Do you want to become a better speaker? Are you the kind of person who feels anxiety before giving a presentation? Don't wait until you have to give a speech for a class, join Toastmasters and become the speaker you want to be now. "See You Speak Toastmasters" is a local Toastmasters clubs. We meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Koebel Business Building room 308. Come to a meeting or find us online. Toastmasters has helped many people to become great public speakers.

Attention University of Colorado Students: Relieve some mid-term stress with free 15-minute massages by students from a local massage school at Wesley Chapel. First come, first served. Wesley Foundation Chapel/Student Center 1290 Folsom Street, across from Folsom Field at the corner of University Heights Avenue

Join us for a fun photo scavenger hunt (with prizes). All CU students are invited, including those in the International Student Guide Program (ISG's), CU International and the International Festival Committee. Bring your friends. When? Saturday, March 9. Where? The hunt will be on the Pearl Street Mall, with refreshments at Dushanbe Teahouse. Photos will be viewed that day and displayed later at the March 15 International Coffee Hour. What do you need? Please bring your digital camera if you have one. Dress appropriately for the weather.

Readings and films from the 1900s to the 2000s: provocative women’s fiction and radical feminist theories, great female poets, Soviet film classics and recent movies and performances by women artists (Pussy Riot group), fascinating life stories. Summer Term A: June 3 – July 5, 11 a.m.-12:35 p.m. M-F. Approved for Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum: Human Diversity.

Course will pursue the question of why the vampire will not “die,” but instead continues to appeal to modern and post-modern imaginations. Through a wide range of readings, art, film and critical analyses we will trace the evolution of the literary vampire from a terrifying creature of lore into the Romantic and highly sexual being of popular Western culture. Approved for Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum: Literature and the Arts.

Come and explore the development of Jewish culture as it moves across the chronological and geographical map of the historic Jewish people with an emphasis on the variety of Jewish ethnicities and their cultural productions. Taught in English. Approved for Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum: Human Diversity. This is also one of the required introductory courses for the Jewish Studies major and minor.

The theme of the annual symposium this year is Water: Past, Present and Future. The conference will feature student talks, a poster session, and three keynote speakers; Dr. Patty Limerick, (CU-Boulder), Dr. Patrick Belmont, (Utah State University), Dr. Dennis Lettenmaier, (University of Washington). The conference will be held at the University Memorial Center Aspen Rooms. Participating departments include geography, geology, ecology and EBIO, civil, architectural and environmental engineering, environmental studies, and ATOC, INSTAAR and USGS.

Thurs, March 14 is the deadline to apply for one of twelve $2,500 scholarships offered by the CU Parents Association (CUPA) for continuing and transfer students who will be a sophomore, junior, or senior during the 2013-14 academic year. To be considered applicants must have a minimum 3.5 overall GPA. This scholarship is based on academic excellence, extracurricular activities and a personal essay. For application information go to the Office of Parent Relations website.

The Colorado Family Project, a group of clinicians and researchers at CU, is conducting a study of family-based therapy for youth with mood swings and a family history of bipolar disorder. Treatment focuses on helping youth and their families understand and cope with mood swings, develop plans for preventing moods from getting worse, communicate more effectively and solve family problems. Treatment is free of charge, and families are compensated for participation in regular research interviews.

The CU Mountain Research Station is offering 4 summer field courses next summer: Mammalogy, Lake and Stream Ecology, Vegetation Ecology, and Feeding Ecology of Animals. These courses are an excellent opportunity to learn about mountain environmental science in an informal setting, emphasizing a hands-on approach to learning. These courses meet the requirements for a field course for the Environmental Studies major.