The Eta Psi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha is sponsoring the first Feed the Need Food Drive Wednesday in Ed Landreth Hall. This will be TCU’s first stepshow that will include high school and college teams with other performances. Admission is three canned goods. All proceeds will be donated to area homeless shelters and other groups. For more information contact T.J. Ammons at (817) 921-0196.

The Betsy Colquitt Reading Series will present poet Bruce Bond at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Reed Hall, Room 104. His full-length collections of poetry include “Independence Days” (the 1990 winner of the R. Gross Award), “The Anteroom of Paradis” (the 1991 winner of the Colladay Award, QRL) and his latest collection, “Cinder.”

All English majors and minors who wish to apply for membership in Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, are invited to pick up applications from the English department office, Reed Hall, Room 314. The deadline is Nov. 22.

Staff Assembly will host a brown bag lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday in the Student Center, Room 207. The topic is “Leadership: What am I and what do I need?” presented by Russell Elleven, former assistant director of Residential Life.
Bring your own lunch, but dessert and drinks will be provided.

The deadline for the annual Creative Writing Contests is Friday. Nearly $3,000 will be awarded to students for essays, fiction and poetry. Rules and entry forms are available from the English department in Reed Hall, Room 314 or from the Writing Center, Student Center Basement, Room 11A.

eQ Alliance and Programming Council will present “Gay, Greek and Proud” at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Center Lounge. In his multi-media presentation, Leif Mitchell draws on his experience and knowledge of gay and lesbian issues as they relate to students to provide concrete ways to make fraternities and sororities more inclusive of gay, lesbian and bisexual people.

Time Management that Works, a brown bag lunch, will be from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Student Center, Room 207. Brent O’Bannon will talk about effective time management.

The deadline for applications for the Truman Scholarship is Dec. 2. The scholarship provides up to $30,000 to help fund graduate study for those seeking to enter public service. Applications are available at (www.truman.gov). Applications and questions should be directed to Ralph Carter in the political science department, Sadler Hall, Room 205.

Flu shots are available at the Health Center for students only. The hours are 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and mornings only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The cost is $15.