October 2006

Indian Students Association Presents Diwali Show 2006

The Indian Students Association is hosting its annual Diwali Show on November 5th, 2006 at 7:00 PM in the Phillips Center for Performing Arts. Diwali is the Indian Festival of Lights and is symbolically known as the day of the victory of good over evil. There will be a wide variety of cultural performances for […]

Filed under Events, Cultural on October 27, 2006.

Rape Awareness and Defense Seminar

The Women’s Affairs Cabinet of SG will be hosting a Rape Awareness and Defense Seminar open to all women on the UF campus. The University Police, Victim Services Department, and representatives from C.A.R.E. and the Student Health Center will be on hand to speak about rape as well as to make students on campus […]

Filed under Events on October 27, 2006.

“Day of the Dead” at Museum Nights - November 2

Day of the Dead at Museum Nights this Thursday! The Natural History Museum is partnering with the Latin American Library
Collection for festivities both ancient and new to celebrate children, ancestors, and the continuity of life. Learn connections
between monarch butterflies and this Mexican holiday, hear about conservation of the monarch, and discover the roots of […]

Filed under Events, Cultural on October 27, 2006.

New Student Alcohol Education Program Requirement

In an effort to help educate students on the issue and assist them in making well-informed decisions about alcohol, all new students to the University of Florida are required to complete an on-line alcohol education program myStudentBody.com. To successfully complete the program student’s must answer 80% or more of the questions on the post […]

Filed under Administrative on October 26, 2006.

Former White House Chief of Staff to Speak at O’Connell Center Nov. 1st

Andrew Card, former White House Chief of Staff, to speak at O’Connell Center on November 1st.
ACCENT Speakers Bureau is pleased to announce that Andrew H. Card will speak at the University of Florida. Mr. Card will speak Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Card’s appearance is free […]

Filed under Events on October 26, 2006.

2007 Emerging Leaders Conference

Applications for Small Group Leaders for the 2007 Emerging Leaders Conference are now available. The Emerging Leaders Conference is a 3 day leadership conference for high school students held in February that assists high school juniors with further developing and strengthening their organizational and personal leadership skills. The conference is planned and executed […]

Filed under Leadership on October 26, 2006.

Prestigious Scholarships Meetings

There will be two separate information sessions on Wednesday, November 1 in about applying for prestigious scholarships in 357 Reitz Union. At 3 pm, scholarship advisors will discuss Truman, Udall, and Beinecke Scholarships, and at 4:05 pm, scholarship advisors will discuss the Goldwater Scholarship. The campus deadlines for the Truman and Goldwater Scholarships will be […]

Filed under Academic on October 25, 2006.

Video Contest, Sponsored By Educause

Win cash, gain experience and earn recognition with one short video!
The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force, with the help of The Research Channel, is conducting a contest in search of short computer security awareness videos developed by college students for college students. Winners will receive cash prizes, their videos will be featured on […]

Filed under Opportunities, Academic on October 20, 2006.

Your Opinions on Alcohol Use Worth $20

We want your opinions on alcohol use. Participate in a confidential one-hour focus group and receive a $20 gift card to the UF Bookstore. Must be a freshman at UF, 18 or older, and have consumed five or more drinks in one sitting in the past two weeks. For more information, visit gatorwell.ufl.edu.

Filed under Opportunities on October 20, 2006.

Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Information Session

University of Michigan
Program in Biomedical Sciences
Graduate School Information Session
Tuesday, October 24 @ 4:30pm (FREE Pizza)
1044 Microbiology & Cell Science Bldg

PIBS students are offered flexibility in the choice of any of the 13 participating Ph.D. programs, while retaining the small, focused environment of each individual training program. Students can immediately begin training in any of these […]

Filed under Opportunities, Academic on October 20, 2006.