NOTICE:
Visitors, please continue to use the Student Center 41st Street Entrance. View our Construction Updates webpage to plan your visit.
Clarkson College celebrates our Values and their historical significance each September. Spirit Week is an enduring tradition that recalls the vision of our founders, Bishop Robert H. and Meliora Clarkson. Each day of Spirit Week is themed to highlight one of our five Values with exciting events organized by our College community members.
Join the fun on social media by following and using #SpiritWeek. Let’s celebrate our history and Values together and make fun memories.
7:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Start Spirit Week off with a free cup of coffee. Baristas will be in the first floor lobby of the Main Building.
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Campus-wide
Staff, faculty, and students will welcome friends, family, and the public to campus. We will celebrate the grand reopening of the South Building with a Ribbon Cutting at 4:15 p.m. at the doors of the new Welcome Center. Join us to tour updated spaces, see interactive learning areas, and explore student spaces.
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Courtyard (Howard Hall in case of inclement weather)
Free lunch for all students, staff and faculty! Purchase a Spirit Week t-shirt ($10) with proceeds supporting the Cupboard & Closet.
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Off Campus: Nebraska Humane Society
Volunteer to show your Clarkson College pride. Participants meet in the Main Building lobby to carpool.
Sign up coming soon.
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Courtyard
Celebrate our new courtyard with games, including the return of the dunk tank! Earn a free lunch from The Corndog Company food truck. Participate in Stack the Stock for the Cupboard & Closet.
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Clarkson College alumni are invited to enjoy a complimentary brunch and reconnect.
More information can be found at www.clarksoncollege.edu/alumni/fall-alumni-week.
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Courtyard
Celebrate our new courtyard, honor traditions, and recognize new memorial bricks.
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Outdoor walk followed by lunch and a convocation service honoring Clarkson College history and future.
Round-trip Ollie the Trolly shuttles will be provided.
8:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Howard Hall
Featuring Dr. Jenette Smtih as speaker, with coffee and doughnuts. Future, current, and retired health care professionals are invited to attend.
In this interactive, research-based presentation, participants will develop one of the most essential personal and professional skills: listening. Through engaging exercises and collaboration, attendees will explore common barriers to effective listening, challenge habits like selective listening, and learn practical techniques to become more attentive, empathetic, and effective communicators.
Registration deadline is Thursday, September 24 at 4:00 p.m. CST.
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Off Campus: The Catalyst (near 46th & S. Saddle Creek)
Celebrate alumni from the classes of 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021. Also honoring program milestones and award winners.
Reservations accepted online through September 7.
Cost: $50
