In accordance with Massachusetts regulations, strict restrictions are in effect for in-person campus events. Most of the the events listed here are taking place remotely on Zoom and other online platforms. See each listing for details. All times are United States Eastern Time Zone.
Month of November 2016
The UMass Amherst Libraries host a series of interactive climate change events in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.
September 12—October 31, 2016, Mondays 3:00 pm-3:45 pm
September 21, 2016 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
September 29, 2016 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
October 20, 2016 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
November 4, 2016 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, 1638 & 2601

This exhibition presents the history of Cobra through paintings, sculpture, prints and primary documents by artists such as Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Karel Appel, Constant and Corneille.
September 15—November 20, 2016, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 15—November 20, 2016, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 11
University Museum of Contemporary Art, 35

The Marriott Meals is a core course within the HTM program in which students have the opportunity to manage the restaurant with a team of student employees. All meals are attentively managed, prepared and served by students.
September 20—December 14, 2016, Tue/Wed/Thu
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October 11—October 13, October 25, November 16, November 22—November 25, December 15
Campus Center - Marriott Center, 1101

"Science and the Renaissance (Rocking the Boat) will explore science, providing some background before moving directly into the Renaissance, concentrating on the factors that seriously interfered with scientific development throughout its history in Europe and elsewhere.
September 29—November 3, 2016, Thursdays 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
The Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies

The artist says, '“...My woven abstractions, landscapes and portraits are emotional reactions to the absurdity of the human species, world politics, and our changing environment. "
October 19—November 16, 2016, weekdays 11:00 am-4:00 pm
October 23—November 13, 2016, Sundays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
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November 11
Herter Art Gallery

Printmaker Erika Radich responds to the 2015 Nepal earthquake, witnessing the wounds within familiar people and places while also celebrating earth in its constant formation.
October 24—November 8, 2016, Mon/Tue 1:00 pm-7:00 pm
October 26—November 10, 2016, Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Augusta Savage Gallery

Come join our International Group Series for this conversation with other faculty, post-docs and graduate TAs. Together we will engage with the “5 Whys” technique to collaboratively problem-solve your teaching challenges, and identify teaching strategies that are appropriate for your classroom.
November 2, 2016
12:00 pm-1:30 am
Goodell Hall, 301 Conference Room

The Psychology of Peace and Violence Program presents The Interdisciplinary Seminar on Conflict and Violence, designed to promote interdisciplinary exchanges among faculty and students interested in the topics of conflict, violence, and peace, from a wide range of departments across campus.
November 3, 2016
12:00 pm-1:30 pm

Michael Penn, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Religion at Mount Holyoke College, will give a lecture titled "Something Old and Something New: Computer Assisted Paleography and the Analysis of Ancient Manuscripts."
November 3, 2016
4:00 pm
Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies

UMass graduate and Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow in Environmental Politics at Brown University, Claire Brault, presents “Beyond Utopia: Capitalist Futurism v. Eco-Temporalities“ as part of the UMass Political Theory Graduate Alumni Lecture Series - Fall 2016.
November 4, 2016
4:00 pm
Thompson Hall, 620

The annual symposium brings together peer-to-peer student sustainability educators/leaders, sometimes called ‘Eco-Reps,’ from many different colleges and universities in the Northeast to learn and be inspired by each other for a half-day conference.
November 5, 2016
11:00 am-5:30 pm
Campus Center, Amherst Room

The iCons (Integrative Concentration in Science) Program welcomes Professor Dan Nocera, a leading energy scientist from Harvard University, who will lead an interactive workshop in the format of an iCons case study on energy capture and storage.
November 8, 2016
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Integrative Learning Center, N-151

Join UMass Amherst Air Force and Army ROTC in honoring our nation's veterans and the veterans in the campus community at a Veterans Day vigil.. Watch the first beginning of the Veterans Day Vigil Opening Ceremony on Facebook Live beginning at 4 p.m.
November 10—November 11, 2016 4:00 pm-4:00 am
Memorial Hall, East side outside, facing the Campus Pond

From the battlefields of the US Civil War, to the trenches of the Somme and forts of Verdun, large-scale black and white photographs reveal our collective historical memory as it inhabits our landscape today.
November 13—December 14, 2016 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
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November 14—December 14, Mon/Sat, November 24
Hampden Gallery

Pianist Anthony Davis and saxophonist Jason Robinson use telepathic interplay, inspired improvisation, and dynamic original compositions to carry listeners to a brilliant and evocative soundscape marked by emotional subtlety, a vast array of sounds and poignant melodicism.
November 13, 2016
8:00 pm
Fine Arts Center Bezanson Recital Hall

A panel discussion examining the ways in which racism and unhealthy masculine norms impact the well-being of men of color and contribute to reinforcing the stigma associated with seeking support for mental health, alcohol and drug abuse and bias-related violence.
November 14, 2016
7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Hampden Dining Commons, Latin American Cultural Center (LACC – 2nd Floor, Southwest Residential Area, above Southwest Café)

Ambarish Karmalkar of UMass Amherst will speak about a “Framework for selecting climate models for impacts studies in the Northeast.” Karmalkar's talk is part of “Engaging Stakeholders in Climate Adaptation,” a webinar series presented by The Northeast Climate Science Center.
November 16, 2016
3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Morrill Science Center, 134

James E. Distinguished Professor emeritus in English and Judaic and Near Eastern Studies and founding director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, will reflect on the expectations that countries bring to their painful memorial debates and discuss other topics.
November 16, 2016
4:30 pm-6:30 pm
Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies

Join us for “Feminist Pedagogies in Difficult National Moments,” a timely discussion between graduate students, staff, and faculty seeking creative, strategic, and sustainable ways to address difficult conversations currently taking place in our classrooms.
November 16, 2016
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, 2220

William Blomquist, professor of political science and adjunct professor of public and environmental affairs at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, speaks on "Notes from the Underground On the Role of Governance in Natural Resource Management."
November 17, 2016
4:00 pm
Integrative Learning Center, S231

Please join us for a Trans Day of Remembrance Service to be a part of our community and remember with us the people we have lost and the legacy that our community has. Join us to remember the violence with which people were taken from our community, and the love we still have.
November 17, 2016
6:00 pm-7:00 pm
UMass Hillel

The 2016 Western Mass. Health Equity Summit brings a wide range of practitioners, professionals, young adults, and community leaders together to take steps to advance health equity in the region by working, learning, and taking action together.
November 18, 2016
9:00 am-3:00 pm
Campus Center, Auditorium

"Duterte, the New Drug War in the Philippines, and the Crisis in U.S.-Philippine Relations: A Conversation on the Past in the Present, and the Present in the Past," with Richard Chu, Five College associate professor of history at UMass Amherst, and Justin Jackson, assistant professor of global histories at New York University.
November 18, 2016
12:00 pm
Herter Hall, 601

This one-day workshop is designed for those interested in learning oral history skills, techniques and practices with other members of the community, museum professionals, and trained oral historians from the Oral History Lab and Public History Program.
November 30, 2016
10:00 am-5:00 pm
UMass Center at Springfield

Radley Horton of Columbia University will speak about the “Projected Expansion of the Southern Pine Beetle into Northern Forests.” Horton's talk is part of "Engaging Stakeholders in Climate Adaptation," a webinar series presented by the Northeast Climate Science Center.
November 30, 2016
3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Morrill Science Center, 134

This free, hands-on HFA Marketing Skills Workshop will feature HFA alumni and university staff who will provide helpful tips, strategies and resources for students as they begin to market themselves and their work to potential employers.
November 30, 2016
5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Student Union, Cape Cod Lounge
