Civic Engagement

Open House Kick Off
Classroom Building Atrium, Central Campus
President Patricia Maguire Meservey and Executive Vice President Stanley Cahill will welcome you to campus. Check in at the welcome table in the atrium of the classroom building to pick up a full schedule of events. 

Winfisky Gallery Open House
Winfisky Gallery, Ellison Campus Center North Campus
Special neighborhood showing of Unanswered Questions: A Community Responds to 9.11, photographs by Ernest Mornin

Enterprise Center Open House, Central Campus

Children's Crafts, Marsh Hall Conference Center Lobby, Central Campus
Bring your children to Marsh Hall to make an engraved key tag or sand art craft. Children can choose from a variety of tags and have their names engraved on the spot or create a work of art in colorful sand in containers ranging from glass bottles, necklaces and honey bears to holiday assortments. 

Women’s Soccer vs. Framingham State University
Alumni Field, O’Keefe Center Complex

Women’s Volleyball vs. University of Southern Maine
Twohig Gymnasium, O’Keefe Center Complex

Modern Dance Class with Meghan McLyman
Dance Studio, O’Keefe Center Complex
This dance class will explore basic movement skills and fundamentals. It will begin with a floor warm-up, followed by standing exercises, and finishing with a dance combination. Find the joy of personal expression while eating up the space in full body movements. Most importantly, you will make connections with one another and have FUN! Wear clothing you can move comfortable in with no shoes or socks. No experience required. Not appropriate for children under 6.

Digital Storytelling and Digital Teach-nologies
Classroom Building Room 131, Central Campus
The Center for Teaching Innovation is displaying the many fascinating ways that internet and mobile technologies are changing teaching and learning. Come create your own digital story with sound, images and video to share with the world or put in a private space to share with your family and friends.   

An Introduction to Gaelic Football and Hurling with Noel Healy, Seminar Room 129, Atlantic Hall, Central Campus 
Irish native and faculty member Dr. Noel Healy will provide a 20 minute overview on the history, cultural significance and rules of Gaelic games. He will introduce the world’s oldest and fastest field game, hurling, while showing the audience how to swing a Hurley stick. Following the overview - watch Salem State students play a demonstration Gaelic Football game for the first time on campus.

Children’s Activities with Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Quad of the O’Keefe Center Complex
Join the SAAC for a fun afternoon of games and activities. Children of all ages welcome!

Knitting to Connect with Sheila Shea
Classroom Building Room 130, Central Campus
Come experience the excitement of a passion course! Discover why students, faculty, and staff have embraced the popularity of knitting on university campuses. With changes in the knitting industry, advancements in technology, and the commitment to civic engagement, knitters are building a community that is knitting for the common good. Hear how you too can be engaged in this campus initiative.

Resources at SSU Library
Classroom Building, Library Room CC185, Central Campus
Library staff will give an overview of print and electronic sources as well as resource guides and databases that are available at our library. Staff will also review library access for members of the Salem community and the services provided to the community by our librarians.

Glassblowing Demonstration with John Volpacchio
Glassworks Studio, Enterprise Center
Professor John Volpacchio and his students will demonstrate a variety of glassblowing, and glass sculpting techniques in our state-of-the-art glassblowing studio. Stadium seating is available for 30, and adults and children are encouraged to attend. You will be fascinated by the potential of this magical material.