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Events Calendar Archive 2010-2011

Event Name Date of Event Sponsor Contact
Welcome Back
First discussion hour of the Fall
Aug 27 Continuing support for University Club programs is provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
No Meeting Sep 3 None Bob Preston
"Fall Planting Advice" presented by Don Schmidt (The Dean of Green), Horticulturist, ISU School of Biological Sciences Sep 10 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Team Mercury: Racing Across America" presented by physics students and David Marx, George Rutherford, Assoc. Professors of Physics ISU

Last day to sign up for September 25 Gourmet Dinner.
Sep 17 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Radio in the Digital Present and Future" presented br Bruce Bergethon, General Manager, WGLT Sep 24 >U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
Gourmet Dinner - 6:30 PM
BSC Founder's Suite
Sep 25 U-Club Jude Boyer
"The Use of Search and Rescue Canines in Emergency Response" presented by Dr. Joan Brehm, Assoc. Professor of Sociology, ISU President of the Illinois Search Dogs Assoc. Oct 1 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"The Economic Outlook for ISU" presented by Daniel Layzell, Vice President for Finance and Planning - Illinois State University Oct 8 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Libraries: A Preferred Vision for the Future" presented by Dr. Sohair Wastawy, Dean of University Libraries

Last day to sign up for October 23 Gourmet Dinner.
Oct 15 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Bloomington-Normal Circus History" presented by Stephen Gossard, Curator of Circus Collections - Milner Library Oct 22 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
Gourmet DInner - 6:30 PM
BSC Founder's Suite
Oct 23 U-Club Jude Boyer
"Graduate Education and Public Service--Reinforcing One Another" presented by Dr. Frank Beck, Associate Professor of Sociology, ISU Director of Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development, and Beverly Beyer, Associate Director Oct 29 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Bookstore changes: Digital options and more" presented by Anne Harner, Manager - Barnes and Noble Bookstore Nov 5 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"A Musical Soiree" a concert of guitar music presented by Angelo Favis, Associate Professor of Music Nov 12 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
No Meetings on Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 due to Thanksgiving Break Nov 19 None Bob Preston
"The Current Draft of the Campus Master Plan" presented by Daniel Layzell, Vice President for Finance and Planning - Illinois State University Dec 3 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
University Club Scholarship Awards

Last meeting for 2010 Fall Semester. The next meeting is January 14
Dec 10 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
Welcome Back
First Discussion Hour of the Spring Semester
Jan 14 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"ISU's Growing Recognition in Sustainability Programs" presented by Enid Cardinal, Director of ISU's Office of Sustainability

Last day to sign up for the January 29 Gourmet dinner.
Jan 21 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Local Foods from Farm to Fork" presented by Ken Myszka, Founder, CEO and Executive Chef of Epiphany Farms Enterprise - Downs, Illinois Jan 28 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
Gourmet DInner - 6:30 PM
BSC Founder's Suite
Jan 29 Jude Boyer
"The Master Plan for the Bone Student Center" presented by Jim Carlson, Director of Bone Student Center and Braden Auditorium Feb 4 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"The Lincoln Collection at Milner Library: A Tour of Special Collections" presented by Maureen Brunsdale, Illinois State Special Collections Librarian

After a short presentationat 4:30 PM at U-Club, Ms Brunsdale will lead a tour of Special Collections where we will be able to view Lincoln documents.
Feb 11 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Exploring Community Development in Western Samoa and Uptown Normal" presented by Viktor Schrader, Marketing Manager - Uptown Normal

Last day to sign up for the Feb. 26 Gourmet Dinner
Feb 18 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"The General Education Task Force" presented by Dr. Sheri Everts, Provost and Vice-President - Illinois State University

The next U-Club meeting is March 18 due to Spring Break
Feb 25 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
Gourmet DInner - 6:30 PM
BSC Founder's Suite
Feb 26 U-Club Jude Boyer
"A Local Legacy from Jens Jensen, Hazle Ewing, and Genevieve Green at 48 Sunset Road" presented by Barbara Todd, Director of the Ewing Cultural Center and the Genevieve Green Gardens - Illinois State University Mar 18 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Beethoven and the String Quartet" presented by School of Music Faculty: Dr. Sarah Gentry, violin, Dr. Kate Lewis, viola, Dr. Adriana LaRosa Ransom, cello, Dr. Marie Labonville, musicology, and graduate assistant Rebecca Cutler, violin Mar 25 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"Meteorite or Meteorwrong?: How to Identify Rocks from Space" presented by Dr. Tasha Dunn, Department of Geology - Illinois State University Apr 1 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"The Old Main Project" presented by Dr. James Skibo and Dr. Gina Hunterm, Department of Anthropology - Illinois State University Apr 8 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"High Voltage Poetry" A discussion and reading of some poems with particularly thrilling turns" presented by Dr. Michael Theune, Professor of English - Illinois Wesleyan University

IMPORTANT NOTE: Today's U-Club program will be held in the ATRIUM of the Bone Student Center
Apr 15 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
"University Update" presented by President Al Bowman - Illinois State University Apr 22 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
Final meeting of the Spring Semester.
"Community Music Programs at ISU" including The Singing Redbirds Choral Concert presented by Dr. Adriana Ransom, Community School of the Arts Director
Apr 29 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston
No Meetings on March 4 and March 11 due to Spring Break Mar 4 U-Club - Continuing support for University Club provided by the Office of the Provost. Bob Preston