Monday, Apr 9, 2012

Under the sponsorship of the President's Sustainability Council, the annual University Sustainability Update will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, in the Ballroom, MAU. The event will highlight a number of success stories from campus and feature Father Robert “Bud” Grant from St. Ambrose University as a guest speaker. Grant will discuss social justice and environmental ethics. For more information, visit the website.

The deadline to take the Proficiency Profile and be eligible for the drawings for gas cards has been extended to midnight, April 15. Access the test online. Cat ID required. The deadline for cap and gown awards stays with the original deadline, April 8; winners will be notified April 9 by UNI email.

UNI Print Services has closed. The university has chosen a preferred vendor (Copy Works) to handle the university copying needs. Beginning Monday, April 2, all UNI student organizations are strongly encouraged to funnel their print orders and copying jobs through the Office of University Relations. The vendor is offering significant discounted pricing for jobs that UR forwards on to the vendor. But the discount is only for jobs that are processed through the UR office. During these challenging budget times, it's to your organization's benefit to work through UR for print and copy needs. Please submit jobs via email or call UR at 273-2761 with any questions.

UNI's 5th Annual Honors Week is April 9 through 15. The week is a celebration of academic excellence and a recognition of the contributions of campus honorary societies and organizations.  View a full schedule of the week's events and a listing of participating organizations online.

Come to the Campanile from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, to enjoy some free food and end-of-the-year fun. Representatives from the Northern Iowa Student Government will be on hand to serve the student body free burgers, hotdogs, chips and drinks. A vegetarian option will be available. For more information, send an email.

In conjunction with the UNI Earth Day Celebration, the WRC and Europa Cycle and Ski are sponsoring the annual free bike tune-ups for UNI students, faculty and staff, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, north of Maucker Union.

For most UNI students, faculty and staff, the most basic tasks of humanity require little thought, such as what bathroom to use, what pronoun you are called, if you are safe in the residence halls and at home. However, for those who don't identify with the gender and/or sex assigned to them at birth, those with disabilities, with children and other populations, finding a safe bathroom is an important concern. To raise awareness regarding transgender issues, a group of protest volunteers will line up at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 10, outside the Maucker Union Ballroom bathrooms and use the restrooms as a collective group, not assigned by their gender. For more information, email Kaitlin Korbitz.

A free hands-on course on using SPSS will be held at 3 p.m., Monday, April 9, and 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 10, in 110 WRT. The Department of Mathematics provides assistance to faculty, staff and students through its Statistical Consulting Lab. For more information, email Mark Jacobson or visit the website.

The Student Nature Society is accepting applications for its annual scholarship. The scholarship is worth $500 and anyone can apply. Pick up an application in the Biology office in 144 MSH. Applications will be accepted until noon, Wednesday, April 25. Return the application with an essay attached to the Biology office. The winner will be notified during finals week. 

UNI faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a Time Management Workshop presented by David C. Towle, UNI Counseling Center. The workshop will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Friday, April 13, in 012 at UNI-CUE, in Waterloo.

The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., Midwest Conference will be held Friday, April 13, in the Great Hall, GBPAC hosted by The George Walker Society of Music. Featured events include: 1 to 3 p.m., a lecture "Blazing a Musical Trail on Pennsylvania Avenue: African American Opera and Concert Singers at the White House," by Maurice B. Wheeler, University of North Texas; 3 to 5 p.m., string scholarship competition; 5 to 6 p.m., conversations with Simon Estes, world-renowned opera star and Iowa native; and 7:30 to 9 p.m., a Young Artist's Concert featuring UNI School of Music students. The conference fee is $25. To register for the conference, call 273-2797. Events are open to the public. 

The Middle Eastern Dance Club will host performances of a variety of styles of Middle Eastern and Turkish dance (e.g., belly dance) at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, April 14, in the CME. Sonya, an award winning dancer from Chicago, is the featured performer and will teach a veil choreography workshop earlier in the day. For more information, send an email. 

Looking for something fun and exciting to do on a Friday and Saturday night or Sunday afternoon? Looking to see a performance of Strayer-Wood Theatre's production of "Bat Boy: The Musical" for free? Sign up to be an usher for one or more performances of "Bat Boy: The Musical," music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. Performance dates include 7:30 p.m., April 12 through 14 and 2 p.m., April 15, in the SWT. Ushers should arrive one hour before curtain for instruction. For more information, email Alyssa Bakker or sign up online.

The fall 2012 course in Applied Writing (English 4775/5775) builds professional skills in workplace communication and involves non-hypothetical projects. The fall course in Professional Editing (English 4780/5780) offers practice in editing academic, creative and workplace texts. Prerequisites can be waived. For more information, send an email.

The Office of Student Financial Aid and the Campus Activities Board are sponsoring the first annual UNI Financial Literacy Quiz Bowl. The quiz bowl will take place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, MAU. Quiz bowl questions will focus on topics such as budgeting, credit, credit cards, saving, financial aid, identity theft, insurance and taxes. Teams of two to five can register for a chance to win a $400 scholarship. The first 32 teams to email a team name, team members and contact information to Liz Hoium will be eligible to compete. Students not competing can cheer on your favorite team and learn about financial literacy. All team members must be UNI students and not currently employed by the Office of Student Financial Aid.

The CME will host iconic commentator and journalist Touré at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, in the CME. He will discuss his provocative new book, "Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness: What It Means to Be Black Now." For more information, visit the CME website or call 273-2250.

The UNI Athletic Marketing Department is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Panther Sports Marketing Internship. Fill out an application online. All materials must be turned in by 5 p.m., Monday, April 16.

The Cedar Valley Sustainability & Environmental Educators are hosting the “Green: What does it Mean? Exploring our Sustainable Community” event on May 10, on the UNI campus. The group is seeking organizations to participate and host a booth for the exhibit hall. The day is centered around sustainability theory, where some 800 ninth grade students from the Cedar Valley will learn about sustainability in their community. Find more information and register online.

The 2011-12 UNI Student Employee of the Year will be announced at the award reception from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m., Monday, April 9, in the Georgian Lounge, COM.

The month of April is Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Month. The UNI Student Health Clinic is offering low or no-cost testing for currently enrolled students. Please call to schedule an appointment today at 273-2009. For more information, visit the Student Health Clinic website.

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