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S T UDENT A CT I V I T I ES & LEA DER S HI P DEV ELOPMENT

          CLUB CENTRAL CONNECTION

 ELECT >                                                                         REGISTER >

TRANSITION                                                                      DON'T BE DEFUNCT
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                                                                                 O organizations must re-register each year. The
     rganization officers have the                                               Registration process will launch on Club Central on
O ability to create online elections                                             Friday, April 15, and will be due May 31. Clubs who
within their organizations on Club                                               register before finals (May 8) will be entered to win
Central, either for the entire                                                   $500 for their Base Budget. Registration requires at
community to vote on, or exclusive                                               minimum a President, Treasurer, and Faculty Advisor.
to organization members.

Officers can create as many ballots
as needed. Each ballot can be
accessible to the general user
population or any number of
eligibility lists. SA/LD Program
Advisors can assist in making these
eligibility lists, which eliminates any
conflict of interest or accessibility
concerns. A student will see each
ballot they are designated to see.

However, club leaders should first
look to their organization's
constitution for guidance regarding
elections. If you are meeting with
                                            BUDGET >
                                                              CLUB FUNDING 2022-2023
student leaders regarding elections,           he initial budget that student clubs            2pm Finance Meeting. Please encourage
here are a few questions to consider:      T and organizations receive is called a             student club leaders to sign-up to present on
                                          Base Budget, and organizations are                   a date before then, or on that last date if a
   What percentage of your club’s
                                          currently submitting and presenting their            time slot is still available. The sign-up sheet
   full time members must be
                                          proposals for the 2022-2023 academic year.           to pick the club’s presentation time was
   present for, or participate in, the
                                          The application for Base Budgets opened              emailed to all student leaders and is also
   election voting to take place (also
                                          March 1st at 9am on Club Central                     highlighted as yellow alert on the Club
   known as a “quorum”) and be
                                          (clubcentral.ccsu.edu). Students should go           Central homepage. Presentation times will
   validated?
                                          to the Student Government page and scroll            be Monday’s at 2pm during the regular
   How will students cast their
                                          down to view forms. The Base Budget                  Finance Committee Meeting, as well as
   votes? Who will count the votes?
                                          Application will close April 15th at 11:59pm.        virtual on Fridays at 2pm as well. Contact
   When will officer elections take
                                          The last date reserved for Base Budget               SGA Treasurer, Stephanie Elissaint,
   place?
                                          Presentations is Monday, April 18th at the           Selissaint@my.ccsu.edu with any questions.

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HENNA DAY                              ROSES DAY
Monday, March 21 | 11am-12pm           Wednesday, March 23 | 11am              MEET A MUSLIM
                                                                               WEEK - STARTS
Student Center Circle                  Student Center Lobby
This is day 1 of MSA's annual Meet a   This is day 3 of MSA's annual Meet a
Muslim Week event. We will have a
henna artist ready to provide
                                       Muslim Week event. We will be
                                       handing out roses to students who
                                                                               MARCH 21, 2022
students with gorgeous designs! Stop   stop by our table as a way to spread
by and start your week strong with a   positivity on campus! Stop by and
henna tattoo!                          pick up a rose for yourself and hand
                                       one to someone you care about!
HIJAB & KUFI DAY
Tuesday, March 22 | 10am - 12pm        CRICKET DAY!
Student Center Circle                  Thursday, March 24 | 3:30pm –
This is day 2 of MSA's annual Meet a   4:30pm | Recreation Field
Muslim Week event. We will be          This is day 4 of MSA's annual Meet a
handing out hijabs and kufi hats to    Muslim Week event. We will be
students on campus and showing         playing a friendly game of cricket
them how it's worn. This community     and enjoying some snacks and

                                                                                CLUB CENTRAL
building exercise can help students    drinks! This event is a collaboration
try new things and add diversity to    with the South Asian Students
campus! Hope to see you there!         Association (SASA). Bring friends!

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CLASS OF 2022
                               CELEBRATING THE SENIOR CLASS
     ith commencement                                                                                  These student leaders also
 W ceremonies being                                                                                    hope to help the university
 planned for May 14th,                                                                                 with communication
 students are looking for                                                                              regarding the
 ways to celebrate with the                                                                            commencement
 Class of 2022. This year, a                                                                           ceremony. They hope to
 group of student leaders                                                                              learn more about the
 are working on a Senior                                                                               process of inviting
 Celebration Series, which                                                                             friends/family, how to get
 involves planning                                                                                     their regalia, and other
 programs to bring                                                                                     important details about
 graduating students                                                                                   the day!
 together to have fun and
 prepare them for what                                                                                 If you haven't already,
 comes next.                                                                                           please be sure to mark
                                                                                                       your calendars: Saturday,
 So far, the group has                                                                                 May 14, 2022 (rain date is
 hosted a table at the Club                                                                            May 15) at Arute Stadium.
 Open House to create                                                                                  There will be two
 awareness of the                                                                                      ceremonies, one at 9 a.m.
 committee and to recruit                                                                              with Carol A. Ammon
 members. Students also                                                                                College of Liberal Arts &
 had the opportunity to                                                                                Social Sciences and the
 sign-up for a Senior Focus                                                                            School of Business. At 2:30
 Group, to hear from                                                                                   p.m. we will be celebrating
 student directly about                                                                                with the School of
 their ideas. This was in                                                                              Education & Professional
 addition to a survey that                                                                             Studies and the School of
 was launched, in which 90       These ideas include:                                                  Engineering, Science &
 seniors shared their ideas         A job search informational, with tips about resumes, asking for    Technology.
 about their last few               references, and interview tricks.
 months at CCSU. With a             Class of 2022 apparel to take as a memento                         If you have questions
 wide-variety of programs           Field day to get outside and enjoy warmer weather                  about the Senior
 being proposed to the              Self-care day, to acknowledge the resilience of the class of 22    Celebration Series
 committee, now is a time           Cap and gown decorating, prior to commencement                     committee, please reach
 to prioritize events and           Senior excursions to local attractions (Axe Throwing, Yard Goats   out to their Program
 purchase memorabilia.              Game, etc...)                                                      Advisor, Angelo Prevosto,
                                                                                                       at st_ap6232@ccsu.edu.
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SHARE >

                       UPCOMING EVENTS
                       C.A.N. WE READ YOUR MIND? MENTALISTS SHOW

                       Wednesday, March 23 | 7:30pm – 9pm
                       Semesters Café

                       Students will have their mind blown! Join C.A.N. to
                       watch a mentalist show hosted by David Hall and
                       Antonina for a performance you will never forget!
                       Relax and enjoy the performance with free food
                       from the Whey Station grilled cheese food truck.
                       Food is served starting at 7:30pm with the show
                       starting at 8pm. At the end of the show, C.A.N. will
                       reveal the Spring Concert Artist.

                       Central Activities Network

                       IN THE KNOW: ENGINEERING

                       Thursday, March 24 | 12pm – 2pm
                       Applied Innovation Hub (AIH)

                       A social gathering for Engineering students and
                       faculty to thoroughly engage the engineering
                       community throughout Central.

                       American Society of Mechanical Engineering

                       NON-RESONANT EXCEPTIONAL POINTS AS ENABLERS OF

                       NOISE-RESILIENT SENSORS

                       Friday, March 25 | 2:45pm – 4pm
                       Copernicus 20201

                       Alumn, William Tuxbury, will be giving a talk on his
                       graduate research and giving advice on the career
                       path to students.

                       Physics Club

                       MOVIE NIGHT - HIDDEN FIGURES

                       Friday, March 25 | 4pm – 6pm
                       Mosaic Lounge

                       Join SWE in celebration for Women's History
                       Month with a movie night! The club will be
                       showing the film "Hidden Figures".

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TRUE CRIME TRIVIA - MARCH 24
                                                              The Criminal Justice Club will be testing
                                                              student's knowledge on forensics, law,
                                                              criminals, and more!

LEARN TO DANCE - MARCH 31                                     FASHION & DESIGN - APRIL 14
The Central Organization for Latin Dance Appreciation         Students will be taking the stage in
(COLADA) and LAU are hosting a night of learning authentic    Alumni Hall this week, instead of
Latin American dances such as Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue.   Semesters Cafe.

LATE-NIGHT
PROGRAMS
If students want to make new friends while
having fun, send them to the Semester's
Cafe on Thursday nights from 10pm - 12am!

WELLNESS NIGHT - APRIL 7
Student Wellness is hosting a night of
laughs and intrigue. Ever wonder what it
would be like to know what someone else
was thinking? Mentalist, Eric Dittelman, will
be wowing the Devils Den in addition to
tarot card readers from 8pm-1pm.
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CAMPUS
RECREATION
FIND YOUR FITNESS LEVEL
HOSTING A PROGRAM               INTER-COLLEGIATE CLUB
FOR STUDENTS?                   SPORTS

RECentral is looking for        Club Sports is excited to
educational programs for        debut our Club Sport
employees to attend and         Home Game Tour! This
expand our student              season, we will be
leadership initiative. If you   highlighting different
feel our students could         outdoor sports and             FITNESS CLASSES
benefit from a program you      bringing attention to their
are hosting, please contact     team by providing food         Fitness Classes are back and better than
roux@ccsu.edu.                  trucks, and free giveaways     ever! We are excited to have introduced a
                                for students who come out      few new instructors to our team to
INTRAMURAL SPORTS               and support. More              maximize opportunities for students to
                                information on dates and       participate and get involved. The week of
Intramural basketball is in                                    February 14th, Fitness Instructor Carlie
                                times to come. Currently
full swing! 37 teams are                                       held Valentine’s themed cycling classes
                                active in CCSU Club Sports
competing in our                                               where participants were encouraged to
                                we have Men’s & Women’s
Recreational, Semi-                                            wear pink and red while they work out to
                                Rugby, Lacrosse, Soccer,
Competitive, and                                               a themed soundtrack! If you are
                                Volleyball, Karate, Dance
Competitive league. Each                                       interested in signing up for fitness classes,
                                Team, Baseball, Dance
team is participating for a                                    please visit myrec.ccsu.edu, or email
                                Central, Golf, Ice Hockey,
chance to play in the play-                                    student Area Supervisor of Fitness and
                                Ultimate Frisbee, and
offs, and Championship                                         Membership at Juliadewitt@my.ccsu.edu
                                Tennis. If you have any
game! If you have any                                          with any questions.
                                questions about club
questions about
                                sports, please contact Area
intramurals, please contact                                    SPECIAL EVENTS
                                Supervisor of Club Sports at
the student Area
                                gracebisgyer@my.ccsu.edu
Supervisor of Intramurals at                                   February 15th at 4 p.m. RECentral hosted
Mackenzie.lalashuis@my.cc                                      a Sprint & Spin contest! Participants
su.edu.                                                        competed in 10 minutes of running,
                                                               walking, or jogging, and 10 minutes of
SOCIAL MEDIA
                                                               biking. The top 3 finishers with the longest
                                                               distances won a prize!
RECentral is new to TikTok!
Feel free to follow along by
                                                               RECentral looks forward to releasing
following @recentralccsu. If
                                                               special events for the future including a 3-
you have any questions
                                                               point contest happening March 22. If you
about marketing, please
                                                               have any questions about RECentral’s
contact student Area
                                                               special events, please contact our student
Supervisor of Media &
                                                               Area Supervisor of Special Events at
Marketing at
                                                               molly.knybel@my.ccsu.edu.
gracelittle@my.ccsu.edu.
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NOMINATE >

                                                                                               ANNUAL
                                                                                               RECOGNITION
                                                                                                    UBOG Recognition is an annual
                                                                                               S program which recognizes
                                                                                               student leaders, student employees,
                                                                                               clubs, and organizations for
                                                                                               exceptional work throughout the
                                                                                               year.
   GOV'T >
                   SGA EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS                                                     Nominations are currently being
                                                                                               collected via a form on the SUBOG
     he new 2022-2023 Executive Board          Students who are interested in running for a
                                                                                               Club Central page: linked here. Here
 T has been elected! After a very              senate position can fill out a candidacy form
                                                                                               are some of the awards:
contested election, with voting taking place   on Club Central. They can choose to
                                                                                                  Community Service Program of
March 8-10th, the results were emailed out     represent commuters, resident students, or
                                                                                                  the Year
to all students and announced on SGA           run for an at-large position. Senators are
                                                                                                  Cultural Program of the Year
social media on Friday, March 11th. The        expected to attend weekly meetings as well
                                                                                                  Club Sport of the Year
results are:                                   as serve on SGA and faculty senate
                                                                                                  Student Organization of the Year
                                               committees. If you know a student who is
                                                                                                  Leader & Scholar of the Year
   President: Olanrewaju Olamuyiwa             interested in being more involved on
                                                                                                  Volunteer of the Year
   Vice President: Anaya Moore                 campus, challenging the status quo, and
                                                                                                  Faculty Advisor of the Year
   Treasurer: Madino Hassan                    gaining valuable leadership skills, encourage
                                                                                                  Student Leader of the Year
                                               them to run for a seat on the senate!
                                                                                                  Blue Devil Service Award
Now it’s time for the Senate campaigns to
begin to elect more student representatives.   Questions? Email christinagenovese@ccsu.edu     The nomination should address how
                                                                                               the nominee/org meets or exceeds
                                                                                               the eligibility criteria for the award(s).
                                      POST GRAD >                                              You may submit this form more than
                                                                                               once, so feel free to come back and

                                     GRADUATE STUDENTS                                         nominate others! Select the check
                                                                                               box next to the awards you wish to
                                          he GSA has had a successful spring semester          complete nominations for at this
                                      T supporting both the graduate and undergraduate         time. You will need to know the
                                     community here at CCSU. In this academic year, GSA        club/org name, the name of the
                                     has awarded over 40 scholarships for graduate             student leader, as well as their email
                                     research and conference attendance, helping students      address in order to nominate a club,
                                     achieve their professional and personal goals. We’ve      program, individual.
                                     also hosted various workshops and seminars. In this
                                     quarter of the academic year, you can find GSA            Nominations are due no later than
                                     brainstorming celebration ideas to commemorate our        April 14th at 5pm.
                                     graduate level Blue Devils!
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