[Students] The Roar Newsletter - Week of April 18 - April 23

Mon Apr 18 11:11:46 CDT 2016

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Announcements
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Location: Texas A&M Univesity-Commerce
Date: April 15th - April 26th
Cost: Free!
As you may know, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Throughout this month, many universities and agencies provide opportunities to increase the awareness of sexual assault as well as provide spaces where victims can share their story. The Serving Engaged Empowered & Diverse Students (S.E.E.D.S.) Office in conjunction with the Office of Judicial Affairs and the It's On Us Committee are hosting several events to raise awareness to the campus community. Please see the flier below for details on the specific programs throughout the weekend and next week. For more information, feel free to contact me directly or visit our website, http://www.tamuc.edu/SEEDS.
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Register for Dig For a Cure- Sand Volleyball Tournment
Location: Morris Rec Center
Date: April 29th
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost: $12 a person on a Team of 4-7 people
Compete in KDChi's Sand Volleyball Tournament! Registration for Teams (Co-ED included) has opened: $12 per person (includes a t-shirt), $5 per person (without a t-shirt), or $8 late registration starting April 25th (no t-shirt). Only up to 4-7 people allowed on a team. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.
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Balanced Living Workshop
Location: Counseling Center - Halladay Building
Cost: Free!
Are you dealing with anxiety, depression, unsuccessful relationships, and/or would like to learn strategies for managing life more effectively?  If so, then this is for you.  Designed as a drop-in 5-week workshop, each session is designed to teach students skills about mindfulness, self-compassion, emotional regulation, optimal living, and interpersonal effectiveness.   Participants will gain a better understanding about themselves and develop tools to successfully manage unproductive emotional, behavioral, and thinking patterns.
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Library LibQual Survey
Location: http://www.tamuc.edu/library/about/libqual/
Date: April 11th - May 6th
The Library Quality Survey (LibQual) is now open until May 6th. Please share your feedback by visiting www.tamuc.edu/library/about/libqual<http://www.tamuc.edu/library/about/libqual> and taking our survey.  Over 20 prizes will be given away to participants, including a Dell Laptop and a FitBit HR.
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TAMUC Lions Football Game Attendance Survey
Location: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KHSWMRG
Date: April 18th - April 30th
The TAMUC Athletic Department is seeking data to analyze football game attendance. This survey will take less then 5 minutes to complete, and will provide the Athletic Department with valuable information to increase football game attendance. Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KHSWMRG
Events
Monday, April 18
Clothesline Project
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: RSC Loyalty
Cost: Free!
The Clothesline Project originated in Cape Cod, MA in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. The shirts will then hang on a clothesline to be viewed by others as a testimony to the problem of violence against women. Our hopes are to hang the shirts decorated on our campus at Take Back the Night. For more information on the Clothesline Project, visit: http://www.clotheslineproject.org/

Tuesday, April 19

Lion Student Forum
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: RSC Legacy A
Cost: Free

Students are invited to meet with Dr. Mary Hendrix, Vice President for Student Access & Success and other university administrators to ask questions, offer suggestions, and get information about what's happening on campus.  Free popcorn!
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Clothesline Project
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: RSC Loyalty
Cost: Free!
The Clothesline Project originated in Cape Cod, MA in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. The shirts will then hang on a clothesline to be viewed by others as a testimony to the problem of violence against women. Our hopes are to hang the shirts decorated on our campus at Take Back the Night. For more information on the Clothesline Project, visit: http://www.clotheslineproject.org/
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The Club Movie Night: Finding Nemo
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: The Club
Cost: Free

Come out and watch our Friends and Family movie "Finding Nemo" with free popcorn and 1/2 priced drinks. See you there!
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Fitness 4 Freedom
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: RSC Conference Rooms
Cost: Suggested Minimum Donation $10

Dance Fitness Workout to Combat Human Trafficking Worldwide benefiting the International Justice Mission

Wednesday, April 20
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CAB presents Kids Fest
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: RSC Conference Rooms
Cost: Free

Join CAB as we host Kids Fest! There will be food, games, and fun! Inflatable Twister, big wheel tricycles, a novelty, crafts... you don't want to miss it! 5:00 - 7:00pm in the RSC Conference Rooms!

Take Back the Night Walk & Program
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Walk with start at Whitley & go to Amphitheater
Cost: Free!
Take Back the Night is a march focused on eliminating sexual and domestic violence in all forms. We invite the campus community to join together and demonstrate our commitment to stopping sexual violence and assault on college campuses. For more information on Take Back the Night, visit: http://www.takebackthenight.org/

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Bank On It!
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Alumni Center
Cost: Free

Hosted by Scott Wheeler, CFO of Daseke, Inc., come out and explore the careers in the banking industry, presented by the Economics and Finance Society. There will be a panel discussion with banking experts.

Thursday, April 21
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Technology Expo
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: RSC Ambition A & B
Cost: Free
There will be 3 presentations on latest technologies and lunch. ____________________________________________________________

William L. Mayo Prestigious Speaker Series| Kid President with Brad Montague
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: RSC Conference Rooms
Cost: Students FREE w/I.D., Faculty $5, Community $10

Brad Montague and Robby Novak are co-creators of Kid President, the popular web series featured on Rainn Wilson's SoulPancake Youtube channel. Together the two have created a movement of joy and fun and created work seen by tens of millions. Kid President is a Webby Award-winning show that has gone on to be a television show "Declaration of Awesome" on the Hub Network. His "Guide to Being Awesome" is a HarperCollins Children's book that was published in February 2015 and was on the New York Times Best Seller List! With a passion for helping foster creativity and compassion in young people, Brad is also the director of GO! Camp, an experience for teenagers who want to change the world, and co-founder of Love In Stereo, a collective of artists striving to create work that matters.

Friday, April 22
Business Etiquette Dinner
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: RSC
Cost: $25.00 (four-course meal)

Experience your first etiquette dinner! Must pre-register and pay by April 13th
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Language Wars: Bilingual Education in America, From Its Beginnings to Today
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: RSC Traditions
Cost: Free!

Bilingual education, an approach to teaching students who have not yet mastered English, has been controversial in our beloved, often xenophobic, nation for many years. A panel of local bilingual teachers, led by Dr. Chris Green, Director of Bilingual/ESL Teacher Education, will review the history of bilingual education since the days of our founding fathers through the era of Black and Latino civil rights movements to the present day. The panel will also discuss the challenges and joys of being a bilingual (Spanish-English) teacher in today's diverse classrooms and answer questions from the audience.
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CAB Lionyard Concert
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Great Lawn (weather location: Fieldhouse)
Cost: Free for Students with Student ID

Join CAB for the annual Lionyard Concert! Doors will open at 6:30pm with the show starting at 7:00pm at the Great Lawn (weather location: Fieldhouse). This year the headliner is Dom Kennedy, with Kristen Merlin opening. Follow @CABTAMUC for more details!

Students must show valid Student ID to get in. General admission tickets are available at the door for $10, cash only. No photography or videography is allowed.

Saturday, April 23

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Thank you. For any questions regarding The Roar Newsletter, please email theroar at tamuc.edu<mailto:theroar at tamuc.edu>.

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