BackBurner – Oct. 31, 2008

Friday 10/3108

All Day
   Car-Free Fridays
Special Event

6 p.m.
   USU Women’s Soccer @ Louisiana Tech
Athletics

7:05 p.m.
   USU Men’s Basketball vs Northwest Nazarene
Athletics Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

8:30 p.m.
   The HOWL
Student Activities Taggart Student Center

Saturday 11/1/08

All Day
   Submission Deadline for Research on Capitol Hill
Registration/Deadline Old Main

All Day
   UCUR Submission Deadline
Registration/Deadline

9:30 a.m.
   Haunted 5k
Student Activities HPER Field

All Day
   Day of the Dead at the Museum of Anthropology
Cultural Museum of Anthropology

1 p.m.
   USU Football vs Hawai’i
Athletics Romney Stadium

7 p.m.
   PINK IN THE RINK Hockey Game!
Student Activities

10 p.m.
   USU Women’s Volleyball @ Hawaii
Athletics

11 p.m.
   Best Buddies Tailgate Party
Student Activities Romney Stadium

Monday 11/3/08

8 a.m.
   Mitten Tree
Special Event

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

12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
   Dos, Dont’s, and Duhs: Using Classroom PowerPoints Effectively
Presentation/Speeches Merrill-Cazier Library

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 p.m.
   USU Women’s Basketball vs Montana Tech
Athletics Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

7:30 p.m.
   Logan Canyon Winds
Arts & Entertainment The Performance Hall

7:30 p.m.
   Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Carmina Burana & Concerto Barocco
Arts & Entertainment Ellen Eccles Theater

MORE STUFF

AED Prehealth Honor Society-FREE PIZZA!!! & Guest Speaker Social w/ Dr. Jim Davis, M.D -Wed, Nov. 5th starting at 7 p.m in Natural Resources (NR)105. PLEASE RSVP BY E-MAILING aed@aggiemail.usu.edu

Dragon Naturally Speaking Workshop Nov. 5, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Nov. 6, 2 to 3 p.m. In the ATLC (Merrill-Cazier Library Rm 143)

PEA November Brown Bag Small Steps to Heath and Wealth with Dr. Jean Lown Wednesday, November 5th TSC Colony Room at 12 p.m.

Business Study Abroad: Study Abroad in South America or Asia this summer and take classes required for a business major or minor.  Applications due November 14th.  Questions? E-mail us at goglobal@usu.edu or visit us in BUS 309.

All are invited to participate in a Peace Vigil every Friday between 5 and 6 p.m. on the east side of Main Street between Center Street and 100 N, Logan.  E-mail  info@loganpeace.org or call  755-5137 if you have questions

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

Election Night Party in the TSC Ballroom Nov. 4th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.  Rock Band, Ping Pong Hot Dog Eating Contest

Run for your VIDA (life) Haunted 5k  Saturday, November 1st 9:30 registration, 10:30 race $6, $5 w/costume ($6 for a t-shirt) support a Mexico Housing Project Raffle with great prizes!

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.

Religion in Life today with George Durrant at 11:30 in the Institute Cultural Hall.  Lunch for a buck will follow at 12:20 p.m.

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

Wild About Utah at Stokes Nature Center’s 11th  Annual Fundraiser on Saturday, November 1st at the Copper Mill Restaurant.  Silent auction at 6 p.m. Dinner at 7 followed by a live auction.  Tickets available for $40 per person or $400 per table.  755-3239

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).

The Reentry Student Center will be sponsoring our first annual Non-Traditional Student Week, November 5 thru 7 2008. Non-Traditional Student Week is a national celebration of our returning students.  Come by the Reentry Student Center in the TSC, Room 315, for refreshments, daily drawings for bookstore gift certificates, and to meet other non-traditional students. 
 
The deadline for undergraduates to submit their research abstracts to Research on Capitol Hill is November 1. The submission form is at
http://research.usu.edu/undergrad/htm/sharing-your-research/research-on-capitol-hill/research-day-submission-form

Flu shots available from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the USU Student Health Center.  Cost is $22.

USU offers free biotech symposium for teachers.  November 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Deadline for registration is Oct. 28th.  Participants may either register online at www.biosystems.usu.edu/education/high_school/symposium/ or by calling USU’s Center for Integrated BioSystems.

SKI and SNOWBOARDING MOVIE. Free lift ticket to the “Canyon’s” ($79 Value) and subscription to “skiing” magazine for all paid attendees at warren millers “Children of Winter” Kent Concert Hall 8 p.m. Nov. 5 and 6. Advance tickets $14 and $17 at the door-advance tickets at Al’s, USU ticket office, USU outdoor Recreation Center

Local Produce available at the USU Teaching Greenhouse at 1400 N. 800 E.  Monday thru Friday 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. berries, squash, tomatoes, ect.

Aggie Veterans meeting every Monday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the HUB.  Chat, enjoy a free beverage and just relax Meet in the Northeast corner of the HUB. Come hang out with other Veterans.

Are you interested in Medical School? The United States Military Medical School Representative, Dr. Calloway, Associate Dean for Recruitment will be holding a presentation today in University Inn Room 507 at 9 am.  Following the hour long presentation, Dr. Calloway will be holding Q&A from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for students who are interested. Full Medical school scholarships are available.

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

Join the USU Student Organization that promotes and encourages government relations with Utah State University. For information please call 797-1727. Volunteers will be needed for Civic Awareness Week, Voter Registration, Congressional Debates, Lobbying, Rock The Vote, and other activities.

Hospice Volunteers Touch Lives & Lift Spirits join the CNS hospice team and “Make a Difference” in the community.  Volunteers visit patients weekly providing needed support, sharing life stories, etc.  Call 752-3355, to begin your life enriching experience.