University of Virginia Vice President for Student Affairs

Connections

January 21, 2009

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Student Activities Calendar | Things to Do and U.Va. News

Opportunities

Resident Staff Test Nights: Join Resident Staff – Be an RA
Jan. 26 and 27, 7 p.m., Maury 209.
Applications are due at the test. Check out our Web site or contact us for more information.

Study Abroad Fair: Change your life.
Jan. 28, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Newcomb Hall South Meeting Room.
Come meet faculty directors and students. Find out about U.Va. programs, exchanges, and internship opportunities abroad. Contact us for more information.

Now Hiring at Intramural-Recreational Sports
Love sports and recreation? Need money? IM-Rec Sports is hiring instructors for adult swim and tennis, youth swim, and recreation. Contact us for more information or visit our Web site.

Judge for the Virginia Forensics League National Qualifier
Jan. 23 and 24, various times and locations.
We need judges and runners to make this event a success. The Washington Society will be hosting the national qualifying tournament for Virginia. Judges get paid $10 a round judging for LD, CX, PF, DI, HI, OO, FX, DX, Duo, and Congress. You can also get paid for being a runner. Contact us for more information.

Events

U.Va. School of Medicine Class of 2012 Date Auction
Feb. 6, 8 p.m., Boylan Heights.
Hosted by U.Va. School of Medicine Class of 2012 and Building Tomorrow. Twenty auctionees, consisting of medical school upperclassmen and faculty celebrities, will show off their talents for willing buyers. Checks should be made payable to SMD12. Part of the proceeds will benefit Building Tomorrow. Purchased dates will be supported by gift certificates from various Charlottesville venues. Questions? Contact us.

Super Bowl Sunday Party
Feb. 1, 5:30 p.m., International Center.
Come enjoy the American tradition of Super Bowl Sunday at the IC. Watch the game and enjoy snacks with friends. The event is free, and an RSVP is appreciated but not required. Please call or e-mail to RSVP. The International Center is located at 21 University Circle. Visit us online for more information.

Charitable Activities

Join VISAS: Volunteer with International Students and Scholars
Applications due: Jan. 28.
Meet interesting people from all over the world and make new friends, contribute to the quality of teaching at U.Va., and gain valuable experience in cross-cultural communication, teaching skills, and ESL. There are four distinct positions: language consultant, classroom consultant, teaching consultant, and ESL assistant. No experience necessary -- just enthusiasm! Applications accepted on a rolling basis. For more information or to apply online, please visit our Web site or contact us.

Sign up for Madison House Day Care
Sign up to play with children two hours a week. Stop by Madison House and register during business hours. All play, no work! For more information on Day Care, visit the Madison House Web site or e-mail us.

Mentoring Opportunity for First-Year Women
Join Young Women's Leadership Program and become a big sister. On behalf of the Young Women Leaders Program, you are invited to participate in the special training program being offered to first-year women who are interested in becoming big sister mentors next year for a local eighth- grade girl. Contact us for an application and more information, and find out more about the program online.

Women's Shelter Drive
Feb. 8 through 22.
Pretty Bird Woman House is the only women's shelter on the Sioux Standing Rock Reservation in McLaughlin, S.D., that helps victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. Because it is always at maximum capacity, the shelter is constantly in need of supplies. Amnesty International, SAPA, and the U.Va. Women's Center will be running a supply drive in February. We are collecting, among other things, towels, bed sheets and blankets, toiletries, toys, clothing, and money. The drive will be taking place in February, but please start collecting these items now. E-mail us for more information or visit the shelter’s Web site.

Madison House Tutoring Program: Register now to improve a child's education.
Registration deadline: Jan. 28.
Are you busy? Don’t have a lot of time to offer, but still want to have a positive impact on a child’s life? Madison House Tutoring is the program for you. Volunteer for one to two hours a week at one of 16 schools in the Charlottesville area. We provide carpools if you don’t have a car. You can tutor a student of any age, grades K-12, in any subject. Contact us for more information or check out our Web site.

Volunteer for Adopt-A-Grandparent: Make a difference in an older person's life.
Become part of a great program that matches U.Va. students with senior citizens in the Charlottesville community for hourly visits each week. Register at Madison House Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Jan. 28. E-mail us or visit the Web site for more information.

Extracurricular Activities

University Programs Council Selections: Apply to be a director or executive member of UPC.
Applications due: Jan. 23.
Interested in directing a UPC committee? Pick up an application in the Programs Office on the first floor of Newcomb or online. E-mail us for more information.

Hoos in Recovery Meetings: Come to U.Va.'s support group for recovering Hoos.
Lunch: Jan. 22, noon to 1:30 p.m., Newcomb Board Room.
Dinner: Feb. 5, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Newcomb 389.
Be a part of the confidential support network of U.Va.'s community – including all students, faculty, and staff – who are in recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction or are considering recovery. All with an interest are welcome. Meals are provided. Stay tuned for more dates. For more information, send us an e-mail.

Phi Sigma Pi Spring Rush: Rush the University's Only Coed Honor Fraternity
Information Sessions
Jan. 22, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Clark G004.
Jan 24, 7 to 8 p.m., Clark 101.
Open Rush Events
Jan. 26, 7 to 9 p.m., Runk Green Room.
Jan. 27, 7 to 9 p.m., Newcomb Game Room.
Calling all first-, second-, and third- years: Phi Sigma Pi national coed honor fraternity is looking for new brothers. Come to an information session to learn more about our brotherhood and attend our open rush events to meet the current brothers. We look forward to meeting you. E-mail us with questions or visit us online.

Apply for the Take Back the Night Committee
Applications due: Jan. 30 at 11:59 p.m.
Want to raise awareness about sexual and domestic violence? Help plan the largest annual vigil at U.Va.? Provide a forum for survivors to speak out and for the U.Va. student body to listen, support, and show solidarity? Submit completed applications via e-mail or to the Student Activities Center Mailbox No. 458 (FIFE). Questions? Contact us. Applications available online.

Join the LGBT Speakers Bureau
Have an interesting coming-out story? Want to share it? Join the U.Va. LGBT Speakers Bureau and talk to the U.Va. community about what it means to be queer. If you have a cool coming-out story, simply want to talk about LGBT issues, or identify in any way as LGBTQA, e-mail us to be a panelist. Check us out online as well.

Sierra Leone Women's Foundation
Jan. 26, 6 to 6:30 p.m., Clark G043.
Ever wonder how you can save a life? Come to the first Sierra Leone Women’s Foundation interest meeting. E-mail us for more information.

Interested in Radio?
Information Sessions
Jan. 27, 8 p.m., Clemons 321.
Jan. 28, 7 p.m., Clemons 321.
If you are interested in radio, you're in luck. WUVA 92.7 Kiss FM is recruiting U.Va students interested in radio for spring and summer 2009. Kiss FM is a Charlottesville commercial radio station that's entirely run and operated by U.Va students. Positions are open in the on-air, news, sports, Web operations, production, promotions, sales, marketing, engineering, and business departments. No prior experience is necessary. We'll teach you everything you need to know. Please contact us for more information or check out our Web site.

Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Interest Meetings
Jan. 19 through 21, 8 p.m., Cabell 325.
Jan. 22, 8 p.m., Cabell 242.
Come learn more about our diverse sisterhood. Meet the ONEderful ladies of Theta Nu Xi at our informal interest meetings. Contact us for more information.

URN Applications for the General Body: Researchers Helping Researchers
Applications due: Feb. 6.
Join the Undergraduate Research Network team. Questions? Contact us or visit our Web site.

Music, Dance, and Film

The Dead
April 15, Time TBA, John Paul Jones Arena.
Tickets go on sale Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. Original Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart will be joined by keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and Allman Brothers Band/Gov’t Mule guitarist Warren Haynes, both of whom played with the band at the “Change Rocks” concert. Student tickets are available for $40 in select sections of the arena. The offer is available at the box office and outlets only on the day of the public sale and for 45 days thereafter. You must present a valid photo ID, and there is a limit of four tickets. E-mail us for more information or visit our Web site.

Dave Matthews Band with Old Crow Medicine Show
April 17 and 18, Time TBA, John Paul Jones Arena.
Tickets are on sale now. Dave Matthews Band returns to John Paul Jones Arena for two concerts. Old Crow Medicine Show will open both performances. Contact us or check out our Web site for details.

Relâche: Concert of Cutting Edge New Music
Jan. 27, 8 p.m., Old Cabell Hall.
Come hear cutting edge new music by U.Va. graduate student composers and others performed by the world class Relâche ensemble. Formed in 1977 and committed to new music, Relâche has commissioned works from composers such as Robert Ashley, John Cage, Fred Frith, Kyle Gann, Philip Glass, and Pauline Oliveros. This concert will feature seven world premieres. Check out our Web site for more information.

Auditions for “Don Giovanni”: Presented by Opera Viva
Jan. 21, 7 to 10 p.m., Old Cabell Hall 107.
Jan. 22, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Old Cabell Hall 107.
Jan. 23, 2 to 5 p.m., Old Cabell Hall 113.
E-mail us for details.

University Dance Club
Interest meeting: Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., Clark 107.
Choreography auditions: Jan. 28, 9 p.m., AFC 4.
Spring show auditions: Feb. 1 through 4.
If you would like to join our club, please come to our interest meeting. Additionally, if you are interested in choreographing for or dancing in our spring show, attend the respective auditions. Questions? Contact us or visit our Web site.

Virginia Women’s Chorus Auditions: Real Women, Real Music.
Jan. 23 and 24, 2 to 5 p.m., Pavilion I.
Sign up outside B012 in Old Cabell Hall or contact us for more information.

Want to learn to dance like the stars?: Join Ballroom.
Interest Meetings
Jan. 22, 5:30 p.m., O-Hill Forum.
Jan. 23, 2 p.m., Newcomb Kaleidoscope Room.
The Ballroom Dance Club of U.Va. is holding interest meetings. Come see what our club is all about, and maybe we'll even give a demonstration. Absolutely no experience necessary; our professional instructor will teach you everything you need to know. We'll have you dancing like a pro in no time. Questions? E-mail us for details or visit our Web site.

Robert Jospe's Inner Rhythm
Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., Gravity Lounge.
Inner Rhythm begins the year with more percussion, more vocals, more dance, more great solos, and even more variety. Latin, funk, jazz, R&B, and world grooves get the new year going. Heather Maxwell, vocals, percussion and dance; Jeff Decker, sax and percussion; Bob Hallahan, piano; Randall Pharr, bass; Kevin Davis, Afro-cuban percussion and steel pan; Temi Awosogba, vocals, percussion and dance; Robert Jospe, drums. E-mail us for details.

Mambo Tuesday Salsa Classes
Tuesdays, 8:45 to 10:15 p.m., O-Hill Forum.
Come learn how to salsa New York-style. Mambo on2 U.Va. is offering New York-style beginner classes. The classes on Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 are free. Contact us or check our Web site for more information.

Vusi Mahlasela: International Musician and Storyteller
Feb. 10, 7 p.m., Old Cabell Hall.
International musician and storyteller Vusi Mahlasela takes the stage at Old Cabell Hall to kick off U.Va.'s month-long celebration of black history. Through his music, Vusi has raised awareness of social injustice and health disparities throughout Africa. Tickets are now available online and are $10 for general admission. Tickets are free for students with a valid ID. Students can pick up their free tickets from the Newcomb or Old Cabell Hall box offices. E-mail us for details.

UPC Cinematheque: "Burn After Reading"
Jan. 22 through 24, 7 p.m., Newcomb Theater.
There's plenty of fire in “Burn After Reading,” the Coen Brothers' playful and pungent tale set amid the bungling bureaucrats of the CIA and an assortment of other ditzy denizens of Washington, D.C. Starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, and John Malkovich. Be sure to check out our Web site for more movie updates. E-mail us with questions.

Sports

Team Handball Club
Practices are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 4 to 5 p.m., Slaughter Gym.
A team handball club has been formed at U.Va. and is looking for members. Contact us for more information.

Intramural Indoor Soccer and Raquetball
Register online Jan. 20 through 27.
Entries taken online. Pay your team's entry fee at the IM-Rec Sports Business Office, located in the Aquatic and Fitness Center. Registration is not complete until the entry fee is paid. Contact us for more information.

Register for Spring Fitness and Recreation Programs
Register online or at the IM-Rec Sports Business Office, located in the Aquatic and Fitness Center, for spring fitness and recreation programs. Running, swimming, tennis, yoga, pilates, dance, kayaking, caving, horseback riding, group exercise, intramural leagues, and more. For more information, e-mail us.

Publications

Publish in the Oculus Research Journal
Deadline for submissions: Feb. 6., 5 p.m.
Submit your research to the Oculus, the Undergraduate Research Network's interdisciplinary research journal. Papers should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document in 12-point font, Times New Roman, and they should be double-spaced. Please submit your entries and direct your questions via e-mail.

Studies

Do you like to drink beer?
Volunteers ages 21 to 45 are needed for a new investigational medication study examining cravings for alcohol. Participants will take two five-day periods of an investigational medication (Strattera®) and make five outpatient visits to the U.Va. C.A.R.E. clinic. On two visits, participants are asked to rate their mood and craving levels after drinking alcohol. Study-related tests include blood, urine, and breath alcohol level. Medication and mental and physical exams are provided at no charge. Compensation is up to $200. ATX Alcohol Study IRB-HSR No. 13464. For more information, call 434-243-0642 and ask for the ATX study or e-mail us. Principal Investigator: Heather M. Haughey, Ph.D.

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