Campus Calendar

Friday
The Division of Student Affairs at UIS is sponsoring a Foreign and Independent Film Series at 7 p.m. Friday nights in Brookens Auditorium this spring. Admission is free.
This week’s film is “Everything is Illuminated.” Other films in the series include: “City of God,” March 17; “Bride and Prejudice,” March 31; “Keys to the House,” April 7; “The Assassination of Richard Nixon,” April 14 and “Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion,” April 21.

Christian Student Fellowship will be discussing prayer at their meeting this week. Free t-shirts will be available to the first 60 students who sign up. E-mail Gretchen@uiscsf.org to be added to the list. Dinner begins at 6 p.m., followed by worship and teaching at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Todd Magruder at todd@uiscsf.org.

March 13-17
Spring Break.

March 18
UIS will host “Expanding Your Horizons in Math, Science and Technology,” a hands-on conference designed for girls in sixth-eighth grades from 8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. March 18 in the PAC. The conference is sponsored by UIS and The Children’s Center, Memorial Health System. Workshops will be available for girls, parents and educators to prepare girls for cutting-edge careers and a variety of fields. Advance registration is required. Cost is $10 for registration postmarked by March 10 and $15. Detailed information can be found at www.aauw-il.org/springfield.

March 27
“The ABCs of Forks, Knives and Toasting,” a dinner featuring instruction in business and social etiquette, will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. March 27 in the PAC Restaurant. The event is sponsored by the U of I Alumni Association, the Career Development Center, SGA and Student Life. Cost of event is $10 for current UIS students and alumni association members and $20 for all others. Make reservations no later than March 20 by calling 206-7395, e-mailing alumni@uis.edu or going to www.uiaa.org/spfld/ and clicking on “calendar.”

April 2
Cheerleading and mascot tryouts for the 2006-07 school year are April 2 from 3-6 p.m. in the UIS Gym. Men and women are eligible to tryout for the 18-member team.  Options are available in case candidates have a conflict. There will be another tryout in the fall. Tryout packets with team requirements and expectations are available at the athletic office or by visiting the Athletics Web site. For more information, contact coach Kelly Aylesworth at kelcheerz@yahoo.com.

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 Lemke at 206-7339 or at lemke.michael@uis.edu.

Ongoing
All student interested in competing in the Battle of the Bands on March 31 should contact Student Life, Lindsay Cloe at lcloe2@uis.edu or Rachel Dasenbrock at rdase2@uis.edu.

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