Thursday, January 9, 2003

THE MARKET IS OPEN: 23rd St. Market will be open 8 a.m. - 4: 30 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10. Regular hours will resume Monday, Jan. 13. Biscotti's in Redeker Center will reopen Sunday, Jan. 12, 4 p.m. - midnight, and will return to regular hours Monday, Jan. 13. Your business is appreciated.
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CHECK OUT THE NEW FOOD VENUES IN MAUCKER UNION: Relocated food services will open in Maucker Union Expansion C on Monday, Jan. 13. Homemade soup, coffee and a full line of bottled beverages will be available. Other highlights include:
Blimpie: Subs and Salads
Bent Fork: Burgers, Burritos, Rice Bowls
Seattle's Best Coffee: 50 cents all semester
JW's: Pizza and Breadsticks
Thank you in advance for your patience with the changes ahead!
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DON'T FORGET PIAZZA: Enjoy the company of your friends and colleagues as you dine on campus. If you haven't experienced the Piazza at Redeker Center, that pleasure should be included in your 2003 resolutions. Dining Center greeters accept charges to u-bill, payroll deduction and cash. All dining centers offer all-you-can-enjoy choices and beverages for $6.75 for the noon meal (no gratuity). Menus and hours are listed at http://www.uni.edu/food/ Meal plans are available.
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FACULTY USING WEBCT: Workshops have been scheduled to help students become familiar with WebCT. Please encourage them to attend one of these 50-minute sessions presented by ITS-Educational Technology. The schedule and more details may be found at:
http://www.uni.edu/its/et/tnt/c.html
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MEMFIS TRAINING: MEMFIS Training sessions have been scheduled through April. All sessions are open to UNI employees and student workers. To access the MMEFIS training registration Web site, go to https://access.uni.edu/cgi-bin/memfis_train/memfis_train.cgi
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: The Management & Professional Development Center will present "Creating a Motivating Work Environment" on Jan. 28 and repeated Feb. 18; and "Guiding Employees Through Change" on Feb. 13 and repeated March 6. These workshops are part of the MPDC's Management Training Consortium, UNI employees are offered a discounted fee of $140. Workshops are held in 1-3 CBB from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Workshop fee includes student materials, lunch, and light morning and afternoon refreshments. To register, or for more information contact Cassie Luze, 3-5851 or cassie.luze@uni.edu.
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BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: Registrations are being accepted in the Management and Professional Development Center’s Business and Management Certificate Program to begin February 10. The five-month, 80-hour program is designed along the lines of an abridged MBA andis geared toward those new to management or technical professionals moving into management who want to improve their business skills.Sessions will be held twice per month from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in CBB.For registration, logistics, and fee information, contact Cassie Luze at cassie.luze@uni.edu, or 3-5851, or click on http://www.bcs.uni.edu/mpdc/programs/Management.html
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HIP-HOP CONCERT: Ja Rule will be in concert Thursday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. in the UNI-Dome. His special guest will be Eve. Tickets, at $25 for UNI students and $30 for all others, will go on sale at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 16 at all UNI ticket outlets. They also are available at tickets.uni.edu, or 3-DOME. The concert is sponsored by the UNI-Dome and Panther Productions.
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KUDOS AVAILABLE AT:
http://www.uni.edu/pubrel/kudos/archive/2003/jan9.shtml
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AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE FESTIVAL NEEDS USHERS: Jan. 22-25, volunteer to usher and see up to eight plays by eight different colleges FREE. Several show times throughout the day and night. More volunteering means more benefits. For more information or to sign up, call the Strayer-Wood Theatre box office, 3-6381.
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ART EXHIBIT: Jan. 13 - Feb. 9. The UNI Gallery of Art presents two exhibitions, "Deborah Zlotsky" and "Crit Streed." Zlotsky will lecture on her work at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the KAB Auditorium, Room 111. An opening reception will follow the lecture. Support for the Zlotsky presentation comes from the Martha Ellen Tye Visiting Artist/Scholar Series. Free and open to the public. http://www.uni.edu/artdept/gallery
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cheer on the Panthers Jan. 11 at 2:05 p.m. in the West Gym.
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BEETHOVENFEST! A SONATA OPEN HOUSE: Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, from 2 – 7 p.m. in GBPAC, Davis Hall. The five-hour marathon presentation of all 10 Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano--interspersed with historical commentary and accompanied by food and wine--features graduate and undergraduate students as well as returning alumnae. This matinee performance features table seating and a relaxed atmosphere. Come for a few sonatas, or stay for all. For tickets ($15) call 3-SHOW (7469).
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WRESTLING: The Panthers will be back in action Saturday, Jan. 11. They host Northern Illinois at 6 p.m. in the West Gym.
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CELTIC DANCE: Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance comes to the GBPAC Jan. 12 at 2 & 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $36, $39, $42, and $46 for adults. Student tickets are $28.80, $31.20 and $33.60. To order, call 3-SHOW or order online at http://tickets.uni.edu.
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