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SHOWCASE 2002 APPLICATIONS DUE
"Showcase 2002: Technology for Learning" provides an opportunity for the NIU community to learn how our faculty and staff have met the challenge of implementing instructional technology. If you have a project you feel would be of interest, share your efforts at this year's showcase, which will be held Wednesday, April 10, in the Holmes Student Center. While projects must be technology-based, they do not have to be "high end" or media intensive; sound educational projects at all technological levels are encouraged. To apply, fill out the online form at http://www.niu.edu/showcase or e-mail your request for a form to carols@niu.edu. If you have presented a project in the past, you are welcome to apply again with a different project. Applications are due by Friday, March 1. A committee will review all proposals and notify selected participants by Monday, March 11. For more information, contact Carol Scheidenhelm at 753-2690.

NIU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PLANS TRIP TO GREECE
The NIU Alumni Association will host a trip to Greece from Sept. 19-29. The adventure begins in Athens, where travelers will view architectural marvels such as the Parthenon, Agora and the Proplysia. Travelers will then board the Royal Olympic cruise ship for a four-day voyage to the Greek Isles, Mykonos, Herkalian, Santorini, Rhodes and Kusadasi-Ephessos, Turkey. Sociology Professor George Kourvetaris, a native of Greece, is the trip's faculty host. The cost for the trip is $2,249 for an inside stateroom or $2,349 for an ocean view stateroom per person, based on double occupancy. The trip includes round trip airfare, five nights at the Olympic Palace Hotel, tour of Athens, four nights on the cruise ship, full breakfast daily, all meals aboard the cruise, luggage handling, porterage charges, departure/port taxes and insurance. For more information or to place your reservation, call Pat Anderson at 753-1512 or visit http://www.myniu.com.

LIBRARY CLOSED FEB. 18
Founders Memorial Library will be closed all day Monday, Feb. 18, for construction. For more information, contact H. Stephen Wright at hswright@niu.edu.

UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE TEXTBOOK RETURN
University Bookstore soon will be starting its textbook return process. Faculty should advise students to buy any needed texts as soon as possible. If there are specific texts faculty want the bookstore to keep for use later in the semester, call 753-1866.

UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE CLOSED MARCH 11-13

University Bookstore will be closed for inventory from Monday, March 11, through Wednesday, March 13. Regular hours resume on Thursday, March 14.

NIU PRESS TO UNVEIL BOOK AT CEREMONY
Celebrate Black Heritage Month with the unveiling of "Slaves, Sailors, Citizen: African Americans in the Navy," a new book by Steven J. Ramold. Affirmative Action and Diversity Resources (AADR) will host NIU Press Editor Martin Johnson, who will unveil the book at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in AADR room 178-166. Sociology Assistant Professor Carla Goar will be the brown bag guest speaker from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch and conversation. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Phinette Maszka at 753-6030.

NIU GOLF LEAGUE NEEDS COMMISSIONER
The NIU Golf League is in need of a commissioner for the upcoming year. Without a commissioner to run events, scoring, etc., there will be no league this year. For more information, contact Mary Ann Nash at 758-2835 or e-mail nash1@earthlink.net.

FINANCIAL AID AWARENESS MONTH
The Student Financial Aid Office is sponsoring several workshops during Financial Aid Awareness Month to help students with early completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the NIU Financial Aid Verification Form. No appointments are necessary. Students should bring their 2001 federal income tax return, W-2 forms with all schedules and FAFSA and/or FAFSA renewal forms. Workshops will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 20; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21, 25 and 26. All workshops will be held in the Diversions Lounge in Holmes Student Center.

DONUTS ON SALE MARCH 9 IN MUSIC BUILDING
Krispy Kreme donuts will be on sale in the NIU Music Building on Saturday, March 9, for $5 a dozen beginning at 9 a.m. The donut sale coincides with the Performathon, a fundraiser for the NIU Community School of the Arts. Performathon recitals begin at 9:30 a.m. and will run throughout the day in the Recital Hall. An art exhibit featuring work of community school art students will be on display in the Recital Hall gallery. Used music and CDs will be on sale. For more information, call Deborah Booth at 753-1450.

NETWORKING LUNCHEON FOR WOMEN MARCH 6
The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) is hosting a networking luncheon on Wednesday, March 6, in the Chandelier Room in Adams Hall. Jaya Gajanayake from the International Training Office will speak on "Women in Sri Lanka: Empowerment at the Grassroots." The day coincides with International Women's Day. The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $7 per person and $6 for students. For reservations, call 753-1895. The deadline to register is Wednesday, Feb. 27. For more information on the PCSW, call 753-9614.