Activities and events

Wednesday, April 3-USU Partners in business Customer service and Marketing seminar April 3 and 4. Registration 7:30 a.m. and Presentations 8:30 a.m. Info 797-2279 or www.partnersusu.org-HASS Week: Day on the Quad, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bands, games, free food, and more-STAB and HASS, Judy Gorman Concert, 7 p.m. TSC Sunburst lounge. -2002 Creative Writing Contest Winners Reading, 7 to 9 p.m. Alumni House. -Northern Utah Choral Society, 7:30 p.m. Kent Concert Hall. General admission $5. USU students Free.-Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah), Quad,11:30. College Republicans

Thursday, April 4-National Alcohol Screening Day, TSC Walnut room. Information and screenings. Free Ice Cream or bread coupons for all participants.-Chi-O Fest. Five bands in concert, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. $3 admission will be donated to Make-A-Wish foundation. Door prizes.- USU Music Department, Symphonic Band concert. 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall. General admission: $3; USU students free.

Friday, April 5-Math Brown Nose luncheon, April 5, 11:30 – 1:30 p.m., foyer of Lund Hall. Open to all math, stat, and math education majors.-USU Ballroom dance team, Shake, Rattle, and Roll Spring concert. 7:30 p.m. April 6, 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Kent Concert Hall.- Chamber Music Society of Logan, New York Chamber Soloist. 7:30 p.m. Eccles Conference Center. General Admission $15, USU students $5.

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@@HASS week: “Landscape and Art.” April 3, 2:30p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Eccles Science Learning Center Auditorium 130. @@Stump your Professor, Win a Computer. April 4, Noon-1 p.m., Taggart Student Center, Sunburst Lounge. Ask the panel of HASSprofessors a question they can’t answer, and win your own computer courtesy Computer Solutions. @@Math Brown Nose luncheon, April 5, 11:30 – 1:30 p.m., foyer of Lund Hall. Open to all math, stat, and math education majors.@@Undeclared Day: College Invitational. April 5, Noon- 1 p.m., Taggart Student Center, Sunburst Lounge@@ Lunch for the Bunch, April 4, 12-1p.m. Institute, $1@@ Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah), Quad,11:30, Wednesday. Sponsored by USU College Republicans. Report on Senate activities and Q & A from students. @@A New Summer Program is available for USU students this summer at Pontificia Universidade Catolica, in Rio de Janeiro Brazil! It is a USU Sponsored Program through the Study Abroad Office. You can study any level of Portuguese from beginning to advance levels and earn 4 credits. Financial Aid and Scholarships may apply. To learn more come to our Information Session This Thursday April 4, Old Main 204, 2:30 p.m. See you there!@@Susan Grey Blue Sky Scholarship is now available. Undergraduate Junior or Senior women 2.5+ GPA and enrolled in minimum of 6 credit hours. Majoring or minoring in Visual Arts, can include emphasis in painting, ceramics, photography and two-dimensial art. Deadline April 5. Info. TSC 310 or 797-1728.•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. •Do you appreciate, participate, and celebrate diversity? If so, be a part of the Diversity committee. Applications available now TSC 326. Due April 8.@@Interested in a organizing a Hillel (Jewish club) on campus. Open to students/staff/faculty. Contact gserbin@mendel.usu.edu•Sigma Chi Derby Days, annual fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network. @@Theatre Summer Trip to Europe Informational Presentation by Lynda Linford and Nacy HillsUSU Students and community are invited to attend and participate on trip, USU students can get credit. Five week trip with focus on theatre and travel.April 8, 7:00 pm, FAC 224, Chase Fine Arts CenterCall 797-3050 or 797-3049. •Cache Valley Historical Society, “Wives of the Presidents: Agricultural College of Utah to Utah State University 1890-2002.” by Phyllis Moke Hall. April 3, 7 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 an teacher, a children’s librarian and a library media specialist. She is the wife of Utah State University President Kermit Hall.@@ Lunch for the Bunch, April 4, 12-1p.m. Institute, $1 • Musical Fireside, April 4, 7 p.m. Institute West Chapel, Free •Movie Night – April 5, 7 p.m. Institute study lounge – Bring money for snacks •The Week of The Young Child Kick of event at Cache Valley Mall April 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a variety of different activities that children will be able to do based around a Disney theme. Groups of Child Care Professionals will be on site to assist the children in their projects. Free.@@”Hope is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds”, Christopher Cokinos will read from his recent works April 6, 7:00 p.m. Chapter Two Books, 130 North 100 East. @@ 6th Annual Contra Dance Weekend April 6, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Advance Dance Workshop at the Crockett Church, Crockett Ave. 320 North St., Logan. Potluck will follow. Evening Dance will be held at the Whittier Community Center 290 N. 400 E. 7- 8 p.m. Beginner’s Workshop followed by a dance 8-10:30 All ages and abilities are welcome. Out-of-Town Callers will be featured and the live music will be provided by Barnstorm, an exciting Celtic band.Info. www.cachevalleyguide.com/dance.htm •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. @@ Table tennis, April 11, 6:00 p.m. Institute, Free. •A concert celebrating the Week of the Young Child at the Whittier Center, April 11, 7 p.m. Cache Children Choir, Willow Valley Middle School band and lots and lots of surprises •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. • Provider Awards Celebrating the Week of the Young Child will be April 13, 7 to 9 p.m. At Sherwood Hills, Child Care Professionals will be recognized for their achievement in working with young children. @@ Classified Employee Scholarship is due no later than April 24th. They are available in the Merrill Library 115, TSC Information Desk, Facilities 104, Financial Aid, on the Classified Employees Association contact Kris Howard, 797-2483.website http://www.usu.edu/classemp/index.htm, •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. •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. • 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.