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Monday,
November 25, 2002
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MYUNIVERSENEWS
HOLIDAY DEADLINE:
The deadline will change for MyUNIverseNews due to the Thanksgiving
holidays. Deadline for items to be included in the Mon., Dec. 2 edition
of MyUNIverse is Wed., Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. There will be no UNI Online
on Nov. 28.
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ACADEMIC
CALENDAR QUESTION:
Would
you favor starting the fall semester on a Thursday, two days earlier
than currently, if in return there would be no classes the entire
week of Thanksgiving? There would be no change in the start of the
spring semester. Please provide the University Calendar Committee
with your input by e-mail to: registrar@uni.edu.
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STUDENT ALUMNI AMBASSADOR APPLICATIONS DUE:
Applications for Student Alumni Ambassadors are due today to the UNI
Admissions Office (Gilchrist 120). For more information, call the
Admissions Office at 3-2281 or visit
http://www.uni.edu/~admiss/saa/SAA.html.
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UNI PRSSA:
The UNI Communication Studies PRSSA was recently acknowledged as the
Most Outstanding PRSSA Chapter in the United States out of 231 chapters.
Jackie Wilson, a UNI Communication Studies PRSSA member, was the recipient
of the new Lawrence Coster Scholarship.
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HY-VEE
RECEIPTS: Our Partner in Education needs your help!
Hy-Vee will donate $1 to Black Hawk Elementary School for every $200
in receipts that we collect. Please drop off yellow or yellow striped
Hy-Vee receipts in the envelopes located in each residence hall office.
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FRIENDS
OF THE MUSEUMS GIFT SHOP SALE: University Museum,
Dec. 5 & 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Dec. 7 & 8 from 1-4 p.m. All items
10% off plus a sale table with merchandise up to 50% off.
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STUDENTS
FIRST CAMPAIGN THANK YOU:
The UNI Foundation thanks all students, faculty and staff involved
with the recent Students First Campaign National Kickoff, which announced
the new $100 million campaign goal. In coming weeks, photos of the
event will be available on the Students First campaign Web site at
http://www.uni-foundation.org/foundation/studentsfirst.shtml
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UNIVERSITY
BOOK AND SUPPLY ACCESSABLITIY: University Book and
Supply is under renovation and the lower level wheelchair entrance
is temporarily closed now through the spring semester. During this
time, use the 23rd Street entrance for wheelchair access and associates
will assist with service for the lower level.
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JOIN
THE SENIOR CELEBRATION COMMITTEE: The UNI Alumni
Association is looking for 5 to 6 dedicated students, preferably juniors
and seniors, to serve on the 2003 Senior Celebration planning committee.
Committee members assist with planning, promotion, and implementation
of Senior Celebration events. Send an e-mail to jennifer.albertsen@uni.edu
or call 3-6409 for details.
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SHOPPING
TO HELP ORPHANS:
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, St. Stephen's Catholic Student Center is providing
the opportunity to shop at Cathy's Hallmark and World's Window on Main
St. in Cedar falls, for the benefit of El Faro Orphanage in Tijuana,
Mexico. At World's Window from 5:30 - 8 p.m., 10% of all sales will
go to the El Faro Orphanage. If more than $500 in sales are made, 20%
will go to El Faro. At Cathy's Hallmark, from 5 - 8 p.m., everything
in the store will be 10% off and 10% of all sales will go to El Faro.
Contact kathylea@uni.edu
with questions.
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CAREER
DECISIONS:
Now there's a Web site that puts resources for making decisions about
majors and career directions in one place. It's called Major Decisions
and is available through WebCT. To access this resource, go to http://webct.uni.edu
and click on Version 3.6. Use "decisions_guest" as the user
name and 'panther' as the password.
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GREEK
STUDY ABROAD: Experiential Learning in Greece;
earn 3 credits. Informational meeting for the June 2003 Greek Study
Abroad Course on Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Embassy
Room of Maucker Union at 12:15 p.m. Contact Gregory.Bruess@uni.edu
or call 3-2752.
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GATEWAY COMPUTER HOLIDAY SPECIALS:
Gateway Computer is offering special holiday configurations and pricing
to UNI students, faculty and staff for individual personal purchases.
Visit, http://www.uni.edu/its/us/purchase/gateway
for details.
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AUDITIONS
FOR "ROOSTERS": Theatre UNI will hold auditions
for the upcoming production of "Roosters" on Monday, Dec.
4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bertha Martin Theatre. For more information about
the show and how you should prepare for auditions, visit the Theatre
UNI Web site. Theatre UNI auditions are open to all UNI students. http://www.uni.edu/theatre.
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AUDITIONS
FOR "THE VAGINA MONOLOUGES": Auditions for
UNI's benefit production of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monolouges"
will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 7-9 p.m.and Wednesday, Dec. 4 from
8-10 p.m. in Lang Hall 040 Interpreters Theater. There are parts for
women and men. Contact Jen Farrell with questions jfarrell@uni.edu
or 222-2491.
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INTRAMURAL
OPEN CO-REC INDOOR SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Entry
and registration: Dec 2-4, WRC 101, 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tournament schedule:
Dec. 6, after 9 a.m. Tournament play: Sunday, Dec. 8, WRC Courts, Time
TBA
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NEW ONLINE E-MAIL AND PHONE DIRECTORY: The
online E-mail and Phone Directory has been re-written and is now in
production. The new version includes a more robust search feature, including
phonetic searches and restricting a search to 'student only' or 'faculty/staff
only'. Directory listings may be customized by adding preferred name,
other e-mail addresses and phone numbers, instant messenger ID's, or
restricting the release of directory information.
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NOVEMBER-
CAREER DEVELOPMENT MONTH: To
find resources on career exploration & job hunting, visit:
http://www. uni.edu/careercenter/careerlibrary
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SOUGHT: The
Senior Challenge Committee is looking for students who want to be involved.
Students can choose from an array of options, including event planning,
marketing, fundraising, etc. For more information on how you can get
involved, contact Ali Schissel at 3-7849 or ali.schissel@uni.edu.
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FREE
OR LOW COST EVENING CHILDCARE: An
evening childcare program has been established through funds from the
U.S. Department of Education. The program runs from 5:30-9:30 p.m.,
Monday-Thursday. Pell qualifiers receive free childcare, others billed
hourly on a sliding fee scale. For more information call the CDC, at
3-2263.
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CHANGE
IN LIBRARY HOURS DURING THANKSGIVING BREAK:
http://www.library.uni.edu/libinfo/hours.shtml#thanks
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WRC THANKSGIVING HOURS:
The
WRC facility hours for Thanksgiving break are posted at http://www.uni.edu/wellrec/fachrs/thnksgvngfachrs.html
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MAUCKER
UNION THANKSGIVING HOURS: Tuesday,
Nov. 26, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 27, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday,
Nov. 28-30, Closed. Sunday, Dec. 1, 5 p.m.-midnight. Resume regular
hours on Monday, Dec. 2.
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IRTS
LABS AND CURRICULUM LIBRARY: will
be closed at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 and will reopen at 7:45 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 2.
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MUSEUM HOURS:
Both
the University Museum and Marshall Center School will be closed November
28 through December 1.
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UNI
MEN'S BASKETBALL:
The UNI men's basketball team will tip-off their home schedule TONIGHT
(November 25th) when they host Wayne State(NE). The game is scheduled
to start at 7:05PM in the Dome.
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UNI
TROMBONE ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Monday, Nov. 25, 8 p.m.,
GBPAC Davis Hall. Nancy Vogt, director. No charge. http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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ANNUAL SAHAI
LECTURE: On Monday, Nov. 25, at 4 p.m. in Seerley
Hall's Great Reading Room Dr. Paul Trafton, professor of mathematics
and Sahai Distinguished Professor, will speak on "Young Children
Do Powerful Mathematics: A Decade of Research and Development on Student
Learning and Teacher Change." The public is invited to attend the
lecture and the reception preceding.
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NATIONAL STUDENT
EXCHANGE: Information meeting will be held Monday,
Nov. 25, 4 p.m., Maucker Union, Embassy Room. Freshmen and sophomores
with 2.75 UNI and cumulative grade point average are urged to attend.
Learn how you can attend one of 167 universities across the USA while
paying UNI tuition. For additional information, visit
http://www.uni.edu/contined/is/nse.shtml
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UNI WRESTLING:
The #16-ranked Panthers open their home schedule this Saturday (November
30th) when they host #15-ranked Arizona State at 2 p.m. in the West
Gym.
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HOLIDAY
CELEBRATION & CAROLING: Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Marshall Center
School. Get the into the holiday spirit with carols, homemade ornaments
and refreshments similar to those from the 1920's. Free and open to
the public. For more information call, 3-2188.
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OFF-HUDSON
PLAY READING: Theatre UNI's Off-Hudson Play Reading
Series continues with Edward Albee's "The Play About the Baby", directed
by Jay Edelnant. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. CAC Room 108. Admission
is free.
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NORTHERN IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT:
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., GBPAC Great Hall. Rebecca Burkhardt, conductor.
No charge.
http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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UNI STUDENT COMPOSERS CONCERT:
Thursday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m., GBPAC Davis Hall. Jonathan
Schwabe,
coordinator. No charge. http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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NORTHERN IOWA CONDUCTING WORKSHOP:
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7, 1-10 p.m. (6th) and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(7th), GBPAC Davis Hall. Contact: Ronald Johnson at 3-6058 or johnsonrw@uni.edu.
http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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UNI VARSITY MEN'S GLEE CLUB CHRISTMAS
VARIETY SHOWS: Dec. 6 and 7, 7:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
(7th), GBPAC Great Hall. Cost is $7 Advance Tickets; $8 at the door
- Reserved-seat tickets available by calling 3-SHOW (7469).
http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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UNI WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL: Don't forget to stop by the UNI ticket
office at the NW corner of the Dome to pick up your free ticket to watch
the Panthers take on intrastate rival Iowa State on Sunday, Dec. 8 in
the West Gym. The game is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. You will need an actual
game ticket to get into the West Gym for the game, due to limited seating.
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UNI SUZUKI SCHOOL: NORTHERN IOWA
YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONCERT: Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m., GBPAC
Davis Hall. Concert, Julia Bullard. No charge. http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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UNI SCHOOL OF MUSIC SPOTLIGHT
SERIES: UNI Concert Chorale, UNI Chamber Singers,
UNI Singers and UNI Women’s Chorus Chimes of Christmas. Monday,
Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Waterloo. Dyan Baker and
Brad Barrett, conductors. Cost: $6 Public; $5 Senior Citizen; $4 Student
or admission with a current Panther Pass - Tickets 3-2024 and at the
door. http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT: Friday and Saturday,
Dec. 13 and 14, 7:30 p.m., GBPAC Great Hall. Tickets 3-SHOW (7469) and
at the door. http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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