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What does it take to start and maintain a successful career in the entertainment industry? That was the question on the minds of students who filled Tomlinson Theater to get the inside scoop on how to break into and remain relevant in show business.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded Temple a five-year, $8.34 million grant to create a Comprehensive NeuroAIDS Core Center (CNAC) at the School of Medicine.
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Students can gather information and learn more about the study abroad programs. Representatives from Temple programs and other study abroad organizations will provide information about opportunities around the world.

10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Tuttleman Learning Center, lobby.

Undergraduate students may attend an online information session about upcoming 2012 winter break externship opportunities. The session will be conducted by Lucille R. D'emilio-Wilkinson.

Noon-1 p.m., Online

Free walk-in, rapid HIV testing for students with valid OWLcard.

1-4 p.m. 1810 Liacouras Walk, fourth floor, Student Health Services.

Temple's Computer Recycling Center has begun a pilot project designed to collect and redistribute surplus office supplies among university departments. Available supplies include binders, folders, envelopes, staples, labels, paper clips, clipboards and other items. Administrators, faculty and staff may shop for free supplies or donate items.

2-4 p.m. TECH Center, room 301.

This Teaching and Learning Center workshop will demonstrate to faculty how to use Clickers (audience response systems) effectively in the classroom to create a more active, interactive classroom environment.

3-4:30 p.m. TECH Center, room 109.

Paul Baltimore discusses how U.S. perceptions of Saudi Arabia from the 1950s to the 1970s, were shaped by American attitudes about modernization. Baltimore, who received his BA and MA from Temple, is a doctoral candidate at UC Santa Barbara. His research focuses on cultural, economic and political connections between the United States and the Arab world, with a specific emphasis on the "special relationship" between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. His dissertation, "Oil Shock," examines the ways in which American attitudes about modernization and consumption shaped popular perceptions of Saudi Arabia, as well as U.S.-Saudi diplomatic relations.

3-4:30 p.m. Gladfelter Hall, room 914 (Russell J. Weigley Seminar Room).

Speaker Rebecca Yamin, an archaeologist with John Milner and Assoc. will be presenting her work from in and around the Philadelphia area.

3-4:30 p.m. Gladfelter Hall, room 212.

Jeffrey Cornelius, Rollo Dilworth and John Sall, conductors.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Mitten Hall, Great Court.
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Sustainability Week
  • Campus Sustainability Day: The Office of Sustainability will be hosting a green fair for Campus Sustainability Day. 11-2 p.m. Bell Tower.
  • Students for Responsible Business spearkers series: Todd Camp: Featuring speaker Todd Camp, director of Corporate Responsibility at Hershey.  Noon- 12:50 p.m. Alter Hall, room 238.
  • MGA Rain Barrel workshop: Learn how to construct a simple rain barrel, get facts on the cost of water usage and receive tips for sustaining your garden. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Health Sciences Center, Medicinal Herb Garden.
  • Sustainability Action Day: In honor of Sustainability Action Day, students, faculty, staff, and alumni can volunteer to help horticulture students and staff at Temple University Ambler plant native trees and shrubs, as well as clear invasive plants in the meadow area across loop road from the library. 1-4 p.m. Ambler Campus, Greenhouse.
  • Urinetown panel discussion: The Theater Department is hosting a pre-production panel discussion before Urinetown. The panel will include Dr. Christina Rosan, professor of geography and urban studies, Maggie Anderson, the choreographer for the production and Drew Brown from the Philadelphia Water Department. The panel will use the musical as source material for a conversation about resource consumption, the role of stakeholders in advancing change and the unintended consequences of strategies for intervention. Stay for a production of Urinetown. 6-6:45 p.m. Tomlinson Theater.

 
Registration begins today for Spring 2012

View the full 2011-2012 Academic Calendar at the Registrar's website.

 
Class ring sale

Class rings will be available to purchase today and tomorrow at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore in the Howard Gittis Student Center from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Orders are also available online.

 
HR Learning and Development workshops for the week of October 31

Workshops for next week will include: “Family and Medical Leave Act Overview” and “Was It Something I Said?”. Visit the HR Learning and Development website for a full schedule and to register.