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Math Placement Exam Prep
Date/Time: May 21, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Location: 313 Clark Hall
Audience: Open
Description: This course is a refresher of the prerequisite material for students who need to take college algebra but need to review in order to place in the course and also to be more prepared for the course. The students take a test on the last day of class. This test is equivalent to the placement exam and the students will be placed in the appropriate course based on their score. Fee: $90.
For Info: Mary Gough at 314-516-5974

Math Placement Exam Prep
Date/Time: May 21, 2012 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: 313 Clark Hall
Audience: Open
Description: This course is a refresher of the prerequisite material for students who need to take college algebra but need to review in order to place in the course and also to be more prepared for the course. The students take a test on the last day of class. This test is equivalent to the placement exam and the students will be placed in the appropriate course based on their score. Fee: $90.
For Info: Mary Gough at 314-516-5974

Predicting Future Cash Needs
Date/Time: May 22, 2012 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center, Oak Room
Audience: Open
Description: Final of three workshops in the Financial Management Series. Learn how to use a cash budget to predict future performance of your business. Business owners, managers, accountants, bankers and consultants will learn how to estimate future sources and uses of cash. You will also learn how to analyze those estimates to make more informed decisions related to expansion of the business, additions to the workforce, or capital expenditures. Fee: $99.
For Info: Erica Candela at 314-516-5908

Mindfulness Meditation
Date/Time: May 23, 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

Understanding a Recent Supreme Court Ruling and its Impact
Date/Time: May 24, 2012 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: 402 J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: The United States Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al. acknowledged and affirmed the “ministerial exception,” a doctrine rooted in the First Amendment prohibiting courts from interfering with churches’ and other religious organizations’ decisions as to who will serve as ministers and other religious leaders. This class will review the history of the “ministerial exception,” the opinion by the Supreme Court and how the ruling may be applied in the future to employment matters at nonprofit religious organizations. Fee: $20.
For Info: Jennifer Clemente at 314-516-5994

5th Annual Emerson Spring to Dance Festival

Date/Time: May 24, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: This annual feast of the best in the Midwest and beyond has become a Memorial Day Weekend phenomenon. The 2012 edition returns with the same winning trifecta: 30 dance companies, three unique nights, still only $10 a night. Each evening is three shows in one! Informal interactive demonstrations will be held in the Terrace Lobby by local arts organizations from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. The evening features a performance with first-come first-served seating in the intimate Lee Theater from 6 to 7 p.m. and a reserved seat performance in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Beautiful Blight
Date/Time: May 25, 2012 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Gallery Visio
Audience: Open
Description: The splendid Victorian Era of St. Louis reemerges in the work of local artist Shannon Piwowarczyk. This exhibit will feature a series of hand drawn portraits inspired by imagery from the Gilded Age and the current urban blight of St. Louis.
For Info: Stephanie Sivils at 314-516-7922

5th Annual Emerson Spring to Dance Festival
Date/Time: May 25, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: This annual feast of the best in the Midwest and beyond has become a Memorial Day Weekend phenomenon. The 2012 edition returns with the same winning trifecta: 30 dance companies, three unique nights, still only $10 a night. Each evening is three shows in one! Informal interactive demonstrations will be held in the Terrace Lobby by local arts organizations from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. The evening features a performance with first-come first-served seating in the intimate Lee Theater from 6 to 7 p.m. and a reserved seat performance in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949