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| Wednesday, November 04, 2009 |
 | Resistencia Visual: Woodblock Prints from the Oaxacan Assembly of Revolutionary Artists (Multi-Day Event)
All Day
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. |
| Beverly Sears Graduate Student Awards
All Day
Applications for the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Awards are being accepted through Dec. 12, 2009. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Dissertation Support Group
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
On-going, bimonthly drop-in support for students starting or already working on dissertations. Support each other in setting and meeting concrete goals while completing your dissertations. |
 | School of Education Information Sessions
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how!
Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
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| | School of Education Information Sessions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Educate the next generation! The School of Education is hosting Information Sessions for current undergraduate students interested in earning a teaching license. Be a part of the School of Education’s licensure program and enjoy small class sizes and close interaction with faculty. Attend an information session to learn about specific programs and the application process. For many students, it is possible to complete their Bachelor’s degree and the licensure program in four years. Come find out how!
Two sessions meet in UMC 381: Elementary Education from 11:00AM - 12:00PM and Secondary Education from 12:00PM - 1:00PM. No need to RSVP.
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 | Careers In Science Policy, Outreach and Nonprofit Organizations
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Please join this distinguished guest panel who will share valuable insights about alternative careers for scientists. For the first hour, the guest panelists will briefly share their career path and decision-making process. Bring your career questions to start the dialogue! For the second hour, small group dialogue will continue for specific topics (e.g., K-12 teaching, policy, careers in environmental centers). Refreshments will be served during the health break 4:00 – 4:10. Coordinated by CIRES, ATOC and Career Services.
Guest panelists include:
• Susan Buhr, Director, Outreach Education Division, CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Kanesha Baynard, Director of Field Experiences, School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Lisa Dilling, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, and a member of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder
• Tim Sullivan, Acting State Director, Nature Conservancy
• Steve Torbit, Regional Executive Director and Senior Scientist, National Wildlife Federation Rocky Mountain Natural Center, and Faculty Instructor, Colorado State University |
 | The Nature Of Evil In Macbeth - Free Lecture And Tea
4:00 PM
Please come to a free lecture of the Christos Institute on "The Nature of Evil in Macbeth" by Professor Emeritus Doug Burger (English). Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by Canterbury Colorado Episcopal Ministry. RSVP to office@saintaidans.org.
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| (Cancelled) Guest Recital: Gilmar Goulart, marimba
4:30 PM
Performer: Gilmar Goulart
Instrument: marimba
Event Type: Guest recital |
 | B-Girl Break Dancing Workshop
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
In recognition of Hip Hop History Month, the Dennis Small Cultural Center is partnering with Hip Hop Congress to host a FREE B-girl workshop so come to the DSCC and learn some awesome new moves. |
 | UMC NITE BITE
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
UMC NITE BITE - Wednesdays at 5:30, presented by Alferd Packer Grill
Competitions, cooking classes, eating contests and more! It's all about food -- and it's all free for CU students!
November 4: Celestial Seasonings Tea Tasting
Join Steve Spencer from Celestial Seasonings to learn about tea and discover delicious new tastes.
Afterwards watch Bravo's Top Chef with us on large screen TV.
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 | Strategies to Gain Admission to Highly Competitive Graduate Programs
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Business, Law, Medicine, Ph.D., & Master’s programs, including scholarship and fellowship information ~ based on the book, Graduate Admission Essays, the best-selling guide to the graduate admissions process, by Donald Asher.
Don Asher’s lecture is Wednesday, Nov 4, 6:00-7:00pm in Humanities 150 and is supported by a generous donation from the Graduate School, Alumni Association, and Engineering BOLD Center. FREE! All students & alumni are welcome! |
 | Threads Through Time: The Story of Navajo Weaving
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jackson Clark II will talk about the history of the Navajo people and the corresponding development of the art form of Navajo Weaving. Clark's talk combines personal and family experiences will collected knowledge gained from working with Navajo weavers, traders and museums for over forty years. A storyteller more than a lecturer, Clark's presentation is full of humor, compassion, and insight into this unique American art form. |
 | Wednesday Night Drop-in Pool Tournaments
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Drop-in and play in a pool tournament! Only $2pp. You get to hone your skills while meeting new friends and learning new techniques! Registration starts at 6pm. Tournament begins at 7pm.
Prizes available every Wednesday tournament, with a really cool grand prize! The top 8 people get a spot in the Grand Championship Tournament. For the fall semester, tournaments run Wednesday nights Aug 26 through Nov 18 with the final Grand Championship on Dec. 2. |
 | Acting Out: A Life in the Arts (Catered Dinner & Lecture - Students Only)
7:00 PM
A free catered student dinner and lecture with Tony Award-winning actresses Patricia Elliot (CU Alum)
The Conference on World Affairs Athenaeum Lecture series invites you to Acting Out: A Life in the Arts, a free catered student dinner and lecture with Tony Award-winning actresses Patricia Elliot (CU Alumni) and Kathleen Chalfant. For more information or to RSVP email ath@colorado.edu
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 | CU in Broomfield: Jazz South of the Border
7:00 PM
Much of jazz music includes roots from Latin America, and this concert will explore some of this wonderful music through Bossa Nova, Samba, and Afro-Cuban styles. |
 | Noctilucent Clouds on the Edge of Space
7:00 PM
Noctilucent Clouds on the Edge of Space - Shedding Light on the Atmosphere
Dr. Bodil Karlsson will describe these unusual, high-altitude, "Night-Shinning" clouds. Doors open at 7 p.m. Parking and admission is free. For more information, please visit http://lasp.colorado.edu. |
 | Queer Women in Community
7:00 PM
Are you a queer
woman looking for community on campus? QWIC is a casual social gathering for
all ages that meets in the Women's Resource Center. Join us every 1st and 3rd
Wednesday from 6-7:30PM for food, conversation, and fun! We hope to see you there!
For more information, please click here. |
 | Sneak Peek: The Fourth Kind
7:00 PM
This fact-based thriller, starring Milla Jovovitch, involves an ongoing mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up. See this free film before it comes out in theaters. Tickets are available now in UMC 401. Additional information: http://www.programcouncil.com |
| Diverse Musicians' Alliance - Diversity Concert
7:30 PM
CU-students join together to perform music representative of the CU’s diverse student population, including: Italy, Russia, Japan, India, Argentina, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey, Zambia, Guam, Poland, United Kingdom, & USA. |
 | Alternative Breaks Participant Application
11:59 PM
Apply to participate on Alternative Breaks volunteer trips across the country. Spend Spring Break doing community service projects on a variety of issue areas from disaster relief to urban poverty to environmental conservation and youth empowerment.
Alternative Breaks- If you think you're too small to make a difference...think again...
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