BREAKING INTO SUMMER
Thank You for All That You Do!
Take a break to connect with the campus community and celebrate our accomplishments as we kick off the summer! This year’s events will have you thinking of fun and sun, iconic beaches, golf courses, summer grilling and fresh produce from farmers' markets, and those hot dog days of summer.
Breaking into SummerEvents
RSVP deadline - May 7th
May 12th
Celebrating Employment Milestones
Kick off the week and congratulate staff who have reached employment milestones and retirement in 2024. Check back to see who’s listed, and show them gratitude when you see them on Wednesday at our big event!
Campus Bookstore Discount Begins!
Stock up on WCU swag and enjoy 30% off all week long at the bookstore. WCU ID required at checkout.
May 13th
WCU Farmer's Market
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Sykes Student Union Patio
Check out WCU's very own curated Farmer's Market. At this Employee-only event, take a break to make your own fresh flower bouquet, sample local foods and produce, meet a beekeeper to learn about Chester County's largest apiary, participate in a guided honey tasting, and pick up a 2025 collectable art poster. Our Open-Air Market is a sweet way to bee involved in the summer fun without spending any green. It's all free!
May 14th
A Day at the Beach
Time: 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Science & Engineering Center and The Commons (SECC)
Wave goodbye to your office and build your own relaxing day of beach-themed fun. Explore summer foods from iconic beaches, get on the green and take a swing with our golf simulator, stop by the boardwalk photobooth, and join faculty and students in immersive learning activities about weather, water, and wildlife. Be on the lookout for other fun surprises and don’t forget to pick up your gift of the day. Hope to sea you there.
May 15th
Dog Days of Summer
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Residential Quad
Hot diggity! Dog diggity! Did you know that the “Dog Days of Summer” are named for Sirius, the dog star, who is part of the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog. Sirius appears in the sky near the end of July, marking the beginning of the hottest days of the year. We will break into summer with our own “stars” including therapy dogs, a local dog shelter, a hot dog cart, the Pertucci’s ice cream and water ice truck, and Chris Lebresco playing live music. Kick up your dogs, chill out and celebrate summer at WCU.
BeekeeperEXTRACT AND BOX
TIM FERRIS - Meet Head Beekeeper
May 13th at the WCU Farmers’ Market
Extract and Box harvests and supplies bee by-products and provides apiary management services throughout Chester County and the surrounding area. While managing over 250 active hives within a 2-hour radius of Chester Springs, head beekeeper Tim Ferris promotes healthy open pollination, sustainable management practices, and environmental stewardship. Meet Tim at the WCU Farmers’ Market! Sample local honey, view a closed hive, and learn about apiculture.
West Chester University entered into a Pollination Agreement with Extract and Box in 2025 and will introduce three beehives at the Glen Echo Carriage House on South Campus in April. Stay tuned to hear the buzz about our growing partnership, sustainability research opportunities, honey production, and more!
