Calendar and events for March 31

March 31- USU Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic series “Strengthening Relationships.” Logan City Library, 225 N. Main St. at noon. No cost or registration necessary.

April 1- NR & Environmental Policy Seminar. Dean Kubani, Sustainable City Coordinator, “Pathways to Community Sustainability.” Noon – 1 p.m., TSC Walnut Room. Info. 797-2797 This is a brown bag luncheon.

April 2-USU Softball VS BYU, double header 2:00 and 4:00 p.m., Johnson field-USU Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic series “Stress Management” 7:00 p.m. Family Life Center, 493 North 700 East. No fee or registration required

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*HASS week March 31 thru April 4. March 31 Design displays from Interior design and Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning All afternoon in Sunburst and International lounges.

April 1 Jazz band Sunburst lounge 12:30 -1:30 p.m., Brain Bowl Sunburst lounge 3 p.m..

April 2 Artifacts of the day from the Anthropology dept. Juniper lounge.

April 3 STAB & HASS sponsor “Catch Me If You Can” 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. TSC Auditorium Free tickets at ticket office

*Summer placements still available for Study Abroad in Costa Rica, England and more. Study Abroad office TSC, Room 313.

*Spring showcase deadline is April 1. Presentations may include research posters, oral presentations, exhibits, recitals. Apply usu.edu/vpr/recognition/showcase

*USU Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic features a series on couple and family issues. Each Wednesday in March at the Family Life Center, 493 N. 700 East at 7 p.m. April 2 Stress Management, No cost or registration necessary.

*Chamber Music Society of Logan ~ The Pacifica String Quartet with Ursula Oppens, piano. March 31 7:30 p.m., ECC Auditorium. Tickets available at the Utah State ticket office in the Smith Spectrum, TSC Admission: regular $15, students $5. Sponsored in part by the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, Utah Arts Council and the City of Logan.

*Physics Department – Colloquium. Dr. Alexei A. Pevtsov, National Solar Observatory, Sun Spot, New Mexico, “Solar Magnetic Fields and Their Helicity.” April 1 3:30^4:30 p.m., Physics/CASS Conference Room, SER building 244.

*5K race April 12, 9 a.m. Registration forms at Service Center, HPER Intramural office. Preregistration $10 deadline April 1, Preregistration packet pick up April 4 HPER lobby 1 to 4 p.m. and April 5 in HPER building lobby from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration day of race is $12 and registration table and packets available 1 hour before the race. Race proceeds benefit a humanitarian project in Ecuador.

*AED will be sponsoring a tour of the University of Utah medical school facilities April 4, 2 to 4 p.m. Leave noon from USU. There is a sign-up sheet in BNR 101. Also, if you can drive, please indicate that when you sign up.

*Social work students are seeking input from students who experienced the loss of a loved one as a child/teen. Discussion and dinner will be held April 10, 7 p.m. If interested email cab@cc.usu.edu

*International Cultural Exchange Club, Potluck and Hot Springs Shindig, 5 p.m., April 12, meet at Greaves Hall Basement. 6:30 p.m. depart for Riverdale Hot Springs, Bring swimming suit and $5. Call 797-0601 or stdyabrd@cc.usu.edu

* USU Children’s House Now Registering Summer Day Camp and Fall Semester 2003 Call For Information: 797-3657

*Women’s Center Susan Gray Blue Sky Scholarship, Undergraduate single senior women 24 years of age or younger and will graduate Fall 2003 or Spring 2004. Criteria: 2.5+ GPA and enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours for fall semester

*2003-04 Theodore W. Daniel scholarship, Eligibility Black women from the Continent of Africa. Undergraduate or graduate reentry or traditional female students, financial need and clearly stated educational goals.

*Stephanie Osborne scholarship Undergraduate single senior women 24 years of age or younger and will graduate Fall 2003 or Spring 2004. Criteria: 2.5+ GPA and enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours for fall semester

*Tuition waiver eligibility Undergraduate reentry women or men with a gap of five or more years at some point in their education. Criteria: Utah resident, 3.0+ GPA and enrolled for a minimum of 12 hours for fall.

*2003-04 Dupont Endowed Scholarship for Women and Minorities in Civil and Environmental Engineering applications available TSC, Room 310. Eligibility: Undergraduate women in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate American minority men in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate women in engineer.

*Cache Valley Historical Society talk and slide show by Richard Berrett entitled The History of Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem: Causes of Conflict. April 2 at 7 p.m. in the northeast meeting room of the Logan City Building, 255 North Main.

* The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and the Bridger Folk Music Society Contra Dance, April 5. The dance begins 7:30 p.m., at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East. Various local callers will teach each dance and beginners and families are welcome. Live music will be provided by the local band, Leaping Lulu. A $5 donation at the door.

* Wilderness First Responder, May 6-15. Upon successful completion of practical and written exams you will receive a two year SOLO Wilderness First Responder certification and a two year American Heart Association Adult Heartsaver CPR certification. Register Nate Trauntvein 797-0048 or ECC 103

*Join the Utah Conservation Corps this summer and spend 3 to 6 months engaged in service benefiting communities and public lands. Crews of six to seven will construct trails, restore habitat, build fence and organize volunteers. Projects can be physically intense and require long days outside. Benefits include a living allowance, education award and great experience. Application Deadline: April 30 Contact Kate 797-0964 or www.usu.edu/ucc

*The 20th Annual Infancy, Childhood, & Adolescence Conference is scheduled for May 12 through 16, 2003, at the USU Eccles Conference Center. Five nationally recognized scholars will be on-hand to discuss topics from raising sexually respectful children to children’s emotional and moral development; the roles of parents and society, 2 to 3 credits in PSY 5500/6500 or FHD 5550 available for attending all five days; Full-time University student discount available. Please call USU Conference Services at 797-0423.