50 Ways to Celebrate Chemeketa's 50th Anniversary
Mark your calendars and join us for events and activities throughout this yearlong celebration.
For Our Students
- Volunteer at a language conversation table
- Purchase a wreath from the Athletics Holiday Wreath Sale (Winter)
- Donate $50 to the Chemeketa Foundation (or sign up for monthly payroll donations)
- Donate food and other supplies to the Chemeketa Food Pantry
- Have lunch with a student
- Attend Chemeketa’s Commencement Ceremony
- Browse the hanging baskets at the Horticulture Plant Sale (Spring)
- Pick up a few orphaned pots at the Ceramics Sale (Spring)
- Learn about the college’s different student support services (tutoring, study skills, counseling, etc.) and direct students in need of assistance to them
- Visit another campus or center
- Go wine tasting at Chemeketa Cellars and join the Wine Club
- Attend academic program events like the VC Portfolio Show, art show, music concert and more
For Each Other
- Make a new employee feel welcome
- Bid on an item at the Holiday Social
- Bring a snack to share with your office
- Have lunch with a colleague
- Make a purchase at the bookstore
- Read this year’s Chemeketa Reads book, “The Best We Could Do” by Thi Bui
- Attend a First Thursday
- Join colleagues at a First Friday game day in Bldg. 33, Rm. 100
- Make sure your events are getting onto the Events Calendar
- Take time to thank a colleague who went above and beyond
Events
- Invite friends and family to attend a Chemeketa event or athletic event with you
- Attend a planetarium show
- Cheer on the Storm at an athletic event
- Attend a Multicultural or International event
- Attend the McMinnville UFO Festival Parade and cheer extra loud for Chemeketa’s float
- Enjoy Woodburn’s Cinco de Mayo Festival
- Hold your next event at Chemeketa Eola
- Attend an Acclaimed Artist Series concert
In the Community
- Drive nicely when you’re in your car with your Chemeketa parking permit
- Talk to your favorite business about helping support Chemeketa’s 50th
- Patronize a Chemeketa alumni-owned business
- Take a picture with a student wearing Chemeketa gear
- Help share and pass along events Chemeketa sponsors in the community
- Pass along information about how to become a student when people ask after they find out you work here. Memorize the college’s main phone number (503.399.5000)
Share the Love
- Wear your Chemeketa gear in public
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat
- Share pictures or posts on social media about your work at Chemeketa and what it means to you
- Re-post, comment on or share a Chemeketa post that you like
- Contribute an artifact to the Salem Bldg. 2 retro Chemeketa displays
- Tell a small business or entrepreneur about the free advising at the Small Business Development Center
It Only Takes a Minute…
- Include the 50th logo in your email signature line
- Help beautify campus by picking up a piece of trash or pulling an unsightly weed
- Use the recycling containers around campus
- Help keep Chemeketa welcoming…hold a door open for someone or offer to help someone who looks lost
Learn Something New
- Take a campus tour through Student Recruitment
- Learn something new or brush up on a skill- take a class
- Earn your Employee Cultural Competence certificate
- Participate in or host an Employee Wellness event or workshop