2008 Talent Expo auditions

Jan. 21 to Feb. 1, 3 to 6 p.m., locations TBA

Call 6-7122 to schedule a time.

Sponsors are the UIS Counseling Center & Substance Abuse Task Force, with funding provided by the Student Programming Board.

UIS Employee Holiday Party

3 to 5 p.m., Monday, December 17, PAC lobby

• Hors d'oeuvres & cash bar
• Admission: canned food item or $1 donation for area food pantries
• Campus release time policy applies.

Contact Maureen Hoover at 6-7020 for more information.

Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training

for all women at UIS -- students, staff, & faculty

• Four free sessions on Wednesdays in February, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Facilitated by Sgt. Mike Stuart and Officer Amanda Parris from the UIS Police Department
• For more information about RAD, go to www.uis.edu/police/rad.htm
• To enroll, contact the UIS Women's Center at 6-7173 or womenscenter@uis.edu.

The Women's Center also offers information on acquaintance and stranger rape prevention as well as survivor support, referrals, and recovery support.

Student Juried Art Exhibition

Hosted by the Art Students League

4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, in the Access Gallery (located in the Visual & Performing Arts Building)

Awards presentation starts at 5 p.m.

AFA book discussion

Advocates for Academics will host a brownbag discussion of

Love by Toni Morrison

1 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, in the Center for Teaching and Learning, BRK 460

For more information, contact afa@uis.edu.

Casino Night

• 8 p.m., Friday, December 7, PAC 3rd floor Atrium
• Poker, craps, roulette, black jack
• Cash prizes

Sponsored by the Student Activities Committee