For those of you students looking to take your volunteer services one step further, consider donating your bone marrow to someone in need. The UA College of Medicine is holding a marrow recruitment drive today on the Mall between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Prospective donors will be given information about marrow banks and testing that is involved prior to accepting a donation. For more information, please contact Mitesh at 489-5524.
The Graduate Writing Workshop will focus on "Reporting Your Own Research: Principles and Practices" at today's 4 p.m. lecture in Modern Languages Room 310. For more information on these free workshops, please call Donna Rabuck at 621-5849.
Grab an ice-cold glass of milk or get one free at today's Got Milk event on the Mall. Beginning at 11 a.m., Bone Builders and Pima County will offer free bone screenings, informational pamphlets and trivia games. Booths and RV tents will be set up on the Free Speech area of the Mall and representatives will stick around until 2 p.m. to answer students' questions. For more information, please call Donna Harris at 626-5161.
Little-known backyard flicks often only take one screening to amass a cult following. This is true of the intricately woven "Love Jones" set to a mesmerizing jazz ensemble soundtrack. The Africana Studies Black History Month committee is screening the twisted flick at 6 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. buildling, Room 100. The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call Tania Corliss at 621-5665.
This semester is coming to a close and it is time to review all that information neatly folded between your notebook covers. Today's 11 a.m. Learning Strategies workshop takes a look at reviewing and systematically storing all types of information for exams. The class will last approximately one hour and is free and open to the public. For more information on these weekly workshops, held in the Bear Down Gym, Room 201, please contact Karen Gutierrez at 621-4548.
If looking for a job seems harder than starting an IV, it's time to visit the Career Forum on Healthcare from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Today only, a panel of healthcare professionals will be on hand to answer students' questions and offer advice on how to land the healthcare position of your dreams. Booths will be set up in the lower level lobby of Old Main and the Poison Control Center and University Medical Center are confirmed to be in attendance. For more information, please call Susan Miller at 621-1408.
