Good Monday Morning, Vikings! It's a short week with the Thanksgiving holiday, but there's still involvement opportunities and important news. Don't forget, CSU announced the move to remote instruction after Thanksgiving; Read important updates here.

Run, walk, or jog to the finish line – just maintain at least 6 feet from your fellow racers! The Isolation Nation Virtual 5K is a fun way to be active and competitive from your own home or neighborhood. Complete a 5K wherever you like – outside or inside – at any time during the race period (November 23-30) and track your time using your favorite fitness tracker or running app. Then, simply submit your completion time by 11:59pm on Monday, November 30 and see where you rank.

While participation in this event is free, they encourage you to visit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank's website and donate to those in need during these trying times. Tie on your running (or walking) shoes, and get ready for race day!

Hosted by CSU Recreation Center

Finals stressing you out? Or maybe just life in general?

Stop by to hear Denise Keary from CSU's Health and Wellness Services give a short presentation on stress management and share some wellness resources for students!

Hosted by Viking Expeditions

Interested in the new M.A. program in Social Applied Research? Hear all about it from advisor Dr. Rongjun Sun and have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

Hosted by the Sociology and Criminology Club

Student Advocates for a Vegan Ethic is CSU’s animal rights club. They advocate for an end to all animal exploitation and the creation of a vegan world. SAVE educates students about transitioning to a vegan lifestyle, works with the dining hall on promoting vegan options, and encourages CSU to adopt animal-friendly policies. Everyone who wants a better world for animals is welcome.

Join SAVE for their next meeting online and get the link by emailing them at saveatcsu@gmail.com

Hosted by Student Advocates for a Vegan Ethic

Follow Student Life's Instagram account (@clestatestudentlife) and join us for Trivia Tuesday! Those who answer correctly are entered for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card. The more answers you get correct, the more chances you have to win! Winners will be notified Wednesday via Instagram Direct Message. 

Receive quick, valuable feedback from Career Services staff in a 1-on-1 setting. Ask them any career-related questions you have.

Hosted by CSU Career Services

Join the Monte Ahuja College of Business on Thursday, December 3rd at 10:00 AM for Virtual Donuts with the Dean. Consider this time as open office hours for all CSU students.

Meet the new dean of the Monte Ahuja College of Business via Zoom and ask any questions you may have.

Contact Heather Schlosser at h.schlosser85@csuohio.edu with any questions.

The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic is to celebrate holidays at home with members of your household. If you decide to get together with others, please keep the gathering small (10 people or fewer) and stick to the basics:

The Ohio Department of Health has created a safe holiday guide for alternatives to celebrate the year-end holidays. Click here for the guide. For additional guidance on holiday gatherings, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 “Holiday Celebrations” page.

The FYE Peer Mentor serves as a guide to support and provide academic assistance to first year students at Cleveland State University. The Peer Mentor serves as an integral part of the First Year Experience Seminar - Introduction to University Life (ASC 101) and the first-year student acclimation to campus life.

Each Peer Mentor assists students in developing their knowledge, learning new skills and bolstering their confidence to become independent learners with high academic performance. The Peer Mentor works closely with the instructor in planning and preparation for the course, attends each class, assists students in transitioning to Cleveland State University, as well as coordinates multiple out-of-class activities.

Peer Mentors are compensated for working up to 10 hours per week at $10.00 per hour. Interested students can head to https://www.csuohio.edu/fye/peer-mentor-application to learn more information and apply. Applications are due by 12:00pm Friday, February 5th, 2021. First round interviews (30 minute time-slots) will take place February 15, 2021- March 5, 2021, and you can sign up for a time by visiting our website linked above.

Questions? Please contact First Year Experience at fye@csuohio.edu

Students Helping Students (SHS) is an initiative sponsored by the 1964 Society that aims to get students involved, engaged, and understanding the importance of philanthropy. Students have the chance to make a change on campus and in other students’ lives by contributing through the gifts of time and talent as well as financial donations.

In the end, their goal and the goal of SHS is to be able to award as many SHS Scholarships as possible to students whose financial need may be greater than yours,and who have shown others what philanthropy really means.

Raffle prizes includes iPad, Echo Dot/Google Home, and gift cards. Tickets are $5 each.

Sponsored by the 1964 Society in collaboration with CSU Advancement

When the stress of school, life, and relationships gets overwhelming, taking a moment to be present, focusing on your breath, or getting grounded in your spirituality is proven to help. 

Our digital wellness partner BetterYou is running a Mindfulness Challenge during the month of November and is giving away $450 in prizes to students who use the wellness app to practice Mindfulness and Spirituality.

If you haven’t signed up for BetterYou yet, visit https://register.betteryou.ai/ and register with your CSU University email to get more information on the November Mindfulness Challenge. You’ll even earn an Amazon gift card for onboarding in the app!

CSU and the FBI Cleveland Division are excited to partner up once again for an hour long virtual CSU Students Academy that will give you an opportunity to get a comprehensive look into today’s FBI.

The Academy will work to educate and inform students about the mission of the FBI including criminal, cyber threats, terrorism and administrative functions. This program is scheduled to begin January 20, 2021 and will run virtually from 11:30am to 12:30pm for 12 consecutive Wednesdays.

For further information, or to register for the upcoming Academy, please contact Community Outreach Specialist Tracy Morse at 216-622-6935 or tlmorse@fbi.gov .

The Center for Student Involvement would like to welcome the following new organization for fall 2020. Please visit them by clicking on their name for the link to their page in VikesConnect!

The Cleveland State University Parking and Transportation Services Department will be collecting peanut butter donations for its Fifth Annual Food for Fines Campaign. The campaign, which supports CSU’s Lift Up Vikes! Resource Center and Food Pantry, will be held Monday, November 2, through Monday, November 30.

Parking citations issued between July 1 and November 30, 2020, are eligible to receive up to a $45 credit with a contribution of 100 ounces of sealed/unopened peanut butter. Lift Up Vikes! prefers 16-ounce jars to assist more students.

Citation credit of $45 is available for each 100 ounces donated. Donation credit is not applicable for citations already paid and credit is not issued for ounces over 100. Citations must be paid in full to receive the credit. Payment and donation must be received during the collection time to receive credit, even if the citation is under appeal. Donations exclude boot citations.

You do not need to receive a parking citation to donate. All members of the campus community are encouraged to support Lift Up Vikes! by dropping off peanut butter donations to the CSU Parking Office before November 30, 2020. Note, the office is closed for University holidays.

This is the fifth year CSU Parking will be hosting the Food for Fines Campaign. During the past five years, the effort has collected over 20,000 ounces of peanut butter. Let’s make this year even better!