General Announcements

Now Accepting Submissions for the First-Ever UIS Recycled Art Contest!

Want to win a prize for creating something unique? To celebrate America Recycles Day, November 15, Students Allied for a Greener Earth (SAGE) is sponsoring a recycled art contest! Artwork should be made mainly from recyclable materials (plastic bottles, aluminum cans, paper, cardboard, glass), although decorative materials such as paint can be used. The contest is open to any members of the UIS community. The submission deadline is 10 am Monday, November 13, but earlier entries are appreciated. When you have a submission ready, please email Vera Leopold (vleop2@uis.edu) and drop it off in the Student Life office (in SAB) to be stored. All entries will be displayed the week of November 13 in the Main Concourse with open voting. The winners for best original artwork will receive great prizes!!

Sangamon Auditorium Invites Students to Serve on Newly Created Student Advisory Board

The Sangamon Auditorium has created a student committee to obtain suggestions and input on future programming within this venue. This committee will be made up of 7 students - - one from the Student Activities Committee, one from the Housing Residents’ Council and 5 students from the general student population and will meet on a monthly basis. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please send me an e-mail briefly addressing the following questions:

1) Why are you interested in serving on this committee?

2) What experience do you have related to event programming?

3) What are your goals for this committee, should you be selected?

The deadline to apply for this committee has been extended to Friday, October 27th. Thanks in advance for your interest in serving on this committee. If you have any questions please call the Student Life Office at 206-6665.

UIS Counseling Center Offers Mindfulness & Stress Management Group

Stress is unavoidable. Learn ways to reduce stress in your life! This group is based on the stress reduction clinic techniques popularized by Harvard researcher Jon Kabat-Zinn in his books “Full Catastrophe Living” and “Wherever you go, There you are.” Faculty/Staff/students are welcome. Group will meet on October 30, November 6, 13, and 20^th (Mondays) from 10 to 11:30 a.m. PLEASE CONTACT VINCE FLAMMINI at 206-7122 for a screening interview.

UIS Counseling Center Offers Healthy Relationships Group

Intimate relationships can be a source of great satisfaction and great struggle in our lives. This group will discuss both aspects and, through dialogue, sharing, and reflection, we will learn better ways to care for others without abandoning ourselves. For students only. Group will meet on October 30, November 6, 13, and 20^th (Mondays) from 1:30 to 3 p.m. PLEASE CONTACT VINCE FLAMMINI at 206-7122 for a screening interview.

Trick-Or-Treat For Food on October 28^th

Trick-or-treat for non perishable food items for local Food Bank and Food Pantry. Deliver door notices Oct. 22. Trick-or-treat on Oct.28 thru Oct. 31. You decide the location.

What/How:

1. Form a team of 2 or more students

2. Select the neighborhood, or campus housing area where you want to trick-or-treat

3. Contact office of Student Volunteers (SAB 60 or phone 206-7716) for notices to hang on doors - you intend to go to so that residents will know you are coming and have donations ready (put notices on doors by Oct. 22nd)

4. Go Trick-or-Treating! Costume prizes will be given for "Best Costumes" and "Most Food" collected. For the costume contest you must email a picture of your team in costume to probe1@uis.edu. Call Pat at 206-7828 if you have any questions. Be sure to take you University ID with you and present it to people when they answer the door.

UIS Counseling Center Offers Women’s Issues Group

This is your chance to have an opportunity to talk about a number of different issues that are relevant to your life. Topics may include school, body image, friendships, work, relationships and more. This group is an open forum for peer discussions. This group will meet on TUESDAYS from 3:30-5:00p.m., HRB 64 beginning OCTOBER 31^ST. PLEASE CONTACT DR. HEATHER FLEMING at 206-7122 for a screening interview before FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27^TH.

UIS Computer Science Club Seeks Participants for 2006 ACM Mid-Central USA Programming Contest

The UIS Computer Science Club is seeking participants for this contest at UIUC which starts on November 4^th. The contest draws students from colleges and universities throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois (including the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area in Indiana), Missouri, and Arkansas. Winners selected from regional contests on six continents will advance to the ACM Programming Contest World Finals to compete for bragging rights and scholarships.

Please CONTACT lacs@uis.edu ASAP if you are interested in competing. We currently have 3 teams reserved containing 12 slots for students to fill. Of the 12, we still have vacancies for 4 slots. Please contact lacs001s@uis.edu ASAP. Registration deadline is NOW!!! The UIS Computer Science Club is covering all costs, there is no fee to you - i.e. it is FREE! Also, the UIS Computer Science Club is hosting a weekly "Programming Challenges" workshop on Tuesdays (4:30 to 9:30pm) to provide a means of being better prepared to meet THE PROGRAMMING CONTEST CHALLENGE!

The Alchemist Review Seeks Submissions

UIS's annual literary journal, The Alchemist Review, is now accepting submissions of fiction, poetry, prose, artwork and photography. Fiction must be less than 2500 words. Please send submissions as Microsoft Word attachments to the editor at nover01s@uis.edu. The submission deadline is November 15th.