BackBurner – Dec. 1, 2008

Monday 12/1/08

All Day
   NCUR Submission Deadline
Registration/Deadline Old Main

All Day
   Penny Wars
Student Activities Utah State University Campus

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

All Day
   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

4:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
   CIL Short Course
Student Activities

7:30 p.m.
   Flute and Voices
Arts & Entertainment The Performance Hall

7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
   A Christmas Carol
Arts & Entertainment Chase Fine Arts Center, Morgan Theatre

Tuesday 12/2/08

All Day
   Women’s Work: Contemporary Women Printmakers
Arts & Entertainment Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
   Chirstmas Tree Lane
Special Event TSC, International Lounge

3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
   Arjun M. Heimsath – Water @ USU Seminar
Seminar/Symposium Engineering Building

4 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.
   CIL (Computer & Information Literacy) Drop-in Tutoring
Student Activities

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

7:30 p.m.
   USU Symphony Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment Chase Fine Arts Center, Kent Concert Hall

7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
   A Christmas Carol
Arts & Entertainment Chase Fine Arts Center, Morgan Theatre

Wednesday 12/3/08

All Day
   Women’s Work: Contemporary Women Printmakers
Arts & Entertainment Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
   Teaching Assessments Elevated: How Rubrics Change the Game
Workshop Taggart Student Center

6 p.m.
   Festivus!!
Student Activities TSC, Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom

7:30 p.m.
   Jazz Ensembles
Arts & Entertainment The Performance Hall

7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
   A Christmas Carol
Arts & Entertainment Chase Fine Arts Center, Morgan Theatre

MORE STUFF

The Alliance for the Varied Arts presents “Wondrous Works” by the Cache Valley Chapter of the Utah Watercolor Society. Various local watercolor artists will display their wondrous works for the community to enjoy Dec. 5 to Dec. 27. Come and join them during the Gallery Walk on December 5th from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Alliance for the Varied Arts at 35 West 100 South in Downtown Logan and for more information call 753-2970 or visit our Web site at www.avaarts.org.

Hiring Math and Stats tutors for Spring 2009. Completed Math 0900-2250 or Stats 1040-3000 with B+ USU GPA 3.0 Work 8 hrs/week min. Complete tutor certification training

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.

Become an Aggie for Common Ground! We work to provide outdoor recreation and adventure for people with disabilities and we need your help. Meet with us Fridays at 10 a.m. in the Hub in the TSC right behind Caffe Ibis. For more information email volunteer@cgadventures.org.

If you have any questions about the LDS Church, or to refer a friend, call Elder Metcalfe and Elder Crafton at 435-232-7956

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

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 E. 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