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April 30, 2008
- Town Hall Meeting: Broadband in Western Massachusetts
- A public town hall forum on access to the internet in Western Massachusetts with the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable, Sharon Eisner Gillett.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 10:00 am
- Campus Center 165-9
- [wys]-i-[wyg] Open House & Demonstration - Interactive Project Using Cell Phone Messaging
- Can you use your phone for text or image messaging? We invite you to join us for [wys]-i-[wyg] at The Center for Research in Art & Technology.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 12:00 pm
- Fine Arts Center 445
- Lecture: Access to the Internet: Broadband in Massachusetts
- A lecture by Sharon E. Gillett, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable, on access to the Internet and the status of broadband in Massachusetts.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 1:30 pm
- Thompson 620
- Civility and Culture In Our Time
- Dr. Jessica Harris, Professor of English at Queen's College and cookbook author, will speak on "Same Boat, Different Stops: Culinary Connections in the African Atlantic World."
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 3:30 pm
- Campus Center 1009
- Environmental Lecture Series: Wireless Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring
- Wireless Sensor Neworks: Global Scale Environmental Monitoring from A to Z with John A. Stankovic.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 3:30 pm
- Student Union Cape Cod Lounge
- Dress to Impress
- Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 5:30 pm
- Memorial Hall Memorial Lounge
- Creating Healthy Masculinities: A Conversation About Sex and Consent
- The purpose of this forum is to have a casual and honest conversation about men's thoughts on their sexual behavior, men's role in sexual assaults on campus, as well as men as victims of sexual assault.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 7:00 pm
- Campus Center 162-175
- Student Creative Writing Reading Event
- Students are invited to attend and/or participate in a student reading of creative writing.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 7:00 pm
- Bartlett Lobby
- Antonio and Friends: Poetry Reading and Performance
- Antonio Hernandez and friends will be performing music and hosting a poetry reading.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 7:00 pm
- Student Union Art Gallery
- Concert: Imani Winds
- The five accomplished musicians of Imani Winds expand the boundaries of the traditional wind quintet and explore the links between European, African and American music traditions.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 7:30 pm
- Bowker Auditorium
- Lecture: Building a Sustainable Business
- A presentation and panel discussion featuring Peak Organic Brewing Company.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 7:30 pm
- Isenberg School of Management Atrium
- Look Back and Wonder: The Rise of Black Studies at UMass Amherst
- A fascinating exploration of the history of the UMass Amherst W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 7:30 pm
- Isenberg School of Management 137
- Not Ready for Bedtime Players
- Join us for an evening of side-splitting laugher, informative skits, and free condoms.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 8:00 pm
- Coolidge
- Five College Early Music Collegium
- German Renaissance Music for voices and instruments with music by Senfl and Isaac.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008, 8:00 pm
- Wesley Methodist Church
- Exhibit: The First World War
- Professor Ed Klekowski's exhibit of WWI artifacts recently found in France is now on display in the Learning Commons of the Du Bois Library.
- Mon Mar 31 to Wed Apr 30, 2008
- Library Learning Commons
