Note: UMSL Events contains information about events that will occur in the seven days following publication (Saturday-Friday). It contains information compiled from the UMSL Campus Calendar. No submissions are accepted, and since the calendar is self-populated, University Marketing and Communications is not responsible for the content that appears here or its accuracy. If you would like to receive UMSL Events via e-mail, you can subscribe to UMSL Daily or UMSL Daily Events.

Mass on Campus
Date/Time: November 27, 2011 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Provincial House Chapel
Audience: Open
Description: Our Mass is student centered and built to empower and engage college students to be able to understand and share the gospel with their lives. Remember we have a Mass Guide online for anyone unfamiliar with Liturgy or anyone who wants to bring their friends who might be, too. All are welcome! Check our website for directions.
For Info: Rachelle Simon at 314-385-3455

Study Skills That Make a Difference
Date/Time: November 28, 2011 2:00 PM to 2:45 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

Psychology Department Colloquium
Date/Time: November 28, 2011 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: 443 Benton
Audience: Open
Description: “Resolution and Capacity in Visual Working Memory.” Weiwei Zhang, PhD, postdoctoral scholar, Luck Lab, Center for Mind and Brain, University of California, Davis.
For Info: Jean Mayo at 314-516-5393

PRIZM Meeting
Date/Time: November 28, 2011 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: 3rd floor of MSC Meeting Room
Audience: Open
Description: Meeting for anyone interested in or a member of PRIZM-Queer Straight Student Alliance at UMSL.
For Info: Adie Bennett at 314-516-5013

One-Night Volleyball Tournament
Date/Time: November 28, 2011 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Mark Twain Rec Center (GYM)
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: This Campus Rec volleyball tournament is actually two tourneys, men’s and women’s, played in one night. It takes place TONIGHT at 7 p.m. in the Mark Twain Gym. Call the Rec Office at 314-516-5326 by 5 p.m. today to sign up.
For Info: Campus Recreation Office, 203 Mark Twain at 314-516-5326

Understanding Financial Statements
Date/Time: November 29, 2011 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: First in the Financial Management Series − Designed for business owners, managers, accountants, bankers and consultants who want to learn how to turn financial statements into useful management tools. They will learn how to capture information from the Income Statement and Balance Sheet, calculate several useful ratios and learn to make better informed business decisions. Cost: $99.
For Info: Erica Candela at 314-516-5908

Strategies of a Job Search
Date/Time: November 29, 2011 2:00 PM
Location: 278 Millennium Student Center
Audience: Student
Description: The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize you with the process of job searching and career management. It is intended to demonstrate some tools to find a job and manage your career. To register for this event please visit: http://www.umsl.edu/depts/career/students/workshops.html
For Info: Career Services at 314-516-5111

How’s Your Financial Fitness?
Date/Time: November 29, 2011 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success − Millennium Student Center 225
Audience: Student
Description: Are you concerned about having enough money to cover everything? Do you know the impact of student loan payments on your credit scores? Learn how to create a personal budget to help manage your college expenses and prepare for your financial future beyond college.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300

Test-Taking Strategies
Date/Time: November 29, 2011 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success − Millennium Student Center 225
Audience: Student
Description: Get ready for FINALS! Learn tips about taking certain formats of tests (multiple choice, essay, true/false, etc). Get information to make your test preparation more productive and how to better manage test-taking jitters.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300

Tea Party
Date/Time: November 29, 2011 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: MSC Second Floor Rotunda
Audience: Open
Description: Haven’t you ever wondered why tea has become such a religiously drank product in thousands of cultures all over the world? Come join UPB as we dive in to teas drank all over the world and the benefits of each one. Authentic snacks will be offered with each kind of tea on a first come first serve basis. All of the goods will be offered free of charge. Compliments of UPB and this event will take place 5-6 p.m. (London standard tea time)
For Info: Scott Morrissey at 314-516-5531

Mass and Soup
Date/Time: November 29, 2011 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location: Catholic Newman Center
Audience: Open
Description: Every Tuesday we have 5:30pm Mass here at the Newman Center in our Living Room. All are welcome, we are a friendly group and would love to see you. The Mass is very relaxing, so you should check it out if you need some quality time with God. Also, we have a simple but delicious meal of homemade soup and bread available after Mass
For Info: Rachelle Simon at 314-385-3455

Open Student Sessions
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: UMSL will be hosting several Recreation Center Concept Refinement sessions to gain additional insight into the needs of our students, faculty, and staff as it relates to a new Wellness/Recreation Center on campus. The sessions are open to faculty, staff, and students to attend. Visit http://bit.ly/tLAWmV to RSVP and for additional information. There will also be a session from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Monsanto Room of the TLC in Marillac Hall.
For Info: Miriam Huffman at 314-516-5291

Mindfulness Meditation
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 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

Faculty & Staff Sessions
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: Description: UMSL will be hosting several Recreation Center Concept Refinement sessions to gain additional insight into the needs of our students, faculty, and staff as it relates to a new Wellness/Recreation Center on campus. The sessions are open to faculty, staff, and students to attend. Visit http://bit.ly/tLAWmV to RSVP and for additional information.
For Info: Miriam Huffman at 314-516-5291

Greek Life Session
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: Description: UMSL will be hosting several Recreation Center Concept Refinement sessions to gain additional insight into the needs of our students, faculty, and staff as it relates to a new Wellness/Recreation Center on campus. The sessions are open to faculty, staff, and students to attend. Visit http://bit.ly/tLAWmV to RSVP and for additional information.
For Info: Miriam Huffman at 314-516-5291

SGA Town Hall Meeting on Proposed Fee Increases
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Century Room A
Audience: Open
Description: As a student, wouldn’t you like to see where your tuition dollars are going especially in regard to fees? At the SGA Town Hall Meeting on Proposed Fee Increases, administrators and staff will tell you where your dollars are going and discuss the proposed fee increases for the next academic school year. Come on out and ask questions and get informed.
For Info: Aleshia Patterson at 314-516-5286

International Business Club’s 10th Anniversary Reunion
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Millennium Student Center, Century Room C
Audience: Open
Description: Come mingle with your old friends and make new ones as you celebrate with current IBC members. Delightful hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be plentiful as we honor the past and welcome the future of UM-St. Louis’ International Business program. Guest speakers: Frank V. Danzo, senior partner, Experience on Demand, and author of “People Hire People – Not Resumes”; and Steve Burrows, director of board development and executive outreach, International Business Institute.
For Info: International Business Institute at 314-516-4503

Athletes’ Session
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Mark Twain
Audience: Open
Description: Description: UMSL will be hosting several Recreation Center Concept Refinement sessions to gain additional insight into the needs of our students, faculty and staff as it relates to a new Wellness/Recreation Center on campus. The sessions are open to faculty, staff and students to attend. Visit http://bit.ly/tLAWmV to RSVP and for additional information.
For Info: Miriam Huffman at 314-516-5291

Coming Out Star
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Multi Purpose Room Provincial House (south campus)
Audience: Open
Description: This event is a diversity awareness event open to all. It’s a hands on activity and snacks will be provided. Co-Sponsored by RHA
For Info: Caitlin Kelly at 314-516-5013

One-Night Indoor Soccer Tournament
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Mark Twain Rec Center (GYM)
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: For fun soccer action, enter tonight’s ‘King of the Court’ INDOOR SOCCER tourney. Games will be played in the Mark Twain Gym beginning at 7pm. Teams may be comprised of men and/or women; 6 players per side plus subs. Entries are still being accepted… call the Campus Rec Office, 314-516-5326, by 3 p.m. today.
For Info: Campus Recreation Office, 203 Mark Twain at 314-516-5326

Residential Student Session
Date/Time: November 30, 2011 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Museum Room
Audience: Open
Description: Description: UMSL will be hosting several Recreation Center Concept Refinement sessions to gain additional insight into the needs of our students, faculty and staff as it relates to a new Wellness/Recreation Center on campus. The sessions are open to faculty, staff and students to attend. Visit http://bit.ly/tLAWmV to RSVP and for additional information.
For Info: Miriam Huffman at 314-516-5291

Open Student Sessions
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: Description: UMSL will be hosting several Recreation Center Concept Refinement sessions to gain additional insight into the needs of our students, faculty and staff as it relates to a new Wellness/Recreation Center on campus. The sessions are open to faculty, staff and students to attend. Visit http://bit.ly/tLAWmV to RSVP and for additional information. Other times for this event are 11 a.m.-noon and 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. (314 MSC all sessions)
For Info: Miriam Huffman at 314-516-5291

Breakfast and Business
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Location: Federal Bureau of Investigation St. Louis Division
Audience: Open
Description: Breakfast and Business is sponsored by the College of Business Administration. The discussion topic for the event is “Advanced Persistent Threat Attacks.”
For Info: Jane Ferrell at 314-516-5883

Faculty/Staff Sessions
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: Description: UMSL will be hosting several Recreation Center Concept Refinement sessions to gain additional insight into the needs of our students, faculty, and staff as it relates to a new Wellness/Recreation Center on campus. The sessions are open to faculty, staff, and students to attend. Visit http://bit.ly/tLAWmV to RSVP and for additional information.
For Info: Miriam Huffman at 314-516-5291

Student Organization Leader Sessions
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: Description: UMSL will be hosting several Recreation Center Concept Refinement sessions to gain additional insight into the needs of our students, faculty, and staff as it relates to a new Wellness/Recreation Center on campus. The sessions are open to faculty, staff, and students to attend. Visit http://bit.ly/tLAWmV to RSVP and for additional information. Other times for this event are 12:30pm-1:30pm.
For Info: Miriam Huffman at 314-516-5291

Origami
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Nosh
Audience: Open
Description: Create beautiful masterpieces of Origami.
For Info: Erin Potts at 314-516-5531

Faculty Author Reception
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: 3rd floor rotunda, MSC
Audience: Open
Description: View an impressive array of CDs and books composed and written by UMSL faculty members during the past year. Some books will be available for sale − others can be ordered through the UMSL bookstore.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442

Performing Ireland, Becoming American
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
Location: 331 SSB
Audience: Open
Description: “Performing Ireland, Becoming American.” Dr. Marion R. Casey, clinical assistant professor, Glucksman Ireland House, New York University. Why do certain airs and songs, particular dances and dramatic roles, continue to imagine Ireland for Americans? From the melodies of Thomas Moore to the percussion of Riverdance, Irish arts have been attracting audiences in the United States for more than two hundred years. Why does a small country on the edge of Europe have such enduring appeal here? Marion Casey will discuss the recent 4,000-square-foot exhibition on this subject that she curated for Culture Ireland at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center.
For Info: Bob Ell at 314-516-7299

Test-Taking Strategies
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success − Millennium Student Center 225
Audience: Student
Description: Get ready for FINALS! Learn tips about taking certain formats of tests (multiple choice, essay, true/false, etc.). Get information to make your test preparation more productive and how to better manage test-taking jitters.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300

Bingo Study Break Party
Date/Time: December 1, 2011 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Provincial House, South Campus
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: BINGO TONIGHT sponsored by Campus Recreation, 7 p.m. at the Provincial House on South Campus. Take a break from your studies and join us for FUN, FOOD and GREAT PRIZES! Best of all, it’s FREE! Bring friends! No advance registration necessary; just be there!
For Info: Campus Recreation Office, 203 Mark Twain at 314-516-5326

Coed Wallyball − Entry Deadline Today!
Date/Time: December 2, 2011 to 5:00 PM
Location: Register at Campus Recreation, 203 Mark Twain
Audience: Open
Description: Today is the last day to sign up for Campus Rec’s Coed Wallyball Triples Tournament to be held at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at the Mark Twain Building. Wallyball is a fun, fast-paced game of volleyball played in a racquetball court! Fun for everyone, regardless of skill! A & B Divisions. Register at the Rec Office, 203 MT, 516-5326.
For Info: Campus Recreation Office, 203 Mark Twain at 314-516-5326

American Capital Punishment Seminar
Date/Time: December 2, 2011 9:30 AM to 12:00 AM
Location: SSB Room 132
Audience: Open
Description: David Garland, Arthur T. Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Professor of Sociology at New York University, presents “American Capital Punishment: A Theoretical Problem for Sociological Analysis.” Drawing on the his recent book, “Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition,” this lecture develops a theoretical account of the modern American death penalty. Using historical and comparative research, and addressing the distinctive characteristics of the American polity and group relations, the analysis aims to explain the specific forms through which capital punishment is currently administered and the social uses to which it is put. Presented by the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
For Info: Criminology and Criminal Justice at 314-516-5031

IC Short Course − Microsoft Excel 2010 Basics Session 1
Date/Time: December 2, 2011 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 MS 2010 Excel. Learn how to use this application for creating spreadsheets, financial reports, papers and more that may be required for classes, your job or for your own record keeping. Topics include: number manipulation, automatic adding of a column of numbers, proper font size and type, cell margin settings, inserting tables for formatting purposes, renaming spreadsheets, etc.
For Info: Dale/Instructional Computing Staff at

IC Short Course − Microsoft Excel 2010 Basics Session 2
Date/Time: December 2, 2011 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 MS 2010 Excel. Learn how to use this application for creating spreadsheets, financial reports, papers and more that may be required for classes, your job or for your own record keeping. Topics include: Inserting data to create a database, managing and manipulating a database, using drop down menus, and creating a home budget.
For Info: Dale/Instructional Computing Staff at

College of Business Administration Research Seminar Series
Date/Time: December 2, 2011 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: 401 SSB
Audience: Open
Description: Ari Belasen, assistant professor of economics and finance, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Topic: “Shifting Attitudes Towards Peace in Light of Economic Development.”
For Info: Dr. Dinesh Mirchandani at 314-516-7354

Black/Minority Student Nurses General Membership Meeting
Date/Time: December 2, 2011 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Seton Hall Lounge Area
Audience: Open
Description: Come out to the general membership meeting to find out about the events that are coming up with BSNA/MSNA. Attendance is worth extra credit points!
For Info: Jazmin Shawell-Wallace at 901-490-1144

Student Government Association General Assembly Meeting
Date/Time: December 2, 2011 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: SGA Chamber − Millennium Student Center
Audience: Open
Description: The Student Government Association will hold its monthly general assembly meeting to announce reports, discuss current issues and pass new SGA legislation. All meetings are open. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us or stop by our office, 379 MSC.
For Info: Jericah Selby at 314-516-5130

Starting a Small Business: The First Steps
Date/Time: December 2, 2011 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: If you are thinking about starting a new business, this course will provide you with an overview of the critical first steps. You will assess your strengths and weaknesses, learn about the importance of planning, discuss legal and regulatory requirements, and identify sources of funding. Following this course, it is recommended that you register for “The Basics of Writing a Business Plan.” Cost: $50.
For Info: Erica Candela at 314-516-5908