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Aerie photos set for Oct. 15-16
Yearbook photos will be taken Wednesday, Oct. 15,
and Thursday, Oct. 16, in the CAB office in the bottom floor of the
Seay Student center. Photos will be taken from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, and from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday.Don’t be left
out of the 2004 Aerie.
Volunteer workshop scheduled
The Student Life Office will sponsor a workshop called
“Career Development Through Volunteerism” at 6:30 p.m., Monday,
Oct. 13, in the Baldor Auditorium of Boreham.
The workshop is put on by the Arkansas Department
of Human Services Division of Volunteerism. The interactive workshop
will touch on such topics as, What makes a good vounteer; Why people
volunteer; Personal and professional goal setting; and Putting volunteer
work on a resume.
Convo credit will be given at the event.
Fall Open House
is Nov. 1
The annual Fall Open House will begin at 9 a.m. on
Saturday, Nov. 1. The event is one of the biggest opportunities of the
year for prospective students to visit campus. In 2002, 65 prospective
students and a total of more than 150 people attended Fall Open House.
The Admissions Office encourages the entire campus community to get
involved in making our guests feel welcomed. For more information, contact
the Admissions Office at Ext. 1227.
Trail of Tears art displayed
Artist Pat Musick of Huntsville, Ark.,
will present her exhibit, “Yokes on the Trail of Tears,” throughout
October as the artist of the month at Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery.
The exhibit was created as a tribute to the Cherokees
who traveled the Benge Route across Arkansas in 1838 and consists of
a large sculpture with photographs and text. The sculpture was taken
to 20 sites along the Trail, assembled and photographed. The work evokes
wagon trails, processions, burdens and yokes, and great stone tears.
Musick’s media — stone, steel and wood — are derived
from native Arkansas materials. The work is a reflection of the river
valley in which Musick lives. Musick, who has a Ph.D.
in philosophy from Cornell University, has had her art displayed throughout
the world.
Musick’s husband, Jerry, is a former Ozarks Board of Trustees member.
They created the Ozarks Woodland Sculpture Garden near their home in
Madison County.
Medieval storyteller scheduled
Ozarks will present “Martha Hannah,
Medieval Teller of Tales” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, as part
of the 2003-2004 Walton Arts & Ideas Series.
Tickets are free for U of O students, faculty and
staff, and $10 for the general public.
Hannah’s performance of medieval English stories,
comedy and song is the first event of this academic year for the Walton
Program. This year’s theme is “A Tour of the British Isles.”
With a cockney accent and clad in period costume,
Hannah, as the hilarious Maid Martha, takes audiences back to an earlier
time by weaving a vivid verbal picture of medieval history, fantasy
and ghost stories in this entertaining and educational show designed
for the whole family. Versatile and dynamic and with a love for working
with a live audience, she draws the audience in and brings them on stage
with hilarious results.
“Martha’s expressiveness, vitality, great
knowledge of Medieval England, beautiful singing voice and great choice
of musical accompaniment all added up to a rollicking good time,”
wrote one reviewer of her show.
An avid arts-in-education advocate, Hannah is a veteran
professional character actor. She is a performing artist on the touring
roster with the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission’s
Arts in Education roster and the Mid-America Arts Alliance’s Heartland
Arts Fund Program.
Around Campus ...
The Alpha Chi installation will be October
28 in the Chapel. All faculty and staff members of Alpha Chi are encouraged
to attend the ceremony and to have lunch with the members afterwords
in the President’s Dining Room ... The men’s soccer team defeated
Mississippi College 1-0 and Louisiana College 6-1 last week to move
its winning streak to six straight. The Eagles (8-4-1 overall) have
moved into contention for the American Southwest Conference East Division
championship with a 6-2-1 league record. The Lady Eagles fell to MC
6-0 and defeated LC 12-1 last week. Both Ozarks teams will be home this
week with matches against East Texas Baptist on Oct. 17 and LeTourneau
on Oct. 18 ... The U of O basketball teams will hold “Hoops Madness”
on Thursday, Oct. 16, beginning at 7 p.m. in Mabee Gymnasium. Both the
men’s and women’s teams will hold a 20-minute scrimmage during
the event. Different contests, including a player dunk contest and shooting
competition for fans, will take place throughout the evening and door
prizes will be given away. The public is encouraged to attend and admission
will be free. ... The deadline for Dial proposals for this semester
is Oct. 15. Faculty and staff may apply for a Dial grant through the
Professional Development Committee. For more information on the grant
and the criteria, please contact Bruce Brown at Ext. 1336 ... The Intramural
soccer championship match will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15,
at the Intramural Field. The match was postponed Monday because of rain
... Intramural bowling signups will be held this week in the Student
Life Office ... The last day to drop a class is Nov. 4 ... Fall Break
is scheduled for Oct. 23-24. No classes will be held on those days.
Scholarship deadlines near
The Financial Aid Office has information
on numerous state and national scholarships available in its office.
One of those is the Arkansas Geographical Critical Needs Minority Teacher
Scholarship, which is available to African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans
or Native Americans who are United States citizens or permanent resident
aliens and who are enrolled in a teacher education program. Deadline
for the scholarship is Nov. 15.
The National Science Foundation has graduate research fellowships available
for science, math and engineering. The deadlines to apply are in early
November. More information can be found on-line at www.orau.org/nsf/nsffel.htm.
Eleven $5,000 scholarships from Liberty Mutual are available for students
who are juniors and who are interested in business-related fields. Students
must have at least a 3.4 GPA. The deadline to apply is Nov. 1.
For information on these and other scholarships, please contact the
Financial Aid Office, located in the Mabee Administration Building.
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