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INNER VOICES Social Issues Theatre presents:

Café Estresso: the place where wayfaring strangers congregate

“ I’ll take a large order of stress, a side of pressure and a cup of coffee. To go. Oh- and can you leave room in that coffee for a splash of anxiety?”

Tuesday, Mar. 10th at 8pm (Armory Free Theatre, Rm. 160 the Armory)

Wednesday, Mar. 11th at 8pm (Armory Free Theatre, Rm. 160 the Armory)

Thursday, Mar. 12th at 8pm (Armory Free Theatre, Rm. 160 the Armory)

Tuesday, March 17th at 8pm at Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Hall   

Wednesday, March 18th at 8pm at the Courtyard Café in the Union

Thursday, March 19th at 8pm at the Peabody Private Dining Hall

A discussion with the audience follows.

ALL PERFORMANCES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

INNER VOICES Social Issues Theatre is sponsored by the Counseling Center, McKinley Health Center, and the Department of Theatre at the University of Illinois.

http://www.innervoices.uiuc.edu

The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics will be conducting two intercollegiate transfer informational meetings:

·         Wednesday, March 11, 4-5 p.m., Room 316N Mumford Hall

·         Thursday, March 12, 4-5 p.m., Room 313 Mumford Hall.

ICT applications to ACE are available at http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/AP/UnderGraduate/pdf/march%2009%20transfer%20form.pdf and are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 in Room 304 Mumford Hall.

Additional information regarding departmental application policies and recommended course patterns is available at http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/AP/UnderGraduate/Transferring.html. General information on ICT policies and procedures for the College of ACES is available at http://futurestudents.aces.illinois.edu/transfer/ict.

Global Studies internships are exciting paid opportunities to facilitate a section of LAS 101, Global Awareness I. Global Studies Interns (GSIs) share their successful academic experiences with first-year undergraduate students and help them develop skills necessary to succeed at the U of I. GSIs also help students become aware of global issues and their impact on individuals, communities, and nations.

For more information and to apply, visit http://www.globalstudies.uiuc.edu
Application deadline: Tuesday March 10, 2009 5pm.

Finding a Major that Fits workshop, offered by The Career Center, has provided help for many students who are exploring majors at the University of Illinois.  This workshop is designed to assist freshmen and sophomore students select a major and can also be useful for students considering changing their major.   Using a short interest assessment, participants identify their primary interests and connect these interests to possible majors.  By the end of the workshop, students will have identified at least 2 potential majors to explore. Additionally, students will be introduced to web resources to help them explore these potential majors and discuss the relationship between majors and future careers.

This spring Finding a Major that Fits will be presented 6 times:

Wed, Feb 25 at 4 pm
Thurs, Mar 5 at 2 pm
Tues, Mar 10 at 1 pm
Wed, Apr 1 at 1 pm
Thurs, Apr 9 at 5 pm
Tues, Apr14 at 11 am

The workshop is one hour in length and held at The Career Center/Student Services Arcade Building’s Conference Room.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged via the Career Center website http://www.careercenter.uiuc.edu/services/workshops/wsmain.asp

Come Join and Get Your Money Right in 2009

Perks for joining the Club: FREE electronic Copy of Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan

·        Take charge of your finances by reading Suze Orman's Book, an internationally acclaimed expert.
·        Group Goal Setting to SAVE YOU MONEY
·        5 Seminars that will help you help yourself financially!!!

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The deadline to apply for summer field experience summer courses at Yellowstone (PS 225 and PS 199) is this week!  Learn more by visiting https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pahre/www/PS199_Yellowstone_Summer_2009.htm.

The 'Orange and Blue Spirit Recognition' is an annual award given by the Illinois Student Senate and I-Serve, Student Service Council to students who represent leadership, excellence in character, and exceptional contribution to University of Illinois' Student Body. The award is one of the highest honors received by a student from the body of student representatives. The applicants are evaluated based on their contributions towards the student body as a whole and their work in improving the quality of student life.
You may access the applications at http://www.iss.uiuc.edu/awardsform.html

If you have any questions feel free to contact the Student Body Vice President-External Vikram Chaudhery at vchaudh3@uiuc.edu.

Calling all Shutterbugs!

Submit your best photo for the International Education Week Photo Contest 2009.

Use your photography to illustrate the IEW theme: "Connecting You to a World of Opportunities!"

Submissions will be judged on quality and the way in which they illustrate how UI students are engaging internationally. Winning submissions will be recognized at the IEW keynote address on Friday, March 13, and will be on display throughout the month of March.

First place winner will receive a $100 gift certificate from Travel Cuts! Other winners will receive gift certificates from local merchants, such as Fiesta Cafe and Minneci's.

For more about International Education Week, March 9-13, visit us online at: http://www.ilint.uiuc.edu/iew/about.php

To submit, send your digital photo (only one per student) and up to 300 words explaining how your photo illustrates the theme "Connecting You to a World of Opportunities!" to: intstudies@illinois.edu by 5pm Friday, February 27.

The next Transfer Writing Exam (TWE) is scheduled for Friday, April 10, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in 106 Lincoln Hall.

All eligible prospective takers of the test should sign up beforehand by stopping by 294 English or by calling Lauri Harden at 333-1006.

Only transfer students who have credit for a course that articulates as UCI 1-- or UCII 1-- are eligible for the test.  Courses articulated as RHET 1-- do NOT entitle students to take the test.  Students can only take the transfer writing exam ONCE.  Freshmen with single course UCI 1-- or UCII 1-- credit are not eligible for the exam.

Check attached file for this week's edition of the Illinois Pre-Law Informer.