What’s Up Wednesday — Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020
Wednesday, September 16 – Saturday, September 26
If you’re going to participate in an activity, invite someone to attend with you. Sometimes people are too shy to go on their own but they’d like to participate. You might make their day by inviting them! If you are the shy one, challenge yourself this week to ask one person to hangout.
What’s Up Wednesday
Wednesday, 9/16
9:50 a.m. 20-Minute Morning Prayer – Chapel of the Resurrection
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dance Marathon Registration Table – Harre Union Welcome Desk Area
3:30 p.m. Career Workshop Wednesday: Presenting Yourself Remotely – Zoom
4-8 p.m. Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity Fundraiser – Chipotle
5 p.m. Women in STEM Virtual Bingo – Google Meet
6 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Outdoor Yoga Strength Flow w/ Vera – Fitness Center Lawn
6:30 p.m. Earthtones Weekly Meeting – Zoom
7 p.m. Dance Marathon Light the Night – Harre Union West Lawn
7 p.m. Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) International Women’s Music Fraternity Recruitment: Bob Ross Night – Google Meet
7:30 p.m. Voices For Animals 1st Meeting – DM vuvfa for link
10 p.m. Celebrate! Weekly Worship – Outside the Chapel Main Entrance (Ticket Required) or Facebook Live
Thursday, 9/17
All Day UPC’s Constitution Day Voter Registration Table – Harre Union Welcome Desk Area
9:50 a.m. 20-Minute Morning Prayer – Chapel
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Valpo Career Center’s Engineering, Science & Technology Career Fair – Online
11:30 a.m. Career: Be a Standout Candidate to Recruiters – online
1-4 p.m. Drop-In Flu Vaccines for Students – Christopher Center Community Room
2 p.m. Career: The Importance of Involvement – online
5 p.m. Free Fitness Class: In-Sync w/ Reese – Athletics-Recreation Center Group Fitness Studio
6 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Power Pedal w/ Mads – Lawn Outside Fitness Center
6 p.m. Game Night – Union Ballroom A
6:30 p.m. Ballroom Competitive Dance Team Practice – Union LL30
7:15 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Outdoor Yoga w/ Gina – ARC Group Fitness Studio
8 p.m. Campfire & S’Mores – Chapel Patio
Friday, 9/18
All Day Fundraiser for Hilltop Neighborhood House (Mention Sigma Phi Epsilon) – Qdoba
9:50 a.m. Morning Prayer with Student Speaker – Chapel and Facebook Live (CORE Lab Approved)
4 p.m. Vaping Prevalence on Campus Focus Group Research – ASB 235 (CORE 115 Lab Approved)
5:30 p.m. Bubble Tea w/ AAPIC – online
6:30 p.m. Pi Phi Elites Virtual Fundraiser Event – Stop by Pi Beta Phi Table in the Harre Union to donate for Zoom link
8 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Virtual Wind Down w/ Jess – Valpo Fitness Center YouTube Channel
8 p.m. UPC Free Movie: The Breakfast Club – Neils Science Center 234
Saturday, 9/19
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Valparaiso Market – Downtown Valpo
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Civic Reflection Training – online (CORE Lab Approved)
12:30 p.m. Boxing Club Workout – Harre Union West Lawn
7 p.m. SAI International Women’s Music Fraternity Recruitment: Jackbox Game Night – Google Meet
8 p.m. UPC Movie: Just Mercy – Neils Science Center 234 (CORE Lab Approved)
Sunday, 9/20
10 a.m. Weekly Worship – Chapel (Ticket Required) and Facebook Live
5 p.m. Student Mass – St. T’s Catholic Student Center (Across from Lankenau Hall)
6:30 p.m. Student Athlete Allies Meeting – sign up here
7:30 p.m. Minority Student Athlete Alliance Society Meeting – sign up here
8 p.m. Student Athlete Grief Coping Strategies Due to Loss of Sports Season – sign-up here for online link
9 p.m. Candlelight Evening Prayer – Chapel
Monday, 9/21
9:50 a.m. Morning Prayer with Faculty/Staff Speaker – Chapel and Valpo Chapel YouTube (CORE Lab Approved)
11 a.m. Career: Excelling in a Virtual Internship This Fall – online
11 a.m. Career: Growing Up in the Health Business Early Career Panel – online
12-8 p.m. Come & Be Blessed Cuts Barbershop Open – Harre Union 2nd Floor
3:30 p.m. Inspiring Women in STEM: Live Interview w/ Ginger Zee – VWIS Instagram Livestream (CORE Lab Approved)
6 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Power Pedal w/ Mads – Athletics-Recreation Center Group Fitness Studio
7 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Yoga Strength Flow w/ Vera – Lawn Outside Fitness Center
7:30 p.m. The Archeology of Reproduction in Antiquity – Zoom (CORE Lab Approved)
7:30 p.m. SAI Women’s Music Fraternity Recruitment: Lip Sync Battle – Google Meet
8 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Virtual Wind Down w/ Jess – Valpo Fitness Center YouTube Channel
8:30 p.m. Student Senate Weekly Meeting – Union Ballroom B or Senate YouTube
9 p.m. Social Action Leadership Team (SALT) Meeting – Helge Center & Zoom
Tuesday, 9/22
Deadline: Major/Minor/Program/Degree Changes for Spring 2021 Advising Due – E-form
9:50 a.m. 20-Minute Morning Prayer – Chapel
11 a.m. Career: Growing Up in the Wealth Business Early Career Panel – online
12-6 p.m. Red Cross Blood Drive (Appointment Only) – Harre Union Ballrooms A & B
1:30 p.m. Career: Marketing, Media, and Creative Agency Internships & Early Careers – online
6 p.m. SAAFE Advocates Meeting – Google Meet Code “saafe”
6 p.m. Free Fitness Class: In-Sync w/ Reese – Athletics-Recreation Center Group Fitness Studio
7:15 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Outdoor Yoga w/ Gina – Lawn Outside Fitness Center
8 p.m. Defund the Police? – Zoom (CORE Lab Approved)
Wednesday, 9/23
9:50 a.m. 20-Minute Morning Prayer – Chapel
3:30 p.m. Career Workshop Wednesday: Networking 101 – Zoom
6 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Outdoor Yoga Strength Flow w/ Vera – Fitness Center Lawn
6:30 p.m. Earthtones Weekly Meeting – Zoom
7 p.m. Welcome to Romancemandia: Starter’s Guide to Writing Romance – online
7 p.m. GUARDS Weekly Meeting – Arts and Science Building 234 or Google Meet
7 p.m. SAI Women’s Music Fraternity Recruitment: Virtual Musicale – Google Meet
10 p.m. Celebrate! Weekly Worship – Outside the Chapel Main Entrance (Ticket Required) or Facebook Live
Thursday, 9/24
9:50 a.m. 20-Minute Morning Prayer – Chapel
12 p.m. Career: Getting Back in the Game After Job Rejection – online
1 p.m. Career: Handshake & LinkedIn Profiles 101 – online
5 p.m. Free Fitness Class: In-Sync w/ Reese – Athletics-Recreation Center Group Fitness Studio
6 p.m. Alumni Panel: Advice to a Younger Me – Online (Register Here for Link) (CORE 110 Lab Approved)
6 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Power Pedal w/ Mads – Lawn Outside Fitness Center
6:30 p.m. Ballroom Competitive Dance Team Practice – Harre Union LL30
7:15 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Outdoor Yoga w/ Gina – Athletics-Recreation Center Group Fitness Studio
Friday, 9/25
All Day Sigma Phi Epsilon Fundraiser for Hilltop Neighborhood House – Panera
9:50 a.m. Morning Prayer with Student Speaker – Chapel and Facebook Live (CORE Lab Approved)
8 p.m. Free Fitness Class: Virtual Wind Down w/ Jess – Valpo Fitness Center YouTube Channel
Saturday, 9/26
8 a.m. Dance Marathon FT5K Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser – Harre Union West Lawn
8:30-11 a.m. Intro to Valpo Admission Visit Morning Session
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Valparaiso Market – Downtown Valpo
12-2 p.m. SigEp Splash Fundraiser for Hilltop Neighborhood House – Field Near Wesemann Hall
12-3 p.m. Intro to Valpo Admission Visit Afternoon Session
12:30 p.m. Boxing Club Workout – Harre Union West Lawn
Career Prep
Why Participate in a Valpo Career Fair? — Discover internships and full-time jobs; learn more about a variety of industries, occupations, companies and job functions; meet Valpo alumni, make contacts, and get their advice; become known to employers, all of whom are seeking hardworking, motivated people like you; experience a welcoming, professional, non-threatening atmosphere. Here’s more info on how group and individual sessions work.
Mark your calendars for this year’s virtual career and internship fairs (held Sept. 17 through Nov. 6). Make sure your Handshake profile and resume are up-to-date, visible to employers, and be sure to register for the fairs in advance. Remember, companies that come for the engineering or health professions fairs also need accountants, training, human resources, communications, marketing, PR staff and more so don’t limit yourself based on your college/major!
Explore the City of Valpo and Win Valpo Swag — Stop by the Career Center (Union 100), Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and grab an Experience Valpo Bingo card. Take a photo of yourself at the location to fill the square to get bingo! Bring the completed bingo card to the Career Center, show your photos to prove the bingo and get entered to win monthly drawings for Valpo swag. Fill the entire card to enter to win the Grand Prize drawing that will happen at the end of the academic year. Questions? Email lori.miltenberger@valpo.edu. Follow ValpoCareers. Sponsored by the Lilly Grant Initiative.
General Announcements
Be a Mentor for a Kid (Virtually) — College Mentors for Kids is now taking applications from current Valpo students to mentor a local elementary school kid. College Mentors is also looking for Valpo students to serve on its leadership team (general managers, engagement managers, and an activity director). Mentors and kids get together once per week to do activities in the late afternoon, after the elementary school day is complete. This year, College Mentors is doing the activities virtually with the kids. If you are interested in mentoring a kid, apply here. Questions? Email college.mentors@valpo.edu or DM CollegeMentorsValpo
Campus Barbershop Reopened — Come & Be Blessed Cuts, the campus barbershop has now reopened on Mondays 12–8 p.m. It’s available for students, faculty and staff. Cash only. Appointment only (stop by any Monday to make an appointment). All hair types are welcome. Hair needs to be cleaned of all chemicals before haircut.
Club Basketball Still Accepting Players — The newly formed Club Basketball team is still taking players of any gender identity and all abilities. If you’re interested, contact grace.hoffman@valpo.edu.
Interested in Joining Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority? Any womxn who is interested in learning more about what it takes to be a womxn of distinction as a member of Valpo’s chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma can complete the SLG interest form and a Sxster will be in touch. More details on Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. are online here.
Student Orgs Invited to Plan Events for We Matter Week — If you are in a student organization, the org is encouraged to submit an event by this Sunday, Sept. 20, for We Matter Week that brings awareness to the daily struggles and triumphs, experiences, and culture of Black people. There are 2 types of programs that will be considered for inclusion in We Matter Week: Experience Based and Educational/Factual. The week is occurring October 2–9 and is being led by the Black Student Organization. More details are on BSO’s Instagram. Plans should be emailed to blackstudentorg@valpo.edu by this Sunday.
Dance Marathon Registration Open – If you want to participate in Dance Marathon this year, dance registration is now open online here. You can sign up as an individual, join a team (there is a freshman team or a number of other orgs), or create a team and recruit others. Dance Marathon is Valpo’s biggest student-led philanthropy event, raising money to support kids being treated at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. The event is way more than just dancing. There are lots of different activities to keep you on your feet throughout the event, moving for those who can’t.
Volunteer Opportunity! Compass International Family Center is seeking homework helpers to help K-12 students after school, 5:30–7 p.m. on either Tuesdays or Thursdays throughout the semester. The program is hosted at Calvary Church, about a mile north of campus, and they can provide transportation from/to campus if an interested volunteer needs it. Training is provided on either September 22 or 24 before homework help starts the week of September 29. If you’re interested in volunteering, fill out their online form here.
