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Monthly Drawing for small prize package
Date/Time: March 31, 2012
Location: Go to any University Program Board Event
Audience: Open
Description: Do you like to go to free events? Do you like free stuff? Go to any University Program Board event throughout the semester, fill out a survey, and automatically get entered to win a free Kindle Fire and other small, assorted prizes! The raffle for the Kindle Fire will be held April 18 at the Mirthday Concert. This will be a drawing for one of five smaller prize packages as well. Check your email to see if you won.
For Info: Scott Morrissey at 314-368-4931

No Child Left Inside
Date/Time: March 31, 2012 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: A teacher conference for preschool to third grade teachers focusing on connecting children to nature, both in and out of school time. Fee: $39.
For Info: Jim Jordan at 314-516-7250

MADCO’s 35th Anniversary Concert
Date/Time: March 31, 2012 8:00 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: The Modern American Dance Company (MADCO) consistently brings athletic, vibrant dance to the stage. The Touhill’s professional dance company in residence has a reputation for entertaining and accessible performances. Tickets are FREE with UMSL student ID (limited quantities).
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Poems and Parables
Date/Time: April 2, 2012 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Location: 402 JC Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: Jeff Friedman, whom Bob Holman has called “the funniest poet in PoBiz,” kicks off our recognition of National Poetry Month by reading poems from his most recent collection, “Working in Flour,” and selections from his new manuscript of parables, fables, tales and sketches. Gerald Stern writes, “Jeff Friedman is a great liar and an even greater comedian … He can’t fool me though, he’s a true poet.”
For Info: Karen Lucas at 314-516-5698

Sentence Structures and Transitions
Date/Time: April 2, 2012 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: Clark 214
Audience: Open
Description: Longer sentences pose challenges. Learn how to use the right transition words. Enhance the flow of your paper.
For Info: Nancy Mayer at 314-516-5182

UPB: Black-Out Easter Egg Hunt
Date/Time: April 2, 2012 7:00 PM
Location: Oak Hall Lawn
Audience: Open
Description: Remember the days of hunting Easter eggs when you were younger? There will be 1,000 eggs hiding in Oak Hall lawn. Some of the eggs might have some cool prizes. Come on out and hunt some eggs!
For Info: Katie Green at 314-516-5531

University of Missouri Alumni Legislative Day at the Capitol
Date/Time: April 3, 2012 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Jefferson City
Audience: Open
Description: Join UMSL alums, staff, faculty, students for a day at the Capitol! Visit with legislators throughout the day to discuss issues affecting our campus and the entire UM System.
For Info: Karen Pierre at 314-516-5823

Legislative Day
Date/Time: April 3, 2012 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Jefferson City
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: Inviting fellow UMSL alums to travel to Jefferson City for our annual Alumni Alliance Legislative Day. This day signifies one of the largest grassroots lobbying efforts to deliver a positive message to state legislators about the University of Missouri System’s overall impact throughout Missouri. We depart at 7 a.m. and return at 5 p.m.
For Info: Alumni and Community Relations Office at 314-516-5833

1916 and After: Dublin, Empire, and Rebellion
Date/Time: April 3, 2012 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
Location: 331 Social Sciences & Business Building
Audience: Open
Description: This lecture will picture a now near-vanished society of late empire, remnants of which persist in the aesthetic fabric of cultural memory. Putting rebellion and war in local context, it will explore some of the ways in which Ireland connected to world movements in art and politics.
For Info: Bob Ell at 314-516-7299

Pricing Products and Services
Date/Time: April 3, 2012 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: J. C. Penney Conference Center, Oak Room
Audience: Open
Description: Learn how to use our pricing calculator to price your products and services profitably. This calculator takes into consideration all your costs of doing business and helps you factor them into a selling price. You will learn how to analyze, monitor and control the hidden costs of doing business; measure the collective impact of changing costs on the price of your products and services; and determine if your selling prices are covering your costs and desired profit margin. Cost: $95 or $150 for both this workshop and Marketing Communications.
For Info: Erica Candela at 314-516-5908

Education Job Fair Preparation
Date/Time: April 3, 2012 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: 278 MSC, Career Services
Audience: Student
Description: Education Job Fair Preparation. Tuesday, April 3, 4-5 p.m., 278 MSC, Career Services. Seeking a job in education? The Teacher Job Fair is a great way to network with district representatives and learn about career opportunities. Gain insights into the best ways to prepare for the job fair and make a great impression.
For Info: Career Services at 314-516-5111

Study Skills That Make a Difference
Date/Time: April 3, 2012 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success (Millennium Student Center 225)
Audience: Student
Description: Find out about effective techniques for note-taking, goal setting for studying, concentration, reading a textbook, and basic test preparation.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300

Common: It’ll All Make Sense One Day
Date/Time: April 3, 2012 7:00 PM
Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: Known as the king of conscious hip-hop, Common is one of music’s most poetic and respected lyricists. On his many albums, such as “Can I Borrow a Dollar?” and “Finding Forever,” his introspective rhymes have pushed boundaries with their biting social commentary. He’s also an actor, recently seen in “Just Wright” with Queen Latifah. Common isn’t just a musician and actor: he is a role model. Offering the younger generations a better understanding of self-respect and love, he has combined hip-hop with literature, releasing three books, including “I Like You But I Love Me.” In 2007, he launched the Common Ground Foundation, an organization dedicated to the empowerment and development of America’s urban youth. This program is part of the Student Life Speakers Series. Tickets are $5 with valid UMSL ID (limit 4 tickets per ID) and $15 for the general public.
For Info: Office of Student Life at 314-516-5291

Course Evaluation Workshop
Date/Time: April 4, 2012 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: JCP 65
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: Use this time to setup and learn how to administer your department’s course evaluations. This is a working session.
For Info: L. Hofer, M. Brown at

Exploring MyGateway Tools
Date/Time: April 4, 2012 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Location: 103 Express Scripts Hall
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: If you’re comfortable with MyGateway and would like to explore additional features to enhance student learning and expand levels of collaboration this is the workshop for you! MyGateway has a selection of tools which foster engagement and partnership between faculty and students. Please join the FRC staff for this hands-on workshop. Some of the topics we will cover are listed below, but please bring your own questions and suggestions because FRC staff will be available to work with you individually during the session. Topics include: Panopto, Wimba Classroom, Wikis, Blogs and Journals.
For Info: Tom Roedel, Jennifer Simms and Paul Wilmarth at

Focus on Youth and Summer Programs
Date/Time: April 4, 2012 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
Location: 202 J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: Community Development Corporations are nonprofit, community-based organizations that work on a variety of initiatives related to housing, commercial development, youth programming, etc. Join us for a series of conversations with leaders of St. Louis area CDCs, exploring how they are making a difference in their neighborhoods. Dr. Todd Swanstrom, Des Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, will lead the discussions.
For Info: Kara Lubishcher at 314-516-6392

Mindfulness Meditation
Date/Time: April 4, 2012 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success conference room — 225 MSC
Audience: Open
Description: Mindfulness Meditation is a proven—and increasingly popular—method for reducing stress, anxiety, insomnia, and a variety of medical conditions. Incorporating Mindfulness into your schedule can enhance your overall well-being and allow you to live your life more fully. These weekly, guided Mindfulness activities are free and open to beginning as well as experienced meditators.
For Info: Jamie Linsin at 314-516-5711

UFOs with Robert Hastings
Date/Time: April 4, 2012 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Century Rooms A and B
Audience: Open
Description: Noted UFO researcher, lecturer and author Robert Hastings has researched the UFO-Nukes Connection since 1973 through declassified U.S. government documents released under the Freedom of Information Act On July 16, 1945, Los Alamos had secretly tested the first atomic bomb in the desert near Alamogordo , then bombs two and three were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan on August 6th and 9th, Not long thereafter, according to the declassified documents, someone piloting “flying discs” or “flying saucers” began to monitor America’s atomic and thermonuclear weapons program on an ongoing basis. Information uncovered by Hastings and other researchers reveals that intermittent UFO surveillance of Los Alamos, and other nuclear weapons-related sites, continued throughout and the Cold War era and beyond, occurring as recently as 2006. Source: abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread537468/pg1.
For Info: Scott Morrissey at 314-516-5531

Breakfast and Business
Date/Time: April 5, 2012 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Location: SGA Chambers, MSC
Audience: Open
Description: Breakfast and Business is sponsored by the College of Business Administration. The discussion topic for the event is “Across the Divide: Navigating the Digital Revolution as a Woman.”
For Info: Jane Ferrell at 314-516-5883

Youth Violence Prevention
Date/Time: April 5, 2012 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: JC Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: National Experts on Youth Violence Prevention lead this one-day conference focusing on youth violence in schools, intervention and prevention strategies, law enforcement intervention strategies and solutions. Research-supporting strategies for prevention and intervention are presented to an audience of professionals who work with at-risk youth. Fee: $35.
For Info: Raina Traore-Gress at 314-516-5974

Floor Hockey League Deadline
Date/Time: April 5, 2012 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Campus Rec Office, 203 Mark Twain Building
Audience: Open
Description: TODAY is the sign-up deadline for FLOOR HOCKEY, Men’s & Coed 6-on-6 Leagues (Tuesday nights beginning April 10). Leagues are free and open to students, faculty and staff. Team and individual entries accepted. Advance online registration is required by today. Sign up by following the instructions at: umsl.edu/services/recsport/assets/pdfs/TeamSportSignup.pdf.
For Info: Campus Recreation, 203 Mark Twain at 314-516-5326

MSNA/American Red Cross Blood Drive
Date/Time: April 5, 2012 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Millennium Rooms A&B
Audience: Open
Description: Refreshments will be provided.
For Info: Mario Jones at 757-636-9739

It’s about Time (Management)!
Date/Time: April 5, 2012 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM
Location: Center for Student Success (Millennium Student Center 225)
Audience: Student
Description: Learn how to improve grades, improve your quality of life and divide time between work and recreation. This workshop will help you examine how you spend your time and how you might be able to become more efficient in your role as a student.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300

International Photo Contest
Date/Time: April 5, 2012 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Gallery Visio
Audience: Open
Description: The 7th annual International Photo Contest is a juried exhibition featuring photographs taken by UMSL students and faculty that have traveled abroad. This exhibition is sponsored by the dept of International Studies and Programs.
For Info: Stephanie Sivils at 314-516-7922

Battle of the Bands Sign-up Deadline
Date/Time: April 5, 2012 7:00 PM
Location: Pilot House
Audience: Open
Description: Today is the deadline to sign up your band for PLHCSA’s Battle of the Bands on April 26. Contact Marty Ivey at mjid4f@mail.umsl.edu for more information.
For Info: Jessica Bleile at 314-640-0594

UMSL Dance presents: Sum of Motion
Date/Time: April 5, 2012 8:00 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: Join the Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies for an evening of dance. Students will perform dance pieces choreographed by faculty, guest artist and aspiring student choreographers. All will enjoy this eclectic dance concert set in the Intimate Lee Theater. Tickets are $5 at the Touhill Ticket Office.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

IC Short Course – File Management
Date/Time: April 6, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: SSB 102
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This course is designed to teach you the basic beginning steps of how to organize, save and access your files on a Windows based PC that may be required for classes, your job or for your own computing purposes. Topics Included: Organizing Windows Live Email, backing up data, properly organizing files and folders, etc.
For Info: Dale/Instructional Computing Staff at

College of Business Administration Research Seminar Series
Date/Time: April 6, 2012 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: 401 SSB
Audience: Open
Description: Alok Shashwat, PhD candidate in finance at Washington University in St. Louis, will discuss “Managerial Compensation in Multi-division Firms.”
For Info: Dr. Dinesh Mirchandani at 314-516-7354

Mid-Semester Stress Break
Date/Time: April 6, 2012 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Millennium Student Center Century Rooms C, 313, 314, 315, 316
Audience: Open
Description: Do you need a boost to get to the end of the semester? If so, come to Multicultural Relations’ Mid-semester Stress Break for de-stressing activities and light refreshments.
For Info: Office of Multicultural Relations at 314-516-6807

IC Short Course – Web Page Building and HTML
Date/Time: April 6, 2012 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: SSB 102
Audience: UMSL Only
Description: This course is designed to teach you the basic beginning steps of Web Page Building, including an overview of Komposer. Learn how to use several tools and applications for creating web pages that may be required for classes, your job or for your own website purposes. Topics include: what is HTML, how to format a page including how to change the background, inserting an image, creating a hyperlink, personalize your web pages, and how to save your file properly.
For Info: Dale/Instructional Computing Staff at

Darwyn’s Story – A Safe Zone Seminar
Date/Time: April 6, 2012 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: 211 Clark Hall
Audience: Open
Description: The Safe Zone brown bag seminar for the month of April will feature Darwyn Apple, a longtime first violinist with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He will speak about his experiences at the confluence of sexuality, music, and spirituality.
For Info: Jack D. Simons at 636-236-8849

UMSL Dance presents: Sum of Motion
Date/Time: April 6, 2012 8:00 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: Join the Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies for an evening of dance. Students will perform dance pieces choreographed by faculty, guest artist and aspiring student choreographers. All will enjoy this eclectic dance concert set in the Intimate Lee Theater. Tickets are $5 at the Touhill Ticket Office.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949