With the first month of classes behind us and spooky season in full swing, campus life is buzzing! We’re hitting our stride, and there’s plenty going on this week that you won’t want to miss.
Don’t forget to check out the Important Dates to Know for October 2025.
Week-long Events:
Student Success Series Workshops
Are you a student interested in building skills and enhancing strategies related to academic success? Do you need a little bit of guidance and support around a particular academic success topic? Attend a Student Success Series Workshop (via Zoom) happening all this week at a variety of times.
Tuesday, October 28
In honor of Salem State University Pride Month (celebrated in accordance with LGBTQ+ History Month), Inclusive Excellence's Center for Equity, Education and Belonging (CEEB) invites you to join us on Zoom for LGBTQ Plus You: Supporting Salem State’s LGBTQ+ Communities Through Policy and Practice. This in-depth workshop is designed to strengthen our collective capacity to support LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff by examining how higher education policy, institutional culture, and individual practices intersect to shape the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ communities on campus.
Ask a Dietitian – 3:30-5:30 pm
Campus Life and Recreation/Gassett Fitness Center is partnering with your campus dietitian to offer advice and sample healthy snacks! Stop by at the time that's most convenient for you between 3:30 and 5:30 pm to ask any diet- or health-related questions. No need to pre-register.
Wednesday, October 29
Anna Sokolow Workshop with Kirsten McKinney
As a performer, choreographer, and teacher, Anna Sokolow had an extraordinary influence on the world of dance, drawing inspiration from her own life and the challenges she saw in the world throughout the 20th century. She began her career as a dancer with Martha Graham and became one of the most dynamic of the modern dance choreographers whose repertoire can be found in dance companies around the world. She also contributed to the theatre choreographing for the Broadway stage, as well as teaching movement to actors at The Actors Studio. She created a body of work that blends modern dance and music with theatre, poetry and prose.
All are welcome to attend this workshop.
Ireland's Last Witch Trial, 1711 – 4:30-6 pm
Dr. Victoria McCollum and Dr. Andrew Sneddon and their Ulster University team will introduce The Islandmagee Witches 1711 Digital and Creative Project (w1711.org), which includes a graphic novel, a play, digitized trial documents, an award-winning Virtual Reality experience, a short animation, and a new cutting-edge video game for PC. The team will take us through a "making of" and curated walkthrough of the game. Sponsored by the History Department. Free and open to the public.
Five Nights at Freddys – 6-9 pm
Get ready for Halloween by watching Five Nights at Freddy's with the esports staff! We'll be showing the movie in ECC Metro, and you can come test your nerves by playing the game in the Esports Lounge with the lights off! Light food and refreshments will be provided. No pre-registration required.
Thursday, October 29
Please join the Center for Accessible Academic Resources for a CAARstume Open House!
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