Campus Life’s Back to School Concert is postponed after news that the show’s headliner and only performer, Jhene Aiko, sustained minor injuries from a vehicle collision Monday in Los Angeles.
The annual concert was originally scheduled for Thursday on the Parade Ground, but Assistant Director of Campus Life for Activities Craig Marcus said the new concert date will
be rescheduled hopefully for later in the
semester. The executive board will meet Thursday evening to determine the new date, which will depend on Aiko’s recovery timeline.
“We don’t know her recovery time, but we’re working with her agent to identify a new date so she can still come to campus,” Marcus said.
Aiko was treated for a broken wrist, chipped tooth and received stitches on her chin immediately after the collision, according to a tweet from her Monday evening.
She also posted a photograph on her Instagram account of herself giving a thumbs-up in a wheelchair with a sling on her right arm and a cut on her chin.
Marcus said Campus Life was looking into booking student performers for the concert, but nothing has been finalized.
Margo Jolet, associate
director for marketing and
communications for Campus Life, said any new information about the
concert will be published on the website, through its social media accounts and in a news release, in addition to being emailed to everyone on Campus Life’s
mailing list.
Campus Life’s Back to School Concert is postponed after news that the show’s headlininer and only performer, Jhene Aiko, sustained minor injuries from a vehicle collision Monday in Los Angeles.
The concert was originally scheduled for Thursday on the Parade Ground, but Assistant Director of Campus Life for Activities Craig Marcus said the new concert date will be rescheduled hopefully for later in the semester. The executive board will meet Thursday evening to determine the new date, which will depend on Aiko’s recovery timeline.
“We don’t know her recovery time, but we’re working with her agent to identify a new date so she can still come to campus,” Marcus said.
Aiko was treated for a broken wrist, chipped tooth and received stitches on her chin immediately after the collision, Aiko’s agent told Marcus. Aiko’s daughter was also in the car but did not suffer any injuries.
A Monday evening tweet from Aiko read,“Thank u all for the prayers . I get to go home …. just a broken wrist , chipped tooth and stitches…”
She also posted a photograph on her Instagram account of herself giving a thumbs-up in a wheelchair with a sling on her right arm and a cut on her chin.
Marcus said Campus Life was looking into booking student performers for the concert, but nothing had been finalized.
Margo Jolet, associate director for marketing and communications for Campus Life, said any new information about the concert will be published on the website, through their social media accounts and in a news release, as well as emailed to everyone on Campus Life’s mailing list.
Campus Life’s Back to School Concert is an annual event at the beginning of each fall semester. Ben Rector was last year’s headliner.
“We don’t know her recovery time, but we’re working with her agent to identify a new date so she can still come to campus.”