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Thursday, December 4, 2003
MENINGITIS UPDATE: The
Black Hawk County Department of Health and the Iowa Department of
Public Health strongly recommend that UNI students, ages 17 to 29,
receive both the influenza vaccine and meningitis vaccine. This population
has been defined by the county and state departments of health as
the population at risk.
The Student Health Clinic is also making available immunizations for
UNI faculty and staff in the defined population. The clinic will file
insurance claims for faculty and staff, ages 17 to 29, who receive
immunizations at clinics sponsored by the Student Health Clinic.
Other faculty and staff who have concerns or want to be vaccinated
against the flu or meningitis should contact their family doctors.
For more information on meningitis, visit
http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/342.html
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LIBRARY NOTICE: Deadline
for full-time tenured or tenure-track instructional faculty members
to apply for library study rooms for the spring semester is Friday,
Dec. 12. Application forms are available in the library's main office.
For more information, call Paulette Courtney at 3-2737.
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AEOP ADOPT-A-FAMILY: UNI
faculty and staff may donate gift items to one or two UNI families
needing assistance to make their holiday a little brighter. For a
list of suggested gift items and drop-off locations, visit http://www.uni.edu/aeop/
and click on Adopt-A-Family.
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ARTWORK SALE: 'Prairie
Celebration' prints are available now through Dec. 19. Prices for
each 8X10 are $10 or $15 each with shipping/handling. Visit
http://www.bio.uni.edu/botanicalcenter/GiftShop.html to view the
original watercolor by artist and UNI graduate, Megan Thorne. Order
by phone at 3-2247.
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NEW EMPLOYEE: A new
P & S employee, Nora M Rodriguez, is a translator/ researcher in Sociology/Anthropology/Criminology.
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MEMFIS USER GROUP MINUTES: Minutes
for the Nov. 20 MUG meeting are at:
http://aflink.af.uni.edu/memfis/support/mug/mug_minutes.asp
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REGISTER FOR FLIGHT SCHOOL: UNI
managers and supervisors, may register for the Spring 2004 Flight
School, a 10-session certified training series for managers and supervisors.
Visit http://aflink.af.uni.edu/hrs/training/soar/registration/registration.htm
or call Robin at 3-3536
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PERSONAL TRAINER: It's
never too late to begin an exercise program. The WRS Personal Training
Program helps with achieving health and fitness goals. For more information,
contact Kristy Leen at 3-7167 or kristy.leen@uni.edu
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(by category) ATHLETICS
Dec. 5: VB vs. UC-Santa Barbara (NCAA 1st round),
5:00 p.m., Minneapolis
Dec. 6: MBB vs. Furman, 1:05 p.m., West Gym
Dec. 6: WR hosts UNI Open, All Day, UNI-Dome
Dec. 6: FB at Delaware, 11:00 a.m. (central), NCAA 1-AA quarterfinals
Dec. 8: WBB vs. Iowa, 7:05 p.m., UNI-Dome
Dec. 9: MBB vs. Iowa, 7:05 p.m., UNI-Dome
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UNI-DELAWARE GAME TO BE TELECAST BY MEDIACOM:
UNI's 1-AA quarterfinal football game at
second-seed Delaware on Saturday will be telecast live statewide by
Mediacom in addition to being available on ESPN Gameplan. Kick off
is 11:05 a.m.
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CONFERENCES/METTINGS/WORKSHOPS
CHEMISTRY SEMINAR: LeRoy
McGrew, professor, Chemistry, will present "Chemistry, Catfish, and
the Liberal Arts" in MSH 201 at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4.
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WOMEN'S STUDIES BOARD MEETING: Monday,
Dec. 8, noon-1 in Baker 161. All are welcome.
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FACULTY SENATE MEETING: Monday,
Dec. 8, 3:15-5 p.m. in the State College Room in Maucker Union. Items
for business include considerations of curriculum proposals, and (as
time allows) a proposal for change to the current Capstone course
structure in the Liberal Arts Core. Everyone is welcome to attend.
For further information contact heston@uni.edu
or visit
http://www.uni.edu/senate/
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NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE (NSE): Information
meeting Wednesday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m. in Maucker Union's Elm Room. Freshmen
and sophomores with a 2.75 UNI and cumulative grade point average
can attend one of 166 universities across the USA while paying UNI
tuition. Visit http://www.uni.edu/contined/is/nse.shtml
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LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
CME PRESENTATION: The
Center for Multicultural Education will host a conversation with the
authors of "Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America,"
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 in the center's new home on the top
floor of Maucker Union. The event is free and open to the public.
The authors are Kumea Shorter-Gooden, a licensed psychologist in private
practice and a professor at the California School of Professional
Psychology of Alliant International University in Los Angeles; and
Charisse Jones, a national correspondent for "USA Today."
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WOMEN'S STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRESENTATION:
Laura Riskedahl on "Gender and Body Image
in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Trichotillomania or Hair-Pulling"
and Brenna Vogel on "Creating the Women's Studies Archive in Rod Library,"
Friday, Dec. 5, noon in Baker 161.
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PERFORMING ARTS
UNI SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS:
Visit http://www.uni.edu/chfa/musicdescrip.html
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INTERPRETERS THEATRE: "The
Streets Are Burning: The '68 Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial," Dec.
10-13 at 7:30 p.m. in Lang Hall, Room 040. Admission is free; seating
is first come, first served.
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SYMPHONY'S HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT: Led
by guest conductor Milt Crotts, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony
will present its Holiday Pops Dec. 12-13, 7:30 p.m. at the GBPAC.
Other guests include the Northern Iowa Children's Choir, East High
School's Concert Choir and Show Choir, and members of the Attitudes
Dance by Aimee. Call 3-7469 for tickets.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
MOCK CAUCUS: Thursday,
Dec. 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the Presidential Room of the Maucker Union.
The Department of Political Science is sponsoring a mock caucus to
help students and the campus community understand the purpose and
procedures of a caucus and to encourage participation in the electoral
process. Participants will break up into two groups led by Democratic
and Republican party representatives. For more information contact
Philip Mauceri, 3-2528.
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CAUCUS TEACH-IN: The
NI Dems are having a caucus teach-in during the meeing on Thurs. Dec.
4 in SAB 107 at 6 p.m. Bill Teaford will explain how the caucus works
and answer questions.
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POTTERY SALE: Friday,
Dec. 5 from 3-7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6 from noon-3 p.m. in the
Ceramics Studio, 126 KAB. Proceeds will help send students to the
National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts Annual Conference.
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CHERISHED MEMORIES: Celebrate
the holiday season at the Marshall Center One-Room School, Dec. 11,
7 p.m. Enjoy classic carols, a reenactment of a spelldown and the
sharing of one room school experiences. Free and open to the public.
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