Student Life

JCC Poetry Contest & BSU Dinner

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 9:55 pm

Join the Black Student Union for a catered soul food dinner. Student poets will be invited to share their poems for a chance to win gift cards.

  • Spoken Word: 1st winner - $100 gift card
  • 2nd winner - $50 gift card
  • 3rd winner - $30 gift card
  • Written Poem: 1st winner - $100 gift card

 

Mocktails Mix Off

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 9:55 pm

Taste for yourself as student-run clubs unleash their inner mixologists to impress a panel of judges with their best mocktail concoctions! Trophies will be given to the top three Best Tasting Drinks and Best Display.

Fall Fest

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 9:55 pm

Enjoy activities like face painting and decorating pumpkins while learning more about clubs on campus, upcoming events, and fundraisers. Participate in the costume contest, learn about Diwali, and help choose a winner from the amazing pumpkin sculptures created by the 3D design class too!

Magician Ran'D Shine

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 9:55 pm

No video edits, no actors, just pure mind-boggling magic entertainment! Magician and comedian Ran’D Shine performs "Real Magic for Real People." He combines playful audience interaction with psychological illusions, sleight of hand, and storytelling.

Shine the Light and Speak Out!

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 9:55 pm

Advocate for the awareness of, and fight against, domestic violence by joining JCC in a pledge “not to hurt others with your words or hands.” The SAC'D club will also lead a Speak Out for anyone interested in sharing about addiction and recovery, or domestic violence.

Rock the Hawk: JCC Pep Rally

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 9:55 pm

Meet the JCC Athletics teams and compete with fellow students, and members of faculty and staff for chances to win a $50 gift card! Watch your email to play trivia for other prizes too! The first 200 students to sign up for a team will take home a Hawk's Nest t-shirt.

Banned Books Read Out: "Freed Between the Lines"

Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 9:55 pm

Let's talk about Banned Books, censorship, and recent legislature passed to arrest librarians. Banned Books Week is an annual event launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries. The event highlights the value of free and open access to information, by bringing librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types together in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas.

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