Need 20 minutes of peace, quiet and relaxation? Make plans to come experience the labyrinth on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 4 p.m. to midnight in the DeNaples Center ballroom. Come walk, pray and meditate. An opportunity for individual confession will also be available during this time.

The labyrinth is a Christian spiritual tool used for meditation and reflection. The labyrinth involves praying, meditating and reflecting on your journey through life as you follow a single walking path. The event is sponsored by the Office of University Ministries. For more information, call 941-7419. 

Attend the 80’s Dance Party Extravaganza wearing 80’s style and the Kindle could be yours! Dance away that end-of-semester stress, play some Pac-Man or Frogger, and win great prizes answering 80’s Trivia questions.

The free event is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Byron Recreation Complex. To see the promotional poster, click here.

There will be several activities, including an Urban Beats performance, 80’s trivia team competition, Atari, Sega, & Nintendo, food, prizes and, of course, dancing!

Prizes awarded for best 80’s inspired hairstyle, footwear, and shoulder pads, jeans, Hammer or parachute pants, and best copy of an 80’s pop culture icon. Best overall 80’s outfit takes home the Kindle. Thanksgiving break is the perfect time to raid (with permission) your parents' closets and put together a totally rad 80’s outfit. 

This event is sponsored by the Dean of Students Office, Student Affairs and Late Night Programming. 

The University's official Flickr webpage has been updated with new photographs. 

Check out photographs of the Diversity Fair, Presidential Scholarship winners, Mullin Lecture, Veterans' Appreciation event, Rwanda Lecture, Dr. Leon Bass Lecture, East German Film Festival, Cura Personalis -Jesuit Event, Campaign Reception, as well as construction pictures of the unified science center and Mulberry Street apartment/fitness complex.

See our other photo galleries at http://www.flickr.com/universityofscranton. 

For more information about the University's social media outlets, visit www.scranton.edu/connect.

Attention student clubs and University organizations! Would you like to promote your upcoming event on The University of Scranton's official facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/universityofscranton? Every Friday the University's facebook page posts an "University Events" announcement with a listing of upcoming University-related activities and events. If you would like us to include your event, please e-mail your information to socialmedia@scranton.edu.

Please include the following information with your announcement:

• Club name
• Event name
• Day, time and location of event
• Cost of event
• Short description of event
• Contact information for event
• Relevant photo (if you have one)
• Web link for more information, if applicable
• Who can attend (students, faculty, staff, general public)

Make sure to wear RED to support World AIDS Day, and stop by the DeNaples Center's fireplace lounge from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1. If you do, you could win an IPOD NANO. For more information, contact the Center for Health Education and Wellness at chew@scranton.edu.

All contributions from the Red Out raffle will be donated to the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School in Nairobi, Kenya. This is our sister Jesuit school for at-risk students that serves AIDS affected youth thanks to generous donations like yours!     

It's that time of year again! The Panuska College of Professional Studies is collecting books for our Blessing of the Books event. Please donate your children's books. Receptacles may be found in the DeNaples Center, Hyland Hall, the Long Center and McGurrin Hall. Also, please join us for The Blessing on Tuesday, Nov. 30, in the lobby of McGurrin Hall at 3:30 p.m. 

Make sure to check out the event's promotional flyer.

It’s that time again ... The Community Outreach Office will be sponsoring its annual Adopt an Angel and Giving Tree programs for the holidays.

Since our semester ends so early this year, gifts are all due back to our office on Monday, Dec. 6. We will be delivering to the agencies later that week.

Here's how it works:

ADOPT AN ANGEL: Purchase toys and clothing for a child in need from our local community. Names, sizes and wishes are provided. Cost is approximately $100. Gifts are due, unwrapped, to the Community Outreach Office by Monday, Dec. 6. Please include a roll of wrapping paper and tape. Be sure to include batteries if your items require them. 

GIVING TREE: Tree will be on the second floor of the DeNaples Center by Friday, Nov. 12. Take an ornament for a boy or girl, ages 0-teens, and purchase a gift of your choice for a value of about $25. Return, unwrapped, to the Community Outreach Office, by Monday, Dec. 6.

Contact Ellen Judge at judgee2@scranton.edu by Monday, Nov. 20, to have your angel info sent to you by e-mail! 

This year, most of our children are from area Headstart preschool programs. They must meet federal poverty standards to attend this program. A family of four can make no more than $22,050. Other programs that will benefit from our holiday programs are Friends of the Poor, United Neighborhood Centers and area group foster homes.

Members of The University of Scranton SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) team are working to help fight hunger by participating in the 2011 Campbell’s Let’s Can Hunger Challenge, with the goal of collecting 5,000 canned good items throughout the 2010-2011 school year. All food collections will benefit the Leahy Food Pantry, Scranton.
 
SIFE hosted several events throughout the semester, but the only remaining event is:

• Selling “candy grams” to the campus community. Students, faculty and staff can purchase a candy gram to send to a friend for $2, or a two canned good donation. Candy grams can be purchased in the DeNaples Student Center on Dec. 1-3.