USS' virtual Halloween party offers frights and delights

University Support Services (USS) knows how to party — even in a pandemic.

In lieu of an in-person event, USS staff gathered October 30, 2020, for a virtual Halloween party, which offered plenty of frights and delights. Activities included costume, pumpkin decorating, and Zoom background contests; coloring; a movie screening; video games; scary stories; a “Where’s Jason” puzzle; and a USS leadership “Guess Who” game. Staff could earn points toward prizes for participating in select events.

Shenia Sellers, Kelsey Loizos, Emily Jacoby, Aimee Morgan, and John Fresco — dubbed the “Spooky Skeleton Crew” by Sellers — organized the party, hosted via Microsoft Teams and Zoom. The event kicked off with a few words from Deputy Chief Information Officer Ken Pink and a search-and-find puzzle featuring 15 hidden images of USS Engineering Associate Director Jason Moeller.

From there, staff could choose their own adventure — watch “Beetlejuice” in the Cinema Cemetery, play Jackbox.TV games in the USS (Underground Super-Spooky) Lair, or hang out in the Water Tower — and post messages and contest entries in the associated Teams subchannels. 

The “Guess Who” game, which stumped several employees, offered a chance to learn more about USS leadership, from their silliest fears to their favorite candy. A few highlights:

• Barb Iannucci’s childhood costume was Punky Brewster
• Doug Kenner’s preferred super power is ability to defeat Balrogs and the Borg in the most epic way possible
• Dan Thornley’s favorite horror movie is “Friday the 13th"
• Pink’s favorite candy is candy corn
• Rachael Sheedy’s favorite horror movie is “The Haunting of Hill House”
• Tom Howa’s silliest fear is mice
• Gary Carter’s preferred super power is the ability to fly
• Moeller’s childhood costume was a baseball player 

See the gallery below for photos and screenshots from the event, as well as some of the stories or details that USS staff shared with their posts.  

                         

 

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