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The College of Arts and Sciences is offering a $500 stipend to the graduating student chosen to give their speech at the Fall 2015 Graduation Ceremony!! Graduating Seniors and Master Degree Candidates in the College of Arts & Sciences are invited to submit a proposed speech to be presented at the 2015 Fall Commencement Ceremony. Proposed speeches should be about 10 minutes in length or 5-6 pages of double-spaced text. Speeches should be submitted as an email attachment in MSWord or Rich Text Format and include double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. The top of your text should include: your full name, EKU ID number, major, degree, and department. To be considered, please submit speeches by the end of day Tuesday, October 20, 2015, as an email attachment to Dr. Jennifer Spock. Interviews will be conducted October 22, 2015.

Join the Office of Student Life for an entertaining night of BINGO. Prizes include movie packs, supplies for a great tailgate and a SONY Blu Ray DVD player with streaming capabilities.

Calling all Fall 2015 Graduating Seniors: GradFest is THE final destination before you cross the stage. Join us in Keen Johnson to acquire your cap and gown and for a chance to buy invitations and class rings. You can also get professional portraits made, and make arrangements to deal with your student loans. To top it off, you’ll also get to enjoy free popcorn and smoothies, a photo booth, and the chance to learn about post graduate-opportunities. Be sure to mark your calendars! There are three days available for your convenience:
Tuesday, October 6th: 10am – 6pm
Wednesday, October 7th: 10am – 6pm
Thursday, October 8th: 10am – 4pm

Students Design the New Sustainability Image – Oct. 1 – 31st October is Sustainability month and EKU wants to celebrate by kicking off the newly created Office of Sustainability with a fresh new identity. Students, submit your drawings and digital designs for the new EKU Sustainability image by at:
http://sustainability.eku.edu/re-branding-sustainability-contest and automatically enter to win prizes! All participants will receive this awesome “Re-Solo” cup. The winner, as selected by the Sustainability Manager and Responsible Environmental Stewardship Committee (RESC) will have their design incorporated into the new sustainability image and receive a foldable solar device charger and an EKU swag bag worth $50! Two runners up will receive portable water-resistant solar phone chargers! Follow us on Twitter to see all of October's events: @sustainable_EKU

Reserve your spot for the annual overnight leadership experience, Fall Leadership Retreat! This experience is a wonderful opportunity for emerging to seasoned leaders to expand what you know about yourself as a leader and have a ton of fun in the process. Our retreat will focus on exploring excellence, empathy, and making decisions as leaders in many fun and exciting ways. You will have many opportunities to connect with your peers and (weather pending) enjoy a campfire and smores. Check-in will begin at 2:30p inside the Powell Student Center. We will leave 3:00p Friday and will return by 2:30p Saturday. Transportation, lodging, and meals will be provided.

Join the EKU Office of Student Life as we celebrate Habitat for Humanity's World Habitat Day. This day is set aside as a way for Habitat and their community volunteers to rededicate themselves to a world where all families have a safe and affordable home. Stop by our booth on Powell Corner to learn more about volunteering with Habitat for Humanity's local organizations. Additionally, we'll be asking members of the campus community what a home means to them.

*Bakery
Banana Cake Parfait
Blueberry-Almond Crumb Cupcake
Peanut Butter Cookie
Spiced Pumpkin Blondie *Comfort
Chicken Nuggets with Sweet Chili Sauce
Crispy Tater Puffs
Lemon Sesame Green Beans
White Rice
Spicy Tofu Vegetable Stir-Fry
Turkey Noodle Soup
Vegetarian Chili *Grill
Mushroom & Onion Quesadilla
Tortilla Chips
Salsa *International
Made-to-Order Mongolian Grill *Pasta
Made-to-Order Pasta Bar *Pizza
Cheese Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza
Grilled Eggplant Pizza *Salad
West Indies Pineapple Salad
Turkey & Pepper Jack Panini
Build-Your-Own Salad Bar

Need a little incentive to work out this fall? EKU Campus Recreation is hosting its' annual IronMan challenge October 1-31 at various facilities around campus. During the month complete 2.4 miles of swimming plus 112 miles of biking plus 26.2 miles of running. Log your distances on our website each day, and earn a T-shirt at the end of the month. No registration is necessary, just log your distances to get fit this fall. You can complete distances at home, or around campus. Please contact the Fitness Floor office with any questions.

Is your organization or department in need of new technology and equipment? Technology grant applications are now available in the SGA office in Powell 132. In cooperation with EKU IT, the Student Senate awards grants from a portion of the revenue generated by the student technology fee. This program is open to all areas of the University community. Requests for funding must be received in the SGA Office no later than 5:00 pm on Thursday, Oct. 15. The funding meeting will take place on November 3rd. Organization and department representatives are not required to attend the funding meeting.

Have you ever wanted to know the life of a Google Fiber employee? Well, you're in luck. The Student Information Technology Organization will be hosting a real-life, in-flesh Google Fiber employee. Cool, right? We hope to see you there!
(Note: there will be food and drinks)

The EKU Office of Academic Testing offers the CLEP test. The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) helps you receive college credit for what you already know, for a fraction of the cost of a college course. The test is great for people with prior work experience in certain fields, home-schooled students, high school graduates, AP students who tested close to the required score and Military Personnel. Developed by the College Board, CLEP is the most widely accepted credit-by-examination program. Pass any of the 33 CLEP exams and achieve your college and career goals. We offer the test at least two times a month; we have practice tests to help preparation and signing up is fast and easy. Please feel free to give us a call at 859-622-1281to help you sign up or if you have any questions. To view the course credit you can earn here, view our chart at http://testing.eku.edu/clep.

The University Diversity Committee (UDC) would like for you to nominate a member of the EKU community that you believe has positively influenced diversity on our campuses. Nominations can be for faculty, staff or students. Outstanding nominations will be honored at this year’s Diversity Breakfast on October 29th. You can submit your nominations by clicking "Survey." (at http://diversitycommittee.eku.edu/)

Intramural Sports is hiring students to Officiate intramural sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, Indoor soccer at this time. You can find the dates, times, and locations of the meetings here: http://campusrec.eku.edu/intramural-officials . To be considered, you need to have applied to the online job posting, and attend all of the clinics for the sport that interests you. If you perform well then you will be invited to join our staff. Hiring decisions are made before or after the last meeting on the schedule for a particular sport. Good luck to you all and I hope to see you at the meetings.

The three music fraternities on campus (Sigma Alpha Iota, Phi Mu Alpha, and Delta Omicron) will be having Penny Wars this week! Each fraternity will have a faculty sponsor from the music department. The winning fraternity will pie their sponsor! Stop by the Foster front office and drop your change into one of our jars! All proceeds will go toward a scholarship for Foster Music Camp this summer.

Every Monday, SAI hosts Mocha Monday in the Foster Lobby. Come by for coffee and doughnuts to start your Monday off right!

We are an International Music Fraternity for women. We will have free snacks and enjoy watching a Halloween movie together! Come get to know our members and unwind from studying for midterms!

Tonight SGA is hosting a forum about campus changes. Some of the key-points will be on the future of the Powell building, the student special usage fee, new residence halls, and the future student success center, as well as any topics brought on by the audience. This forum will feature a number of administrators from various departments around campus. There will be free Raising Canes, as well as a drawing for a gift card for audience members.

Come out and see just what your Colonel classmates are capable of! Eastern's Got Talent is an event that showcases the incredible skills and talents of everyone hear at Eastern. Interested in participating in the big show? Auditions will be held October 2nd, 3:00pm-6:00pm and October 5th, 6:00pm-10:00pm in O'Donnell Auditorium, inside the Whitlock Building. You do not have to sign up ahead of time to audition! The show will be held on October 20th at 7:00pm in Brock Auditorium, inside the Coates Administration Building.

Come join the staff of EKU's Aurora Literary and Arts Journal on Powell Corner Oct. 5. The staff will be hosting a bake sale and will be available to answer any questions about the journal. We encourage any and all writers and artists to submit their work for publication by Oct. 15! Stop by Powell Corner with any submission questions and pick up a sweet treat while you're there!

Come to the Main Library tonight for late night help from librarians and Noel Studio consultants, coffee, and midnight pizza. Smoothies and massage resources to be provided by Campus Recreation. Track your progress on our #EKULNAP Procrasti-Meter. Come and go as you please.