Monday, April 8, 2002

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SAFETY ON CAMPUS: The Department of Public Safety recently received a report of a suspicious male making physical contact with a female student on campus. Earlier this year, a female student was sexually assaulted on campus. The department reminds all university community members to think "safety first."

Safety Tips:
Travel in groups when possible.
Use the university's lighted walkways.
Request an escort when you have to walk alone at night.
Report suspicious persons to public safety.
Lock your car doors when driving.
"This is a very safe campus," noted David Zarifis, director of public safety. "But that doesn't mean we should take that safety for granted. We all have to take responsibility for keeping ourselves safe."
More more safety tips, see the UNI Department of Public Safety Web site at: http://www.uni.edu/pubsaf/
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LEADERS ON LEADERSHIP RESCHEDULED: The Leaders on Leadership in Business presentation is RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 11 TO APRIL 18.
Speakers include: DyAnn Longseth, Vice President/Marketing, John Deere Community Credit Union; David Neil,
President UAW C.A.P., Iowa--Region 4; and Danielle Stokes, Pauline Co., Inc., Waterloo.
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VOLUNTEER USHERS NEEDED: Theatre UNI is seeking volunteers to usher performances of the Tony Award winning drama "Angels in America, Part 1: Millenium Approaches" in the Strayer-Wood Theatre, April 18-20 and 25-28. Ushers help seat people and then see the show free of charge. To sign up to usher, or for more information, call the Strayer-Wood Theatre box office at 3-6381.
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FREEDOM FROM SMOKING: A seven-week smoking cessation program for UNI faculty, staff, and students
on Thursdays, from April 18 - May 30, from 4 - 5 p.m in WRC 154. The cost is $5 (Includes nicotine patches).
To register, call Hawkeye Community College, at 296-2460 and refer to course #47755, the UNI class. The fee should be mailed to:
Business Office
Hawkeye Community College
P.O. Box 8015
Waterloo, IA 50704
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Internship Opportunity for Business or Public Relations Major
MBNA Financial Services of Cleveland is in search of a Marketing Coordinator from UNI. This is a paid summer internship in Cleveland, OH. If you're interested, stop by the Office of Alumni Relations (204 Commons) for a description of the position. Hurry! Deadline is this week!
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TAX FORMS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY: Federal and state tax forms and instruction booklets are available at the Rod Library. For details see the latest student edition of the Rod Library Newsletter, http://www.library.uni.edu/newsletter/newsteststudent.html
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SPANISH PLACEMENT EXAM: The Department of Modern Languages and Academic Advising Services is offering a Spanish placement exam for all students who have not previously taken Spanish at UNI and who plan on registering for a Spanish class for the Fall of 2002. This exam will be offered in CAC 115-116 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Mon., April 8. For those who cannot come to this administration of the test, the test may also be taken on the Web at http://webcape.byu.edu/UNI-entry/menu.uni The username is: uni user (with a space in between the words)
The password is: panthers1. Questions, consult the Department of Modern Languages 3-2749.
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BE A PEER ADVISOR: The UNI Career Center is seeking outgoing, enthusiastic students who are looking to develop these skills: job search, PR, writing, Marketing, career development, presentation. All majors may apply. Ten hours per week with stipend (approx. $8/hour). Position description and application: http://www.uni.edu/careercenter Application deadline 5 p.m., Friday, April 12.
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USER ID CHANGE AVAILABLE APRIL 1: User id Amnesty will be in effect beginning April 1 and lasting through April 14. During this time, students are provided an opportunity to select a new user id, even if a change from the UNI-assigned user id has already been made.
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FREE COMPUTER WORKSHOPS: Got a project due which involves:
-- a presentation, and you could use some help with PowerPoint for that presentation?
-- a paper, and you don't really know how to use a word processor?
-- a spreadsheet, and Excel has you totally baffled?
-- creating a Web site, and you don't know what HTML is?
Check out our schedule of free workshops for April at http://www.uni.edu/its/et/tnt
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