Shout outs:  ·        A big shout out to the athletes of UCO. The MIAA announced its Fall Academic Awards recently and 50 student-athletes from the University of Central Oklahoma were recognized. Congrats to all of them. Several of whom live in the dorms. ·        Submit a shoutout here! Things you need to know: ·        Reminder that RA applications are open now (go to jobs.uco.edu or HERE) ·        Please don’t throw food away outside on the quad lawn. If you are caught doing this (yes we have cameras there), you will be subject to discipline. ·        Don’t forget to fill out that addendum to your housing contract if you want to stay on campus over the break., you’ll need to or you’ll lose access to the building. It literally takes seconds to fill out. 

• Central Pantry Winter Hours:
• The UCO Central Pantry will have adjusted hours in the coming weeks for winter break. The hours are as follows:
• Dec. 12-16, regular hours;
• Dec. 19-Jan. 6, closed;
• Jan. 9-13, NUC location hours limited to 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Thursday;
• Jan. 16, closed; and,
• Jan. 17, regular hours resume at NUC and Wellness Collective locations.
• During the week of Dec. 12-16, the Central community will be able to shop for three weeks worth of food.
• For questions, contact the Central Pantry.

  Upcoming stuff: ·        Finals week is next week ·        Lots of Max Chambers Library events happening next week. Go check them out.  ·        Winter Break is basically here! Weekly Challenge: ·        The winner of last week's challenge was…. Faith Ziegler from 3rd East! ·        My challenge this week is this - be intentional to enjoy those you get to be around this holiday break. Whoever it is, find a couple of ways to intentionally and mindfully appreciate those people and be in the moment.
From all of the quad RA’s and me - Happy Holidays everyone. ‘Till next year! -Marcus