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Monday,
December 2, 2002
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ARTS
UNI ANNNUAL HOLIDAY ARTS AND CRAFTS SALE: Monday,
Dec. 2, in the CAC lounge from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The sale features many
kinds of handmade gifts, including prints, jewelry, ceramics, photos,
holiday cards and ornaments. These unique, handcrafted works of art
make great holiday gifts. Refreshments will be available.
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E-MAIL
SERVER UPGRADE: The central e-mail server was upgraded
on Nov. 26. This upgrade provides several enhancements, including
web-based vacation notices for e-mail and improved mail-box filtering
at the server level.
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STUDENT POTTERY
SALE:
Ceramic students will be holding their annual Holiday Pottery Sale
Friday, Dec. 6 from 3-7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 7 from 12-3 p.m. in
room 126 of KAB. There will be a large selection of one of a kind
pottery and fused glass jewelry available for purchase.
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LIBERAL ARTS CORE WEB SITE:
A new Web site that offers information about the liberal arts core
including requirements, course descriptions and availability, transfer
credit, category statements for use in course syllabi, and useful
tools to facilitate advising and registration is available at http://fp.uni.edu/lac.
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NEW
FOOD AND DRINK POLICY AT LIBRARY: Rod Library's
new "Food and Drink" policy allows patrons to drink non-alcoholic
beverages from closeable spill resistant containers. For the complete
policy, go to
http://www.library.uni.edu/pubpol/food_drink_public.shtml
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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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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:
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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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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INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGY RECEIVES FULL RE-ACCREDIDATION: The National
Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Board of Accreditation
approved the NAIT visiting team recommendation to fully re-accredit
four Industrial Technology Programs for another six year period. The
re-accredited programs are: Construction Management, Graphic Communications,
Technology Management, and Manufacturing Technology with options in
Automated Manufacturing Systems, Design, and Metal Casting.
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INTUITIVE EATING WORKSHOP: The
Intuitive Eating Workshop focuses on rejecting the diet mentality, honoring
hunger and feeling fullness, normalizing your relationship with food
and more. Next semester's workshop will be held each Tuesday, Feb. 4
- April 8. Time: 4 - 5 p.m. Cost is $20.
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ROD LIBRARY DATABASE OF THE MONTH: Ethnic
NewsWatch provides access to the full text of 200 American newspapers,
magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Over
700,000 articles available, including 150,000 in Spanish. Database is
searchable in both English and Spanish. To access, go to
http://enw.softlineweb.com/
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DELL PC PURCHASE PROGRAM: Dell
offers PC discount program to UNI students, faculty & staff personal
purchasers. See http://www.uni.edu/its/us/purchase
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MAKING CONTACTS FOR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS PRESENTATION:
Dale
Cyphert offers strategies for making business contacts and tips on how
good business contacts can help your career. Presentation in the CBB,
room 1 on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. No advanced registration
or fees. For more information, contact the JPEC at 3-7350 or e-mail
katherine.cota@uni.edu.
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MASSAGE GIFT CERTIFICATES:
Massages are offered through the Wellness Resource Lab (WRC 104) by
a licensed massage therapist. The cost is $10 for 15 minutes and sessions
up to 1 hour may be purchased. Pay by cash, check, u-bill, or payroll
deduct. Purchase a gift certificate at the Wellness Lab or call 3-6119.
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PHD
FELLOWSHIP:
Are you interested in pursuing a Ph.D.? Consider applying for the McElroy
fellowship, an award of $10,000/year for up to three years of graduate
study. For more information, visit the Graduate College Web site at
http://www.grad.uni.edu.
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STUDENT
THEATRE AUDITIONS:
UNISTA auditions for "Slaughter City," a provocative play by Naomi Wallace
are Monday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Strayer-Wood Theatre. Open to all
students. Prepare to read two minutes or less of contemporary poetry;
pieces available upon request. Call backs Dec. 10. E-mail questions
to unista_board@hotmail.com.
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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 three 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 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"
takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 4 from
8-10 p.m. in Lang Hall 040 Interpreters Theater. All UNI students, faculty,
and staff are welcome to audition. 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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UNI
SOCRATIC SOCIETY:
Dec. 2, 3:30 p.m.., Baker Hall room 132. Following a brief business
meeting and welcoming new members there will be a film on current
events. Contact Louis Engelhart engelh8@uni.edu
for info.
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HOLIDAY
CELEBRATION & CAROLING: Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Marshall
Center School. Get 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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RADICAL
ORTHODOXY LECTURE:
Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., Latham 125. Professor David Cunningham of Seabury-Western
Theological Seminary will lecture on "The New Archbishop of Canterbury,
Radical Orthodoxy, and the Future of Christian Theology." The
archbishop has challenged traditionalists and liberals alike on social
issues and has influenced the emerging 'Radical Orthodoxy' movement.
For questions, call Mike Waggoner at 3-2605.
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LECTURE
ON MARY MAGDALENE: Lecture by Dr. Susan Hill, Tuesday,
Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Seerley 115. Countering Mary Magdalene's infamous
reputation as a reformed prostitute, recent scholarship shows her
to be a prominent disciple and leader of the early Christian movement.
For questions, call Martie Reineke at 3-6233.
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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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COLLOQUIUM
ON MERCURY CONTAMINATION: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 4 p.m.,
Lantz Auditorium, MSH. Dr. James Wiener, from University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse,
will present "Mercury contamination in the Upper Midwest: consequences,
scientific challenges, and management implications of a serious environmental
problem."
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ROTH OPEN
HOUSE: ROTH will hold an open house for all prospective
and current ROTH residents on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 8-10 p.m. at ROTH.
Refreshments will be served and apartments and suites will be open
for tours. ROTH is located on the south side of campus.
For more information on ROTH go to http://www.uni.edu/dor
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UNI MEN'S
BASKETBALL: The Panthers look to take down defending
MVC champion Creighton on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 7:05 p.m. in the UNI-Dome.
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HEARST
LECTURE: "Constructing Community through Communication"
presented by Dr. Thomas Steinfatt, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.
in Lang Hall Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Steinfatt is a leading expert on intercultural communication at the
University of Miami. See
http://www.uni.edu/~martin/hearst.html for details.
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CAMP
ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT CENTER: Camp Adventure
is taking applications for summer 2003. The next Leadership Assessment
Center (Interview) takes place on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 8:45 a.m.
- 5 p.m. in 256 WRC. E-mail susan.edginton@uni.edu
to confirm your attendance. There will be an informational meeting
on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 4 - 8 p.m. in Maucker Union Expansion. For
more information call, 3-5960.
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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 Ttckets;
$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
WRESTLING: The #16-ranked Panthers will host approximately
300 wrestlers from Divisions I, II and III at the UNI Open on Saturday,
Dec. 7, 10 a.m. in the UNI-Dome.
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UNI WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL: 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, 4:05 p.m. in
the West Gym. You will need an actual game ticket, 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.
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