Calendar and Events for Oct. 31
October 31
– Dept. of Music Wind Orchestra Concert. 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall. Tickets at door. Adults $5, senior citizens and non-Utah State students $3. Utah State students w/ID free.
-ASUSU Howl, 8 p.m. – 1:30 a.m., USU students advance purchase at the ticket office $10 or $8 with 2 cans of food. USU students at the door $10, Non-USU students $15.
November 1
– Utah State Football vs. Middle Tennessee State, Sunbelt Conference game. 1:05 p.m., Romney Stadium.
– USU Music Dept. Chamber Singers Concert. 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall. Admission: adults $5, USU students with ID free.
-ASUSU Poetry and a Beverage featuring the music of Ben Abbott and free mocktails, 9 p.m. Skyroom
November 3
-Spring semester priority registration begins
– USU Faculty Forum Nov. 3, 3:00 to 5:00, Eccles Conference Center Auditorium.
-Battle of the Bands to benefit the American Red Cross, 7:00 p.m. TSC Ballroom, Tickets $3 advance purchase, $4 at the door.
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* Go Trick or Treating for Cans for the Cache Valley Food Pantry. Come in Costume, Come Anytime, Stay as long as you like, and Help Serve The Community. Oct. 31, 12 – 7 p.m. Meet first floor TSC.
* Chi Omega Halloween Carnival. Oct. 31, 4 – 6 p.m., Nelson Fieldhouse. Families invited to attend a safe, fun and warm carnival on Halloween day. Utah State clubs organize booths with treats and entertainment for children. Admission: Donation of one can of food per person or four cans per family. Food donations to the Cache Valley Food Pantry.
*LDSSA The Scream, Oct. 31, 8:00 – 11:30 p.m., Aztec Stake Center $2 if registered for Institute, $3 if not. Modest costumes, no masks/face paint. All young single adults are invited (18-30)
*USU Big Band Swing Club, 1st and 3rd Saturdays, Elite Hall dancing, 83 West Main, Hyrum. Lessons 7:30 – 8:30 p.m., Dance 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. $4 w/ lessons $3 w/o.
*Education week Nov. 3-7, Nov. 3 Free breakfast 8 a.m. at the following locations Family Life, HPER, Education, Com D. Nov. 4, FCHD Family finance panel/booth Noon Sunburst lounge, Nov. 5 Faculty/Student pie eating contest Sunburst lounge Noon; Service project assembling Peru school kits, 5 p.m. Education bldg. Atrium.
* Arab Student Association would like to take this opportunity to wish all Muslim students a warm greeting for our beloved month, Ramadan. We hope that your Ramadan will be blessed and full of mercy.
* USU Faculty Forum Nov. 3, 3:00 to 5:00, Eccles Conference Center Auditorium. The annual Forum is an open discussion for all USU faculty where issues of significant importance are addressed. All faculty are invited to attend. The topics to be discussed are: Department Head Terms, Health Care Benefits, and Mentoring and Procedures for Promotion and Tenure. Also, the Provost will present the latest on University budget health. Refreshments will be served.
*LDSSA Religion in Life. Nov. 4. Glenn N. Rowe — Director of Special Projects for Church History. Former Mission President – Japan Tokyo South.
*Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry seminar, “Recent Discoveries in Phosphoryl Transfer Mechanisms, by Alvan Hengge, Nov. 5, 4:00 p.m. Widstoe 007.
*Interested in International work? Randy Jensen from career services will be giving information on internship ideas, grad school and career opportunities. Nov. 6, 5:00 p.m. TSC Walnut room
*Utah Native Plant Society Annual Meeting Nov. 1, 1:00 p.m. a New World Pot Luck Dinner (bring a dish featuring ingredients originating in the Western Hemisphere), and talk by Dr. Richard Shaw, Director Emeritus of the Intermountain Herbarium. Dr. Shaw will be giving his talk :”Pollination: Attraction, Reward and Sometimes Deception”. All members, prospective members, and their guests are welcome. Old Grapevine Restaurant, 129 N 100 E., Contact Tami Coleman at 258-0303 petetami@hotmail.com or Steve Ripple 752-2732 limax-maxumus@comcast.net.
*USU Women’s Center Women’s Leadership class spring semester. Two credit hour course is designed for undergraduate women (with 31 or more credit hours) and graduate women. Info. 797-1728.
* Utah State is submitting an application to Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), thenation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. It is a three-yearprocess; if the committee on qualifications approves this initialapplication, then a site visit will occur in fall, 2004.
* The Cache Valley Folk Dancers and the Bridger Folk Music Society New England Style Contra Dance Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m., Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 E. Callers will teach each dance and beginners and families are welcome. Live music by Leaping Lulu (and friends). $5 donation at the door.
* The Council on Undergraduate Research now accepting abstracts for its annual Posters on the Hill competition in Washington, DC in April 2004. Deadline for abstract submission Nov. 22. Info. www.cur.org/postersession.html. For questions contact Aaron Brown at aaronb@cc.usu.edu
* USU is now accepting applications for the 2004 Undergraduate Research Day at the state capitol January 22. Undergraduate students interested in presenting can find additional information and the application online at www.usu.edu/vpr in the for students section. Participants must be Utah residents. Questions Aaron aaronb@cc.usu.edu
* Mountain West Center is accepting applications for 2003 Garth & Marie Jones Scholarship. Scholarship for up to 18 credits for Spring Semester 2004. Available to USU graduate or undergraduate student with a high record of academic achievement majoring in Humanities or Social Sciences, including Economics. Expected graduation date must not be before June 2004. Rural Utah applicants given preference for selection. Submit letter of interest, current USU transcript and three references to MWC, Old Main room 303. Info. 797-3630 or Old Main room 303.