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The following are news briefs about important activities and events happening at Eastern Michigan University.

Ali Mazrui seated

Mazrui
  • The Africans: A Triple Heritage: Professor Ali Mazrui, the 2008-2009 Distinguished McAndless Professor, presents a four-day seminar entitled, "The Africans: A Triple Heritage," Tuesday, March 17, through Friday, March 20. Event dates, times and locations are as follows: Tuesday, March 17, 3-4:15 p.m., room 213, Pray-Harrold; Wednesday, March 18, 2-3:15 p.m., room 201, Pray-Harrold; Thursday, March 19, 3-4:15 p.m., room 213, Pray-Harrold; and Friday, March 20, 10-11:15 a.m., room 201, Pray-Harrold. For more information, contact Victor Okafor at 487-3460 or vokafor@emich.edu
  • International Week activities: Eastern Michigan University's annual celebration of world cultures takes place through Saturday, March 21. Events include an international photography contest, Women Around the World Film Series, a Fulbright workshop, EMU Friendship Quilt, an international poster fair, global quiz, international game night, Colors in Harmony and more. Students may earn Learning Beyond the Classroom credit for some events, as described on the International Week Web site at www.emich.edu/iw. For more information, contact Justin Meilgaard, jmeilgaar@emich.edu, or Julia Beaver, jbeaver4@emich.edu
  • Student essay contest: Eastern Michigan University celebrates 160 years of putting "Education First" Saturday, March 28. To celebrate EMU's legacy in education, the University will host a student essay contest (excludes EMU faculty and staff). The essay topic is, "How I Make Education First in My Life." Entries must be at least 500 words, typed and double-spaced. The top three essays will be selected as winners and each will receive a $160 gift certificate from the EMU Bookstore. Entries will be judged Tuesday, March 17, by the associate vice president of marketing and communications. Upon selection, winners will be notified by telephone. Winners will appear in an announcement in EMU Today and will be honored at an upcoming University House reception hosted by EMU President Susan Martin. For more information, contact Sheilah Larnhart at 487-2483.
gaming tourney

ARE YOU GAME?: Eastern Michigan University seniors
James Casteel, of Westland, and Ashley Upton, of
Beavercreek, Ohio, play the Fishcatch game on Wii
Fit.

  • Get in the game: The new Simulation, Animation and Gaming Program at EMU is sponsoring a console (X-Box, Wii, Playstation 2 & 3) gaming tournament for faculty, staff and students. Tournament games include Halo 3, Madden 09, Guitar Hero, Mario Kart, Wii Fit, and DDR X. Participants can register for more than one game. Space is limited to the first 32 players for each game. The tournament begins Wednesday, March 18, 1 p.m., Sill Hall Lobby. The finals are scheduled April 8 at the E-Zone in the Student Center. There are prizes for the winners. There is no entry fee and participants can sign up by going to http://www.emich.edu/cot/sag/ . For more information, contact Pamela Speelman, 487-1161, or e-mail pspeelman@emich.edu
Angels in America

FALLEN ANGELS: EMU Theatre
presents "Angels in America" in
two parts from March 20-April
2, in Quirk Theatre.

  • Angels in America: The EMU Theatre presents Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" Friday, March 20, through Thursday, April 2, Quirk Theatre. The play is about moral decay in late 1980s America and introduces a group of New Yorkers wrestling with love and loyalty, life and death, religion and morality, and politics and integrity. The play is broken into two performances. "Millennium Approaches" will be performed March 20-21 and April 2, 7 p.m.; March 22 and March 29, 3 p.m.; and March 28, 2 p.m. "Perestroika" will be performed March 26-28 and April 3-4, 7 p.m.; and April 5, 3 p.m. Due to the nature of the play, it is intended for mature audiences. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $12 for students and $6 for mainstage members. Tickets are available at the Convocation Center, Student Center and Quirk box offices or at 487-2282. For more information, visit www.emich.edu/emutheatre
  • School of Technology Studies Program Review: The School of Technology Studies, one of the Academic Review and Continuous Improvement Cycle's departments, has completed its program reviews for 2008-2009 and invites the campus community to provide input and feedback to complete the review process. All interested faculty and staff are invited to review and comment on the School of Technology Studies program reviews electronically through Friday, March 20. To access the School of Technology Studies program review report, login to my.emich, click on the REPORTS tab, and click on the IRIM Reports. From the list, choose "How to Provide Comments for the Academic Review and Continuous Improvement Cycle." For more information, contact Dondi Goerlitz at 487-0169 or dgoerlitz@emich.edu
  • EMU recycling survey: Recognizing the need to improve recycling on campus, the AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program) Recycling Committee is asking all EMU faculty, staff and students to help identify their perceptions of what's currently being done and what needs to be done to accomplish our goal on campus. The results will be used to help determine the level of interest and improve EMU's recycling performance. Please complete the survey by Monday, March 23. The results of the survey will be reported to the campus community in summary form only and responses will be confidential. Participation is entirely voluntary. To access the survey, visit http://survey.emich.edu/bmoses/bmoses_recycling.htm
  • LIBQUAL library survey: The Bruce T. Halle Library is conducting research using the LibQUAL Survey to assess library service quality and identify best practices through March 27. Responses will help the library better understand information needs and establish priorities for improvement. Participation is confidential and voluntary. Survey participants may be eligible for the following prizes: one $500 undergraduate scholarship, one $500 graduate scholarship, Visa gift cards and 1GB flash drives. To access the survey, visit http://brand.emich.edu/LibQUAL/. For more information, contact Elaine Logan at elogan1@emich.edu or call 487-0020, extension, 2222.
Explore Eastern logo

 
  • Explore Eastern: "Renew Your View of EMU" during Explore Eastern Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Admissions Welcome Center, Student Center. Bring a prospective student to Explore Eastern and see EMU through their eyes. Check in with your guest to receive a token of appreciation. To register your guest and yourself, call 487-3060 or 1-800-GO.TO.EMU. For more details, visit http://www.emich.edu/explore/
  • AS-L Faculty Fellows: Attention full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty. Are you interested in engaging your students in community-based learning? Become a fall 2009 Academic Service-Learning (AS-L) Faculty Fellow. Academic Service-Learning is a teaching methodology which engages students in community service as a means of helping them gain a deeper understanding of course objectives, acquire new knowledge and engage in civic activity. Applications are due by Monday, March 30. For more information, call the Office of Academic Service-Learning at 487-6570, or e-mail Jessica 'Decky' Alexander at jalexande1@emich.edu
  • Inkstains middle and high school summer writers camp: The Eastern Michigan Writing Project (EMWP) is pleased to present the Inkstains Middle and High School Writers Camp. The camp runs for one week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, on EMU's main campus. For students entering grades 6-8, Inkstains Session 1 takes place July 6-10. For students entering grades 9-12, Inkstains Session 2 takes place July 13-17. Registration forms are now being accepted. For more information about the camp or to request a brochure and registration form, contact Kim Pavlock at kpavlock@emich.edu