University of Massachusetts Amherst

October 23, 2007

529 College Savings Informational Seminar
The U.Fund College Investing Plan is Massachusetts' 529 Plan, sponsored by MEFA and managed by Fidelity Investments.
OIT Security Clinic
Bring your laptop or desktop computer to the Learning Commons in the Du Bois Library for a security checkup.
Flying Subjects Opening Reception
An opening reception for Flying Subjects by artist Emily Luce.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Group
UHS' Mental Health Services offers a weekly Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction group. Sessions are open to students, faculty and staff.
Engineers Without Borders - Chapter Meeting
The UMass chapter of Engineers Without Borders will be holding its second general meeting this semester, with a special guest speaker who was in Afghanistan over the summer.
Lecture: Beyond The Green Zone: Dispatches From an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq
Journalist Dahr Jamail brings us inside the Iraq we never see, presenting never-before published details from his first two years in Iraq.
Krav Maga - Israeli Martial Art
Learn Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art most often used in self defense.
Tuesdays in Bezanson: Music for Strings and Piano
Enjoy this delightful chamber music concert performed by faculty string players and pianists.
Three-Part Movie Series: Race: The Power of An Illusion
Learn why a "colorblind" society is inherently unfair and will never work properly.
Exhibit: Naturally Beautiful: Photographs by Suzanne Bell
The exhibit features Suzanne Bell’s observations of the natural world reflected in images of backyard birds, mountains, beaches, and national parks.
Exhibit: Staged: Scenes from the James Ellis Theatre Collection
Featuring examples of the collection’s highlights, including books depicting the lives and work of Gilbert & Sullivan, the stage and its actors, amateur theatrical productions and private clubs.
Exhibit: Carolyn Webb: Dialogue with a Collection
This premiere exhibition features work by Carolyn Webb alongside works she has selected and placed in direct dialogue with her own sculpture and works on paper.
Exhibit: Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich
This exhibition brings together two internationally acclaimed artists, Matthew Higgs (UK) and Peter Wüthrich (Switzerland), who explore the book as “found” conceptual art and sculptural form.
Open Enrollment for Health Care Spending Account & Dependent Care Assistance Programs
This is your once annual opportunity to enroll in the pre-tax Health Care Spending Account and Dependent Care Assistance Program for calendar year 2008.
Exhibit: Inside/Out: Works by Hamlyn Davies, 1972-2007
This retrospective exhibition includes examples of paintings and prints by the artist of a period of 35 years.