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La mesa de español returns this Wednesday to continue to celebrate the National Hispanic Heritage Month. Come to McCreary Hall for some chatting and learning about the cultures and language of the Spanish-speaking world. Ask your SPA prof about credit for attendance to La mesa. E-mail javier.alvarez@eku.edu for the zoom link if you can't make it to the meeting in person.

Join the Health Promotion team and campus departments on Wednesday, October 6th, 5 - 7pm in the Student Recreation Center for OctSoberFest. There will be FREE T-shirts, FREE food and FUN. Student Health Services will be offering flu vaccines. Hope to see you there!

Can you run the fastest 40 yard dash at EKU? Test your speed in this week's 40 Yard Dash Challenge. From Monday, October 4th to Friday, October 8th, see how fast you can run a 40 yard dash on the indoor track. To participate, talk to a staff member on Second Floor Fitness. Challenge winners will receive a $50 shopping spree to Dick's Sporting Goods.

The Student Recreation Center will be operating on modified hours over Fall Break, from Friday, October 8th to Tuesday, October 12th. Hours can be found by clicking "More On This Announcement". Normal operating hours will resume on Wednesday, October 13th.

Are you a full-time EKU student who will be pursuing faculty-mentored research this academic year? The University has a limited amount of funding available to support student research expenses through a new Student Research Grant program. For more information and application submission instructions, please click the More on this Announcement link. Applications must be submitted by 4:30 PM on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

Are you interested in taking public health, nursing or exercise and sports science classes abroad? Join us on Zoom October 5 at 3:00 pm to find out more about your opportunities to study abroad in the health field. Join us through this Zoom Link: : https://eku.zoom.us/j/98289662447?pwd=aEt3QlBPUFlWU2NoUnVCQS93UGlDZz09 If you can't make it to the meeting but are interested, please email ekuabroad@eku.edu to set up an individual appointment.

Pie a Chi O is an interactive opportunity to pie the Chi Omega of your choice with your donations going to the Make a Wish foundation. Come out and show your love for Make a Wish by pieing the women of Chi Omega!

All MAT 111A/112A Students are welcome to join Dr. Blue, the Associate Director of the STEM Center for Excellence, and Steven Morgeson, a Course Embedded Consultant from the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, for a 90-minute final exam review session. We’ll provide a problem set appropriate for the second half of the course material for the review session and we’ll be available to answer as many questions as students can pose in person and via the Zoom chat function in that time. The same material will be used in each session and students are encouraged to join us as long (or as little) as their schedule permits. Sessions will be held:
• Tuesday, October 5, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. via Zoom only
• Wednesday, October 6, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in SCIBD 3208 and via Zoom

ESS 814- Marketing, Promotions, & Fundraising- is currently conducting a survey on EKU Women’s Basketball and how to enhance the student fan experience. Make your voice heard by completing the survey in the link below. Go Colonels!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRYNYTY

EKU's Special Collections and Archives presents Spilling the Tea- a fun and educational five- part series on exciting stories from our archives. Join us for the first event in the series, Hide and Seek with Death: Stories from Eastern's International Students during WWII
Each event will take place in the John Grant Crabbe Main Library in Room 128. These events are free and open to the public.

Join us for Critical Conversations, a campus community intergroup dialogue series. The first event, Fostering Intercultural Appreciation at EKU will focus on immigration in America and be led by Dr. Ogechi Anyanwu.
October 5th 11am-12:30pm John Grant Crabbe Main Library Room 108 (Dick Mayo Allen Auditorium) This event is sponsored by EKU Center for Inclusive Excellence & Global Engagement, EKU African & African American Studies, EKU Center for Africana Engagement, and EKU Libraries.

Join the EKU Counseling Center staff today for a workshop on Distress Tolerance. When life feels like you’re currently in the middle of an unfinished Jumanji game, your emotions can activate with a high degree of intensity. Changes in your daily routine and the people you’re around can lead to a mixture of emotions. These new experiences can be stressful. The tools provided in this workshop are aimed to provide you with skills to navigate these intense emotions and increase the positive experiences throughout your day.

Beyond Labels is an affirming support group for students who have and/or are questioning having LGBTQ* identities. This is a weekly virtual support group provided by the EKU Counseling Center. Beyond Labels meets Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30pm and is hosted through a secure video platform. Please contact Melissa Bartsch at melissa.bartsch@eku.edu or (859)622-1303 for more information.
TO ATTEND TODAY’S GROUP: email Melissa.Bartsch@eku.edu 15 minutes prior to group to receive group zoom link.

Color Coded is a safe space for students of color to express and discuss personal experiences with other EKU students of color. This discussion-based support group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 2-3pm and is hosted by a secure video platform. For more information, please contact Melissa Cozart at melissa.cozart@eku.edu or (859)622-1303.
TO ATTEND TODAY’S GROUP: email Melissa.Cozart@eku.edu 15 minutes prior to group start time to receive instructions on how to join today’s group.

Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It can also feel overwhelming, lonely, and complicated. Grief group is safe space to receive support, learn to cope, and to connect with other students who are also adjusting to the death of a friend, family member, or loved one. This weekly virtual group is provided by the EKU Counseling Center and hosted through a secure video platform. A group orientation is required to join this group. Contact EKUCC clinician Michalle Rice, LPP at 859-622-1303 or email at michalle.rice@eku.edu for more information.

Pathfinders is an affirming weekly support group for students who are first generation college students. At EKU, a student is considered "first gen" if they are the first in their family to attend a four-year university or if neither of their parents/guardians have completed a bachelor’s degree. Some first gen students may have older siblings who have attended college. This virtual group is provided by the EKU Counseling Center and is hosted through a secure video platform.
TO ATTEND TODAY’S GROUP: email Brett.Smith@eku.edu 15 minutes prior to group start time. Dr. Smith will email you instructions on how to join today’s group.

Come and join the Health Promotion team for Tasty Tuesday from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in the Student Recreation Center! We will have delicious healthy snacks for you to enjoy. We hope to see you there!