University of Massachusetts Amherst

October 15, 2008

Information Meeting: Oviedo, Spain
Talk to students who went on the study abroad program to Oviedo, Spain.
Legal Workshop
Join us for an informational legal workshop led by the Student Legal Services Office and attorney Bernie Stark.
Etiquette Dinner
Do you know how to handle yourself in a professional dining setting? You will after you join us for the annual Etiquette Dinner!
Latino/a Pluralities: Ways to Imagine the Community
This lecture will invite reflection on the difficulty of thinking of the large U.S. Hispanic population as one single ethnic group.
An Evening In Praise of Mothers Who Are Scientists & Parents Who Raise Bilingual Children
Dr. Emily Monosson and Dr. Barbara Zurer Pearson will read from and speak about their recent books.
Film: Caramel
Nadine Labaki's acclaimed directional debut offers an enticingly comic yet dramatic depiction of the everyday lives and desires of women living in Beirut today.
SMART Recovery Self-Help Meeting
SMART Recovery is the scientific alternative for people seeking independence from addictive behaviors including alcohol, other drugs and activities, such as eating, gambling, internet, etc.
Feinberg Lecture: Unnatural Selection: Eugenics, Race, and Ideas of Biological Value
2008-09 Feinberg Lecture Series: Unnatural Selection: Eugenics, Race, and Ideas of Biological Value
U Rock On: Homecoming 2008 Band Concert
Student bands such as Hadoken, along with featured alumni band Akiva, will be performing. Come and start off Homecoming Weekend by rocking out to these bands!
Art Exhibit: Petula Bloomfield's Laced
Petula Bloomfield's paintings attempt to reveal both the transparent and opaque nature of the physical, emotional and spiritual experience of being human.
Art Exhibit: Stephen Foley's In a Glass House
Exhibition of visionary sculptures in the Hampden Incubator Project Space.
Art Exhibit: Sean Greene's Calligraphs
Sean Greene’s paintings are rooted in the study of color. Bands of color evoke written languages like Arabic or graffiti.
Art Exhibit: Nowhere Else But Here
An exhibition in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Department of Art.
Art Exhibit: Of People and Places
Bringing together for the first time the work of seven international artists working in the field of photography.
Art Exhibit: Sermons and Serenades
Ellen Eisenman and Marianetta Porter use photography, sculpture, and mixed media to mine history, materials, and imagery as they transform resources into new expressions of power and promise.