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Published Online February
2008
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Please join us February 12,
3-5 p.m. for the next SAC meeting in the Student Union
Rincon/Catalina Rooms |
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Come and here an update on the upcoming Crossroads Staff
Development Conference
We have special guest for this meeting:
4:pm: Parking & Transportation Director Patrick Kass
will be making a presentation and taking questions from the audience |
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We welcome classified staff
to join us and enjoy some refreshments too.
The Staff Advisory Council holds
its general meetings the first Tuesday of each month from 3 to 5 p.m.
SAC general meetings are always open to the public. The
University Community is invited to participate. Look
into becoming a member of the UofA SAC & become an advocate for your
fellow Wildcats!
For
more information
contact
President Randy Livingston
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!
Do you know an outstanding employee at the UA?
Someone who goes above and beyond to serve...if so, nominate them for
the 2008 Staff Awards for Excellence |
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Nominations are due 2/8/08
Get forms:
Word format
or
Pdf |
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To submit items and
events to the monthly Bulletin,
please contact the
SAC Communications
Committee.
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Feb 1-29: Black
History Month
The Social Justice Leadership Center and African American
Student Affairs invite you to celebrate Black History
Month. This month features a variety of events on the
University of Arizona campus including workshops, panel
discussions, films, open mics, and much more. We look
forward to seeing you at these events |
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February 2nd:
10-3pm - RAD Self-Defense Class
Campus Health
In conjunction with the Oasis Program and Ella Group,
the WRC is offering free RAD (Rape Aggression
Defense) Self-Defense classes. RAD is a nationally
recognized curriculum taught by certified instructors
and provides an empowering way for women to learn
self-defense techniques. Classes consist of 12 hours
worth of curriculum. To be a part of the workshop, you
MUST attend ALL of the classes. A $20 deposit is
required, which will be returned to participants upon
successful completion of the course. Again, these are
not separate individual courses, but all three classes
together make up the RAD Self-Defense Class. To sign up,
contact Kristin Barnes at
kabarnes@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 2: 5-7pm - B.L.A.C.K. Student vs.
Faculty/Staff Basketball Game
McKale Memorial Center
B.L.A.C.K. is having
their first annual Student vs. Faculty Basketball Game! Cost
of tickets is $2 pre-sale or $5 at the door. Come watch some
students and the faculty ball it up! How do they play? For a
Complete and Current Schedule: Visit the Social Justice
Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 3:
10-3pm - ADVANCED RAD
Self-Defense Class
Campus Health
This class is
available ONLY to those who have previously
completed a RAD Self-Defense Class. The ADVANCED
version will teach additional and more in depth
Self-Defense techniques not covered in the
regular RAD classes. A $20 deposit is required,
which will be returned to participants upon
successful completion of the course. To sign up,
contact Kristin Barnes at
kabarnes@email.arizona.edu
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February 4: 4 - 5:30pm - Robert
D. Newman Executive Vice
President & Provost Finalist
Forum
Student Union North Ballroom
Robert D. Newman, Dean of Humanities and Associate Vice President
for Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Utah is a
finalist for
Executive Vice President & Provost.
Following the forum, you will have an opportunity to share
your comments on the candidates' qualifications. You can
read the biographies of each of the finalists at the
following URL:
http://www.president.arizona.edu/provost/
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Feb 4: 5 – 6:30pm - Excited Electronic
States in Carbon Nanotubes by Louis Brus
Integrated Learning Center, Room 140
The event will begin with a reception at 5pm followed by the
seminar at 5:30pm. The Department of Chemistry, and
the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
present Professor Louis Brus of the Chemistry Department at
Columbia University. We explore the fundamental nature and
dynamics of excited electronic states in single wall carbon
nanotubes (SWNT). Picosecond luminescence and
photobleaching dynamics of SWNTs in micellar solution show
that non-radiative Auger recombination is extremely fast.
When the tubes are wrapped with DNA, they show circular
dichorism. Near infrared two photon luminescence excitation
spectra quantitatively reveal the importance of excitons.
In order to characterize excited states in both metallic and
semiconducting SWNTs at the single-tube level, we detect
white-light Rayleigh scattering from individual tubes
suspended over an open slit in a substrate. Finally, we
discuss how short pieces of metallic SWNTs may be related to
the Diffuse Interstellar Bands. For more information
regarding the Eminent Scholar Series please visit
http://www.ess.arizona.edu/ |
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February 4: 8:30 - 3:30 p.m. -
WORD002: Microsoft Word Level 2
(Promo Code NS204)
February Internet Specials Interactive Web Sites Classes:
The Word, Excel, and PowerPoint classes regularly cost $199
each, but with the 10% Internet Special Discount plus the
20% UA employee discount, each class now costs $139.30 -- a
savings of 30%! Interactive Web Sites (using JavaScript)
regularly costs $1,425, but with the 10% Internet Special
Discount plus the 20% UA employee discount, each class now
costs $997.50! The QuickBooks class regularly costs $250,
but with the combined discount the cost drops to $175!
Register online today at
www.ceao.arizona.edu/comped or call 520-621-7724. Be
sure to mention the Promo Codes listed above when
registering. Bookmark the CCPE Web site so you can check
back frequently for the latest Internet Specials.
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Feb 5: 3-5:00 pm -
Writer-Activist Simi Linton performs
Kiva Room in the Memorial Student Union
The Disability Studies Initiative and the Disability
Resource Center are proud to announce a special performance
by renowned scholar and activist Simi Linton. While at
the UA, Linton will be performing "My Body Politic: An
Illustrated History" a multi-media presentation based on her
memoir, My Body Politic, published in 2006. As narrator and
tour guide, Linton embeds a personal story of the lived
experience of disability within its social, political and
artistic context.
Disabled people are everywhere these days - boarding
airplanes, casting votes, commandeering the dance floor,
performing on stage and screen--setting the terms of our
participation in the world. But despite these recent gains,
the 54 million disabled people in the United States
encounter persistent discrimination and vast restrictions on
their pleasures and freedoms. The American public needs a
wake-up call. Thousands of disabled soldiers are returning
home to towns and cities across America that are poorly
prepared to integrate them into the social and economic life
of the community. "My Body Politic: An Illustrated History"
takes you to the front lines of the ongoing political
struggles and introduces pioneering actors, dancers
and writers forging a new kind of art. It provides a new
point of view on the disability experience and a way to move
forward toward a more inclusive and equitable society. As a
writer, consultant and public speaker, Simi Linton is one of
America's foremost experts on disability and the arts. She
works with a diverse range of cultural organizations
theatre companies, film and television producers, museums,
non-profit arts organizations, universities, and other
groups across the country to improve and increase the way
disability is represented and depicted in all art forms."
Dr. Linton received a PhD in Counseling Psychology from New
York University. A Switzer Distinguished Fellowship enabled
her to complete her first book,
Claiming
Disability: Knowledge and Identity (1998), which is
widely used in university courses in women's studies,
disability studies, and cultural studies. Linton will be
performing in the Kiva Room in the Memorial Student Union on
Tuesday, February 5, 2008, from 3:00-5:00 PM. Her
performance is free and open to the public.
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Feb 5: 3-5pm -
SafeZONE Workshops
SafeZONE, sponsored by
Residence Life and LGBTQ Affairs, is a campus-wide
program committed to making The University of Arizona a
safer, more welcoming, and inclusive environment for
members of the lesbian, gay, bi-affectionate,
transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community. By
becoming affiliated with SafeZONE, you are indicating
that you will be an identifiable source of support and
nurturance for LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff on The
University of Arizona campus. Your participation in
SafeZONE sends a message to campus community members
that you are available to talk about their concerns,
whether they be those of acknowledged members of the
LGBT community, of people questioning their sexuality or
gender identity, or concerns of fellow allies.
Any student, faculty, or
staff member is welcome and all are strongly encouraged
to attend. It is the goal of the program to have as
many trained SafeZONE members as possible on campus. The training sessions
provide participants with information on the LGBTQ
experience of students, faculty and staff. The session
requires participation among all members. Participants
need only bring an open mind. All other materials,
including an ally’s resource packet, will be provided at
the training. Locations will be provided to participants
upon registration. To register for one of these
workshops, please email
safezone@life.arizona.edu
or call 621-5453. Thank you for taking an active role
in your university community. The
ALLY DEVELOPMENT session
is designed to provide participants with information
that will help them become allies for LGBTQ members of
our community. Facilitators assume that participants
come with an understanding of issues facing LGBTQ people
and understand concepts of heterosexism and homophobia
as well as some understanding about gender identity &
expression. Participants who complete this session WILL
receive a SafeZONE placard. To register for one of
these workshops, please email
safezone@life.arizona.edu
or call 621-5453. |
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Feb 5: 4:30pm - Diana Gabaldon Book
Signing Event
UA BookStore (SUMC)
Take advantage of all the exceptional experiences that
the UA has to offer! Students, Faculty, Staff and the
Tucson community are invited to join us at your official UA
BookStore (SUMC) to help welcome some exciting authors.
Check it out online:
http://www.uofabookstores.com/uaz/GeneralBooks/authorevents.asp
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Feb 5: 5-6pm -
Social Justice Leadership Workshop: A Lesson on Stereotypes
CSIL, Student Union, Room 404
How do stereotypes impact our lives? In this interactive
workshop we will examine the stereotypes we have, confront
the common belief that we don’t have stereotypes, and
identify the effect they have on ourselves and others. For a
Complete and Current Schedule: Visit the Social Justice
Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 5: 7:00 pm - Phoenix Mars Mission:
Uncovering the Mysteries of the Martian Arctic Lecture by
Peter H. Smith
DuVal Auditorium, UMC - 1501 N. Campbell Avenue
Parking is available in the parking garage immediately east
of UMC for $1.50/hr. Free Admission
NASA's current mission to the Red Planet is being managed
and led at The University of Arizona. The Phoenix Mars
Mission, scheduled to land on May 25, will study the history
of water and search for complex organic molecules in the
ice-rich soil of the Martian arctic. It is the first Mars
mission to be led by a public university. The lander will
probe farther north than any previous mission to Mars. The
UA has been involved in every mission to Mars starting with
Mariner 4 in 1964, and many other planetary missions, and
the Phoenix mission continues that rich exploration
tradition. About the Speaker - Peter Smith is a Senior
Research Scientist in the Department of Planetary Sciences
and the Lunar and Planetary Lab. His proposal for a NASA
Scout Mission was awarded in 2003. Previously, Smith has
been project manager and co-investigator for the UA's HiRISE
(High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) aboard Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter, is on the science team for the Mars
Exploration Rovers, was principal investigator for the
successful Imager for Mars Pathfinder in 1997, among many
planetary science accomplishments. He is a graduate of
Tucson High School, received a bachelor of science in
physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a
master's degree in optical science from the UA. He has been
a member of the UA faculty since 1978. This series is
free and open to the public. Please contact us for further
information or to request disability related accommodations
either via
email at
amarx@email.arizona.edu or call 626-8121. |
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Feb 6: 9-1:30 - Farmers Market
Wednesday:
Love Your Market
W end of UA Mall in front of SU
Campus Health Services' weekly farmers' market, held on
Fridays last semester, is moving to Wednesday. In
conjunction with each weekly market theme, information on
different topics will be provided by various educational
promoters. For information contact
welter@health.arizona.edu or visit the farmers' market
website to see upcoming events:
http://www.health.arizona.edu/webfiles/hpps_farmers_market.htm
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Feb 6: 10-11am - Town Hall meetings
with Procurement and Contracting Services
AHSC College of Medicine Library Rm 2102
Meet with Steve Mack
and his staff and discuss any Procurement and Contracting
Services concerns and questions you may have.
Please mark your calendars. |
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Feb 6: 11-4pm - Staff Red Cross Blood
Drive
Cherry Bus Pull Out by Main Library
Our goal is to sign up more than 30 people so let's show
them what Staff can do. For more information or to set up an appointment to donate contact Eva
Gonzales at eva@physics.arizona.edu
or call 621-4788 |
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Feb 6: 12-1pm -
Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle Strength
SU Tubac Rm, 4th Floor
Sponsored by UA Life & Work Connections. Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, as she
leads these free classes. Bring your own band and join us
for an hour of fun exercise! |
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Feb 6: 12-4pm -
UA Travel Demand Management Open House
SU Sabino Room
The University of Arizona Parking and Transportation
Services in association with a grant from Pima
Association of Governments (PAG) is studying travel
demand management concepts for the UA Transportation
Needs Assessment Study. Information and displays from
the study will explain the concepts for reducing traffic
congestion by managing vehicle travel demand within the
UA planning area.
Your input is welcome. Comment forms will be available.
Please call Parking & Transportation Services at
626-PARK or go online at
http://parking.arizona.edu for more information.
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Feb 6: 5-6pm - African American Student
Affairs Panel Discussion Series: Looking for Unity on
Campus: Examples of Building Community
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Building, 1322 E. 1st
St.
Every school year,
Black students at the University of Arizona have private
discussions regarding "Black unity" on campus. This panel
will help us reflect on the meaning of Black unity on a
majority White campus like the University of Arizona; shed
light on the phenomena that tends to limit unity; and
discuss student groups, activities, and events that promote
unity. For a Complete and Current Schedule: Visit the Social
Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 7: 4:30pm -
David Jacobson Book Signing Event
UA BookStore (SUMC)
Take advantage of all the exceptional experiences
that the UA has to offer! Students, Faculty, Staff and
the Tucson community are invited to join us at your
official UA BookStore (SUMC) to help welcome some
exciting authors. Check it out online:
http://www.uofabookstores.com/uaz/GeneralBooks/authorevents.asp
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Feb 7: 7pm
- Film Screening: Mohawk Girls
SBS Annex Conference Room (1443 E. 1st Street)
Tracking issues of identity, culture, and
family, Mohawk Girls follows three
outspoken and exuberant Mohawk teenagers on
their journey to adulthood. Deeply
emotional yet unsentimental, this film provides
an intimate look into what it
means to grow up Native at the beginning of the
21st century. Free. |
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Feb 8: Due date for the
Staff Awards for Excellence Nomination forms |
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Feb 9: 7-10pm
- CSIL Open Mic Night
Cellar Restaurant
Come watch
artists perform in the cellar. There will be slam poets,
musicians, & vocalists. For a Complete and Current Schedule:
Visit the Social Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 11: 8:30 - 3:30 pm - WORD003:
Microsoft Word Level 3
(Promo Code NS211)
February Internet Specials Interactive Web Sites Classes:
The Word, Excel, and PowerPoint classes regularly cost $199
each, but with the 10% Internet Special Discount plus the
20% UA employee discount, each class now costs $139.30 -- a
savings of 30%! Interactive Web Sites (using JavaScript)
regularly costs $1,425, but with the 10% Internet Special
Discount plus the 20% UA employee discount, each class now
costs $997.50! The QuickBooks class regularly costs $250,
but with the combined discount the cost drops to $175!
Register online today at
www.ceao.arizona.edu/comped or call 520-621-7724. Be
sure to mention the Promo Codes listed above when
registering. Bookmark the CCPE Web site so you can check
back frequently for the latest Internet Specials. |
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Feb 11-22: 5:30-9:30 p.m. - UAWEB275:
Interactive Web Sites
(Promo Code NS222)
February Internet Specials Interactive Web Sites Classes:
The Word, Excel, and PowerPoint classes regularly cost $199
each, but with the 10% Internet Special Discount plus the
20% UA employee discount, each class now costs $139.30 -- a
savings of 30%! Interactive Web Sites (using JavaScript)
regularly costs $1,425, but with the 10% Internet Special
Discount plus the 20% UA employee discount, each class now
costs $997.50! The QuickBooks class regularly costs $250,
but with the combined discount the cost drops to $175!
Register online today at
www.ceao.arizona.edu/comped or call 520-621-7724. Be
sure to mention the Promo Codes listed above when
registering. Bookmark the CCPE Web site so you can check
back frequently for the latest Internet Specials. |
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Feb 11: 8pm - CSIL Social Justice Film:
Invisible Children
Gallagher Theater
In the spring of 2003, three young Americans from California
left to search for a story that could change the world. What
the found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them.
This film will discuss the longest-running war, based out of
Northern Uganda. For a Complete and Current Schedule: Visit
the Social Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 12: 9-11am - Creating Respectful
Workplaces: Discrimination and Harassment Prevention
SU Mesquite Rm
The University of Arizona is
committed to creating and maintaining an environment
free of unlawful discrimination, including harassment,
and all members of the University community are
responsible for fulfilling this commitment. The goal of
this workshop is to create respectful workplaces by
increasing your knowledge and skills in recognizing,
preventing, and effectively dealing with discrimination
and harassment that affect the workplace.
Register online
http://fp.arizona.edu/affirm/info.htm,
or call 621-9449,
TTY: 626-6768
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Feb 12: 3-4:30pm - Exploring the
Entrepreneurial Dimensions of Science and Technology
Research Workshop
McClelland Hall, Room 120
A Novel Cellular Bioassay for Drug Discovery, with Linda
Restifo, M.D., Ph.D. A University of Arizona,
open-forum workshop series hosted by the McGuire Center for
Entrepreneurship and the Office of Technology Transfer. The
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship and the Office of
Technology Transfer is pleased to announce a workshop series
titled "Exploring the Entrepreneurial Dimensions of Science
and Technology Research." This series is designed to engage
the university learning community, including faculty,
students, and administrators, in lively discussion of the
potential applied values of the scientific and technological
discoveries made at The University of Arizona. Further, the
workshops will help enhance the entrepreneurial network that
exists throughout the academic and business community,
thereby promoting collaborative efforts toward moving
technologies out of the university in the form of innovative
solutions to many of the problems facing our community and
broader society. Welcome and Bio5 Institute mission
overview - by Nina Ossanna, Ph.D., Director of Business
Development, BIO5 Research Institute, and Special Projects
for Life Sciences, Office of Technology Transfer.
Exploratory discussion/open forum facilitated by Dr. Ossanna.
Goals of the open discussion include: Identification and
exploration of potential applications and collateral
technologies of the base technology, including possible
application to specific societal problems; Identification
and exploration of possible barriers to transferring
resulting technologies to broad application; and
Identification and exploration of potential transferability
to the work of workshop participants and general insights
into approaching scientific work with an entrepreneurial
lens. Seating is limited and RSVP is requested. Please
email Matt Mars at
mmars@eller.arizona.edu by 12pm on February 12, 2008 to
reserve your spot in this exciting and worthwhile workshop.
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Feb 12: 3-5pm - Staff Advisory Council Meeting
SU Catalina/Rincon Rooms
We have special guest for this meeting:
4 pm - Patrick Kass, Director of Parking and
Transportation will be making a presentation & taking
questions
The Staff Advisory Council holds its general meetings the
first Tuesday of each month from 3 to 5 p.m. Look into
becoming a member of the University of Arizona Staff
Advisory Council. Become an advocate for your fellow
Wildcats! SAC general meetings are always open to the
public. The University Community is invited to participate.
For more information
contact President Randy
Livingston |
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Feb 12: 5pm - CSIL Social Justice
Film: Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes
Gallagher Theater
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes provides a riveting
examination of manhood, sexism, and homophobia in hip-hop
culture. Director Byron Hurt conceived the documentary as a
"loving critique" of a number of disturbing trends in the
world of rap music. He pays tribute to hip-hop while
challenging the rap music industry to take responsibility
for glamorizing destructive, deeply conservative stereotypes
of manhood. For a Complete and Current Schedule: Visit the
Social Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 12: 6pm - The Apache Diaries by Neil Goodwin
Presentation and Book Signing
UA Main Library, Staff Lounge, 5th Floor
Neil Goodwin, distinguished author of “The Apache Diaries”
and film maker will talk about some of the personal
principal narratives at the center of this intriguing story,
how his father first heard of them, how Neil picked up the
trail long after his father’s dearth, and how he tried to
finish telling the story that began with his father’s diary
of 1930. Neil Goodwin, trained as an architect, is also an
award-winning independent film maker. He has produced films
on natural history, historical and cultural subjects for
Nova and Smithsonian World. Initiated by the 1986
centennial of the surrender of Geronimo, the PBS Documentary
Series invited him to produce a film about Geronimo and the
Apaches. For this film our author interviewed many
Chiricahua Elders living in Oklahoma and New Mexico and thus
began a long-lasting relationship with members of the Apache
tribe. Mr. Goodwin will be introduced by Diana Hadley,
Director of the Office of Ethonohistorical Research at the
Arizona State Museum.
Presentation admission: $25.00 per person (wine & hors d
oeuvres included), by check or credit card. To reserve call
520-621-6431.
Parking: Available at the Cherry Street Garage opposite the
Main Library on the UA |
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Feb 13: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. -
EXCEL002: Microsoft Excel Level 2
(Promo Code NS213)
February Internet Specials Interactive Web Sites Classes:
The Word, Excel, and PowerPoint classes regularly cost $199
each, but with the 10% Internet Special Discount plus the
20% UA employee discount, each class now costs $139.30 -- a
savings of 30%! Interactive Web Sites (using JavaScript)
regularly costs $1,425, but with the 10% Internet Special
Discount plus the 20% UA employee discount, each class now
costs $997.50! The QuickBooks class regularly costs $250,
but with the combined discount the cost drops to $175!
Register online today at
www.ceao.arizona.edu/comped or call 520-621-7724. Be
sure to mention the Promo Codes listed above when
registering. Bookmark the CCPE Web site so you can check
back frequently for the latest Internet Specials.
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Feb 13: 9-1:30 - Farmers Market
Wednesday:
Sexual Responsibility Week
W end of UA Mall in front of SU
Campus Health Services' weekly farmers' market, held on
Fridays last semester, is moving to Wednesday. In
conjunction with each weekly market theme, information on
different topics will be provided by various educational
promoters. For information contact
welter@health.arizona.edu or visit the farmers' market
website to see upcoming events:
http://www.health.arizona.edu/webfiles/hpps_farmers_market.htm |
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Feb 13: 12-1pm -
Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle Strength
SU Tubac Rm, 4th Floor
Sponsored by UA Life & Work Connections. Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, as she
leads these free classes. Bring your own band and join us
for an hour of fun exercise!
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Feb 13: 5pm - African American Student
Affairs Panel Discussion Series: Gendered Identities in the
Black Diaspora
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Building, 1322 E. 1st
St.
Often, discussions of equality, access, and opportunity
leave out the voices of women. With the help of University
of Arizona scholars and students, this panel will expose the
audience to theoretical and practical implications of gender
in relation to the social and economic oppression of Black
people. For a Complete and Current Schedule: Visit the
Social Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 13: 8pm - CSIL Social Justice Film:
Invisible Children
Gallagher Theater
In the spring of 2003, three young Americans from California
left to search for a story that could change the world. What
the found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them.
This film will discuss the longest-running war, based out of
Northern Uganda. For a Complete and Current Schedule: Visit
the Social Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 18: 1-2:30pm - Evolutionary Theory
& Consumption seminar
Catalina Room, Student Union
Dr. Gad Saad, an evolutionary consumer psychologist, will
discuss the key points of his recently released book, The
Evolutionary Bases of Consumption. It is the first academic
work to demonstrate the intricate links between evolutionary
theory and consumption. The book posits that (1) numerous
consumption acts can be mapped onto four Darwinian modules
(survival, reproductive, kin, and reciprocity), (2) the
contents of cultural products (e.g., advertising images,
song lyrics and music videos, movie and television themes,
self-help books, etc.) are manifestations of our evolved
biological heritage, and (3) various forms of dark-side
consumption (e.g., pathological gambling or compulsive
buying) possess a Darwinian etiology. Dr. Saad will also
discuss some of the ongoing and recently completed empirical
projects within this research stream including the
relationship between men’s testosterone levels and
conspicuous consumption, the effects of the menstrual cycle
on consumption phenomena, and an exploration of sequential
choice models as applied to the ultimate of all consumption
choices – mate choice. Gad Saad is an Associate Professor of
Marketing at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). He
received a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science and an
M.B.A. from McGill University and his M.S. and Ph.D. from
Cornell University. He has published almost 40 scientific
works, many of which lie at the intersection of evolutionary
psychology and a broad range of disciplines including
medicine (OCD and suicide), behavioral game theory,
marketing, advertising, and consumer behavior. RSVP to
Annette Garcia at
amgarcia@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 19: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - POWRPO2:
Microsoft PowerPoint
(Promo Code NS0219)
February Internet Specials Interactive Web Sites Classes:
The Word, Excel, and PowerPoint classes regularly cost $199
each, but with the 10% Internet Special Discount plus the
20% UA employee discount, each class now costs $139.30 -- a
savings ,425, but with theh class now
costs $997.50! The QuickBooks class regularly costs $250,
but with the combined discount the cost drops to $175!
Register online today at
www.ceao.arizona.edu/comped or call 520-621-7724. Be
sure to mention the Promo Codes listed above when
registering. Bookmark the CCPE Web site so you can check
back frequently for the latest Internet Specials.
Other February Internet Specials from the UA Center for
Computer & Professional Education (CCPE) are:
February 19: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - QUCKBOOK: QuickBooks for
Business (Promo Code NS219) |
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Feb 19: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - QUCKBOOK:
QuickBooks for Business
(Promo Code NS219)
February Internet Specials Interactive Web Sites Classes:
The Word, Excel, and PowerPoint classes regularly cost $199
each, but with the 10% Internet Special Discount plus the
20% UA employee discount, each class now costs $139.30 -- a
savings of 30%! Interactive Web Sites (using JavaScript)
regularly costs $1,425, but with the 10% Internet Special
Discount plus the 20% UA employee discount, each class now
costs $997.50! The QuickBooks class regularly costs $250,
but with the combined discount the cost drops to $175!
Register online today at
www.ceao.arizona.edu/comped or call 520-621-7724. Be
sure to mention the Promo Codes listed above when
registering. Bookmark the CCPE Web site so you can check
back frequently for the latest Internet Specials. |
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Feb 19: 5-6pm - CSIL Social Justice Leadership Workshop:
Power and Privilege
CSIL, Student Union, Room 404
What is Social Power? What is Privilege? This interactive
workshop answers these questions and provides a context to
examine the effect of power and privilege in our own lives.
For a Complete and Current Schedule: Visit the Social
Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 19: 6-9:30pm - RAD Self-Defense Class
Campus Health
In conjunction with the Oasis Program and Ella
Group, the WRC is offering free
RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) Self-Defense classes.
RAD is a nationally
recognized curriculum taught by certified
instructors and provides an
empowering way for women to learn self-defense
techniques. Classes consist of a minimum of 12+ hours worth of curriculum. To be a
part of the workshop, you MUST
attend ALL of the classes. A $20 deposit is
required, which will be returned to
participants upon successful completion of the
course. Februarys class will be held on February 19th (Wednesday), 20th (Thursday),
26th (Wednesday) and 27th
(Thursday). Again, these are not separate individual
courses, but all four
classes together make up the RAD Self-Defense Class.
To sign up, contact
Kristin Barnes at
kabarnes@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 20: 9-11am -
Creating an Inclusive
Workplace:
A New Approach to Discrimination
Prevention for Supervisors
SU Mesquite Rm
The
University of Arizona strives to be a diverse and inclusive
community and aspires to create an environment that
stimulates each member of our community to achieve his or
her full potential. This workshop discusses the legal and
policy reasons for providing a workplace free from
discrimination and harassment, and describes how inclusion
complements those efforts by respecting and valuing our
differences.
Register online
http://fp.arizona.edu/affirm/info.htm,
or call 621-9449,
TTY: 626-6768
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Feb 20: 9-1:30 - Farmers Market
Wednesday:
Farmers Market Nutrition Program Debut
W end of UA Mall in front of SU
Campus Health Services' weekly farmers' market, held on
Fridays last semester, is moving to Wednesday. In
conjunction with each weekly market theme, information on
different topics will be provided by various educational
promoters. For information contact
welter@health.arizona.edu or visit the farmers' market
website to see upcoming events:
http://www.health.arizona.edu/webfiles/hpps_farmers_market.htm
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Feb 20: noon -1:30pm - UA
Distinguished Lecture on Best-selling Book, “The World
Without Us”
Arizona Inn on 2200 E. Elm Street
Alan Weisman, associate professor in the UA Department of
Journalism, will be the Distinguished Lecture Series speaker
for February. Weisman’s lecture is entitled: "The World
Without Us."
The cost is $35, which includes lunch. To request a
registration form or for more information, please call
520-626-3445. (Seating is limited)
The Distinguished Lecture Series features prominent scholars
in the Colleges of Fine Arts, Science, and Social and
Behavioral Sciences. It is co-sponsored by the Tucson
Citizen and The Presidents Club.
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Feb 20: 12-1pm -
Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle Strength
SU Tubac Rm, 4th Floor
Sponsored by UA Life & Work Connections. Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, as she
leads these free classes. Bring your own band and join us
for an hour of fun exercise! |
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Feb 20: 5-6pm - African American
Student Affairs Panel Discussion Series: Interracial Couples
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Building, 1322 E. 1st
St.
Come and take a closer look at the unique dynamics behind
interracial couples. Panel members will discuss and answer
questions on the various issues related to interracial
dating, marriage, and family life. For a Complete and
Current Schedule: Visit the Social Justice Leadership Web
site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 20: 6-9:30pm -
RAD Self-Defense Class
Campus Health
In conjunction with the Oasis Program and Ella
Group, the WRC is offering free
RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) Self-Defense classes.
RAD is a nationally
recognized curriculum taught by certified
instructors and provides an
empowering way for women to learn self-defense
techniques. Classes consist of a minimum of 12+ hours worth of curriculum. To be a
part of the workshop, you MUST
attend ALL of the classes. A $20 deposit is
required, which will be returned to
participants upon successful completion of the
course. Februarys class will be held on February 19th (Wednesday), 20th (Thursday),
26th (Wednesday) and 27th
(Thursday). Again, these are not separate individual
courses, but all four
classes together make up the RAD Self-Defense Class.
To sign up, contact
Kristin Barnes at
kabarnes@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 21: noon - Open Dialogue with the Provost
February 21: noon - 1:00 PM - SU Union Kiva
The Office of the Provost lunch-hour forum, "Open Dialogue
with the Provost," is designed to be an opportunity where
anyone in the university community can come and ask
questions of the Provost and the Provost's senior leadership
team members. The third Open Dialogue will take place,
Thursday, February 21, 2008, from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM
in the Union Kiva located on the main floor, northeast
corner of the Student Union Memorial Center. Three
remote sites with live video capabilities have also been
arranged to allow participation from other members of the
University community. A moderator, located at each remote
site, will forward any questions to the Union Kiva to be
answered during the dialogue session.
UA South, Sierra Vista - Tech Building, Room B-153
Tech Park Campus - Building 9040, Room 2242
College of Medicine, Phoenix - Building #2, Room 2208
Please bring your lunch and join us for open discussion and
an exchange of information.
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Feb 21: 7pm - 21st: Film
Screening and Panel Presentation: Mom's Apple Pie, The Heart
of the Lesbian Mothers' Custody Movement
SBS Annex Conference Room (1443 E. 1st Street)
Co-Sponsored by LGBTQ
Affairs and Pride Alliance While the LGBT Civil Rights
movement was gaining momentum, the 1970s witnessed
horrific custody battles for
lesbian mothers. Founders of the Lesbian Rights Project
(now the National Center for Lesbian Rights) and the
Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund recount the
founding of their organizations in response to the bevy
of court rulings granting custody to grandparents,
fathers and distant relatives based on the belief that
lesbians would be unfit parents. This film revisits the
early tumultuous years of the lesbian custody movement
through the stories of five lesbian
mothers and their four children. Free.
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Feb 23: 7-10pm - CSIL Open Mic Night
Cellar Restaurant
Come watch artists
perform in the cellar. There will be slam poets, musicians,
& vocalists. For a Complete and Current Schedule:
Visit the Social Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 26: 12-1pm - Physical activity and the Obesity
Epidemic: Move On America
University Medical Center, DuVal Auditorium
http://slhs.arizona.edu/pdfdocs/Parking%20Map.pdf
Attend Dr. James Hill's talk to get information
on how to start changing habits to effect a positive
direction for your health. This informative and engaging
talk can be your first step to moving in a new direction.
As Co-founder of America on the Move,
http://aom.americaonthemove.org,
Dr. Hill helps people of all ages achieve lasting results
with a healthier lifestyle. "By making small, simple
changes to your daily eating and activity choices, you can
start building proven habits that will positively affect
your weight and heath." Dr. James Hill, PhD, Professor
of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center, Director of the Center for Human Nutrition
(funded by NIH) and Co-founder of America on the Move.
More on Dr. Hill at
http://www.uchsc.edu/nutrition/Hill/hillbio.htm
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Feb 26:5 pm - CSIL Social Justice
Film: The Children’s’ March
Gallagher Theater
"The Children's March" tells the story of how the young
people of Birmingham, Alabama, braved fire hoses and police
dogs in 1963 and brought segregation to its knees. Their
heroism complements discussions about the ability of today's
young people to be catalysts for positive social change.
This free film will be followed by a discussion. For a
Complete and Current Schedule: Visit the Social Justice
Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 26: 6-9:30pm - RAD Self-Defense Class
Campus Health
In conjunction with the Oasis Program and Ella
Group, the WRC is offering free
RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) Self-Defense classes.
RAD is a nationally
recognized curriculum taught by certified
instructors and provides an
empowering way for women to learn self-defense
techniques. Classes consist of a minimum of 12+ hours worth of curriculum. To be a
part of the workshop, you MUST
attend ALL of the classes. A $20 deposit is
required, which will be returned to
participants upon successful completion of the
course. Februarys class will be held on February 19th (Wednesday), 20th (Thursday),
26th (Wednesday) and 27th
(Thursday). Again, these are not separate individual
courses, but all four
classes together make up the RAD Self-Defense Class.
To sign up, contact
Kristin Barnes at
kabarnes@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 27: 9-1:30 - Farmers Market
Wednesday:
Love Your Body
W end of UA Mall in front of SU
Campus Health Services' weekly farmers' market, held on
Fridays last semester, is moving to Wednesday. In
conjunction with each weekly market theme, information on
different topics will be provided by various educational
promoters. For information contact
welter@health.arizona.edu or visit the farmers' market
website to see upcoming events:
http://www.health.arizona.edu/webfiles/hpps_farmers_market.htm |
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Feb 27: 10-11am - Town Hall meetings
with Procurement and Contracting Services
SU 4th Floor, Agave Rm
Meet with Steve Mack
and his staff and discuss any Procurement and Contracting
Services concerns and questions you may have.
Please mark your calendars. |
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Feb 27: 12-1pm -
Elastic Bands: Build Your Muscle Strength
SU Tubac Rm, 4th Floor
Sponsored by UA Life & Work Connections. Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal trainer, as she
leads these free classes. Bring your own band and join us
for an hour of fun exercise!
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Feb 27: 2-3:30pm - The Business
Community Open Forum
Topic & Location: TBD
The Business Community Open Forum is held quarterly and is
open to anyone at the University who has an interest in the
UA's business policies and processes. For more information,
see
http://bizcomm.arizona.edu/BCOF.html
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Feb 27: 5-6pm - African American
Student Affairs Panel Discussion Series:Students and Youth
as Agents of Social Change
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Building, 1322 E. 1st
St.
There are multiple examples of students and youth organizing
to challenge the social status quo and mobilize for change.
This panel is designed to help the UA community recognize
the long history of students acting as social agents on
their own campuses as well as the current possibilities of
student activism. For a Complete and Current Schedule: Visit
the Social Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 27: 6-9pm - Film Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker,
Faith Pennick: Silent Choices
Center for Creative Photography
Silent Choices explores the issues of abortion and birth
control from the perspective of African Americans.
Documentary filmmaker Faith Pennick will join us for a
post-screening discussion and Q&A session. Dessert
reception to follow. Free.
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Feb 27: 6-9:30pm - RAD Self-Defense Class
Campus Health
In conjunction with the Oasis Program and Ella
Group, the WRC is offering free
RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) Self-Defense classes.
RAD is a nationally
recognized curriculum taught by certified
instructors and provides an
empowering way for women to learn self-defense
techniques. Classes consist of a minimum of 12+ hours worth of curriculum. To be a
part of the workshop, you MUST
attend ALL of the classes. A $20 deposit is
required, which will be returned to
participants upon successful completion of the
course. Februarys class will be held on February 19th (Wednesday), 20th (Thursday),
26th (Wednesday) and 27th
(Thursday). Again, these are not separate individual
courses, but all four
classes together make up the RAD Self-Defense Class.
To sign up, contact
Kristin Barnes at
kabarnes@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 28: 8:30-11:30 - Center for
Professional Development: Supervising Student Employees
USB Room 214
Greetings! With the start of the new semester year, many of
you will be hiring student employees. Supervising a student
employee is a challenging and rewarding experience. The
student employee often has a unique set of needs: juggling
school, work and additional life responsibilities. The
Center for Professional Development is offering a course
that will help meet the needs of supervising students.
Supervising Student Employees will provide you with
guidelines to follow during the initial hiring process and
information pertinent to the day-to-day supervision of
student employees. If you are interested in this
course, or any other of our programs please
click
here for register and select HR Courses. Places are
limited and will be allocated on a first come first served
basis. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact me at 621-7701. We look forward to seeing you
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Feb 29: 6-10pm - University of Arizona
Black History Month Block Party: Youth: The Next
Pandemic
UA Mall
Comedians from BET will be using their comedy to raise
awareness of the affect of Lupus, HIV, and AIDS in our
community. Other entertainment includes Fraternity &
Sororities showcasing their talent with prowess: stepping,
strolling, saluting; a panel of successful African-Americans
discussing issues affecting our demographic; and
performances from local emerging artists and dance groups.
There will be also food unique to African-American culture.
For a Complete and Current Schedule: Visit the Social
Justice Leadership Web site
www.union.arizona.edu/csil/socialjustice
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the Social
Justice Leadership Center 621-8046 , or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 29 - Mar 1 - Frontiers in
Information Technology and Applications (FITA'08)
The Management
Information Systems Department at the Eller College would
like to announce an outreach conference to be held on
February 29 and March 1, 2008. The formal name of the event
is the Arizona Exposium on Frontiers in Information
Technology and Applications (FITA'08), as described at
http://fita2008.ecom.arizona.edu.
This event will provide a forum for business leaders,
faculty, and students to exchange ideas on new IT problems
and solutions, particularly in such frontier areas as
service-oriented computing, business intelligence, security,
online marketing, collaboration technologies, etc. This
event is not a conventional academic conference because it
is designed to attract a balanced mix of industrialists,
academia, and students. We call this event an "exposium"
since it is between an expo, which mainly draws people from
the industry, and a symposium, which mainly attracts people
from academic institutions. That is, Exposium = Expo +
Symposium. Please let your colleagues know about the
outreach event; we are actively pursuing faculty and
students outside the MIS department to consider
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Donation Items Needed for the Support
the Troops Care Package Program
SAC is supporting our troops
the Blue Star Mothers of Arizona by collecting items (see
attached list) to send care packages over to our
troops. Please do what you can to help out by bringing
items to the SAC meeting at the Alumni Bldg the first
tuesday of the month (except July) from 3-5pm. Cash
donations can also be made (EIN#
83-0481571) to assist with
postage. Donations can be dropped off at the
Administration building, room 221G (Summer & Winter
Session Office).
I’m also willing to come to you! You can call me
directly at 626-9066 or 241-0336 with your location and
I will be happy to pick up whatever you have. Thank
you for your support! -
Debbie Miller, Proud Mom to Robert Miller
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Send your thanks to
our soldiers.
It only takes a minute and is so worthwhile.
If you go to the
web site
http://www.letssaythanks.com/ you can pick out a thank you card
and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is
currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it
will go to some member of the armed services. It is FREE and it
only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers
received a bunch of these? I sent mine, now you send one too! |
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Curb Auto
Theft with the Watch Your Car Program:
It's Quick, Easy and FREE!
The Watch Your Car
decal program is a free, voluntary program that
vehicle owners enroll their vehicles with the
Arizona Automobile Theft Authority. The vehicle is
then entered into the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD)
database and participants receive decals for their
front and rear windows. By displaying the decals,
vehicle owners convey to law enforcement officials
that their vehicle is not usually in use between the
hours of 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM, when the majority of
auto thefts occur. In addition, by enrolling in the
Watch Your Car Program, vehicle owners also
authorize law enforcement officials to stop their
vehicle at any time during the day or night within
one mile of the border, if there is a suspicion that
the vehicle is being illegally operated.
If a police officer
witnesses the vehicle in operation between these
hours, they have the right to stop the vehicle and
verify it is being legally operated by the rightful
owner.
To
register for the program online go to:
https://www.aata.state.az.us/Watch_Your_Car/Info_Request/signup_request.html
Register by mail
by downloading the form at:
http://www.azwatchyourcar.com/pdfs/WYC%20-%20application%20form%20for%20website.pdf
Print it, fill it out and mail back.
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