Weekly Bulletin

STEM talk by Yuretich examines technology and team-based learning

Geosciences professor Richard Yuretich will present a STEM talk titled “Technology and Team-Based Learning (TBL) in Introductory Oceanography” on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. in 138 Hasbrouck Laboratory.

Team-based learning (TBL) is an active-learning strategy that uses class time primarily for investigations conducted by formal groups kept intact for the semester. Prior research has demonstrated that TBL increases student engagement, allows for a more flexible and dynamic class environment, fosters critical thinking and analysis and elevates student performance.

Doctoral oral exams for Dec. 3-7

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Eve Ng, Ph.D., Communication. Monday, Dec. 3, noon, E-31 Machmer Hall. Dissertation: “Rebranding Gay: New Configurations of Digital Media and Commercial Culture.” Lisa Henderson, chr.

Anand Atmuri, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Monday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m., Gunness Student Center, Marcus Hall. Dissertation: “Effect of Colloidal Interactions on Formation of Glasses/Gels, Stable Clusters and Structured Films.” Surita Bhatia, chr.

Ahmed Hassan, Ed.D., Education.

Duke University scholar to discuss ‘Social Justice in the Age of Social Media’ Nov. 29

Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal will give a lecture titled “What if the Greensboro Four Had Twitter? Social Justice in the Age of Social Media” on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. in 904-08 Campus Center.
 
Neal is professor of black popular culture in the department of African and African-American studies at Duke. He has written and lectured extensively on black popular culture and music, black masculinity, sexism and homophobia in black communities, and black digital humanities. His books include Soul Babies: Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic (2002); Songs in the Key

UMass Hotel plans New Year's Eve dinner and celebration

The UMass Hotel and Conference Center is offering a special New Year’s package that includes a gala buffet dinner, champagne toast, dancing and entertainment for $29.95 per person plus tax and gratuity. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m.
 
The menu includes maroon and white brie with an antipasto display, clam chowder, shrimp cocktail, bakery breads, locally grown baby greens salad with winterberries, grilled asparagus salad with roasted tomatoes and prosciutto chips, grilled chicken breast with gnocchi primavera, fire-grilled Alaskan salmon with peach salsa, chef-carved prime rib with

Chametzky to read from new book Nov. 29

Jules Chametzky, professor emeritus of English and Judaic Studies, will be reading and discussing his new book, “Out of Brownsville: Encounters with Nobel Laureates and Other Jewish Writers,” on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 4:30 p.m. at the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, 758 North Pleasant St.
 
A reception follows the event.

Mednicoff to speak on 'Law and the Arab Uprisings of 2012'

David Mednicoff of the Center for Public Policy and Administration will speak on "Law and the Arab Uprisings of 2011: Theorizing legal issues and political change in non-Western contexts" on Thursday, Dec. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. in 521B Tobin Hall.

The talk is part of the Interdisciplinary Seminar on Conflict and Violence, which promotes interdisciplinary exchanges among faculty and graduate students interested in the topics of conflict, violence, and peace, from a wide range of departments across campus.

Mednicoff directs the master's in Public Policy and Middle Eastern Studies programs.

New learning management system for CPE

Continuing & Professional Education (CPE) will be moving its online courses to the new Black Board Learn (Bb Learn) learning management system (LMS) for the spring 2013 term, according to executive director Bill McClure, who says, "Bb Learn marks a significant improvement as a contemporary online teaching platform with a wide variety of cutting-edge tools and capabilities for instructors, like mobile capability."

CPE is beginning to provide training for those who are either experienced online instructors or just starting.

Dress for Success Clothing Drive

The Center for Women & Community, formerly known as the Everywoman’s Center, is hosting a Dress for Success Clothing Drive as one of the events of its 40th anniversary celebration. The clothing drive, scheduled for Nov. 19-30 is co-sponsored by Sigma Psi Zeta sorority.
 
Dress for Success provides free professional attire to women returning to, or entering the work force. This is an international not-for-profit organization offering services designed to help clients find jobs and remain employed.

Doctoral oral exams for Nov. 26-30

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Jean Blaise, Ed.D., Education. Monday, Nov. 26, noon, 163 Hills South. Dissertation: “The Politics of Educational Inequity toward Students with Limited English Proficiency in the Age of High Stakes Testing Accountability: A Phenomenological Study of Haitian Youth in Boston Public Schools.” Joseph Berger, chr.

Sunil Tewari, Ph.D., Entomology. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 9 a.m., 145 Integrated Sciences Building.

Rockefeller University researcher to present Sinauer Lecture Nov. 28

Cori Bargmann, the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor at Rockefeller University, will speak on "Using fixed circuits to build flexible behaviors" on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 4 p.m. in the Engineering Lab 2 auditorium.
 
Her talk is the annual Sinauer Lecture in the Biology Department in coordination with the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program and the Neuroscience and Behavioral Program.
 
Light refreshments will follow the talk.
 
 

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