“TUNES AT NOON”

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

12 noon to 1 p.m.

Student Center

For over twenty-five years Tom Irwin has been taking life experiences, turning them into songs, and giving those songs life through performances and recordings.

This singer-songwriter has opened for Willie Nelson at the 2001 Illinois State Fair & performed with many other popular artists. Readers of the Illinois Times voted him Best of Springfield for solo musician (2004), male musician (2002), male vocalist (2001), & folk band (1994 & 1999).

Irwin works around 200 dates a year in diverse venues and various areas. He has released eight full-length recordings of original songs, had cuts recorded by area artists, and hosts the Songwriter Circle, a weekly gathering of central Illinois tunesmiths. He regularly performs shows for children at schools, festivals, and community events.

His music has been described as "a cross between Buddy Holly and Frank Zappa" by Gajoob magazine, "brilliant and lasting" by the Tucson Weekly, "enduring" by the State Journal-Register, and "updated John Prine," by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Bring your lunch to the Student Center or buy it there!

This series will continue with performances by various UIS and local artists on alternate Wednesdays through November 29th.

General Announcements

Attention Student Organizations!!!

Every student organization must re-register (update its student organization roster) each year in order to be recognized as a UIS student organization and to be eligible for funding by the Inter-Club Council Board. The deadline to re-register is Friday, September 8th at 5 p.m. In addition, a representative from each student organization must attend a Student Organization Presidents' Workshop every fall. This workshop is being offered three times this year to provide ample opportunities for students to attend. All workshops will be held in the Student Life Meeting Room, SAB 20. The dates of this workshop are:

· Wednesday, August 30^th from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

· Thursday, August 31^st from 12 – 1 p.m.

· Tuesday, September 5^th from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The first ICCB meeting of the year will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 10th. Student organizations who have not re-registered and who have not attended a Student Organization President's Workshop will be ineligible to receive funding at this meeting.

Meeting Space for Student Organizations Available Within the Student Life Office!!!

The Student Life Office has meeting rooms within the office that can be used by student organizations for their meetings. One, the Student Life Conference room, has a conference table with seating for 7 – 10 people. The multi-purpose room (the room in which ICCB meetings are held), has chairs and tables that can be set up in a variety of arrangements for about 30 students for meetings or events. No space request is required to reserve this space. Call the Student Life Office at 206-6665 to reserve these spaces.

CSI - Investigate UIS

During First Week, Monday through Thursday, we will send out a photo of a location somewhere on UIS campus. This investigation is open to the entire campus so put on your inspector hats. If you know the location, email jjone1@uis.edu or call Jeannie Jones, 206-6584 with your answer. All names with the correct answer will be placed in a hat. One winner will be drawn daily and will win a prize. The more you play the more chances you have to win a FANTASTIC prize.

We will announce the head investigator, Thursday at the Student Life Plaza Festival at 5:30 p.m. who will win an IPOD Shuffle, 512mb - Donated by the Sangamon Schools Credit Union.