Events

New Student Orientation
TBD

Popcorn Day Celebration
Saturday, January 18, 2025

National Fun Day at Work
Friday, January 31, 2025

Opportunity Fair
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - Wednesday, February 5, 2025
2/4: TEC Room 279, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
2/5: TWC Sam Houston Room #430, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Hosted each semester, the Opportunity Fair is designed to helps students learn about student organizations, programs and service opportunities for education majors. Representatives from PSUN, TAFE, the COE Ambassadors, 4 + 1, YLR, TRiO, the Charles Butt Scholarship, and more will be there to share information on opportunities.

National Pizza Day
Sunday, February 9, 2025
TEC Room #279, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Joan Prouty Literacy Conference
Friday, February 22, 2025
TEC #279, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

COE Grad Recruiting Fair
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
TEC Room #279, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

DEOY
Saturday, March 29, 2025
LSC Orange Ballroom, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

COE Career Fair
TBD
LSC Orange Ballroom, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Teacher Career Fair is hosted by the SHSU Career Success Center each semester. Representatives from 80-100 school districts attend, ready to meet, interview and hire our graduating teacher candidates. This event is typically held in the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.

Dean's List Reception
TBD
1. TEC ROom #279, 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
2. TWC West Commons, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM The Dean's List Reception celebrates College of Education students who earned a 3.5 or greater GPA the prior semester. Students are invited to a reception hosted by the dean and awarded a certificate and a College of Education t-shirt for their accomplishment.

Reading Day - No Class
Friday, April 18, 2025

Graduate Recruiting Fair
TBD

RULE Conference
TBD

Pinning Ceremony
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
LSC Orange Ballroom, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Bearkat Teacher candidates attend this event prior to graduation to be pinned by faculty, take the Bearkat Teacher Oath, receive the charge of becoming a difference maker in the lives of their future students and are officially welcomed into the teaching profession. Family members are welcome, RSVP is requested.

Commencement
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Johnson Coliseum, TBD

Pre-Graduation Reception
Thursday, May 8, 2025
TEC Room #279, TBD

Hooding Ceremony
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Graduating doctoral candidates are invited to this formal ceremony to commemorate their achievement. The candidate's dissertation chair hoods the candidate. This ceremony is hosted at the end of each semester is by invitation only, RSVP is required.

Art in Education 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
TEC Room #279, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Art in Education showcases and celebrates the artwork of EC-12 student artists. Students' artwork will be judged, and the winning pieces will be showcased in the College of Education building.

National Ice Cream Day Social
Monday July 21, 2025
TEC Room #131, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

COE Student Welcome
Thursday, August 29, 2024
TEC Room #153, 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Labor Day Holiday
Monday, September 2, 2024

Opportunity Fair
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - Thursday, September 5, 2024
TEC Room #279, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
TWC SHSU Room #430, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

National Food Bank Day
Friday, September 6, 2024
TEC Room #279, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

College of Education The Woodlands Center Grand Opening
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
TWC - West Commons, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

College of Education Teacher Education Center Open House
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
All 3 Floors, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, & 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Art in Education - Art Walk ( Tentative rescheduled)
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
TEC Room #279, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Tailgate (SHSU v. Hawaii)
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Bearkat Alley, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Distinguished Alumni COE Reception
Friday, September 20, 2024
TEC Room #279, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tailgate (SHSU v. New Mexico State)- Homecoming
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Bearkat Alley, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

COE Scholarship Banquet
Friday, September 27, 2024
LSC Orange Ballroom, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Special Olympics Texas Area 6 Bocce Tournament
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Intramural Field 2 (across from TEX), 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

National Custodian Day
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

COE Celebrates World Teacher's Day
Thursday, October 3, 2024
TEC Room #279, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

World Teacher's Day
Saturday, October 5, 2024

COE Financial Aid Workshop
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
TEC Room #279, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

World Mental Health Day
Thursday, October 10, 2024

COE TWC Financial Aid Workshop
Friday, October 11, 2024
TWC Room TBD, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Boss' Day
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Tailgate (SHSU v. WKU)
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Bearkat Alley, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

COE Grad Recruiting Fair
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
TEC Room #279, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Dean's List Reception
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
TEC Room #279, 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Dean's List Reception
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
TWC West Commons, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

COE Career Fair
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
LSC Orange Ballroom, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Ethics Training
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
LSC Theatre, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

COE Student Transfer Social
Thursday, October 24, 2024
TEC Room #153, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Tailgate (SHSU v. Louisiana Tech)- Library Science
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Bearkat Alley, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

First Gen Lunch
Thursday, November 7, 2024
TEC Room #279, 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Epp Celebration
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Austin Hall, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Future Teacher's Day Event
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Reading Day No class
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Tailgate (SHSU v. Liberty)
Friday, November 29, 2024
Bearkat Alley, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tailgate (SHSU v. Liberty)
Friday, November 29, 2024
Bearkat Alley, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Reading Day no class
Friday, December 6, 2024

Pinning Ceremony
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
LSC Orange Ballroom, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Fall Hooding Ceremony
Saturday, December 12, 2024
LSC Theatre, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Fall Commencement
Saturday, December 12, 2024
Johnson Coliseum, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM