Friday, September 1

Titan Welcome: Titan Nights: 5:00-10:00 p.m. Reeve Union [Oshkosh Campus] An event to welcome all incoming students, a campus tradition you don’t want to miss! (B)

Saturday, September 2

Sample the City: 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Pearl Avenue/Shapiro Park [Oshkosh Campus] Airbrush shirts, henna tattoos, food trucks, local Oshkosh vendors, the Oshkosh peddle bike, and so much more! (B)

Monday, September 4

Rec Fest: 1:00-3:00 p.m.  SRWC [Oshkosh Campus] Learn all about the various programs and services that your Student Recreation and Wellness Center has to offer. Hear from different sport clubs, learn how to rent a kayak on campus, sign up for an intramural sport, get a copy of the Group Exercise schedule… and more! (B)

GLOW Party: 8:00-11:00 p.m.  Rec Plex [Oshkosh Campus] Join your fellow students for a great night of activities and games and getting to know your fellow Titans!  (B)

Tuesday, September 5

Titan Fest: 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Academic Mall [Oshkosh Campus – Outside – Reeve Union to Halsey] Are you looking for ways to get involved on campus and in the Oshkosh community? Are you looking for a part-time job? Come check out all of these opportunities and more! Student organizations, university departments, volunteer agencies, off-campus employers, and community businesses will all be present to share information with you. The Lunch on the Lawn buffet meal will be available to those who want it. Be prepared to receive a lot of free giveaways! (B) (S)

Wednesday, September 6

Titan Welcome: Icee Pops & First day of School Photo-Op: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m, Reeve Union Concourse [Oshkosh Campus] Students can take a first day of school picture and have a sweet treat to celebrate their first day of classes! (B)

Thursday, September 7

Welcome Back Block Party: 3:00-7:00 p.m., CCED [Oshkosh Campus] Come join our staff and students for our Welcome Back Block Party full of games, activities, crafts, music, and food! (B)

Friday, September 8

Crafts, Coffee, and Community: 2:00-4:00 p.m., Women’s Center [Oshkosh Campus]  Join Women’s Center staff, interns, and students in creating feminist craft projects, chatting over a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, and creating a supportive and intersectional community. (B)

Sunday, September 10

Sunday Fun-Day with OSA, Greek Life, BSU, GOE, HSU, ITSC, MSC, SOL: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Scotts Lawn [Oshkosh Campus] Join Fraternity & Sorority Life, the Oshkosh Student Association, and Multicultural Student Coalition for a fun afternoon at the carnival! Play games, eat some carnival food, and meet students involved in leadership positions across campus! Lots of ways to get involved and meet new people! (B)

Monday, September 11 

NSFP Workshop: DIY Semester Success Kits: 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m., Reeve Union 307 [Oshkosh Campus]  (B)

Fox Cities Welcome Back Bash: 12:30pm –2:00pm, Courtyard/Fieldhouse [Fox Cities Campus] The kick off program of the semester at Fox. This brings students together to get to know one another, showcase campus, and start the semester off right. (B)

Wednesday, September 13 

“You Can Help a Friend” Suicide Prevention Training (Student Audience) : 12:00-1:00 p.m., Teams (P) (C)

FdL Welcome Back Bash: 12:00pm-2:00pm, University Commons/Lawn [Fond du Lac Campus] Kick of the school year with free food, fun games, and good company! (B)

WAC Believes You: 5:00-6:00 p.m., Women’s Center [Oshkosh Campus] WAC Believes You is a peer-led group to support victims/survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence and their allies. The focus will be on education, growth, healing, and connection with others. This is NOT a clinical/counseling support group. If you are looking to build community and further your healing, we would love to have you join us! Email wac@uwosh.edu for more information. (B)

Thursday, September 14 

Bystander Intervention Training: 3:00-4:00 p.m., Reeve Union 220 [Oshkosh Campus]  (P) (C)

Student Recreation and Wellness programming resumes 

Monday, September 18 

NSFP Workshop: Civic Engagement & Volunteerism: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Reeve Union 212 [Oshkosh Campus] 7-week workshop series for new students to learn more resources and opprotunties on campus. (S)

FdL Student Involvement and Resource Fair: 12:00pm-2:00pm, University Commons [Fond du Lac Campus] Connect with the many resources and involvement opportunities available at UWO Fond du Lac. Visit with different booths to learn more! (B) (S)

Tuesday, September 19 

Healthy Relationship Trail Mix: 11:00-1:00 p.m., Reeve Concourse [Oshkosh Campus] Build your ideal healthy relationship with Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services. Add important elements to your trail mix and take it with you to enjoy.  (P) (C)

Wednesday, September 20 

Fox Cities Student Involvement and Resource Fair: 12:00pm-2:00pm, Main Hallway [Fox Cities Campus] Bringing together resources from across the Fox campus and UWO, this program aims to show students the different opportunities that they have available to them as UWO students. (B) (S)

Trauma-Informed Yoga:  7:00-8:00 p.m., Student Recreation and Wellness Center [Oshkosh Campus]  (B)

Friday, September 22 

Crafts, Coffee, and Community: 2:00-4:00 p.m., Women’s Center [Oshkosh Campus] Join Women’s Center staff, interns, and students in creating feminist craft projects, chatting over a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, and creating a supportive and intersectional community. *Craft of the Week: Respect Rocks (rock painting) with  Health Promotion* (B)

*9/25-9/29- National Hazing Prevention Week*

Monday, September 25 

Online Safety Bingo with Reach Counseling: 6:00-7:00 p.m., Reeve Union  306 [Oshkosh Campus] (P) (C)

Tuesday, September 26 

Socialized Female: Stories from Beyond the Binary: 4:00-5:30 p.m., Reeve Union  306 [Oshkosh Campus], (B) (S) (C)

Wednesday, September 27 

Workshop Wednesday: Healthy Relationships & Everyday Consent: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Reeve Union 212 [Oshkosh Campus] Sadie Olson from Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services and Rachel Parbs from Reach Counseling Services will share strategies for establishing healthy relationships and practicing everyday consent in all relationships. Through this workshop, you will be able to recognize and interrupt red flags and learn ways to set boundaries with classmates, friends and family, roommates, work colleagues, and intimate partners. There is no cost. Students who pre-register receive a FREE box lunch at the workshop session. Students who are not able to pre-register are welcome to attend with their own lunch. Pre-register by Thursday, September 21, 2023 to receive a free lunch at the workshop. Visit, https://forms.gle/Dnd1eH65RFBuxNhZ8, for more information and to pre-register for the workshop session.  (P) (C)

“You Can Help a Student” Suicide Prevention Training (Faculty/Staff audience): 12:00-1:00 p.m., Teams (P) (C)

Thursday, September 28

Don’t Yuck Our Yum: 6:00-7:30 p.m., Reeve 212 [Oshkosh Campus] The Tool Shed, a mission-driven, education-based sex toy store, will be visiting UWO to facilitate an introductory session to kink and BDSM to ensure consent and safety are centered for those who are curious or wish to explore kink and/or BDSM with their partner(s)! (S) (P)

*FREE* STI Testing at the Student Health Center
October 2-6
The UWO Student Health Center (SHC) is offering FREE STI testing for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia from October 2-6. Additionally, the SHC is partnering with Vivent Health to offer free HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis C testing on Monday, October 2.  Testing spots may be limited, so call the SHC (920-424-2424) and schedule your appointment today! [Oshkosh Campus] 

Thursday, October 5

Women’s and Gender Speaker Series Presents “The Dobbs Decision: One Year Later” Panel Discussion: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Sage 1210 [Oshkosh Campus], Zoom (https://tinyurl.com/dobbsoneyear) .  A round table discussion by campus and community experts who will share their perspectives on the historical, legal, and social justice aspects of the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.  (S) (C)

Friday, October 6 

Crafts, Coffee, and Community: 2:00-4:00 p.m., Women’s Center [Oshkosh Campus]  Join Women’s Center staff, interns, and students in creating feminist craft projects, chatting over a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, and creating a supportive and intersectional community.  (B)

Titan Nights- Sex Ed Olympics: 8:30-10:30 p.m., Reeve Union 202 [Oshkosh Campus] How quickly can you turn an external condom into a dental dam? Or carry condoms turned into water balloons across the field of play? Or sort ways STIs are or are not transmitted? There will be fun and educational activities, and whether you medal or not, you will go home with knowledge!  (C)

Sunday, October 8 

Sex Trivia: 8:00-10:00 p.m., Titan Underground [Oshkosh Campus] Grab your friends (with their consent) and compete in trivia about arousal, safer sex, orgasms, and more!  (C)

 Tuesday, October 10 

Pick-Me-Up Pumpkins: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. [Reeve Union Tables]  Stop by to learn about Student Health Center and Counseling Center services, grab some stress relief goodies, and pick a FREE pumpkin (while supplies last)! (B)

United+ Training Foundations 201: LGBTQIA+ Terminology Basics: 1:00-2:00 p.m., [Microsoft Teams] This UNITED+ workshop will continue the important conversations from the Best Practices Foundation Course and dive deeper into terminology, the difference between gender and sexuality, and the fluidity of identities. (C)

WAC-a-Scale: 2:00-4:00 p.m., Horizon Amphitheater [Oshkosh Campus] Rage against beauty norms by taking a hammer to a weight scale! Safety gear will be provided. (S)

Wednesday, October 11 

Workshop Wednesday: The Battle with Our Bodies: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Reeve Union 212 [Oshkosh Campus] Emily Brooke, New Student and Family Programs Manager, will share her knowledge and experience from a Master’s in Social Work with an emphasis on Mental Health. She will equip participants with tools to reclaim societal expectations surrounding weight and self-image. With the increase of social media, research indicates that the steady stream of subconscious messages is steering individuals to thinner bodily standards to aspire to. Learn how to overcome internalized messaging, toxicity, and stigma around weight and dive deeper into the steps needed to unlearn internalized fatphobia and weight stigma.  Pre-register by Thursday, October 5, 2023 to receive a free lunch at the workshop. Please click here for more information and to pre-register for the workshop session. (S) (C)

WAC Believes You: 5:00-6:00 p.m., Women’s Center [Oshkosh Campus] WAC Believes You is a peer-led group to support victims/survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence and their allies. The focus will be on education, growth, healing, and connection with others. This is NOT a clinical/counseling support group. If you are looking to build community and further your healing, we would love to have you join us! Email wac@uwosh.edu for more information. (B)

Red Zone Professional Development Educational Badge

New this year!  Attend events during Red Zone and meet four job-transferrable learning objectives to earn a badge to put on your resume! Look for the tags on each of the calendar of events above, attend one event for each tag, and fill out this form to complete the badge.  Questions?  Email wellness@uwosh.edu

Learning Objectives:

• Building a Sense of Belonging (B)
• Self-Awareness and Our Impact (S)
• Prevention (P)
• Continued Learning (C)

Fox Valley Take Back the Night

10/17 5:00-8:00 p.m., Culver Family Welcome Center Ballroom [Oshkosh Campus] Together we can take a stand against sexual assault, domestic violence, dating and intimate partner violence, and all other forms of sexual and interpersonal violence. Event Itinerary: 5:00 p.m.-Resource Fair, 6:00 p.m.-Program and Call to Action, 7:00 p.m.-March. This year we will be focusing on the LGBTQIA+ community. (B) (S) (P)

UWO Counseling Center Open House

10/18 6:00-7:30 p.m. Counseling Center Student Success Center 240 [Oshkosh Campus] Come see the Counseling Center and learn about the many ways that it can support your mental health and help you to achieve your goals at UWO! (B)

Pride Gala

10/21 5:00-8:00 p.m.  Reeve Ballroom [Oshkosh Campus] This evening honors the courage and spirit of LGBTQIA+ activists whose activism set an example of the crucial connection between education and social change. This event is a way to encourage and support all members and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community on the three campuses of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and the Greater Fox Valley. Our goal is to provide scholarships for both UW Oshkosh students and high school students in the Fox Valley who will be enrolling at one of the UW Oshkosh campuses who have done activism for the LGBTQIA+ community.  Tickets Required. (B) (S)