Skutt Shutdown is an event where freshmen have the opportunity to join Creighton University’s student clubs and organizations. Students could make walking tacos and create new friendships.

Creighton University’s annual Skutt Shutdown featured about 120 clubs and invited students to a night of activities. The event’s goal was to build student engagement and community at the forefront, and the event was “a great opportunity to be able to find a place that you feel like you belong on campus,” Jacob Maddox, assistant director for programming at the Student Leadership and Involvement Center, said.    

The Creighton Students Union was the main facilitator for the event, which according to Maddox, is the biggest student involvement fair on campus.   

Skutt Shutdown offered students the opportunity to make a change locally and nationally, by joining groups like the Students for National Health Program.  

The president of this club, Erika Germinario, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, noted its upcoming partnership with OneWorld Community Health Centers which supports “anybody who is interested in making change.”    

The wide variety of clubs allowed students like Adora Anora, a freshman in the College of Nursing, to meet new people and sign up for “things that are more artsy and geared toward” her interests.  

 “I’m just … signing up for anything that sounds fun or has good vibes, honestly,” Allison Ramirez, freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said.    

Joining clubs a not the only highlight of Skutt Shutdown. It is also the opportunity to meet fellow Creighton students.  

“Meeting new people and … meeting all the new freshmen and hearing their perspectives on things … [and] getting more people to join the club [was my favorite part],” Germinario said.  

Joining a club is just the beginning for further involvement in the goals the clubs are formed around.    

Along with its bustling environment and tables of clubs, Skutt Shutdown also featured giveaways, bungee-jump trampolines, rides and other activities by the library.  Walking tacos and ice cream were also provided to snack on, which many did while waiting in line at the flower bouquet bar.    

The Mall and the Kiewit Fitness Center Spine also held tables and activities which, in addition to the waves of students flowing through Skutt, created an event packed with excited students and clubs alike.