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Join us TOMORROW as we rally for higher education in Frankfort, Kentucky at the State Capitol Building! SGA will be providing transportation to all students interested in attending. Let us know if you have any questions! Email President Laura Jackson at Laura.Jackson@eku.edu

If you are planning to complete your professional semester with student teaching, the online application is open until February 15th, 2018. You must complete the application and pick a school district for a first preference within the EKU Service Region. If you want to teach outside our area, a waiver must be completed. Background checks, Physical, TB Risk Assessment, KET Positive Behavior modules and Professional Liability Insurance must all be completed and documents brought to Combs 427 by March 15, 2018.

The College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences (CLASS) is offering a $500 stipend to a graduating student to present a commencement speech at the Spring 2018 Graduation Ceremony. To be eligible, you must have applied for Spring or Summer 2018 Graduation within CLASS. •Speeches should be about 5-6 minutes in length/4-6 pages of double-spaced text.
•MSWord or Rich Text Format, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font, with normal one-inch margins
•At the top of your text, please include your full name, EKU ID number, major, expected degree, and department. Submit speeches before the end of the day Friday, March 23, by sending an e-mail attachment of the text to Dr. Amy Thieme (amy.thieme@eku.edu). Please include your available times for April 2, between 3:00 & 5:00 p.m. so that, if you are chosen as a finalist, we can schedule your interview.

Noel Studio consultations (both online and in-person) are available for all students during the spring semester. Consultants provide students with one-on-one and small-group feedback on a variety of writing, communication, and research projects throughout the process. You can schedule consultations online by visiting our website at http://studio.eku.edu/

Join us for our first CIS Student Club meeting of the new year on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 in BTC Room 131. We will brainstorm ideas for project and activities for the upcoming semester. Pizza provided.

Does your student organization plan on requesting funding from SGA this semester? A mandatory informational meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 6th for registered student organizations who are interested in applying for SGA Funding for the Spring semester. Although this meeting is optional for advisors, a student member of the organization must attend. During this mandatory meeting, all relevant dates will be provided and rules for applying for funding will be discussed.

The student-athletes have partnered with the Kentucky Blood Center to host a blood drive next week. They are VERY LOW on inventory this year. As a matter of fact, they have lost over 400 pints of blood due to snow cancellations and on top of this, they had 500 more transfusions from hospitals than what they collected just last week. Our goal is to collect 60 pints on FEBRUARY 7th! The Kentucky Blood Center will be in the Auxiliary Gym of Alumni Coliseum on the second floor (concourse level) between 10:00am and 4:30pm. Your blood donation could mean saving the life of a fellow Kentuckian! Sign up today through the following link! All donors will receive a FREE T-Shirt as well! Also, please pass this email on to your friends, family, and fellow students within our community! We hope to raise as much awareness as possible and exceed our goal of 60 pints!

We are having our RAD Program (Women's Self Defense) on February 9th from 6-10pm AND February 10th from 9am-6pm. Spaces fill up quickly so you will need to contact Dispatcher Lauren Early to get a reservation. You will learn potentially life saving skills for FREE! Again, class is both days and it fills up quickly so contact Dispatcher Lauren Early for registration.

We are recruiting new members to the EKU fencing club! Join us for an introduction to fencing on Tuesday, February 6th at 6:00pm. The club room is located on the third floor of Weaver gym, one level above the basketball courts. All students are welcome to come and check us out!

All students will be invited by email to participate in a Campus Safety Climate Survey. You will receive a link to the Survey from "EKU Office of Institutional Research" on Feb. 14, with reminder emails to follow. The Survey will be open through March 30. The Survey will examine your attitudes toward EKU's safety climate, as well as your experiences with bullying, alcohol, sexual misconduct and other topics. Please participate! Also, be on the lookout in your email for opportunities and instructions to win FREE PRIZES if you complete the survey.

Dewey Pope ’79 will discuss his book, "Action Unlimited: The Band of Gold." The book tells the story of the musical journey taken by a group in the mid-sixties to California. The group was affiliated with Dick Clark, played Las Vegas and the west coast club circuit and was signed by a major record label. Action Unlimited got its start at Eastern Kentucky University as “The Maroons” and was one of the groups that played at the popular Richmond club, Speck’s.

Attention: The meditation group will NOT meet this Monday 2/5 at 3:30pm. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please come to the group this Tuesday at 6pm and/or this Thursday at 3:30pm!

Time is running out to apply for the RA position! Resident Advisors (RAs) are leaders in our residential communities who build relationships and provide assistance to residents on campus. RAs gain marketable skills as well as free housing and a $1250 stipend per semester. Applications are available at jobs.eku.edu - deadline to apply is FRIDAY, February 9!

Come join us for Smoothie Power Hour tonight from 6:00- 8:00p.m. in the Zone at the Rec! We will have FREE healthy smoothies for everyone to enjoy. Get a quick power up before or after your workout, or join us just for fun! We hope to see you there!