Campus Activies (F.Y.I.) for Feb. 2, 2007

• Kick off Recycle -Mania 2007 with an awesome concert! Wednesday, February 7, 8 p.m. TSC Auditorium. $3 or $2 with a bag of recyclables.

• Etiquette Dinner Hamiltons! It will be on Wednesday February 7, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased in the Business building COB 202. (Dean’s office).

• Students, faculty, and staff: Please join our Mindfulness Meditation Group. This 8-week program will begin Tuesday, February 5, 11:30 am. Participants will receive instruction in mindfulness meditation, body awareness, and gentle movement. Exercises for daily practice will be provided. For information on participating in this program, please call the Counseling Center at 797-1012.

• USU’s creative writing contest. Cash awards for poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. Undergraduate and graduate categories. Deadline: February 2, 2007. For more information go to http://english.usu.edu, Creative Writing Contest link.

• Future events include the Black Student Unions Annual Soul food dinner, February 9, The Polynesian Student Unions annual Luau, February 24, and the Native American Student Councils annual POW WOW March 2 and 3.

• Harlem Nights Bash, Saturday, February 3, 7:30 – 11 p.m. Elite Hall in Hyrum. Check the website for more information, updates, and pricing: http://www.usu.edu/swing/HNDance/HNMain.htm.

• QUEST: Q&A about Christianity and the Bible, Monday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m. TSC Auditorium. Come and ask Dr. Rob Parsons and Dr. Mickey Porter your questions about the Bible or Christian beliefs.You can also email questions to bcmusu@hotmail.com Sponsored by Baptist Campus Ministries

• Friday night activity. “Go Nuts for Service.” 8 p.m., Institute Cultural Center. Service and a movie. Come see Ice Age 2 and help make quilts, beanies, painting blocks and toy cars. This service will be benefitting local organizations in the valley. IWA Women’s Conference, Saturday, Feb. 3 10 a.m. – noon. All are invited. Best dress, light lunch. Married Student Activity, Friday, Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. Com to the 7th stake center for a movie night and a free meal/snack bar. Bring something soft to sit on. Religion in Life February 6, 12:30 p.m. Mary Kay Huntsman. She will be speaking about her youth advocacy work. Joseph Smith Memorial Fireside. Sunday, February 11, 7 p.m. Kent Concert Hall.

• Come see how environment affects art and artists, “A Sense of Place,” art exhibit. Reception February 9, 7-9 p.m. at the AVA on 100 south off of Main street. Jjoin an open panel discussions for students and members of the community.

• CCR&R is offering student parent support class that explores the development of math skills to help stimulate the development of your child. Free childcare is available. Call 797-1552 to get your child on the list. Located at the Emma Eccles Jones Center for Early Childhood. CCR&R also offers a student parent study night. Free childcare is available for parent who would like to study during the times available. Call to register 797-1552.

• Attention Students! Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity in which you can serve your local community? The Cache County American Red Cross is seeking motivated students, alumni and staff to serve as volunteer instructors for our local chapter. For more details, call Ashlee 752-1125. Also offered bi-monthly are Community First Aid & CPR classes. Call or stop by 1115 N 200 E Ste. 240 today.

• Join Common Ground Outdoor Adventures for a full moon snowshoe and cross-country ski outing on Friday, February 2, 6:30 p.m. Common Ground provides outdoor recreational opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities. Call (435) 713-0288 or visit www.cgadventures.org for more information.

• Come join the Cache Valley Folk Dancers, Saturday, February 3, Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 E., Logan. 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 or 11 p.m. Music will be provided by Logan’s Leaping Lulu and dances called by Kay Forsyth. A $5 donation is requested at the door. Sponsored by the Cache Valley Folk Dancers and the Bridger Folk Music Society. For more information, call Kay at 753-2480.