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Monday,
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JOIN THE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT DEC. 17: http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/291.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- DECEMBER PAY CHECKS: Payday is Dec. 31. December paychecks and direct deposit notices for students are mailed to the student's home, not local, address. ------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announcements will be made via local radio and TV stations, as well as the UNI home page. If you don't hear an announcement about canceled classes, events or work activities, assume that things will continue as planned. Here are the most common weather-related messages. http://www.uni.edu/unionline/public/288.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- MAUCKER UNION FOOD SERVICE: December 19-20: JW’s Pizza and Club Cafe will be open on the lower level of Maucker Union. The food court will be closed for re-construction. December 20: Final day for elevator service to the lower level. Dec. 23: There will be no food service in Maucker Union over the semester break so we can move food service to the Expansion. January 9-10: 23rd St. Market will be open. January 13: Maucker Union Expansion C service will open. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION DECEMBER GRADUATES: Before you leave campus in December, be sure to create a permanent record with the UNI Alumni Association. The form can be completed on-line at http://www.unialum.org/recordsheet. Call 3-2355 with questions. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GREG NICHOLS VISIT: At the invitation of the Faculty Senate, Greg Nichols, Executive Director of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa, will address university faculty on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 3:30 p.m. in Lang Hall Auditorium. All interested staff and students are also welcome to attend. -------------------------------------------------------------------
SILVERPLATTER DATABASE USERS: Rod Library will be implementing a new interface version over the next few weeks for SilverPlatter databases: ERIC, PsycINFO, etc. See how your favorite databases will look at http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c96252. The current interface version will be discontinued around February 1, 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 MINORITY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION: New for-profit, full-time business start-ups, located in Iowa, preferably in the Cedar Valley, owned and operated by minority entrepreneurs are encouraged to enter their original business plans into this competition. The submission deadline is March 24. The maximum award is $5,000 and will be presented in May. For contest details, visit the JPEC Web site at http://www.jpec.org, call 3-7350, or e-mail katherine.cota@uni.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRING FITNESS CLASS REGISTRATION: Registration for Spring Fitness Classes has started. Stop in WRC 101 to sign-up (8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. M-F). Choose from: Boot Camp, Kickboxing, Water Aerobics, EMPLOYEE ONLY Aerobics, Tai-Chi, Belly Dancing and more. See the yellow brochure for a listing of all classes. Payable via U-bill, check, or payroll deduction. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NISG DECEMBER NEWSLETTER: The Northern Iowa Student Government's December newsletter contains information regarding lobbying efforts, financial aid initiatives, and more. http://www.uni.edu/studentorgs/nisg ------------------------------------------------------------------- PREPARE YOUR MIND, BODY, & SPIRIT FOR FINALS: Prepare your mind by using St. Stephen Student Center (1019 W. 23rd St.) as a quiet study place from 8 a.m. - midnight. Prepare your body with a home cooked breakfast Monday through Wednesday from 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. and study snacks throughout the day. Prepare your spirit during Centering Prayer on Monday at 9 p.m., Taize Prayer on Tuesday at 9 p.m., or daily Mass on Monday at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday at noon, and Wednesday at 9 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL SERVER UPGRADE: The centeral e-mail server was upgraded on Nov. 26 to provide several enhancement, including web-based vacation notices for e-mail and improved mailbox filtering at the server level. http://www.uni.edu/its/ns/pmdf-upgrade.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------- APPLY FOR THE McELROY: 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- DE-STRESS DAYS: Come "de-stress" with free mini massages, complementary stress kits, and information Monday, Dec. 16, Union Ambassador Rm.; Tuesday, Dec. 17, Business Building. Call Deedra Billings, Wellness Resource Coordinator at 3-7162 for more information. --------------------------------------------------------------- BECOME A PERSONAL TRAINER: Interested in becoming a personal trainer at the WRC? The next training session for the PT program begins in February. Training will be on Fridays, time yet to be determined. The program is open to all students, especially those who have taken anatomy classes. Contact Kristy Leen at 3-7167 for information. --------------------------------------------------------------- INTUITIVE EATING WORKSHOP: This ten-week workshop is designed to help participants learn how to: reject the diet mentality, feel feelings without using food, honor hunger, feel fullness, normalize the relationship with food, and more. Call Joan Thompson at 3-2198 for information or to register. On Tuesdays, from Feb. 4 - April 8 at 4 to 5 p.m. in WRC 104. Cost is $20. ---------------------------------------------------------------
MAUCKER
UNION FINALS WEEK HOURS:
Sunday, Dec. 15, 10 a.m.-2 a.m.; Monday, Dec 16, 6:30 a.m.- 2 a.m.;
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 6:30 a.m.-2 a.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6:30 a.m.-midnight;
Thursday, Dec. 19, 6:30 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 20, 6:30 a.m.-
5 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 21, Closed for Commencement.
BFA
EXHIBITION:
Now through Dec. 21 on the 2nd floor Mezzanine of the GBPAC. Printmaker
Vicki Truka's artwork is partial fulfillment of her BFA degree. Her
exhibition is titled "It's all about people..." The exhibition
is free and open to the public. Building hours at the GBPAC are 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. For more information, call 3-3095 or visit Find the UNI event you're looking for in the UNI Calendar of Events, http://access.uni.edu/acal/ Events on the calendar this week at UNI: http://access.uni.edu/acal/bin/callist.cgi?date=this_week MyUniverse is published once a week, on Monday mornings. |
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