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

Good Monday Morning, Vikings and welcome to week 10 of fall semester. It's Halloween week and there's so much spooky stuff going on that we can't fit it all in this newsletter! Plus, Women's & Men's Basketball opens up their seasons with exhibition games at home. Make sure to visit VikesConnect events section for even more fun activities and events. We hope you have an enjoyable week!

Go Vikings!

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Mandatory Floor Meetings for Euclid Commons & Fenn Tower Residents

Mandatory floor meetings are being held on October 30th, November 1st, and November 2nd, which are required for Euclid Commons & Fenn Tower Residential Students to attend.

EC/FT Residential students will receive communication via email and text outlining the dates and times of the meetings, as well as the location. Every residential student is required to attend one of the available meetings. Students with questions can email reslife@csuohio.edu.

Halloween Costume Contest

Tuesday, October 31

11:00 AM - 11:00 PM

The Viking Public House

Join the Viking Food Co. at The Viking Public House on Tuesday October 31st for a Halloween Costume Contest! Every person that comes in with a costume on will get a raffle ticket added to the draw. The winner of the raffle will be chosen on Wednesday the 1st of November.

Hosted by Viking Food Co.

Halloween Party and Costume Contest

Tuesday, October 31

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

CSU Veterans and Military Success Center

2254 Euclid Ave.

Join the CSU Viking Vets for light refreshments and costume contest at their Halloween Social located at the Veteran Center: 2254 Euclid Ave., (next door to Subway & across the street from Berkman Hall). The best two costumes will win prizes from your CSU Student Veterans. Stop in for a quick hello or stay for the entire event. They welcome all CSU students to join them! 

Hosted by Student Veterans of America

History in the Headlines

Tuesday, October 31

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

RT 1301

Get a historian's take on breaking news! Dr. Elizabeth Lehfeldt will lead an informal discussion and historicize the latest church scandal in Texas pitting Carmelite nuns against the Bishop of Fort Worth. Pizza and refreshments will be provided!

Hosted by CSU History Department

LGBTQ+ Halloween Party

Tuesday, October 31

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

BH 211

Come and join in the fun for a spooky Halloween celebration wearing your best costume for our costume contest!

Hosted by LGBTQ+ Student Services

Samhain

Tuesday, October 31

3:00 PM - 11:59 PM

The Bingham Apartments

Samhain this year will be an off-campus event, they will have snacks, horror movies, pumpkin carving, witch bell making, music, and more. 

Hosted by CSU Pagan Alliance

Vinyasa Class with Caylan                                   

Wednesday, November 1

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

URW Recreation Center Studio 227

This class blends warm, melodic bassoon lines, plucked and strummed cello, and voice; creating instrumental grooves with underlying world, latin, and afro beats. You will flow through a yoga class with live music in the background. Please register in the CSU Rec Member Connect app - open to the first 25 registered. If you are not a member, you must be a guest of a member.

Students - FREE

Members, faculty, and staff - $15.00

Non-members - $20.00

Brought to you by University Recreation and Wellbeing

Day Of The Dead Cookies

Thursday, November 2

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Barrio

Viking Food Co. has partnered with Hospitality Services to bring “Day of the Dead” to Barrio! Stop by to DIY your very own skull cookie! While supplies last.

Hosted by Viking Food Co.

AVENUE Q - The Musical

November 2 - 12

Allen Theatre - Playhouse Square

Winner of the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, "Avenue Q" is part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart. The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. For ticket information, visit Playhouse Square

Hosted by CSU Department of Theatre and Dance

National Donut Day

Friday, November 3

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Viking Marketplace/Sweet Spot

This Friday is National Donut Day! Join Viking Food Co. at the Sweet Spot for a some circular #YUM!

Hosted by Viking Food Co.

"Trespassing Across America"

Guest Speaker Ken Ilgunas

Friday, November 3

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Fenn Tower Ballroom FT303

Come listen to Author Ken Ilgunas present his talk “Trespassing across America: One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and sort of Illegal) Hike along the Keystone XL Pipeline.”

From the Alberta oil sands to the Gulf Coast of Texas, hear about the world's first modern journey across private property, which trespassed over the Great Plains to answer the question: What is our personal responsibility as stewards of the land?

About the presentation:

Ken Ilgunas walked 1,700 miles across North America, following the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline, from Hardisty, Alberta, to the Gulf Coast of Texas. On his journey Ken encountered stampedes of cows, charging moose, and climate change deniers. Come learn about Ken's adventure, the world's first modern journey across private property, on which he trespassed over one of the most ignored, yet beautiful, regions of our continent–the Great Plains. He'll talk about the people of the heartland, the right to roam, and the stories that form the basis of his book, Trespassing across America.

Click Here To Register For Free

Questions? Email csumountaineers@gmail.com

Hosted by Cleveland State Mountaineers

Friday Night Frights

Friday, November 3

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

FMA 603

The CSU Film Makers Club is pleased to announce our third annual Friday Night Frights! Friday Nigh Frights is a showcase of Halloween/horror short films all made by CSU students! Join us Friday November 3rd at 6 PM in the FMA screening room 603. FMA is located on the sixth floor of the Idea Center right next to the outdoor chandelier on Playhouse Square. Be sure to wear your Halloween costumes and get some popcorn outside the screening room! Let's support our fellow student film makers. 

Hosted by CSU Film Maker's Club

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

Wednesday, November 1

Women's Basketball vs Malone (Exhibition)

7:00 PM

Wolstein Center

Thursday, November 2

Men's Basketball vs Baldwin Wallace (Exhibition)

7:00 PM

Wolstein Center

Friday, November 3

Women's Volleyball vs Oakland

6:00 PM

Woodling Gym

Saturday, November 4

Men's & Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Youngstown State

11:00 AM

Busby Natatorium

Sunday, November 5

Men's Soccer  Horizon League Quarterfinals

TBA

Krenzler Field

Go Vikings!

Upcoming Religious & Spiritual Observances

We have many things to celebrate in our community. Here are a few upcoming holidays and observances. 

• October 31: Samhain (Pagan/Wiccan) – Festival honoring endings, beginnings, and the dead
• October 31: Reformation Day (Protestant Christianity) – Celebration in remembrance of the onset of the Reformation

Fall Anti-Hazing Training

Come join the Center for Campus Engagement to learn more about how to prevent hazing on campus and resources for how to report hazing on campus! This training would count for hazing training requirement for students looking to join student organizations. Please RSVP to let us know if you are able to attend one of the below Anti-Hazing Trainings

• Thursday November 9th at 4pm in SC 313/315
• Tuesday November 14th at 11:30am in BH 305

Vikings Give Student Organization Participation

Calling on all student organizations interested in serving our CSU community and earning service hours! The second annual Vikings Give Clothing Drive runs November 6 - December 11. Last year, they collected over 1,000 pieces of clothing and are looking to collect even more this year. They're looking for student organization leaders to serve as box hosts for various locations around campus.

Please email Lisa Evans at l.evans22@csuohio.edu as soon as possible if you're interested in participating.

Grab a Bite to Eat with President Bloomberg

In an effort to have more conversations on a regular basis, President Bloomberg will be hosting monthly meals with students. For each meal, she will invite a small group of students along with a staff member from the President’s Office. During these meals, she simply want to get a chance to learn about you, what brought you to CSU and what’s on your mind. Each group will consist of students from different academic programs and colleges. She wants you to have a chance to hear from students with experiences different from your own.

If you are interested in attending one of these meals, please click here to complete the interest form. Your name will be entered into a drawing to be invited at a later date. And to accommodate your schedule, President Bloomberg will be hosting meals at different times of the day. When you complete the form, please indicate which meals best fit your availability and class schedules.

We know you're doing amazing things. Share those amazing things with us so we can recognize you! Visit our Recognize Someone nomination form to nominate a friend/colleague for recognition from the Dean of Students Office. All those recognized receive a certificate and are entered into monthly gift card prizes.

Not sure what to share? Share all the great things!

• Did your friend study really hard for an exam? We want to know!
• Did your roommate get a fun new job? Tell Us!
• Did your student organization host an awesome service project? We want to know all of the great things - big and small!

Questions? Reach out to cedei@csuohio.edu to connect with Social Media & Recognition Intern, Ci'ara Akers. Start sharing today. No limit to how many times you share. The link will remain open all year. Recognition open to all CSU students.

Student Experience Survey- We want your feedback!

Please provide feedback on events that have taken place on campus this semester. Your student feedback is important to us whether you have attended an event or not.

The survey is 10 short questions and mostly multiple choice. The information will be used to enhance your student experience on campus.

Please use this link to take the survey by Friday, October 27, 2023.

Click Here To Take The Survey 

Thank you in advance! 

The Student Experience Committee

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