All central university technology resources may be affected.
- Computing network outages planned for Sunday morning
- Prospective students to visit campus for UST Music Audition Days
The annual music major and scholarship auditions give students and their families a chance to learn more about St. Thomas.
- ‘Get physical’ at HR Fair on St. Paul campus today
In addition to treats and freebies, bring your UST ID to pick up your 2010 Personal Total Compensation Report.
- Library today: Photo syndication system goes live in O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center
Photo Services can tag images directly in Asset Bank, and library patrons will see them pop up on the screen a short time later.
- Delta Sigma Pi reschedules open house
The Delta Sigma Pi open house, previously scheduled for Feb. 21, has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 28.
- UAWE hosts Women’s Leadership Skills panel presentation on March 2
Jane Canney, Dr. Marisa Kelly and Sister Katarina Schuth will discuss the opportunities and challenges for women in academic leadership positions and give ideas for showcasing strengths and skills.
- Find a positive body image poster and win a smoothie
Body Image Awareness Week continues through tomorrow.
- News America Marketing reps to speak at AMA meeting today
Clients of News America Marketing include Blue Cross Blue Shield, Campbell Soup Co., Coca-Cola Enterprises and General Mills.
- Extended Tommie Triathlon registration ends today
Today is the last day to register for the inaugural swim-bike-run event.
- Legal Studies in Business Club holds informational meeting today
Among other activities, the club will be generating marketing ideas for its criminal law event, which will take place Tuesday, April 12.
- St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity hosts Information Night, course samplers
Learn more about School of Divinity programs for lay students at this program on Tuesday, March 1.
- Today is February’s Faith Thursday
Faith Thursday will be held monthly throughout the academic year.
- Deadline extended to nominate faculty member for Sister Pat Kowalski Women’s Leadership Award
Nominations for the award will be accepted until 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28.
- Professional notes
Today’s notes include those from O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center, the School of Divinity, and the departments of Theology, Chemistry, Geology, Social Work, and Sociology and Criminal Justice.
- McNair Scholars Program applications accepted through March 10
The program is specifically designed to help talented first-generation college students who meet income guidelines, or students underrepresented in their fields of study, to enhance the skills they will need to meet the demands of challenging graduate programs.
- Nominations sought for Global Citizenship Award
The deadline for nomination is Friday, March 11, 2011.
- Public Safety to close several parking lots tonight
Public Safety will close Lots J, P, X, V and Y at 11 p.m. today.
- Waiting for cookies
Cecilia Petschel thought she was above today’s “instant gratification” syndrome, so she was ambivalent about the latest twist on that theme: You can get your Girl Scout cookies right away, instead of ordering and waiting. But then her dishwasher broke, the repair man couldn’t come right away and she got a little edgy. In hindsight, she writes today in The Scroll, the Girl Scouts may be on to something after all, and having those cookies in hand makes it easier to cope with this nasty winter!
- English Department screens ‘Tapped’ Thursday
Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right or a commodity to be sold? The documentary examines this question and the effect of so many plastic bottles on the environment.
- Credit union members invited to Annual Meeting tomorrow
Copies of the credit union’s Dec. 31, 2010, financial statement and income-and-expense statement will be available for perusal. Stop by for a brief meeting, refreshments and door prizes.
- Informational session tomorrow highlights 13 business concentration areas
Learn about the 13 business concentration areas – before you need to make a decision in which area to major.
- CILCE invites participation in Early College Awareness visits
Students and clubs can fulfill service hours, and faculty can involve service-learning while introducing a middle-school student in need to the possibilities of college life.
- Hana to show ‘Malcolm X’ tomorrow
The film stars Denzel Washington.
- Tommie Outreach to work with Habitat for Humanity on Saturday
Tommie Outreach, a new site for VIA this year, involves service work but does not require a weekly commitment.
- Great Books reading group to discuss Edith Stein: A Biography
Author Waltraud Herbstrith tells the story of this modern-day saint who died in the Nazi gas chambers of Auschwitz. Everyone is welcome to join the group on March 16.
