Thursday, February 9, 2012

UGA Today

By on March 28, 2008

- Relay for Life Benefit Concert. Hosted by Phi Sigma Pi. There will be a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses. All ticket proceeds benefit Relay for Life. Must be 21 or older to enter, but all ages welcome to purchase raffle tickets. Sideways Bar 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Contact: Luke Varner 404-428-0248 luke5986@uga.edu

- Clean Out Your Files Day. Sponsored by the Go Green Alliance and the University Physical Plant. A campus-wide effort to promote recycling on campus. The University is participating in a 10-week recycling competition ending on April 5 known as RecycleMania. Nationwide, universities compete in how much weight they recycle in tons per capita. Clear out old files, papers, tests, study guides and paper clutter by taking it to a campus recycling bin. For more information visit
http://gogreen.uga.edu. Contact:
missbean@uga.edu

- 10th Annual African American Families Conference. Sponsored by the School of Social Work, Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, Office of Institutional Diversity, and Carl Vinson Institute of Government. A conference for direct service practitioners, educators, students, researchers, agency administrators, and policy makers. A day of lectures and conferences. Lunch is provided. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Classic Center. Contact: 706-542-3364 for more information or to register

- Terry Leadership Speaker Series Event: Allison O’Kelly. Sponsored by the Institute for Leadership Advancement. This series brings leaders from a variety of organizations to the Terry College of Business and to the University. In these student oriented forums, leaders are asked to discuss their unique leadership styles and experiences. 10 a.m. 248 Student Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-5423,
leadership@terry.uga.edu

- Campus Coffee Hour. Sponsored by International Student Life. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Contact: 706-542-7911

- IWS Friday Speaker Series: Salt Marsh of the Spirit- Process Theology and Gay Spirituality. Sponsored by the Institute for Women’s Studies. Wanda Wilcox, Franklin College advisor, gives the talk. 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. 148 Student Learning Center. Contact:
momolly@uga.edu

- Lecture: Undecidability Everywhere. Sponsored by the Department of Mathematics. The last lecture of the 14th Annual Cantrell Lectures, delivered by Bjorn Poonen (UC Berkeley). A talk on undecidable problems in mathematics, such as in group theory and topology, and on some problems in number theory and algebraic geometry whose decidability status is not yet known. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. 328 Boyd Graduate Studies Building. Contact: lorenzini@math.uga.edu

- African Night 2008: The Rhythms of our Hearts Beat as One. Sponsored by the African Student Union. This popular event features an array of acts from dancing, drama, and fashion. A portion of the proceeds benefit the AIDS-Orphans Project directed by Africa’s Children’s Fund. Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Student Learning Center providing African cuisine and networking opportunities. Classic Center doors open at 7 p.m. with the performance at 8 p.m. Student Learning Center and the Classic Center. Contact: 678-468-9401

- Performance: Uncle Vanya. Sponsored by University Theatre. Anton Chekov’s tale of wasted lives and the comic moments that surround them. $7 students and senior citizens, $10 all others. 8 p.m. Fine Arts Building, Cellar Theatre. Contact: 706-542-2838 for tickets, or
706-542-2093, dinac@uga.edu for more information

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