Food Drive Details 

We will be collecting food and hygiene items for our three campuses. Please see the list below for suggestions. All food should be unexpired and non-perishable. 

Canned Goods 

Vegetables (all kinds), Tomato/Pasta Sauce, Peanut butter, Fruit (all kinds), Soup (chicken noodle, tomato, stew, etc.) 

Boxed Meals/Foods 

Including Hamburger Helper and Mashed Potatoes 

Hygiene/Care Products 

Body Wash/Shampoo (Scented and Unscented), Toothpaste, Conditioner, Deodorants (Scented and Unscented), Lotions, Pads (different sizes), Tampons (different sizes), Shaving Cream, Razors 

Meat/Proteins 

Tuna (canned), Manwich, Chicken (canned), Tofu 

Breakfast Foods and Snacks 

Cereal, Nuts/Seeds, Oats/Oatmeal, Trail Mix, Granola bars, Nature Valley Products, Quaker Oats Products, Nutra Grain Bars, Honey, Popcorn 

Pasta/Rice/Grains 

Noodles (spaghetti, elbow, penne, etc.), Ramen, Quinoa, Rice, Rice a Roni (all flavors). 

SESSION 1 – 9:45 am – 10:45 am 

Financial Planning presented by the UW Credit Union 

“Score High, Using Credit Wisely” Come to this session and learn how to:
-understand why good credit is important
-build your credit
-use credit wisely
-request and read your credit report 

Paranormal Investigating presented by Connie Schuster of Ghostly Players 

Members of The Ghostly Players Paranormal Team will show you what goes into doing a paranormal investigation. Learn about equipment, do’s and don’ts and evidence collecting. 

Planting on Campus presented by Lisa Mick 

Come and play in the soil!! If it should dare to rain, we will take a virtual walk of the campus talking about our edible attributes and other ecological plants. 

Teams and Zoom Best Practices/Frustrations presented by Liz Christopher 

Learn best practices for staying connected and collaborating in real time. This session will review how to set up meetings, create channels, and uploading documents. Plus, there will be plenty of time for Q&A. 

The Basics of Honeybees and Beekeeping presented by John Bellotti 

Male bees can’t sting, queen bees can lay up to 3,000 eggs a day, and most honeybees are female. These are just some of the interesting facts you learn when beekeeping, a hobby with sweet rewards. Honeybees lead fascinating lives that parallel our own lives in many ways. Join us to learn more about honeybees and their plight, this fascinating hobby, and how you can get started in beekeeping. 

UWO’s Sustainability Initiatives presented by Brad Spanbauer 

This session will cover UWO’s Climate Neutrality commitment as well as historical energy use, and future directions of campus initiatives focused on energy and climate. 

SESSION 2 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 

Lightening Your Life with Laughter presented by Mike Joerndt with our EAP (Employee Assistant Program) partner 

Look at life in a way that takes some of the stress out of it. This informative and enjoyable workshop shares proven techniques for using laughter to reduce stress in your life. This seminar reminds participants about the wonderful energizer called laughter, with its many therapeutic benefits. 

Wellness Workshop presented by Kris Campbell 

The Wellness Workshop is an opportunity to participate in three positive psychology activities that have been shown to improve mental health as well as other wellness areas, too! One of those activities, you will get to choose from a list of meaningful activities to help create your own path to health and happiness. Learn something new by experiencing it and be inspired! 

Oshkosh Campus Sustainability Tour presented by Brad Spanbauer 

This session will be a tour of campus focusing on sustainability features of buildings and grounds as well as discussion of other sustainability initiatives on campus.   

Paranormal Investigating presented by Connie Schuster of Ghostly Players 

Members of The Ghostly Players Paranormal Team will show you what goes into doing a paranormal investigation. Learn about equipment, do’s and don’ts and evidence collecting. 

Wisconsin’s Niagara Escarpment: the Continuing Impact of 430,000,000-year old rocks on the Sate’s Development and Heritage presented by Dr. Donald Mikulic 

Donald G. Mikulic is a retired senior paleontologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he was in charge of research on the bedrock geology in the Chicago region for almost 40 years.  He received a bachelor’s degree in geology from UWM and his PhD. in geology from Oregon State University.  For over 50 years, he has served as an expert on Silurian geology and paleontology of the Midwest and the geology and history of industrial minerals.  He first admired the Niagara Escarpment as a four-year-old in Waukesha County where he grew up and has been visiting and studying the geology and quarry history of High Cliff State Park with his late wife Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf, since 1970. He is currently a member of NERN, the Niagara Escarpment Resource Network Steering Committee. 

Yoga presented by Gail Winkler with our EAP (Employee Assistant Program) partner 

This session covers a brief history about yoga and provides descriptions that clarify the difference between some of the most popular types (“brands”) of yoga in the United States. This will include examples of some yoga stretches.  Be prepared to participate. 

Bingo Join us for popcorn, prizes and fun! It’s the game you all know and love – B-I-N-G-O. This year we are going to test your BINGO strategy skills with bingo card pattern wins. Come join us in the fun! 

Escape Room Gather a group of your friends in a room where you will be given a clue to get started. You will have a predetermined amount of time to try and solve the puzzle before time is up.  Sign up with some of your friends to try and escape!  

All prizes given during the end of the day’s games portion are donated from campus community members and local businesses. The Athletics Department, Residence Life, University Books and More, Reeve Union, 4Imprint, are some of the many supporters who have graciously donated prizes each year. However, the main source of prizes is individual faculty, academic, and University Staff members. No prizes are purchased using USPDD funds. Funding from University accounts are not authorized to purchase prizes for employees.

Please contact the Planning Committee Chair to notify them of what accommodations you will need. They’ll work directly with you and other Planning Committee members to ensure you have an enjoyable day.

If your personal circumstances change after you’ve registered for USPDD and you are no longer able to attend, please notify the Planning Committee Chair.

We’re always open to new ideas and would love to hear your thoughts! To share your ideas, please contact the committee chair.

We welcome new and seasoned University Staff to participate on the planning committee. If you would like to sign up, contact the Chair of the committee. We’ll be happy to contact you with meeting dates/times and information.