Activities and Events

March 27-“Autonomy” will be presented 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., The Hub. Participants Leah Benedict, Jill Hoffmann, Sarah Graves, and Mendy Mendistro. In conjunction with National Women’s History month.-ORC Snow shoe trip 1:45 p.m. Meet at ORC, Free-Red Cross fundraising dinner, The new lodge south of Maddox in Brigham City. All you can eat Maddox buffet, $12. Call 713-0571 for information.-Pratibha Parmar’s documentary “The Righteous Babes,” Free movie In celebration of women’s history month, 7:00 p.m. Widtsoe 007 .

March 28-Scholarship deadline for Stephanie Osborne scholarship, Dupont Scholarship, and Re-entry Graduate Scholarship. Info. TSC 310 -AED Midwestern University of Osteopathic Medicine (Arizona & Chicago). March 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. BNR 202A. Suzanne Gladden will be here.-Terrorism and Retaliation: The Moral Issues discussion led by Dr. Richard Sherlock and Dr. Tiara Koybaeva, 7:00 p.m. Widstoe 007, The movie “True Lies” will be follow.

March 29-Spring break no Statesman will be published-ORC Final yurt trip. Snowshoe/ski to ORC yurt in Logan Canyon. Yurt rental, food, and transportation included. March 29 – 31, $29 for students

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@@Aggie Special Olympic Team volunteer information meeting. March 27, 8:00 p.m. TSC 332. Everyone is welcome to come. Have fun and get involved.@@ USU students from LAEP 4900/6900 will present concepts for sustainable living from The Natural Step, March 27, 7 p.m. FAV 212.@@ USU Chemistry and Biochemistry, seminar, Hilary Godwin, Northwestern University. 4 p.m., Eccles Science Learning Center, 046. • AED officer elections for next year. Help with leadership, work with great people, and direct an important cause. Sign up in BNR, Room 101, March 25. Elections will run March 27 and a five minute speech is required. •College Republicans, March 27, 7 p.m. TSC 335. Plan and discuss Senator’s upcoming visit, tuition bill, campaigning, caucases, more. Info. Joseph 713-6585. •Two Guest Lectures by Dr. Jorge Chen, University of Costa Rica, The topics are: “Analysis of Two Poems by Spanish poets León Felipe and Juan Ramón Jiménez” March 28, 9 to 10:15 a.m. Ray West, Room 306 and “The Curse of the Stone: Scapegoat and Social Crisis in Los recuerdos del porvenir, a novel by Mexican writer Elena Garro.” March 28, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Main, Room 117 @@ New Study Abroad Summer Program–Study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Classes are offered for all students, staff and faculty at beginning to advanced levels. Go Study Abroad this summer, earn 4 credits of Portuguese, and still have time to do a little vacationing! Info: Study Abroad Office, TSC 313, 797-0601/1253 or www.usu.edu/stdyabrd• Miss Cache Valley 2002 Scholarship Program, March 30, 7:30 p.m. Ellen Eccles Theatre, •Multi-lingual performance of Handel’s Messiah, March 30 and 31, 7 p.m. Kent Concert Hall. Performed in English, Spanish, and American Sign language. Free.@@Sigma Chi Derby Days, annual fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network. • AED Western States Chiropractic College. April 1, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. BNR, Room 315. Lori Brockman will be here. • Touro Osteopathic Medicine. April 2, 6 to 8 p.m. BNR, Room 202A. Steven Davis will be here.@@USU Partners in business Customer service and Marketing seminar April 3-4. Registration 7:30 a.m. and Presentations 8:30 a.m. Info 797-2279 or www.partnersusu.org.@@Cache Valley Historical Society, “Wives of the Presidents: Agricultural College of Utah to Utah State University1890-2002.” by Phyllis Moke Hall. April 3, 7:00 p.m. in the northeast meeting room of the Logan City Building. Mrs. Hall has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Akron and a Master’s Degree in Library Science from George Peabody College for Teachers. She has been anteacher, a children’s librarian and a library media specialist. She is the wife of Utah State University President Kermit Hall.@@Mother’s Weekend, April 6, Keynote speaker, USU Trustee Professor of History, Dr. Anne Butler, live performance by Colors and lunch. Info. (435) 797-1132 information. •Utah Speaker of the House Martin Stephens is coming to USU to speak on the importance of the family April 11, 12:30 TSC Sunburst Lounge. @@Institute New Horizons show choir presentation “We Go On!” April 12 and 13, Kent concert hall, 7:30 p.m. Tickets available Institute or The Book Table. •Wilderness First Responder, May 7 through 16. Course and exam required for two year SOLO Wilderness First Responder certification and two year Adult CPR certification. Register Maggon 797-9801 or ECC, Room 103. •2002 Faculty Fellowship applications being accepted by the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies. This fellowship is designed to support & recognize and individual faculty member or team in the Humanities, Arts, or Social Sciences for the completion of a pedagogic, scholarly or creative project that will expand our understanding of the American Mountain West. Info. 797-3630 or mwc@cc.usu.edu •The Mountain West Center for Regional Studies is accepting applications for the 2002 Faculty Fellowship. This is a $6,000 award designed to support and recognize an individual faculty member or faculty team in the Humanities, Arts, or Social Sciences for the completion of a pedagogic, scholarly or creative project that will expand the understanding and appreciation of the American Mountain West. For more information contact the MWC 797-3630 or mwc@cc.usu.edu •Plan ahead for the Student Showcase April 18. The showcase is an opportunity for undergraduate research grant recipients, English essay winner and students whose departments require public presentations of senior project. Nominate students to participate by contacting Vice Provost Joyce Kinkead, joyce@cahmp.usu.edu or Stephanie Chambers, sjchambers@cc.usu.edu • Infancy Childhood, and Adolescence Conference The 19th Annual Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence Conference is scheduled for May 13 through 17, 2002 at the USU Eccles Conference Center. Five nationally recognized scholars will be on-hand to discuss topics from the temperament and attachment relations to educating parents for a more caring society. Two to three credits available for attending all five days; Full-time University student discount available. Info. USU Conference Services 797-0423.•Dupont Endowed scholarship for women and minorities in Civil and Environmental Engineering applications available TSC, Room 310. Undergraduate women in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate American minority men in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate women in engineering. •Graduate Reentry women scholarship applications available Women’s Center. Criteria: 5 year gap between undergraduate degree and entering graduate school. Must be matriculated graduate student accepted in a department 3.0+ GPA and enrolled for a minimum of 6 hrs. • Photography and Watercolor workshops, June 3 through 7, 2002. Learn to use a digital camera, a regular 35 mm camera or watercolor’s to create pieces that display your own personal creativity. To register contact Maggon Osmond 797-9801 or stop ECC, Room 103.