March filled with campus activities

North Lake will be a happening place in March. Food, health tips and leadership advice are on the month's menu.

There will be a Chili Cookoff on March 5, from 10 a.m. until noon in the foyer near the bookstore and cafeteria. Prizes will be awarded by the judges and include Disney on Ice tickets and concert tickets.

“This is a great way for students, faculty and staff to get together and enjoy some great chili and camaraderie,” said Delaina Alani, Student Programs and Resources Department (SPAR) coordinator.

In addition, Alani said, the chili contest is a good way for campus clubs to raise money. Organizations are allowed to sell samples of their chili. The deadline for contest registration is Feb. 28. Call Alani at 972-273-3022.

A health fair is scheduled for March 6, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., and from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Students can network with health care professionals and obtain free information to aid in long and healthful lives.

The same day, students and faculty can contribute to the health of others by giving blood to visitors from the Carter Blood Bank from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., in K-216.

A series of lectures by community leaders will be arranged by the Student Leadership Institute, but the March dates had not been scheduled at press time.

Drena Settles, SPAR program specialist, said those speakers will provide students with advice on how to develop leadership skills.

SPAR will identify those speakers and announce their schedule of appearances soon, Settles said.