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The BIG Event is still looking for volunteers to participate during the day of service. Contact the SERVE Center at 785.7222 for more information.

Truman cheerleader tryouts will begin with an information night for all interested men and women at 7 p.m., March 29, in PB 231. Pershing will be open March 30 and April 5 for practice, and tryouts will run from the April 8-10. Contact Alisha Bollinger at 785.4577 or by e-mail at abolling@truman.edu for a complete listing of times and places.

“Academic Integrity: ADA & FERPA for Teachers” is the topic for the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Weekly Lunch Series from 12:30-1:30 p.m., March 30, in the SUB Spanish Room. Call 785.4391 for more information.

Kerry Magruder from the history of science collections University of Oklahoma will be speaking about Galileo at 3:35-5 p.m., April 1, in BT 251/252. For more information about this Physics Colloquium, go to http://physics.truman.edu/colloquia.html.The next AAUP meeting will be at 4:30 p.m., April 1, in the University Club, 516 E. Patterson. Contact Marc Becker at marc@truman.edu or call 785.6036 for more information.

The Truman football team will sponsor a Community Clean Up Day from 8 a.m.-noon, April 2. Players will provide free help with home repairs, yard work, maintenance and clean up at the homes of Kirksville residents. Residents supply the tools, and the team will supply the manpower. Contact Head Coach Shannon Currier at 785.4252 for more information.

Midwest Junto for the History of Science, a regional group that meets annually, will meet at Truman from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., April 2, in the SUB Governors Room and also from 9-11:30 a.m., April 3, in MG 2050. Contact Peter Ramberg at 785.4620 for more information.

Psychology students will display research at the Psi Chi 10th Annual Research Conference from noon-5 p.m., April 2, in VH 1000 and the VH Commons. The conference will feature presentations by Truman alumni who are currently in graduate schools, as well as a graduate question and answer forum. Contact Erin Haslag at d2031@truman.edu or at 665.7895 for more information.

A Parade of Flags, sponsored by the International Club, will wind through campus April 4. The parade will begin at 3:30 p.m., at the Kirk Building and end at 4:30 p.m. at the SUB. Refreshments will be served after the presentation of flags and speeches at the International Student Office.

Maria Di Stefano and Maureen Bell will present their research “Promoting Student Success: Development and Assessment of an Early Identification Model,” at 4:30 p.m., April 4, in the SUB Spanish Room. Di Stefano, Bell, and Suzanne Pieper received an Assessment Grant in 2004 to research this subject.

The Second Annual Truman Football Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 29, at the Kirksville Country Club. A Social/Silent Auction will precede the tournament at 7 p.m. April 28, at the Day’s Inn. All proceeds benefit the Truman State University Football Program. For more information and registration forms, visit http://gobulldogs.truman.edu/sports/men/football.aspx. Payments and forms are due April 4.

PRISM is sponsoring singer-song writer Sacha Sacket live in concert from 7-10 p.m., April 5, in the SUB Down Under. Sacket’s performance is free to students, faculty and staff. Visit http://www.sachasacket.com to hear samples of her music. Contact Greg Wisa at mailto:gaw001@truman.edu or by phone at 785.7189 for more details.

Habitat for Humanity is sponsoring Act! Speak! Build! Week April 5-7 on the Quadrangle. The week is part of a worldwide, student-initiated day to advocate affordable housing.

Dan and Gaylene Green will be visiting Kirksville April 10. The Greens will be assisting churches of Christ in campus ministry at Truman, A.T. Still University and the Moberly Area Community College. They will be residing at Ekklesia’s newly acquired house near Truman’s campus. Dan Green will preach at the Kirksville Church of Christ at 11 a.m. For transportation or more information, call 627.4003.

University Counseling Services, Bacchus and Gamma, and MO PIP are sponsoring National Alcohol Screening Day. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m., April 12, on the Mall, individuals can be screened to see if alcohol plays a negative role in their lives. Students can receive resource information about alcohol and substance abuse and participate in mock-drinking activities. Individuals who complete a survey will have a chance to win various raffle prizes. Free non-alcoholic drinks will be available too. Contact Phil Jorn at 785.4014 or pjorn@truman.edu for more information.

MOSERS and the Social Security Office will present two Pre-Retirement Planning seminars for Truman employees from 1:30-4 p.m., April 12 and 13, in the SUB Alumni Room. Please plan to attend one of these sessions if you are within 10 years of retirement or just interested. R.S.V.P. at http://hr.truman.edu/register/.

The Society of Dance Arts is sponsoring Dance Fusion 2005: “Shall We Dance?” April 21 and April 22. Free to the public, the event will take place at 7 p.m., in Baldwin Auditorium. Guests include High Street Dancers, the University Swingers, Showgirls, Ceilidh Dancers and Praise Dancers.