2011-12 Activity Calendar Now Available

Looking for things to do this fall? How about live music on campus? Or the latest Hollywood and Independent films? Or what about an athletic event where you can cheer on your WVU Parkersburg Riverhawks?

You can now keep track of all of our upcoming events at www.wvuplife.org

Go there now to see all of the great events we have lined up this semester and check back often to see the frequently updated list.

Laser Glow miniature golf

SEA is "putting for dough". Come to the College Activities Center on Wednesday, Jan. 19 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and show us what you can do with a putter in your hands. Laser Glow miniature golf will challenge all of you. You might even win some great prizes also. See you there, by the way, it's FREE, FREE, FREE.

Welcome Back.

SEA is pleased to Welcome Back to campus all students, faculty and staff for the Spring 2011 semester. To kick things off for the year SEA is bringing back an old favorite - Funny T's on Wednesday, Jan. 12 from 9am - 3pm, in the Activities Center area. A $1.00 charge will get your face plastered on a T-shirt in a picture of your own choosing. Make sure you check this event out - you'll be glad you did, if nothing else you can laugh at your friends as they have theirs done.

Cold chillin' with CyberDream.

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010 will be cold chillin' day as we celebrate the end of the semester with CyberDream. CyberDream is an innovative mind and body relaxing event that incorporates mind and body virtual reality. The event will take place in the cafeteria/Activities Center area from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and of course it is totally FREE.

Take advantage of this opportunity to do a little cold chillin' and prepare yourself for the upcoming Finals Week.

Sponsored by SEA.

It's LAZER BOWLING time.

One of the most popular events SEA sponsors is back again as we will be sponsoring a Lazer Bowling Halloween party on Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 9:00 pm - Midnight at Emerson Bowling Lanes. Prices for evening are; $2.00 for students + 1 guest, $4.00 for everyone else, price includes shoe rental, bowling, and 1 large pizza and pitcher of pop per lane (6 people per lane minimum). Prizes will be given throughout the evening with a $50.00 Applebees gift card for best costume. Tickets MUST be purchased in advance in the Student Activities office (Rm. 1407), for more info please call 304-424-8309.

The Great Pink Out.

SEA is proud to sponsor the Pink Out - a nationwide effort by the American Cancer Society to raise breast cancer awareness during the month of October. SEA will be giving out breast cancer info, pink cookies, and sponsoring a drawing with prizes - including a $50.00 Applebees card.

Above all, SEA would like everyone to WEAR PINK on Wednesday, Oct. 20 to show your support.

It's Tailgate Time

SEA is sponsoring a Tailgate Party this Thursday evening Oct. 14, 2010. WVU is hosting the South Florida Bulls in Big East action beginning at 7:30 pm. Join us in the Student Lounge around 7:00 pm. We'll be serving up hot dogs and chips w/salsa with soft drinks for anyone pulling for the Mountaineers.....if you're rooting for the Bulls......I guess you can come also.

Fall Fest

Join us for our annual FALL FEST. This is our 7th year for this annual event and it promises to be one of our best. This year we will be moving the fest to the Courtyard where we'll be serving up bratwurst, kielbasa & sauerkraut. Other activities include a pumpkin pie eating contest, a cornhole tourney, horseshoes and various other events. Join us from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm in the Courtyard, oh by the way IT'S FREEEEEEEEEE.

Golf anyone?

The Intramural office at WVU Parkersburg is hosting a 2-person scramble - golf tournament on Friday, Oct. 1 beginning at 1:00 pm at Woodridge Plantation golf course. Cost for the event is an amazing $10.00/18 holes & a cart for students, faculty and staff and $20.00/per for all guests.

For more information or to sign up please contact the Student Activities/Intramurals office in room 1407 or call 304-424-8309. Any day on the golf course has got to be better than ............

Riverhawk Volleyball

STUDENTS, here's your first chance to see the newly formed, hard-working, give-it-all-ya-got, "good lookin' uniforms" Volleyball team. That's right, after opening the season with 2 long road trips to the University of Cincinnati Clermont (a Final Four team last year) and to Ashland University in northern Ohio, our team will finally get to make the long trek to here. This Monday at 6:00 pm our ladies will take the home floor for the first time. Plan to stick around and check them out - they really play and work hard. See you at the game.

Merchant's Fair

SEA is pleased to present the annual Merchant's Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 10am - 1pm in the Multi-Purpose room. The event gives area merchant's the chance to display/discuss their merchandise/services with you the students. Obviously then, this event gives students the chance to visit with area merchant's and discover just what our surrounding area has to offer.
Stop in and check it out.

Any Native American Indians Out There?

Looking for others with Native American Indian heritage to form a group or club to exchange information, study the history and culture of the American Indian and share family histories with.

If you suspect American Indian heritage in your family this is a place to learn more information about the tribe or tribes your ancestors came from.

If interested, please reply to this post. I will have further information for you about setting a meeting place and time.

Pathfinder

Career Fair

The Career Services Office is hosting a Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 22 in the Multi-Purpose room from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. The fair will provide an excellent opportunity for students to practice their interview skills and to network with employers. For more information please contact Sandy Swisher at (304) 424-8304 or go to office 1407.

Club Fair.

SEA/SGA is pleased to present this year's Club Fair. Students can visit the Activities Center on Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and join, gather info about and just meet and greet new friends. All WVU Parkersburg clubs will have a table where you can get information or even join a new organization. SGA as an added bonus is providing Taco's-In-A-Bag to entice you to enter the room. This is the best deal you'll get all year - free food, new clubs, new friends and new ways to network. See you there.

Backdoor Comedy Club

SEA is proud to welcome back the ever popular Backdoor Comedy Club. The laughs will be nonstop beginning at 8:00 pm on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. This semesters' club will feature; Adam Ace - who "combines phyical comedy, music, improvisation, props, stand up and audience interaction that takes crowds on a comedy adventure" and Michael Dean Ester - named one of the hottest comics of '09. Doors to the multi-purpose room in the College Activities Center open at 7:30 pm. Tickets prices are as follows; students, faculty and staff $3.00 per ticket or 2 for $5.00 in advance, general public tickets are $5.00 each and ALL tickets at the door will be $7.00 each. Soft drinks and light snacks are included in the price of the tickets. Laughs are guaranteed so don't miss this show.

The Backdoor Comedy Club is back. "We'll make you laugh till it hurts."

Troops Week.

TROOPS WEEK

SGA along with SEA is celebrating and honoring our men and women in the Armed Forces. We'll kick off the week with our annual cookout on Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm behind the cafeteria. Come out, thank a vet, and have a burger or dog on us. On Thursday, Sept. 9, SEA is sponsoring a poster sale through Beyond the Wall poster sales. This will occur in the Activities Center from 10am - 6pm. Finally, on Friday, Sept. 10 we will host a tribute/memorial for 9/11. This event will begin at 9:00 am in front of the college - by the flag pole. Please plan to attend any and all of these events as we show our appreciation for those who provide us the freedom to do so.

Volleyball team set to kickoff season.

The new WVU Parkersburg Volleyball team is set to kickoff the 2010 season this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 in a Tri at the University of Cincinnati Clermont, Ohio State University Mansfield is the third team participating. Our Ladyhawks will take the floor for their first game at high noon against UC Clermont. The tourney will take place on the UC campus in Batavia, Ohio. Our first chance to see the team will be Oct. 17 when they host Ashland University. For more information about the team please contact coach Dr. Phil McClung and be sure to check out the rest of their schedule on our homepage....www.wvuplife.org

Matt James & The Progress Notes

SEA is proud to present, live in concert Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, Matt James & The Progress Notes. This concert is part of the Student Engagement hour programming. Showtime is 11:00 am and will take place in the Student Union (the cafeteria). Come on out and find out what all the excitement is about - their sound can best be described as 'punkoustic'. An energetic mix of folk, punk, jam, grunge and ...........

WVU vs. Marshall road trip.

This is your "Early Warning System" - reserve your ticket NOW for the WVU vs. Marshall football game scheduled for Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at 7:00pm in Huntington. SEA is sponsoring a bus to the game. We will be leaving our campus around 4:00pm on the 10th to cheer on the Mountaineers. There are only 20 tickets available so you'd better act quickly.

Ticket prices are;

WVUP students $40.00/ticket (limit 2)

WVUP staff/faculty 50.00/ticket (limit 2)

All others 75.00

We also have 20 bus seats available $10.00

(for those who already have game tickets)

Prices include your game ticket and bus trip.

For more info or to reserve your tickets contact; Tom Yencha 304-424-8309 or stop by Rm. 1407.

Come and Support the WVU Parkersburg Riverhawks at the WV Interstate Fair

WVU Parkersburg student athletic clubs will be at this week’s West Virginia Interstate Fair in Mineral Wells (July 13 through 17), with the WVU Parkersburg “Buck Hut”; where everything is only $1.

Hot Dogs, Water, Soda and more offered at some of the lowest prices you’ll see at the fair.

Every dollar earned goes directly to support student athletes at WVU Parkersburg in the Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Basketball and Men’s Soccer programs.

Come on out and support your WVU Parkersburg Riverhawks!