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Office of Recreation, Involvement, and Student Engagement (R.I.S.E.)

April 2, 2020

News RISE Undergrad Student Information

Starting Monday, April 6, the Office of Recreation, Involvement, and Student Engagement (R.I.S.E.) will be providing daily virtual programming opportunities for students. Each day will have something different ranging from movies to virtual concerts, to activities to enhance your well being. Email RISE@smumn.edu if you have any ideas for virtual programs.

Don’t forget we also have an in-home workout guide and links to things like free yoga classes and Planet Fitness’ free daily virtual workouts available at studentactivities.smumn.edu.

Movie Mondays

Join your Cardinal classmates in a virtual movie night and chat every Monday at 8 p.m. If you have any movie ideas, email RISE@smumn.edu. We will kick off Movie Mondays on Monday, April 6, with Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog.”

How to Join the Netflix Party

Chat rules:

  • Be polite. No bullying.
  • No inappropriate language.
  • Do not post links in the chat.
  • Show respect for everyone.
  • No spamming.

Talk About It Tuesday

Enjoy weekly roundtable talks, hosted by Saint Mary’s staff members on a number of topics. Our first topic will be Mental Health and Coping During the Quarantine hosted by Naz Zerka, one of our mental health counselors from the Wellness Center, at 4 p.m. via Zoom. The Zoom link can be found at studentactivities.smumn.edu.

Also: Verizon “Pay it Forward Live” Concert series at 7 p.m. on the @Verizon Twitter account and Yahoo Entertainment.

Well-being Wednesday

R.I.S.E. is working with multiple campus partners to come up with something special every Wednesday related to student well-being.

We will be kicking off Wellness Wednesday next Wednesday, April 8, with a Zoom group workout hosted by Saint Mary’s very own strength and conditioning coach, Matt Sagar. The Zoom link will be on studentactivities.smumn.edu, and the workout will start at 4 p.m.

Thursday Tours

Every Thursday we will provide a number of virtual tours of famous locations around the world and also some video hikes and tours of places around Winona you’ll be able to check out yourselves when you return to campus. Links to the tours will be updated every Thursday on studentactivities.smumn.edu, so check back weekly for updates.

Also: Verizon “Pay it Forward Live” Concert series at 7 p.m. on the @Verizon Twitter account and Yahoo Entertainment.

And: Weekly free video series “Learn that Thing” on Degy Entertainment’s Facebook page. This week they will be hosting “How to Salsa with Salsa Fiesta” at 2 p.m. CT. Future sessions include:

  • April 9: How to Juggle
  • April 16: Learn the DJ
  • April 23: Vocal Lesson
  • April 30: Learn to Play Cello

Friday Night Live

Friday Night Live! is Degy Entertainments Free Friday night concert series hosted by DJ Jeff and MC Ari. Watch on Degy Entertainment’s Facebook page.