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Published Online February
2009
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February 1-28: Black History
Month
The Center for Student Involvement & Leadership's
Social Justice Programs 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 a keynote
and nonviolence training with Dr. Bernard LaFayette,
Jr., a two-part workshop with the YWCA, and an open
mic with Shihan. This month aims to look at the
many amazing contributions from African American
Students on campus through thought-provoking
discussions, panels, films and celebrations.
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To submit items and
events to the monthly Bulletin,
please contact the
SAC Communications
Committee.
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Feb
3: 3-5 p.m. - Staff
Advisory Council meeting
Old Main
Allison Vaillancourt, VP of Human Resouces will be
presenting information on Lean Six Sigma. The Staff Advisory
Council holds its general meetings the first Tuesday
of each month. 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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February 3: 7 pm - Passing the Torch
Gallagher Theater
'Passing the Torch' As keynote speaker for
Black History Month on campus, Dr. LaFayette addresses the
significant role students play in social change movements,
such as the Civil Rights Movement in the US and the struggle
to end Apartheid in South Africa. For more
information, please contact:
ann@cultureofpeacealliance.org or call Ann Yellott
(520)-991-6781 |
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Feb 3: 7pm - Next: Unlocking the Mystery
of Matter
Centennial Hall
Elliott Cheu, Professor of Physics, on
the Large Hadron Collider as part of the College of
Science 2009 Lecture Series: Science that Transforms.
NEXT: SCIENCE THAT TRANSFORMS - A Series of 6 Lectures
Exploring Our World and Ourselves. In the near future,
several large-scale research projects now underway in
astronomy, physics, biology, cybernetics and medicine have
the potential to reshape our understanding of the universe
and ourselves. Join the University of Arizona College of
Science as we provide a first-hand look forward into the
workings of these far-reaching research programs and the
diverse outcomes they each may offer. Six scientists will
intimately describe their world-class explorations into deep
space, particle physics, evolutionary biology, artificial
intelligence, and the hidden workings of the human brain.
Their insights and observations will provide a front-row
seat to the epic scientific discoveries that the world may
be making next. At Centennial Hall on the campus of
the University of Arizona. All lectures begin at 7:00 PM and
are free to the public. Call 520-621-4090 or go to
http://cos.arizona.edu/next/ |
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Feb 4: noon-1pm - Elastic Bands:
Build Your Muscle and Bone Strength
SU Tubac Room
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal
trainer, or Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free
classes for benefit-eligible UA employees. No special
clothing required. Bring your own band or purchase one at
class, and join us for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle
building exercise! No registration required; street clothes
are fine. |
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Feb 4: 12-1pm - Public Health Safety Issues in the Tucson
Community
Drachman Hall, Room A114
Mayor Bob Walkup with Assistant City Manager and Former Chief of
Police, Richard Miranda.
For more information regarding the seminar or the
Scholar Seminar Series, please
contact: Dr.
Jeff Burgess
jburgess@email.arizona.edu
or open link to
View Flyer |
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Feb 4: 4:30pm -
Stuff White People Like,
Christian Lander
Book Signing & Discussion
UA BookStores, SUMC
What do
white people like? Christian Lander, former Tucsonan and New
York Times best-selling author addresses this question with
gentle humor and a keen eye for the irony of every day life
in his new book Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide
to the Unique Taste of Millions. |
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Feb 4: 5:30pm - Gallery Opening: Exhibiting Identities-Images from
the Growth of African
American Student Affairs
Kachina Gallery, Student Union
In the spring of 1989, a group of students and a
multicultural group of
faculty and staff participated in a peaceful but
strong demonstration on the campus of the University
of Arizona. Demanding more programming designed to
fit the multiple needs of the Black community on
campus, this group convinced the University to
create the African American Resource Center.
This center eventually found a home at the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Center and is now known as African
American Student Affairs (AASA). AASA has served
thousands of students representing multiple
identities over the past decades. This exhibit
highlights images of the 20-year journey of AASA,
capturing the many identities that are a part of
AASA's history. Exhibit open until March 13, 2009.
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the
Social Justice Programs
@ (520) 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 4: 5:30-8pm - A Century of
Struggle: Still Pursuing the Dream?
NW Neighborhood
Center at 2160 N. 6th Ave Tucson
A
Community Presentation &
Reception Commemorating the 100th Year Anniversary
of NAACP - Dr. LaFayette will
addresses a diverse audience of community members
with stories from the civil
rights movement demonstrating how nonviolent
strategies can be applied today to
key human rights issues within Tucson and Southern
Arizona.
For more information, contact: Ann Yellott
(520)-991-6781or email:
ann@cultureofpeacealliance.org.
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Feb 4: 7-9pm WRC Film Series Event: Crazy Love
SU Gallagher Theater
The disturbing true story of an obsessive
relationship gone awry in 1950s New York between Burt Pugach,
a married lawyer, and his twenty-something mistress, Linda
Riss. Pugach came unglued when Riss broke up with him and
the subsequent fallout made headlines across the country.
Contact Info: TiffanyTedesco, 520 621 3919
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Feb 4: 7:13pm -
Delta Sigma Theta Film Series: 4 Little Girls
Location TBA
Contact Gybrielle Demaree for more information:
gdmaree@email.arizoan.edu
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Feb 5: 4:30pm - Let There Be
Night, Paul Bogard (editor),
Alison Deming, & Ken Lamberton
Book Signing & Discussion
UA BookStores, SUMC
In Let There
Be Night, twenty-nine writers, scientists, poets, and
scholars share their personal experiences of night and help
us to understand what we miss when dark skies and nocturnal
wildness vanish.
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Feb 5: 9:30-2:30pm - Nonviolence Leadership Training
Su Ballroom
Dr. LaFayette
presents a training
session for 150 high school, middle school, and
college age youth, inspiring
them to become nonviolent leaders for their schools,
homes, neighborhoods, &
the Tucson community. Dr. LaFayette will be joined
for this historic training
event by Jonathan Lewis, National Director of
Nonviolence Direct Action
Training for the Gathering for Justice, an
organization started by Harry
Belafonte. To register contact: Ann Yellott (520)
991-6781;
ann@cultureofpeacealliance.org
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Feb 6: 4pm - Staff Awards for
Excellence Nominations are Due!
President Shelton is looking forward to meeting the
outstanding employees at the recognition ceremony on Monday,
April 13, 2009, when he will personally present the Awards
of Excellence. We encourage you to nominate employees
in your area who you feel are making outstanding
contributions to the University. To assist you with your
nominations please go to the
Staff Advisory website for nomination forms and
criteria. If you have trouble accessing the forms please
contact Grace Aranda at 621-3931 or
garanda@u.arizona.edu.
Questions should be directed to the co-chairs of the UA/SAC
Awards for Excellence Team; Grace Aranda, 621-3931 or
garanda@u.arizona.edu
or Randy Livingston,
livingsr@fm.ariozna.edu.
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Feb 6: 10-2pm - Farmers' Market
Main Gate Square -
http://farmers.health.arizona.edu
Attention All UA
Faculty and Staff! - Come to the market and
receive 10% off your purchase at Yoga
Saguaro and other select vendors. Just
present your CatCard to receive this great
deal! Fresh, naturally and locally grown produce
from the Farmers' Market (subject to availability):
Lettuce - Broccoli - Cabbage - Okra -
Herbs - Kale -
Eggplants - Radishes
- Beets -
Tomatoes - Squash
- Cucumbers -
Melons - Garlic -
Chiles - Apples -
Zucchini - Pomegranates - Potatoes - Citrus -
Carrots. Don't miss out!
Dogberry Hill - Gourmet
Dog Treats: all -natural and organic dog treats & Treasure Joe's
Desert Citrus: locally, homegrown organic citrus.
Enter the Farmers' Market Raffle! Make a purchase at the
Farmers' Market and enter to win a tote bag full of locally
grown and produced foods and a Main Gate Square gift
certificate! Fill out a raffle ticket and submit it to the
Farmers' Market information booth for a chance to win!
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Feb 7: 1-4pm - Winter Fun at Biosphere
- Physics Factory
Biosphere 2
This winter Biosphere 2 is pleased to offer a
variety of interesting and fun activities every Saturday!
Please join us for "Science Saturday" 1 - 4pm Physics
Factory. Through a combination of hands-on learning
and eye-popping demonstrations, the Physics Factory aims to
show that physics is an exciting process of discovery and
invention! Come participate in the fun! All special events
are included with the cost of tour admission. A 50%
discount is offered to you and your direct family members
upon presentation of your UA CatCard! For more
information on these and other upcoming events, as well as
information concerning tours, please see:
http://www.b2science.org/ or call 520-838-6200.
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Feb 7: 10-2pm -
The House We Live In: A Look at Institutional Racism
Workshop
Kiva Room, Student
Union
The YWCA will host a powerful two-part workshop
series at UA. This 4-hour
program will address the ways in which institutions
shape and create race,
and give different racial groups vastly unequal life
chances. This
interactive workshop includes a viewing of the PBS
film, Race: The Power of
an Illusion, in order to provides a powerful look at
the impact of
discriminatory federal housing policies, both
historically and in present
day. A total of 40 college students will be
accepted on a 1st come, 1st
served basis and students who can attend both
workshops will be given
priority-the second workshop is on February 21st.
To register, contact La Monica Everett-Haynes,
leverett@email.arizona.edu,
(520)-626-4405. |
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Feb 7: 10-2pm - HIV Testing with Pima County Health
Department
MLK Center, 1322 E. 1st St.
Join African American Student Affairs on
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day for an HIV testing
drive. Come to the University of Arizona's African American
Student Affairs offices in the MLK Building to get tested.
The Drive will be held on a 1st come, 1st serve basis.
"Black Life is Worth Saving!" |
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Feb 7: 7pm - Open Mic Night Featuring Shihan
Cellar Bistro, Student Union
Shihan is undoubtedly one of the most dynamic
spoken word artists of our generation. This National Poetry
Slam Champion (2004) and Finalist (2003, 2005) has been
featured on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen
Network, Complex and Billboard Magazines, 5 National Tours
including the Tony Award winning Russell Simmons presents
Def Poetry Jam International Tour, several national
commercial spots, and much more. For More information
contact Jennifer Hoefle of the
Social Justice Programs
@ (520) 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 7: 7:30pm -
36th Annual President's Concert, featuring the Arizona
Symphony Orchestra and Concerto Competition Winners
Crowder Hall, UA School of Music, SE corner of Park
and Speedway
Cost: $9 general, $7 UA employees and
seniors 55+, $5 students (assigned seating).
MusiCall: 621-2998 or Box Office: 621-1162
www.music.arizona.edu
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Feb 8: 3pm - 36th Annual President's
Concert, featuring the Arizona Symphony Orchestra and
Concerto Competition Winners
Crowder Hall, UA School of Music, SE corner of Park and
Speedway
Cost: $9 general, $7 UA employees and seniors
55+, $5 students (assigned seating). MusiCall:
621-2998 or Box Office: 621-1162
www.music.arizona.edu |
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Feb 9: 8:30-5pm - Making the Connection: A Translational
Environmental Research Symposium
Student Union Memorial Center, North Ballroom
RSVP by Friday, January 30! Send an email to:
ies@email.arizona.edu
All are welcome to participate in the symposium, but lunch
will be provided for the first 75 people to RSVP.
"Making the Connection" aims to bring together the campus
research community to highlight University of Arizona
infrastructure, expertise, and experience in Translational
Environmental Research. The one-day symposium will provide
opportunities for The University of Arizona community to:
exchange knowledge about TER initiatives, models, and
practice; build capacity for expanding TER activities on
campus; address needs for building the capacity to develop a
new generation of researchers poised to bring science
discoveries to more rapid use and implementation in resource
management, operations, planning, and policy. Featured
speakers include Timothy J. Brown, Desert Research
Institute; Jonathan Overpeck, Institute for Environment and
Society; Chuck Hutchinson, Office of Arid Lands Studies; and
panelists from UA departments and research initiatives.
For more information call: Gregg M. Garfin (520) 622-9016 or
(520) 591-9543 To view this RSVP on the web and for
more information on the symposium, visit:
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/making_the_connection.html.
TER is partly funded by the UA Technology and Research
Initiative Fund. |
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Feb 9: noon-1pm - Elastic Bands: Build
Your Muscle and Bone Strength
AHSC Library Rm 4150
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal
trainer, or Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free
classes for benefit-eligible UA employees. No special
clothing required. Bring your own band or purchase one at
class, and join us for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle
building exercise! No registration required; street clothes
are fine. |
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Feb 9: 4-6:30pm - Celebrating the contributions of Dr.
Vicki Chandler to the UA
Marriott University Park, 880 E. Second Street
Join us as we celebrate
Dr. Vicki Chandler’s 12 years of remarkable achievement and
invaluable contribution to our university. Dr.
Chandler concludes 6 very successful years as director of
UA’s BIO5 Institute, stepping down to accept the position of
Chief Program Officer, Science, for the Gordon and Betty
Moore Foundation beginning February 17, 2009. In this new
role, she will direct philanthropic funds for provocative,
transformative science. The Moore Foundation’s vision and
significant funding capacity make the position a unique opportunity
for Dr. Chandler to impact science globally for years to
come. Dr. Chandler’s passion for scientific research
and education has inspired many during these past 12 years,
and I’m pleased that her affiliation with the UA will
continue. Dr. Chandler will keep her research program at
the UA, including her involvement in the iPlant
Collaborative, a project administered by BIO5 and funded
through a $50 million grant from the National Science
Foundation. A Regents’ Professor in the departments of
Plant Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dr.
Chandler holds the Weiler Endowed Chair for Excellence in
Agriculture and Life Sciences, a position she will retain
along with her UA research activities. She was elected to
the National Academy of Sciences in 2002. Her
selection for the position is a great honor for Dr. Chandler
and an acknowledgment of the UA’s commitment to research
excellence. I’m thrilled both for Dr. Chandler and for us,
her UA family, as we look forward to enjoying the benefit of
her talent, her vision, and her passion for science into the
future. I hope you’ll join us to celebrate her and wish her
well on Monday, February 9th.
RSVP:
events@bio5.org
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Feb 10: 4:30pm - Into
Thick Air, Jim Malusa
Book Signing & Discussion
UA BookStores, SUMC
Writer and botanist Jim Malusa bicycled to the lowest point
on each of six continents, a six-year series of
"anti-expeditions" to the "anti-summits." A narrative of
what happens when a friendly, perceptive American puts
himself at the mercy of strange landscapes and their
denizens, Into Thick Air presents one of the most talented
new voices in contemporary travel writing. |
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Feb 10: 5-6pm - Exhibiting Identities in the African
Diaspora LGBTQA Identities: Being Out and/or Allied
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Building, 1322 E. 1st St.
African American Student Affairs Panel
Discussion Series: Exhibiting Identities in the African
Diaspora LGBTQA Identities: Being Out and/or Allied.
Of the multiple identities that are shared amongst Black
people, perhaps the most closeted identities concern the
LGBTQA community and their allies. On campus, members of
the LGBTQ Black community often find it difficult to find
shared spaces with other members of the community. In this
panel we will discuss sources of discomfort, as well as ways
that community members are working together to form and
strengthen the ties that bind us all together. For More
information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the
Social Justice Programs
@ (520) 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 10: 7pm - Next: A Great Leap for Bioresearch
Centennial Hall
Vicki Chandler, Regents’ Professor of
Molecular and Cellular Biology and Director of Bio5
Institute, on the iPlant Collaborative as part of the
College of Science 2009 Lecture Series: Science that
Transforms. NEXT: SCIENCE THAT TRANSFORMS - A
Series of 6 Lectures Exploring Our World and Ourselves.
In the near future, several large-scale research projects
now underway in astronomy, physics, biology, cybernetics and
medicine have the potential to reshape our understanding of
the universe and ourselves. Join the University of Arizona
College of Science as we provide a first-hand look forward
into the workings of these far-reaching research programs
and the diverse outcomes they each may offer. Six scientists
will intimately describe their world-class explorations into
deep space, particle physics, evolutionary biology,
artificial intelligence, and the hidden workings of the
human brain. Their insights and observations will provide a
front-row seat to the epic scientific discoveries that the
world may be making next. At Centennial Hall on the
campus of the University of Arizona. All lectures begin at
7:00 PM and are free to the public. Call 520-621-4090 or go
to
http://cos.arizona.edu/next/
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Feb 11: noon-1pm - Elastic Bands:
Build Your Muscle and Bone Strength
SU Tubac Room
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal
trainer, or Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free
classes for benefit-eligible UA employees. No special
clothing required. Bring your own band or purchase one at
class, and join us for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle
building exercise! No registration required; street clothes
are fine. |
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Feb 11: noon-1pm - Let's Talk
about Preventing Heart Disease, a 3-week series
UA Main library, room A314
Just one of the presentations and classes
that worksite wellness and health promotion is offering this
semester. If you are concerned about high cholesterol, smart
food choices, other lifestyle actions to promote self care,
then plan on attending this series of 3 classes. Guest
speakers: Dr. Lorraine Mackstaller, MD, Dr. Rick Herrier,
PharmD, Nancy Rogers, MS, RD
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Feb 11: noon – 1:30pm - City/County Water and
Wastewater Study Presentation & Discussion
WRRC, 350 N. Campbell Ave.
The City/County Water and Wastewater Study is
a 5 phase, multi-year effort to define and develop a
sustainable water future for the Tucson region. The purpose
of Phase 1 (for which the draft report has just been
completed) was to collect basic information on City and
County water and wastewater systems and resources, to
identify the elements that must be considered as part of
water sustainability, and to take steps to improve
cooperationround water and wastewater issues. The comerested in dissemination of and feedback on the Phase 1
draft. Speakers: e the City Manager, Study Coordinator for the
City of Tucson; and Melaney Seacat: Senior Program Manager,
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department,
Study Coordinator for Pima County Region. There is
plenty of no cost on site parking. For additional
information go “events” at cals.arizona.edu/azwater
Contact Jane Cripps at
jcripps@cals.arizona.edu
if you have any questions. |
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Feb 11: 12-1:30pm - Opening the Door: Developing
Effective Resumes Workshop
USB 214
An updated and effective resume is a key element of career
resiliency. This workshop provides a variety of hands-on
tools and models. Bring a working resume to facilitate
resume builder exercises. Takeaways include comprehensive
reference materials, supplemental information on cover
letters and a self-designed resume template tailored to your
specific job search needs.
Register
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Feb 11 - Noon - 1pm - UA Caregiver Support Group
SU Copper Room
UA Life & Work Connections, in
collaboration with Pima Health System Caregiver Education &
Support Program, announces the formation of a caregiver
support group meeting on the second Wednesday of each month
in addition to the current monthly sessions. Several
participants indicated that, "The support group really helps
us feel acknowledged as caregivers. Now we have a place to
share our concerns and develop new coping skills. Meeting
once a month doesn't give us enough time to both learn about
helpful resources and to share with one another." As one
attendee said, "I have wanted to attend a caregiver support
group for a long time, but I am too tired to go anywhere
after work, especially since I have both child care and
parent care obligations in the evening. I am grateful that
the U of A is supporting employees in this way." The "open-ended" support group meets on
the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, and is
facilitated by a Master's level professional known in the
Tucson area for her expertise in caregiving, aging and
health care. Participants may attend on a regular basis or
less frequently, as needed. According to Jan Sturges, Caregiving
Coordinator at Life and Work Connections, "This University
of Arizona community collaboration enables our department to
expand the scope of resources available to employees and
students who are caring for a dependent older adult.
Research indicates that caregivers are at least 30-40% more
likely to experience symptoms of stress and burnout than the
general population. Caregivers also report that some of the
most difficult aspects of caregiving are loneliness and
isolation. Networking with other caregivers is a healthy way
for them to connect with people who have similar concerns,
and to share ideas for coping with the daily issues they
face. Participating in a caregiver support group is a great
way to refocus, re-energize and rebalance." For more information about the caregiver
support group, or to schedule an elder care consultation,
please contact Jan Sturges at 626-4770 or
sturgesj@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 11: 4pm - Under the Voucher Radar: The Emergence of
Tuition Tax Credits for Private Schooling
College of Education Kiva Auditorium, Room 211
Please join Dean Ron Marx for a presentation
by Kevin Welner, JD, PhD. Welner is an associate professor
of education and director of the Education and the Public
Interest Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
His present research examines small school reforms, tuition
tax credit voucher policies, and various issues concerning
the intersection between education rights litigation and
educational opportunity scholarship. His recent
publications include Neo Vouchers: The Emergence of Tuition
Tax Credits for Private Schooling (2008). Proponents of
neovouchers contend they provide opportunities for greater
academic and life success, particularly for underserved
children. In Arizona, however, there is some evidence the
vouchers are used by wealthier families with children who
already attend private school. Welner will discuss the
implications of neovouchers. |
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Feb 11: 7:13pm - Salem Lord Salem
Location TBA
Contact Gybrielle Demaree for more
information:
gdmaree@email.arizoan.edu
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Feb 11: 7:30pm - Words of a Freedom Rider
Kiva Room
In 1961, Jim Zwerg was a 21 year-old exchange
student at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. While
attending Fisk, he became involved in the Civil Rights
Movement. Jim's participation included lunch counter
sit-ins, movie theater stand-ins, and the Freedom Ride. In
1961, integrated bus travel between the states had just been
made legal. In attempts to test the Supreme Court decision
that made this legal, a group of brave activists rode
integrated buses into the segregated south. There they met
anger and violence. In Nashville, Jim was accosted verbally
and physically. He was arrested and jailed in Birmingham,
Alabama, and savagely beaten in Montgomery, Alabama. Jim,
along with the other nine students who continued the Freedom
Ride, were presented the 1961 Freedom Award by Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference
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Feb 12: 9:30am - Presentation on
Flight 93
UMC DuVal Auditorium
The University of Arizona College of Nursing
announces two presentations by distinguished lecturer Glenn
Kashurba, M.D. Each session will be approximately two hours
in duration. There is no cost to attend this event. No
registration is required. Questions about this event
may be directed to 626-6767 |
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Feb 12: 9:30am - Presentation on
Impact of Disasters and Terrorism on Human Psychology
UMC DuVal Auditorium
The University of Arizona College of Nursing
announces two presentations by distinguished lecturer Glenn
Kashurba, M.D. Each session will be approximately two hours
in duration. There is no cost to attend this event. No
registration is required. Questions about this event
may be directed to 626-6767 |
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Feb 12: 3:30pm - The Southwest Institute for Research on
Women (SIROW)
U of A Poetry Center
Women Write Against Injustice. You are
invited! Fiction, Essay and Advocacy Work read by the
authors. Join the SIROW Scholars Refreshments to
follow. See attached invitation for details. Please open
link to view invitation
http://pacs.arizona.edu/docs/SSSinvite.pdf
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Feb 12: 6-7:30pm - SexEd, College Style (SECS) Day:
Condoms 101!
Tucson Room, Student Union Memorial Center
Ever wondered about the myths and the facts regarding sexual
health? Do you LOVE SEX but want to avoid being a negative
statistic? Curious about the different kinds of protection
available? If you answered yes, then you need
SexEd, College Style (SECS) Day: Condoms 101! From
Lambskin to Latex, the Women's Resource Center will discuss
all types for SECS Day: Condoms 101! The Women's Resource
Center's Health and Sexuality Interns will provide their
fantastic, comprehensive sexual health programming to
participants in SECS Day. The best part about the Women's
Resource Center's Sex Ed: It's FOR college students, BY
college students!
The Sex Ed College Style training will address: education on
the sexual spectrum, consent and sexual responsibility, how
to properly use a fe/male condom and dental dam, an in-depth
look at male and female condom brands, types and styles.
and how to reduce your risks of getting or passing on an STI.
Even if you already know the facts, please come and receive
FREE food, FREE condoms, FREE lubricant, FREE education and
a question and answer session! SECS day is FREE and
open to everyone. Whether you want to learn what it
takes to be a sex educator or learn what you didn't learn in
high school, come join us on SECS Day: Condoms 101! For more
information please contact the Women's Resource Center's
Health & Sexuality Intern: Padilla at
alydilla@email.arizona.edu or by phone (520) 390-5565 or
call the WRC office at 621-3919 For more information
on our FREE: Film Series, Self Defense Classes, SexEd
College Style or Safewalk program please go to our website
at
http://wrc.asua.arizona.edu |
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Feb 13: 10-2pm - Farmers' Market
Main Gate Square -
http://farmers.health.arizona.edu
Fresh, naturally and locally grown produce
from the Farmers' Market (subject to availability):
Lettuce - Broccoli - Cabbage - Okra -
Herbs - Kale -
Eggplants - Radishes
- Beets -
Tomatoes - Squash
- Cucumbers -
Melons - Garlic -
Chiles - Apples -
Zucchini - Pomegranates - Potatoes - Citrus -
Carrots. Don't miss out! Dogberry Hill - Gourmet
Dog Treats: all -natural and organic dog treats
http://dogberryhillmarketplace.com/ & Treasure Joe's
Desert Citrus: locally, homegrown organic citrus.
Enter the Farmers' Market Raffle! Make a purchase at the
Farmers' Market and enter to win a tote bag full of locally
grown and produced foods and a Main Gate Square gift
certificate! Fill out a raffle ticket and submit it to the
Farmers' Market information booth for a chance to win!
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Feb 13-15 - 21st Annual National Collegiate Leadership
Conference
Only $50! Join us for the 2009
National Collegiate Leadership Conference! The
National Collegiate Leadership Conference is a 3-day
leadership development experience for students and advisors
on the beautiful campus of The University of Arizona. The
2009 conference, February 13-15 2009, will feature over 50
workshop sessions, a keynote banquet, teambuilding,
networking, excursions, an awards banquet, service projects,
and an opportunity to earn a leadership certificate.
Register by January 25th for only $50 per person and receive
a free conference t-shirt. After January 25th, registration
will go up to $75. NCLC is also excited to announce
that James Castrission and Justin Jones will deliver our
2009 Conference Keynote Address. Justin and James were the
first people to successfully kayak the Tasman Sea, "Crossing
the Ditch" between Australia and New Zealand. Check out
their story at
www.crossingtheditch.com.au.
The 2009 conference will also offer participants an
opportunity to experience Tucson through one of many
excursions. Take a hike in the beautiful Sonoran Desert,
visit museums and galleries, or learn about the unique
history of southern Arizona. For complete information,
including conference schedule and registration, please visit
www.leadership-conference.org.
For more information, please contact Tom Murray at
tam@email.arizona.edu
or 520-621-8046.
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Feb 15: Call for Biomedical Research
Related Papers and Posters due Feb 15th
The Southwest Association for Education in Biomedical
Research, SwAEBR, and the Arizona Branch AALAS would like to
invite you to submit an abstract for a 15-25 minute oral
presentation and/or poster at our upcoming symposium April
10th at the Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites. If you have
some new, unusual or interesting research results, a new
idea, method or an improvement that pertains to your work in
biomedical science, then you can share it before a receptive
and interested audience in beautiful Tucson, Arizona.
Abstracts are due by February 15, 2009. You can
Get an Abstract Submission Form. Please email
criswell@u.arizona.edu or call Jane at 520-626-6747 with
any questions.
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Feb 16: noon-1pm - Elastic Bands:
Build Your Muscle and Bone Strength
AHSC Library Rm 4150
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal
trainer, or Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free
classes for benefit-eligible UA employees. No special
clothing required. Bring your own band or purchase one at
class, and join us for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle
building exercise! No registration required; street clothes
are fine.
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Feb 17: 5pm - African American Student Affairs Panel Discussion
Series: Exhibiting
Identities in the African Diaspora Exhibiting Blackness
through Art
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Building, 1322 E. 1st
St.
Artistic expression through multiple mediums has
been a significant
component of the Black experience. Making sense of
the barriers to access
and opportunity that have been historically placed
in the pathways of Black
Americans, Black artists at every level have used
various forms of
expression to make statements about their hopes,
dreams, fears, pasts, and
futures. This panel discussion will provide some
insight into the history
of expression and provide opportunities to view
examples of some powerful
pieces of art. For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the
Social Justice Programs
@ (520) 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 17: 7pm - Next: Darwin's Strange Inversion of
Reasoning
Centennial Hall
Daniel Dennett, Austin B. Fletcher
Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, on the
evolution of the human mind’s ability to understand its own
workings as part of the College of Science 2009 Lecture
Series: Science that Transforms. NEXT: SCIENCE
THAT TRANSFORMS - A Series of 6 Lectures Exploring Our World
and Ourselves. In the near future, several large-scale
research projects now underway in astronomy, physics,
biology, cybernetics and medicine have the potential to
reshape our understanding of the universe and ourselves.
Join the University of Arizona College of Science as we
provide a first-hand look forward into the workings of these
far-reaching research programs and the diverse outcomes they
each may offer. Six scientists will intimately describe
their world-class explorations into deep space, particle
physics, evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence, and
the hidden workings of the human brain. Their insights and
observations will provide a front-row seat to the epic
scientific discoveries that the world may be making next.
At Centennial Hall on the campus of the University of
Arizona. All lectures begin at 7:00 PM and are free to the
public. Call 520-621-4090 or go to
http://cos.arizona.edu/next/ |
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Feb 17: 7pm - Film and Panel Discussion: Invisible
Children
Gallagher Theater, Student Union
In the spring of 2003, three young filmmakers
traveled to Africa in search of a story. What started out as
a filmmaking adventure transformed into much more when these
boys from Southern California discovered a tragedy that
disgusted and inspired them, a tragedy where children are
both the weapons and the victims. After returning to the US,
they created the documentary "Invisible Children: Rough
Cut," a film that exposes the tragic realities of northern
Uganda's night commuters and child soldiers. See this film
and you will be forever changed. The film will be followed
by a discussion with the filmmakers and people impacted by
the violence. |
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Feb 18: noon-1pm - Elastic Bands:
Build Your Muscle and Bone Strength
SU Tubac Room
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal
trainer, or Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free
classes for benefit-eligible UA employees. No special
clothing required. Bring your own band or purchase one at
class, and join us for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle
building exercise! No registration required; street clothes
are fine.
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Feb 18: noon-1pm - Let's Talk about
Preventing Heart Disease, a 3-week series
UA Main library, room A314
Just one of the presentations and classes
that worksite wellness and health promotion is offering this
semester. If you are concerned about high cholesterol, smart
food choices, other lifestyle actions to promote self care,
then plan on attending this series of 3 classes. Guest
speakers: Dr. Lorraine Mackstaller, MD, Dr. Rick Herrier,
PharmD, Nancy Rogers, MS, RD |
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Feb 18: 3-5pm - Fitness Testing
1125 N. Vine, room 209
Free for UA benefits-eligible employees. Sign up to take the
President's Challenge Fitness Test. Registration required.
Call 621-4601 or email
rogersn@email.arizona.edu to sign up. |
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Feb 18: 7pm - The Aggressives
SU Gallagher Theater
The lives of six "aggressive"
lesbians, who strive to be as masculine as possible in
lifestyle and appearance. From prison to the underground
ball scene, where lesbians compete for lead "AG" status,
this film reveals a largely hidden subculture.
Admission for each is free. Contact information for the
film series is as follows:
Tiffany Tedesco, Women's Resource Center, (520) 621
3919,
tiffanytedesco@gmail.com
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Feb 19: 7pm - Black History Quiz Bowl
The Games Room in Wilbur's Underground, Student Union
The UA National Society of Black Engineers
invites you to come test your knowledge about Black History
in a Jeopardy style game. A cash prize will be awarded to
the top team! (teams of four needed in order to participate)
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the
Social Justice Programs
@ (520) 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 20: 10-2pm - Farmers' Market
Main Gate Square -
http://farmers.health.arizona.edu
Fresh, naturally and locally grown produce
from the Farmers' Market (subject to availability):
Lettuce - Broccoli - Cabbage - Okra -
Herbs - Kale -
Eggplants - Radishes
- Beets -atoes - Squash
- Cucumbers -
Melons - Garlic -
Chiles - Apples -
Zucchini - Pomegranates - Potatoes - Citrus -
Carrots. Don't miss out!
Dogberry Hill - Gourmet
Dog Treats: all -natural and organic dog treats & Treasure Joe's
Desert Citrus: locally, homegrown organic citrus.
Enter the Farmers' Market Raffle! Make a purchase at the
Farmers' Market and enter to win a tote bag full of locally
grown and produced foods and a Main Gate Square gift
certificate! Fill out a raffle ticket and submit it to the
Farmers' Market information booth for a chance to win!
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Feb 20: 7-10pm - Open Mic Night
Cellar Bistro, Student Union
Are you a musician, poet, singer, songwriter,
or just want to let your voice be heard? Here is your
chance! Show up, sign up, and perform! For More information
contact Jennifer Hoefle of the
Social Justice Programs
@ (520) 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 21: 7:30am - Field Trip: The Lives
of Black Cotton Pickers in Arizona
Meet in MLK Parking lot
The cotton fields
of Randolph, Arizona. For many centuries,
cotton picking was a significant piece of the Black
experience in America, especially in the American
South. However, few fully understand that Blacks
contributed significantly to Arizona's cotton
picking industry. Dr. Geta LeSeur, Professor in
Africana Studies at the University of Arizona,
completed an extensive study of the experiences of
Arizona's Black cotton pickers in Not All Okies Are
White: The Lives of Black Cotton Pickers in
Arizona. For this event, Dr. LeSeur will lead a
field trip to Arizona's cotton fields in Randolph,
helping participants engage with this piece of the
Black American identity. Registration required to
participate, contact AASA at
aasamlk@email.arizona.edu
or call
621-3419. |
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Feb 21: 10-2pm - Workshop: Understanding Racism
Park Student Union (615 N. Park), Diamondback Room
This is the second of the two-part workshop
series presented by the YWCA and provides an opportunity for
individuals to have an open, honest, and meaningful dialogue
on race and racism. Participants will explore personal
perceptions and issues concerning race, conflict, and
internalized racism while gaining insight into their own
cultural histories and the histories of their peers. The
workshop includes a screening of the film, The Color of
Fear. A total of 40 college students will be accepted on a
1st come, 1st served basis, students who attended the first
workshop will be given priority. To register, contact La
Monica Everett-Haynes,
leverett@email.arizona.edu, (520)-626-4405. |
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Feb 23: noon-1pm - Elastic Bands:
Build Your Muscle and Bone Strength
AHSC Library Rm 4150
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal
trainer, or Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free
classes for benefit-eligible UA employees. No special
clothing required. Bring your own band or purchase one at
class, and join us for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle
building exercise! No registration required; street clothes
are fine. |
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Feb 23: 7-9pm - BHM Film: Death of Two Sons W/ Speaker
Kadiatou Diallo
Gallagher Theater, Student Union
The UA Peace Corps Fellows invite you to
participate in celebrating Black History Month and Peace
Corps Week! Following the lives of a Peace Corps volunteer
in Guinea and a Guinean immigrant in NYC, The Death of Two
Sons explores the commonalities of humanity shared by two
men whose dreams led them to each other's home countries.
This film looks at the religious, social and political
implications of Jesse Thyne and Amadou Diallo's untimely
deaths while raising painful questions about race and global
disparities of justice. |
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Feb 24: 5pm - African American Student Affairs Panel
Discussion Series: Exhibiting Identities in the African
Diaspora African Identities: We are Black Too
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Building, 1322 E. 1st St
In our society, stereotypical descriptions of
Africans abound. Further,
these stereotypes often cross cultures - many of us
are misinformed
regarding African ways of being. Because of this
widespread lack of
information, it is possible to see Africans in
America as the forgotten
African Americans. This panel seeks to close the
information gap, bringing
light to the multiple identities of Africans in
America. For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the
Social Justice Programs
@ (520) 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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Feb 25: noon-1pm - Elastic Bands:
Build Your Muscle and Bone Strength
SU Tubac Room
Please join Jodi Charvoz, RD, ACE personal
trainer, or Nancy Rogers, MS, RD, as they lead these free
classes for benefit-eligible UA employees. No special
clothing required. Bring your own band or purchase one at
class, and join us for 45 minutes of fun, bone and muscle
building exercise! No registration required; street clothes
are fine. |
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Feb 25 - Noon - 1pm - UA Caregiver Support Group
SU Copper Room
UA Life & Work Connections, in
collaboration with Pima Health System Caregiver Education &
Support Program, announces the formation of a caregiver
support group meeting on the second Wednesday of each month
in addition to the current monthly sessions. Several
participants indicated that, "The support group really helps
us feel acknowledged as caregivers. Now we have a place to
share our concerns and develop new coping skills. Meeting
once a month doesn't give us enough time to both learn about
helpful resources and to share with one another." As one
attendee said, "I have wanted to attend a caregiver support
group for a long time, but I am too tired to go anywhere
after work, especially since I have both child care and
parent care obligations in the evening. I am grateful that
the U of A is supporting employees in this way." The "open-ended" support group meets on
the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, and is
facilitated by a Master's level professional known in the
Tucson area for her expertise in caregiving, aging and
health care. Participants may attend on a regular basis or
less frequently, as needed. According to Jan Sturges, Caregiving
Coordinator at Life and Work Connections, "This University
of Arizona community collaboration enables our department to
expand the scope of resources available to employees and
students who are caring for a dependent older adult.
Research indicates that caregivers are at least 30-40% more
likely to experience symptoms of stress and burnout than the
general population. Caregivers also report that some of the
most difficult aspects of caregiving are loneliness and
isolation. Networking with other caregivers is a healthy way
for them to connect with people who have similar concerns,
and to share ideas for coping with the daily issues they
face. Participating in a caregiver support group is a great
way to refocus, re-energize and rebalance." For more information about the caregiver
support group, or to schedule an elder care consultation,
please contact Jan Sturges at 626-4770 or
sturgesj@email.arizona.edu
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Feb 25: noon-1pm - Let's Talk
about Preventing Heart Disease, a 3-week series
UA Main library, room A314
Just one of the presentations and classes
that worksite wellness and health promotion is offering this
semester. If you are concerned about high cholesterol, smart
food choices, other lifestyle actions to promote self care,
then plan on attending this series of 3 classes. Guest
speakers: Dr. Lorraine Mackstaller, MD, Dr. Rick Herrier,
PharmD, Nancy Rogers, MS, RD |
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Feb 25: 3-5pm - Fitness Testing
1125 N. Vine, room 209
Free for UA benefits-eligible employees. Sign up to take the
President's Challenge Fitness Test. Registration required.
Call 621-4601 or email
rogersn@email.arizona.edu to sign up. |
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Feb 25: 7pm - What I Want My Words to Do to You
SU Gallagher Theater
$3 minimum donation - The Vagina Warriors and Women's
Resource Center showcase a film that offers an unprecedented
look into the minds and hearts of the women inmates of New
York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. The film goes
inside a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve
Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom were convicted
of murder. Through a series of exercises and discussions,
the women delve into their pasts and explore the nature of
their crimes and the extent of their own culpability. This
culminates into an emotionally charged prison performance of
the women's writing. The film documents both the wrenching
personal journeys undertaken by the inmates to find the
words that tell their own stories, and the power of those
words to move the outside world. Contact information
for the film series is as follows:
Tiffany Tedesco, Women's Resource Center, (520) 621
3919,
tiffanytedesco@gmail.com |
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Feb 26: 12-1:30pm - Stepping Through the Door: Techniques
for Successful Job Interviews Workshop
USB 214
Job interviewers seek to answer three key questions: Can you
do the job? Will you do the job? Do you fit in? This session
will teach you to tailor your performance for phone,
in-person, or panel interviews, answer behavioral questions
and develop a personal infomercial. Register
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Feb 27: 10-2pm - Farmers' Market
Main Gate Square -
http://farmers.health.arizona.edu
Fresh, naturally and locally grown produce
from the Farmers' Market (subject to availability):
Lettuce - Broccoli - Cabbage - Okra -
Herbs - Kale -
Eggplants - Radishes
- Beets -
Tomatoes - Squash
- Cucumbers -
Melons - Garlic -
Chiles - Apples -
Zucchini - Pomegranates - Potatoes - Citrus -
Carrots. Don't miss out!
Dogberry Hill - Gourmet
Dog Treats: all -natural and organic dog treats & Treasure Joe's
Desert Citrus: locally, homegrown organic citrus.
Enter the Farmers' Market Raffle! Make a purchase at the
Farmers' Market and enter to win a tote bag full of locally
grown and produced foods and a Main Gate Square gift
certificate! Fill out a raffle ticket and submit it to the
Farmers' Market information booth for a chance to win!
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Feb 27: 8pm -
UA Presents: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Centennial Hall
Join the celebration as Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater marks its 50th
anniversary of bringing African-American cultural
expression to the world's
stages. The genius of Alvin Ailey changed forever
the perception of American
dance; today the legacy continues with Judith
Jamison's remarkable vision
and the extraordinary artistry of the Company's
dancers. Beauty, spirit,
hope and passion know no bounds. That is the power
of Ailey. For Ticket
Prices visit: uapresents.org |
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Feb 28: 5-10:30pm - Block Party
UA Mall
Please join Bringing Legends and Creating Knowledge (B.L.A.C.K.)
and other organizations to celebrate African-American
history, culture, achievements and talents. This event is
open to the community.
For More information contact Jennifer Hoefle of the
Social Justice Programs
@ (520) 621-8046, or email:
jhoefle@email.arizona.edu |
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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 campus and giving me a call at
626-9066 or 241-0336 with your location and I will be
happy to pick up whatever you have.
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)
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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