GradBird Appreciation Week
April 2 - 7, 2023
Sunday, April 2nd
GradBird Appreciation Week Kick-Off, Bowling and Billiards Center
Join the Graduate School during our GradBird Appreciation Week kick-off event at the Bowling and Billiards Center. There will be free food and beverages, free bowling, and we will have two monitors within the ESports area to play party games! Come meet some of your fellow graduate students. This event is co-hosted by the Graduate Student Association.
3:00 – 5:00pm
Monday, April 3rd
GradBird Snack ‘n SWAG, Bone Student Center
Come visit us at the Bone Student Center to grab a treat and spin the wheel for some fun SWAG items.
1:00 – 3:00pm
Virtual Drawing Session with GradBird Alumni - Sean Thornton B.S. ’00, M.S. ’17 ’22
Join the Graduate School and Sean Thornton, graphic designer at Illinois State’s University Marketing and Communications Department
5:00 – 6:00pm
Tuesday, April 4th
Morning Yoga Flow, Campus Recreation
Join the Graduate School and Campus Recreation for Restorative Yoga. This 45-minute vinyasa-style yoga class incorporates more fluid, flowing sequences that focus on increasing strength and flexibility while calming the mind through slow and controlled movement.
8:00 – 8:45am
Managing Anxiety and Stress with Health Promotion and Wellness, Spotlight Room in the Bone Student Center
Join the Graduate School in the Spotlight Room located on the first floor of the Bone Student Center for a presentation given by Health Promotion and Wellness. In this session, you will learn about the different signs of anxiety, how to cope with stress, and preventative measures that can be taken.
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, April 5th
GradBird Snack ‘n SWAG, Milner Library Plaza
Come visit us on the main floor of Milner Library to grab a treat and spin the wheel for some fun SWAG items.
2:00 – 4:00pm
PAWSitively Stress-Free with Health Promotion and Wellness, Milner Library 3rd Floor
Take a study or work break to pet certified therapy dogs and enjoy other stress-relieving activities!
2:00 – 4:00pm
GradBird Movie Night – Back to the Future, Normal Theatre
Join the Graduate School at the Uptown Movie Theatre for the classic movie Back to the Future (1985). Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
6:00 – 8:00pm
Thursday, April 6th
Discounted Rates at Watterson Dining Commons or Marketplace at Linkins for Lunch & Dinner – Learn More
Set Yourself Up for Future Success with Career Services, Spotlight Room in the Bone Student Center
Join the Graduate School and Career Services for a session about setting yourself up for future success after graduate school. Specifically, this session will go over interview tips and job-hunting tactics as well as learn more about the resources and support available at the Career Services Center.
2:30 – 3:30pm
Professional Headshots, 1 West Lounge in the Bone Student Center
The Graduate School will have a professional photographer there to take headshot pictures. These pictures will be made available for download in the upcoming week. Spots are limited.
3:00 – 5:00pm
Friday, April 7
Discounted Rates at Watterson Dining Commons or Marketplace at Linkins for Lunch & Dinner – Learn More
Grab & Go Art Kits, Watterson Dining Commons
In collaboration with Illinois Art Station the Graduate School will have Art Kits for you to pick-up and make. This art kit will include everything you will need to complete the project.
1:00 – 3:00pm
Prizes
There will be tickets available at every event. Come and participate in any event then afterwards you’ll get a ticket to fill out. At the end of the week four names will be drawn to win our big give away items. The more events you attend the better your chances are to win one of our prizes.
There will also be our Mega Prize Give Away that one lucky graduate student will recieve. To enter the Mega Prize Give Away you will need to take a photo of you at the event and tag the graduate school on any of our social media pages AND be actively following those pages to be entered. The more pictures you tag us in the more entries you will get.