Kappa Delta plans Shamrock run

Kappa Delta sorority will host the Shamrock Run at 8:30 a.m.,March 24 beginning at Ponchatoula’s Restaurant, located at 109 East Park Ave.

The event is open to anyone and features a 5K run followed by a one-mile run. There will be jambalaya offered for $5.

The entry fee is $15 before March 10 and $20 after.

Applications can be picked up in the Greek office, located in Tolliver Hall.

All proceeds go to the Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home in Ruston and Prevention Child Abuse America.

For more information, contact Stacey Smith, a senior construction engineering major and Shamrock chairman, at 453-9753 or e-mail her at ssm015@latech.edu.

 

Forestry workshop to be held in March

The 52nd annual Hardwood Log, Lumber and Tree Grading Workshop will begin at 8 a.m. March 27-30 on Tech’s South Campus.

The workshop will present a working knowledge of the United States Department of Agriculture forest service log grading system and its relationship to lumber grades and product utilization.

Attendees will also learn external defect indicators and their importance in hardwood logs.

The workshop fee is $450 and is open to the public, but is designed for forestry students, foresters, refuge managers, inspectors and anyone else that is interested.

For more information, contact Mark Gibson, an associate professor and director of forestry,  at 257-3392, or mgibson@latech.edu.

 

Phi Alpha Theta to hold card drive

National History Honor Society’s Tech chapter of Phi Alpha Theta is currently holding a Holiday Card Drive for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

All greeting cards are accepted regardless of any writing on the inside of the card.

Cards should be dropped off in the designated box in the history department office in George T. Madison Hall, Room 111.

Cards may also be sent to the history department through campus mail at Campus Box #7.

For more information, contact Phi Alpha Theta president Katie Foster, a graduate student of history, at skf008@latech.edu for more information.

 

Enterprise Center to display art work

The artwork exhibition for Tech’s first year students of the Master of Fine Arts Program can be seen through March 9.

The exhibition will be on display at the Enterprise Center, located at 509 West Alabama.

A variety of mixed media will be on display.

Five first year students will exhibit their original photography, drawings, paintings and designs.Admission is free for the public.

For more information, contact Marie Bukowski, associate professor of art & graduate coordinator, at 257-3264 or by e-mail at bukowski@latech.edu.

 

Applications for SGA available

Applications are now available for Student Government Association Supreme Court and Senate.

Three court justice positions are open, along with one Senate position representing the College of Engineering.

Senators represent their college in weekly SGA meetings. They communicate with students and faculty of their respective college and present their needs to SGA.

Justices make sure SGA is accountable and functioning within the bounds set forward by the SGA constitution.

Applications are available at the student activities desk at the back of Tolliver Hall.

For more information on the Senate position, contact Caleb Smith, SGA president and a senior marketing major, at 257-4565 or sga@latech.edu.

Students interested in the Supreme Court positions should contact Matt LaCaze, SGA vice president and a senior political science major, at 257-4565 or mjl012@latech.edu.

 

Couseling center to sponsor workshop 

The Study Smart Workshop will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in Keeny Hall, Room 325 B. 

This workshop is to help students learn how to study more efficiently and make the most of their time.

It also gives students tips on how to avoid procrastination and determine what is worth studying and the best ways to study based on what subject is being studied. The workshop is hosted by Counseling Services.

There is no admission charge for Tech students. Registration is requested, and can be done online at www.latech.edu/students/counseling/study-skills-workshop.shtm.

Be sure to register early.

For more information, contact Karen Colvin, a licensed counselor, at 257-2489.

 

Alumnus to spend day as professor

Mike McCallister, a Tech alumnus, will spend the day as a professor in the College of Administration and Business, Jan. 25.

McCallister, president and CEO of Humana Inc., a company that offers coordinated health insurance coverage and related services to employer groups, government-sponsored plans and individuals, will speak to two classes.

McCallister will have lunch with faculty and administration.

There will also be a student reception in which students may personally interact with McCallister in groups or one-on-one.

All business students are invited to the student luncheon which lasts from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

For more information, contact Tammy Butler, external relations director of the CAB, at 257-3741 or at tbutler@cab.latech.edu.

 

Wesley to hold sex talk, breakfast

The ninth annual series of “Scott’s Annual Relationship Talks,” will commence at 8 p.m., Jan. 30, at The Wesley Foundation.

Scott Wright, director of the Wesley, will lead three sessions, Jan. 30, Feb. 6 and Feb. 13, on friendships, dating relationships, sex and marriage. All interested students are encouraged to attend.

Dinner will also be offered at 7 p.m. for the price of $1 on Feb. 6 and 13, before the relationship talks.Wesley will also host their quarterly Midnight Breakfast Jan. 30.

The breakfast is provided free of charge and will be served from 10 p.m. to midnight. All students are welcome to come, eat and hang out.

For more information, contact Jacob Grosskopf, one of the Wesley’s interns, at 255-3112 or wesley@wesleymail.com.