University of Massachusetts Amherst

March 9, 2009

Free HIV Testing
Come and get tested for HIV by Tapestry Health Services.
BDIC Information Session
An information session on creating your own major through interdisciplinary studies.
Lecture: Climate Change, Sustainability & Regional Economic Development Policies
The Center for Public Policy & Administration (CPPA) Change Climate Series presents speaker David Hess, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute science and technology studies professor.
From Colonial Encounters to Transnational Media Flows: The Making of Visual Culture
This talk, by Henry Geddes of the Department of Communication, traces the conditions for the emergence of a visual culture in Mexico.
Dinner on Us: Dinnertime Workshops for Parents of Infants and Young Children
This week's Dinner on Us speakers are Annette Cycon, MSW, and Melanie DeSilva, MA, from MotherWoman, Inc.
Safe Spring Break Table
Students can pick up their Safe Spring Break bags at Berkshire DC on March 9 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Film: Occupation 101 - Voices of the Silenced Majority
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
National Acrobats of China
From plate-spinning to cycling stunts to bench-juggling with their feet, the National Acrobats of China never cease to amaze audiences around the globe.
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.
Exhibit: Sheron Rupp: Dialogue with a Collection
The University Gallery presents "Sheron Rupp: Dialogue with a Collection," in which we invited photographer Sheron Rupp to curate an exhibition from our holdings and to integrate their own works in direct dialogue within the exhibition.
Exhibit: Miroslaw Balka: Gravity
The University Gallery is pleased to premiere recent video works by the internationally acclaimed Polish artist Miroslaw Balka.
Art Exhibit: Gems in the Valley
This exhibit will showcase works by renowned painter and long-standing member of the Pioneer Valley, Nelson Stevens.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program at the Isenberg School of Management is offering free income tax assistance to qualified taxpayers.
Exhibit: RISD/UMass Exchange Show
The Student Union Art Gallery presents the work of eight printmakers from RISD: John Adimando, Amy Diaz-Infante, Kara Dunne, Elizabeth Ferrill, Cooper Holoweski, Luke O'Sullivan, Jesse Shaw, and Allison Sloan Roberts.