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

Get Going Fridays: Eastern Michigan University will host "Get Going Fridays" Jan. 12, 19 and 26. These on-campus admission events will give potential EMU students the opportunity to apply to EMU, tour campus and meet admissions counselors. Radio spots to promote "Get Going Fridays" begin Jan. 8 and continue through Jan. 25. The 15-second spots can be heard on Detroit area radio stations CIMX-FM 88.7, WKQI-FM 95.5 and WLJB-FM 97.9; WWWW-FM 102.9 in Ann Arbor; Cleveland radio stations WXRK-FM 92.3 and WAKS-FM 96.5; and Toledo radio stations WVKS-FM 92.5 and WRWK-FM 106.5.

2007 mileage rate increase: Under Issue Number IR-2006-168 from the Internal Revenue Service, the standard mileage rate reimbursement for business miles driven on or after Jan. 1, 2007, will be 48.5 cents per mile. If you have any questions, please contact the Accounts Payable Office at 487-0022.

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MLK Luncheon tickets on sale: Social activist Grace Lee Boggs will be the keynote speaker at EMU's Martin Luther King Day celebration. She will present "This is the Time to Grow Our Souls," at the President's Luncheon, Monday, Jan. 15, 12:15 p.m., in the EMU Student Center Grand Ballroom. President's Luncheon ticket prices are $18 for EMU students and $28 for faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased for full tables of eight or individually, using university requisition (box office only), cash, check or credit card. Tickets can be purchased at the EMU Convocation Center Box Office, Student Center Box Office and Quirk Theatre Box Office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; by phone, 487-2282; or online at www.emich.edu/convocation

Faculty Showcase call for papers: The Bruce K. Nelson Faculty Development Center is accepting proposals for papers, posters and workshops for the Faculty Showcase March 9. For application guidelines and forms, visit www.emich.edu/facdev. Deadline for proposal submissions is Tuesday, Jan. 16. For more information, e-mail aavp_fdc@emich.edu or call 487-0020, extension 2111/2112.

FOR FACULTY: The EMU Faculty
Art Exhibition opens Jan. 16 in
the University Art Gallery in the
EMU Student Center.

EMU Faculty Art Exhibition opens Jan. 16: The EMU Faculty Art Exhibition kicks off Jan. 16 and runs through March 9, University Art Gallery, EMU Student Center. This annual event features the artwork of both full-time and adjunct faculty. The work ranges in scale from small pieces of jewelry and ceramics to large paintings and sculpture. Artistic themes vary from representational to abstract, and represent an extremely diverse and talented faculty. A reception is scheduled Tuesday, Jan. 16, 4-6 p.m. For more information, call Larry Newhouse, 487-1268, or e-mail larry.newhouse@emich.edu

Faculty and Tutor Appreciation Day nominations sought: Holman Learning Center (HLC) is now accepting nominations for their 2006-07 Faculty and Tutor Appreciation Day program, scheduled April 3. This program will recognize and reward faculty, lecturers, HLC tutors and Supplemental Instruction leaders who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and learning strategies both in and out of the classroom. The deadline for all nominations is Friday, March 16, at 5 p.m. To learn more about Faculty and Tutor Appreciation Day, and how to nominate someone for this award, visit www.tlc.emich.edu. For general questions about this program, call 487-2133.

Alumni Association Scholarship: The Office for Alumni Relations is accepting applications for the EMU Alumni Association Scholarship. Children or grandchildren of EMU alumni enrolling full-time as freshmen, sophomores or transfer students for the 2007 fall term are eligible. The $1,000 award, granted annually per recipient, is renewable up to four consecutive years if criteria are met. Applications are due by Friday, March 2. To learn more, download an application at www.emich.edu/alumni/awards/scholar.html or call 487-0250.