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Global Game Jam
Date/Time: January 28, 2012 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Location: 410 Social Science & Business Building
Audience: Open
Description: From Jan. 27 to Jan. 29, 2012, UMSL’s Information Systems Programming Club will host the Global Game Jam in 410 Social Science & Business Building (Building 11). UMSL will be the only site in the state of Missouri. The Global Game Jam is an annual event in which participants design and create digital as well as non-digital games over the course of one weekend. The International Game Developers Association organizes the event. At each site, participants gather to develop ideas, form small groups, create new, creative, innovative games, and present them to their peers and the global community, all in the course of 48 hours.
For Info: Dr. Dinesh Mirchandani at 314-516-7354

Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
Date/Time: January 28, 2012 2:00 PM
Location: Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Touhill PAC
Audience: Open
Description: With passion, power and spectacle, the 40 dancers, singers, musicians and guest artists of Chicago’s celebrated Ensemble Español highlight a mosaic of Hispanic cultures from around the world. Their repertory – created during 36 years of national and international performances – features more than 125 dances in flamenco, folkloric and classical Spanish styles. The finale of their St. Louis program will be their smoldering flamenco rendition of Ravel’s Bolero. Presented by Dance St. Louis. Tickets are $10 for UMSL students with ID (limited quantities)
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

‘Intimate Apparel’ – UMSL Dept. of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies
Date/Time: January 28, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: In 1905 Manhattan, New York City, Esther, seamstress of Intimate Apparels, is a lonely 35 year-old spinster. She resides in a boarding house owned by a widower, Mrs. Dickson. Among other residents in the boarding house is Mayme, an attractive “lady of the night,” who had once aspired to be a concert pianist. Lonely Esther receives a letter from George, a Bajan laborer working on the Panama Canal. Esther’s response to George’s letters, written on her behalf by both Mrs. Van Buren and Mayme, set her life on a romantic collision with George. They wed, and she struggles to hold the relationship together. Tickets are $5 with a student ID and $10 general admission
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
Date/Time: January 28, 2012 8:00 PM
Location: Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Touhill PAC
Audience: Open
Description: With passion, power and spectacle, the 40 dancers, singers, musicians and guest artists of Chicago’s celebrated Ensemble Español highlight a mosaic of Hispanic cultures from around the world. Their repertory – created during 36 years of national and international performances – features more than 125 dances in flamenco, folkloric and classic Spanish styles. The finale of their St. Louis program will be their smoldering flamenco rendition of Ravel’s Bolero. Presented by Dance St. Louis. Tickets are $10 for UMSL Students with ID (limited quantities).
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Global Game Jam
Date/Time: January 29, 2012 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: 410 Social Science & Business Building
Audience: Open
Description: From Jan. 27 to Jan. 29, 2012, UMSL’s Information Systems Programming Club will host the Global Game Jam in 410 Social Science & Business Building (Building 11). UMSL will be the only site in the state of Missouri. The Global Game Jam is an annual event in which participants design and create digital as well as non-digital games over the course of one weekend. The International Game Developers Association organizes the event. At each site, participants gather to develop ideas, form small groups, create new, creative, innovative games, and present them to their peers and the global community, all in the course of 48 hours.
For Info: Dr. Dinesh Mirchandani at 314-516-7354

‘Intimate Apparel’ – UMSL Dept. of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies
Date/Time: January 29, 2012 3:00 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: In 1905 Manhattan, New York City, Esther, seamstress of Intimate Apparels, is a lonely 35 year-old spinster. She resides in a boarding house owned by a widower, Mrs. Dickson. Among other residents in the boarding house is Mayme, an attractive “lady of the night,” who had once aspired to be a concert pianist. Lonely Esther receives a letter from George, a Bajan laborer working on the Panama Canal. Esther’s response to George’s letters, written on her behalf by both Mrs. Van Buren and Mayme, set her life on a romantic collision with George. They wed, and she struggles to hold the relationship together. Tickets are $5 with a student ID and $10 general admission
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Eight Brocade/Fire Dragon Qigong Practice @ NOON
Date/Time: January 30, 2012 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Location: Hawthorn Room – J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: Fire Dragon Qigong and Eight Pieces of Brocade Qigong are combined into one set. This 30-minute session blends tapping motions, stretching, and slow deep breathing with an emphasis on the stretching. The practice is FREE and open to all UMSL faculty, staff, and students. It is suitable for people of all sizes, ages, and fitness levels. No previous experience or special clothing is needed.
For Info: Linda Gatson at 314-516-5091

Masterful Storyteller: Richard Burgin
Date/Time: January 30, 2012 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Location: 402 J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: Richard Burgin reads from his latest book “Shadow Traffic,” named by The Huffington Post as one of the most anticipated books of fall 2011. In “Shadow Traffic” the five-time Pushcart Prize winner gives us his most incisive, witty and daring collection yet, as he explores the mysteries of love and identity, ambition and crime, and our ceaseless, if ambivalent, quest for truth. Publishers Weekly writes, “Burgin deftly exposes his character’s most sacredly held fears with a tenderness that makes the reader exalt in their small triumphs.” Burgin is founder and editor of the literary journal Boulevard and professor of communication and English at Saint Louis University.
For Info: Karen Lucas at 314-516-5698

Psychology Department Colloquium
Date/Time: January 30, 2012 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: 104 Stadler
Audience: Open
Description: Suzanne Welcome, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Brain and Mind, Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, will be speaking on “Cognitive and Neural Bases of Reading: What Can We Learn from Individual Differences?”
For Info: Jean Mayo at 314-516-5393

Make the Most of Your Learning Style
Date/Time: January 30, 2012 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success ­– 225 Millennium Student Center
Audience: Student
Description: Find out how you learn and process information best. Do you learn easily by listening, watching or doing? Maybe a combination of all three is best. Hemispheric dominance (right or left-brain) will be explained. Understanding more about how our brains work helps us become more engaged, more confident and higher achievers. Specific studying, note taking and learning strategies for each learning style are provided.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300

Monthly Drawing for Small Prize Package
Date/Time: January 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? Well, I have just the thing for you! 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! Check your email to see if you won!
For Info: Scott Morrissey at 314-368-4931

Tai Chi Qigong Practice @ NOON
Date/Time: January 31, 2012 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Location: Hawthorn Room – J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: This Qigong session is a blending of meditation, breathing, and slow fluid movements incorporated into a 30-minute set with an emphasis on the breathing. The practice is FREE and open to all UMSL faculty, staff, and students. It is suitable for people of all sizes, ages, and fitness levels. No previous experience or special clothing is needed.
For Info: Linda Gatson at 314-516-5091

Study Skills That Make a Difference
Date/Time: January 31, 2012 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success – 225 Millennium Student Center
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

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Free Strategy Workshop
Date/Time: January 31, 2012 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center – Room 93
Audience: Open
Description: The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) format changed last fall. Continuing Education is offering a free strategy workshop led by a test preparation instructor. Details about the type of questions you will face on the exam, tips on how to approach each type of exam question, and more will be discussed. Please send an email to brenda_simms@umsl.edu or call 516-5656 if you plan to attend.
For Info: Brenda Shannon-Simms at 314-516-5656

SisterScholars-In-Training
Date/Time: February 1, 2012 12:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: MSC Room 313
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: As part of the Access to Success (A2S) Initiative, the purpose of this group is to provide a space for African American female students to enhance their intellectual and personal identities as they work toward degree attainment.
For Info: Dr. Angela Coker at 314-516-6088

Mindfulness Meditation
Date/Time: February 1, 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

Psychology Department Colloquium
Date/Time: February 1, 2012 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: 445 Benton
Audience: Open
Description: Alexandra List, PhD, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, will be speaking on “What Influences our Attention?”
For Info: Jean Mayo at 314-516-5393

Tips for Submitting Proposals to the UM Research Board
Date/Time: February 1, 2012 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: CTL Conference Room – 589 Lucas
Audience: Faculty
Description: UMRB proposals are due by Feb. 13. The maximum request has increased to $75,000. As you finalize proposals or polish resubmissions, stop by for an informal Q & A session with Rick Rosenfeld, former UMRB chair.
For Info: Margaret W. Cohen at 314-516-7133

It’s about Time (Management)!
Date/Time: February 1, 2012 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success – 225 Millennium Student Center
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

P & Z: Responsible Growth, Storm Water Management
Date/Time: February 1, 2012 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: 202 J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: Place local planning issues into a regional context and consider what factors are important to ensure long-term sustainable development and health of both the local community and the region. Consider the components and issues surrounding storm water management and the use of sustainable site design, and the implications of this development strategy for your jurisdiction. Fee: $70
For Info: Jennifer Clemente at 314-516-5994

Black History Month Opening featuring Bishop Vashti McKenzie
Date/Time: February 1, 2012 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Auditorium
Audience: Open
Description: This year’s theme is “Black Women in American Culture and History: Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Accomplishments.” The featured speaker for the opening program is Bishop Vashti McKenzie. She is the first woman to be consecrated as a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal church, currently serves as the national chaplain of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and is also the granddaughter of one of the sorority’s founders. Her personal accomplishments and life of service encompass the theme. For more information about Bishop McKenzie, go to: apbspeakers.com/speaker/bishop-vashti-mckenzie or 13thame.com/index.php?page_id=about_leadership. It is brought to you by: UMSL Daily, Office of Student Life, Multicultural Relations, Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.-Alpha Omega Chapter and African American Alumni Chapter of UMSL
For Info: Ashlee Roberts at 314-516-5291

‘Intimate Apparel’ – UMSL Dept. of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies
Date/Time: February 1, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: In 1905 Manhattan, New York City, Esther, seamstress of Intimate Apparels, is a lonely 35 year-old spinster. She resides in a boarding house owned by a widower, Mrs. Dickson. Among other residents in the boarding house is Mayme, an attractive “lady of the night,” who had once aspired to be a concert pianist. Lonely Esther receives a letter from George, a Bajan laborer working on the Panama Canal. Esther’s response to George’s letters, written on her behalf by both Mrs. Van Buren and Mayme, set her life on a romantic collision with George. They wed, and she struggles to hold the relationship together. Tickets are $5 with a student ID and $10 general admission
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Breakfast and Business
Date/Time: February 2, 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 “North Side Regeneration.”
For Info: Jane Ferrell at 314-516-5883

Tai Chi Qigong Practice @ NOON
Date/Time: February 2, 2012 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Location: Hawthorn Room – J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: This Qigong session is a blending of meditation, breathing, and slow fluid movements incorporated into a 30-minute set with an emphasis on the breathing. The practice is FREE and open to all UMSL faculty, staff, and students. It is suitable for people of all sizes, ages, and fitness levels. No previous experience or special clothing is needed.
For Info: Linda Gatson at 314-516-5091

Getting the Most from Note-Taking
Date/Time: February 2, 2012 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success (Millennium Student Center 225)
Audience: Student
Description: Learn how to format and organize your notes to be the most beneficial for you.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-5300

2-Ball Soccer Tournament
Date/Time: February 2, 2012 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Mark Twain Recreation Center- GYM
Audience: Open
Description: For super fun soccer action, enter Campus Rec’s 2-Ball Soccer Tournament. Tonight’s action-packed, one-night tourney will be played in the Mark Twain Gym beginning at 7 p.m. Two balls are used on the field instead of one. Teams may be comprised of men and/or women; 6 players per side plus subs. Entries are still being accepted. Call the Rec Office, 516-5326, by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1.
For Info: Campus Recreation, 203 Mark Twain at 314-516-5326

‘Intimate Apparel’ – UMSL Dept. of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies
Date/Time: February 2, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: In 1905 Manhattan, New York City, Esther, seamstress of Intimate Apparels, is a lonely 35 year-old spinster. She resides in a boarding house owned by a widower, Mrs. Dickson. Among other residents in the boarding house is Mayme, an attractive “lady of the night,” who had once aspired to be a concert pianist. Lonely Esther receives a letter from George, a Bajan laborer working on the Panama Canal. Esther’s response to George’s letters, written on her behalf by both Mrs. Van Buren and Mayme, set her life on a romantic collision with George. They wed, and she struggles to hold the relationship together. Tickets are $5 with a student ID and $10 general admission
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

National Counselor Exam Preparation Workshop
Date/Time: February 3, 2012 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Boeing Auditorium – Technology Learning Center
Audience: Open
Description: The National Counselor Examination (NCE) measures knowledge or skills that may be expected of practicing professional counselors and is required for licensure as an LPC in the states of Missouri and Illinois. The Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam is a graduate program comprehensive exam that addresses the same content areas as the NCE. This workshop is designed to help students and counselors approach either exam realistically and confidently by reviewing the structure and content of the exam(s), while also providing an overview of test taking strategies to achieve optimal success. $100 registration fee includes instruction, light breakfast, lunch, and a resource packet.
For Info: David Hart at 414-516-6099

IC Short Course – File Management
Date/Time: February 3, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: SSB 134
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

IC Short Course – Web Page Building and HTML
Date/Time: February 3, 2012 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: SSB 134
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

Tai Chi Qigong Practice @ NOON
Date/Time: February 3, 2012 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Location: Hawthorn Room – J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: This Qigong session is a blending of meditation, breathing, and slow fluid movements incorporated into a 30-minute set with an emphasis on the breathing. The practice is FREE and open to all UMSL faculty, staff and students. It is suitable for people of all sizes, ages and fitness levels. No previous experience or special clothing is needed.
For Info: Linda Gatson at 314-516-5091

‘Intimate Apparel’ – UMSL Dept. of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies
Date/Time: February 3, 2012 7:30 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: In 1905 Manhattan, New York City, Esther, seamstress of Intimate Apparels, is a lonely 35 year-old spinster. She resides in a boarding house owned by a widower, Mrs. Dickson. Among other residents in the boarding house is Mayme, an attractive “lady of the night,” who had once aspired to be a concert pianist. Lonely Esther receives a letter from George, a Bajan laborer working on the Panama Canal. Esther’s response to George’s letters, written on her behalf by both Mrs. Van Buren and Mayme, set her life on a romantic collision with George. They wed, and she struggles to hold the relationship together. Tickets are $5 with a student ID and $10 general admission
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949