photography Editor-In-Chief.