All staff and faculty are invited to celebrate Thirst Friday in the Garaventa Center on December 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. Along with the usual convivial mingling with colleagues from all over campus, enjoy a live jazz ensemble and a tasting menu of “Only At Christmas” noshes, crafted by several members of the campus community. Come for 10 minutes are stay till the lights are turned off, but do come! 17 extra credit points for anyone who brings a first-timer. Questions? Contact Karen Eifler, eifler@up.edu.
Get a taste of the future at the first Thirst Friday of the year! All staff and faculty are warmly welcomed to the Garaventa Center, Franz 330, on September 20 from 4-6 p.m. to mingle with campus neighbors and enjoy great food, conversation and libations…and to try an Oculus virtual reality headset, courtesy of unapologetic technerd Eric Anctil, education. Extra credit for bringing along someone new to UP: first dibs on the headsets!
All staff and faculty are warmly invited to enjoy tasty food, drinks, and good company at the next Thirst Friday from 4-6 p.m. on February 8 in the Garaventa Center, Franz 330. Celebrate friendships old and new, discover potential cross-campus collaborations, and try this month’s tasting menu! Accompanying our usual array of snacks and beverages will be gustatory marvels inspired by the cinematic masterpiece Napoleon Dynamite. Extra credit for bringing along someone who’s never been before. For more info: 
All faculty and staff are warmly invited to Thirst Friday at the Garaventa Center for festive treats and beverages and good cheer as the semester winds down on Friday, December 7, from 4-6 p.m., in Franz Hall room 330. Come for 10 minutes or 2 hours, and try your courage with the new tasting menu: DormFusion Cuisine! Extra Santa points if you bring someone who’s never been before. For more info: 
Come toast the start of the year with campus neighbors at the Garaventa Center, Franz 330, on Friday, September 21, from 4-6 p.m. Expect lively conversation, tasty treats and beverages for all palates, and plenty of “orange food” – the first theme in this year’s eclectic tasting menu! (Think Cheetos, Tang, Circus Peanuts, need we say more?) Come for 10 minutes or stay until last call, and extra credit if you bring along someone new to the UP community. Questions? Contact Karen Eifler at 
All faculty and staff are invited to ring out the academic year with warm camaraderie and spark a few new ideas for next year while you’re at it. Don’t miss this last chance to come together with campus neighbors for lively conversation, tasty treats, and you guessed it – another tasting menu you never thought you’d see – Milky Ways a dozen ways! Please come by on Friday, April 20 from 4-6 p.m. in the Garaventa Center, Franz 330. For more information contact Karen Eifler at 
Need a little cheer from the winter gloom? Join the Garaventa Center for the next Thirst Friday celebration on Friday, February 9, from 4-6 p.m., in Franz Hall room 330 for generous snacks and libations and great conversation. And don’t miss our themed tasting menu: “Kicks from Route 66: Great Gas Station Food.” An oxymoron? Come find out! Open to all UP faculty and staff, and extra treats for bringing along someone who’s never been before.
Come one, come all for a festive Thirst Friday celebration in the Garaventa Center, Franz 330, on Friday, December 8, from 4-6 p.m. We’ll have a generous assortment of holiday beverages, tasty snacks, and a not-to-be-missed selection of the Great Candies of Our Childhood. Stop by for a few minutes or stay until last call, and extra Santa points if you bring along someone who’s never been. For more information contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at 
Come toast the start of the year with campus neighbors and check out the new Garaventa Center space, Franz 330, on Friday, September 15, from 4-6 p.m. Expect lively conversation, tasty treats and beverages for all palates, and a chance to celebrate friendships old and new. Come for 10 minutes or stay till last call, and extra credit if you bring along someone who is new to the UP community. Questions? Contact Karen Eifler at 
Come toast the start of the year with campus neighbors at the Garaventa Center, Franz 330, on Friday, September 15, from 4-6 p.m. Expect lively conversation, tasty treats and beverages for all palates, and a chance to celebrate friendships old and new. Come for 10 minutes or stay until last call, and extra credit if you bring along someone new to the UP community! Questions? Contact Karen Eifler at