Month of December 2017
New Asia Cinema 2017: Fashion. The 13th annual installment of this semester-long international series explores the complexities of costume and spectacle, style and identity, creativity and subversion, and labor and consumerism.
September 6—December 6, 2017, Wednesdays 7:30 pm-10:00 pm
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November 22
Isenberg School of Management, 137 (Flavin Family Auditorium)

In a tradition of hosting challenging exhibitions organized by student curators, the UMCA presents an exhibition of African art drawn from the collection of Charles Derby, a UMass alumnus who has been collecting since the 1970s alongside an exhibition of painted flags of Africa by the renowned African American artist Fred Wilson.
September 27—December 10, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 27—December 10, 2017, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 11, November 18—November 26
University Museum of Contemporary Art

Enjoy great conversation with students and UMass community members over free coffee, tea and tasty snacks.
September 6, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
September 19, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
October 5, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
October 20, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
November 3, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
November 14, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
November 29, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
December 11, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Campus Center, Blue Wall

Marriott Meals gives Hospitality and Tourism Management students a competitive advantage within this experiential learning class.
September 26—December 6, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu 11:45 am-12:30 pm
September 26—December 6, 2017, Tue/Wed 5:45 pm-6:30 pm
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October 10, October 12, November 1, November 21—November 23
Campus Center - Marriott Center, 1101

The exhibit showcases items curated from Steindl-Rast’s recent donation of correspondence, photographs, writings, audio/visual recordings, art, and publications.
October 1—January 31, 2018
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November 23, December 23—December 25, December 28—January 1, January 6—January 7, January 14
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois

Can't make it to the regularly scheduled FAFSA help hours? Come see a financial aid counselor to address your FAFSA concerns during our extended hours.
October 5, 2017 4:30 pm-7:30 pm
November 2, 2017 4:30 pm-7:30 pm
December 7, 2017 4:30 pm-7:30 pm
January 25, 2018 4:30 pm-7:30 pm
February 1, 2018 4:30 pm-7:30 pm
March 1, 2018 4:30 pm-7:30 pm
April 5, 2018 4:30 pm-7:30 pm
Wilder Hall, 005

Join the Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center in Chadbourne Hall B-3 every Thursday for a Beading Workshop. Awaken your inner creativity and learn to create Native Art using beads.
November 9, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
November 16, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
November 30, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
December 7, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
December 14, 2017 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Chadbourne House, B-3

The African Francophone Film Festival serves as a vehicle to engender confidence in individuals interested in experiencing cinema of the French speaking African continent and the French speaking African Diaspora.
November 14, 2017 5:30 pm-9:00 pm
November 21, 2017 5:30 pm-9:00 pm
November 28, 2017 5:30 pm-9:00 pm
December 5, 2017 5:30 pm-9:00 pm
December 12, 2017 5:30 pm-9:00 pm
Malcolm X Cultural Center, and Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center

The Play Lab is a crucible for new work. A professional playwright and a UMass student playwright will be given the opportunity this fall for workshop productions of their newest plays — works that represent fresh voices, big ideas, and envelope-pushing modes of storytelling.
November 30—December 2, 2017 7:30 pm
December 6—December 8, 2017 7:30 pm
December 2, 2017 2:00 pm
December 9, 2017 2:00 pm
Curtain Theater

Rack City is a student run thrift shop that strives to combine equity, economy and the environment.We promote secondhand clothing because it avoids unethical practices from fast fashion and cheap clothing, and we provide affordable clothing options for all community members.
December 1, 2017
12:00 pm-3:00 pm
Student Union, Entrance

Opening reception for "Who Am I to Feel So Free?," which showcases the works of 13 artists currently enrolled in the Five College Special Topics Studio Art Seminar. Over the course of the past semester, each artist has been asked to consider persona, duality, and representation through the intersection of pop culture and fine art.
December 1, 2017
4:30 pm-6:30 pm
Herter Art Gallery

The College of Nursing is delighted to present the following talk by Dr. Carrie-Ellen Briere: "Human Milk Stem Cells: A Research Trajectory in Breastfeeding Protection and Promotion." This research focuses on the bioactive components of human milk, specifically stem cells.
December 5, 2017
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Skinner Hall, 101

In this presentation, Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich, assistant professor of German from the University of Mary Washington, will discuss ways in which three museums commemorate the Holocaust: Yad Vashem in Jerusalem; the Jewish Museum Berlin; and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2017
2:30 pm
Herter Hall, 227

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Richard Moyes will discuss the role of states and civil society in framing issues of concern and in developing legal responses. It will focus on the tensions and uncertainties that form part of the lived experience of that work - but that often get lost in formal narratives and histories.
December 5, 2017
4:00 pm-6:00 pm

Based on 16 years of ethnographic fieldwork in an multi-ethnic and multiracial, high-poverty school in the American southwest, Calvin Morrill's research complicates our vision of urban youth, along the way revealing the resilience of students in the face of the carceral disciplinary tactics.
December 8, 2017
2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Erika Renée Williams is an assistant professor of African American literature and culture at Emerson College, where she teaches courses reflecting her interests in modernist and contemporary African American literature; theories of race, gender, and sexuality; and formulations of cultural and personal identity.
December 8, 2017
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, W. E. B. Du Bois Center

Open to campus and Amherst Family Center (AFC) families with young children, Dinner On Us (DOU) is a parent education workshop series offered most Monday evenings during the academic year. This week's topic is "Raising A Bi-lingual Child and Benefits of Dual Language Learning For Children."
December 11, 2017
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Student Union, Cape Cod Lounge & Commonwealth Room

The Economics Undergraduate Research Assistantships (EURA) program engages students in cutting-edge economics beyond the classroom. Each semester, undergraduate researchers majoring in economics work with faculty members to gain valuable research assistant experience on research projects. At this poster session, students will present the research projects they’ve been working on to the wider community.
December 12, 2017
3:00 pm-6:00 pm
Crotty Hall, 209

Almost all of us have stories we wish others can hear. Shana gives you the opportunity to not only share your own story, but to also collectively perform and showcase other stories as well. Join Shaha for an educational, entertaining and thought-provoking performance.
December 12, 2017
7:30 pm
Old Chapel, Great Hall

Nikkomo is an annual Narragansett celebration started by the Nipmuc and is celebrated by some southern New England tribes. The gathering involves gift giving signifying the days in which those who had the most gave to those who had the least. In doing so, the entire community was cared for equally.
December 13, 2017
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Chadbourne House, B-3
