Graduate Student Services Presents…
National Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2008:
“Working Day & Night"
NETWORK IT! DAY
Monday, March 31st
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.—Faculty/Staff/Student Networking Breakfast
Start your day and week off right…with a free Continental Breakfast on us!
Location: Alumni Hall
2:00 p.m.— Get off the Bench: Learn the Art of Networking
Program Description: Have you ever heard “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know?” Learn the facts to debunk the myth and …learn the art of networking and how to build a web of contacts to assist you in your career. Learn how to create a “2 minute commercial” for you, your cause, and your organization. The art of networking is a learned skill…DON’T BE LEFT OUT!
Session Presenter: Beverly Brooks Major, Director of the Forever LSU Campaign
Location: Riverside Community Center (include descriptive location directions)-across bridge going toward Einstein Brothers
5:30-9:00 p.m.- Sips n’ Strokes Art Event
Love to paint art or wanna tap into your creative side? Bring your favorite beverage and paint a picture along with other graduate students and an instructor! Join us for “Sips N Strokes”. We like to think of this excursion as a little “social networking”. *Transportation will be provided* Location: Birmingham, AL Cost: $20.00 Deadline: Thursday, March 27th. Get your tickets now in 230 Ferguson Center
STRESS LESS DAY
Tuesday, April 1st
12:00-3:30 p.m. Stress Buster Fest
Stop by the Ferguson Center and relax yourself with a variety of stress buster events. Enjoy the calm and relaxation of games, massage techniques, and other ways to relax yourself and calm your nerves. You Deserve It! Don’t miss out on this exciting and relaxing time. This is a flow and go event.
Location: 301 A & B Ferguson Center
7: 30 p.m.- University of Alabama Jazz Combo & Standards Spring Concert
Location: Concert Hall in Moody Music Building
Cost: FREE!
PREPARE YOURSELF . . .
Personal and Professional Advice Day
Wednesday, April 2nd
24-7 all day long! UA GRAD DAY- Wear your “Support Seal” Proudly!
This is our official Sticker Campaign Day. We encourage students, staff, and faculty alike to wear your sticker today to show your appreciation for the graduate and professional students of UA!
10 a.m.–1p.m. Off-Campus Housing Fair
Location: 2nd Floor Ferguson Center; Sponsored by Housing and Residential Communities. The Off Campus Housing fair will feature information about the various apartment communities off-campus. HRC representatives will also be available to provide information and various off-campus housing resource tools.
1 p.m.-2:30p.m. Meals on the Go Demo and Nutritional Workshop
Need a way to provide nutritional meals in minutes . . . or on the go?! Well, this workshop will assist you with that feat. Join us for an afternoon of light snacking and information on creating a menu that is inventive, nutritional, fast, and fun!
Location: Ferguson Center
9 a.m.-4 p.m. --CV & Resume Writing Review for Graduate Students
Location: 330 Ferguson Center. The Career Center Staff will be open and available to assist you.
Relax, Relate, and Release Day
Thursday, April 3rd
2:30 p.m.- Interactive Money Management workshop
Presenter: Jan Brakefield, a professor in the College of Human Environmental Sciences
Location: Carmichael Hall Rotunda- located on the 2nd floor
5:30-7:30 p.m.- Bama Bowl Night
This event is a fun filled night of bowling for the students and family
Location: Bama Bowl (15th and Hackberry) Cost: FREE Sign up for tickets now in 230 Ferguson Center **
6:00-8:30 p.m.-- Free Wine Tasting at Carpe Vino
Location: 2322 4th Street Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Cost: FREE
APPRECIATION DAY
Friday, April 4th
5:30-7:30 p.m.—First Friday’s At Five; Location:
6:30p.m.-8:30p.m. Graduate Student Appreciation Banquet
- Location: Four Point Sheraton Hotel Address: Four Point Sheraton Hotel 320 Paul Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Cost: $12.00 for students $17.00 for guest (non UA student)
