Campus Life Today | February 25, 2026

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60 Seconds of Civics | Civic Game Show

Wednesday, February 25 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Price Commons

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Step right up and join us at the Civics Game Show!

Get ready to spin the wheel, slam the buzzer, and put your civic knowledge to the ultimate test. Who will rise to the challenge, answer correctly, and walk away with a sweet prize?

There’s only one way to find out…

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Spring 2026 Graduate Degree Showcase: Health & Human Services

Wednesday, February 25 12:00pm - 12:30pm

Teams link

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Join UW–Stout graduate program staff to learn more about our Health and Human Services-oriented graduate degrees (M.S. Healthcare Administration and M.S. Nutrition & Dietetics) and discuss the professional and career opportunities that pursuing a graduate program at UW–Stout would bring!

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BDP Comedy: Corey Rodrigues

Thursday, February 26 7:00pm - 8:00pm

MSC Terrace

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Massachusetts Comedian Corey Rodrigues is performing FREE LIVE STANDUP COMEDY here at Stout on Thursday, February 26th! Come on down to the Memorial Student Center, 2nd Floor Terrace, for a night of laughs, fun, and jokes!

All are welcome!
Event Start Time: 7:00 PM
Event End Time: 8:00 PM

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Stout Adventures - Mental Health Cabin Retreat

Friday, February 27 at 5:00pm to Sunday, March 1 at 6:00pm

Osprey Wilds, Sandstone, Minnesota

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Register here: https://commerce.cashnet.com/UREC?cname=UREC-ADV

Join Stout Adventures and the Stout Counseling Center at Osprey Wilds in Sandstone, MN. We will be staying in a cabin with heat, a fire place, bathrooms, bunk beds, a kitchen and internet, while exploring the natural beauty in the area. Nature plus the Counseling Center equals a relaxing, rejuvenating weekend.

Price: $120, includes transportation, accommodations, food, trip leaders and councelor staff.

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BDP Films: Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - 6pm Showing

Friday, February 27 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Applied Arts 210

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Blue Devil Productions is proud to present Five Nights at Freddy's 2! Join us in Applied Arts 210 for a FREE Movie! Feel free to bring blankets, food, and drinks! We will have two showings at 6pm and 9pm.

Film Synopsis: When Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, it will set into motion a terrifying series of events, revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s, and unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

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IDSA Resume Builder & Elections

Tuesday, March 3 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Applied Arts 217

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Come to IDSA for a resume builder event with Jennifer Astwood, Program Director of Industrial and Product Design, and officer elections for the 26-27 school year. If you would like to become an officer, come with a little bit to say about you.

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Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement & Protest

Wednesday, February 25 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Harvey Hall Theater

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Recent events in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Chicago have brought up important questions about how government agencies enforce laws and the role of protest and legal observing in protecting civil liberties. A panel of UW-Stout experts will share their thoughts followed by time for the community to ask questions.

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3D Design in Action – Industry Panel

Wednesday, February 25 11:15am - 12:10pm

Applied Arts, Room 321

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If you’re a Game Design & Development student, or building strong 3D skills, this panel will show you how those skills are used beyond the game industry. Professionals from construction and design will share real examples of how they use 3D tools, what skills they look for when hiring, and how game-based experience transfers to their work.

The panel happens before the Career Conference, so you’ll head into the event with a clearer idea of career options, stronger questions to ask employers, and more confidence talking about your skills.

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2026
Time: 11:15-12:10pm
Location: APPA 321
Audience: GDD students or students who are interested in using their 3D skills in industry

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AI Weekly Meetup

Wednesday, February 25 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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The AI Weekly Meetup is a dynamic forum for exploring the forefront of artificial intelligence. The meetups center on discussions, critical thinking, and knowledge exchange among faculty, industry professionals, staff, alumni, and community members.

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Show And Tell - Blue Band Jams

Thursday, February 26 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Ballroom C - MSC

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In this event, participants will have the opportunity to perform music, make friends, and prepare for upcoming events of Blue Band Jams

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BDP Films: Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - 9pm Showing

Friday, February 27 9:00pm - 11:00pm

Applied Arts 210

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Blue Devil Productions is proud to present Five Nights at Freddy's 2! Join us in Applied Arts 210 for a FREE Movie! Feel free to bring blankets, food, and drinks! We will have two showings at 6pm and 9pm.

Film Synopsis: When Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, it will set into motion a terrifying series of events, revealing dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s, and unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

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Workplace Censorship

Wednesday, March 11 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Memorial Student Center (Ballroom A)

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J.P. Messina (Purdue University) will be giving a talk on workplace censorship. Here is the abstract:

The United States legal context allows employers to fire or sanction their employees whether they have good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all. They may, (unless prohibited by state or local statute) dismiss employees regardless of whether the grounds for dismissal are relevant or irrelevant to the person's job performance. They may discipline employees regardless of whether the behavior for which the employee is dismissed is constitutionally protected.

Among other things, this legal environment protects employers’ rights to fire employees for exercising freedoms guaranteed them under the First Amendment. This can leave employees dominated precisely where it most matters that they are free: in the exercise of their political liberties. And this concerns us all: If employer censorship becomes widespread, discourse can suffer as people withhold their controversial views from the public sphere.

All of these are sensible concerns. I argue in this talk, however, that it would be shortsighted to pursue a legal remedy for them—particularly one that extends statutory protection for employee speech rights against their employers. This is because we have good reason to recognize that employers--at least of certain kinds--have strong rights to the freedom of association.

Additionally, firms sometimes have expressive liberties of their own. Legal remedies of the sort found in roughly half of states violate these freedoms. But they are also not guaranteed to improve our environment for discourse. Indeed, they may make it worse. Despite my skepticism of legal remedies, however, I argue that employers have strong reasons, both instrumental and moral, to avoid playing the censor. When they fail and act contrary to these reasons, the public must hold them accountable. A lot hangs in the balance.