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Textbook Sell Back
Date/Time: May 12-15, 2012 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM
Location: UMSL Bookstore
Audience: Student
Description: It’s Textbook Sell Back time! Stop by the UMSL Bookstore to sell back your textbooks! Receive a minimum $5 for each textbook. Enter to win an iPad® for each book your sell back. For more details, visit umslbookstore.com.
For Info: UMSL Bookstore at 314-516-5763

Investment Planning
Date/Time: May 12, 2012 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: In this course you’ll learn about the wide variety of investment vehicles that may be included in a client’s portfolio, as well as client assessment, tax considerations, economic factors, valuation methods, asset allocation techniques, portfolio performance evaluation, and more. Having the knowledge to choose the right investments is essential for implementing your clients’ financial plans–and ensuring their confidence in you. Fee: $995.
For Info: Erica Candela at 314-516-5908

Turtle Trot 5K Walk/Run for Re-Member
Date/Time: May 12, 2012 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Ed Bales Park, 2598 N. Main St., St. Charles, MO 63301
Audience: Open
Description: Prizes for 1st place finishers and highest two pledge collectors. Run starts at 10 a.m. and walk starts at 10:15 a.m. The course will follow the hiking/biking trail through the woods between the Katy Trail and the Missouri River. Re-Member seeks to improve the living conditions on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota through volunteered services and building relationships. From delivering firewood in the winter to installing outhouses for those without running water, building the first beds for many children to repairing/replacing roofs to skirting and insulating mobile homes to improve the ability to actually heat them up, or any other public service such as cleaning up the powwow grounds for the elderly, Re-Member provides much needed services, as well as friendships, and teaches their volunteers more than words can describe. Fee: $25 for adults, $15 for youths 15 and under.
For Info: Marissa Lightner at 636-448-5677

Spring Commencement
Date/Time: May 12, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Mark Twain Building
Audience: Open
Description: This ceremony will graduate students from the College of Nursing, College of Fine Arts and Communication, School of Social Work and Master of Public Policy Administration Program.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442

Spring Commencement
Date/Time: May 12, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 AM
Location: Mark Twain Building
Audience: Open
Description: This ceremony will graduate students from the College of Arts and Sciences.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442

Spring Commencement
Date/Time: May 12, 2012 6:00 PM to 7:30 AM
Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: This ceremony will graduate students from the College of Optometry.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442

Spring Commencement
Date/Time: May 13, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 AM
Location: Mark Twain Building
Audience: Open
Description: This ceremony will graduate students from the College of Education and the Bachelor of General Studies and Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies programs.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442

Spring Commencement
Date/Time: May 13, 2012 6:00 PM to 7:30 AM
Location: Mark Twain Building
Audience: Open
Description: This ceremony will graduate students from the College of Business Administration, the University of Missouri–St. Louis/Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program and the Missouri University of Science & Technology Engineering Education Center.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442

How to Control Cash Flow
Date/Time: May 15, 2012 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: J.C Penney Conference Center, Oak Room
Audience: Open
Description: Second of three workshops in the Financial Management Series. Get a handle on the financial side of your small business operation. Learn how to turn financial statements into useful management tools and take a close look at where cash comes from in a small business, where it is used in day-to-day operations, and how to identify and correct cash flow problems. At the end of the session, you will be able to identify key information on cash flow statements and be able to follow the path of cash as it travels through your company. Fee: $99 or $237 for series of three.
For Info: Erica Candela at 314-516-5908

Mindfulness Meditation
Date/Time: May 16, 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

Staff Association – Staff Council Monthly Meeting
Date/Time: May 16, 2012 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: JCP 403
Audience: Open
Description: Meetings open to all UMSL staff members.
For Info: Sandra Crawshaw at 314-516-7298

Landlord Training Program
Date/Time: May 17, 2012 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Room 1013, World Trade Center, 121 S. Meramec Ave., Clayton, MO 63105
Audience: Open
Description: Find out what it takes to become successful in the rental housing business—and stay that way—in this six-hour program. Whether you’re a first-time investor or an experienced landlord, you’ll learn useful, practical information that will help to improve your bottom line. The $70 registration fee includes a 500-page landlord resource book.
For Info: Mary Gough at 314-516-5974

The Basics of Writing a Business Plan
Date/Time: May 18, 2012 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: This workshop will provide you with step-by-step instructions for writing each major section of your business plan, including the Business Description, Marketing Plan, Operations Plan and Financial Plan. You will learn how to access and use our Financial Projections Excel Spreadsheet to produce three-year projections of your income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement. You will also receive guidance on overall style and appearance. Fee: $59.
For Info: Jennifer Clemente at 314-516-5960