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February 28, 2008
- 2008 Five College Relay for Life Team Registration Deadline
- The Five College Relay for Life will be held at Pratt Field, Amherst College, through the night of April 18 until the morning of April 19.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 12:00 am
- Online
- Archeology Field School Night
- Come and learn about the great opportunities for Archeology Field Schools at UMass.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 4:30 pm
- Herter 116
- 14th Annual Du Bois Lecture Hosted by UMass Amherst Libraries
- Professor Arnold Rampersad from Stanford University will speak on "W.E.B. Du Bois and Ralph Ellison."
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 4:30 pm
- Library Learning Commons
- Black History Month Banquet: "Black Thighs, Black Guys & Bedroom Lies"
- Guest speaker Hasani Pettiford tackles a variety of sexual issues many face within relationships.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 5:30 pm
- Malcolm X Cultural Center
- Tai Chi & Internal Kung Fu
- The UMass Inner Arts Club offers comprehensive training in Tai Chi Chuan and related practices for health and self-defense year round.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 6:00 pm
- Boyden Gym B-10
- Student Government Association Debate
- Come find out the candidates stance on some of the most important issues the University of Massachusetts Amherst faces this year.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 7:00 pm
- Student Union Cape Cod Lounge
- UMass Amherst Wind Ensemble: A Symphony of Sounds
- Join fellow alumni to enjoy the UMass Amherst Wind Ensemble.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 7:00 pm
- The Gathering Place
- Meet Massachusetts Democrat Ed O'Reilly Candidate for U.S. Senate
- Alumnus and Massachusetts Democrat Ed O'Reilly is running for U.S. Senate.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 7:30 pm
- Campus Center 174
- Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures
- Grounded in American improvisational tradition yet spectacularly embracing global languages, instrumentation and cosmologies this pioneer of world music brings his octet featuring Hamid Drake, Graham Haynes, Steve Gorn, Ned Rothenberg, Shanir Blumenkrantz, Kenny Wessel, Brahim Fribgane, and Rudolph.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008, 7:30 pm
- Bowker Auditorium
- Exhibit: The Unexpected Encounters of Looking Again
- University Gallery’s annual exhibition, organized by M.A. candidates in Art History, utilizes the university’s significant collection of contemporary works of art on paper and corresponds with a graduate art history seminar.
- Wed Nov 28 to Sat Mar 15, 2008
- Fine Arts Center - University Gallery
- Exhibit: "Images from VISUAL"
- This exhibit builds on synergy between art and science to provide a unique avenue by which both disciplines can be promoted, appreciated and encouraged.
- Tue Jan 8 to Tue Apr 29, 2008
- Library, Integrated Sciences & Engineering
- Exhibit: A World of Cities
- Universal aspects of urban life are explored across time and place, while defining the sharp differences in how people live, work, and interact in cities around the world.
- Thu Jan 31 to Wed Apr 16, 2008
- Library Learning Commons
- Registration: Dissertation Support Group
- This group will focus on providing support and encouragement for women who are in the dissertation writing phase.
- Fri Feb 1 to Thu Feb 28, 2008
- Wilder
- Exhibit: "Lost Horizon"
- This exhibition features works by twelve artists, each of whom examines the various ways in which "architecture" and "architectural forms" have been conceptually incorporated into their current painting practice.
- Mon Feb 4 to Tue Mar 4, 2008
- Herter Art Gallery East Gallery
- Exhibit: "Recent Architecture"
- "Recent Architecture" is an exhibit of drawings, models and photographs of architectural projects and furniture designed by architect Sigrid Miller Pollin, AIA.
- Mon Feb 4 to Tue Mar 4, 2008
- Herter Art Gallery West Gallery
