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Posted: 8/20/08

- Blood Drive. Sponsored by Students for the American Red Cross. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom (2nd floor). Contact: 678-227-4650

- Evening for Educators. Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art. Educators for grades K-12 are invited to join colleagues for a wine and cheese reception at the museum, an excellent opportunity to preview exhibitions with curators and docents and see new teaching packets and supplemental educational materials. RSVP to 706-542-4662 or gmoaedu@uga.edu. 4 to 6 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street. Contact: www.uga.edu/gamuseum

- Studies Abroad Information Session. Sponsored by University Studies Abroad in the South Pacific and Caribbean. Learn about study abroad opportunities in Antarctica, Australia, Belize, Fiji, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The programs are available to students of all majors and provide University credits which fulfill core curriculum. All students pay in-state tuition and HOPE scholarship applies. 6 to 7 p.m. 251 Student Learning Center. Contact:
706-542-9713, pacific@uga.edu

- Film: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. Sponsored by the University Union Student Programming Board and the Department of Campus Life. A preview of the video release for the 2008 comedy film. T-shirts and posters will be distributed. Seating is limited to 500. 8 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Contact:
706-542-8539,
www.uga.edu/union

- Football season parking deck pass deadline is Aug. 20. A season-long football gameday parking pass for the North Campus parking deck or the Carlton Street parking deck may be purchased for $120 plus shipping and handling at GamedayGameplan.com. Passes sold online only. The Hull Street parking deck is sold out. Order deadline is today at 5 p.m.

- Poster Sale. Sponsored by the University Union Student Programming Board. A wide variety of movie posters, art prints, and pop culture images. Most posters sell for between $7 and $9, with some pieces costing more. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Through Friday. Tate Student Center Plaza. Contact: 706-542-6396, www.uga.edu/union

- Drop period for undergraduate level courses (1000-5999). Through Thursday.

- Add period for undergraduate level courses (1000-5999). Through Friday.

- Drop period for graduate level courses (6000-9999). Through Aug. 25.

- Add period for graduate level courses (6000-9999). Through Aug. 26.

- Construction advisory: Tate Student Center pay parking lot now open. Due to construction of the Tate Student Center expansion and parking deck, the Tate Center pay lot has been closed but has since reopened. Completion of the parking deck still in progress. Through Aug. 29.

- Submit entries for authors reception. Faculty and staff authors who wish to participate in the annual authors reception at the University Bookstore on Oct. 1 should submit the titles of their books published in the past 24 months to be displayed at the reception. Through Sept. 12. Contact: genbook@uga.edu

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