General Announcements

UIS-Campus Health Service Observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month

An information booth regarding breast health will be up Monday, October 23^rd - Friday, October 27^th. A campus wide survey about breast cancer was sent out last week. Many responded & several won pink color changing tumblers full of sweet treats. All are welcome to stop by the booth to learn more about breast cancer, breast health, the UIS-CHS survey & winners. Winners may collect prizes during the lunch hour on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday of this week.

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!

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” & “Wherever you go, There you are.” Faculty/Staff/students welcome. Group will meet on October 30, November 6, 13 & 20^th (Mondays) from 10 to 11:30 a.m. PLEASE CONTACT VINCE FLAMMINI at 206-7122 for a screening interview.

Illinois Cooperative Work Study (ICWS) Placements Now Available

Illinois Cooperative Work Study (ICWS) placements ($9/hr) are now available for Spring 2007. Students can apply by visiting the AST Office with a one-page resume. Applications for ICWS grant placements must be received by November 1, 2006. An AST is an off-campus learning experience for undergrads, providing opportunities for students to learn outside of a classroom environment & get credit for their undergraduate degree. An AST can be an internship, project or supervised travel or study abroad. For more information, please call 217-206-6640, or stop by our offices in Brookens 482.

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.

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.

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

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. Contest is open to any members of the UIS community. Submission deadline is 10 am Monday, Nov. 13, (earlier entries are appreciated!). When a submission is ready, please email Vera Leopold (vleop2@uis.edu) & drop off in the Student Life Office to be stored. All entries displayed the week of November 13 in the Main Concourse with open voting. The winners for best original artwork will receive great prizes!!

CLS Club Takes Orders for Annual Poinsetta Sale

Red, pink, white, and marble poinsettias are available at a cost of $9.00 per plant. Each plant has 4-6 blooms and is potted in a festive foiled pot. Call Bev Weddle at 206-6589 or contact a CLS Club Member to place your order. Please give your name, campus address, phone number, the quantity and colors you desire. Delivery Date: December 7^th or 8^th, 2006 to an on-campus address. Ordering and payment deadline: Monday, November 27, 2006. Make checks payable to: UIS CLS Club

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 nover01s@uis.edu (editor) as Microsoft Word attachments. Submission deadline is November 15th.

UIS Communication Program Chapter of the National Broadcasting Society is Reactivating

UIS students, whether communication majors or not, who are interested in learning about electronic media including radio and television are invited to join the UIS chapter of the National Broadcasting Society. Membership is open to all UIS students, not just communication majors. An organizational meeting will be held on Monday, November 13, 2006 beginning at 4:30 p.m. in UHB-4079. Interested UIS students, undergraduate and graduate, both currently enrolled and alums, as well as industry professionals, are encouraged to contact Dr. Jim Grubbs, the NBS faculty advisor, at:

grubbs.jim@uis.edu or by phone at (217) 206-7365

At the UIS campus, NBS has a rich history of student participation particularly during the 1980s and early 1990s when it was one of the nation’s premiere NBS chapters. Students produced and participated in video competitions, completed a number of media-based public service projects, and networked with well-known industry professionals. Competitive scholarships and both regional and national conventions round out the variety of NBS activities. A number of industry professionals have already committed to membership to ensure students the opportunity for first-hand experiences and mentoring in the electronic media field.

The National Broadcasting Society is a student and professional society of over eighty-five chapters on college, university, community college and high school campuses. NBS encourages and rewards scholarship and accomplishment among students of broadcasting, establishes meaningful communication between student and professional broadcasters, and fosters integrity in the use of the powerful instruments of radio, television, film, cable and its many associated businesses and industries.

NBS is also associated with AERho (Alpha Epsilon Rho) the national honor society of electronic media students. All members of Alpha Epsilon Rho are members of NBS, however, you must also meet national honor standards in order enter AERho. Membership in AERho is open to undergraduate communication majors only who have completed a minimum of nine (9) semester hours of credit in the mass media track of the UIS Communication Program and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 in all mass media courses as well as a cumulative 3.00 minimum on all courses (on a 4.0 scale), and are in the upper 35% of all UIS students. Requirements for graduate students are somewhat tougher.

For further information on NBS and AERho see: http://www.nbs-aerho.org for more details.

“TUNES AT NOON”

“TUNES AT NOON”

Featuring Micah Walk

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

12 noon to 1 p.m.

Student Center

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

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.

General Announcements

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.

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 is Friday, October 20th. 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.

Policies for Information Included in Student Life E-mails

It is Student Life policy that Student Life E-mails will be sent out on Mondays and Thursdays only. The Monday edition will include events taking place on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. The Thursday edition will list events taking place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (as well as upcoming events taking place the next week). If you would like to have an event included in this e-mail, please submit it to studentlife@uis.edu by 3 p.m. on Friday for the Monday e-mail and 3 p.m. on Wednesday for the Thursday e-mail. Due to the large number of events received, all events must be in a format that can be cut and pasted into the Student Life e-mail. Incomplete submissions or those that cannot be copied will not be included. Please include the following information:

Event Name

Sponsoring Organization

Event Time

Event Location

Fair Trade Coffee Pong Tournament!

Friday, October 13

6-9 pm

Food Emporium

Sign up with a friend and play your favorite (coffee) drinking game for some GREAT PRIZES!

FREE PIZZA AND SODA!

To register your team, send your name, your partner’s name and team name to Ashley Rook at arook2@uis.edu or Nicole Cudiamat at ncudi01s@uis.edu by OCTOBER 12.

General Announcements

Congratulations to the following Homecoming winners!

Lounge Decoration Contest

First Place – 1 South

Second Place – 2 South

Third Place - 2 West

Office Decorating Contest

First Place - Office of International & Student Services

Second Place – ITS Media Lab

Third Place - Career Services

Students, Faculty, and Staff...Vote for the Career Pursuit Reality TV Show-Challenge 2: Dress For Success!!!

To vote and see the 9 remaining contestant pictures and challenge videos please visit http://www.uis.edu/careerservices, click on the Career Pursuit icon, click on contestant pictures to view videos, click the "VOTE NOW" text. Make sure to put "@uis.edu" after your username when you log in to vote!!!


Students invited to attend the Student Computing Conference and Job Fair October 20 – 22^nd, 2005 at the University of Illinois.

The UIS Computer Science Club is working on arranging transportation to and from the UIS Campus Friday, Saturday and Sunday for this conference. Please EMAIL lacs001s@uis.edu ASAP if you are interested in attending. If you have a car or van and are willing to carry some fellow students, please EMAIL lacs001s@uis.edu ASAP (there are some funds available for expenses).

General Announcements

Come Join us at UIS Homecoming – Monday, October 2 – Sunday, October 8! All members of the UIS community are invited to attend the Homecoming events scheduled for Monday, October 2 – Sunday, October 8. Please note: to attend the Family Weekend Luncheon on Saturday, October 7th or the Family Weekend Brunch on Sunday, October 8th, your name and the number of guests must appear on our RSVP list. The registration form for these events can be found on the Homecoming website at www.uis.edu/studentlife. Click on the Homecoming link and then on the Family Weekend registration link.