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SGA Meetings      

Student Fee Proposal Meetings
Next fall SGA meeting
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:30 am-12:30 pm
SSCB Lecture Hall Rm 1.100.03
Student Orgs: Attendance will be counted.

Meetings open to ALL students!
See Agendas, Meeting Minutes
Got Issues? Contact SGA.
Career Services Workshops      
Career Services Workshops
SSCB 3303 unless stated otherwise
Register now.

How to Work a Job Fair

Mon, Sep 21, 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Resume/Cover Letter
Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 am - noon
Mon, Oct 26, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, SSCB 2306
Fri, Nov 13, 10:00 am - noon
Mon, Nov 16, 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Interviewing and What Not to Wear
Fri, Oct 2, 10:00 am - noon
Mon, Oct 12, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, SSCB 2306
Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 am - noon

Interviewing and Salary Negotiation
Mon, Nov 9, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Fri, Nov 20, 10:00 am - noon
Career Services      
Co-op News      
Career Services Co-op
SSCB 3109

Fall 2009 Co-op Drop-In Hours
Mon - Thu 10:00 am - noon
Fri: 10:00 - 11:30 pm

Co-op Application Deadlines
Stage 1: Applications accepted anytime
Stage 2: TBA Fall 2009

Technical Report, Evaluation Deadlines
Dec 1: To both Career Services and your Academic Dept.: BUS Technical Report, SCE Technical Report, Employer Job Evaluation and Student Job Evaluation
Career Exploration Workshops      
Small, in-depth group seminar for those choosing a major, changing careers, or setting future career goals by Career and Counseling Services.
Open to everyone. $30 for UHCL students. Requires intake appt.
See CEW, 281.283.2590
CEW 2009 Fall Schedule

Fall Workshop 1
Sat, Sep 12, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sat, Sep 19, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Fall Workshop 2
Fri, Oct 16, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Fri, Oct 23, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Fall Workshop 3
Fri, Nov 6, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Fri, Nov 13, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Fall Workshop 4
Sat, Dec 5, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sat, Dec 12, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Writing Center Workshops      
Workshops last one hour and meet in the Writing Center.
NNS/BL = Non-Native English Speaker/Bilingual Student
 
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Writing Center      

Fall 2009 Hours

Let's Talk!
Culture and Language
Mondays 1 pm - 2 pm and Thursdays 2 pm - 3 pm
September 7 through December 10

Reading Group Hour
Wednesdays 1 pm - 2 pm
September 9 through December 9

Working on Writing (WoW)
Tuesdays 1 pm - 2 pm
September 8 through December 8

Library      
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Neumann Library
281.283.3910
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LGBT Support Group

Where: SSCB 2307
When: Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 pm
beginning Sep 8, 2009
Who Attends: This group is a safe place for LGBT students, family and friends to share experiences and discuss concerns.
Format: Participate as little or as much as you want. No sign-up.
Sponsers: Counseling Services
Intercultural Student Services
Contact: Julie Smith, Coordinator Women's and LGBT Services, 281-283-2580

Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Health Center

Cost: $25.00
Eligibility: Available to current UHCL students, faculty and staff. Recipients should not have an allergy to eggs, and no fever in the last 24 hours.  A pregnant woman must have a written note from her Obstetrician. 

Flood, Hurricane, Storm Surge Links

Student News and Events

Friday, October 23 - Saturday, November 21

Film and Speaker Series

Film Festival: The Tournées Festival
Time: TBA, Location TBA
The Tournées Festival, a program of the French American Cultural Exchange, brings new French films to universities. Film selections, locations, dates, times and ticket prices will be announced shortly. Join us for the best of new French cinema!
Sponsors: French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Centre National de la Cinématographie, the Grand Marnier Foundation, the Florence Gould Foundation, Highbrow Entertainment, the Franco-American Cultural Fund (Directors Guild of America, Motion Picture Association, SACEM & Writers Guild of America) and Student Life's Film and Speaker Series
Contact: Sonia Hernandez, 281-283-2560

Thursday, November 5 - Saturday, November 14

Table Tennis Tournaments

Table Tennis Tournaments
Free. Open to all.
Registration: Sign up TBA at Fitness Zone (SSCB).
Sponsor: Fitness Zone
Contact: fitnesszone@uhcl.edu

Saturday, November 7

13th Annual Student Leadership Conference

Student Conference: 13th Annual Student Leadership Conference
Schedule. See website for details.
Registration required. Free for UHCL Students.
Join us again this year and be inspired by our keynote speaker, participate in a variety of interest sessions that explore the many facets of leadership, and unlock the creativity that is key to your success.
Sponsor: Student Life Student Leadership, Involvement & Community Engagement (SLICE)
Contact: Jennifer Clark, 281.283.2611 or ClarkJen@uhcl.edu

Twogether in Texas: Marriage and Relationship Workshop Registration Deadline
Workshop: Saturday, Nov 14, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, SSCB 2311
Free. Open to all couples who are seriously dating, engaged, or recently married.
Registration required by Nov 7: Contact Julie Smith, smithj@uhcl.edu, 281.281.2578 to register
Learn the skills for a lasting relationship; effective communication, managing stress and anger, and supporting each other. Lunch provided.
Sponsor: Family Services of Greater Houston's Twogether in Texas
Contact: IISS Julie Smith, smithj@uhcl.edu, 281.281.2578

Sunday, November 8

The Tournées Festival

Film Festival: UN SECRET/A Secret
3:00 pm, SSCB Lecture Hall 1.100.03
Open to all. Cost $3.75
On his fifteenth birthday a family friend tells Francois a shattering truth - tying his family's past to the Holocaust - that may enable him to develop his own sense of self. Until then, the secret had lain silent, known only to a few, including his mother Tania, his father Maxime and lifelong family friend Louise.
Sponsor and Contact: Student Life, 281.283.2560

Monday, November 9

Career Services

Workshop: Interviewing and Salary Negotiation
4:00 – 6:00 pm, SSCB 3303
Register now.
Sponsor and Contact: Career Services, 281.263.2590

Monday, November 9 - Wednesday, December 2

Wish Tree Program

Wish Tree Program
Open to All.
The Intercultural & International Student Services (IISS) Office in correlation with the Salvation Army will be sponsoring the Wish Tree Program on the UHCL Campus. Stop by the IISS Office starting November 9th to pick-up a wish list of a disadvantaged child or senior citizen. Gifts need to be brought back to the IISS Office by December 2nd. Celebrate this season of giving by participating in the Wish Tree Program!
Sponsor: Intercultural and International Student Services
Contact: Susana Hernandez, hernandezsu@uhcl.edu, 281.283.2565

Tuesday, November 10

SGA

Student Fee Proposal- Presentations
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, SSCB Lecture Hall
Open to all.
Members of the UH-Clear Lake community will present fee increases to the SGA Council and other constituencies. ALL students are encouraged to attend this important meeting. Questions from the students will be entertained. Come and voice your concerns. Your school! Your voice! Your money!
Sponsor: Student Government Association (SGA)
Contact: SGA Executive Council sga@uhcl.edu, 281-283-2556

Leadership Training Day Programs

NSLS Live Videoconference: Me to We: How to Find Meaning in a Material World
Presenter: Marc Kielburger
6:00 - 7:00pm, SSCB Lecture Hall
Free. Open to all.
Registration required.
Co-author of three bestselling books, Marc Kielburger is a man with a message people around the world want to hear. Marc began his lifelong journey of volunteerism and global action as a pre-teen, and has been building momentum since. As the Chief Executive Director of Free the Children, Mark continues to expand the ways in which he and the company he spearheads empower youth around the world.
Sponsor: Student Life Student Leadership, Involvement & Community Engagement (SLICE)
Contact: Jennifer Clark, 281.283.2611 or ClarkJen@uhcl.edu

Wednesday, November 11

Leadership Training Day Programs

NSLS Encore Videoconference: Me to We: How to Find Meaning in a Material World
Presenter: Marc Kielburger
12:00 noon - 1:30pm, Bayou 1313
Free. Open to all.
Registration required.
Co-author of three bestselling books, Marc Kielburger is a man with a message people around the world want to hear. Marc began his lifelong journey of volunteerism and global action as a pre-teen, and has been building momentum since. As the Chief Executive Director of Free the Children, Mark continues to expand the ways in which he and the company he spearheads empower youth around the world.
Sponsor: Student Life Student Leadership, Involvement & Community Engagement (SLICE)
Contact: Jennifer Clark, 281.283.2611 or ClarkJen@uhcl.edu

Thursday, November 12

Leadership Training Day Programs

Workshop: Leadership Training Day Programs
4:00 am - 7:00 pm, SSCB 1.202.07
Free. Open to all.
Registration required.
Leadership Training Days Leadership Training Day is an exciting experience because it offers students an opportunity to hear a number of outstanding excerpts from various videoconferences from the National Society of Leadership and Success, as well as providing interactive exercises to get students to experience the points being made.
Sponsor: Student Life Student Leadership, Involvement & Community Engagement (SLICE)
Contact: Jennifer Clark, 281.283.2611 or ClarkJen@uhcl.edu

Career Services Employer Spotlight

Employer Spotlight: AMBA-Association Member Benefits Advisors
5:00 – 6:30 pm, SSCB 3109
Free. Open to School of Business students with a graduation date of December 2009 or School of Business Alumni only
Sponsor: Career Services
Contact: Beth Kungel Borck, 281-283-2606

Thursday, November 12 - Monday, November 16

Bookstore

Class Ring Days with Herff-Jones
3:00 -7:00 pm, outside Bookstore, Bayou 1206
Herff-Jones Representatives will be available to help you with your class ring decisions and orders.
Contact: Bookstore

Friday, November 13

Leadership Training Day Programs

Workshop: Leadership Training Day Programs
9:00 am - noon, SSCB 1.202.07
Free. Open to all.
Registration required.
Leadership Training Days Leadership Training Day is an exciting experience because it offers students an opportunity to hear a number of outstanding excerpts from various videoconferences from the National Society of Leadership and Success, as well as providing interactive exercises to get students to experience the points being made.
Sponsor: Student Life Student Leadership, Involvement & Community Engagement (SLICE)
Contact: Jennifer Clark, 281.283.2611 or ClarkJen@uhcl.edu

Career Services

Workshop: Resume/Cover Letter
10:00 – noon, SSCB 3303
Register now.
Sponsor and Contact: Career Services, 281.263.2590

Saturday, November 14

The Tournées Festival

Film Festival: LE FILS DE L’ÉPICIER/The Grocer’s Son
7:00 pm, SSCB Lecture Hall 1.100.03
Open to all. Cost $3.75
When Antoine offers to lend money to Claire, his best and only friend, he is far from imagining where his promise will lead him. Because Antoine doesn’t in fact have any money. At 30 years of age, he drifts from one dead-end job and disaster to the next. In order to keep his promise, he has no other choice than to agree to cover for his father, a travelling grocer, who is in a convalescent home recovering after a heart attack.
Sponsor and Contact: Student Life, 281.283.2560

Monday, November 16

IISS Global Expo

IISS: Global Expo
noon - 5:00 pm, Bayou Atrium II
Open to all. Free.
Be exposed to the world through a series of exhibits presenting a unique view of various countries, cultures, traditions, and customs around the globe.  Enjoy native clothing, artifacts, music, food and more!
Sponsors: Intercultural and International Student Services
Contact: Susana Hernandez, hernandezsu@uhcl.edu, SSCB 1.203, 281-283-2575

Career Services

Workshop: Resume/Cover Letter
4:00 – 6:00 pm, SSCB 3303
Register now.
Sponsor and Contact: Career Services, 281.263.2590

Tuesday, November 17

SGA

Student Fee Proposal Meeting - Show of Support or Non-Support
11:30am - 12:30pm, SSCB Lecture Hall 1.100.03
Open to All.
Members of the UHCL community will recap fee increase presentations to the SGA Council and other constituencies. ALL students are encouraged to attend this important meeting. Questions from the students will be entertained at this meeting and show of support or non-support from the students present will be taken. Come and voice your concerns. Your school! Your voice! Your money!
Sponsor: www.uhcl.edu/SGA
Contact: SGA Executive Council sga@uhcl.edu 281-283-2556

Leadership Training Day Programs

Workshop: Manage Your Time, Don’t Let Time Manage You!
Presenters: Jennifer Clark and Tiffany Shaw
5:30 - 7:30 pm, SSCB Lecture Hall, room 1100
Open to all.
Do you find there just isn’t enough time in your day or week to get everything done that you want to get done?  Where does the time go?  This workshop will help you identify what traps might be wasting your time and diminishing your productivity, and help you learn better ways to avoid those traps and increase productivity and improve your sense of self.
Sponsor: Student Life's Student Leadership Institute
Contact: Student Life, 281.281.2560
Tuesday, November 17 - Wednesday, November 18

Vagina Monologues Auditions

Vagina Monologues Auditions
5:00  – 8:00 pm, Student Org. Room, SSCB
Free. Open to All females.
The Vagina Monologues is a powerful play designed to empower women and bring awareness to the plights of women around the world. It is a part of the international VDAY Campaign to stop violence against women and girls. The play will be held on February 19, 2010.
Sponsor: Intercultural and International Student Services
Contact: Julie Smith 281-283-2578 or smithj@uhcl.edu

Wednesday, November 18
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Speaker: Mrs. Nandita Berry

IISS Voices of Colour: Making it in a Man's World
Speaker: Mrs. Nandita Berry, UH System Board of Regent member and Senior Counsel at Locke Lord Bissell and Liddell, LLP
noon - 1:00 pm, Bayou Garden Room
Open to all. Free. RSVP requested to smithj@uhcl.edu
Desiring to inspire and empower women, Mrs. Berry shares her insight and journey to success as senior counsel in a renowned law firm and her governor-appointed seat on the Board of Regents.
Sponsor: Intercultural and International Student Services, 281.283.2575
Contact: Julie Smith, smithj@uhcl.edu, 281.283.2578

Open
Mic

Open Mic Poetry Reading
5:00 -6:30 pm, SSCB Cappuccino Bono (1st floor off plaza)
Free. Open to all.
Read your own work or someone else's. Or, just sit and enjoy.
Hosts: Dr. Stephen "Arch" Erich, Dr. John Gorman, and Dr. Shreerekha Subramania.
Contact: Dr. Shreerekha Subramania, 281.283.3430

Thursday, November 19

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance
noon – 1:00 pm, Garden Room
Free. Open to All.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a nationally recognized day created to honor the memory of those members of the transgender community who have been killed by hate and ignorance. This day is also meant to bring awarenss to the magnitude of the violence and the need for more inclusive hate crime laws. Our speakers will speak to both purposes.
Sponsor: Intercultural and International Student Services
Contact: Julie Smith 281-283-2578 or smithj@uhcl.edu

Friday, November 20

Career Services

Workshop: Interviewing and Salary Negotiation
10:00 – noon, SSCB 3303
Register now.
Sponsor and Contact: Career Services, 281.263.2590

Leadership Training Day Programs

Workshop: The Stress Factor (Stress Management)
Presenter: Ron Klinger, UHCL Human Resources
10 :00am - noon, SSCB 2310
Open to All.
This session will test your limits, not in fear, but in stress.  What are your breaking points?  How do you handle stress when it enters into your everyday life?  You will walk away a winner as you battle your own “Stress Factors”.
Sponsor: Student Life's Student Leadership Institute
Contact: Student Life, 281.281.2560

Vagina Monologues Auditions

Vagina Monologues Auditions
1:30  – 3:30 pm, Student Org. Room, SSCB
Free. Open to All females.
The Vagina Monologues is a powerful play designed to empower women and bring awareness to the plights of women around the world. It is a part of the international VDAY Campaign to stop violence against women and girls. The play will be held on February 19, 2010.
Sponsor: Intercultural and International Student Services
Contact: Julie Smith 281-283-2578 or smithj@uhcl.edu

Saturday, November 21

The Tournées Festival

Film Festival: ENTRE LES MURS/The Class
7:00 pm, SSCB Lecture Hall 1.100.03
Open to all. Cost $3.75
French director Laurent Cantet's THE CLASS is an absorbing journey into a multicultural high school in Paris over the course of a school year. François Begaudeau--an actual teacher and the author upon whose work the film was based--is utterly convincing as François, an openminded teacher in charge of a classroom of youngsters from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Sponsor and Contact: Student Life, 281.283.2560

Monday, November 30 - Tuesday, December 22

World AIDS Day Art Contest

World AIDS Day Art Contest
All day, Level II Atrium II Bayou Building
Free. Open to All.
Preregistration: We are limited by space to 20 pieces - please reserve your space with Julie Smith
Submissions due by Monday, November 23
The theme for the contest is "Universal Access and Human Rights". Art must be 2 dimensional and equipped for hanging; dimensions not to exceed 20' x 24' (including framing). The purpose of World AIDS Day is to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice, and improve education. Awareness is cruicial to the fight against this disease and this contest was created to raise awareness on campus.
Sponsor: Intercultural and International Student Services
Contact: Julie Smith 281-283-2578 or smithj@uhcl.edu

Thursday, December 3
 

Finals Prep Zone
Open to all. Free.
3:00 - 7:00 pm, Bayou Atrium II and B1135
Come relieve some stress before finals week with a massage, make your own stress ball, yoga moves, a zen garden, and comfort food.
Sponsor: Student Life Office
Contact: Dana Chitty, chitty@uhcl.edu, 281-283-2560

Saturday, December 5

Student Life

Film: District 9
Speaker: TBA
7:00 pm, SSCB Lecture Hall.
Cost: $3.75.
Technically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, District 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining science-fiction classic. Rich in metaphor, District 9, examines many ideas such as notions of community, social justice, culture and assimilation.
Sponsors: University Advancement and Student Life's Film and Speaker Series
Contact: Sonia Hernandez, 281-283-2560

Sunday, December 6

Student Life's Film and Speaker Series

Film: District 9
Speaker: TBA
3:00 pm, SSCB Lecture Hall
Cost: $3.75
Technically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, District 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining science-fiction classic. Rich in metaphor, District 9, examines many ideas such as notions of community, social justice, culture and assimilation.
Sponsors: Student Life's Film and Speaker Series
Contact: Sonia Hernandez, 281-283-2560

Monday, December 7 - Friday, December 11

Bookstore

Cash for Books
Bookstore, Bayou 1206
Contact: Bookstore

Saturday, December 19

2009 Fall Graduation

Fall 2009 Commencement
Reliant Arena, Houston, TX
10:00 am: Human Sciences and Humanities, Science and Computer Engineering
3:00 pm: School of Education, School of Business
Sponsor and Contact: Academic Records, www.uhcl.edu/records

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