Read on to learn about the exciting opportunities happening on campus this week.
This week's edition of the Rabbit Report includes:
Students' Association
UPC Upcoming Events
Theatre & Dance Production
Student Organization Awards
Little International
State a Thon Miracle Week Push Week
Work Ready Bootcamp Series
Need to Report a Concern?
1. Students' Association
Tonight's Meeting
The Students' Association Senate will have its weekly meeting tonight at 7:00pm in the Lewis and Clark room at the Student Union. All are welcome! Check out the links below for more information.
The Students' Association is looking for feedback to make your student experience better! Fill our our anonymous form and let us know what you want to see changed on campus!
The Students' Association employs a lawyer to provide legal aid services to SDSU students on legal practices including rental agreements, citizenship procedures, and other legal matters. Legal aid office hours will be taking place every Wednesday from 3:00pm - 6:00pm in the Students' Association Office. Please reach out to sdsu.sachiefofstaff@sdstate.edu to schedule an appointment.
2. UPC Upcoming Events
- Summoning Spirits
- Dive-In Movie
- Valentines Pottery Night
- Hollywood Murder Mystery
- At Home Movie Night
Dive-In Movie
Join us for a unique viewing of the original 1975 Blockbuster hit, Jaws. Grab your favorite swimsuit and come float in the Miller Wellness Center Pool on Thursday, February 8th at 7:00 pm. Floaties and paddleboards will be provided for students.
Struggling to come up with a gift idea for Valentine’s Day this year? Join us for a night of pottery making for Valentine’s Day in Jack’s Place on Tuesday, February 13th at 6:00pm. There will also be a chance to win a $40 gift card to Craft Restaurant in Brookings. Supplies are limited. First come first serve.
Act one: each guest gets their own secret identity and an interrogation form. The detectives ask questions to determine suspicious characters. Act two: using guests’ findings, the detectives further question suspects and run them through improvisational games to prove their innocence! The crowd then decides who gets “released” and who gets added to the police lineup. Act three: the detectives decide who the final suspects are, and guests generate theories. The best theories are then used for “crime scene reenactments”, with the bravest audience members taking the stage with potential killers to determine who is guilty. The event will happen on Tuesday, February 27th at 7:00pm-8:30pm at the VolstRoff Ballroom.
Get ready to enjoy those cold nights indoors by hosting a movie night with all your friends! This basket comes with everything you need for your own at-home theater. The giveaway opens on Monday, February 5th, and closes on Wednesday, February 14th. The winner will be announced Monday, February 19th.
Are you looking for some good entertainment? Check out the new play "The Escape Thingy!"
The Escape Thingy
Los Angeles actor and playwright Deb Hiett will be in Brookings to celebrate the collegiate premier of her new play The Escape Thingy. Performance dates are February 22-24 at 7:30pm and February 25 at 2:00pm at the Fishback Studio Theatre in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the South Dakota State University campus. There will be a public dialogue with Deb after the Friday performance.
In The Escape Thingy, two very different couples meet in an "Escape Room" game night, each needing very different types of escape. The clock is literally ticking as they attempt to solve the puzzles, distinguish facts from alternative facts, and weigh the risks of unlocking the door to the dangerous world outside.
Adults tickets are $22, Seniors/Military/SDSU Employee/Children are $20 and SDSU Students are FREE with Student ID. The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center Box Office will open for in-person sales one week prior to the opening performance.
It's that time of year - Board of Regents Student Organization Award Season! This is a fantastic opportunity for your (amazing) organization to gain institutional and state recognition for all of the energy you have put into your student organization over the course of 2023.
There are THREE award categories (applications attached to this email, and you can find them on the Student Activities page of Jack's Club Hub):
Organizational Leadership Academic Excellence Community Service
Applications will be open through 11:59 PM on February 12th, with award winners being announced via email and on Jack's Club Hub on February 22nd.
To apply: Please fill out award application(s) appropriate for your student organization and email to SDSU.StudentActivities@sdstate.edu by 11:59 PM, Monday, February 12th. PLEASE NOTE - you do NOT need the president's signature.
If you have questions: Please reach out to Cara.Olson@sdstate.edu anytime!
The 101st Little International Livestock Drawing will take place Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, at 7 pm in Rotunda D. The drawing is open to ALL SDSU STUDENTS interested in showing livestock at the 101st Little International. If you are interested in representing your club in the Lamb Lead competition, or you have a team ready to go for the NEW Beef Cattle Fitting Contest, or you are just interested in showing livestock you, or a representative on your behalf, MUST be present at the drawing to enter. If you are worried about not having prior experience, no worries; the livestock staff will help you learn how to make your animal show their best!
State a Thon is a student-led organization that raises money for Children’s Miracle Network all year long. All of our fundraising efforts go to the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Miracle Week is a week full of activities and fundraisers!
Monday, February 5th
Happy Miracle Week
Canning @ 5:00 pm at The Depot gas station
Bowling @ 6:30 - 8:30 pm at The Lanes
There will also be a 50/50 Drawing!
Tuesday, February 6th
Recruitment Day
Use promo code XOXO to receive $5 off your registration fee, or XOXOGREEK if you are part of Greek life!
Wooden Legs Trivia Night @ 7:00 pm
Wednesday, February 7th
Why I Dance Wednesday
Canning @ 5:00pm at Camelot Intermediate School
Eponymous Brewing Company (EBC) Bingo @ 7:00pm
Thursday, February 8th
30K in a day!
Canning @ 5:00pm at Sarah Renae park
Crumbl Cookies @ Union Main Street 11:00 am - 2:00 pm ($5 a cookie)
Participant Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. in Rotunda F
Join us for our Angel Ceremony honoring the Miracle kids we have lost, a Power Hour of Fundraising, and enjoy some Papa Johns!
Friday, February 9th
Stewardship Day
We will be giving out free popcorn @ Union Main Street 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Follow us on Instagram at @sdsustateathon, on Facebook at SDSU State A Thon, and on Tik Tok @stateathon to stay up to date with Miracle Week happenings!
SDSU is working together with the Brookings Connect Chamber Committee to provide this unique opportunity for Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate students. It will take place on Monday, February 26, March 4, 18, and 25 from 6:00-8:00pm (3 sessions on-campus and 1 off-campus). This is a free program that aims to bridge the gap between academia and the professional world, providing a transformative experience for SDSU juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
Program participants will be selected through an application process and can expect to learn about:
You have great resources available right at your fingertips to help you through your experience at SDSU, one of which is the online Student Handbook. Here you can find policies, processes, information on how to get involved and details about student services and supports to make you successful. You also have many ways to report academics and non-academics concerns. Finally, if you need assistance, know that we are here to help and our Student Ombudsperson and the University Ombuds Office are both resources to assist you in a variety of ways.
To submit an event for consideration to be featured in the Rabbit Report, contact SDSU.SACommunications@sdstate.edu by Thursday at 11:59pm. Please include all event information written similarly to the format above. All submissions are subject to the Rabbit Report Submission Guidelines.
Go Jacks!
Students' Association, SDSU, Box 2815, University Student Union 128, Brookings, SD 57007, 605-688-5181
