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The holidays are close, Coyotes. Join CAB for an afternoon of crafting. Free for students; be sure to bring your Coyote ID card for Paw Points.

Rotary club meets every Wednesday in the Al Neuharth Media Center Conference Room. For more information, visit www.vermillionrotaryclub.org/

The campus communication development program will improve your communication and leadership skills. Our meetings are held every Wednesday from noon to 12:50 pm. Bring a friend and gain skills and confidence in public speaking. A mentor can be assigned to show you ways to professionally present yourself, whether speaking to a group, during interviews and/or in class presentations.

Stop by the MUC Ballroom Lounge Area to travel around to different countries. Get your passport stamped and enjoy a cup of tea from a variety of countries.

Coyote News TV airs live each Wednesday on Midco Cable Channel 21. USD students bring you the latest news and sports from Vermillion. Submit story ideas to kyotnews@coyotes.usd.edu

Event open to participants of TRiO Student Support Services.

The final installment of the fall Expressions of Identity series will focus on LGBTQ+ communities and experience. Food provided by Aramark.

Portfolio-based classes, including English 101, challenge students to compose a compelling introduction for the portfolio. Often overlooked, this important document should be crafted with care. This interactive workshop will guide students through the process and pitfalls of writing an introduction worthy of preceding a fantastic portfolio. The workshop presenter is Paul Formisano, Director of Writing, Department of English. DISTANCE STUDENTS: to attend live online, log into D2L and select the Online Writing Center (if you don't see the link, email wcenter@usd.edu to be added). Under Communications, select Collaborate Ultra. Then, select the link for the current workshop.

The annual Missouri River Institute symposium at the University of South Dakota will feature a number of speakers describing research activities focused on issues related to the Missouri River and its basin. The symposium will conclude with a film showing and panel discussion of river research and management organized by the National Park Service in conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of the Missouri National Recreational River. The symposium is free and open to the public.

Come join TFJO in a fall food-packing event to help provide thousands of meals for less fortunate and disaster-stricken countries. the packing event will run from 11-2 p.m. Thursday afternoon and 5-8 p.m. on Thursday evening. The afternoon session will be broken into 30-minute shifts for students to participate in between classes. The evening session will be open to all community members and students, running 45-minute shifts. It only takes 30-45 minutes to make a huge impact on the lives of others. Sign up through the link to help.

This panel will feature USD students and leaders from Then Feed Just One for a discussion about global poverty, the role of NGOs and locally engaged citizens. This event is part of International Education Week and Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.

This documentary follows Kate Beane, a young Dakota women, as she examines the extraordinary life of her celebrated relative, Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa). Biography and journey come together as Kate traces Eastman's path from traditional Dakota boyhood, through education at Dartmouth College and in later roles as physician, author, lecturer and Native American advocate.

Join us for our 22nd annual Thursday Night Live and PIKE Dream Girl Scholarship Competition. Come to Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall to watch the USD PIKES in a sketch-comedy show with original sketches, digital shorts and the announcement of the 2019 PIKE Dream Girl Scholarship! Cost is $5. All funds raised will benefit our charity of choice, Cure Kids Cancer, supporting local, courageous children as they battle cancer. Help fight cancer, so kids don't have to.

Mike Fosha is the assistant state director of archaeology in South Dakota and will be sharing about his experiences and research in the archaeology field.

The USD School of Education is hosting the 4th annual Teacher Candidate Networking Event, which provides employers and students in the field of education with a space to network and discuss job opportunities. Students must register in advance to participate in the event. For more information, contact Sherrie.Bosse@usd.edu.

Please join us for the closing reception of Faculty Exhibition:2018. Faculty Exhibition:2018 celebrates the creative work of the Fine Arts faculty at the University of South Dakota whose scholarship and teaching is grounded in an art-making practice.

Violinist Mihaela Oprea was born in Brasov, Romania. She started playing violin at age six at the local music school, and she soon began to win prizes both nationally and locally, making her solo debut at age eleven with the Brasov Philharmonic Orchestra. Oprea began her music studies at Cluj Music School and continued at Bucharest Music Conservatory. She pursued additional education in Denmark from 2006-09 with Danish violinist Kim Sjogren, obtaining her solo diploma exam from the Conservatory of Music. She has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras in Romania. In 1998, Oprea won a place in Sonderjylland Symphony Orchestra, where she is now the violin group leader. She is also an active musician in ProMusica concerts. Please join the Rawlins Piano Trio in welcoming Mihaela Oprea. This event is open to the public at no charge.

Take a trip to Once Upon a Time--when Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Rapunzel and Jack and his beanstalk all lived in the same village. Inspired by Grimm's Fairy Tales, this musical mashup takes us on the hilarious, heartfelt and occasionally gruesome journeys these folk characters make; then it explores what happens when they get what they think they wanted. By Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.

Are you working on an essay, a report, a presentation, a book chapter, a creative work or another kind of text? Join us for Shut Up and Write, the writing group for USD graduate students and faculty. Bring whatever you need to write (laptop, paper, writing utensils, research, etc.) and drop in anytime between 1 and 5 p.m. in I. D. Weeks room 112. Write in silence, surrounded by a community of academic writers focused on their writing projects. Free coffee and hot water for tea/hot chocolate/cider are provided by the Writing Center. For more information, contact Lisa Ann Robertson at lisaann.robertson@usd.edu or Michelle Rogge Gannon at mrogge@usd.edu .