Thursday, April 1
Seniors: Last Chance for Class of 2004 Yearbook Pictures Photographers will be on campus March 22-April 2. Don’t be left out. Book your appointment now: call 1-800-OUR-YEAR or sign up at Davor.com . Use school code 246.
Beacons Athletics: Men’s Tennis vs. Suffolk University 2-4pm, at Suffolk University. For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected] .
UMB Talent Show II 2:30-5:30pm. Located in the brand new campus center. Hosted by Chuck Zeogas & Catherine Sauer. Featuring Performances by: September Twilight (Band), Blues (AKA Young Jo) & Hey Lady of On Thin Ice Records (hip-hop), Stever Tyler Impressionist (Aerosmith lead singer), Chuck Zeogas, Fashion Show organized by Neidine Lynch, Savin I11(Hip-hop), Fleshpetal (Band), African Hut Club, Singing and /or Poetry by Christina Navarro, Ana Torres, Karuma Sillah, Ruth Benard, Lauren Leuken, Curtis Ballad, Erica Monteiro, Shaheen Mohammaditour & more. For more information, email UMB Talent Show Club at [email protected] .
Men’s Baseball vs. Johnson & Wales 3-5pm, at Johnson & Wales. For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected] .
Friday, April 2
Beacon Leadership Project Applications Available Wheatley Hall, 4th Floor, Room 181. Applications for the Beacon Leadership Project, a 2-semester leadership course, are available in Student Life (W-4-181) and Student Affairs (Quinn 3rd floor). Visit our website or call 617-287-7953 for more information. Application deadline is March 31, 2004. For more information, call Caroline Coscia at 617-287-7953 or email [email protected].
U$ave Computer Discount Program This program will run from April 2- May 21, 2004. U$ave is a multi-campus program designed to save the entire MHEC Community (institutional and personal) money by using buying power to negotiate bulk discount pricing on computers and components. Visit usave.umassp.edu for details, vendors, and other information. For more information, email USave Program at [email protected]
Official Campus Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 11:30am- Noon
“The Power of NOW'”Brown Bag Luncheon Series Noon, McCormack Hall, 3rd Floor, Interfaith Chapel. Find the truth that is within you. Join with the Interfaith Catholic Chaplain for a deeper look at Exkhart Tolle’s “The Power of NOW.” For more information, call Maggie Cahill at 617-287-5839 or email [email protected]
Men’s Baseball vs. Southern Maine 2-4pm. For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected] .Biology Friday Seminar 2:30-4pm, Science Center, 1st Floor, Room 006. Dr. Dan McCollum from UMass Medical School will be presenting “Role of Cdc14-like Phophatase Clp1p in Coordinating Chromosome Segregation and Cytokinesis.” Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Diana Ruddy at 617-287-6600 or email [email protected] .
Saturday, April 3
Advancing the Latino Agenda: Perspectives from Policymakers and the Community 9am-4pm, JFK Library. The Latino Public Policy Conference 2004 will be a coming-together of policymakers and community members to exchange ideas and perspectives on how to improve the status of Latinos in Massachusetts. We fully anticipate that the day’s activities will benefit all participants professionally and personally, and expect that the gathering will be comparable to our previous public policy conferences in Worcester (2000) and Lowell (2002), which were very successful meetings. Register as soon as possible to ensure that you get a seat! The deadline for registration is April 9, and the fee is $45.00. For more information, call Paloma Britt at 617-287-5791 or email [email protected] .
The Hunger Clean-Up 10am-3pm. Join the Hunger Clean-Up: a one day service event. We will volunteer at local homeless shelters from 11-3pm. Meet in the Campus Center 3100-22 for FREE BREAKFAST at 10 a.m. Sponsored by MassPIRG and the Veterans’ Center. For more information, call Leslie Mendoza Kamstra at 617-287-3866 or email [email protected]
Men’s Tennis vs. UMass Dartmouth 1-3pm. For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected] .Women’s Softball vs. Eastern Connecticut 1-3pm. For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected]
Men’s Lacrosse vs. Eastern Connecticut 1-3pm. For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected]
Monday, April 5
Interfaith Bible Study: Studying the Book of Job 11:30am-12:25pm, McCormack Hall, 3rd Floor, Interfaith Chapel. On Mondays and Thursdays the biblical Book of Job will be read and discussed. Where is the wisdom in the book of Job? No expertise is necessary! For more information, call Rev. Adrienne Berry-Burton at 617-287- 5838 or email [email protected] .
Tuesday, April 6
Soup and Social Justice: Creating Sustainability and Equality 11:30am-1pm, McCormack Hall, 3rd Floor, Interfaith Chapel. Come and explore ownership as a solution to Creating Sustainability and Equality. Presented by SOMOS. For more information, call Maggie Cahill at 617-287-5839 or email [email protected] .Men’s Baseball vs. Salem State 3-5pm For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected] .Men’s Lacrosse vs. Mass. Maritime 3-5pm. For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected] .
Wednesday, April 7
UMB Sociology’s Social Theory Forum 2004 Healey Library, 8th Floor, The Provost Conference Room. A Conference on: “Liberating Social Theory: Inspirations from Paulo Freire for Learning, Teaching, and Advancing Social Theory in Applied Settings.” For more information visit www.sociology.umb.edu. The Social Theory Forum (STF) is a series of conference-workshops organized jointly by the sociology and other interested faculty and students at UMB in order to creatively explore, develop, promote, and publish cross-disciplinary social theory in an applied and liberating (critical) framework. Cosponsored by the STARS (Student Affairs Resources for Success) Mini-Grant Program, the Graduate Program in Applied Linguistics, and the Office of Service-Learning and Community Outreach. For more information, call 617-287-3954 or email [email protected] or [email protected] .
Breakfast with George Stephanopoulos 8:30-10am. As the kickoff to our all-day conference “Dangerous Intersection: Where Media and Public Policy Collide,” ABC journalist and former Clinton political advisor George Stephanopoulos will speak at a breakfast in the new campus center. If you are interested in attending, you MUST reserve a place in advance with the Center on Media and Society at the McCormack Graduate School: 617-287-5545. Space is limited! This event will launch the new Center on Media and Society at UMass Boston. For more information, email Jamie Ennis at [email protected] .
Ethnic and Community Journalism 10:30am-Noon The new Center on Media and Society at UMass Boston will host a special brainstorming session about the role of ethnic and community journalism in Massachusetts, featuring media and political leaders. Sandy Close of California will describe their successful effort there to offer “ethnic Pulitzer Prizes,” job fairs, story exchanges and other initiatives to improve the quality and power of ethnic journalism. Students and Faculty warmly invited to participate to shape our own Ethnic Journalism initiative here in Boston. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Details: www.mccormack.umb.edu/cms . For more information, call Jamie Ennis at 617-287-5544 or email [email protected] .
What’s on the Mind of the Massachusetts Voter? Noon-2pm. Some spaces are available for students and faculty to attend our special invitation-only lunch honoring the new McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies and its Center on Media and Society. Speakers include Lou DiNatale, unveiling a new Massachusetts poll on what voters say about habits and voting plans. Prof. Thomas Patterson of Harvard will talk about the link between news use and voting, and Carole Hardy-Fanta, Paul Watanabe and others will talk about voting patterns and voters who aren’t participating. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Details: www.mccormack.umb.edu/cms . For more information, call Jamie Ennis at 617-287-5544 or email [email protected] .
Recovery Meetings for Sober Alcoholics & Addicts or those looking for a new way of life. 2-3pm, Wheatley Hall, 4th Floor, Room 169. Meetings open for all students, professors, & employees. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Beth at 617-287-7981.
Media, History and Identity 2:30-4pm. Presented by the master teachers from Facing History and Ourselves, this presentation will discuss media, policy and identity issues based on historic case studies that link the past to moral choices students face today. A good opportunity for teachers and students to take a vibrant, relevant look at what history can teach us about the role of media in society, to honor the opening of the new Center on Media and Society at UMass Boston. Reservations required! Website: www.mccormack.umb.edu/cms . For more information, call Jamie Ennis at 617-287-5544 or email [email protected] .
Passover/Pesach Celebration 2:30 p.m., McCormack Hall, 3rd Floor, Interfaith Chapel. For more information, call Rev. Adrienne Berry-Burton at 617-287-5838 or email [email protected] .
ECOS Department -Guest Seminar Series – Spring 2004 2:30-4pm, Science Center, 1st Floor, Room 006. Speaker: Dr. David Wiley, Research Coordinator, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Title: “Science in the Public Eye: Conservation Research in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.” Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Tim O’Donnell at 617-287-7440 or email [email protected] .
Images of War: International Films from Algeria to Vietnam 2:30pm, Healey Library, LL, Media Auditorium. Film series sponsored by the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences. Today’s film: “100 Days,” (Rwanda/UK, 2001). Today is the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. For more information, call Joiner Center at 617-287-5850.
Women’s Softball vs. Mass Maritime 3-5pm. For more information, call 617-287-7800 or email [email protected]
CPCS Faculty Out in the World: Africa’s Superpower in Transition, Recent Events in Nigeria 5-6pm, Wheatley Hall, 4th Floor, CPCS Plaza. CPCS Professor Darren Kew of the Program in Dispute Resolution will discuss the progress of Africa’s most populous nation on the path to political reform after flawed elections and amid surging Christian and Muslim fundamentalism. For more information, call Andrea Wight at 617-287-7381 or email [email protected] .
Opening Reception for Origins – Outcomes Art Exhibit 5:30-7:30pm, McCormack Hall, 1st Floor, Harbor Gallery. Please join us for the opening reception of Origins – Outcomes, an exhibit featuring the work of artists from the Boston Sculptors Gallery. Light refreshments will be served. Please call for any assistance. For more information, call Tara McCauley at 617-287-7988 or email [email protected] .
Step & Tone at the Beacon Fitness Center 6:30-7:45pm, McCormack Hall, 1st Floor, Beacon Fitness Center. A two-part exercise class which begins with traditional step-aerobics and finishes with muscular strength and toning exercises. Open to all members. For more information, call 617-287-6788 or email [email protected]