Get out of your room …

GreenFest

On Nov. 4, follow the greenway, formerly known as the breezeway, towards a showcase featuring all kinds of environmentally friendly ideas ranging from hybrid cars to measuring your carbon footprint. This fest offers the necessary tools to lead a green lifestyle. Get a free T-shirt and voucher for lunch when you sign up to help in the campus cleanup from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by e-mailing [email protected]. Help clean the planet healthy and happy. For more info, call (561) 297-0197.

Source: www.fau.edu, campus announcements

Free Movie: “Blood Diamond”

If you’re a sociology major, taking a sociology class, or enjoy socio-cinema, come and enjoy a free movie on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in SO 385. On Nov. 10 there will be the screening of “Blood Diamond” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Join in the discussion afterwards and make use of what  you’ve learned. Sounds like a free extra credit opportunity! 

Source: www.eventful.com

Get published and a chance for $

If you’ve written original poetry, fiction or non-fiction, or have done amazing visual artwork, the FAU literary magazine, Coastlines, wants your work. As if being published wasn’t enough incentive, you’ll be eligible for winning a cash award! Hurry up to unleash your creativity and let your imagination run wild. Submissions should be digital, with file extensions .doc (preferred) or .rtf, and are due no later than Dec. 1 to [email protected]. For more info, contact A.J.  Ferguson at [email protected].

Source: MyFAU, personal announcements

Latinos Unidos 
 
Hola, como estas? Are you latino or latina looking to make connections within the latino community? Not a member? Not a problem! Bienvenido! Meetings are Mondays at 3:00 p.m. in the Sago Palm Room of the Student Union.  For general club info, contact Nona at [email protected]

Source: www.fau.edu ; e-mail newsletter

Get off campus …

Metalocalypse, Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge, and High On Fire are coming to Pompano Beach!

Their animated selves from Cartoon Network’s [Adult Swim] are jumping from the small screen to Pompano Beach’s Amphitheatre on Sunday, Nov. 8. Whether you’re a long-time fan or never heard of them, don’t miss this opportunity to rock out to these amazing bands. The head-banging music fest starts at 6:30 p.m. For more info or tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com.

Source: www.ticketmaster.com

Get a gig …

Sports Authority is hiring!

If you like sports, are enthusiastic, have excellent communication skills and are in need for some serious moolah, apply to be a part-time sales associate for Deerfield’s Sports Authority. Experience is preferred but not necessary. For more info or to apply, visit www.snagajob.com.

Source: www.snagajob.com

‘Tis the Season for Working at Macy’s

Holiday season = job for you! If you have a flexible schedule, have good verbal skills and are energetic, then Macy’s wants to hire you. Experience is preferred but not necessary. Employee discount is 20 percent and is applicable the first day on the job! For more info or to apply, visit www.snagajob.com

Source: www.snagajob.com

Can the kid at heart come out to play?

Flashback to the time when you were a kid in a toy store – didn’t you wish you lived there? Now you can work there! Toys “R” Us is looking to hire new personnel for positions ranging from management to customer service. Live out the ultimate kid dream and get paid for it. To apply, visit www2.toysrus.com/careers/.

Source: www.snagajob.com

Get free money …

GPA isn’t everything Scholarship!

Tired of scholarships that ask for an insanely high G.P.A.? Cappex.com understands you and is willing to grant a scholarship of $1,000 for one lucky student. All you have to do is explain why you deserve it in the “Tell us More” box of the scholarship application. This time, it is too good and very true! The deadline is Nov. 30. For more info or to access the application, visit http://www.cappex.com/page/account/quickApply.jsp?scholarshipID=gp&code=CD25-144-32.

Source: www.nscs.org, scholarship monkey

Health Careers and Nursing Scholarship

Whether you want to be a nurse or a doctor, Cappex.com is feeling financially generous towards future health career students. All you have to do is explain why you deserve it in the “Tell us More” box of the scholarship application. You could be granted up to $1,000. The deadline is Dec. 31. For more info or to access the application, visit http://www.cappex.com/page/account/quickApply.jsp?scholarshipID=hc&code=CD25-66-16.

Source: www.nscs.org, scholarship monkey

To the brainiest go the spoils 
 
FAU’s financial generosity extends to undergraduates. Sophomores and juniors with a particular interest in science, math or engineering can get free money from the Goldwater Scholarship.  Juniors focusing on government or public service will find support for their studies in the  
Truman Scholarship. The deadline for both scholarships is Dec. 1. For more info, contact David Flanigan at [email protected] or call (561) 799-8622. For more scholarship requirements, visit wise.fau.edu/divdept/honcol/prestige/index.htm.

Source: www.fau.edu, personal announcements 

Random listing of the week …

Research Assistant Needed!

Calling all financial services majors, business majors, and every other major needing some extra $! If you’ve got basic computer skills, a flexible schedule, and are willing to work 6-9 hours per week, then apply to become a research assistant at the financial planning firm in Deerfield Beach, H D Vest Wells Fargo. Pay starts at $9 per hour and looks great on a resume. For more info or to apply contact Mark at (954) 574-1498 or [email protected].

Source: www.fau.edu, e-mail