Shelbyville residents deal with the changing demographics of their town when they must interact with Muslim Somali refugees and Latino immigrants, adding to the strained racial history between the town’s African American and White Christian populations.

All university students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to visit the Community Service Fair and connect with over 20 non-profit agencies from the Houston and Galveston areas. This is a great opportunity to learn more about some of the major non-profits as well as some of the lesser-known agencies.

Those new to volunteering and a little unsure about the experience, consider the many benefits.

“Volunteering fosters a sense of pride in knowing you are giving selflessly of your time,” said Jennifer Clark, assistant director of Student Life –The Center for Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement (SLICE). “You can learn so many valuable skills in teamwork and leadership, and it also connects you to your community.”

Some of the local agencies that will be attending include:

• Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees (PAIR) Houston
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
• Krist Samaritan Center
• Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County, Inc.
• Big Brothers, Big Sisters
• Bay Area Turning Point
• Moody Gardens
• Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center-Be the Match
• Baytown Habitat for Humanity , Inc. / Bay Area Houston Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
• Houston Food Bank

Galumpha, a performing group, combines acrobatics, visual effects, physical comedy and choreography to mix art and entertainment together in one show. The three performers, Andy Horowitz, Erin Stanley and Marlon Torres have, been featured on The Late Show with David Letterman, MTV, Showtime, A&E and more. The trio also won the Edinburgh Festival Critics’ Choice Award.

UHCL Cultural Arts brings Galumpha to UHCL tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 in the Bayou Theatre. Tickets are on pre-sale in student life for $12 general admission or $8 with a UHCL I.D. Tickets can also be purchased at the door for $15 or $10 with a UHCL I.D.

Watch a clip from a Galumpha performance by clicking on the link below.

Galumpha – Velcro from AWP on Vimeo.

UHCL is a smoking-restricted campus, where smoking is only permitted in certain designated smoking areas  This smoking policy was approved by University Council on February 14, 2008.

UHCL is in the process of improving the signage and lessening sudents’ confusion over where it is safe to light up and where it is prohibited.  Over the next few weeks, UHCL  plans to have all the designated smoking areas marked. The campus also plans to label several non-smoking areas that can be easily mistaken as designated smoking areas.

Designated smoking areas are located at each building, providing smokers a safe area to smoke. Receptacles (ash trays) are available at all of the designated smoking areas for smokers to properly dispose of cigarettes. Smokers should refrain from moving those receptacles out of the smoking areas.

All designated smoking areas will be labeled with a sign like this:

Photo provided by UHCL

 Signs  will also be added to all  UHCL entrances reminding students, faculty and visitors that UHCL  is a smoking-restricted campus.

 View a complete Campus Smoking Map that labels all designated smoking areas.

Crystina Arnold (left) Britta Gamino (right)

UHCL Campus Community Work Day

Since last summer there has been word that UHCL would be holding a workday for employee volunteers to help with campus landscape improvement projects. Being that the idea came up in the summer, the workday was promised to appear during much cooler temperatures.

It is finally cool outside and a date is set. Help FMC beautify UHCL campus by volunteering a few hours Saturday, Nov. 20. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The work will take place around the campus and the entrance one sign on Bay Area Boulevard. This is the ideal time and location for volunteer work. Volunteer efforts on this project will help create a stronger and more appealing impression of the campus.

RSVP by Thursday, Nov. 18 so that an accurate volunteer count can be made.

For more information or to RSVP contact Lindsey Crowder at crowder@uhcl.edu or call 281-283-2268.

Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy the cool weather and the gratification of being part of a project that will enhance the beauty of the campus, making its students, faculty and staff proud to attend UHCL.

The film Coco Avant Chanel will premiere Saturday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. in the Bayou Theater. All films are in French with English subtitles.

For more information visit www.uhcl.edu/tourneesfestival.

• Scholastic Achievement
• Participation and leadership on campus
• Citizenship and service to the university and community
• Potential for future achievement

The students recognized for this award are those who enhance the positive image of UHCL. College students are the reservoir from which the nation draws its leadership strength. This feeling about students is the guiding principle behind the Who’s Who Among Students in America Universities and Colleges program and its efforts to proudly continue to aid campuses in honoring students who demonstrate consistent excellence.

Who’s Who Recipients

Jenolyn Alexander
Kyle Alexander
Marcus Alvarez
Jessica Attocknie
Fiona Burke
Alexandria Burley
Nicholas Burns
Patrick Cardenas
Dana Chitty
Danielle Crossen
Ashley Doyle
Shevonne Dyer
Abigail Fabian
Shawn Fojtik
Amanda Goodner
Ritesh Grover
Swati Gupta
Shayla Habibi
Christina Hall
Marcia Henderson
Robert Hill
Lindsay Humphrey
Roberta Huston
Mary Anne Kane
Deborah Kent
Linda Kissack
Constance Lafayette
Petranella La Fleur
Huong Le
Daniel LeSage
Martha Lujan-Ripoll
Sabiha Mahmood
Ashitra Megasari
Jason Miller
Lisa Miller-Traniello
Stanley Mukundi
Anurag Nagar
Aniket Negi
Ryan O’ Connor
Damian Ottley
Christopher Padron
Prashanti Pandit
Melissa Prentice
Cody Rabb
Melissa Raymond
Andrew Robinson
Doyle Rodrigues
Brenda Ross
Parakh Singhal
Rebecca Smith
Steven Steiner
Joyce Taylor
Tonya Tipton
Du Van Tran
Dung T. Vo
Stephanie Walters
Jessica Williams