Happy Monday, Vikings! We hope you had a great weekend and ready for this week. Don't forget, Wednesday, November 11 is Veteran's Day, no classes and CSU is closed for the holiday. There's still plenty to do this week and some great opportunities to engage, so make sure to check out the news section too.

This week, join the Veteran and Military Success Center and the Division of Student Affairs as they recognize CSU's student veterans and ​​​​​​​acknowledge their service to our country. This Wednesday, November 11, is Veteran's Day and they have events all week to honor our veterans.

For more information regarding the week's activities, visit the Viking Vets website at: https://www.csuohio.edu/vikingvets/valuing-our-viking-vets

This school themed event is an opportunity for students to appreciate the great things teachers do everyday. There will be a chance to win prizes, a bullet journal challenge, and resources for tutoring or education based learning.

Celebrate your most memorable and impactful teachers by writing them thank you letters! There is so much that goes on behind the scenes that teachers do, just to try to make our experience in class as best as it can be. Teachers can make such a huge impact on a student’s life!

Hosted by the Campus Activities Board

Join in for the first ever collaboration between ALPFA and SHPE for a night of playing Among Us!

Follow them on social media and request to be members of both of their organizations to stay connected with everything we both have going on!

Co-hosted by Association of Latin Professionals For America &

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

The goal of Safe Space at CSU is to create a safe, inclusive environment for our LGBTQ+ community, and to grow a culture of allyship and support. Cleveland State University's Safe Space Program strives to improve visibility and support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) students.

Learning about LGBTQ+ identities and terminology, and examining prejudice, assumptions, and privilege, is essential if you want to take steps to become an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. Show your support by participating in a Safe Space training!

Email k.tellaisha@csuohio.edu to sign up or to schedule a training for your group.

Hosted by LGBTQ+ Student Services

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. 

Attend to learn more about current opportunities for students and alumni with Inogen. Inogen provides innovative and efficacious respiratory products for use in the home care setting to improve the health, well-being and independence of patients.

Hosted by CSU Career Services

Did you know how many delicious recipes can be created simply from the canned goods in your pantry?

Join Lift Up Vikes and The Greater Cleveland Food Bank for a virtual cooking demo specifically focused on how to make creative, delicious, and nutritious meals from the canned goods you have at home or the canned goods you have picked up from the Lift Up Vikes Food Pantry.

All registered participants will receive the Zoom Link to join the day before the event. Please email liftupvikes@csuohio.edu with any questions.

Hosted by Lift Up Vikes!

The purpose of this meeting will be to have general introductions for any new members, discuss a couple agenda items (ongoing projects and upcoming events), and do some sort of social-oriented game together (e.g. Mafia, Milton Bradley Crack-the-Case, etc.) All students welcome to stop by!

Hosted by the Sociology & Criminology Club

Collaboration with their directly connected professional chapter, ALPFA Pittsburgh!

Come and join ALPFA as they welcome a new guest speaker, Jose Cabrera, a diversity and inclusion consultant at PNC bank!

Make sure you register to become an official ALPFA member to remain connected with them and their professional chapter, ALPFA Pittsburgh!

Hosted by Association of Latin Professionals For America

A generation of girls who were told they could be anything and everything that they want to be are now living that real-life juggling act. Leaders at work, wranglers of children, supportive partners, caregivers, dog walkers… the list is diverse and never-ending. Take part in an interactive discussion, led by two women willing to discuss both their wins and their works-in-progress, sharing experiences of the choices and trade-offs that many women face daily. Come ready to share your own strategies and struggles!

Featuring:

Liz Gillmore - Chief Human Resource Officer, Benesch Law and

Maria Spangler - Director, Community Engagement, The Sherwin-Williams Company (CSU Class of '06, MPA and JD)

Hosted by CSU Alumni Association

SKY aims at providing students with a healthy way of dealing with the challenges of modern life. Our life-skills training programs combine breathwork & meditation with interactive discussions & experiential processes so students gain valuable skills to better navigate their personal, social, and academic landscape.

Below is the link to register for their event. Once registered, you will receive an email with the Zoom link, where all the sessions will be conducted. Have a great day!

Hosted by Sky Campus Happiness

Join Upsilon Delta Mu & Modern Interpretation of the Arts as they co-host a FREE virtual yoga class with Jennifer Lenhart, owner of Satsang Yoga Studio via Zoom.

In Jennifer's class, expect to hear eclectic music, practice some devotional chanting, consider how the teachings of yoga can be applied to modern life, be asked to bring awareness to the breath, and be encouraged to find optimal alignment in the asanas. And probably enjoy some laughter, too!

Hosted by Upsilon Delta Mu Multicultural Fraternity &

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Lift Up Vikes Food Pantry will have two pre-registration sign-ups starting this week for no-contact, social distance distribution of prepacked items in their pantry located in Berkman Hall, room 122. 

Registration is available Nov 9 - Nov 13 

Registration is available Nov 11- Nov 18 

Pre-registration is required. For more information and link to pre-register, visit their website at: https://www.csuohio.edu/liftupvikes/lift-vikes-food-pantry

Questions? Contact Lift Up Vikes! at: liftupvikes@csuohio.edu

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 .

This is a courtesy reminder to all CSU students that there is academic assistance available for you and it is FREE! Are you having trouble keeping up in your classes? Maybe it is because the material is more challenging than you expected or you are having trouble navigating your way through virtual learning. Or maybe you need help getting organized and managing your time differently.

Fortunately, TASC offers a variety of student services that support all types of academic needs to further enhance your class lectures. Online Tutoring for Many 100 & 200 Level Undergraduate Subjects Supplemental Instruction (SI) for: CHM, BIO, PSY, and PHY Structured Learning Assistance (SLA) for: ENG 101 In addition, we provide software and success coaching to help you navigate different forms of course-required technologies and also increase skill development that can better prepare you for life after college! This is certainly not the year any of us were expecting.

Just remember that TASC is operating at full capacity online for your overall success this year! Appointments can be made for any of our services by scheduling through Starfish (accessed via CSU’s CampusNet) or by contacting our phone number or email mentioned below. TASC Phone Number: 216-687-2012 Email: tutoring@csuohio.edu Cleveland State Website: https://www.csuohio.edu/tutoring

Golden Key is a membership organization that exists to honor and provide a lifetime of personal and professional development benefits to scholars (just like you) around the world in countries including Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.

Membership in Golden Key is for a lifetime and, once you join, you don’t have to pay any recurring dues. They offer an amazing array of benefits for their members and they would like to tell you about them.

Your academic performance at CSU may have qualified you for membership in Golden Key International Honour Society. Membership in Golden Key is by invitation-only to the top 15% of all academic majors who are sophomores, juniors, seniors or top-performing graduate students.

If interested, contact Hamiyda Scipio at hscipio@goldenkey.org

Mark You Calendar for "Reproductive Justice Event"

On Monday, November 16 starting at 4:30 pm., URGE will meet with Preterm associates who will speak about the history of the reproductive justice movement, the challenges currently faced by Preterm, and the care that Preterm provides. You will also gain insight about what it is really like inside an abortion clinic. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. This event will hopefully inspire people to take more active roles in the reproductive justice movement as there are many ways to get involved.

Hosted by Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity (URGE)

Get out and enjoy some of the things Cleveland has to offer before the winter weather kicks in (socially distanced, of course!). The CSU Rec Center wants you to experience all things Cleveland, so they're supplying you with their hand-picked Cleveland Bucket List locations to enjoy before the snow begins to fall. The more places you visit, the better chance you have to win one of two great prizes!

Hosted by CSU Recreation Center

Finding balance and focusing on your wellness is hard, especially with the constant distraction and interruption in your pocket coming from your cell phone.

That’s why CSU has partnered with BetterYou – a digital coach that helps support your goals across all areas of wellness.

BetterYou helps people spend their time on the things that matter most. You set goals that are important to you in the areas of physical, social, educational, and mental wellness, and BetterYou runs in the background, providing gentle nudges and rewards along the way that positively influence behaviors.

Students can visit https://register.betteryou.ai/ and sign up with their CSU email. The first 100 students to sign up and start making progress towards their goals will earn a free Amazon gift card after onboarding.

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!