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* The UMaine Circle K will meet Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Senior Skulls Room. Pizza will be served at the meeting.
* The Counseling Center is making Drummond Chapel available 7-8 a.m. Monday through Friday for silent meditation. Practitioners of meditation are invited to join. There will be no instruction available for participants. Drummond Chapel is located on the third floor of Memorial Union.
* A relaxation and mindfulness meditation workshop will provide instructions for meditation 4-5 p.m. on Wednesdays in Drummond Chapel.
For information, contact the Counseling Center’s Prevention and Education Program at 581-1392 or www.maine.edu/counseling.
* The Counseling Center is offering the following online screening programs for all UMaine students, faculty and staff: anxiety / post-traumatic stress, depression / manic depression, eating disorders and alcohol abuse. Visit www.umaine.edu/counseling/ to take any of these screenings. They are anonymous and completely confidential.
* Identifying Best Practices and Assessment Strategies for Teaching On-Line Courses discussion will be held Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Jenness Lobby and Soderberg Lounge.
The brown bag panel discussion will provide an opportunity for all faculty interested in teaching and learning on-line to explore incorporating some on-line elements into an existing course and to share ideas with colleagues about problems and successes, best practices and assessment of student learning on-line. Guest panelists: David Batuski, Wayne Ingalls, Tina Passman, Carol Toner and Anatole Wieck. Registration is required., 581-3472 or e-mail CTE@umit.maine.edu
* A performance of Othello by the Aquila Theatre Company will take place Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Maine Center for the Arts in the Hutchins Concert Hall.
* Two showings of 2 Fast 2 Furious will be Wednesday night at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The movie will be show in DPC 100. It is presented by Campus Activities and Events.
* The panel disscussion “Veterans for Peace and the Gulf Wars” will take place Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Bangor Room in Memorial Union.
The panel includes Vietnam veteran Al Larson, Gulf War veteran Kim Hawkins and Korean War veteran Mel Burke. The disscussion is part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Luncheoon Series.
* Habits of Highly Sucessful Investors, financial workshops with Jackie Edwards will be held at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. in 220 Corbett Hall on Wednesday. The Workshop is offered by TIAA/ CREF and the University of Maine.
* The American Red Cross and the Black Bear Volunteers will hold a blood drive 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in Wells Commons.
Volunteers and blood donors are needed. For information, contact Serena Bemis on FirstClass.
* A presentation titled “Rest Easy: A Workshop For Understanding and Improving Sleep” will be held 3-4 p.m. Tuesday at the Counseling Center. The workshop will focus on improving sleep habits and increasing one’s understanding of the role sleep plays in mental and physical well-being. Advanced registration at least 24 hours in advance is required to attend. For information, e-mail the Counseling Center via FirstClass or call 581-4145.
* Paul Vangelisti will deliver a poetry reading at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in 115 Donald P. Corbett Business Building.
* Java Jive will host an open mic night 8-11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 in the Stillwater Canal Co. Pub in Memorial Union. For information, call Carole LeClair 581-1793.
* 1-800-COLONIZE: U.S. Corporations Outsource Call Centers to India, will be held by graduate student Kimberlee Perez, as part of the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program Fall Lunch Series. It will be from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Bangor Lounge in Memorial Union.
* A poetry reading by Paul Vangelisti will take place Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in DPC 115 as part of the New Writing Series.
