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This month: November 1, 2009–November 30, 2009
- H1N1 Clinics for High-Risk Groups: Schedule Your Slot Now
- UHS has a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine for high-risk groups only. Schedule a clinic slot now for available times.
- Wed Nov 18 to Fri Nov 20, 2009
- University Health Services (UHS) Room 302
- Ultimate Cranberry Sampling
- Join UMass Dining and Ocean Spray in all DCs to sample a terrific selection of cranberry infused dishes.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 7:00 am
- All Dining Commons
- Faculty Workshop for Short-Term Programs Abroad
- Interested in leading a short-term program abroad? Attend this workshop and learn about the steps you need to take to make this happen.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 8:00 am
- Campus Center 905
- Lecture: "Frankfurt Shul and Frankfurt School: Heine's Post-Contemporary Challenge"
- A brown-back lunch talk by Dr. Willi Goetschel, Professor of German and Philosophy, University of Toronto.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 11:30 am
- Herter 601
- Black Poetry of the 1960s and 1970s
- A discussion of Black Poetry by a panel of distinguished artists. Featuring: Sam Cornish, Everett Hoagland, Sonia Sanchez and Askia Toure
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 4:00 pm
- Campus Center 10th Floor, Amherst Room
- "State, Sovereignty, & the Outside Within: Mendelssohn's View from the 'Jewish Colony'"
- A lecture by by Dr. Willi Goetschel, Professor of German and Philosophy, University of Toronto.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 4:00 pm
- Herter 601
- Gupta Professorship Inaugural Lecture: "How to Implant a Fluorescence Microscope"
- A lecture by the new Dev and Linda Gupta Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Dr. Christopher Salthouse.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 4:00 pm
- Mullins Center Massachusetts Room
- Five College Renaissance Seminar
- A lecture on "Erotic Appetites: Art, Food, and Sex in the Italian Renaissance" by John Varriano of Mount Holyoke College.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 4:30 pm
- Renaissance Center Reading Room
- Legal Issues Forum for International Students
- An informative open discussion addressing several legal issues and concerns you may have as an International Student. Light refreshments will be available.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 5:00 pm
- Student Union Cape Cod Lounge
- Drop Beats Not Bombs!
- A benefit concert to support the Genocide Intervention Network. There will be free coffee, good music, and loads of fun to be had.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 6:30 pm
- Student Union Commonwealth Room
- Business Ethics Forum with Sam Antar
- The UMass chapter of Net Impact hosts Sam Antar for an event on Business Ethics, with a special focus on white-collar fraud.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 6:30 pm
- Isenberg School of Management 210
- Game Night
- The purpose of this event is to raise money to promote education in East Africa. We will be hosting a Rock Band and Street Fighter tournament for prizes and we will have a host of other games including, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader, chess, checkers, Battle of the Sexes and much more!
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 7:00 pm
- Student Union Billiards
- Pioneer Valley Transgender Day of Remembrance
- The Day of Remembrance is held annually in memory of individuals who have been killed because of their gender identity or expression.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 7:00 pm
- Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst Meetinghouse
- Dominican Cena Presented by Casa Dominicana
- Casa Dominicana is hosting their second "cena" ("dinner" in Spanish). Come enjoy the music, food, refreshments, prizes, and much more!
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 7:30 pm
- Latin American Cultural Center
- Solos & Duos Series: Tyshawn Sorey
- This 28-year-old Newark, NJ native who has been described as an "enigma [who] thrives on the outside, composing and performing free improvised music," plays drums, piano, and trombone, and has recorded with Muhal Richard Abrams, Wadada Leo Smith, Dave Douglas, and Butch Morris, among many others.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009, 8:00 pm
- Bezanson Recital Hall