University of Massachusetts Amherst

March 25, 2009

Workshop: Basic Mediation Skills
This two-part workshop will explore basic mediation skills that employees can use to support problem-solving in their organization.
BDIC Information Session
An information session on creating your own major through interdisciplinary studies.
Weekly UMass Sports Luncheon
Speakers for this week's luncheon are Men's and Women's Lacrosse coaches Greg Cannella and Alexis Venechanos.
A Hitchhikers Guide to Getting NSF Funding
Political scientist Stuart Shulman will introduce the fundamentals of good NSF grant writing.
"Up 'til Dawn" St. Jude Research Hospital Letter Writing Campaign
The "Up 'til Dawn" event provides a way for the UMass Amherst community to help raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Guest Speaker: Ed O'Reilly
Alumnus Ed O'Reilly will discuss his decision to run for the U.S. Senate and how money, power, and vested interests influence health care, economic and social justice, foreign policy, and political inequality.
Renaissance Wednesday
"The Byzantine Renaissance" will be presented by Marios Philippides.
Drug Information Table
At this table, students can receive drug information and learn about resources on campus from the peer health educators.
Jerusalem: The Politics of Sacred Space
A lecture by Salim Tamari, Professor of Sociology, Birzeit University, Ramallah, Palestine.
It's Spring - Sweet!
Enjoy a Freshen smoothie and "create your own cupcake" to further sweeten your day.
Film: Welcome To Macintosh
A screening of the Apple documentary that Steve Wozniak calls "by far the best one I've ever seen."
Women’s Lacrosse vs. Northwestern
Head coach Alexis Venechanos leads UMass into action against the #1 ranked Northwestern Wildcats.
Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival: Lady Kul el-Arab
Lady Kul el-Arab is a dramatic and moving portrait of a family caught between cultures.
Exhibit: Natural History Prints
An exhibit of photographs by John Green consisting of 14 photographic prints taken with a film camera using natural light.
Exhibit: New WORLD Theater's 30th Anniversary: A Retrospective Exhibit
The exhibit commemorates 30 years of New WORLD Theater’s unique contributions to the campus and the surrounding Pioneer Valley as an innovative cultural institution dedicated to presenting and producing theatrical works by artists of color.