Take a look at what is happening on campus this coming week and stay in the know so you never miss an event. Don’t forget to check out upcoming dates and deadlines for the month ahead. Important dates to know.
Weeklong Events
Fitness Bingo
Gassett Fitness Center
Complete a Fitness BINGO card to win a prize! This includes challenges, attending classes, and trying new equipment! Stop by the front desk of the Gassett Fitness Center to grab your card. No pre-registration is required.
Ellison Campus Center Open House
Join us at the Ellison Campus Center for an Open House! Explore the building with a self-guided tour using QR codes to discover our offices and services. Plus, enter to win exciting prizes! Don’t miss this chance to get to know your campus center and have fun. See you there!
Monday, September 9
Music and Dance New Faculty Artist Talks: Jarell Rochelle and Holly Zagaria
11 am-12 pm I Classroom Building, Central Campus
Join us for artist talks by new music and dance faculty Jarell Rochelle and Holly Zagaria. Let's extend a big welcome to Jarell and Holly while learning about them as artists and teachers.
Tuesday, September 10
Student Involvement Fair
11:30 am-1 pm I Ellison Campus Center
All of our student organizations along with various offices and campus resources will be at the fair and ready to talk with you about what they offer and how to join their club or attend their events this year! Hope to see you there!
Flu Shot Clinic
1-2 pm I Ellison Campus Center
Counseling and Health services strongly recommends students receive their flu vaccine. There are free flu clinics twice a week this Fall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through October.
Employment Fair
3-5 pm I Ellison Campus Center
Come and learn about numerous part-time employment and internship possibilities. Opportunities include on-campus work-study and part-time employment, local off-campus part-time employment, volunteer and internship opportunities
Debate Watch Party
7:30 pm Forten Hall (Starbucks)
Join the Berry Institute of Politics to watch the first Presidential 2024 debate with presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Wednesday, September 11
SEXAPALOOZA
10-12 pm I Forten Hall Starbucks
Want a free Starbucks drink? Please join Counseling and Health services on September 11 anytime between 10 am-12 pm at Starbucks for SEXAPALOOZA to learn about Safer Sex, get tested for Sexually Transmitted Infections, meet some of our student organizations, and win some amazing prizes!
Flu Shot Clinic
1-2 pm I Ellison Campus Center
Counseling and Health services strongly recommends students receive their flu vaccine. There are free flu clinics twice a week this Fall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through 10/30/2024 from 1-2pm.
Virtual Workshop – Advancing Together: Roadmap to Becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution
3-4 pm I Zoom
Join Elisa Castillo, Assistant Vice President of HSI-MSI Initiatives, and the Center for Teaching Innovation team to focus on our SSU journey to become a Hispanic Serving Institution. This virtual workshop provides an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together and review the latest updates and progress on our university's roadmap toward becoming an HSI.
Affinity Welcome Mixer
4-6 pm I Ellison Campus Center
Come meet and mingle with our diverse (new and returning) SSU community members (students, staff and faculty), get to know our Employee Resource and Affinity Groups (ERGs), affinity-based student organizations and campus partners.
This event is free and open to all!
Thursday, September 12
Ask a Dietitian
3:30-5:30 pm I Gassett Fitness Center
Campus Life and Recreation/Gassett Fitness Center is partnering with your campus dietitian to offer advice! Stop by at the time most convenient for you between 3:30-5:30 pm to ask about any diet and health related questions. No need to pre-register.
Big Prize BINGO
6-8 pm I Ellison Campus Center Vets Hall
Come on down to BIG PRIZE BINGO! Don't miss out on a night of fun and the chance to win some amazing prizes like a Nintendo Switch, tv, JBL speaker, and MORE! See you there!
Soundings East Launch Party
6:30-8 pm I Viking Hall
Join the Editorial Staff of Soundings East, the international journal of Salem State’s writing program, as it celebrates 51 years of publication. Shane Bulcamino, Delia Cullity, Michael Mahin, and Meghan Miraglia have put together a spectacular issue. Come discover what’s in the new issue, meet some of the contributors, and celebrate the winners of the Claire Keyes Poetry Contests. There will be good words and good cake!
On-Going Events
Athletics
Check out the calendar for upcoming games and athletic events.
Group Classes at the Gassett Fitness Center
The Gassett Fitness Center offers weekly group exercise classes as a benefit of your membership which is covered by student fees for registered students and as a benefit of employment for university employees.
Art Official Intelligence – Art + Design Faculty Showcase Opens
10 am-4 pm I Winfisky Gallery
Join us for the 2024 Art + Design Faculty Showcase. This annual event features work of faculty from within Salem State University's nationally accredited Art + Design department. Works by both full-time and adjunct studio faculty in printmaking, painting, design, sculpture, photography and various other media are exhibited
JCPenney Suit Up Discount Shopping Event Fall 2024
This is an exclusive event for all Salem State students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Receive up to an additional 30% off on all professional clothing, accessories, and shoes. The discount does not apply on clearance items. Get everything you need for your job, or an interview, at an affordable price