Calendar and events for March 26

March 26-USU Women’s softball VS Southern Utah, 2 p.m. double header, Johnson Field located north of stadium parking lot-Laughing Stock 7 p.m. TSC auditorium. $3. Proceeds to Cache County American Red Cross Disaster Relief Program- Operation Smile benefit concert featuring various performances 7 p.m. TSC Ballroom. Tickets $3

March 27- Guest speaker Dr. Ron Torres Center for Persons with Disabilities 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. BNR, Room 202A-Star Search, 7 p.m. TSC ballroom, $3. Door prizes. Fundraiser to benefit charity.

March 28-Sixth Intermountain Graduate student paper and poster symposium. 8 a.m. ECC-3rd annual Step show 8 p.m. TSC ballroom. $2 Participants from USU, BYU, ISU, and Ben Lomond. Rhythmic stepping accompanied by percussion style clapping and chanting.

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*International Studies Abroad information session will be held March 26, TSC Room 336, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Options to study English in 8 different countries.

*Rally for America, Come support our troops. March 26, noon TSC patio.

*Golden Key service project March 26, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunburst Lounge. Come help make quilts to be donated to the D.I. and donated to needy families in Utah

*USU Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic features a series on couple and family issues. Each Wednesday in March at the Family Life Center, 493 N. 700 East at 7 p.m. March 26 “Calm and Confident Parenting.” No cost or registration necessary.

*The Student Alumni Association is sponsoring Dress for Success, March 26, 6 p.m. Alumni House. Come learn presenting skills that will help you in getting the job you want.

* ASFHD drive for the Child and Family Support Center. Donations of diapers can be dropped off in the Family Life Building, Education Building and the Family Life Center below Old Main from Wed. to Friday. March 26, help in assembling hygiene kits for the Center in the Family Life building from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monetary donations accepted.

* Reading and discussion of western American memoir with author Judy Blunt, 7:30 p.m. at Chapter Two Books 130 N. 100 East Logan. Free.

*Student Habitat for Humanity build-day in Brigham City, Information sign-up meeting March 27, 7:30 p.m. 3rd floor TSC Service Center or roseterehett@cc.usu.edu

* The Mountain West Center for Regional Studies David W. & Beatrice C. Evans Biography and Handcart Awards March 27, 3 p.m. Tanner Room in Merrill Library honoring Ronald O. Barney for One Side By Himself: The Life and Times of Lewis Barney 1808-1894 and Margaret Bell, edited by Mary Clearman Blew, with an afterword by Lee Rostad for When Montana and I Were Young: A Frontier Childhood.

*Benefit car wash to support US troops March 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Locations at Lee’s in Smithfield, Wal Mart, and Crystal Inn. All funds go to care packages or other support for US troops.

*3-on-3 basketball tournament hosted by the USU Business Council and LDSSA. March 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the HPER and the Institute. with finals at 4:30 at the Spectrum. Cost is $8. Sign-ups will be in the Business Building, TSC, and the Institute beginning March 20 and ending March 26. Info, call Josh West at 787-0489 or email at jrwest@cc.usu.edu.

*Polynesian Student Union Luau, March 29, dinner 5 p.m., show 7 p.m. Mt. Logan Middle School. Tickets dinner/show $8, show only $2/w student ID.

*The final audition for the Celebrate America Show March 28 at 5:00 PM at the Greenville School in North Logan (400 E. 2400 North). We need singers and dancers – (6 male and 6 female) along with 12 female dancers. Plus a men’s trio and ladies who can impersonate the Andrews Sisters. Characters who can portray Bob Hope, Miss World, George Burns & Gracie Allen. The show also needs people who like to work with the set plus a stage manager. 753-1551.

* Special Olympics Charity Bike Tour March 29 Registration 9 a.m., Ride 9:30 a.m. 17-mile ride around Cache Valley $15 reg. fee (includes free t-shirt) proceeds go to local Special Olympic athletes

* Microsoft Visual Studio Spring Tour comes to USU! March 29, noon, Engineering Auditorium. Join the .NET User Group for an overview of the .NET Framework and a live demonstration of Visual Studio .NET. All registered attendees will have a chance to win an Xbox gaming system and other fun prizes. Register today at: http://www.msdnaa.net/vsspringtour/

*USU Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic features a series on couple and family issues. Each Monday in March at Logan City Library, 225 N. Main St. at noon. March 31 — Strengthening Relationships. No cost or registration necessary.

*AED will be sponsoring a tour of the University of Utah medical school facilities April 4, 2 to 4 p.m. Leave noon from USU. There is a sign-up sheet in BNR 101. Also, if you can drive, please indicate that when you sign up.

*Women’s Center Susan Gray Blue Sky Scholarship, Undergraduate single senior women 24 years of age or younger and will graduate Fall 2003 or Spring 2004. Criteria: 2.5+ GPA and enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours for fall semester

*2003-04 Theodore W. Daniel scholarship, Eligibility Black women from the Continent of Africa. Undergraduate or graduate reentry or traditional female students, financial need and clearly stated educational goals.

*Stephanie Osborne scholarship Undergraduate single senior women 24 years of age or younger and will graduate Fall 2003 or Spring 2004. Criteria: 2.5+ GPA and enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours for fall semester

*Tuition waiver eligibility Undergraduate reentry women or men with a gap of five or more years at some point in their education. Criteria: Utah resident, 3.0+ GPA and enrolled for a minimum of 12 hours for fall.

*2003-04 Dupont Endowed Scholarship for Women and Minorities in Civil and Environmental Engineering applications available TSC, Room 310. Eligibility: Undergraduate women in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate American minority men in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate women in engineer.

*Spring showcase deadline is April 1. Presentations may include research posters, oral presentations, exhibits, recitals. Apply usu.edu/vpr/recognition/showcase

*Join the Utah Conservation Corps this summer and spend 3 to 6 months engaged in service benefiting communities and public lands. Crews of six to seven will construct trails, restore habitat, build fence and organize volunteers. Projects can be physically intense and require long days outside. Benefits include a living allowance, education award and great experience. Application Deadline: April 30 Contact Kate 797-0964 or www.usu.edu/ucc

*The 20th Annual Infancy, Childhood, & Adolescence Conference is scheduled for May 12 through 16, 2003, at the USU Eccles Conference Center. Five nationally recognized scholars will be on-hand to discuss topics from raising sexually respectful children to children’s emotional and moral development; the roles of parents and society, 2 to 3 credits in PSY 5500/6500 or FHD5550 available for attending all five days; Full-time University student discount available. Please call USU Conference Services at 797-0423.