BackBurner - Nov. 17, 2008

Monday 11/17/08

8 a.m.

   USU Children's House Preschool Program / Year Round On-going Enrollment

Information/Orientation

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

   Drop in Math & Stats Tutoring

Student Activities Taggart Student Center

10 a.m.

   Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser

Arts & Entertainment Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art

All Day

   Women's Work: Contemporary Women Printmakers

Arts & Entertainment Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art

All Day

   Mitten Tree

Special Event

11 a.m.

   MSS Cookout

Student Activities TSC, Patio

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

   Aggie Vets at the Hub

Student Activities TSC, HUB

4:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.

   CIL Short Course

Student Activities

7:30 p.m.

   Guitar Ensembles

Arts & Entertainment The Performance Hall

8:05 p.m.

   USU Men's Basketball @ UC Santa Barbara

Athletics

Tuesday 11/18/08

All Day

   Mitten Tree

Special Event

11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

   Professional Employees Association - Executive Committee Meeting

Meeting Taggart Student Center

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

   Classified Employee Association Quarterly Brown Bag Forum

Information/Orientation Taggart Student Center

12:30 p.m.

   Guest Speaker Gary Barkley

Student Activities TSC, Auditorium

2 p.m.

   GLBT Student Panel

Student Activities TSC, Auditorium

2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

   Grocery Shopping 101

Information/Orientation

3 p.m.

   Yukie Kawasaki, Masters Candidate, Department of Biology, Utah State University

Seminar/Symposium

3 p.m.

   Movie

Student Activities TSC, Auditorium

3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

   Dennis P. Lettenmaier - Water @ USU Seminar

Seminar/Symposium Engineering Building

4 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.

   CIL (Computer & Information Literacy) Drop-in Tutoring

Student Activities

7 p.m.

   NAMI Open House

Student Activities TSC, Juniper Lounge

Wednesday 11/19/08

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

   Apple Tax Free Day for University employees

Special Event TSC, Bookstore

All Day

   Mitten Tree

Special Event

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

   Study Strategies for Academic Success

Workshop Taggart Student Center

2:30 p.m.

   Eileen Jones

Lecture & Readings The Performance Hall

3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

   Eileen Jones-Perkins + Will Visiting Designer Lecture Series

Lecture & Readings The Performance Hall

6 p.m.

   Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Chamber Music Master Class

Arts & Entertainment The Performance Hall

7 p.m.

   USU Women's Basketball vs. Northern Arizona

Athletics Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

MORE STUFF

Hablas Español?  Do you need to practice?  Join the Spanish Ambassadors Tuesday the 18th at 6 p.m. in the Service Center of the TSC for some activities, treats and FUN!  We are making decorations for our tree that will be shown during Christmas Tree Lanes in December. 

Come help the College of Ag "Fill the Bag" with a food drive scavenger hunt, on November 18, at 5:30 PM in the ASTE parking lot, or donate in a box at the ASTE.

If you have any questions about the LDS Church, or to refer a friend, call Elder Metcalfe and Elder Crafton at 232-7956

Jackson Hole Student Tickets 6 days of awesome powder and skiing for only $200. No black-out dates! Ski whatever combination of days that you want! Passes sold at the ORC on Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Study Strategies for Academic Success workshop Nov. 19th in the TSC Center Colony Room from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.  The class will be facilitated by Debi Jensen who will speak on how to work “smarter” not “harder”. If you are unable to attend it will also be broadcast through breeze: https://breeze.usu.edu/workshop .

Boys & Girls Club of Cache Valley sponsors Santa's Gift House:  Your Unique Gift Center at 354 South Main, on the following dates:  November 28, 12 to 6 p.m.; November 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; December 5, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; December 6, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; December 12, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; December 13, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.  A variety of vendors will be included.  Call 752-5448 for more information.

Voting for the 2008 Study Abroad Photo Contest will take place November 17 thru the 21.   Please stop by to vote for your favorites in 2nd floor of the TSC across from the Ballroom. For more information about study abroad, visit us on the web at www.usu.edu/studyabroad or in our office in TSC 313.  

The Office of Study Abroad will be holding a study abroad panel discussion on Monday, November 17 from 12:30 – 1:30 in the TSC, Center Colony Room.  For more information contact the Office of Study Abroad at (435) 797-0601 or stop by our office in TSC 313.

Please remember that Aggie Passports are due in TSC 314 by November 24th.  Qualifying events  and prizes are listed each week at www.usu.edu/passport.   Any questions call 797-1132.

Donate NEW winter gear to Bear River Preschool & Head Start, Centro de la Familia, and Child & Family Support Services.  This event will begin November 3 and go till December 1.   You may drop off your new items many places in Cache Valley.  If you have any questions please contact the Women’s Center at 797-1728.

Holiday Cards With A Cause fundraiser.  100% of proceeds go to Common Ground. Custom imprinting is available. Call 435.713.0288 or visit www.cgadventures.org to order your cards today.

Drawing classes ages 7 to 14 Fridays starting Oct. 17 3:30 to 5 p.m.  4 Week units (ongoing) $40 You can join anytime.  Emily Wilson (801) 376-4172 or emilyart.hawkins@hotmail.com

The Reentry Student Center is starting a COUPON SWAP!  Bring us your Sunday coupons (after you clip the ones YOU want) and we will clip them and sort them for the students!  Pick up your coupons at the Reentry Student Center between 8:30 and 4:30 Monday – Friday, TSC 315. 

O.A. (Overeaters Anonymous) Meetings each Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at St. Johns Episcopal Church 85 East 100 North.  For questions or additional information call Rebecca at (435) 750-6292

The requirements are a B+ or higher in the class they’d like to tutor in. To register as a private tutor check out the Tutor Advertiser at the following website, www.usu.edu/arc, and click on “Tutoring.” Or visit the Academic Resource Center (TSC 305).

Employees: Need some help meeting your fitness goals?  Free Fitness Assessments and then free personal training.  We are offering fitness assessments every thursday from 12 to 4 p.m. Call or e-mail Dayna for an apt. at: dayna.barrett@usu.edu or 435-797-8519

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