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| Monday, November 02, 2009 |
 | Trick-or-Treat for Community (Multi-Day Event)
All Day
Annual “Trick-or-Treat for Community” Donation Drive
Join the Volunteer Resource Center in our donation drive for this year’s “Trick-or-Treat for Community” event! Get a group of friends or colleagues together to “trick-or-treat” for blankets and clothing for the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. Registration will open on October 7th, 2008. For more info and registration please visit www.colorado.edu/vrc or e-mail volunteer@colorado.edu. |
 | Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
In May of 2009, the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History will open a new exhibition entitled Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes.
Presented in three iterations of 20-30 Navajo textiles each, the
exhibit will showcase the breadth and depth of the Museum's Joe Ben
Wheat Southwestern Textile Collection, considered to be one of the
world's best collections of Navajo textiles.
A full slate of public and school programming will accompany
the exhibit, including a grand opening event; hands-on workshops for
adults, parents and children; guided tours; movie showings featuring
movies with Navajo directors, producers, and actors; and programs and
demonstrations on natural dyes and textile conservation.
Judy M. Newland, Faculty Associate and Exhibit Developer at the Arizona
State University Museum of Anthropology is the Guest Curator for the
exhibition. |
 | Weaving Memory: Monotypes by Melanie Yazzie
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Artist Melanie Yazzie's prints are inspired by the textiles from the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History's Joe Ben Wheat Collection and by memories from Yazzie's childhood with her grandmother Thelma Baldwin, a weaver in Wide Ruins, Arizona. |
 | Diversity and Inclusion Summit
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Diversity: What’s in it for me?
Presented by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement
In support of the university’s commitment to building a diverse and welcoming campus with a multicultural perspective, this year’s CU-Boulder Diversity and Inclusion Summit will be held November 2 and 3 in the University Memorial Center. This year’s theme -- “Diversity: What’s in it for me?” -- will address common misperceptions about what diversity is, who is diverse, and the roles diversity plays in our everyday lives as we promote broad perspectives, mutual understanding, and an increasingly inclusive and engaged CU-Boulder community. See the full schedule of events at the Diversity and Inclusion website. |
 | Americans In a Changing China: 1920-2008
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Documenting China, Contemporary Photography and Social Change is a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit.
The exhibit encompasses three eras of change in China, which is a
timely subject as China and its status on the international stage is
changing so rapidly. Apart from Hinkley’s experience abroad, the
exhibit also includes views of more recent change in China through an
exhibit on loan from Bates College Museum of Art and the Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service from April 11 to June 7, 2009.
It illustrates the country’s development during the past 25 years
through the lenses of seven Chinese photographers. For more information, please click here. |
 | Resistencia Visual: Woodblock Prints from the Oaxacan Assembly of Revolutionary Artists (Multi-Day Event)
The UMC Art Gallery, located near the Reception Desk on the second floor of the University Memorial Center, presents a wide variety of art work from national, international, and local artists. |
 | Wellness Warriors
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
In this workshop, you will work with yoga, mindfulness skills, guided visualization, philosophy, poetry, nutritional exploration, and interpersonal sharing to progress toward wellness. Learn to trust the unknown, overcome limiting habitual patterns, unveil new possibilities, beome alert, awake, and open to others.
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 | Asian Language and Literature Graduate Students, CV and Cover Letter
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
This interactive workshop will review the basics of a curriculum vitaé and cover letter for application to academic careers.
Contact
Name: Valentine Roche
Phone: 303-492-0520
Email: valentine.roche@colorado.edu |
| Monday Workshop Series
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Engaging Students and Creating Community
Jennifer Brady, PhD Candidate, Spanish & Portuguese
Jennifer has taught many classes and many students at CU-Boulder. In this workshop she shares
her techniques for engaging students and creating community in the classroom |
 | The Courage to be Imperfect
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Do you think you're a perfectionist? Is your perfectionism getting in the way of your ability to enjoy life? Explore alternatives to perfectionism with other interested CU students. For more information please visit Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). |
 | Mediactive: Why media consumers need to become active users
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Dan Gillmor, an online journalism pioneer, will give the SJMC Holden Lecture, "Mediactive: Why media consumers need to become active users" Gillmor, who put the San Jose Mercury News on the online map in 1994, is best known as the author of "We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People. “ The U.S. State Department has sent him across the globe to discuss the relationship between digital media and democracy. He is the founding director of the new Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University's Cronkite School of Journalism. A reception at the Old Main Heritage Center will follow his talk. |
 | Monday Night Bowling
6:00 PM
Join us for Monday Night Bowling. For a great deal of $7 per person, you will enjoy two hours of bowling, shoes and soft drinks. Come alone or bring your friends! The Connection is on the 1st floor at the UMC. |
 | Between Shtetle and the Red Hammer: Contemporary Yiddish Music in Russia
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The post-Soviet period from1993 to today has witnessed some of the most unusual and extravagant performances of Yiddish music in the world. Complete with dancers, elaborate musical arrangements, and sophisticated technical support, these performances represent arguably the largest scale music productions in the history of Yiddish culture. The artists are usually state-trained Soviet performers of classical and popular music, who embrace their Jewish heritage by incorporating Yiddish into their repertoire. This presentation by Anna Shternshis complete with musical clips, photos and multi-media sampling will examine this new brand of Jewish culture.
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 | Takács Quartet
7:30 PM
An irresistible blend of virtuosic technique and engaging personality has made the GRAMMY Award-winning Takacs Quartet, in residence at CU-Boulder, a favorite for over 20 years.
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