Monday
Wellness Mondays
The UTRGV Counseling Center will host one-hour workshops on topics related to enhancing personal wellness, such as healthy relationships, stress management and beating the blues. The workshops will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. in Salón Jacaranda in the Student Union on the Brownsville campus. For more information, call 882-3897 or email counseling@utrgv.edu.
Hold’em Poker Tournament
The Student Union will host a Texas Hold’em tournament at noon in the game room on the Edinburg campus. Students can play for free and get a chance to earn V-Bucks. For more information, call 665-7890.
Escape Room
The Student Leadership Academy will host its first ever Escape Room from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Salón Cassia on the Brownsville campus. Students can RSVP through V-Link. Space is limited. For more information, email leadership@utrgv.edu
Tuesday
Pumpkin Carving Contest
The Student Union will host a Pumpkin Carving Contest from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the Student Union veranda on the Brownsville campus and at the same time Wednesday in the Student Union East Patio on the Edinburg campus. The top three finalists will get a chance to earn V-Bucks. For more information, call 665-7890.
Zombie Walk Food Drive
The fourth annual Zombie Walk, to benefit the UTRGV Food Pantry, will take place from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the ELABS 107 Studio Theatre on the Edinburg campus. Participants who donate five cans of food will receive a zombie makeover; those who donate seven cans will be entered in a raffle for a chance to win various items. For more information, email marianita.escamilla@utrgv.edu.
Wednesday
CAVE Conference
The Office for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention will host the third annual Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation Conference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at the PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón on the Brownsville campus. For more information or to register, call 665-8287.
Trombone concert
UTRGV Patron of the Arts will present trombonist Benjamin McIlwain from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Texas Southmost College Performing Arts Center on the Brownsville campus. General admission is $10, and $5 for students and seniors. For more information, call 882-7025.
Thursday
Zumbathon & Wellness Expo
UTRGV University Recreation will host a Breast Cancer Awareness Zumbathon & Wellness Expo from 6 to 8 p.m. in the UREC on the Edinburg campus. For more information, call 665-7808.
Movie screening
The University Library will host the screening of the new film, “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship” at 6 p.m. in the library’s Shary Room on the Edinburg campus. For more information, email justinwhite@utrgv.edu.
Fright Fest
Fright Fest will take place at 7 p.m. in the Student Union on the Edinburg campus and at the same time in Casa Bella on the Brownsville campus. The Student Union, Campus Programming Board and Housing and Residence Life will host the event. For more information, call 665-7890.
Friday
Fortnite Fridays
Students can play “Fortnite” for free and enjoy snacks from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the game room on the Edinburg campus. For more information, call 665-7890.
–Compiled by Jessica Mendez
