November 4, 2020
THIS WEEK'S POLL
What's the strangest thing you did while attending a meeting online?
Ate breakfast
Wore pajamas
Cooked lunch/dinner
Brushed my teeth
Watched Netflix or Hulu
Other but my lips are sealed
Do you have a poll question you would like to see in the inSIDER?
Send your suggestions to csuinfo@mnsu.edu
LAST WEEK'S inSIDER POLLS



QUESTION: WHICH SPOOKS YOU MORE?



QUESTION: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT SPOOKY SEASON?
STUDENT BLOGS
2020 @ 20: KARA ALLEN
'WHAT YOU SEE ME AS"
This week, I enlisted the help of someone I love to give me a perspective on her trauma and what she has gone through; and how she copes with it all. More importantly, she gave me insight on what other people assume of her and what they see from her exterior that they take as truth. We give you "What you see me as".

*I was given the opportunity to use this story, but this is not my own experience.

ALEJO'S MISCHIEVOUS ADVENTURES
HOW TO SKIP SCHOOL
This week I share one of my favorite memories from back home with my family. Growing up in the Caribbean offers great weather, beautiful islands, wildlife, and the perfect excuse to skip school. This is the story of how I came to realize that traveling and exploring offers the best learning opportunities.

COFFEY TIME WITH CYDNEY
'SMILE'
This upcoming week, I am encouraging everyone to tap into curiosity and joy. The focus is on the simple Smile. It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You must work at it, but smiling is painless. When you smile, it changes your mood. It relieves stress in various ways, and it helps you to be and/or stay positive. Focus your energy on smiling. Let's talk about how powerful our smile is.

SHOW US WHAT YOU'VE GOT!
MAVERICK TALENT CONTEST
Do you have a talent you love to do that you want to win prizes for? The Minnesota State Mankato Student Events Team is hosting a talent contest for Maverick students with a chance to win up to $600 in prizes! The priority submission deadline is this Friday, November 6. 

MASTER AT NATIVE AMERICAN CUISINE AMERICAN INDIAN NIGHT ON NOV. 9
American Indian Night is right around the corner! We are lucky enough to have a master in the culinary arts join us virtually. American Indian Night is this Monday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. The guest speaker is none other than Chef Sean Sherman. Megan Heutmaker, director of American Indian Affairs at Minnesota State Mankato, shares more about the event with the internationally-known Sioux Chef.

DRIVING WHILE BLACK
FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Join us, Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. and discover how the advent of the car brought African Americans new freedom but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today in the PBS documentary, "Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America."

FOLLOW THE CHEF
'MAVS IN THE KITCHEN' STARTS NOV. 11
Follow professional chefs in live stream cooking sessions as the Student events Team and the University Dining Center bring you a three-part Mavericks in the Kitchen series.
BIG IDEAS IN ACTION
CALLING ALL STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS
Are you a student with a BIG IDEA? The University's participation in this year's online celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week gets underway Friday, Nov. 13. Dr. Yvonne Cariveau, director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship shares the benefits for students participating in the week's virtual programming.
COVID AND STUDENT SUCCESS
STUDENT SUCCESS & RETENTION RATE
The last two academic semesters have been inevitably chaotic as they have been entangled with COVID and various other complications. Minnesota State Mankato has been evaluating student success rate given the oddities and circumstances of these times.

SOMEBODY: Listen to Mae Simpson's powerhouse vocals and her high energy band. Mae Simpson Music comes to Centennial Student Union Serendipity Music Series on Thursday, Nov. 19.
MANKATO VIA FIRST AVENUE
MAE SIMPSON BRINGS BIG SOUND NOV. 19
After just two years together, Mae Simpson and her band mates have risen to the Twin Cities Best New Band culminating in January 2020 with a performance on the Main Stage at First Avenue. Relatively quiet since COVID, the seven-piece band comes to the Centennial Student Union Serendipity Music Series for a live streaming daytime performance on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium.



WATCH FOR OUR UPCOMING VISIT WITH MAE
CAMPUS EVENT SCHEDULE
MOVIES AND EVENTS
STOMPER'S CINEMA

*Stomper's Cinema will return spring semester. Stay tuned!!

*All showings are in Ostrander Auditorium
EVENTS

The Next Big Snowfall Raffle
November 2-December 12
*Make sure to reserve your FREE raffle ticket online!

The Tempest
November 4-14: 7:30PM
November 7, 8, 14 & 15: 2PM
Andreas Theatre
*Visit MSUTheatre.com to reserve your ticket

Serendipity Music Series: B&E Hip-Hop Showcase
Thursday, November 5: 11AM-1PM
CSU Hearth Lounge

American Indian Affairs - Semester Check-In & Social Hour
Thursday, November 5: 2-3PM
Online

Serendipity Karaoke
Thursday, November 5: 7-10PM
CSU Hearth Lounge

Mavericks Talent Contest - Priority Deadline
Friday, November 6
Online
*Registration ends at 10PM

2020 Virtual American Indian Night Speaker
Monday, November 9: 11AM
Online
*Register online

Black Mental Health Matters
Monday, November 9: 6-7PM
Online
*Register online

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America Film Screening and Discussion
Monday, November 9: 7-10PM
Online
*Register online

Leadership Workshop
Tuesday, November 10: 5-6PM
CSU 245 or Online

The Virtual Period Party
Tuesday, November 10: 7-8:15PM
Online
*Register online

Mavericks in the Kitchen: Part One
Wednesday, November 11: 5PM-MIDNIGHT
Online via Facebook Livestream

Turkey Lantern Craft Night
Wednesday, November 11: 6PM-MIDNIGHT
Online

Good Thunder Reading Series: Leila Chatti
Thursday, November 12
Workshop: 10-11AM
Craft Talk: 3-4PM
Reading: 7:30-8:30PM
*All Events Online
*Register online

Places as Spaces: How Campus Can Help or Hurt Welcomeness
Thursday, November 12: 2-3:30PM
Online

Women in STEM: Collaborating Across Fields
Thursday, November 12: 6:30-8PM
Online
*Register online

Social Media Breakfast
Friday, November 13: 8-9AM
Online
*Register online

Diverse Graduate Students' Networking Social
Friday, November 13: NOON-1:30PM
Online
*Register online

Night at the WOWZONE
Friday, November 13: 8PM-MIDNIGHT
WOWZONE in Mankato
*Register online
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