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This month: November 1, 2009–November 30, 2009
- Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
- Help provide 125 local Amherst families with a Thanksgiving Dinner!
- Sun Nov 1 to Sun Nov 22, 2009
- Newman Center
- Lecture: "Changing Patterns of Knowledge and Skill in the Metropolitan U.S."
- Henry Renski, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, discusses his research on workforce polarization as part of the 2009-2010 CPPA Faculty Colloquium Series.
- Mon Nov 2, 2009, 12:00 pm
- Thompson 620
- Lecture: "Experimenting with Democracy"
- A lecture on "Experimenting with Democracy: Results from the Study of Online Townhalls with Members Of Congress" with Professor David Lazer.
- Mon Nov 2, 2009, 3:30 pm
- Campus Center 917
- Lecture: "The Author is a DJ: Thomas Meinecke's Trouble with 'Gender Trouble'"
- The Department of German and Scandinavian Studies is pleased to present this lecture by UMass alumna, Dr. Florence Feiereisen '07 PhD, Assistant Professor of German at Middlebury College.
- Mon Nov 2, 2009, 3:30 pm
- Herter 601
- Open Forum with Chancellor Holub
- Join us for an open forum to discuss the university budget with Chancellor Holub, Vice Chancellor Hatch, and Graduate School Dean Mullin.
- Mon Nov 2, 2009, 4:00 pm
- Campus Center 174-176
- Open Sessions with NEASC Reaccreditation Team
- Open sessions for faculty, staff, and students to discuss reaccreditation issues with a team from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
- Mon Nov 2, 2009, 4:00 pm
- Campus Center
- Dinner On Us: Workshops for Families with Infants and Young Children
- A weekly roundtable discussion series for campus and Amherst Family Center families with young children. This week, Earthworks founder and Nurtured Heart trainer Frank Grindrod shares his approaches to nurturing your child’s connection to the natural world.
- Mon Nov 2, 2009, 5:15 pm
- Student Union Earthfoods and Cape Cod Lounge
- UVC-19 General Body Meeting
- The second general body meeting for the student-run television station, UVC-19.
- Mon Nov 2, 2009, 7:00 pm
- Student Union UVC Studio
- Taizé Prayer Service
- This month's Taizé Prayer service will pay special tribute to all who have died since November 1, 2008.
- Mon Nov 2, 2009, 8:00 pm
- Newman Center
- Lecture: Socrates and the Fat Rabbis
- Daniel Boyarin, Taubman Professor of Talmudic Culture in the Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley, will talk about his recently published book, Socrates and the Fat Rabbis.
- Mon Nov 2, 2009
- Herter 301
- Exhibit: "Never Again: From Cambodia to Darfur and Beyond"
- The Student Union Art Gallery proudly presents three exhibits that share a commitment to educating our communities about genocide and empowering people to take action.
- Mon Nov 2 to Fri Nov 13, 2009
- Student Union Art Gallery
- "Agricultural Innovation: How to Turn Artisanal Farming into a Capital-Intensive Industry"
- The Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences is pleased to host Dr. Richard Lewontin (Alexander Agassiz Professor at Harvard University), who will deliver a lecture on the political and economic ramifications of agricultural research.
- Tue Nov 3, 2009, 3:45 pm
- Integrated Sciences Building 135
- STEM Education Institute Tuesday Seminar
- Steve Brewer of the Biology Department gives a lecture entitled “Alternate Reality Gaming: A model for large-scale problem-based learning?”
Steve Brewer
Biology Dept., University of Massachusetts
- Tue Nov 3, 2009, 4:30 pm
- Hasbrouck 138
- Opening Reception/Artist Talks: "Never Again: Genocide from Cambodia to Darfur and Beyond"
- An opening reception and artist talks for three art exhibits: "Beyond Genocide;" "Ending the Silence [in Cambodia];" and "The Children of Darfur: Surviving Genocide."
- Tue Nov 3, 2009, 5:00 pm
- Student Union Art Gallery
- UMass Amherst Alumni Association Event: Who's Got Your Number?
- A representative of Liberty Mutual will walk you through the steps you should take to protect yourself from identity theft.
- Tue Nov 3, 2009, 5:30 pm
- Memorial Hall
