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The Beckerman Center Celebrates with Much Fanfare
Balloons and applause filled the air, ceremonial ribbons were cut, and praise was heaped upon the David A. Beckerman Recreation Center Monday as the campus celebrated its completion. Board of Governors chair Samuel S. Bergami, Jr., President Steven H. Kaplan, David A. Beckerman and several other dignitaries added their voices to the chorus of compliments about the gleaming pavilion whose glass enclosure is a traffic-stopper on the Boston Post Road.

UNH Dance Crew Vies for Prize on "Showtime at the Apollo"
Come out March 26 to support E3, a UNH dance crew that is competing for first prize of $25,000 in “Showtime at the Apollo,” at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. See ‘View from the Hill’ at right for the story on E3, and for more information on the performance.

Get Tickets Now for Business New Haven Awards Event Honoring President Kaplan
Business New Haven magazine will be honoring President Steven H. Kaplan with its Businessperson of the Year award at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 at the New Haven Lawn Club at 193 Whitney Avenue in New Haven. Those interested in attending must RSVP by Feb. 25; tickets are on a first-come first-served basis and seating is limited. Tickets cost $45 each and are available at http://www.conntact.com/awards.htm.

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A Thank You to Fans,
Who Figured Mightily in Women’s Basketball Win
The huge crowd that came out to cheer on the nationally televised UNH women’s basketball team Feb. 2 in their win against the University of Bridgeport - a game that also was streamed via Internet throughout the world - elicited a big thank you from Director of Athletics Debbie Chin. Click here to read Chin’s open thank-you note to UNH students, faculty, staff and fans.

National Engineers Week Begins Friday
Noted innovators and entrepreneurs will participate in National Engineers Week at the University starting this Friday, Feb. 15. See Campus Events for a full schedule.

Reception Marks Opening of Renowned Russian Artists at Seton Gallery
With a new director and a new lineup of innovative art, the Seton Gallery begins the semester with a reception at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 to mark the opening of the exhibit “Relativity: The Work of Valery and Katya Levental.” The works showcase the talents of Valery Levental, an acclaimed set and costume designer for theaters throughout the world including Russia’s Bolshoi Theater and New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, and his daughter, Katya Levental, also an artist and theater designer. Click here to read more. All are invited.

Softball Team Invites Campus to Breakfast
UNH’s softball team will host its second annual “Charger Homerun Breakfast” at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 in the Alumni Lounge at Bartels Hall, the campus center. The goal: to connect student-athletes with the rest of the campus community, and grow some fans! For ticket cost and more information, click here.

Remember to Wear Red on Fridays in February
Wearing red on Fridays in February symbolizes your support for awareness and education regarding heart disease and stroke, particularly the need for increased research in the dangers these diseases pose to women. For more information, check out www.goredforwomen.org or stop in Health Services to donate $5 to support American Heart Association research and get a Red Dress pin in the process.

Free Mammograms on Campus Feb. 16
UNH will offer free mammograms to the community as part of the ongoing “Think Pink” initiative, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. The Yale-New Haven Hospital Mobile Mammography Van will be located in the Maxcy Hall parking lot on the UNH campus. For more information or to schedule an appointment call 203-688-6800.

Show off Your Talent
The Office of Student Activities is beginning a Coffee House Series on Thursday nights in the New Hall Game Room, off Sky Ranch and Pandinis in New Hall, and is seeking faculty and staff who would like to perform! If you have a talent, send an email to lsaverese@newhaven.edu and we'll set a date.

Faculty-Staff News

Media Workshop Will Show You How To Promote Your News to the Press
Those interested in learning more about the media relations process and how to promote their news to the media as well as to the University community are invited to a communications workshop at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 or 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22 in the New Hall conference room. Please RSVP with your choice of dates to jwinkel@newhaven.edu by Friday, Feb. 15. Sessions run for 45 minutes. Refreshments will be served. Click here for more information.

A Primer on Classical Music
With the arrival on campus of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, UNH Assistant Professor Dr. José García-León, a concert pianist, will deliver a talk, "Enjoying Classical Music," at 3 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Upper Level of the Marvin K. Peterson Library. More information, call ext. 7191 or email hdobi@newhaven.edu.

Tax Preparation Discounts Available for Employees
UNH employees will receive a $25 discount if they choose to have their taxes prepared at any one of eight Jackson-Hewitt Tax Services in the greater New Haven area. Coupons are available in Human Resources on Ruden Street.

Psychologists, Educators: Go to the Library Home Page Now
The Marvin K. Peterson Library has online access to "Mental Measurements Yearbook" and "Tests in Print" until April 2008 to decide whether to switch from print to electronic versions. The library needs your feedback. Go to the library home page http://www.newhaven.edu/library/ for links to the databases. Click here for more information on the works in question.

Student Advisement Workshop Offered
A University panel will present a workshop for faculty and staff on Excellence in Student Academic Advisement at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 Rooms A and B in Bartels Hall, the campus center. Panel participants include James Cassidy, associate professor of Criminal Justice, Kay Cuozzo, director, Office of Academic Services, Lynn Monahan, professor of Criminal Justice, and Joshua Sandman, professor of Political Science and 2007 winner of the UNH Award for Excellence in Student Advisement.

Nominate a Faculty Member for Recognition
Who is your favorite faculty member, and why? The Provost’s Office is accepting nominations for faculty excellence awards through Feb. 22. Besides the recognition, award winners receive $1,000 and a plaque. Click here for more information and a nomination form.

Have an Idea for a Service Learning Course? Do Tell
For faculty who wish to develop academic service learning courses, the Experiential Education Office will offer up to eight awards of $1,000. Click here for an application. Email sanastos@newhaven.edu for more information.

Institute for Women Administrators in Higher Education Accepting Applications
Applications are due March 1 for the 2008 HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women Administrators in Higher Education. Places are available for 75 women faculty and administrators who hold significant leadership responsibilities and are ready to make a greater institutional impact. Click here for more information.

Training for Employees Aims for a Harassment-Free Workplace
The University has instituted a policy making harassment prevention training mandatory for all employees. Click here to read President Steven H. Kaplan’s letter to the campus detailing the reasons behind the training.

Publicity for Your News and Events
To assure your news or public event receives internal and external publicity, the Office of Public Affairs requests you complete a UNH Publicity Request. Click here for the form. E-mail the completed form to UNHPublicityRequests@newhaven.edu at least four weeks in advance. Please send high-resolution jpg photos (300 dpi or better) if available, via e-mail, with this form.

Student News

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Take Advantage of Free STD Clinic
A Free STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease)clinic sponsored by the Officeof Residential Life and the Connecticut Department of Public Health willoffer free testing and information between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday,Feb. 14 in the German Club. All are welcome.

Get Help Getting a Job
Come to the Career Services workshops. Interview Skills, Networking Etiquette, Resume Writing – you name it, Career Services can help with it. Click here for a full schedule. Click here for the Career Services newsletter.

Food for (Engineering) Thought
Students are invited to participate in the Tagliatela College of Engineering’s Second Innovation Breakfast Meeting scheduled from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Click here for more information. RSVP to cferrucci@newhaven.edu or ext. 7437 by Monday, Feb. 18.

Experiential Education Opportunities
The Office of Experiential Education is sponsoring a slew of cool events over the next several weeks. Check out Student Events for more information.

Meal Plan Changes
The last day to change your meal plan will be Monday, Feb. 11. If you wish to change your meal plan, please see Marie Jackowicz in the Dean of Student’s Office in Bartel’s Hall, the campus center, or call ext. 7432.

SCOPE Film Competition
SCOPE is running a competition for all undergraduate students to create a short film. Films are due by 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 and will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Click here for the rules of the contest and here for an application.

Want to write for the Charger Bulletin?
Attend the staff meetings every Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the Charger Bulletin office on the top floor of Bartels Hall, the campus center.

OAS Workshops
The Office of Academic Services will hold several workshops through February to help students become more academically successful. Click here for a full schedule.

SCOPE Co-Chair Applications
Applications for a co-chair, which are available outside the USGA President’s Office and on www.chargervoice.com, are due at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4. Students must be full-time undergraduates with at least 12 credits and a G.P.A. of 2.5 or greater.

Dining Services Wants to Know What You Think
Click here to take the Dining Services Survey

Alternative Spring Break, Public Service Fellowship Applications Deadline
Applications for Alternative Spring Break and The President's Public Service Fellowship will be accepted until 4:30 pm Friday, Feb. 15. They can be dropped off to the Dean of Students Office in the fourth floor of Bartels Hall, the campus center.

Seniors: Prepare for Life After College
Take advantage of Senior Series, which are seminars created to help seniors negotiate life after college. Presented by professionals on and off campus, the workshops will be held in the Moulton Lounge at Bartels Hall, the campus center. See Student Events for a schedule.

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