Events for Feb. 18

Wednesday 2/18/09

All Day
   Call for Proposals for the 2009 Undergraduate Student Support Program
Student Activities Biotechnology Building

9:30 to 2 p.m.
   Recyclemania Celebration.  Info, games and prizes.  Aggie ice cream at 11:30
Outside of the TSC Ballroom

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
   Art Exhibit – Twain C. Tippetts Competitve Photography from Six Western States
Exhibit Twain Tippetts Exhibition Hall

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
   “Manipulated” Art Exhibit – Skyroom Gallery
Exhibit Taggart Student Center

12 p.m.
    Lunch from the Dean
3rd floor engineering building.  While supplies last

12:30 p.m.
   Juan Felipe Herrera – 187 Reasons Mexicanos Can’t Cross the Border: Undocuments
Arts & Entertainment Haight Alumni Center

1:30 p.m.
    Beta Bowl The First Round.  Come see how you compare.
3rd floor engineering building

2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
   CIL Short Course – Document Processing
Workshop

2:30 p.m.
   Senator Garn, Speaker
Student Activities TSC, International Lounge

4:30 p.m.
    Miss Engineering Pageant
TSC Lounge with refreshments

7:05 p.m.
   USU Men’s Basketball vs CS Bakersfield
Athletics Dee Glen Smith Spectrum V

7:30 p.m.
   Actors from the London Stage ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Arts & Entertainment Chase Fine Arts Center, Morgan Theatre
 

Thursday 2/19/09

All Day
   Treatment for Pornography Addiction
Special Event

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
   Art Exhibit – Twain C. Tippetts Competitve Photography from Six Western States
Exhibit Twain Tippetts Exhibition Hall

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
   “Manipulated” Art Exhibit – Skyroom Gallery
Exhibit Taggart Student Center

11:30 a.m.
   Engineering Club Competitions
Student Activities TSC, Sunburst Lounge

12:30 p.m.
   Aggie Ice Cream
Student Activities TSC, Sunburst Lounge

2:30 p.m.
   Beta Bowl Final Round
Student Activities TSC, Sunburst Lounge

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
   Seminar by Dr. Stephen Mackessy, University of Northern Colorado
Seminar/Symposium Merrill-Cazier Library

4:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
   CIL Short Course – Computer Systems
Workshop V

6:30 p.m.
   Logger’s Ball
Student Activities

Friday 2/20/09

All Day
   UCUR Announcement
Awards Old Main

All Day
   Engineering Week
Student Activities Utah State University Campus

9 a.m.
   2009 Health and Nutrition Expo
Student Activities TSC, Sunburst Lounge V

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
   Art Exhibit – Twain C. Tippetts Competitve Photography from Six Western States
Exhibit Twain Tippetts Exhibition Hall

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
   “Manipulated” Art Exhibit – Skyroom Gallery
Exhibit Taggart Student Center

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
   Dr. Jonh Kantner – Visiting Scholar Lecture
Presentation/Speeches

12:30 p.m.
   Chaco World – Newest Research
Presentation/Speeches

1 p.m.
   Snow Fort Competition register at TSC 326 $3
Student Activities Quad

6 p.m.
   E-Week Banquet
Coppermill Restaurant $8 Students $16 All others

6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
   TEAL Third Friday Film Series
Special Event

7 p.m.
   USU Women’s Basketball @ Boise State
Athletics

7 p.m.
   USU Women’s Gymnastics @ BYU/San Jose State/Boise State
Athletics

7 p.m.
   African Night ’09
Student Activities TSC, Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
   Live music by Melody and Tyler
Caffe Ibis

7:30 p.m.
   USU Choirs – SING
Arts & Entertainment The Performance Hall

7:30 p.m.
   Actors from the London Stage ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Arts & Entertainment Chase Fine Arts Center, Morgan Theatre

8 p.m.
   Movie: Wall-E
ESLC auditorium with the College of Education

 

 

The Sigma Chi fraternity is running a paper drive for the CAPSA.  Kleenex, paper plates and cups, feminine hygeine products, paper towels, and other paper products may be donated in any of the donation boxes located in the TSC 1st floor or in the Library entrance.  Contact Tracy Upton at 310-606-0160 for details

Common Ground will provide necessary adaptive ski equipment and instruction.  Our instructors are trained professionally in adaptive downhill instruction.  We work with participants with blindness/ low vision, physical disabilities, and cognitive disabilities. For more info. call 713-0288 or email programs@cgadventures.org.
Recyclemania Celebration Wednesday, February 18th 9:30am to 2 p.m. Outside of the TSC Ballroom Aggie Ice Cream at 11:30 Info., Games, Prizes

Intercollegiate recycling competition to promote recycling at University campuses. Please put all of your recyclables in recycling bins to help us win. Contest runs January 18th through March 28th.

Dr. Lance Gunderson from Emory University to give two Ecology Center Seminars Feb 18 at 6 p.m. and 19 at 3 p.m.  “Managing Regimes in Socio-Ecological Systems” Both presentations will take place in the USU Natural Resources Lecture Hall, room 105. Everyone is welcome.

Join Common Ground for a Mardi Gras Dinner on Thursday February 19th at 6 p.m. at the Common Ground Office. For more information and to sign up to try some Creole treats call 713-0288.
Adaptive Peer Mentor Program will pair students with disabilities from Logan Public Schools with older Peer Mentors from the community. To learn more about the Adaptive Mentor Program contact Bryce at 713-0288 or programs@cgadventures.org.
Microsoft Excel Training Workshop: Prepare for the CIL Exam and build more advanced skills.  Come early, seating is limited to 23.  12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Education Bldg. Rm. 170
RSVP to Nathan.Smith@usu.edu Free to USU Students, Faculty, and Staff. 
Date:  Workshop 1 – Friday, February 20
Date:  Workshop 2 – Friday, February 27
Date:  Workshop 3 – Friday, March 6

MCHS Drama Department Presents ALIBIS, a Two Act Mystery-Comedy Spoof By Peter Kennedy on February 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium. Tickets are $5 each or $3 each when you purchase 10 (or more) tickets at one time.

Come to the Health and Nutrition Expo.  Friday, February 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  TSC Sunburst Lounge.  This exciting event is brought to you by the USU Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences dietetics students and sponsored by USU Employee Wellness and Service-Learning.

The children’s art show, Art-O-Rama, awards ceremony will be held at the Alliance for the Varied Arts gallery at 35 W. 100 S in Logan on this Friday, February 20, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be light refreshments, prizes for all the artists who entered their work and 2 Grand Prizes for the People’s Choice winners. For questions, please call 753-2970 or email ava_gallery@yahoo.com. 

Theme Housing Shindig at the Beach! Friday February 20th, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join us at the Lundstrom for Music Dancing Games Prizes and More *Wear appropriate beach apparel*

Employee health screenings are available on Friday, February 20 during the Nutrition Expo.  Screenings include cholesterol panel, diabetes screen, fitness testing, body fat, blood pressure, and wellness profile.  Fee: $12 with USU insurance card, $24 without.  Please pre-register by Friday, February 13th by contacting: Sharon.hislop@usu.edu, 797-1814.

USU may be closed over Spring Break, but the Be Well Program has you  covered!  Enjoy the Sports Academy for 11 days of unlimited use, starting Friday March 6 through Monday, March 16.  The Spring Break Pass is $10 for an individual, and $20 for the entire family!  All USU Employees and Students are welcome.  Show your USU ID card at the Front Desk and you are good to go!  Be Well USU!

GRE/LSAT Prep Course will run January 20 – February 26.  It will meet Tuesday/Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in MAIN 006.  For more information please contact Emma Conger at 797-0462, emma.conger@usu.edu, or come to ECC 103.

Friday, February 20 Religion in Life with Douglas D. Anderson at 11:30 in the Cultural Hall. Douglas Anderson is Dean and Professor for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State.  He is a corporate leader, former Harvard Professor, and Utah State Alumnus.  Lunch for a buck will follow at 12:20 p.m.
Friday, February 20 IMA Volleyball Tournament Join in the Co-ed Volleyball Tournament in the Institute Cultural Hall.  Sign up that night from 7:45 to 8:15 pm.  Tournament begins at 8:20.  Come to compete, eat food, and watch “Remember the Titans.”
February 21, 2009, 5:00p.m. St. Johns Episcopal Church (85 E. 100 N. Logan). Kaitlan Allen will be performing her Junior Cello Recital featuring works of J.S. Bach and Kabalevsky. Free Admission

The Reentry Student Center is doing a Body Balance: Recognizing Disordered Eating workshop on Feb 25. Anna-Mae Jorgensen will explore signs and symptoms of eating disorders as well as examine the media’s impact on beauty ideals and body image.  TSC Center Colony Room 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Body Acceptance Fair on Wednesday the 25th.  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the west ballroom.  Yoga, food tasting, prizes and more!

Hunger Banquet Thursday February 26 at 6:30 p.m. admission:  $3 all of which will be donated to “A Child’s Hope” held in the TSC Ballroom

Application deadline for Pinnacle  (national honor society for reentry students) has been extended thru February 26.  Eligibility: 26 years of age or older; be a Junior or Senior; have had a five-year gap in their education; have a minimum 3.0 overall USU GPA; and be involved in at least  three campus and/or community activities. For info: 797-1702 or http://www.usu.edu/reentrystudent.
Women Over 65 Lifetime Achievement Award nominations have been extended thru February 26th.  Nomination forms are at www.usu.edu/womencenter/ .  Eligibility for this recognition: must reside in Cache Valley, be 65 years of age or older, made outstanding contributions to the advancement of women on a local, state, and/or national level. Contact the USU Women’s Resource Center 797-1728 or  womenscenter@usu.edu

February 27th at 4 p.m. Emily Williams will be performing  in the Tippetts Art Gallery in the Fine Arts Building. It is free admission. 

Energy Dynamics class Saturdays 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Whittier Center, 290 N. 400 E, Logan. Class is a repeating 6 week course with the following: Seeing and understanding energy fields and developing intuition. Visit www.thecosmicnudge.com or call 435.363.7173 for info.

Self Empowerment/Stress Management Class Mon. 7:30 to 8:30 and Wed. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.. Learn to manage your stress and become more self confident. At the Whittier Center, 290 N. 400 E, Logan. Visit www.thecosmicnudge.com or call 435.363.7173 for info.

Free Workshop on Communicating Feb. 14th 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Whittier Center, 290 N. 400 E, Logan. We will cover, Family Relations, Interpersonal Communication, Think and Speak in Positives and Learn how to more full connect with, Your Partner, Friends, Your Children and Family. Call 435.363.7173 for info or visit www.thecosmicnudge.com

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

Student Showcase, USU’s annual celebration of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity is scheduled for Tuesday March 31 from 9 to 2 in the TSC Sunburst/International Lounges and includes both posters and oral presentations.  The deadline is March 2 to receive abstracts.The application form is available at http://researchweek.usu.edu/htm/undergraduate/student-showcase-submission-form  

March 16, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.  Holly Morgan will perform a sophomore recital at the St. John’s Episcopal church.  Free Admission

March 17, 2009 at 6 p.m. Melissa K. Condie will perform a violin recital in the Tippetts Art Gallery Balcony. Admission is free, but attendees must wear green.

April 4, 2009 at 5 p.m. Nichelle Probst will be preforming a sophomore viola recital at the Dansante Building.  It is free admission. 

April 4th, at 6 p.m.  Abby Chandler will be performing a senior viola recital in the Performance Hall

April 6, 2009 at 7 p.m.  St. John’s Episcopal Church (85 East 100 North, Logan).  Kilee Metcalf will be performing a recital consisting of classical violin pieces.  The admission is free.  

April 11, 2009 at 2 p.m. Daphne Lynch will be performing a sophomore Viola Recital accompanied by Cortni Crump on the Clavinova.  Performance is at the USU Amphitheater, admission is free.

April 14th at 7 p.m. Hanna Abbott will be performing a Junior Violin Recital at St. John’s Episcopal Church.  Featured works are from Bach, Mozart, Shubert, and Wieniawski

April 18th at 7 p.m. Hyrum Barker is performing a Junior Recital at the St. Johns Episcopal Church. This is a Cello Recital where works of Lalo and Bach will be performed as well as an original composition for four cellos. Admission is free.

April 20th 2009 at 7 p.m.  St. John’s Episcopal Church (85 East 100 North, Logan). Natalie Larsen will be performing a Junior Violin Recital.  The admission is free.