BackBurner – Nov. 24, 2008

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

Tuesday 11/25/05

All Day
   Mitten Tree
Special Event

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 Weber State
Athletics Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

Wednesday 11/26/08

All Day
   Fall Semester 2008 Academic Calendar – Thanksgiving Holiday
Holidays Utah State University Campus

All Day
   Mitten Tree
Special Event


MORE STUFF

The USU A-Team is holding an info session for candidates looking to apply for the 2009 A-Team. The info session will be held Monday Nov. 24 at 4:30 pm in TSC 335.

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 e-mail 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:  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.

Please remember that Aggie Passports are due in TSC 314 by Nov. 24.  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 December 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.

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 Web site, 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