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Experience St. Louis: Busch Stadium Tour
Date/Time: September 15, 2012 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Pick up at Provincial House in front
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: Do you want to see where the 2011 World Series Winner St. Louis Cardinals? What about the broadcasting booth? You get to see all of that and more at the Experience St. Louis: Busch Stadium Tour. Only 32 spaces are available. Come on up to the Office of Student Life to sign up before its to late!
For Info: Katie Green or other UPB member at 314-516-5531

Horseback Trail Ride
Date/Time: September 15, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:30 PM
Location: Ace Stables – 9115 Natural Bridge Road
Audience: Student
Description: Today is Campus Recreation’s Horseback Trail Ride at nearby Ace Stables. Come out and enjoy a fun, pleasant morning of horseback riding. Cost: $10. Participants must register in advance. Call the Campus Rec Office, 203 MT, 314-516-5326, to see if spots are still available.
For Info: Campus Recreation Office, 203MT at 314-516-5326

UMSL at Grand Center – Open House
Date/Time: September 15, 2012 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: St. Louis Public Radio, 3651 Olive Street, STL, MO 63108
Audience: Open
Description: Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:15 a.m. followed by refreshments, tours of the new facility, and a live broadcast. Meet NPR’s co-host of Morning Edition, Renee Montagne.
For Info: Phil Donato at 314-516-5425

MADCO: ‘Outburst’
Date/Time: September 15, 2012 2 PM, 8 PM
Location: Lee Theater, Touhill Performing Arts Center
Audience: Open
Description: If you’ve seen MADCO perform even once, you know the company’s dancers for their athletic prowess, technical skill and physical talents. In “Outburst,” we get into their creative heads. The entire Outburst program will consist of very personal pieces, created by MADCO dancers Monica Alunday, Vance Baldwin, Jason Flodder, Lindsay Hawkins, Claire Hilleren and Jennifer Reilly in partnership with lighting designer Kim Klearman, costume designer Felia Davenport and set designer Glen Anderson. And, under Stacy West’s artistic direction, these individual pieces come together as an entertaining, synchronous collection. Just like the company itself. Discount student and faculty/staff tickets are available. Hurry, quantities are limited.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

Day at the Museum: Holocaust Museum
Date/Time: September 16, 2012 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Location: Holocaust Museum & Learning Center
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: Take a trip to the Holocaust Museum with UPB to learn more about one of the most pivotal times in history. Students will be led on a free tour of the museum. A sign-up sheet will be available in the Office of Student Life. A $5 refundable deposit is required to sign up. The bus will leave from Provincial House at 11:30 a.m.
For Info: Marissa Steimel or other UPB member at 314-516-5531

Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off: ¡Celebrando la Cultura Hispana!
Date/Time: September 17, 2012 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: MSC Patio (Rain Location, Nosh)
Audience: Open
Description: Join the Office of Student Life and the Hispanic-Latino Association as we celebrate the commencement of Hispanic Heritage Month. Enjoy music, food, games, and learn Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian art form combining martial arts, dance, and music. Learn more about HisLa and the other great HHM events.
For Info: Ashlee Roberts at 314-516-5291

Exposure 15 – Investigating the Time Pocket
Date/Time: September 17, 2012 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Location: UMSL, Gallery 210
Audience: Open
Description: Gina Alvarez, a St. Louis based artist, discusses her contribution to the Exposure 15 exhibition in Gallery 210. Alvarez, who works in printmaking, fiber and sculpture describes her techniques and reflects on themes prevalent in her artwork, process and materials. Exposure 15: Re-Domestic runs Aug. 23 through Sept. 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m., in Gallery 210.
For Info: Karen Lucas at 314-516-5698

Focus on Learning
Date/Time: September 17, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: “Too much reading, too little time – strategies for efficient learning.” Work, school, family and studying, how can there be enough hours in a day to do it all. Come to this workshop to learn ways of streamlining your learning approaches to improve your performance.
For Info: Office of Multicultural Relations at 314-516-6807

Edward Jones Information Session
Date/Time: September 17, 2012 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: 225 MSC, Center for Student Success Conference Room
Audience: Open
Description: Come to an open information session and meet Edward Jones recruiting professionals and managers to learn more about exciting employment opportunities with the firm. Edward Jones has strong Home Office Internships for current students and an excellent Rotational Development Program for upcoming graduates. Additionally, Edward Jones has other exciting opportunities including scholarships as well as full-time and part-time positions. Employees of Edward Jones must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents only. To learn more about the organization, go to careers.edwardjones.com/us/students/index.html. Space is limited! Please pre-register by clicking on Employer & Career Events at careers.umsl.edu.
For Info: Career Services at 314-516-5002

Information Systems Mentor/Protégé Event
Date/Time: September 17, 2012 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: 204 ESH – Grace’s Place Museum
Audience: Open
Description: Our panel of alumni will talk about how to succeed in the interview and what every resume should and should not have.
For Info: Joseph Rottman at 314-516-6286

USDA Job Opportunity Open House
Date/Time: September 18, 2012 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Career Services, 278 MSC
Audience: Open
Description: Stop by Career Services to meet with a representative from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), National Operations Center (NOC). They currently have between 80-100 positions to fill at their 9700 Page Avenue location. The positions vary from data transcriber to basic statistical analyst. Undergraduates and recent graduates are encouraged to apply for these temporary positions, which start January 2013 and end September 2013. For more information and to apply, stop by Career Services between 10am and 2pm on Tuesday, September 18th. Be prepared to complete an on-line application and upload your resume. You will have access to a computer so you can access your resume through your documents in MyGateway or bring your resume on your thumb drive. Questions? Contact Career Services at 314-516-5111 or careerservices@umsl.edu. Registration encouraged, walk-ins are welcomed! To register, Click on Employer & Career Events at careers.umsl.edu.
For Info: UMSL Career Services at 314-516-5111

Lunch & Learn: Voting
Date/Time: September 18, 2012 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: Century Room C
Audience: Faculty/Staff/Students
Description: Come out and learn the importance of voting while enjoying a free lunch compliments of your University Program Board.
For Info: Charles McDonald or other UPB Member at 314-516-5531

‘When was the last time you raped someone? Was it legitimate?’
Date/Time: September 18, 2012 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Location: Millennium Student Center Room 316
Audience: Open
Description: We discuss U.S. Rep. Todd Akin’s controversial comments on legitimate rape. Bre’Anna Liddell, who teaches the Love 101 course at UMSL, will lead the discussion with Jacqueline Meyncke who is an anthropology researcher at Saint Louis University. The big questions are, “When was the last time you raped someone? And was it legitimate?” This discussion brings together issues in gender studies, anthropology and ethics. Free pizza and drinks will be provided.
For Info: Bre’Anna Liddell at 314-516-5631

Interviewing Skills Workshop
Date/Time: September 18, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Center For Student Success, 225 MSC
Audience: Student
Description: Do you want to know more about interviewing and how to improve your skills? Join us to learn techniques and tips for successful interviews. A representative from SBS Creatix, LLC will be presenting. Please register for this workshop at careers.umsl.edu.
For Info: Rachel Boehlow at 314-516-5317

Volleyball Tourney
Date/Time: September 18, 2012 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: CNC Backyard
Audience: Student
Description: Come play volleyball with us on our grass outside court! All are welcome!
For Info: Rachelle Simon at 314-385-3455

It’s about Time (Management)!
Date/Time: September 18, 2012 5:00 PM to 5:45 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 314-516-7994

Ferguson Lunch Trolley
Date/Time: September 19, 2012 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Location: Three Pickup Locations on Campus
Audience: Open
Description: The Ferguson Lunch Trolley provides free round-trip shuttle service to Ferguson Citywalk restaurants for lunch on Wednesdays. The trolley will make four continuous loops between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sandwich board signs will be placed at trolley pickup sites. Campus pickup locations: Woods Hall (west side), MSC (east side), and Marillac Hall (main entrance). Ferguson restaurants: Celebrity Southern Soul Food; Corner Coffee House; El Palenque; Faraci Pizza; Ferguson Brewing Co.; Imo’s Pizza; KFC; Little Caesar’s Pizza; Marley’s Bar & Grill; Mimi’s Subway Bar & Grill; New Chinese Gourmet; Popeye’s Chicken; Queen’s Chinese Restaurant; Quizno’s; The Red Apple; Subway; Vincenzo’s Italian Ristorante; The Whistle Stop.
For Info: Mary Haux at 314-332-5546

Mindfulness Meditation
Date/Time: September 19, 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, depression, 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

News At Noon: ‘Legitimate Rape: Power of Words in Politics’
Date/Time: September 19, 2012 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: MSC Room 316
Audience: Open
Description: Are politicians really waging a “war on women?” If so, what are some of the repercussions? How has the media represented the issue and how do words influence our understanding? Join The Current, the campus news source, for News at Noon: “Legitimate Rape: The Power of Words in an Election Year,” a discussion and free pizza lunch. “News at Noon” is a monthly forum for faculty and student discussions about current events, co-sponsored by The Current and the New York Times, with support from the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of Student Life at UMSL. Join friends and faculty members each month this semester to consider how current events are presented in the media. For more information, visit The Current website, thecurrent-online.com or our Facebook page, facebook.com/TheCurrentStudentNews.
For Info: Cate Marquis at 314-516-5174

State of the University Address and Reception
Date/Time: September 19, 2012 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center Auditorium and Lobby
Audience: Open
Description: Chancellor Tom George will present his State of the University Address and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence awards to faculty and staff.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442

New Workshop & Curriculum Resource for High School Teachers
Date/Time: September 19, 2012 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location: 92 JC Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: The 21st century workforce values opportunity, creativity and agility and requires entrepreneurial skills. Yet, most students lack these critical knowledge skills. A new resource, Entrepreneurship Economics, from the Council for Economic Education equips teachers with 11 engaging lessons featuring student-centered instructional methods and conceptual frameworks covering entrepreneurship and economics. Each lesson can stand alone, offering complete flexibility to teachers on how to integrate them into the classroom. The workshop will highlight and demonstrate lessons from the new Entrepreneurship Economics resource.
For Info: Ellen Schmidt at 314-516-5248

Winning the Procrastination Battle
Date/Time: September 19, 2012 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Location: Center for Student Success – 225 Millennium Student Center
Audience: Student
Description: How many times have you become sidetracked from doing an assignment? College students can easily fall into a cycle of procrastination. Understanding why you procrastinate is the key. This workshop will illustrate steps and techniques for avoiding procrastination.
For Info: Antionette Sterling at 314-516-7994

St. Louis Rotary Club Ethics Panel
Date/Time: September 19, 2012 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM
Location: J.C. Penney Conference Center, Summit Lounge
Audience: Open
Description: A panel of leaders, typically members of the St. Louis Rotary Club, discusses professional ethics they personally encountered and how they addressed it. Faculty can give credit for student participation.
For Info: Dr. Malaika Horne at 314-516-4749

Are You Smarter than the Professors? Trivia Night
Date/Time: September 19, 2012 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Honors College Museum Room
Audience: Open
Description: Can you beat the professors in PLHCSA’s Annual Trivia Night? Teams need not be formed prior to the event. Please bring two canned goods for admission. Free food and great prizes will be available.
For Info: Jessie Bleile at 314-640-0594

National Medicare Training Program
Date/Time: September 20, 2012 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: J.C. Penny Conference Center, Summit Lounge
Audience: Open
Description: The training provides 10 hours of face-to-face sessions designed for Medicare partners – professionals and volunteers who work with seniors and people with disabilities – to help people with Medicare make informed health care decisions. CMS policy experts and CLAIM trainers will provide in-depth information on current issues as well interactive learning activities.
For Info: Mary Gough at 314-516-5974

Great Rivers Greenway Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Date/Time: September 20, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:00 AM
Location: Near the Wayne Goode statue in front of the MSC
Audience: Open
Description: Celebrate the completion of our new section of hiking/biking trail. Free ice cream, prizes, bicycle or golf cart rides on the trail.
For Info: Cindy Vantine at 314-516-5442

Study Skills That Make a Difference
Date/Time: September 20, 2012 2:30 PM to 3:15 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 516-7994

Junior Boards, How to Start Them, and How to Best Utilize
Date/Time: September 20, 2012 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: JC Penney Conference Center
Audience: Open
Description: Has your organization considered the option of having a “junior board”? Have you contemplated how to start such a group, or how to effectively use this kind of a resource for your organization? What role should the members of the junior board fill, and how can they complement, or add to, the work of your organization’s governing board of directors? Come to this class to learn from experts who have set up and used junior boards, and find out how to best utilize this potentially valuable group of individuals. Fee: $20.
For Info: Mattie Lewis at 314-516-5655

Community Rising: Putting Down Roots for your Family’s Future
Date/Time: September 20, 2012 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Millennium Student Center Rotunda
Audience: Open
Description: A resource fair specially tailored to help families and first-time buyers create a permanent home and stable environment with more than 25 local service providers will be on hand. A panel discussion will include Todd Swanstrom, professor of public policy at UMSL, and Stanton Lawrence, superintendent of Normandy School District. Topics will include resources for down-payment assistance and home-ownership programs from nonprofits and local providers. The fair is hosted by Beyond Housing and US Bank.
For Info: Steve Krazl, US Bank Home Mortgage at 314-738-2148

‘The November 2012 Elections: Analyzing and Predicting’
Date/Time: September 20, 2012 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Home of Professor Terry Jones (maps in 347 SSB)
Audience: Open
Description: The Political Science Academy announces its first meeting of the year! Thursday, September 20, 7:30 p.m., at the home of Terry Jones, professor of political science (maps available in the department office, 347 SSB). Speakers will be Terry Jones, Dave Robertson, and David Kimball discussing “The November 2012 Elections: Analyzing and Predicting the Presidential, Congressional and State Races.” Join us for a lively discussion of the 2012 election season and the prospects for the Democrats, Republicans and other contestants at the national, state and local levels. Meetings are open to all members of the UMSL community. Come join us for a lively debate over refreshments on subjects of local, national and international importance.
For Info: Angela Masching Robertson at 281-857-2457

Bryan Adams: Bare Bones Tour Solo and Acoustic
Date/Time: September 20, 2012 8:00 PM
Location: Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Touhill PAC
Audience: Open
Description: Bryan Adams brings his highly successful solo-acoustic concert tour to St. Louis with a special, intimate concert providing a rare opportunity for fans to see Adams as they’ve not seen him before: solo-acoustic and intimate. Bryan Adams has sold over 65 million records, toured six continents and achieved No. 1 status in over 40 countries around the world. With hits like “Cuts Like A Knife,” “Summer of ’69,” “Kids Wanna Rock,” “Can’t Stop This Thing We’ve Started,” “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You,” “Open Road,” and most recently, “Thought I’d Seen Everything,” Adams’ status as one of the great songwriters of our time, has been solidified. Tickets available at touhill.org or by calling 314-516-4949. Cost: $35-$75.
For Info: Touhill Ticket Office at 314-516-4949

ISS Short Course – Introductory Web Design
Date/Time: September 21, 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 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: Sumedha/Instructional Support Services Staff at

Freshman Academic Success Workshop, Part. 3: Group Study Strategies
Date/Time: September 21, 2012 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: MSC 314
Audience: Open
Description: Multicultural Relations Freshman Academic Success Workshops, Part Three: Group study strategies (key components to effectively study in a group).
For Info: Office of Multicultural Relations at 314-516-6807