"Unplugged," an exhibit of work by UTB/TSC Fine Arts Professor Carlos Gómez, continues through Nov. 13 in the Rusteberg Art Gallery. Admission is $1. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, 2:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 2:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 5 p.m. Friday. For more information, call 882-7097.

UTB/TSC’s String Orchestra, String Ensembles and Chamber Ensembles will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday in the SET-B Lecture Hall. General admission is $5.

Student recitals are scheduled at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Friday in the SET-B Lecture Hall. Admission is free.

Clarinetist Jonathan Guist and friends will perform at 8 p.m. Friday in the SET-B Lecture Hall. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, children and UTB/TSC students with a valid ID. For more information, call 882-7025.

The Student Success Center will present a Study Skills workshop titled "Career Search Investigation" from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in Cortez Hall 140. For more information, call the Student Success Center at 882-8292.

The Learning Enrichment Center will present the following Study Skills workshops this week in Cardenas Hall North 104: "COMPASS Writing 1" from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday; "COMPASS Reading 1," 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday; and "COMPASS Math 1," 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday. On Saturday, "COMPASS Reading 1" will take place from 8 to 10 a.m.; "COMPASS Writing 1," from 10 a.m. to noon; and "COMPASS Math 1," 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. For more information, call the Learning Enrichment Center at 882-8208.

Registration for the men’s, women’s and co-ed divisions of the 6-on-6 Volleyball League will end Wednesday. A captain’s meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in REK Center 1.510. For more information or to sign up, visit www.campusrecreation.utb.edu or call 882-5970.

The Student Government Association meets at 5 p.m. each Thursday in the Student Union’s Salon Gardenia. Students may offer suggestions, comments or concerns about UTB/TSC during the "Let Your Voice Be Heard" portion of the meeting. For more information, call SGA President Ruby de la Fuente at 882-5877.

A public forum regarding the use of plastic bags in Brownsville will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the International Technology, Education and Commerce Center. For more information, call Rose Timmer, interim executive director of Healthy Communities of Brownsville at 882-5067.

The Health and Human Performance Department will host a Field Day for UTB/TSC full-time and part-time employees at 1 p.m. Friday in the REK Center. The event will count as a wellness activity.

The Civic Engagement Scholars Club, a campus community service organization, meets at 4 p.m. every Friday in the Cueto Building, located at 1301 E. Madison St. For more information, call 882-4303.

Seasonal flu vaccines are available at Student Health Services at a discount price of $10 for students who are 19 years or older and $5 for those who are younger than 19. The seasonal flu vaccine does not protect against the H1N1 flu, but prevents having both types of viruses simultaneously, which can have a serious impact on a person’s health. The best time to walk in and get the vaccine is 8 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Otherwise, call 882-3896 to make an appointment.

The HEART Gallery of the Rio Grande Valley will have its grand opening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Children’s Museum of Brownsville in Dean Porter Park. The Heart Gallery promotes adoption of children in the state foster care program. Portraits of individual children and sibling groups will be on display Thursday through Dec. 15 in the museum. For more information about adoption and HEART galleries, visit www.dfps.state.tx.us.org.

Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon, who spent 17 years on Florida’s Death Row for a crime he did not commit, will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in El Buen Pastor United Methodist Church, 435 W. Boca Chica Blvd. The lecture is part of the "Witness to Injustice" speakers tour. For more information, contact Joe Krause at 831-4354 or e-mail him at Jjrkrause@aol.com.

The Veterans Upward Bound program will host the 10th annual Veterans Day Ceremony at noon Nov. 10 on the Cardenas Hall South Lawn. For more information, call the Veterans Upward Bound Office at 882-7609.

The Language Institute will begin its ACT prep courses on Nov. 12. Class is held from 6 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday in International Technology, Education and Commerce Campus room D3A.106. The class is recommended for high school juniors and seniors who are planning to attend colleges that require the ACT exam, as well as students entering the registered nursing program. The fee is $140 and students may register in the same room. For more information, call Jessica Banda at 882-4178 or send her an e-mail at jessica.banda@utb.edu.

The Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy seeks volunteers for its "Evening Under the Stars" event, which will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 on the grounds of the Nompuewenu Observatory at UTB/TSC. For more information, e-mail observatory@phys.utb.edu.

Career Counseling will sponsor the National Career Development Association’s 2009-2010 Poetry and Poster Contest. The theme is "Bridges to a Brighter Future: Inspire your Career Empower your Lives." The contest deadline is 5 p.m. Nov. 17. Stop by the Student Success Center in Cardenas Hall North Annex for an entry form and rules. For more information, call Frank Coulson at 882-8292.

The 2009 Filemon B. Vela Pre-law Academy will offer mock prep tests of the Law School Admission Test at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 21 in Cardenas Hall South 117. The test will take four hours. For more information, call Karen Betancourt, the assistant master technical instructor with the legal studies program, at 882-7526.

People interested in taking Arnulfo and Rosa Mar’s annual guided trip to San Miguel de Allende must pay a $150 deposit to reserve a space for the trip from Nov. 25 to 29. For more information, call 882-6645 or 371-2971.

The Office of News and Information has moved to the second floor of Tandy Hall. For more information, call 882-8231.

Today is the deadline for Winter 2009 graduates to fill out the graduate questionnaire from the Office of News and Information. To access the questionnaire, go http://blue.utb.edu/newsandinfo/pages/xquestionnaire.htm. Commencement is scheduled for Dec. 19.

Mario Guajardo-Céspedes, a software engineer for Google Inc. and a 2005 graduate of UTB/TSC, will make a presentation titled "Datacenter Networking: Feeds, Speeds and Needs" from 1 to 2:30 p.m. today in Life and Health Sciences Building 1.312. Guajardo-Céspedes will also talk about Hispanics in Silicon Valley, the information technology industry, internships and graduate school.

The Learning Enrichment Center and Dean of Students Office will sponsor the following workshops in support of academic integrity: "Citing Your Sources-APA Style," presented by Griselda Valerio, and "Citing Your Sources-MLA Style," presented by Daniel J. Perez. The workshops will take place simultaneously at noon and 6 p.m. Nov. 10 in Cardenas Hall North 104 and 108. For more information call Perez at 882-7060 or David Marquez at 882-5034