the link

Club CentralInvolvement FairStudent Activities & Leadership Development was happy

to have clubs and organizations on campus for the fall

recruitment fair outside and spaced out along in the

Student Center Circle!

This program took place on Wednesday, September

15th, from 11 am - 2 pm. Organizations were given a table

and a location based on their club category.

In addition to joining clubs, students were able to pick up

t-shirts from the RECentral table and water bottles from

SA/LD. There was a live cover band as well as a mac &

cheese food truck.

In This Issue

The Club Cup GoosechaseCompetition (p.3)

Opening DayReflections (p.5)

Recap Freshman Move-inEvening Activities (p.3)

clubcentral.ccsu.edu - log-in using your Bluenet username and password forStudent Engagement Opportunities at Central

AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2021HERE WE GO AGAIN

Co-Curricular Transcriptsusing Event Pass (p.4)

Involvement Fair (p.1)

Late Night Events in theDevils Den (p.8)

Weeks of Welcome Eventsfor students (p.6)

Supporting the CCSUFootball team (p.9)

p.1

Club Trainings (p.10)

CLUBCENTRAL

Campus Recreation (p.11)

Weekly Club Meetings (p.12)

Guest Speaker Dr. G (p.2)

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EXPERIENCE

LEADS AND ATHLETICS PRESENTS

SESSION 112PM - 2PMHILLTOP CAFE ACTIVITIES ROOM

SESSION 23PM - 5PMHILLTOP CAFE ACTIVITIES ROOM

SESSION 36PM - 8PMWELTE AUDITORIUMSTUDENT ATHLETES ONLY

"StorySynergy" on September 23The CCSU Blue Devil Athletes as well as student organization leaders will be attending a

motivational speaker event titled "StorySynergy: The Power of Story Telling to Enhance

Community, Advance Understanding, and Improve Outcomes" by Dr. Derek Greenfield. This

session is an interactive speaking engagement that encourages community and productivity

through story telling. By advancing understanding of each other, CCSU's students will be able to

come together and grow as the Blue Devil leaders.

About Dr. GreenfieldDr. Greenfield has extensive experiene in Higher Education, most recently in his role as Vice

President for Student Engagement and Campus Life/Chief Diversity Officer at Kentucky State

University. Dr. G was even recognized as a “leader ” among HBCUs for diversity by the

Huffington Post. In addition to his Higher Education experiences, Dr. Greenfield has also served

on the Board of Directors for non-profit organizations. He is also the author of the well known

motivational book "The Answer is in Your Hands" and is co-editor of the book "Exploring Issues

of Diversity Within HBCUs." He has a long list of well known clients such as Children's Defense

Fund, Visa, CBS Sports. Ohio State, and more.

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SA/LD hosted a competition between allclubs to complete missions across campus,which has exposed them to our manypolicies and procedures.

The competition is hosted on thesmartphone app, GooseChase, and it asksstudents to collect pictures and videos,answer trivia questions, and check-in tolocations.

The Muslim Student Association caughtup with their Faculty Advisor, Dr. Al-Masoud in order to pick up 400 bonuspoints. They are tied with Tea Club!

the

Mission:Office Hours"Go find your Faculty Advisor's office! Youget points for taking a picture of their door,to show you stopped by, but you will receive400 bonus points if you get a picture withyour advisor, to show you have introducedyourself. "

Winner WinnerThe club or organization that wins The ClubCup will receive an addition $500 to theirbase budget, in addition to bragging rights!

The Tea Club met their new Faculty Advisor,Victoria Ginter, from Student Wellness Services.

Open up the browser on yourphone and type in the website:

clubcentral.ccsu.edu

In the upper-right of the screen,click on your name to expand amenu

Log-in using your Bluenetusername and password

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THE EVENT PASS!

Co-curricular transcriptsare developed using...

Your NameYN

Click on Event Pass & a QRcode will appear. Save this toyour phone!

Pull up this pass to be scannedat events.

Students can also use the Corqapp on their smartphone, whichhas their event pass and allevents at your fingertips.

4.

When students scan into

events, it allows for them to

view all of their activities on an

Involvement Portfolio on Club

Central.

Here is how students find their

Event Pass:

Zippy the Zebra

Trunks the Elephant

Silverback the Gorilla

Charlie the Leopard

Happy the Hippo

This was not your typical movie night. The Central

Activities Network (CAN) wanted to host an event the

night before classes start that would be relaxing yet

fun. A 28ft inflatable projection screen was built on

the lawn between DiLoreto and Carroll Halls.

CAN decided that laughing along to Kevin Hart and

"The Rock" in Jumanji: The Next Level would begin

the year on a high note. The Jumanji franchise began

in 1995 with the original film starring Robin

Williams, and was picked up again in 2017 with

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. In The Next Level

(2019), characters re-enter the game but the game is

fighting back.

To supplement the themes in the films, CAN picked

out safari animals to be part of a stuff-a-pal activity

during the movie. When students arrived at the

check-in location outside of Willard-DiLoreto, they

chose between:

They grabbed stuffing materials and a custom CAN

t-shirt for their new pal. In addition to this activity,

students can also enjoyed pre-packaged popcorn

bags and plenty of bottled water.

The first 100 students received an exclusive CAN

beach towel, perfect for using to lounge on the lawn.

The movie ended in a cliff hanger, so we might be

able to expect more Jumanji movies in the future.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021

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LATE NIGHTS

The first event of the semester was full of laughing,

socializing, and lots of singing! An exciting night full

of prizes and some friendly competition. It was so

much fun to see the blue devils back on campus.

BLUE DEVIL MUSIC BINGOTHURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021

We loved seeing all the designs, creativity, and all of

the memories that were being made while students

decorated cactus planters! Students had the

opportunity to learn about ways to de-stress from

the Student Wellness Center and grab free goodies!

DE-STRESS SOCIALTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

HYPNOTIST LIVE!THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Students made memories that will last forever on

Thursday night, laughing together while watching

one of the best Hypnotist shows ever. Everyone

loved being able to customize their own personal

tote bag, before and after the show.

REVIEWED BY THE DEVILSDEN STUDENTCOORDINATOR...

BROOKE HAMMOND!

LET'S GO BLUE DEVILS

A joint effort between several student-led organizations is under way to celebrate CCSU's

Homecoming. The Student Government Association, Central Activities Network, Inter-

Residence Council, and Devils Den Late Night, are teaming up with Athletics to host a Pep

Rally on Thursday, October 7th. While details are still being confirmed students can expect

some of the following:

- Munchers Internaltion Food Truck, serving primarily Caribbean food

- Local favorite Craftbird Food Truck, serving fried chicken

- Frisbies Dairy Barn, serving the Blue Devil Ice Cream Sandwich

- Introduction of the football team and coaches

- CCSU Cheer

- Dance Team

- Dance Central

- Pep Squad

- Pep Rally T-shirts

- Pom Poms

- Large Blue Devil Horns

- Large blue foam glow sticks

- Airbrush tattoo artists

- Music and more!

There is a special surprise that is sure to be a BLAST!

On Saturday, October 9th, SA/LD is supporting these

organizations in the development of pre-game festivities for

current CCSU students only. Kickoff against the Columbia

Lions is at 1pm. Starting at 10am, students can visit the Up the

Hill Quad to participate in a Bungee Jump Trampoline, a

Photo Koozie novelty, and Giant Bucket Toss. There will also

be a mechanical football, taco truck, and Ice Cream Emergency.

We hope to make this a memorable and fun experience for

our current CCSU students.

OCTOBER 7TH AND 9TH

MARK YOUR CALENDERS FOR HOMECOMING

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Student Activities & Leadership Development

offered a session for clubs that were able to register

on time and who remained active throughout the

past year.

No we did not hand out free cell phones... "a celly" is

the term our students are using to abbreviate "a

celebration", but we did hand out free ice cream at

the end of the program!

Club leaders learned about the changes made to club

processes, including the re-branding of "The Link".

CLUB CELLY & REFRESHERFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

FRIDAYS, SEPTEMBER 17 AND 2410AM-11AM | PHILBRICK ROOM

CLUB OFFICER TRAININGEach club must send 2 executive members to thesemandatory trainings. These sessions include an in-depth overview on the important hallmarks of aclub, such as planning events, purchasing, travel,resources, Club Central and more. Students pickfrom one of the dates above.

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Kicking Off the IntramuralSeason

Flag Football and 7v7 Soccerare off to a great start! Thereare competitive andrecreational leagues for all skilllevels.

Fitness Classes

Fitness classes are off to a혀혁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 start! If you haven’talready, check outmyrec.ccsu.edu for classregistration!

I N T H E N E W S W I T H

campus recreationWHAT'S NEW?

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UPCOMINGPROGRAMS

what's going on?

ACABELLA REHEARSALSWeds. at 7pm and Sun. at 5pmMarcus White Living Room

BLACK STUDENT UNIONThursdays at 5pmPhilbrick Camp, Student Center

CAR CLUBThursdays at 7:30pmPhilbrick Camp, Student Center

CENTRAL ACTIVITIESNETWORKWednesdays at 7:30pmSprague Carleton, Student Center

CHESS CLUBThursdays at 7:00pmBlue & White, Student Center

CHRISTIAN STUDENTS @CENTRALTuesdays at 12:15pm Wednesdays at 12pm Philbrick1849 Room, Student Center

E-SPORTS CLUBFridays at 4:00pmPhilbrick Rm, Student Center

FUTURE EDUCATORS CLUBTuesdays at 7:30pm 1849 Rm, Student Center

CLUB MEETINGSGERONTOLOGY CLUB Mondays at 11am1849 Room, Student Center

JAPANESE CULTURE CLUBThursday, September 9 at 7:00pmSprague Carleton, Student Center

LATIN AMERICAN STUDENTSORGANIZATIONThursdays at 5pmVance Academic, Travelers Hall

NEWMAN CLUBTuesdays at 4:30pmPhilbrick Room, Student Center

PEP SQUADTuesdays & Wednesdays, 7:30pmKaiser Dance Studio

SOCIETY OF WOMENENGINEERSThursdays at 4pmClock Tower, Student Center

STUDENT GOVERNMENTWednesday, September 8 at3:05pmBellin Gallery, Student Center

UNITED CARIBBEAN CLUBWednesdays at 6:30pmPhilbrick Room, Student Center

But wait, there's more! Allmeetings are posted on ClubCentral.

Clubcentral.ccsu.edu