BackBurner – Nov. 21, 2008
Friday 11/21/08
All Day
Car-Free Fridays
Special Event
All Day
Mitten Tree
Special Event
1:30 p.m.
Cultural Showcase & Diversity Awards
Student Activities TSC, International Lounge
3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
15th Annual Diversity Awards Presentation
Awards TSC, Sunburst Lounge
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
USU College Republicans Closing Banquet and Awards Ceremony
Awards Utah State University Campus
7:30 p.m.
Caine School of the Arts String Chamber Music Recital
Arts & Entertainment The Performance Hall
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
USU Opera
Arts & Entertainment Caine Lyric Theatre
Live Music by Linden Olsen
Caffe Ibis
8 p.m.
International Dress Day
Student Activities
9 p.m.
Colors Dance Party
Student Activities TSC, International Lounge
10 p.m.
International Cook out
Student Activities TSC, Patio
Saturday 11/22/08
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Prehistoric Artifact Roadshow
Special Event Museum of Anthropology
All Day
Mitten Tree
Special Event
7 p.m.
USU Women’s Basketball vs Idaho State
Athletics Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
USU Opera
Arts & Entertainment Caine Lyric Theatre
Monday 11/24/08
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
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
All Day
Mitten Tree
Special Event
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 State-Northern
Athletics Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
7:30 p.m.
Percussion Ensemble
Arts & Entertainment Chase Fine Arts Center, Kent Concert Hall
MORE STUFF
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
Friday, Nov. 21 Physics Show Inquiring minds of all ages are invited to a free Physics Demonstration Show Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. in USU’s Eccles Science Learning Center auditorium, room 130. For information, call 797-2857.
Holiday Cards with a Cause fundraiser. All proceeds directly provide outdoor recreational opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities in Cache Valley. Gift boxes may be purchased at: The AVA, Common Ground, Fuhriman’s Framing and Fine Art, Square One Printing, Citrus and Sage and Global Village Gifts. Call 435.713.0288 or visit www.cgadventures.org to order your cards today.
Join Common Ground Outdoor Adventures for its annual Harvest Dinner on November 21st at 6pm! We will be feasting family style and celebrating the holidays. To sign-up or volunteer call 713-0288 or email volunteer@cgadventures.org
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.
Parent Tot from 10 to 11 a.m. on Nov 21. Explore animals, plants, and nature through music, crafts, and games. To register, call 435-755-3239
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. This non-violent public event has been on-going every Friday since September 2005. E-mail info@loganpeace.org or call 755-5137
Pool Tournament Nov. 22, 2008, at the BullPen Scotch-doubles tournament (8-Ball with a partner) you will draw for your partner. Warm up is at 9:00am starts at 10:00am. $5.00 green fee & an extra $5.00 for Pizza & drinks for lunch. Call Rick 435-881-4479 or stop in at the field house from 8:30am to 3:00 pm. There will be PRIZES for every one!
The World According to Carp: How Fish Perceive Their Environment. Do fish have a sense of smell? Do they ever bump into each other in dark, murky water? Come to Stokes Nature Center on Saturday, November 22nd from 2 to 4 pm to find out. This program is free and open to the public. SNC is located one mile into Logan Canyon, one mile east of Logan, Utah, on HWY 8
If you have any questions about the LDS Church, or to refer a friend, call Elder Metcalfe and Elder Crafton at 435-232-7956
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 November 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, Nov. 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 Nov. 3 and go till Dec. 1. You may drop off your new items many places in Cache Valley. If you have any questions please contact the Women’s Center at 797-1728.
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 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 East 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