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Calendar of Events

Lenard Brown’s “Transmigrations” will be showing at the South Texas College Pecan Campus Art Gallery now through October 27, 2006. The installation consists of more than hundred prints of photographs of objects such as road signs, railroads and portraits of young men and women. The photographs are carefully transferred on to the surface of road maps.

Brown’s installation questions human migration and dislocation. His prints illustrate how human migration continues, like that of organisms in the oceans and sky and how this constant travel and place of residence causes a dislocation and excludes peoples from having a connection to the larger society around them.

The gallery can be found in Building B, Room 103. For gallery hours and information, please call 956-872-3473 or visit www.southtexasart.com.

Thursday, October 12, 2006
11:30 a.m.
Loyd Auerbach presents True Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings
Starr County Campus Auditorium in the South Academic Building - (E1.606)

Loyd Auerbach (Professor Paranormal) will be presenting his True Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings lecture. The lecture will be held at the Starr County Campus Auditorium in the South Academic Building (E1.606). Contact Luis Banda (Student Activities Specialist) at 488-5888 for more information.

Thursday October 12, 2006
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
5th Annual Hispanic Food Festival - Pecan Campus Cafeteria

5th Annual Hispanic Food Festival featuring dishes from México, Puerto Rico, Argentina, España, Colombia, República Dominicana, Chile, Cuba and other Hispanic countries. Come out and enjoy the variety and delicious food in the Hispanic cuisine while you enjoy live Mariachi. Donation: $4.00 per plate, includes drink.

For additional information please contact Hector Villarreal at 872-2692 or at hectorv@southtexascollege.edu

Thursday, October 12, 2006
7 p.m.
New Yorker journalist Gourevich to speak at South Texas College
Pecan Campus - Administration Building Auditorium

Phillip Gourevich is an award-winning author and reporter for the New Yorker, a New-York-based culture, political and literary magazine, and he will be speaking at South Texas College. Gourevich is best known for his acclaimed 1998 book, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families, which focuses on the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, and which serves as the basis for the 2004 movie, Hotel Rwanda. He will be discussing the horrific consequences that occurred when the governmental leader of Rwanda and the majority faction within that nation undertook a murderous campaign to eliminate some 800 thousand members of its minority group, family by family. 

South Texas College welcomes the community to come hear this renowned author and learn more about his compelling story. The event is hosted by STC's Distinguished Speaker Series. For more information about this event or STC's Distinguished Speaker Series, please contact Jennifer Clark at 872-3510 or via e-mail at jclark@southtexascollge.edu

Thursday, October 12, 2006
7 - 10 p.m.
WILD hosts its Poetry Reading, Music Festival & Art Show
STC Pecan Campus Student Lounge – Building H
Admission is free

WILD Spooky and Creepy Poetry Reading, Music Festival, and Art Show. A line-up of live expressions – including reanimated ones.  Horrorifying hot bands, corpse-like cool poets, monstrous comics, zombie artists, and vampire-like suckers appear in an alternating series of short intervals!

For additional information, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Thursday, October 12, 2006
7 – 9 p.m.
Reception for Lenard Brown
Pecan Campus Art Gallery – Building B, Room 103

There will be a reception for Lenard Brown at the South Texas College Pecan Campus Art Gallery. He will be available to talk about his exhibition, “Transmigrations.” For gallery hours and information, please call 956-872-3473 or visit www.southtexasart.com.

Friday, October 13, 2006
STC Student Services Closed

The Division of Student Services at all South Texas College campuses and centers will be closed on Friday, Oct. 13 for a professional development program. Admissions & Records, Counseling & Advising, Financial Aid, Job & Career Placement, Outreach, Testing Center, PASS Program, Student Information Centers and Student Life will be closed.

Please visit the Pecan Campus Student Information Center in the Student Services building for general admissions and registration needs from 8 a.m. –  5 p.m. or call 872-8311 or 1-800-742-7822 for more information.

All STC Student Services offices will re-open on Monday, Oct. 16 at 8 a.m. and resume normal hours and operations.

Friday, October 13, 2006
Deadline to register for 3-on-3 basketball

All team rosters or individual sign-ups are due no later than 3 p.m. Contact Student Activities on your campus for more information: Pecan Campus at 956-872-3528; Mid-Valley Campus at 956-447-1224; Starr County Campus at 956-488-5888; Technology Center at 956-872-6192; and the Nursing & Allied Health Center at 956-872-6192/956-872-3528.

Friday, October 13, 2006
7 p.m.
WILD continues its Halloween countdown by showing the “Scary Film” A Bucket of Blood.
STC Pecan Campus Auditorium – Annex Building
Admission is $1.00

Walter Paisley is a nerdy waiter and busboy who takes out his revenge on the pseudo Beat poets and artists at a Bohemian café that features poetry readings and local artists similar to WILD’s Poetry Readings, Music Festivals, and Art Shows. Anyone fed up with the pretentious nitwits who dictate what is good art will enjoy this classic campy tale. Humor from the master of the macabre. 

For additional information, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006
12 - 3 p.m.
Carnaval de la literatura de los niños (Carnival of Children’s Literature)
South Texas College Pecan Campus - Student Activities Building
(4th building south of Pecan – enter the East side)

Carnaval de la literatura de los niños (Carnival of Children’s Literature) dazzles all on Saturday, October 14th at South Texas College. A Show for the KIDS – Don’t let them miss it! Featuring Mexican and Mexican-American Children’s Stories, Games, Activities, Celebrations, Music, and more! Conducted by Dr. Jackie Worley, Early Childhood instructor for South Texas College and starring Dr. Worley, Tom Fuschetto (English instructor at South Texas College), members of STC’s Emergent Literacy Class, STC's Early Childhood Education Class, and WILD (Writers In Literary Discussion) as the residents of Storyville. Sponsored by STC’s CDEC (Child Development & Early Childhood) and WILD to promote literacy through local children’s stories.               

Admission is FREE!  

Monday, Oct. 16, 2006
Early registration begins for Spring 2007 semester

For more information visits the Student Services Building at your STC campus or center or call 956-872-8311.

Monday, Oct. 16, 2006
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
UTB Transfer Track Visit
Pecan Campus - Building J

Representatives from The University of Texas at Brownsville will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
UTB Transfer Track Visit
Mid-Valley Campus – Building F  

Representatives from The University of Texas at Brownsville will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Texas State University-San Marcos Transfer Track Visit
Pecan Campus – Building J  

Representatives from Texas State University-San Marcos will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
5 p.m.
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament & Skills Contest
Starr County Campus Athletic Courts

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament & Skills Contest – Tournament and contests (free throw contest, 3 point contest, & set shot contest) will be held at the Starr County Athletic Courts (located outside of the Student Activities Center). The deadline to register for the tournament and contest is October 13th. The events will be held on Oct 18th starting at 5:00 p.m. Contact Luis Banda (Student Activities Specialist) at 488-5888 for more information.

Friday, October 20, 2006
7 p.m.
WILD continues its Halloween countdown by showing the “Scary Film” The Night Evelyn Came Out of The Grave .
STC Pecan Campus Auditorium – Annex Building
Admission is $1.00

This creepy Italian thriller (dubbed in English) tells the story about a widowed lord who still suffers from the memory of the death of his red-haired wife Evelyn who betrayed him. So the aristocrat lures red-haired prostitutes into his castle to take revenge on his dead wife again and again. But he's obviously not the only whacko in this film, because after he has found a new wife, strange things happen and there's even a gloved killer who murders a couple of people in quite nasty ways. This film blends gothic horror elements (a creepy castle, mysterious events, and an empty coffin, nasty murders, and some surprising twists during the climax). 

For additional information, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006
5 – 8 p.m.
Financial Aid Night
Pecan, MV and Starr County Campuses
Student Services Buildings

Additional information to follow soon!

Saturday, October 28, 2006
8 p.m.  
Performance of La Traviata
McAllen Civic Center

The ProCantus Lyric Opera of McAllen performs La Traviata by Verdi, a powerful story of love and ultimate sacrifice set in nineteenth century France. Dr. Mazias de Oliveira, Voice and Music Appreciation instructor for STC and co-founder and artistic director of the company, will be leading the actors and chorus in this performance.

Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased online at www.getix.net. For additional information about the Pro Cantu Lyric Opera of McAllen, please call 872-6478 or visit www.procantuslyricopera.org.

Sunday, October 29, 2006
3 p.m.  
Performance of La Traviata
McAllen Civic Center

The ProCantus Lyric Opera of McAllen performs La Traviata by Verdi, a powerful story of love and ultimate sacrifice set in nineteenth century France. Dr. Mazias de Oliveira, Voice and Music Appreciation instructor for STC and co-founder and artistic director of the company, will be leading the actors and chorus in this performance.

Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased online at www.getix.net. For additional information about the Pro Cantu Lyric Opera of McAllen, please call 872-6478 or visit www.procantuslyricopera.org.

October 26, 27, 30, 31
7 – 10 p.m.
WILD hosts its annual 3-D Haunted House.
STC Pecan Campus Student Lounge – Building H
Admission is $3.00

The only Haunted House in 3-D. WILD has been running a haunted house for 10 years. Mind-bending special effects will bombard you in a maze through a dimension beyond any sight and sound you ever knew about. This event is NOT for children under the age of eight.

For additional information, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Friday, November 3, 2006
Deadline to register for bowling tournament

All team rosters or individual sign-ups are due no later than 3 p.m. Contact Student Activities on your campus for more information: Pecan Campus at 956-872-3528; Mid-Valley Campus at 956-447-1224; Starr County Campus at 956-488-5888; Technology Center at 956-872-6192; and the Nursing & Allied Health Center at 956-872-6192/956-872-3528.

Friday, November 3, 2006
7 p.m.
WILD presents Wheeler & Woolsey in the film Half Shot at Sunrise
STC Pecan Campus Auditorium – Annex Building
Admission is $1.00

Vaudeville comedians Wheeler and Woolsey play two service men during the First World War and go AWOL in Paris changing identities as they go to avoid being captured while running amok amongst the girls in Paris. Meanwhile, the colonel (former singer George MacFarlane) is juggling a romance with the sparky Olga (scene-stealing Leni Stengel) and the suspicion of his wife (Edna May Oliver's film debut), while his youngest daughter (the team's resident cutie, Dorothy Lee, fixing on curly-haired Wheeler as usual) is on the prowl for someone to ‘be nice to her. 

For additional information, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Registration Kick-Off & New Student Orientation
Pecan Campus
Student Services Building

Additional information to follow soon!

Monday, November 6, 2006
Submission deadline for WILD's annual Film Contest
Submission deadline for WILD's “The Writers' Block”

Anyone in the community is welcome to participate.
WILD’s Film Contest. Rules: 1) Your film may not be any longer than 12 minutes. There is no minimum length requirement. 2) Your film must have a plot. 3) Your film must include a title and credits. A committee will determine if your film can be shown in the contest. Bring your film to Tom Fuschetto at the Pecan Campus of South Texas College (J-3.1112). Films will be shown at the South Texas College auditorium on November 17th. 

For additional information on participation opportunities, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
UTPA Transfer Track Visit
Mid-Valley Campus – Building F   

Representatives from The University of Texas - Pan American will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
UTPA Transfer Track Visit
Pecan Campus – Building J  

Representatives from The University of Texas - Pan American will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

November 9 – 11, 2006
8 p.m.
WILD presents the live drama Rocket Mail
STC Pecan Student Lounge – Building H
Admission is $1.00

The true story of the first international rocket mail (which was sent from Hidalgo to Reynosa) created by 16-year-old Keith Rumbel in 1936 becomes dramatized in an original play written and directed by Tom Fuschetto.

For additional information, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
STC Salutes Veterans
Pecan Campus
Student Services Building

Additional information to follow soon!

Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
UTPA Transfer Track Visit
Starr County Campus – Building E 

Representatives from The University of Texas - Pan American will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006
5 – 8 p.m.
Financial Aid Night
Pecan, MV and Starr County Campuses
Student Services Buildings

Additional information to follow soon!

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
UTPA Transfer Track Visit
Nursing & Allied Health Center – Student Activities Foyer  

Representatives from The University of Texas - Pan American will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Texas State University-San Marcos Transfer Track Visit
Pecan Campus – Building J  

Representatives from Texas State University-San Marcos will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Friday, November 17, 2006
7 p.m.
WILD screens the movies submitted for its annual Film Contest
STC Pecan Campus Auditorium – Annex Building
Admission is free

See original films shown for the first time: dramas, comedies, tragedies, romances, satires, parodies, and experimental cinema. The winners will be decided 50% by a jury of film personalities and 50% from audience-participation ballots. Awards will be provided by Hastings at a recognition of the films on December 1st. 

For additional information, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Thursday, Nov. 23 – Friday Nov. 24, 2006
South Texas College closed in observance of Thanksgiving holiday

Monday, Nov. 27, 2006
South Texas College returns from observance of Thanksgiving holiday

All offices at each campus and center will be open at 8:00 a.m. and resume normal business hours and operations.

Monday, Nov. 27, 2006
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
UTB Transfer Track Visit
Mid-Valley Campus – Building F  

Representatives from The University of Texas at Brownsville will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
UTB Transfer Track Visit
Pecan Campus - Building J  

Representatives from The University of Texas at Brownsville will be available to provide transfer information to students. For more information, contact Liz Diaz at (956) 872-3593 or come by the Career Center located in Bldg. K 2.900 at the Pecan Campus.

Friday, December 1, 2006
7 p.m.
WILD' Awards Ceremony
STC Pecan Student Lounge – Building H
Admission is free

The only films shown will be those that won awards as determined on Nov. 7th. Winners of WILD’s Short Story contest will also be awarded at this event. 

For additional information, please contact Tom Fuschetto at 956-872 -3487 or at tomf@southtexascollege.edu .

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006
5 – 10 p.m.
Registration Roundup
Pecan, MV and Starr County Campuses
Student Services Buildings

Additional information to follow soon!

Friday, December 8, 2006
Submission deadline for Interstice 2007 issue

South Texas College’s Interstice, one of the Rio Grande Valley’s most recent literary journals, is now accepting submissions for the 2007 issue. The journal continues to serve as a forum for creative visual and written expression. All artists, whether part of the STC community, the Rio Grande Valley community, or the larger national and international communities are encouraged to submit materials for consideration by December 8, 2006.

For those interested in submitting, editors of Interstice are accepting a variety of materials for consideration, including poetry, artwork, photography, prose and dramatic pieces, one-act plays and other materials. All submissions must be original. Additional information about submission requirements and guidelines can be found at

http://www.southtexascollege.edu/interstice/ or by contacting Joseph Haske at jhaske@southtexascollege.edu or 872-8352.

Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 – Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007
South Texas College closed in observance of its annual Winter Break

The Division of Student Services will be open to accommodate students’ registration needs during the Winter Break.  The Pecan Campus will be open December 19, 20, 21, 27 and 28 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and on the Pecan, Mid Valley and Starr County campuses will be open on Jan 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
New Year’s Registration Event
Pecan Campus - Student Services Building

Additional information to follow soon!

Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007
South Texas College returns from Winter Break

All offices at each campus and center will be open at 8:00 a.m. and resume normal business hours and operations.

Saturday, January 13, 2007
South Texas College closed

Monday, January 15, 2007
The Division of Student Services at the Pecan Campus will be open to accommodate students’ general registration need from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm.

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