Network news anchor Meg Oliver will return to her alma mater Thursday, April 26, to give the annual Dean Stone Lecture.

Oliver, a 1993 graduate of the UM School of Journalism, anchors the overnight CBS news program, "Up To The Minute."

Oliver's lecture is titled "The Battle For Your Attention: Everyone Wants It, But Is It Worth Your Time?" It will begin at 7 p.m. in Urey Lecture Hall and is free and open to the public.

The lecture precedes the journalism school's Dean Stone Awards Banquet, scheduled this year for Friday, April 27, at the Holiday Inn Parkside in downtown Missoula. A social hour begins at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for students and $25 for non-students. They can be purchased in Journalism Building Room 209 or Radio-Television at 730 Eddy Ave. Tickets should be purchased by Friday, April 20.

The lecture and banquet are named in honor of the first dean of UM's journalism school, Arthur L. Stone.

Students must update their addresses and emergency-contact information before registering for fall semester classes.

Registrar David Micus said students can enter updates online through Cyberbear before registration, which begins April 16, or at the same time they register for classes.

The 22nd annual Multi-State Educators’ Career Fair will be held at UM April 29-30.

The fair, sponsored by the Office of Career Services, brings school district representatives to meet and interview qualified candidates for classroom, special education, counseling and administration positions.

Information about the fair and tips for preparing for the event are online. Students also may attend a free workshop, “Making the Most of Career Fairs,” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in Lommasson Center Room 154.

The 39th annual Kyi-Yo Powwow will kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Adams Center.

The three-day powwow offers a chance for students to share in the celebration of American Indian heritage and artistry. Events run from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 21, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 22.

Grand entry events take place at 7 p.m. Friday, noon and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is free for children 7 and under and seniors 55 and older and $5 for others. Students with ID cards get a $2 discount. Tickets are available at the door.

Fans of jazz will be treated to some of the greats at UM's eighth annual Buddy DeFranco Jazz Festival April 27-28.

DeFranco -- one of the top jazz clarinetists in history -- and guest artists will present two concerts Friday and Saturday. The concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre.

Commencement ceremonies will be held Saturday, May 12, at the Adams Center.

College of Arts and Sciences and College of Technology ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Ceremonies for students receiving degrees from UM professional schools (business administration, forestry and conservation, fine arts, journalism, education, and health professions and biomedical sciences) will be held at 2 p.m.

Registration is now open for UM’s summer session.

The first UM summer session five-week schedule runs from May 21 to June 22. The second five-week summer session is June 25 to July 27. A full 10-week session is offered from May 21 to July 27, and a special session runs from May 21 to Aug. 17.

Following are a few dates for campus events that may help as you make plans:

• Fall semester classes at UM begin Monday, Aug. 27.
• Orientation will be held the week before, Aug. 22-24.
• UM Week of Welcome will run Aug. 21-25.

• Saturday, Aug. 25 is the first official housing day at UM residence halls.

• Homecoming 2007 is Sept. 28-29.

• Family Weekend is Nov. 2-4.

Earth Day just wasn’t enough time for UM organizers to cram in all of the events they had planned, so instead UM will host Earth Week 2007.

Every day from Monday, April 16, to Earth Day on April 22, there will be Earth Week-related films, speakers, tours, performances and other activities on campus.

Saturday is Earth Service Day, when service opportunities include river cleanup, prairie restoration on Mount Sentinel, sorting recyclables and working at UM's organic PEAS farm. Ecopentathletes ride their bikes from event to event and do all the service events.

After a hard day working for the Earth, enjoy the Earth Service Day Dance in the UC Ballroom from 7:30 to 11 p.m. The dance features easy-to-learn folk dances and old-time fiddle music by the Parlor Pickers. All of the dances are taught, and no experience or partner is needed.