All exempt and non-exempt staff are invited to this brown bag session on Oct. 5.
- ‘Employment Status at UST: Exempt and Non-Exempt – What Does it Mean?’
- Want to be a radio DJ?
Campus radio station KUST is looking for a DJ to play independent, alternative and local music. If interested, attend KUST’s meeting today or e-mail the station.
- Campus Ministry introduces new Peer Ministry program; transitions from Hall Chaplain program
Peer Ministry coordinator Molly Bird outlines the program and the 2010-11 transition to it from the Hall Chaplain program.
- Sign up online for Campus Ministry E-Newsletter
Be among the first to learn about events offered for people of every faith background.
- Archbishop John Nienstedt to celebrate Mass on campus tomorrow
A reception for the archbishop will be held at Sitzmann Hall immediately following Mass.
- CultureLink Tea welcomes university community
Yuying Dai, an international student from China, will be the guest speaker at the first
CultureLink Tea of the 2010-2011 academic year. The tea will be held Wednesday. - First winner named in Banned Books Week Trivia Contest
A new winner will be determined each day this week.
- Talking Circles 2011 retreat seeks participation nominations of first-year student leaders
This three-day, off-campus retreat is an opportunity to encourage growth in first-year student leaders.
- Political Science offers J-Term seminar in Washington, D.C.
The “Inside Washington” seminar, Jan. 2-15, will include on-site visits to Capitol Hill, executive agencies, think tanks, trade associations and media organizations.
- Professional notes
Catch the latest on faculty, staff and student professional development here.
- General Mills presents information session today
Company representatives will give a presentation about the business management associate position, an entry-level sales management training opportunity for graduating seniors.
- In like Flynn
Susan Alexander has some tongue-in-cheek advice for Flynn Hall residents concerned with mice: Get an illegal cat. As Susan writes today in The Scroll, her neighbor’s cat, Sophie, does a good job of keeping away both the mice and her dreams about 200-pound dancing rodents. Have a mouse story? Share it with us!
- Worried about finances? Wellness Center hosts interactive finance workshops
A representative from Family Means Credit Counseling will lead three free workshops: “What is My Money Personality?” “Take Charge of Your Money,” and “Give Me Some Credit!”
- Learn how to market international experience at Career Development seminar
The Marketing Your International Experience seminar will be held Wednesday.
- Please remember in your prayers Verna Mae Gore
She was the mother-in-law of Chelen Gore, College of Applied Professional Studies.
- ‘Stop the Presses’ graphic art exhibit opens Friday
“Stop the Presses: Graphic Art in a New Light” features graphic artists with local ties.
- Registration opens for Wellness 5K Run/Walk Relay
Celebrate Homecoming Week at the Wellness Center’s ninth annual Wellness 5K Run/Walk Relay on Oct. 23. Register by Oct. 15 and receive a 5K T-shirt.
- Earn service hours through Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement volunteering is easy and flexible; choose from a multitude of hours, locations and classrooms. Four information sessions will be held this week.
- Hana, ANSA host ‘Hana Dialogue: Rising Above Racial Prejudice’
The dialogue will be held Wednesday, Sept. 29.
- Grill, Scooter’s go green with reusable to-go containers
The containers, dishwasher- and microwave-safe, are exchanged with each to-go meal purchased.
- Libraries observe Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week promotes that while not every book is intended for every reader, each person has the right to decide what to read, listen to, or view.
- Welcome, new employees
Fourteen staff members recently joined the campus community.
- Author and theologian George Weigel to discuss John Paul II in lecture here Oct. 4
Weigel’s 19 books include the acclaimed Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II.
- New Academic and Administrative Advisory Committee replaces two disbanded committees
The committee will consist of about 40 members and will meet once a semester to address specific issues.
- Luann Dummer Center for Women Book Club meets Wednesday
The book club will discuss The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold.
