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Willson Center reception
The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Fall Reception will take place from 5–6 p.m. Nov. 6 in the lower lobby of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. The reception is open to all members of the university community.

Free screenings
The UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic is offering free screenings for children (age 3 and older) and adults on Nov. 3 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. in Room 593 of Aderhold Hall. For more information, call (706) 542-4598.

Retirees reception
The UGA Retirees Association will honor UGA faculty and staff who retired between June and December of 2006 at a reception Dec. 12 from 4:30–6 p.m. at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. UGARA members and the new retirees being honored are invited to attend. Provost Arnett C. Mace Jr. will present the new retirees with certificates during the reception.

UGARA was established in 1992 as a way to keep retirees connected with the university. The association provides retirees with volunteering opportunities at the university and arranges fellowship events and educational workshops for retirees to attend. For more information, contact Becca Atchison at (706) 583-0384.

Award nominations
The nomination deadline is Dec. 5 for two Robert Anderson Memorial Research Awards given annually by the UGA Research Foundation to recent graduates of the UGA Graduate School. Details are available at www.ovpr.uga.edu/forms/rcam.doc.

SCA information sessions
A representative from the Student Conservation Association will be on campus Nov. 2–6 to talk about the organization.

A national conservation force of college and high school volunteers who protect parks and restore the environment, SCA has offered, since 1957, expense-paid internships in such fields as ecology, biology, wildlife management and fire management. Its members work every day as rangers, researchers and educators through these hands-on experiences.

Tamara Paul, SCA’s Southeast recruiting representative, will hold open information sessions for interested students on Nov. 2 from 8:30 a.m.–
12:30 p.m. in Room 252 of Baldwin Hall and from 12:30–1:30 p.m. in Room 212B of the Geography Building. It is also possible to schedule by e-mail (sca_visit@thesca.org) a meeting or class presentation about SCA.

More information about SCA is available online (www.thesca.org).

Snow ski trip
The sign-up deadline for a Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program skiing trip to Steamboat Springs, Colo., is 6 p.m. Nov. 1. The cost is $750 for students and $760 for all others. The price includes airfare, three-day lodging and lift tickets. The trip runs Dec. 15–20. Call (706) 542-5060 or e-mail dwaters@uga.edu for more information.

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