Campus Calendar

Today

Career Services Center workshop “Using the virtual Career Development Center 's Web site” at noon Sept. 21. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu .

Tomorrow

A book signing and reception for Marcellus Leonard, associate professor of English and author of “Shake the Thunder Down,” will be from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 22 in the MacDonald Lounge on the lower level of Brookens Library. The event is free and open to the public. “Shake the Thunder Down” is published by Daybreak Press, the poetry imprint of Pitch-Black, LLC.

UI President B. Joseph White will be inaugurated as the 16 th president of the University of Illinois at 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Krannert Center on the UIUC campus. Any UIS student interested in attending the ceremony should contact Joan Sestak at 6-7794. A charter bus will leave campus around 10 a.m. and return around 7 p.m. For those unable to attend the ceremony, a satellite feed will be shown in Brookens Auditorium starting at 2 p.m. The ceremony will be hosted by the Board of Trustees, the Alumni Association and the U of I Foundation

All interested students are invited to attend the Leadership Luncheon from 11:30-1 p.m. Sept. 29 in the PAC restaurant. This year's guest speaker will be John Lowder, UIS alum and director of research for the Illinois House of Representatives. Interested students must RSVP by Friday to uissga@uis.edu or call (217) 502-9088. Sponsored by SGA and the Alumni Association.

Sunday

All members of the UIS community are invited to participate in the “Paint the Bench Expo.” Proposed sketches must be submitted with the application before Sept. 25 with approvals being granted on a first come, first served basis. There are 21 benches available. The top three winners will be announced at the Parrothead Tribute and Tailgate Party at 5 p.m. Oct. 1. For an application, contact Jeannie Jones at 6-6584 or Cynthia Thompson at 6-6665.

Sept. 28

The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor a series of workshops on “Surviving Algebra.” A workshop on Algebra II will be from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Sept. 28 in PAC F. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. No registration necessary.

Sept. 29

All interested students are invited to attend the Leadership Luncheon from 11:30-1 p.m. in the PAC restaurant. This year's guest speaker will be John Lowder, UIS alum and director of research for the Illinois House of Representatives. Interested students must RSVP by Friday to uissga@uis.edu or call (217) 502-9088. Sponsored by SGA and the Alumni Association.

Sept. 30

Alumni and friends of UIS are invited to Come Back to Campus Open House from 3- 6 p.m. Sept. 30. The program will consist of three 45-minute programs about UIS, as well as a drawing for tickets to Sangamon Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the UIS Alumni SAGE Society. To register, contact the UIAA at (217) 206-7395 or e-mail alumni@uis.edu or go to www.uiaa.org/spfld/

Oct. 1

The Springfield Disc Golf Club will host the Seventh Annual Capital City Challenge Oct. 1 at Douglas Park, 400 N. MacArthur Bvld, in Springfield. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and tee off is at 9:45 a.m. For more information, contact Scott Smith at (217) 522-5711. For registration forms or further information, visit www.discgolfclub.org .

Oct. 3

The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor a series of workshops on “Surviving Algebra.” A workshop on Differentiation will be from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Oct. 3 in PAC F. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. No registration necessary.

Oct. 5

The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor a series of workshops on “Surviving Algebra.” A workshop on Integration will be from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Oct. 5 in PAC F. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. No registration necessary.

Oct. 9

The Blue Crew is looking for any faculty and staff who would be interested in playing against them in a volleyball game to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The game is at 3 p.m. Oct. 9 in the UIS Gym. Those interested should e-mail Brad J. Ward at bward03s@uis.edu.

Oct. 12

Career Services Center workshop “Job Searching 101” at noon Oct. 12. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu .

Oct. 13

Career Services Center workshop “Job Searching 101” at 5 p.m. Oct. 13. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu .

Oct. 18

Career Services Center workshop “Networking: Getting your foot in the door” will be held at 5 p.m. Oct. 18. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor a series of workshops on “Surviving Algebra.” A workshop on Differentiation will be from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Oct. 18 in PAC F. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. No registration necessary.

Oct. 19 .

Career Services Center workshop “Networking: Getting your foot in the door” will be held at noon Oct. 19. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu .

The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor a series of workshops on “Surviving Algebra.” A workshop on Fractions & Decimals will be from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Oct. 19 in PAC E. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. No registration necessary.

Oct. 20

The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor a series of workshops on “Surviving Algebra.” A workshop on Integration will be from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Oct. 20 in PAC F. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. No registration necessary.

Oct. 28

The 28 th annual International Festival begins at 4 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Studio Theatre. Afterwards, a cultural bazaar will feature international cuisine and informational booths.

Nov. 2

Career Services Center workshop “Major Decisions: Choosing or Changing a Major” will be held at noon Nov. 2. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu .

The Center for Teaching and Learning will sponsor a series of workshops on “Surviving Algebra.” A workshop on Percents will be from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Nov. 2 in PAC F. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. No registration necessary.

Nov. 3

Career Services Center workshop “Major Decisions: Choosing or Changing a Major” will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 3. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu .

Nov. 16

Career Services Center workshop “Power Interviewing” will be held at noon Nov. 16. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu .

Nov. 17

Career Services Center workshop “Power Interviewing” will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 17. All workshops will be held in SAB 50. Registration is required by calling 6-6508 or e-mailing careerservices@uis.edu .

Ongoing

The Division of Student Affairs at UIS is sponsoring a Foreign and Independent Film Series at 7 p.m. Friday nights this fall in Brookens Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. Films to be shown include: “Control Room,” Sept. 30; “Downfall,” Oct. 7; “Infernal Affairs,” Oct. 14; “Cinema Paradiso,” Oct. 21; “Flower of Evil,” Oct. 28; “Kontroll,” Nov. 4; “The Sea Inside,” Nov. 11 and “March of the Penguins,” Nov. 18.

The Visual Arts Gallery will open its 2005 fall season with “Routeless: New Work by Leslie Stalter,” on display through Sept. 29. The Visual Arts Gallery is in room 201 of the Health and Sciences Building on the UIS campus. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For further information, contact Lara Stremsterfer at 6-6506.

UIS will exhibit “On My Own Time,” a collection of art created by state employees and local businesspeople in the PAC teardrop entrance Sept. 12-30. For more information, contact coordinators Joan Sestak at 6-7794 or Mary Ellen McElligott at 6-6220.

The UIS Women's Center, along with UIS Campus Police, will present free Rape Aggression Defense classes for women. Classes will meet Thursdays in September, starting at 5:30 p.m. and lasting about 3 hours. Call the Women's Center at 6-7173 or e-mail kharv1@uis.edu or womenscenter@uis.edu to register.

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