Lot 18 closed

Parking Lot 18, on the corner of Franklin and Preston streets, will be closed today for the Public Relations Internship Fair. The fair takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today on the top floor of the Bovee University Center. Various PR business and nonprofit organizations are participating. There is no charge for the event.

Unified Holiday Celebration

The 12th annual Unified Holiday Celebration will take place from 5-8 p.m. Thursday in the Bovee University Center Rotunda. Minority Student Services presents performances that showcase diverse holidays varying from Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year Pow wow. Tables will be set up to display cultural and religious histories that provide information about different organizations, faiths and holidays represented. Food will be served. The event is free. Contact Minority Student Services for more information at 774-3945.

‘Chippewa’ nickname forum

“What it means to be a Chippewa: A Forum to Discuss the Chippewa Nickname” will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. Panelists will discuss issues that touch on topics from college mascots, stereotypes, the “Chippewa” nickname and reteaching accurate history of Native Americans. The free event is co-sponsored by the Office of Native American Programs, Office for Institutional Diversity and the College of Humanities & Social & Behavioral Sciences. The event also is a part of Native American Heritage Month. Contact Native American Programs director Colleen Green at 774-2508 for more information.

SAP grant summary

The SAP Grant Summary Report selection screen has been improved. The first field on the selection screen is now the grant number. In order to run the report, people must enter the grant number in the first box on the screen. Previously, the grant number field was listed as the second box. If detailed assistance is needed on how to get to this screen, please see the Principal Investigator’s Training Manual for WBS or call Accounting Services at 774-3707.

On the Rox

All-female a cappella group On the Rox will present its fall concert from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday at Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium. Tickets are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. The event also will feature the Michigan State University Accafellas. For more information, contact Nicole Bouman at bouma1na@cmich.edu or (231) 250-2259.

A New Look at Hitler

“A New Look at Hitler and the Beginning of the Holocaust” will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. World War II scholar Gerhard Weinberg will give the lecture for Central Michigan University’s Harold Abel Endowed Lecture Series in the Study of Dictatorship, Democracy and Genocide. For more information, contact Sarah Buckley at 774-1788. Admission is free.

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