It's Homecoming Week!! Celebrate CSU Homecoming with your fellow Vikings! Some events are virtual and some are in person — but all the events are sure to bring out your Viking pride. Also, make sure to check out the latest news, including information about getting your flu shot. We hope you have a great week!

For more information, visit Campus Activities Board's Homecoming Hub, your place for all things #homecomingathome! Find the dates, times, and info for how you can participate in every one of this week's amazing events!

Throughout the week, there will be four locations around campus for students to come and get giveaways from members of the Homecoming Committee. They will have tables in the Student Center Atrium, Rhodes Tower lobby, Berkman Hall lobby (by the computer labs), and Fenn Tower lobby.

Fenn Tower Lobby 10 – 11 a.m.

Rhodes Tower Lobby 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Berkman Hall Lobby 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Student Center Atrium 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Berkman Hall Lobby 3:30 – 5 p.m.

Rhodes Tower Lobby: 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Student Center Atrium: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Fenn Tower Lobby: 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Berkman Hall Lobby: 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Student Center Atrium: 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Rhodes Tower Lobby: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Student Center Atrium: 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Berkman Hall Lobby: 2 – 3 p.m.

Wednesday and Friday, they'll be walking around campus until 3 p.m., so where they are will be a mystery!

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 (October 1st-8th) and track your time using your favorite fitness tracker or running app. Then, simply submit your completion time below by 11:59PM on Friday, October 9th and see where you rank.

The overall top 3 fastest completion times in each race category (runner and walker) will be awarded:

More information and online submission form can be found at: www.csuohio.edu/recreationcenter/isolation-nation-virtual-5k

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. 

Make sure to wear your green and white to campus today! The Homecoming Committee is going to be bopping around handing out some awesome giveaways like T-shirts, masks and lanyards to everyone wearing green or showing their CSU spirit.

Brought to you by the CSU Homecoming Committee

The Success Skills Workshops are one-hour sessions that focus on skills students need to develop and implement to be successful in college. In this session, learn how to manage skills such as Stress Management, Test Taking Strategies, Memory/Concentration with their trained success coaches!

Brought to you by the First Year Experience Program

and the Tutoring & Academic Success Center

Join the 1964 Society for an evening of fun, networking, and learning! Their highly anticipated Almost Alumni Dinner has gone virtual! Follow along as they work through a dinner recipe, and network with Alumni as you go. Any questions, please email: 1964copresident@gmail.com

If interested please fill out this google form: Virtual AAD Interest Form

Hosted by the 1964 Society

The Monte Ahuja College of Business will host their first-ever virtual Business Career and Internship Expo on Thursday, October 8th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

For the safety of their supportive partners, students, and staff, they are using a virtual platform called Brazen instead of their traditional on-campus model.

While the majority of the employers are seeking business majors, they are also seeking other majors and graduate students. All Cleveland State students are welcome to attend but they must register.

Learn and get the registration link here: https://business.csuohio.edu/internships/fall-2020-virtual-career-internship-expo-employers

Hosted by Monte Ahuja College of Business

 

Brought to you by CSU Career Services

Grab a friend or two (don’t forget physical distancing!), hop in the car, and drive to campus for Homecoming’s main event as Central Garage is transformed into a drive-in theater!!

Attendees will be treated to the Rocky Horror Picture Show along with drive-in themed food served by attendants on roller skates.

Reservations are required, so Click Here to sign up!

Hosted by Campus Activities Board

End Homecoming on a high note with a virtual concert featuring the band OBB, spoken-word artist and poet Asia, singer Julia Cole and spoken-word artist Chibbi!!

Visit csucab.com/homecoming-hub to join in on the jams.

Hosted by Campus Activities Board

The Panhellenic Association at CSU has four NPC member sororities; Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Zeta, Phi Mu, and Theta Phi Alpha. Due to the pandemic, recruitment will be virtual this year on October 19th-24th.

Joining a sorority is a great opportunity for women at CSU to meet new friends and get involved on campus! See the link below and if you have questions about sorority life, please email clestatenpcrecruitment@gmail.com. 

Sponsored by the Panhellenic Association

Beginning Monday, October 5, on-campus students, faculty and staff can receive flu shots from 1 – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The flu shots will be administered in the white tents behind the Center for Innovations and Medical Professions (CIMP) building. No appointments are needed and insurance will be billed.

CSU is also offering a walk-in flu shot clinic administered by CSU Nursing students. The clinic will take place inside the CIMP Atrium on Monday, October 5 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

For more information, please call CSU Health & Wellness Services at 216-687-3649.

The next Lift Up Vikes Food Pantry no-contact, social distance distribution of prepacked items will be Wednesday, October 14 and Thursday, October 15 from 10am-4pm in their brand new space in Berkman Hall, room 122. 

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

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.

Join the Tutoring and Academic Success Center in celebrating their student workers that are Tutors to CSU's students. TASC tutors provide group tutoring opportunities for students to progress their understanding in a number of subjects. They are trained and certified to most effectively assist their students and have cultivated an environment that promotes learning.

TASC wishes to recognize the impact that their tutors have on students' success and for that, they appreciate their tutors greatly! This week TASC would like to honor their tutors that strive to help students the way they need. Their tutors are awesome and they appreciate every one of them and all their hard work!

Monday, September 21^st – October 18^th

Play one 9-hole round and submit your scorecard for a chance to win!

All information and guidelines are located on IMLeagues.com. Register now!

Questions? Contact Andrew Zoeckler at a.p.zoeckler@cmlaw.csuohio.edu

Brought to you by CSU Recreation Center

The Health & Wellness Center will provide testing for symptomatic students on campus and for asymptomatic students who are known close contacts of a COVID-19 case.

They will be prioritizing seeing those students or employees who are taking classes or working on campus who:

All others, including faculty and staff on campus, should contact their health care provider or other testing resource (such as a pharmacy providing testing, or a local public health agency) for assessment and testing. While awaiting COVID-19 test results, students, faculty and staff should self-quarantine and avoid close contact with others.

Recognized student organizations and CSU departments can submit their story ideas for consideration in the Viking Newsletter. Space is limited and submitted material is not guaranteed to appear in the newsletter. Submission guidelines are listed in the newsletter submission form. If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Student Involvement at studentorgs@csuohio.edu.