Campus Calendar

Sunday
The Benld Adopt-a-Pet will hold a mobile adoption at Petco in Springfield this Sunday and April 16. You must be at least 18 to adopt. Adoption fees are $50 for a dog or cat and $75 for a puppy or kitten. All pets are up-to-date with shots/vaccinations. For more information, contact the shelter at 835-2538 or visit www.benldadoptapet.org.

April 13 
The UIS Jazz Combo will perform “Jazz up Your Lunch” on April 13 from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the UIS Food Emporium.  If the weather is good they will play outside.

April 13-15, 21-23
The UIS Theater Dept. will present Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” on April 13-15 and 21-23 in the PAC  Studio Theatre.  Tickets are available by calling the ticket office at 206-6160 or online at www.uis.edu/theatre.

April 14
UIS will host Technology Day 2006 on the second floor of UHB from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 14.  Speakers will discuss the variety of technology and learning methods available at UIS.  Keynote speaker Margaret Maag of the University of San Francisco will discuss the “mobile learning” revolution.  This year’s theme will be “UIS Moving Beyond the Boundaries.” Prizes will be given away and refreshments served. This event is sponsored by the Academic Technology Committee, Brookens Library, Information Technology Services and the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning. For more information, contact Albert Whittenberg at 206-6550 or e-mail awhit3@uis.edu.

April 21
UIS’s Sixth Annual Science Research Symposium, featuring presentations on applied or theoretical science by undergrad and graduate students and faculty, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 21 at UIS.  Awards will be presented for best posters and oral presentations. The deadline to submit an abstract is April 1. For details, go to www.uis.edu/biology/.  Registration fee is $10 but is waived for students who are members of biology or chemistry clubs. Sponsored by the biology, chemistry and clinical lab science programs and student Biology and Chemistry clubs. For more information, contact Mike Lemke at 206-7339 or at lemke.michael@uis.edu.

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