Coed fraternity hosts holiday food drive
The Gamma chapter of Alpha Theta Delta is hosting a food drive for the holiday season.
The coed multicultural Christian fraternity plans to host the Theta Food Drive from today to Dec. 21. The food donations will be delivered to the Tucson Community Food Bank where the volunteers will sort through the donation and packing boxes.
Food donations can be dropped off at the Blue Chip Area near the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership on the fourth floor of the Student Union Memorial Center. Donations can also be dropped off with the African-American Student Affairs in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center, Room 209.
The Community Food Bank is requesting donation of canned vegetables, boxed breakfast cereals, canned tuna, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, canned tomato products and canned soups.
National expert speaks on financial issues
Celia Hayhoe, a family financial management specialist, will present a special workshop on the financial decisions involved with becoming a caregiver today.
Hayhoe received her Ph.D. in family and consumer resources from the UA in 1994. She won the Outreach Award for the college of liberal arts and sciences last year and now works with the Virginia Cooperative Extension of Virginia Tech.
The event is sponsored by the Take Charge America Institute for Consumer Financial Education and Research and the Cooperative Extension of the UA.
The event will take place today from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pima County Cooperative Extension, 4210 N. Campbell Ave. For more information, call Linda Block at 626-5161.
Leadership workshop today
The Fall Leadership Workshop Series from the Center of Student Involvement and Leadership plans to host a workshop for students today.
The workshops are designed to develop competence in leadership areas. Participants will gain valuable skills they can apply to their own lives, organizations they are affiliated with and in the classroom.
Students earn a certificate of leadership enrichment if they complete seven or more workshops during the academic year, or become a certified UA student leader by attending more than 20 over three semesters.
Today's free lesson will take place at 5 p.m. in the Student Union Memorial Center in the Ventana Room.