The Student Activities Office (SAO) spent the holiday season supporting and engaging with students residing on campus over winter break. There were several events and multiple opportunities for students to interact with others in their community, including faculty and staff. Additionally, the Student Activities Office coordinated the Carleton Cupboard (food shelf) for students impacted by food insecurity. Approximately 80 students visited the Cupboard during the break, totaling nearly 600 visits. A huge "thank you" to the Carleton community for donating over ONE TON of non-perishable food items.
Residential Life housed over 200 students in campus housing during all or part of the Winter Break period. During this time Cassat Hall, Evans Hall and James Suites were home to students working at campus jobs, preparing for Comps, participating on athletic teams and enjoying the Minnesota winter.
The Gender & Sexuality Center (GSC) is excited to bring students to the annual MBLGTACC (Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference ) Conference in Kalamazoon, Michigan. The conference is "held to connect, educate, and empower queer and trans+ college students, faculty, and staff around the Midwest and beyond."
Office of Intercultural and International Life (OIIL) collaborated with Dacie Moses House over winter break to provide warm meals and community with the Mujaddara Dinner, Hot Pot night, and a New Year's Dumpling making party.
Winter term means the Career Center will be eagerly planning the Gettysburg Leadership Seminar and our two Scholars Programs, Kaleidoscope for Emerging Professionals of Color happening in Chicago and Arts in America happening in New York City. The Weitz Fellowship will also be recruiting during the winter term, with a deadline of February 9. Additionally, they are still in the process of hiring for the Program Director for Alumni Coaching & Career Collaborations position. They look forward to bringing candidates to campus mid-January.
Winter break was a busy time at Dacie Moses House. With the wonderful help of our house residents, Alex Zhai and Naseem Dillman-Hasso we hosted students for Sunday Brunch and a bagel pizza event. We also had the joy of collaborating with OIIL for a mujadara supper, hotpot supper, and Chinese dumpling making event. Thanks to Shenshen Wang who worked with us on these events. Dacie's also hosted students for a Christmas Eve supper and trip to Valley Grove and Keller's Christmas farm (a cultural event) and Christmas day breakfast. We hosted over 250 students, staff, alumni, and community friends during break for brunch and events. And as always, Dacie's was a warm place for students to come bake cookies and hang out.
TRIO/Student Support Services staff attended the annual EOA (Educational Opportunity Association) conference and the COE (Council for Opportunity in Education) Proposal Writing Workshop in November and December. Our office is working closely with Corporate and Foundation Relations and Institutional Research and Assessment to write our 2020-2025 grant, which is due later this month.