February 2007 Grapevine

Please be sure to check out the latest issue of Stamford Campus Newsletter “The Grapevine” –located around campus and on the web at:
http://stamfordstudentlife.uconn.edu/grapevine.pdf

In this issue you will find information about:
Art Gallery Opening: Art from the Heart
UConn-Stamford Shuttle Announcement
SPECTRUM Movie Night
Career Center UBS Open House
Iraq: A Discussion
Fitness Center News
Campus Change Information
Scholarship Applications
Center for Judaic and Middle Eastern Studies Spring Programs
Women’s Studies Spring Programs and Announcements
The Vagina Monologues! Open Casting Call and Volunteer Information
SGA Fall 2006 Review and Preview of Spring 2007
Black History Month Community Expo
Capoeira Club Announcement

February 2007 Calendar:
2/2/07 Friday, 6-8 PM, Art Gallery: Art Gallery Opening – Art
from the Heart
2/2/07 Friday, 6-11 PM, Concourse: Party with the Stars – Winter Formal
2/6/07 Tuesday: Deadline for Campus Change Forms!
2/6/07 Tuesday, 12:40 PM, A-2: Iraq: A Discussion
2/7/07 Wednesday, 12:35 PM, Concourse: Westhill Drill team
2/8/07 Thursday, 4-6 PM, Schreiber Reading Room: UBS Open House
2/14/07 Wednesday, 12:35 PM, Concourse: Music sponsored by SGA
2/19/07 Monday, 6:30 PM, Room 108: Lebanon: A Geopolitical Analysis
2/21/07 Wednesday, 10:30 AM-3:30 PM, Concourse: Black History
Month Community Expo
2/21/07 Wednesday, 7 PM, Room 108: Feminist Debate about Pornography
2/22/07 Thursday, 12 PM, Room 108: Tales from Exile and
Redemption in Judaic Texts
2/26/07 Monday, 4 PM, Room 311: SPECTRUM Movie Night
2/28/07 Wednesday 7 PM, A-1: Black History Month Celebration

Winter Formal Details…

UConn Stamford First Formal
Friday, February 2, 2007
from 6:00-11:00PM in the Concourse
Cost: Free!

Each UConn Celebrity is allowed one date. Formal Attire is required. Light Appetizers and Desserts will be served. An Award Show will also take palce.

Dress code:
Ladies- a formal dress
Guys: no jeans, nice slacks, collared shirt, tie and jacket

Award show:
Some of the categories will be “best dressed”, “best hair” etc. There will be a panel of three judges.

There will be a photographer who will be taking pictures in an area with a backdrop for couples.

UConn Stamford Bus Shuttle Schedule

REVISED SHUTTLE BUS SCHEDULE:
On Janurary 16th, after much anticipation, The University of Connecticut proudly announced its new UCONN Shuttle Bus Service!

Starting January 29, 2007, all pick ups and drop offs will be made only on Franklin Street and at the Stamford Train Station.

For access to this service you will need to show your UCONN ID to the driver.

The Shuttle hours are:
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday – 7:00 AM to10:30 PM

• The Shuttle will not run on Fridays.

To Staff and Faculty: If you are having visitors use this shuttle service, please contact Sheila Moore with the name(s) at least one day in advance. She can be reached at 203-251-8405 or by email at Sheila.Moore@uconn.edu.

All passengers please note the shuttle does not make any other stops. There is no food, drink, smoking, etc allowed on the shuttle. All standard safety regulations must be followed.

UConn Alumni Association Scholarship Opportunity

The UConn Alumni Association is still accepting applications for the 2007-
2008 Scholarship Program. Please follow this link, http://www.uconnalumni.com/scholarships/index.cfm
for more information and to download a copy of the application form.

Don’t delay! Apply today! Deadline is January 31, 2007.
Please contact Ann Salina for additional information.

Ann M. Salina
Manager of Student Programs &
Alumni Career Services
2384 Alumni Drive
Storrs, CT 06269
(860) 486-8705
(888) UC-ALUM-1 (toll free)
ann.salina@uconn.edu