FYI

It’s Not To Late to Receive/Donate A Food Basket

The Cornucopia Food Pantry is still accepting requests for food baskets during the winter holiday. Contact Larry Brickner-Wood by Dec. 18.

The baskets contain a variety of wholesome, nutritious foods as well as gift certificates.

Email Brickner-Wood at blueskydl@comcast.net or Larry.brickner-wood@unh.edu. Baskets will be ready for delivery on Tuesday, Dec. 19. They can also be picked up at the Waysmeet Center.

Anyone who would like to donate to a basket can find a list of suggested items at http://www.cornucopia.unh.edu/corn_suggest.html.

UNH Hosts ‘Stealing The Vote? What Happened And Didn’t Happen In The 2000, 2004 And 2006 Elections ’

UNH will host “Stealing the Vote? What Happened And Didn’t Happen In The 2000, 2004, & 2006 Elections,” a panel discussion on election security, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 14, in MUB, Theater I.

NH Secretary of State Bill Gardner will join a panel of nationally distinguished experts who will discuss election fraud. The panelists are:

• Mark Crispin Miller
  NYU professor and author of Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal the Next One, Too
• David Moore
  Founder of UNH Survey Center, former UNH political science professor, and author of The Superpollsters: How They Measure and Manipulate Public Opinion in America and How to Steal an Election
• Paul Lehto
  Election law attorney

Miller's “Fooled Again” and Moore's “How to Steal An Election” will be available for purchase.

The event, free and open to the UNH community and the public, is sponsored by Democracy for NH-Fair Elections Committee, Women Making a Difference, the UNH Department of Communication, the UNH Department of Political Science, and the UNH Race, Culture & Power Minor.

Director of Health Services Named National Co-Chair

Kevin E. Charles, assistant vice-president of Student and Academic Services and executive director of Health Services, has been named national co-chair of the Student Affairs Professionals Working In and With Academic Affairs (SAPAA).

According to their website, SAPAA provides a forum for interaction between student affairs personnel and those interested in the connection of student and academic affairs and how this collaboration can continue and thrive in the future.

It also promotes regional and national conferences on issues related to the connection of student affairs and academia.

Powering Down Means Energy Savings Go Up

Remember to turn of and unplug all electronic equipment and appliances during the upcoming holiday and help to save energy while reducing emissions.

Computers, printers, faxes and copiers still draw electricity if they are turned off but not unplugged so take the extra step before heading off for vacation.

Last year, more than $20,000 in energy costs and prevented greenhouse gas emissions—the equivalent to removing 30 cars from the road—was saved during the Thanksgiving and holiday break just by switching off power strips or unplugging equipment from outlets.

MLK King, Jr. Celebration

From Poverty to Empowerment: A Call To Action

The Office of the Provost / Diversity Initiatives is presenting events commemorating the birthday of MLK King, Jr. on Jan. 17, 28, 31 and Feb. 1.

A candlelight vigil will take place Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 6-6:30 p.m. at the MUB circle. At 6:30 p.m., a photo exhibit “Journey to the Mountain Top: Poverty & the Working Poor in New Hampshire” will be on display in the MUB.

On Sunday, Jan. 28, Arthur Hilson, pastor of the New Hope Baptist Church, will present “Economic Justice: A Spiritual Celebration of the Legacy and Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.” from 4-5:30 p.m. during an interfaith celebration at the Durham Community Church.

The annual commemorative address will be delivered by Carlos Munoz, Jr. on Jan. 31, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Johnson Theatre. Munoz, a Latino scholar, will discuss “From Poverty to Empowerment: A Call to Action.”

Munoz is also part of a panel taking place Thursday, Feb. 1, from 12:30-2:30 p.m., in the Strafford Room at the MUB. Other panelists include moderators Carol B. Conaway, professor in the department of communication and Women’s Studies Program and professor David Watters of the English department.

Holiday Hours at the New England Center

Acorns Restaurant Café and the New England Center Hotel will close for the holiday season and reopen after the New Year.

Acorns Restaurant and lounge will close Friday, Dec. 22, at 1:30 p.m. and reopen on Jan. 3 at 11:30 a.m. The hotel will be closed from Dec. 20 at 1:30 until 11 a.m. Jan. 3.

For more information call the Acorns Restaurant at 2-2815 or the New England Center at 2-2801.

Dairy Bar Holiday Hours

During winter break The dairy bar will Be closing Dec 22 at 3 p.m.

Hours on Jan 10, 11 & 12 are 8-11 a.m.

Regular hours, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, resume Jan. 16

Library Calendars For Sale -Great Holiday Gift

Dimond Library is one of 14 libraries around the state featured in the 2007 Living Legends Calendar, now on sale. It was selected from among New Hampshire’s 250 libraries and is included in an exhibit at the State Library in Concord.

To view the calendar, visit http://www.library.unh.edu/news/index.php/history/42.

Calendars are available in Dimond 345 and Special Collections for $5.00 or, via the web, for $8.00 at https://www.events.unh.edu/register.shtml?event_id=2593

Manage Your Weight Through Weekly Program

The Center for Health Enhancement (CHE) is offering a 10-week weight management program in the spring of 2007. Sign-up starts now and go through Friday, Jan. 5.

The weekly sessions will include individual dietary analysis and prescription; fitness assessment; the use of a personal activity monitor; body composition analysis in the Bod Pod; measurement of total body water; 1-hour metabolic testing and measurement of blood lipids and glucose.

The program can accommodate a maximum of 20 people. Sessions will be held on Thursdays, 12–1 p.m. in Nesmith Hall, Rm 110.

Contact Anne Ronan at 2-1688 for further information and registration or visit our website at www.che.unh.edu. Faculty, staff and members of the local community are welcome to join the program

Bacon and Eggs

Miss the hot breakfasts the Dairy Bar used to serve? They can still be had, for groups of 10 or more, between the hours of 8-11 a.m. Just give 24-hours notice. Special or traditional menu. Call Bev at 2-4843.

Winter Parking Ban Begins Dec. 1 At Midnight

Regardless of the weather, most parking lots will be off-limits for overnight parking during the next several months while the winter parking ban is in effect. The ban begins at midnight Dec.1 and continues through March 31, 2007.

Lots B and C allow "weather-conditional" after-midnight parking on nights when no declared snow emergency has been declared. During a snow emergency, the two lots, as all the others, close at midnight.

Signs at the entrances and a recorded message posted at 2-1001 will give the open/closed status of these lots.

“Exempt" lots provide after-midnight parking on any night, including nights with declared snow emergencies.

Normal permit requirements apply in all lots beginning at 6 a.m.

Further details are posted at www.unh.edu/transportation/parking. For more information call 2-1010.

Lactation Room Available

Dimond Library and the UNH President's Commission on the Status of Women wants to remind the UNH Community that a lactation room is available in Dimond Library. This private room contains a hospital-grade Medela breast pump, a gliding rocker, a refrigerator, and soft music. The room is designed for nursing and milk expression. A key can be checked out at the main circulation desk of the Library. Please contact Pam Lehman at 2-1512 or the Commission office at 2-1058 for more information.

High Marks For Volunteering

UNH has been named to the 2006 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its record of students who donate time and resources to their communities and around the country.

The new program aims to increase public awareness regarding the contributions college students make through volunteerism.

In October, the six winners of the awards were announced. In the general excellence category, awards went to California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, C.A..; Elon University, Elon, N.C., and Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, I.N.

The Excellence in Hurricane Relief Service Honor Roll recipients were Jackson State University, Jackson, M.S. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, L.A. and Tulane University, New Orleans, L.A.

Fellowships Office Seeking Faculty Referrals For Grants and Fellowships

Faculty members, be sure to pass along to the fellowship office the names of students who might qualify as candidates for national and international grants and fellowships, including the Rhodes, Marshall, and Fulbright awards