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
10 a.m.
All Day
Women’s Work: Contemporary Women Printmakers
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
Athletics
Tuesday 11/18/08
All Day
Mitten Tree
Special Event
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Professional Employees Association – Executive Committee Meeting
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,
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
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.
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
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
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
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
O.A. (Overeaters Anonymous) Meetings each Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at
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