DJ in the Park
June 4, 2016; 4-8 pm
Douglass Park
A variety of DJs will play something for all tastes, from hip hop to R&B to gospel.
The MU Libraries Creative Magazine
Art in the Park, June 4-5 at Stephens Lake Park
Art in the Park
Saturday-Sunday, June 4-5, 2016, 10 am-5 pm (Sat) and 10 am-4 pm (Sun)
Stephens Lake Park
Organized by the Columbia Art League. Will feature more than 110 artists, musical and magical entertainment and children's creative area. Visit artintheparkcolumbia.org for details.
Free concert at Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater, June 9
Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater Concert Series 
Missouri Symphony Society
RESCHEDULED TO Thursday, June 9, 2016, 7 pm, Free
Join us at the beautiful Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater for an evening of music under the stars. Bring a blanket or low lawn chair. Concert Series sponsored by KPLA 101.5.
Performance sponsored by City Office of Cultural Affairs and Missouri Arts Council
Tiger Treasures Rummage Sale June 4
Don't miss the Tiger Treasures sale on June 4!
A collaboration between the University of Missouri, the City of Columbia and participating non-profit agencies, Tiger Treasures collects and sells unwanted items donated by students departing for the summer from MU Residential Life facilities and Greek houses. The project diverts tons of material from the landfill and proceeds from the sale benefit local charitable agencies.
When & Where:
Saturday, June 4th
6am, Early birds donate $5
7am-11am, Free and open to the public
Mizzou Surplus Property
1507 Capen Park Road (map)
Native Pollinators Dinner and Fundraiser
Celebrate National Pollinator Week with a Native Pollinators Dinner and Fundraiser on June 19! There will be a tour at 5 p.m. following by dinner at 6 p.m. Special guest speaker Dr. Gary Nabhan. RSVP with dietary restrictions by June 1 to University Events at 882-1989 or events@missouri.edu.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1560203640938016/
Web tip of the week, May 30, 2016
Web tip of the week, May 30, 2016
I was planning our annual trip and discovered this useful tool. Lots of information on one page!
It calculates travel time between cities, fuel costs and amount of fuel needed for your trip. It even includes the directions you can take.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
Get rid of stress and earn wellness points!
Get a new lease on life! Register now for Mindful-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) classes.
MBSR (http://umurl.us/MBSR) Tuesdays: Orientation: 05/31 | Classes: 06/07 – 07/26 | Retreat: 07/16 Register: https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1815311 Wednesdays: Orientation: 06/01 | Classes: 06/08 – 07/27 | Retreat: 07/16 Register: https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1815182 Cost: $40 for faculty/staff/retirees, which covers you and your spouse/partner ($20 rebate if you attend 7 of 8 classes) Participants may earn 100 points for the Wellness Incentive (http://umurl.us/incentive).
Announcement sponsored by Healthy for Life, Total Rewards Department, University of Missouri System
Volunteer Opportunity: Missouri Crisis Line
Volunteers Needed for the Missouri Crisis Line/Text Line
The Missouri Crisis Line/Text Line is a 24-hour telephone crisis hotline. We offer a great one on one experience with flexible scheduling. We ask that you VOLUNTEER one 3-hour shift a week and do one overnight (11pm-7am) a month. Our next new volunteer training will be June 4th (9am-1pm), June 6-9 (5:30pm-9:30pm) and June 13-16 (5:30pm-9:30pm). This is a 40-hour training. All days are required, but you can miss a few days due to scheduling issues. If you are interested: please email Teresa at loganste@health.missouri.edu or call 573-445-5005 (ask for Teresa).
Announcement sponsored by Dept. of ESCP
Volunteer Opportunity: Show-Me State Games
VOLUNTEER FOR SHOW-ME STATE GAMES THIS SUMMER
Have some fun volunteering and assisiting athletes this summer. Show-Me STATE GAMES needs volunteers for our summer weekends, June 10-12, July 22-24 and July 29-31. Sign up now, you can assist at a sport that you know something about, or try a new one. Sign up as an individual, family, group, department or business. We also need help with registration/sport check-in on all weekends. Great way for summer students to fulfill a volunteer need. For a list of sports and more info check out our website smsg.org. Print a volunteer form or sign up online. Call for sport availability and more info: Cindy Garcia at 884-2946 or garciacs@missouri.edu
Announcement sponsored by Show-Me STATE GAMES
Web tip of the week, May 23, 2016
Web tip of the week, May 23, 2016
For more Tuesday tips, see:
https://sites.google.com/a/cougars.ccis.edu/cc-technology-solutions-training/home
Since MU Information Technology no longer has a blog or newsletter (last issue was in 2015), I will be sharing links to the Columbia College technology blog. There are some interesting tips there.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
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