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

Good Monday Morning Vikings! Welcome to week six of spring semester. We hope you enjoyed your three-day weekend and ready to take on the short week! There's a lot going on this week, including career workshops, CAB's Black Business Bazar, spring celebrations, and more! We hope you have a great week.

Go Vikings!

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President's Day

Monday, February 20

Cleveland State University's offices will be closed and classes will not be held in observance of the federal holiday.

Hosted by CSU Career Development & Exploration

Black Business Bazaar

Tuesday, February 21

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

SC Atrium

This will be a time you can meet local & traveling black vendors & business owners. Attend and you you can see everything that they have to offer.

Hosted by Campus Activities Board

Student Government Association

Candidate Information Sessions

Students interested in learning about the upcoming CSU SGA election can attend an information session. All potential candidates MUST attend one of these sessions to be eligible to run for a position!

Sessions are as follows:

Wednesday, February 22

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Session

Thursday, February 23

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Student Center 319

Friday, February 24

4:30PM - 5:30PM

Berkman Hall 201

To register and learn more, visit the Board of Elections page at: https://csuohio.presence.io/organization/board-of-elections

NOACA Climate Action Planning Workshop

Wednesday, February 22

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

UR 241

The Northeast Ohio Area-wide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), is currently undergoing Climate Action Planning and wants to speak to students, a key stakeholder group with really amazing ideas. This workshop-style event will include a discussion-based presentation that focuses on what students think about the future of our region. NOACA is committed to providing a safe space to share thoughts, feelings, and ideas that they will incorporate into their final plan. 

Students can use this link to register:

https://forms.gle/6RV13DdBTSW3Fyou9

Hosted by American Planning Association

Welcome to Spring

Wednesday, February 22

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

SC popup

A warm welcome to Spring 2023 semester with multi cultural food and friends.

Hosted by International Student Association

Story From The Great Migration

Wednesday, February 22

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Berkman Hall Auditorium

The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, in respect of Black History month, is holding a public guest speaker event with regard to the Great Migration of African Americans from the south to the north during Jim Crow.

Given the relative lack of attention given to this subject outside of specialized study, they feel it is important to raise awareness for the understanding of our nation's true history by bringing people together to share the stories of their families.

Hosted by Sigma Phi Epsilon

Spring Connections Fair

Thursday, February 23

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Wolstein Center Concourse

The Fenn Co-op Program wants to help you find a co-op, internship, or after graduation job. One way they help students accomplish this is their twice a year Engineering and Computer Science Connections Fair. The Connections Fair provides an opportunity for employers to consider CSU Students for co-ops, internships, and permanent work opportunities! These are the largest career fairs that are held on CSU's campus. 

For more information, visit: https://engineering.csuohio.edu/coop/connections-fair-student-information-0

Hosted by CSU Washkewicz College of Engineering

The Skin Of Our Teeth

February 23 - March 05

7:30 PM

Outcalt Theatre Playhouse Square

(1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 44115)

Meet George and Maggie Antrobus of Excelsior, New Jersey, a suburban, commuter-town couple (married for 5,000 years), who bear more than a casual resemblance to that first husband and wife, Adam and Eve; the two Antrobus children, Gladys (perfect in every way, of course) and Henry (who likes to throw rocks and was formerly known as Cain); and their garrulous maid, Sabina (the eternal seductress), who takes it upon herself to break out of character and interrupt the course of the drama at every opportunity (“I don’t understand a word of this play!”). Whether he is inventing the alphabet or merely saving the world from apocalypse, George and his redoubtable family somehow manage to survive – by the skin of their teeth.

Click Here For Ticket Information

Hosted by CSU Department of Theatre and Dance

Meet and Greet

Friday, February 24

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Student Center

This event is for both members and non-members to come together and interact with each other. It is also an opportunity for first semester students to meet and enjoy others' company. Stop by and meet some of the members!

Hosted by African Student Association 

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

Apply to be part of the Board of Elections!

CSU students interested in being involved in overseeing the Student Government election this spring can apply to be on the Board of Elections (BOE). BOE's main responsibility is to oversee all election related functions and events for the Student Government Association.

If interested, please click here to apply.

Application deadline is Friday, February 24.

Student Appreciation Week

Events Needed

Campus Engagement is excited to host the inaugural Student Appreciation Week Monday, February 27 through Friday, March 3!  They are asking university departments, offices and programs campus-wide to host programming and events for our students, as they will need a break from midterms! The week will end with CAB's annual "Glow Party!"***  

Please submit the registration form with your event information by Wednesday, February 22, for your event to be considered for inclusion in the inaugural Student Appreciation Week event calendar!

If you have any questions, please contact Samantha Broaddus s.broaddus@csuohio.edu or Abigail Iler a.iler@vikes.csuohio.edu. 

***Please note, the Student Center will not be available for Friday events, due to Glow Party set-up.

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

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

New BetterYou, More Rewards, New Goals!

A new and improved version of the BetterYou app is now available. CSU Ohio has partnered with BetterYou to bring you a personalized healthy habits companion. Experience all the new features, design, and system improvements that will make it easier to hit your goals and earn rewards.

New features include:

-New and different ways to earn unlimited rewards

-Additional goals added

-New and improved buddy challenges + in-app community challenge interface

-Better insight into your progress, including your historical activity

Earn your first reward after downloading the new version today! Download it from the App Store on Google Play

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

Presidents’ Day is Monday February 20th! Cleveland State University’s Veteran Military and Success Center is an amazing resource for CSU affiliates who are currently serving, have served or are part of the military family. For more information on how you can access their services visit their website at https://www.csuohio.edu/vikingvets/vikingvets. We honor those who have dedicated their lives and are thankful for your service!

-CSU CARE Team #becauseweCARE