Volume 59, Issue 12  - November 6, 2006

Briefs

Tuition and fees meeting
The UTB/TSC Tuition and Fee Policy Advisory Committee will discuss the status of tuition and fees at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Gorgas Hall boardroom.

STD Testing

The Valley AIDS Council will provide free and confidential testing for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Cortez Hall 237. For more information, call Student Health Services at 882-8951.

Patron of the Arts

The UTB/TSC Rio Bravo Percussion Ensemble, featuring guest soloists Dean Gronemeier and Kai Stensgaard on marimba, will perform at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Jacob Brown Auditorium. The UTB/TSC Rio Bravo Wind Ensemble will follow in concert at 8 p.m. Admission is $3. For more information, call the Patron of the Arts office at 882-7025.        

Career outreach

The Counseling Center will conduct a housing outreach from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the Village at Fort Brown in observance of National Career Development Month. Snacks and coffee will be served. For more information, call the center at 882-8292.

Lecture

Rainer Enrique Hamel, a professor of linguistics at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, will present a lecture titled “Spanish, English, and Multilingualism in a Globalizing World” at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Student Union’s Gran Salon. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 882-5730.

Feed the Scorpion

The Accounting Society at UTB/TSC will create a scorpion out of empty aluminum cans from 9 a.m.-7p.m. Friday in the parking lot of the Jacob Brown Auditorium. Donors may Feed the Scorpion with aluminum cans that day. The cans will then be sold to benefit the needy. For more information, call club president David Lopez at 551-1731.

Anniversary celebration

The College of Science, Mathematics and Technology will celebrate the university’s anniversary from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday in the Science and Engineering Technology building. Several presentations and activities are planned for CMST faculty, staff and alumni. For more information, call 882-6701.

Society Under Fire

Simon Houpt, author of “Museum of the Missing” (Sterling, 2006), will discuss the book on “Society Under Fire,” which airs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday on KMBH-FM (88.9) William F. Strong, a professor in the English and Communication Department, hosts the program.

Professional Women Speak

Celia Flores-Feist, an associate professor in the Chemistry and Environmental Sciences Department, will present a lecture titled “The Road Less Traveled: Women in Science” at the Professional Women Speak seminar to be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 13 in the Education and Business Complex’s Cassia Room. A reception will follow. For more information, call Deloria Nanze-Davis, chair of Professional Women Speak, at 882-5741.

Athletic Fee referendum

Voting for the Athletic Fee referendum will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 14-15 at the Education and Business Complex, Student Union, Cardenas Hall North and South, Tandy Hall and International Technology, Education and Commerce Campus. For more information, call the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics at 882-8911.

Meetings

The Disability Awareness Club meets at 3 p.m. each Wednesday in the Student Union’s Salon Bougainvillea. For more information, call club president Travis Briones at 545-7306 or send him an e-mail at travis.briones1@utb.edu.

The Gorgas Science Society meets at 1 p.m. each Friday in Life and Health Sciences room 1.314. For more information, call society president Joe Lee Rubio at 346-9177 or send him an e-mail at joeleerubio@hotmail.com or at Gorgassociety@yahoo.com.

The Sports Officials Student Organization invites students interested in becoming soccer referees to attend its regular meetings scheduled 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 17 in SET-B 2.260. Topics of instruction include assistant referee and offside. For more information, call organization president Fabian Neri at 371-1376 or adviser Pedro Trejo Jr. at 882-5945.

Reading

Rob Johnson, author of “The Lost Years of William S. Burroughs: Beats in South Texas,” will read an excerpt at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the SET-B third-floor conference room. The event is sponsored by the Liberal Arts Graduate Student Association.   

Steal a Meal

The Catholic Campus Ministry sells a full meal for $1.50 at 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Newman Center. For more information, call 542-3942.

Katrina relief

The UT School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus and other Rio Grande Valley organizations are seeking donations for Mission Mississippi, a relief effort for Hurricane Katrina victims who are still struggling. Suggested donation items include non-perishable foods, toiletries and baby items. Items can be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. through December at the Regional Academic Health Center, located next to the Life and Health Sciences Building. For more information, call Belinda Reininger at 882-5161 or send her an e-mail at belinda.m.reininger@utb.edu.

Employee recreation

UTB/TSC employees are invited to participate in tennis recreation from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., 1:15-2:15 p.m. and 5:15- 6:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the UTB/TSC tennis courts. To sign up, go to http://www.utbtsc.edu/form/hr/wellness/tennis/. For more information, call Marisa Guerrero at 882-7614.

UTB/TSC employees are invited to participate in volleyball recreation from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday at Sonic Drive-In, 205 Security Dr. For more information, call Marisa Guerrero at 882-7614.

--Compiled by Hugo Rodriguez

If you would like your organization or department news published in the Collegian’s Briefs section, call reporter Hugo Rodriguez at 882-5846 or send him an e-mail at collegian@utb.edu.