Make sure to visit VikesConnect for lots of other student organization activities & events throughout the week!

Good Monday Morning Vikings! Welcome to week seven of spring semester. It's Student Appreciation Week! The Center for Campus Engagement along with many other departments across campus want to celebrate you, our students! There's lots of activities to engage in throughout the week, including the Spring Career Fair, Horizon League men's and women's basketball championship play and CAB's signature spring event, Glow Party! All details below. We appreciate you and hope you have a great week!

Go Vikings!

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The Center for Campus Engagement is excited to host the inaugural Student Appreciation Week February 27 - March 3. This week celebrates the significant contributions and impact you, our students, have on the success of Cleveland State University.

Some of the week's activities include:

Stress Busting @ the Library

All Week Mon-Thur 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

1st floor Rhodes Tower

Stop by the 1st floor of the library and visit their stress busting zone, Play a game, work on a puzzle, or color to help relieve any mid-term stress.

RUNE pop up event 

All Week 11:00AM - 1:00PM

SC Atrium

University Police will have Rune available to de-stress before and after midterms. Rune will be available Monday-Friday @ Student Center from 11:00am - 1:00pm 

School Supply "Shopping"

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

SC Inner Link

Beginning at 11:30 AM on Monday, February 27th, and Thursday, March 2nd, Campus Recreation Services will be passing out packs of school supplies to help students prepare for midterms. Packs are limited to the first 150 students each day, so be sure to stop by early.

Viking Outfitters Raffle

11:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Viking Outfitters

Viking Outfitters will be raffling off a prize pack on Thursday, March 2. Students will need to come into the bookstore to receive their raffle ticket. (no purchase necessary for first ticket. Students will receive an additional raffle ticket for every $25 spent up to $100 during the time of the event).  

For the complete listing of events, visit:

https://www.csuohio.edu/campus-engagement/student-appreciation-week

Design Your Life Mini-Series:

Entry Level Opportunities

Monday, February 27

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Rhodes Tower West 202

Unsure how to chart your own course after graduation? Attend the Design Your Life Mini-Series with coach and CSU alum Marty O'Toole (in partnership with CDE) to receive practical tools and guidance to help you envision and launch your adult life.

This session will specifically focus on how entry-level roles can be valuable points of entry with key employers that can position you to gain knowledge and capability--leading to increased responsibilities over time.

Click Here To Register

Hosted by CSU Career Development & Exploration

Business Careers In Sales -

From Commencement To Commission

Tuesday, February 28

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

BU 220

Join the Monte Ahuja College of Business to learn about the variety of internship and career opportunities available in the in-demand field of Sales! Professionals from Matthews Real Estate Investment Services will be here to share their opportunities.

Young sales professionals will share their experiences from commencement to earning that first commission check! Open to all Cleveland State students, network with business professionals and more! Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP here

Hosted by Monte Ahuja College of Business

Black History Month: Black Table Talk

Tuesday, February 28

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

BH 332

Join BSP for an evening of fun, food, and group discussion in celebration of Black History Month. Please email BSP president, Janae Edwards, at j.d.edwards7@vikes.csuohio.edu for more information.

Hosted by Black Scholars in Psychology

Black Women's Rally + Block Party

Tuesday, February 28

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Meet in front of Student Center

Celebrate Black History Month with the Society of Intersectional Feminists! Join them for a pajama themed rally and march to honor the blueprint; Black Women. The march will begin @ 7p in front of the Student Center. They will proceed to cut in between the Health & Science building and Fenn Tower, across Chester Ave, to E. 21st, and back around the Student Center. They'll close the evening celebrating Black Women artists through music, dance, and a Block Party in the Langston game room. 

Hosted by The Society of Intersectional Feminists

CSU Board of Trustees Student Application

Now Open

The Student Representative to the Board of Trustees gives an opportunity for students to represent the students to the governing body of Cleveland State. They are exposed to a variety of complex issues that deal with higher education at the university and state level. Student trustees are given a rewarding experience by networking and working with prominent businesspeople in Northeast Ohio on the issues of the University.

Student trustees also attend board social functions, university award ceremonies and more. CSU students interested in serving as a student representative on the university's Board of Trustees may apply starting on Monday, February 6th. Application will close on Friday, March 3rd at midnight.

Click Here To Apply

Career Fair sponsored by Avient!

Wednesday, March 1

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Student Center

Attend to meet with a number of top employers who are HIRING! Open to students and alumni of all majors, skills and interests from Cleveland State, Case Western, Baldwin Wallace and John Carroll.  

Be sure to register in advance on Handshake and visit their Career Fair hub for more details about the event, tips on what to expect and how to prepare, a map of the fair and more. (Advance registration encouraged, not required).

Hosted by CSU Career Development & Exploration

Donuts & De-Stress

Thursday, March 2

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Student Center Atrium

Take a break from midterms with the Center for Campus Engagement! They will have stress-balls, pictures to color, crayons and most importantly...donuts! 

Hosted by Center for Campus Engagement

Dean’s Snack Break

Friday, March 3

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Student Center, Suite 319

Pop in to the Division for Campus Engagement, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion suite for a quick grab-n-go treat, hosted by your Dean of Students. There will be a variety of sweet and salty snacks, while supplies last. Giveaways will also be available including water bottles and laptop stickers. Open to all CSU students in appreciation of how amazing YOU are!

Hosted by the Dean of Students

Glow Party

Friday, March 3

8:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Student Center

Join CAB in the year 3000 for a night of dancing and futuristic activities for Spring 2023's Glow Party. Free refreshments, t-shirts and other fun giveaways! Stop by and dance the night away!!

Hosted by Campus Activities Board

Katt Williams: 2023 And Me Tour

Saturday, March 4

8:00 PM

CSU Wolstein Center

Tickets are available at - https://www.wolsteincenter.com/event/kat-williams-2023-and-me-tour/. Ticket Prices start at $59.00 - $250.00 + fees. There is a 8 ticket limit for this event.

Accounts and Orders exceeding this limit may be cancelled at any time without notice.

Questions:

Renia Hobbs

Ticket Services Manager

​Wolstein Center@CSU

(216) 687-5082

r.hobbs@csuohio.edu

Come out and cheer on YOUR CSU Vikings this week at home! For more information, visit https://csuvikings.com

Thursday, March 2

Horizon League Championship Quarterfinal doubleheader. 

Women will tip off at 5:30 p.m. and then men at approximately 8:00 p.m.

Wolstein Center

Saturday, March 4

Men's Lacrosse vs Canisius

1:00 PM

Krenzler Field

Go Vikings!!

SGA Election Applications Now Open!

CSU students interested in running for an SGA office for 2023-24 can submit their application on line now! President and Vice President must run together as a ticket. The President will enter their Vice President information on their application. Treasurer and Secretary can run as individuals.

Presidential candidates must attend a SGA Senate meeting in order to be eligible. Please go to the SGA Vikes Connect page in order to see upcoming meeting dates. You must attend a meeting prior to the March 1st application due date. 

All candidates must 

• Attend a candidate orientation that will take place between February 21st-25th in order to be eligible. 
• Participate in a Candidate Meet and Greet Event that will take place between March 7th-10th
• Participate in a Candidate Debate (Even if you are running unopposed)

SGA Election Applications are due March 1st by 5pm. To apply, go to: https://csuohio.presence.io/event/sga-spring-2023-election-applications.

Link to each application can be found on that page.

Questions: Email BOE@csuohio.edu

Graduate Students -- Share Your Story!

Are you a CSU Graduate Student willing to share your stories and experiences with others? The Graduate Professional Student Association is on the lookout for outstanding graduate students and we want to learn about you! Tell us why you chose CSU, what you're studying, and what you love about your college experience. Fill out their form and you will be highlighted in the Graduate and Professional Student Association newsletter!

Click Here To Share Your Story!

Helping the Survivors of the Turkey/Syria Earthquake

The death toll of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last week has already surpassed 40,000 and is still rising. There are so many families in need of food, shelter, and medical attention. AMSA has started a fundraiser to raise money for SAMS (The Syrian American Medical Society). They are in urgent need of donations as they continue to treat those injured by the earthquake. Please consider donating as this is a catastrophe that will take a long time to recover from. Anything helps.

Click Here To Donate

Brought to you by the American Medical Student Association

Course Syllabus Availability Survey

Student Government Association's Academic Affairs Committee is conducting a survey to understand how CSU students would benefit from syllabuses being available to them prior to registration. If you are interested to get more information about your classes before you register for them, please fill out this survey.

Click here to take the survey

Spring 2023 DEI Workshops for CSU Students, Staff, and Faculty

The Diversity Institute is thrilled to continue to offer trainings for students, staff, and faculty at CSU. One series will be during Feb/March and again during April. The series includes the following workshops:

1. Leveraging Difference – 2/15 & 4/6
2. Privilege, Power, and Society – 2/22 & 4/13
3. Bias in Action – 3/1 & 4/20
4. Allyship and Solidarity Across Identities – 3/8 & 4/27

For workshop descriptions and registration, please find “CSU Faculty, Staff, and Student Workshops” here: https://cepa.csuohio.edu/di/di-professional-development

For more information, contact Caitlin Hawkins at c.hawkins63@csuohio.edu

Care Corner

Get involved! CSU has over 200 student organizations on campus. Engaging with a student organization is a great way to connect with your peers and build relationships. VikesConnect is a tool available to students to help you learn more about organizations and get involved. You can visit the VikesConnect website at https://vikesconnect.csuohio.edu

-CSU CARE Team #becauseweCARE