Calendar and events for March 26
March 26
-Science week telescopes on the Quad begins 7 p.m. (dusk). Solar ball (glow in the dark volleyball).
– Stepping Across Boundaries, USU Step show. 7:30 p.m. TSC Ballroom. $3 general public, $2 Greeks/letters.
– USU Ballroom Dance Spring Concert March 26 and 27, 7:00 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre. Show includes Latin, and Ballroom dancing as well as several Cabarets. Cost is $5.50/students and children, $7.50/ non-student adults.
March 27
-USU Women’s Tennis VS Northern Arizona, 10 a.m. at the Sports Academy
– Family Life Center Financial Checkup workshop, 10 a.m. -12 p.m. at the Family Life Center 493 N. 700 E. Reservations 797-7224
March 29
-Muslim World Festival, 2 – 5 p.m. Ethnic food, Arabic calligraphy, traditional games and dancing, displays.
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* Married Student Association Spring Workshop – March 27. Dinner 5-5:45, workshops start at 6 p.m., Institute. Workshops are family finance, communication in marriage, family and personal scripture study. Ice cream at 7:45 p.m.
*LDSSA Young Single Adult Fireside – March 28, 7 p.m. David L. Christensen will speak at the Logan Tabernacle. Ages 18-30 invited.
* Muslim World Festival, March 30 film The Message, TSC Center Colony room, 7 p.m. Mach 31, Religion panel “The Descendant of Abraham” 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., TSC Auditorium. Representatives from Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
* Utsav, Consortium for Indian Culture, March 30, 6:30 p.m. Kent Concert hall. A Multicultural show with dance, music, yoga, and more. Proceeds benefit children in Logan and India.
* Religion In Life March 30, 12:30 p.m. Institute Cultural Center. Richard O. Cowan, professor for 43 years at BYU and author of 7 books.
* Homeless for a Night on the TSC patio and the Quad. March 31 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. –live bands, free pizza, and Mayor Thompson7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. — Sleep out on Quad. Bands, food, survivor games, etc. Please bring donations — cans of food, clothes, blankets, etc.
* Jewish and looking for a Passover Seder? Contact Guy at 757-8459 or gserbin@mendel.usu.edu
* Mountain West Center Evans Biography and Handcart Awards honoring Virginia Kerns for “Scenes from the High Desert” and Ripley Hugo for “Writing for Her Life: The Novelist Mildred Walker” March 29, 2004 7:00 p.m. USU Alumni House. Info. MWC 797-3630 or mwc@cc.usu.edu
* Stephanie Osborne Scholarship, Undergraduate single senior women 24 yeast of age or younger and will graduate Fall 2004 or Spring 2005. Criteria: 2.5+ GPA and enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours. Deadline April 9.
* Undergraduate Reentry Scholarship, Undergraduate reentry women or men with a gap of five or more years at some point in their education. Criteria: 2.5+GPA (Total USU) and enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours for Fall 2004. Deadline April 30. Applications USU Women’s Center TSC 310, 797-1728.
* Dupont endowed scholarship for Women and Minorities in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Open to undergraduate women in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Undergraduate American minority men in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Undergraduate women in Engineering. Deadline April 2. Applications USU Women’s Center, TSC 310.
* Volunteers are needed to work for one week in the orphanages of Kiev, Ukraine throughout the summer. Contact Krista Bird 752-5872 for information.
* Community partnerships and Lifetime Learning Center need volunteers to teach computer classes. Topics include Word, Excel, Access and more! For more information contact: alcoombs@cc.usu.edu
* Bridgerland Literacy’s free tutor training seminar begins April 6. Enrollment is open to anyone who would like to help an adult or child learn to read. Info. 716-9141 or stop by the office in the Logan Library.
* Now that you’re engaged, give your marriage a “Smart Start” by making an appointment for one FREE premarital therapy session at the USU Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic. Appointment or information call 797-7430. Also “Smart Start” financial counseling workshop beginning in May. Call Housing and Financial Counseling office 797-7224 or Family Life Center, 493 North 700 East.
* Free math tutoring. Engineering 106 Monday – Friday 2:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Math 0900 – 2250 and Stats 1040 – 3000. Mountain View towers Monday – Thursday 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Math 0900 – 2250. Info 797-1128
* Looking for a scholarship? The Lyon, Maas, Mueggler Outdoor Leadership Scholarship needs applicants! Detailed information is available at the ORC and on our website, www.usu.edu/orc (click on Alternative Programs and go to the bottom of the page). The award is $750 for one school year. Application deadline April 2.
* A Practical Pistol match open to the public March 27, 9:00 a.m. Cache Valley Hunter Education Center three miles west of Logan onHighway 30. Sponsored by CAPS, the match will be free to first-time participants. Otherwise, the entrance fee is $12 for CAPS members and $17 for non-members.
* Clara Barton #16 of the Order of the Eastern Star Soup & Stuff fundraising luncheon March 28, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Logan Masonic Lodge (118 W 100 N). Cost is $5 per person and $3 for children 12 and under. Funds raised are used to support CAPSA, the Scottish Rite Learning Centers (assists families of children with language or learning disabilities), and other charities. Info., call Terrie at 258-3777.
* The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and the Bridger Folk Music Society New England Style Contra Dance April 3. The dance 7:30 p.m., Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 E. Calling by David Cottle and other local talented callers. They will teach each dance and beginners and families are welcome. Live music will be provided by the local band, Leaping Lulu. A $5 donation is requested at the door.