Undergraduates with I.D. will be able to purchase $5 tickets to the 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Orchestra Hall performance. Buses also will be provided; details will be made available with ticket purchase.

The discount is available to undergraduates only because it was subsidized by St. Thomas Activities and Recreation and the Undergraduate Student Government, which are funded by undergraduate student activity fees.

Faculty, staff, graduate students, alumni, parents, neighbors and friends of the university may purchase tickets to the 4  or 7 p.m. performances by visiting the Orchestra Hall Web site. Seats are $15 plus a nominal Orchestra Hall transaction fee. The concert is open to adults and to children over 6.

Action items subject to the early deadlines include:

• All electronic time sheets must be submitted in Murphy to your supervisors for approval by noon Monday, Nov. 23.
• All paper time sheets must be received in Payroll by noon Monday, Nov. 23.
• Time clock correction sheets and vacation requests for the Stromberg time clock system must be turned in to the time clock administrators by 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23.
• All electronic approvals must be done in Murphy and Stromberg by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23.
• All new Student Employment Forms must be submitted and approved by Friday, Nov. 20.

Pay items received after the deadlines printed above will not be processed on the Dec. 4 paycheck. They will be processed on the following payday, Dec. 18.

The interns will act as staff to the members of the United Nations Mission of the Holy See and perform responsibilities such as monitoring the actions of U.N. bodies and representing the Holy See in various meetings.

One internship will run from Sept. 1, 2010, to the end of December 2010, the period that the Security Council is in session. The other internship will run from Sept. 1, 2010, to the end of July 2011. Each internship will include room and board at the Vatican Mission and a stipend of $800 per month. Interns must live at the Mission; accommodation is for a single person only. Students may apply regardless of academic major, subject to the qualifications listed below.

All students filling this internship should:

• Be a senior, graduate student or recent graduate of St. Thomas;
• Have a strong academic record;
• Have a demonstrated knowledge of and interest in international politics, economics or law;
• Be of good moral character and an informed and committed Catholic.

Selection process

Applications must be completed by Feb. 8, 2010, for both internships. Applicants should submit a 500- to 1,000-word letter expressing interest in the position and highlighting qualifications. Each applicant should provide copies of academic transcripts and also arrange for three letters of recommendation, including at least two from St. Thomas faculty members.

Send all application materials to Dr. Susan Alexander, Mail #AQU 102.

Selection of the interns will be made by a committee of faculty and administrators at the university. Finalists will be announced by March 2. All finalists should expect to be interviewed by the selection committee and by Migliore.

Dr. Ellen Kennedy

Dr. Ellen Kennedy, a former St. Thomas faculty member who is now director of the Minnesota Genocide Intervention Network, will speak on campus Monday, Nov. 23, to raise awareness about the crisis in Darfur.

The event will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium. Its purpose is to help inform the St. Thomas community about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to brainstorm ways to help the Sudanese people.

This event is free and open to the public. Free T-shirts will be given to those who attend. The event is presented by Hana, STAND and STAR .

Wellness Center staff will hand out Quit Kits and information to UST students from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 19,  near the Fireside Room on the main level of Koch Commons.

Every individual who turns in a pack of cigarettes or a tin of chew will receive a gift certificate for a free smoothie from the Pit Stop and will be entered in a drawing to win $25 to spend at the UST Bookstore. If you are not a tobacco user, stop by to take a quiz for a chance to win a $15 iTunes gift card.

For more information, contact the Wellness Center, (651) 962-6128, or view the American Cancer Society’s link to the Great American Smokeout. The Wellness Center is located on the lower level of Koch Commons.

The doors open at 3 p.m. but the main event starts at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and features a performance by the local band Ferris at 6 p.m.

Participants must bring 50 names and addresses in order to receive a free “Game Over Cancer” T-shirt. A Wii gaming system will be given away at 9 p.m., but the winner must be present with student ID to win the game. A variety of other prizes also will be given away.

Up ’til Dawn is a student-run organization on campus that raises money and awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The hospital is based in Memphis, Tenn. Last year, St. Thomas was fifth in the nation for its fundraising efforts, raising more than $88,000.

 The program will host Charlotte Kinzley from Sharing and Caring Hands from 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18,  in Room 315, McNeely Hall. Kinzley will talk about her work as a family advocate and spokeswoman for Sharing and Caring Hands, a successful charity founded by Mary Jo Copeland, as well as her work with Mary’s Place.

All students who are interested in philanthropy and the Student Legacy Program are invited to attend.

The Student Legacy Committee is made up of St. Thomas students who are interested in helping to ensure that their class will leave a legacy for future generations of Tommies. The goals of the Student Legacy Program are to increase student awareness of alumni programming and the importance of philanthropy, and, through an annual Student Legacy Campaign, to help each new St. Thomas class establish a fund that it will build on as the class progresses toward graduation. This fund allows each graduating class to leave a gift for future generations.

The Student Legacy Program can be followed on Facebook.

A variety of employers will be at the fair to offer opportunities for students of many different majors.

To be eligible for the fair, students must attend an information session. Visit the Career Development Center’s Web page to register for a session.

Registration forms and fees for the fair are due prior to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Career Development Center in Room 350, Murray-Herrick Campus Center.

For more information, call the center, (651) 962-6761.

Weekly meetings of the Classical Society are held in Room 308, O’Shaughnessy Educational Center. Free pizza is provided.

For more information e-mail Andrew Steck.

Student Breanna Alston and two faculty presenters, Paul Lai and Elizabeth Wilkinson, will select short film clips (10 minutes each) and raise issues for discussion.

The series, free and open to the public, is sponsored by American Culture and Difference, an interdisciplinary minor of the College of Arts and Sciences.

For more information, call the American Culture and Difference program, (651) 962-5649.