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

  • Free online skill training: Improve your skills anytime and anywhere you have access to a computer and the Internet. Log in to etraining.emich.edu with your my.emich username and password for free access to 6,000 online courses and 4,000 online books. Training is available for Office 2007 — Word, Excel and PowerPoint, etc.; Web design — Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Flash, etc.; operating system — Windows 7, Unix, Unix and Macintosh, etc.; program languages — C++, Java and PHP, etc.; and data bases - Oracle, Visual Basic and Crystal Reports, etc. For more information, contact Diane Lawrence at 487-3995, or e-mail diane.lawrence@emich.edu.
blood drive

GIVE BLOOD: The Red Cross hosts
another blood drive on campus Feb.
2-3. Donations can be made at the
Student Center from noon to 6 p.m.
each day.

  • Red Cross blood drive: The American Red Cross of Southeast Michigan hosts a blood Drive Tuesday, Feb. 2, and Wednesday, Feb. 3, noon to 6 p.m., room 300, Student Center. To donate, students and faculty can log on at www.givelife.org. For more information, contact Gerry E. Abejuro at (313) 549-7092 or e-mail abejurog@usa.redcross.org.
  • Eastern Excursion: Get swept up in the whirlwind of the most well known musical of any generation. Campus Life presents an excursion to see "The Wizard of Oz" Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Fisher Theaterin Detroit. Tickets are $25 for students and $50 for general admission, and the excursion qualifies for Learning Beyond the Classroom (LBC) credit. For more information, contact Campus Life at 487-3045.
  • Eagle Nation All-Campus Picnic: Eastern Michigan's Division of Communications and Department of Athletics host the first Eagle Nation All Campus Picnic Thursday, Feb. 4, at 11:30 a.m., Student Center Ballroom. Enjoy free hot dogs, pop and chips. Meet EMU's women basketball players and coaches. Spin to Win or try the Eagle Claw for prizes, including gift cards, mini basketballs and T-shirt vouchers. A MacBook will be raffled off. Hang out with the Hot 102.7 crew (WHTD). For more information, contact Theodore G. Coutilish at 487-6981 or e-mail him at tcoutili@emich.edu.
  • Winter Fest at the Student Center: Enjoy a tropical holiday at the Third Annual Winter Fest Thursday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Student Center. The themed “Summer Snow Globe” event will include free vendor samples, contests, prizes and more. Wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt and picture yourself a tropical island. For more information, call 487-1157.
Farzaneh Milani

MCANDLESS MUSINGS: Farzaneh
Milani, professor of Persian Studies
and Studies in Women and Gender at
the University of Virginia, is this
year's Thelma McAndless
Distinguished Scholar.

  • McAndless Scholar lecture scheduled Feb. 5: Farzaneh Milani, professor of Persian Studies and Studies in Women and Gender at the University of Virginia, presents "A Conversation About Globalizing the Curriculum" Friday, Feb. 5, noon to 2 p.m., room 320, Student Center. A reception will follow at 2:30 pm. in room 300 of the Student Center. Milani is the College of Arts and Sciences 2009-2010 Thelma McAndless Distinguished Scholar. The community is invited to attend. The McAndless endowed chair program brings distinguished artists and scholars in the humanities to campus. For more information, contact Linda Pritchard at lpritchar1@emich.edu.
  • Win a MacBook: EMU basketball has launched a new promotion: the Mac Attack. Students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to win a 13.3-inch glossy widescreen, 2.26GHz MacBook during a random drawing at each of the remaining 2010 EMU men's and women's home basketball games. The value of each laptop is $1,000. Anyone attending a home game may pick up a free raffle ticket before tip-off at the marketing kiosk inside the main ticket entrance. Just show your game ticket or student ID. For a list of scheduled home games, visit emueagles.com.
Nora Julie promo

EMU THEATRE PRESENTS: "Nora/Julie" begins its
 performance run Feb. 12, 7 p.m., in Sponberg
Theatre. (from left) Nora (Maggie Waid) and Torvald
(Tom Foley) in a scene from "Nora" and Julie
(Elisabeth Dietrich) gets cozy with Jean (Josh
Hamilton) in a scene from "Julie". "Nora/Julie" is
based on a pair of adaptations by Ingmar Bergman.

  • Nora/Julie: Eastern Michigan University Theatre heats up this winter with "Nora" and "Julie", a steamy pair of adaptations by Ingmar Bergman based on two theatrical classics: Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and August Strindberg's "Miss Julie." A mélange of seduction and manipulation where secrets are spilled and true natures revealed, "Nora/Julie" will share the stage Feb 12-13 and 18-20, 7 p.m.; and Feb. 14, 3 p.m., Sponberg Theatre. Terry Heck Seibert and Lee Stille direct. Tickets are $15 regular admission, $12 for students and $9 for MAINSTAGE patrons. For tickets, call 487-2282 or pick them up at the Convocation Center, Student Center ticket office or the Quirk Box Office. To purchase tickets online, go to www.emutix.com.
  • Attention, EMU student employees: In EMU's efforts to continue to go green, the University has hired Higher One to process EMU's payroll. By Feb. 15, student employees should go to the Higher One Web site at https://emueagleone.higheroneaccount.com/ and choose a payroll preference. If students want their checks to continue to be direct deposited to the same bank account it is currently deposited to, students should submit that as their preference. If you currently receive a check and you would like to continue that method, just click that preference. If you need assistance with a payroll question, contact Payroll at 487-2393 or e-mail payroll.questions@emich.edu. If you need assistance with a Higher One question, contact the Eagle Card Office at 487-3176 or e-mail eagleonecard@emich.edu.
  • Board of Regents meeting: The EMU Board of Regents meets Tuesday, Feb. 16. The schedule is: Athletics Affairs Committee, 12:45-1:30 p.m., 205 Welch; Faculty Affairs Committee, 12:45 to 1:30 p.m., 205 Welch; Student Affairs Committee, 1:45-2:30 p.m., 201 Welch; Finance and Audit Committee, 2:45-3:15 p.m., 201 Welch; and regular meeting and communications section, 3:30 p.m., 201 Welch. For more information, contact Jackie Kurtz at 487-2410.
  • Celebration of Student Support: It's that time of year again. Have you had a tutor, supplemental instructor, instructor or EMU staff member who inspired you or contributed to your academic success? Recognize that special person today by filling out a Celebration of Student Support (formally Faculty Tutor Appreciation Day) nomination form. Forms can be filled out and submitted at http://www.emich.edu/tlc/programs/css/NominationForm.htm. The nomination deadline is Friday, March 12, at noon. The Celebration of Student Support takes place March 29 and wraps up EMU's Week of Excellence. For more information, e-mail the Holman Success Center at learning_center@emich.edu. Nominate someone today.