Morken Madness 2026

Schedule of Events

Monday, March 9th
11:30am-12:15pm

• Kick off Morken Madness with snacks courtesy of the Computer Science Department. Meet outside Morken 203.
• Computer Science Post-it Pixel Project, wall outside of Morken 203.
  • Help us create an image with post-it pixels! The corkboard wall outside of Morken 203 is the canvas for a giant neon image composed of post-its. It only takes a couple moments to stick the post-its on paper and affix the paper to wall. Anyone can participate and the project will be going on the entire week of Morken Madness. Piece by piece, we’ll see the picture emerge!
• Charty Party PLUza starts – Your challenge: transform data into a creative, original, and compelling visual story. Scroll to the bottom of the page for more details. 
• Estimation Jars Challenge begins – Take your best guess at how many candies are in each jar. The closest estimate wins! No counting, no shaking…just pure estimation skills. Scroll to the bottom of the page for more details.
• Search Morken each day this week to find a pair of hidden math or computer science socks and 3D printed treasures. Finders keepers!

Wednesday, March 11th
11:30am-12:15pm in Morken 233 (the ERB)

• Drop by the Math Meet-Up for coffee, doughnuts, and fruit courtesy of the Mathematics Department.
• Join math majors and faculty outside of Morken 233 for a Set tournament. All levels of skill are welcome, and the Math Club is happy to teach you to play.
• Search Morken to find a pair of hidden math or computer science socks and 3D printed treasures!

Friday, March 13th
11:30am-12:15pm in Morken

• Post-it Mural Photo Session, outside of Morken 203. Take a picture in front of the finished post-it mural!
• Hunt down the last pair of math or computer science socks and 3D printed treasures hidden in Morken.

11:30am-12:15pm in the Rieke Lobby

• Pies for Pi Day!
  • Drop by the Rieke 1st floor lobby where the Math Club will be serving up free slices of pie in celebration of Pi Day, working on their Pi chain, and giving away Pi bracelets. (While supplies last.)
• Winners for the Estimation Jar Competition and the Charty Party PLUza will be announced at 12pm by the Math Department.
• Visit the Ostenson Museum in Rieke 123

1:30-2:30pm in Morken

• Pi a Professor Day!
  • The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is hosting a fundraising event for their club that gives students a chance to toss shaving or whipped cream pies into the faces of a few Natural Sciences professors. It’s $2.00 a throw. No limit on how many pies per person. Bonus: If the professor’s department has a student club, half of the total of the pie tickets sold for that professor will be given to that club. (Example: A chemistry professor who was hit with $40 worth of pie would raise $20 for the PLU Chem Club.)