By Jessica Schieber, Co Editor-in-Chief
Nov. 14 NWOSU celebrated Kindness Day. This was a day to show appreciation and kindness all over the campuses and the town of Alva.
There were many groups and organizations that partook in the Kindness Day events.
The NWOSU agriculture department handed out wildflower seed packets for plant species that are beneficial to the honey bee population.
The NWOSU bookstore offered 20% off one item over $50.
The NWOSU Distance Learning Office created multiple designs for bookmarks to give out around campus.
The NWOSU administrative officers and department chairs collected donations to offset unpaid school lunch balances.
NWOSU Campus Cabinet Food Pantry did a campus-wide food drive contest for the Alva, Enid, and Woodward campus pantries.
The NWOSU Enid campus took donations of non-perishable foods and hygiene items for the Enid campus cabinet food pantry.
Sadie Bier’s habitudes class participated in the food drive contest for Campus Cabinet.
NWOSU Woodward campus delivered donuts to the Western Plains Youth & Family Services in Woodward. The Woodward Leadership Advisory Board also joined in the campus-wide food drive contest.
NWOSU Hispanic American Leadersip Organization served Mexican hot chocolate in the Student Center.
NWOSU Library handed out popcorn, cotton candy, bookmarks with kindness messages and hosted a make-your-own-bookmark station. Student nurses were on the Enid campus and signed thank you cards for all of their clinical sites. They also created kindness chains.
The NWOSU President Leadership Class had projects occur throughout the fall semester which included blood drives on campus, students reading to elementary classes, students participating in Fall Fest, painting crosswalks for Homecoming, helping with the local food bank and sharing thank you notes to veterans on campus.
The Ranger Business Club handed out donuts and had students write kind letters to their professors. They went and handed out the letters to the faculty and staff later.
Calleb Mosburg and Leslie Collins’ ranger connection classes collected non-perishable food items to fill the Blessing Boxes in Alva and participated in the campus cabinet food drive contest.
The NWOSU softball team participated in the campus-wide food drive contest. The NWOSU Student Government Association put together and delivered goodie bags to the maintenance building for all members of the maintenance and custodial staff.