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Is your student organization or department in need of new technology equipment? If so, please join us on Thursday evening, October 27th at 5:00 pm as we provide information regarding applying for the IT Grant. A representative from the department or student organization must attend this meeting to be eligible for funding. Applications will be available at the informational meeting. Informational Meeting – October 27th at 5:00 pm. Meet in the SGA Office in Powell 132 Application packets due – November 7th no later than 5:00 pm (SGA Office) Funding meeting – November 15th at 7:00 pm in Kennamer (middle Powell) Student organizations and department representatives are required to attend the informational meeting but are not required to attend the funding meeting but are highly encouraged to do so.

Event Date: October 275:00 pm  Location: SGA Office in Powell 132  Cost: Free

Sponsor: SGA
Contact Information: Ted Herr, 419-571-2406


Do you ever feel like you are too nervous to take a math exam? Even after you have studied, you still feel anxiety on whether you will pass? This session is just for you! At this workshop, math professor Dr. Davis will give you tips on how to relax during a math exam & how to be successful in future exams.

Event Date: October 265:00 p.m.  Location: Student Success Center  Cost: Free

Sponsor: Student Success Center
Contact Information: Lara Vance, 859-622-8773
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Professor Abney, an EKU finance instructor, will present to students budgeting tips to help you throughout and beyond college. Join us for this informative and very practical workshop!

Event Date: October 273:30 p.m.  Location: Student Success Center  Cost: Free

Sponsor: Student Success Center
Contact Information: Lara Vance, 859-622-8773
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Come join SAA for free food and fun times! Get to know our members and learn how to join! The Blanton House is located on the corner of Lancaster Ave. and Crabbe St. *Golf cart rides will be given to the event from Powell Corner (Bookstore side) starting at 7 PM*

Event Date: October 267:30 PM  Location: Blanton House (Corner of Lancaster and Crabbe Street)  Cost: Free

Sponsor: Student Alumni Ambassadors
Contact Information: Kristine Herrera


Bring out your instruments, your voice, or your dancing shoes, and join us for an old-timey music jam! Musicians of all experience levels are welcome. Open to all EKU students, faculty, and staff.

Event Date: October 275:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.  Location: Jaggers Room, Powell Building  Cost: Free

Sponsor: Appalachian Studies Program
Contact Information: Matthew Pianalto, 859-622-2979
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Enjoy an evening with Kentucky Poet Laureate George Ella Lyon. Her current project is entitled, “The Poetry of Witness," which includes poems and a song written in response to our collective moment—some right of the news, and some from children who have talked to her on school visits. Lyon is author of works for children, teens, and adults, including: "Where I'm From," "A Kentucky Christmas," "The Pirate of Kindergarten," "Borrowed Children," and more. Refreshments to be provided. Brought to you by EKU Appalachian Studies and EKU Libraries.

Event Date: November 095:00PM-6:30PM  Location: Grand Reading Room, John Grant Crabbe Main Library  Cost: Free

Sponsor: EKU Appalachian Studies and EKU Libraries


On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, the Diversity Office and the Center for Student Accessibility will sponsor the movies, A Beautiful Mind, about a famous mathematician who faces mental illness and Mr. Holland’s Opus, about a high-school music teacher who struggles to teach his students and is challenged with communicating with his son who is deaf. These movies will be captioned. I hope that you will join us and invite your classmates. The movies are free and will be held in the Powell Student Center, Herndon Lounge at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, October 26. Please share with your students and colleagues!

Event Date: October 266 pm  Location: Powell Student Center, Herndon Lounge  Cost: FREE

Sponsor: University Diversity Office and Center for Student Accessibility


Do you have any special musical talents, written art pieces, or just want to have fun singing karaoke? Come down, hangout, and enjoy the show. Warning: we do A LOT of Disney Karaoke!

Event Date: October 267:00 pm  Location: Wesley Foundation past Walters Hall

Sponsor: Wesley Foundation
Contact Information: Nathan Reihmer


"Though no one can go back and make a new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new end."-Carl Bard College can be one of the most stressful times in a person's life. When stressed, we often turn to dangerous habits that can be hard to break. Disordered eating and eating disorders are frequently the outcomes of our stress. We invite any STUDENT who struggles with food or body image to attend our group which meets on a WEEKLY basis. To attend group: call the EKU Psychological Clinic (859-622-2356) to schedule a group screening to ensure the group meets your needs.

Event Date: October 279:30 - 11:00 am WEEKLY  Location: EKU Counseling Center, Whitlock Bldg. Rm. 567  Cost: FREE

Sponsor: EKU Counseling Center and Psychology Dept.
Contact Information: Melissa Cozart, 859-622-1303
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Looking for something fun to do for Halloween? Join Campus Rec for "Zips and Zombies" at the Challenge Course! We will have the High Ropes course and an “escape” down the zip line, and we will have a Haunted trail for people to go through! We also plan to have hot chocolate and kettle corn for everyone! Parking is in the Perkins Lot. Costumes encouraged!

Event Date: October 297:30-10:00pm  Location: EKU Challenge Course  Cost: FREE

Sponsor: Campus Recreation
Contact Information: Justin Raymer


Celebrate Kentucky Oral History Day tomorrow with the premiere of three EKU-produced documentaries: "The Kentucky Riding Saddle, A Quilted History," by Dr. Stephanie McSpirit, Neil Kasiak, Chad Cogdill, and Jason Edwards; "L&N 2132 and the Great Georgia Detour," by Jared Hamilton, Kevin Minor, and Dr. Stephanie McSpirit; and "Make Do," by Jason Edwards. Refreshments to be provided. Sponsored by EKU Appalachian Studies, Special Collections and Archives, and the Departments of History, Sociology, and Communications.

Event Date: October 275:30PM-8:30PM  Location: Allen Auditorium 108   Cost: Free

Sponsor: Sponsored by EKU Appalachian Studies, Special Collections and Archives, and the Departments of History, Sociology, and Communications
Contact Information: Neil Kasiak, 2-2820
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Join Adventure Programs for a FREE Zombie Survival Workshop at the Adventure Programs Base Camp (Presnell)! This workshop is designed to give you the skills you need to succeed (and survive) on your personal adventures! It is open to current EKU students, faculty and staff members of the Fitness and Wellness Center.

Event Date: October 264:30 pm  Location: Presnell  Cost: FREE

Sponsor: Campus Recreation
Contact Information: Casey Lawson