Vol. 18, No. 19Feb. 11, 1999

Yearbook photos
Portrait sessions-available from Feb. 22-March 5-for the Blue Hen Yearbook may be reserved on the web at <http://www.year book.udel.edu> from Feb. 15-March 4. Sign-up sheets also will be posted outside the gallery of the Perkins Student Center.

For information, call 831-2628.

Work at Disney
Recruiters from Walt Disney World will be on campus Feb. 25 to present a program about the entertainment resort's World College Program. They also will interview students for participation in upcoming summer and fall programs. The presentation and interviews will take place at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, in Room 130 Smith Hall.

For information, call Megan Zeager at 837-8188.

Census employment
The upcoming 2000 census will provide opportunities for temporary, short-term positions lasting six weeks. Employees will work approximately 30 hours per week on a flexible time schedule and earn $10.50 per hour. Applicants must be 18 years or age or older and pass a written test.

For more information, call 1-888-325-7733 or visit the web site at <www.census.gov/rophi/www/ bulletin.html>.

Bookstore hours
Back-to-school hours at the University Bookstore in the Perkins Student Center are 8 a.m-7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12; noon-4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13; closed, Sunday, Feb. 14; 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Thursday, Feb. 15-18; and 8 a.m-6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19.

Regular hours resume at the University Bookstore on Sunday, Feb. 20. Normal operating hours for the University Bookstore are 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; noon-4 p.m., Saturday; and closed Sunday.

During this period, the Campus Shop in the Trabant University Center will maintain its regular hours

Normal operating hours for the Campus Shop are 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday; and noon-6 p.m., Sunday.

Library schedule
University Library and Agriculture Library Collection hours for the spring semester are 8 a.m.-midnight, Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday; and 11 a.m.-midnight, Sunday. Special Collections and Exhibition Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday and Wednesday through Friday, and 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday.

For information, call 831-BOOK.

Vita Nova dining
Vita Nova, the student-operated restaurant of the University's Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, is now open for lunch and it will reopen for dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The lunch buffet is served from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday through Friday, and dinners are served Wednesday through Friday nights.

For reservations, call 831-0500.

RA information
Resident assistant information sessions will be presented at various locations and times through Feb. 24.

Call Kathleen Kerr for more information at 831-8423 or check the Office of Residence Life web site at <http://www.udel.edu/reslife/>.

Hoerl award
The Delaware Chapter of the American Statistical Association is conducting its fourth annual Arthur E. Hoerl Meritorious Student Paper award. A cash prize will be awarded to a graduate student in the state of Delaware who submits the best paper on an interesting application of existing or new statistical methods or the development of a new method.

Submissions should not exceed 15 pages, double spaced. Four copies must be received by the chairperson of the Hoerl Awards Committee, by 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 31.

Send information to Carmen Traxler, chairperson, Hoerl Awards Committee, STAT-TRAX Inc., 1221 Brook Drive, Wilmington, DE 19803. For additional information call 764-4464, send a fax to 764-5153 or send e-mail to <jnxa74a@prodigy.com>.

Apply on line
The electronic application for grants of up to $5,000 for instructional improvement projects is now available.

The submission deadline is Feb. 15, and the system will automatically forward applications to support units, chairs and deans for their authorizations, and also to the CTE Faculty Review Committee for award recommendations.

For details and application access, check the web site at <http:// www.udel.edu/cte/grants.htm> and follow the instructions. Call the Center for Teaching Effectiveness, at 831-2027, with any questions.