November 2006

UF Bookstore Offers Holiday Employment, Discounts

UF Bookstore has employment opportunities beginning Dec 1st during Buyback and the holidays. All employees receive a discount on their text and supplies. Please see David Moore or Meagan Goodman at the store for more information.

Filed under Opportunities on November 27, 2006.

Gator Model United Nations Conference

The University of Florida’s Model United Nations team is looking for volunteers for the staff of its fourth annual High School Model United Nations Conferece, GatorMUN IV, to be held Jan. 26-29, 2007. Please contact Andrea Costa at andreadiane.costa@gmail.com for an application or further information. Please visit www.ufmodelun.org for more details regarding GatorMUN IV!

Filed under Student Organizations on November 27, 2006.

Breaking the Silence - A Film Festival Depicting the Many Faces of AIDS

Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood presents in conjunction with Student Honors Organization, Recurso, Student Global AIDS Campaign, and Reitz Union Board - Breaking the Silence! A film festival depicting the many faces of AIDS. The following movies will be shown: “It’s My Life” (Monday, November 27th at 6:30pm,), “Longtime Companion” (Tuesday, November 28th at 6pm), […]

Filed under Events on November 27, 2006.

Tower Yearbook Pictures This Week

ALL students are welcome to take their picture for the Tower Yearbook this week! There has been a revision to the schedule. Picture days will now be Tuesday, November 28th until Friday, December 1st, with the following times:

November 28- 9am-6pm
November 29- 9am-9pm
November 30- 9am-9pm
December 1- 9am-5pm

Please go to to the Reitz Union 4th floor […]

Filed under Student Organizations on November 27, 2006.

Movie Screening: The Future of Food

Movie Screening: The Future of Food This Thursday, November 30, 2006 7:30 pm, Little 119.
Join Change the World: Student Social Entrepreneurs at UF for our final meeting of the semester and a screening of the Future of Food, a documentary on what we eat and how it arrives on our grocery store shelves (synopsis: http://www.thefutureoffood.com/synopsis.htm).
We’ll […]

Filed under Student Organizations on November 27, 2006.

IBC Emissaries

The Institute of Black Culture is currently looking for students to serve as the official ambassadors for the institute. If you are interested in volunteering, large-scale event programming, and planning Black Student Welcome Week, please stop by the Institute of Black Culture to pick an application or e-mail Billy Holcombe (billyh@dso.ufl.edu).

Filed under Leadership, Opportunities on November 27, 2006.

State of the Black Student Union Conference

The State of the Black Student Union Conference, the Black Student Union’s inaugural conference, is looking for new committee members. The 2-day event features a Battle of the Bands show, a full-day conference, and a gospel extravaganza. For more information, please contact ufbsuconference@yahoo.com.

Filed under Student Organizations on November 27, 2006.

We Can Help…

The end of the semester can be a high stress time and we can help. UF offers a variety of free and confidential helping resources through the Dean of Students Office and the UF Counseling Center, both found in Peabody Hall. Check out http://www.counsel.ufl.edu for more information.

Filed under Administrative on November 26, 2006.

Science for Life

Interested in research in the life sciences? Consider adding the one-credit IDH3931 Science for Life course. For more information, check out the course syllabus (http://www.honors.ufl.edu/forms/sciforlife.pdf). This is a fantastic way to learn about research opportunities on campus.
To add this course, e-mail Josh Brammer (jbrammer@honors.ufl.edu) with your request. Include “Science for Life” in the […]

Filed under Academic on November 19, 2006.

RECURSO International Service Trip to Nicaragua

RECURSO’s 4th Annual Service Trip will be going to Nicaragua. The trip will support the local communities, and provide welfare aid to the people there. This is a great opportunity to create real change in people’s lives that need it, and to learn about other cultures and lifestyles. Applications are in the RECURSO office […]

Filed under Service, Opportunities on November 19, 2006.