This was an event that celebrated all of the hard work the students put into the school year with ice cream and games. In addition to promoting the Community Engagement Scholars Program and emphasizing reflection. We had a table set up where people could check in and learn about CESP, the info sessions coming up, what the program is, and how to be in the program. We had a trifold and some pamphlets to promote CESP. People could check in a laptop with their name and email, learn about CESP, take an Ice-cream and join the lawn games. Some of the highlights involved promoting CESP by talking to perspective members, watching students get creative with art, playing sports, Goldy's appearance, overall collaboration within our leaders board and CCEL staff who came to support. 
 

Iftar, in the context of Islam, refers to the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan. We, as one of the Muslim group associations in UMN, had provided the iftar through this event on April 4th 2024 at Bruninks 230 to promote togetherness and generosity among the UMN community. It was a "grab and go" event concept. People can leave after they get their food but most people just decided to stay behind to break their fast. Schedule for the event: 5:00 pm: Board members set up the place for people to grab their food. 6:00 pm: Guests start check-in and queue for food. 7:00 pm: Cleaning-up starts. 8:00 pm: Event ended. The participants are satisfied by the foods given and they able to socialize with other participants. The fund helps on covering food and beverages expenses.
 

This event was hosted by the Hmong Minnesota Student Association. Our event brought in many members from within our community, which they were able to learn about the Hmong culture, more specifically, batik. Batik is a traditional art that was once utilized in creating our cultural attire, and the workshop played an important role in reviving the lost skill. Not only does it help us preserve our culture, but it also acquaints the masses with the rich heritage involved. Understanding how our ancestors and the elderly people created their garments makes us appreciate our origin and the skills they used. The Huntington Sponsorship funds was able to assist us in hosting this event that showed our gratitude to our members. Not only that but it was able to allow us to receive attraction from our members. Overall, the funds that we received played a huge role in the success of this event.

The event was arranged by the Bangladeshi Student Association at the Great Hall of CMU on the evening of 02/15/2025. The event was attended by UMN students, faculty, other affiliates, alumni, and the Bangladeshi community in Minneapolis and nearby cities. The event celebrated the unique culture and cuisine of Bangladesh through a 90-minute long cultural display followed by a 5-item dinner comprising of Bangladeshi cuisine.  Huntington Sponsorship Funds offset the substantial food cost of the event.

This was an event in the spring semester for students to meet and interact with different tech clubs on campus. It allowed students to meet and learn about new clubs and allowed clubs to market and gain new members. The Huntington Sponsorship Funds helped us to get food (pizza) for this event, which really helped us get more students, and it also allowed us to make the event more enjoyable for them. 
 

 The purpose of the Robert L. Kane Memorial Lecture is to honor the legacy of its namesake, the first holder of the endowed Long-Term Care in Aging at the University of Minnesota (1990-2017). A scholarly pioneer in chronic disease care, long-term care innovation, and geriatric health services research, Dr. Kane’s science has greatly advanced our understanding of long-term care.
   
   This year's Lecturer is Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an internationally recognized as a leader in long-term care research and pragmatic and clinical trials. This presentation, by Dr. Zimmerman, and guests Ms. Susan Ryan (CEO of the Center for Innovation, the parent organization of the Green House Project and Pioneer Network), and Ms. Melissa Schneider (COO of Episcopal Homes, a local Minnesota Green House home), will describe Green House homes; research related to care and outcomes; and the future of Green House homes in the U.S. and abroad. The audience will leave better understanding the progress that has been made with nursing home care in the last half-century, and specifically understanding Green House homes and its three core values.
   
   In addition to providing an engaging lecture, during Dr. Zimmerman's visit to Minneapolis, she was able to visit a local Green Home, and meet with UMN students, staff and faculty outside of the lecture for meaningful conversation and connection.

The event was organized by Bangladeshi Student Association (BDSA) on 04.27 at the North Star Ballroom of St. Paul Student Center, UMN. The event consists of cultural performances and display of Bangladeshi cuisine. The aim of this event is to highlight the rich cultural diversity of Bangladesh. The event highlights include interactive henna session, hour long cultural ceremony, and a Bangladeshi dinner at the end of the evening for all 300 guests.

 The event is a celebration of the Bengali New Year, so we have lined up several performances as a part of a cultural program. We organized the cultural program at Theatre Room, Saint Paul Student Centre. This program started at 5 pm. For the cultural performance segment the number of performances were about 15, so it was wrapped by 7 pm. Following the cultural program we provided an authentic Bengali dinner to our guests and participants at the Harvest Room, Saint Paul Student Centre. Certainly the Dinner and Cultural Program were the major highlights of the event.

With over 1800 people in attendance, the room was packed all day which made for a lot of excitement and buzz. PBS was at the event filming Three Cricketeers...

For this event we ran the megagame Watch the Skies. A game where the players representing nations confront an alien incursion...