“My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, American author
Howdy! I hope you've had a fine week seven and are ready for week eight! Who knows what's in store for the last few weeks of the quarter!
Our next general meeting will be THIS WEDNESDAY, May 19th at 11:10! Join us for Meeting 4: Mentor/Mentee Game Social ! You DO NOT need to be on the COMS Mentorship Program to join! We'll be playing One Night Ultimate Werewolf as well as sharing resources for Mental Health Awareness Month. Follow us on Instagram to get updated on the latest news about COMS Club!
Additionally (as always), COMS Club is happy to consider posting your event, survey, or senior project as part of our newsletter. Send us a message at calpolyslocomsclub@gmail.com!
Subscribe to our Google Calendar to never miss a meeting! Link to join club meetings: https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/99668505843
Upcoming Dates!
EVENTS
Cal Poly Multicultural Center APIDA Heritage Month Events (Various Dates)
Gender Equity Center: Nonbinary 101 Training (May 20th and 27th, 2021 from 1:10-3pm)
CROSSROADS Series: May 25, 1-2pm: NAMING & CLAIMING MIXED IDENTITY featuring Kari Mansager
Senior Send-off Social Event and Induction Ceremony (June 5th from 11:10am-12pm)
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
APPLICATIONS
SLO Counseling Service: Anxiety Support Group for Cal Poly Students (Deadline May 31st)
APIDA Faculty & Staff Association Scholarships (Deadline June 1st)
COMS Club here and we are so excited to announce our closing event for this 2020-2021 academic school year. Presenting… The 2021 Annual Communication Studies Banquet: Sunset at Cal Poly! Please join us for this annual event which will be held via Zoom on Thursday, May 27th from 5-7 PM.
What is happening at this year’s annual end-of-the-year event?: We’ll have group and breakout room activities to catch up with your fellow COMS major faculty and students. We’ll also be recognizing student awards and having many prizes given out! This year, the event is completely free of charge and open to all (attendance is NOT limited to graduating seniors; all years are welcome and bring a friend if you can!).
We will be posting the event lineup of activities and our raffle prizes on our club Instagram to stay updated with us there! Please RSVP to our last big COMS Club event of the year with this link: www.comsbanquet2021.eventbrite.com. All these details and more can be found on the COMS Club website at https://comsclubcalpoly.wixsite.com/official/2021-coms-banquet.
In exciting news, Cal Poly students (over 16) are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in San Luis Obispo County! Learn more and sign up for an appointment at https://www.recoverslo.org/en/vaccine-registration.aspx. More details about COVID-19 policies and practices at Cal Poly can be found at https://coronavirus.calpoly.edu/. Let's all do our part to SLO the Spread! Stay safe out there, everyone!
Cal Poly Campus Health & Wellbeing will be distributing the Pfizer vaccine! If you're in SLO and haven't gotten your vaccine, sign up for the vaccine registry today! The UU is also hosting a COVID-19 Rite Aid Clinic (First-dose appointments began April 29th and second-dose appointment will begin May 20th); visit Rite Aid’s vaccination scheduling page and use zip code “93407” to see appointments happening on Cal Poly’s campus.
Thanks for your continued support of COMS Club! Reach out to us on Instagram @calpolyslocomsclub or our club email at calpolyslocomsclub@gmail.com with any questions or just for a chat :)
And as always, take care, and all of us here at COMS Club wish you a great upcoming week! You got this!
Your COMS Club Exec Board,
Shelby, Michelle, Chelsie, Anika, and Sammy
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The Cal Poly SLO COMS Club is the official Communication Studies club for Cal Poly SLO. We celebrate communication studies, supporting mentorship and professional development for the Cal Poly COMS community. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at calpolyslocomsclub@gmail.com.
This newsletter was originally sent to our COMS Weekly Newsletter subscribers on May 17th, 2021. Subscribe here to get your newsletter directly delivered to your email every Monday at noon!