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Fall Semester 2008-2009 Academic Calendar
Today through Friday November 21 - Int'l Education Week
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2008

November

Wednesday, November 19

5 p.m. - Informational Meeting: Service Trip to SW China
Learn more about the opportunity to visit Yunnan Province, China as an intern of The China Exploration and Research Society(CERS). Experience and learn about the Chinese culture and collaborate with others to do projects in the minority villages of the region. This is an Interdisciplinary Opportunity appropriate for all majors. Contact Dr. Lynn Jermal for more information: 3375 or lynn.m.jermal@uwrf.edu
Fee: Free
Location: 120 South Hall

5-9 p.m. - Operation Christmas Child Wrapping Party
Join us for our OCC Wrapping Party! Pack shoeboxes for needy children worldwide. We need volunteers, shoeboxes, hard candy, hygiene products, school supplies, and toys.
Fee: FREE
Location: Journey House - 2nd and Cascade

7-10 p.m. - Date Auction
Come join us at Mann Valley Laboratory Farm for a night of fun. Auction yourself off or come to bid on participants for a date, work, or just come to meet new people. This is B&B's biggest fundraiser of the year and the money we raise is for our spring livestock shows as well as for donations to other campus activities. Highest bidder will receive a gift certificate and limo ride and if we get an organization with a group of high bidders, you can all ride in the limo! This is sure to be an unforgettable evening. Grab an entry form on the B&B board on second floor Ag. Sci. Questions? Contact: jennifer.hauser@uwrf.edu
Fee: Free until you bid
Location: Mann Valley Laboratory Farm

Thursday, November 20

8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - The First Amendment on Campus
Dr. Lee Bird, Vice President for Student Affairs at Oklahoma State University, and Mary Beth Mackin, Assistant Dean of Students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and authors of the book The First Amendment on Campus-A Handbook for College and University Administrators will share their perspectives on considerations and best practices for administrators when working with students on First Amendment issues. There will be two sessions available for administrators and faculty. From 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Bird and Mackin will present a workshop for administrators and staff, and from 12:30 to 2 p.m. faculty are invited to a Brown Bag Development session. All presentations will take place in the Riverview Ballroom in the UC. The University Bookstore will have copies of The First Amendment on Campus available for those interested in examining the topic further.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Poinsettia Sale
The Horticulture Society will be selling poinsettias in the University Center Nov. 19-20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Friday, Nov. 21 in the Ag Science Building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Additional sales dates are Dec. 10-12 at the same corresponding sites and times.
Location: University Center
Sponsor: Horticulture Society
Fee: Free
Location: Riverview Ballroom, University Center

5-6 p.m. China- Presentation as part of International Education Week
Global Conversations: Margaret Phinney, "China," Chippewa Room, UC
Fee: free
Location: Chippewa Room, UC
Sponsored by: Association for International Development

7:30 p.m. - UWRF Gay Straight Alliance Drag Show
Join us for an evening of extravagance and hilarity - come and see the Gay Straight Alliance Drag Show! An all-volunteer cast will participate in this fantastic musical performance. The performance is free but tips are welcome, and even encouraged. Bring your dollar bills for the performance and the kissing booth.
Fee: free
Location: Falcons Nest
Sponsor: Gay Straight Alliance

Friday, November 21

9 a.m.-1 p.m. - Poinsettia Sale
The Horticulture Society will be selling poinsettias in Ag Science Building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Additional sales dates are Dec. 10-12 at the same corresponding sites and times.
Location: Agricultural Science Building
Sponsor: Horticulture Society

1-5 p.m. - WRFW-FM 40th Birthday Open House
Stop by for giveaways, refreshments and music from 1968 to 2008 as WRFW-FM celebrates 40 years of broadcast! Details
Fee: Free and open to the public
Location: 306 North Hall, WRFW Radio

1-3 p.m. - Tom Weiss' Retirement Party
You are invited to attend Tom Weiss' Retirement Party Friday November 21st from 1 to 3 p.m. in North Hall- Chancellor's Conference Room. Please follow this link to print out your invitation http://www.uwrf.edu/purchasing
Location: North Hall Chancellor's Conference Room

Sunday, November 23

2 pm to 6 pm UWRF Geology Senior Research Technical Session
Geology students will present the results of their original senior research projects. Topics include searching for natural gas in Texas, modeling geologic structures, ancient volcanic rocks in Minnesota, California shark tooth fossils, and much more! All faculty, students, and staff are invited!
Fee: Free
Location: Room 337 Agriculture-Science Building
Sponsored by: Plant and Earth Science Department

Monday, December 1

3:30 p.m. Reception, 4 p.m. Film - Asian Film Series: Lust, Caution
Supported by the US Department of Education grant to develop an Asian Studies Minor program at UWRF, the College of Arts and Sciences Asian Studies Minor Program Task Force will initiate an Asian Film Series on December 1, 2008 with the show of Lust, Caution. Directed by Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), this film is set against the background of Shanghai, China under the Japanese occupation between 1937 and 1945, and vividly depicts the clashes between human passion and the Chinese nationalism embodied by the student resistant movement against the Chinese puppet government, or China's Vichy government, during World War
II.
Fee: Free and open to public
Location: Kinnickinnic River Theater, 320 University Center
Sponsor: Asian Studies Minor Program, College of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, December 2

4 p.m. - Film: Uganda Rising
**Warning: Film contains violence and graphic scenes
There is an African proverb that says, “When two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets injured.” For the children of Northern Uganda, their plight continues. The elephants are many: Kony and the LRA, Yoweri Museveni, racism, colonialism, religious upheaval, the IMF, the UN, the Acholi elders, 9/11, the War On Terror and more. The results have been catastrophic. The movie Uganda Rising addresses the history and current political upheaval in Africa, and specifically Uganda. The Social Justice Series has been designed this year to bring an awareness and understanding of social justice issues within our community. Come and be an ally. The Social Justice Series is sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor, Student Affairs, and Ethnic Studies Minor.
Fee: Free
Location: Kinnickinnic Theatre, University Center

5 p.m. Taiwan Study Opportunity!
Informational meeting about an exciting opportunity to study in Taipei, Taiwan (Multimedia Academy) during Summer 2009 (May 26 - June 12).
Program Details
Fee: Free
Location: 318 North Hall
Sponsor: Department of Journalism

Wednesday, December 3

8 p.m. - The Lost Boys of Sudan (Lecture)
Benjamin Ajak was born in 1982 in a village in Southern Sudan. In 1987, at the age of five, Benjamin's village was attacked and he fled alone into the night. Benjamin was one of twenty thousand boys, who became known to the world as The Lost Boys, who fled across Africa's largest country. Benjamin's bravery and perseverance through unimaginable injustices and hardships is a testimony to the strength of the human spirit. Co-author of They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky, Benjamin will share with us his extraordinary story of survival. Sponsored by: SEAC and DAC
Ticket Prices: $5 General Public, $3 Seniors/Juniors(18 and under), Free for UWRF Students and children (6 and under)
Location: North Hall Auditorium

Thursday-Saturday, December 4-6 and 11-13

7:30 p.m. - Telling Tales
Telling Tales is an original production developed by the cast based on traditional folk and fairy tales from around the world. The cast, under the direction of Gorden Hedahl, will create and perform stories for people of all ages that are fun to watch and stimulating to the imagination.
Fee: Adults $8, Students $5
Location: Davis Theatre, E.H. Kleinpell Fine Arts

Wednesday, December 10

9 a.m.-3 p.m. - Poinsettia Sale
The Horticulture Society will be selling poinsettias in the University Center Dec. 10-11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Friday, Dec. 12 in the Ag Science Building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m..
Location: University Center
Sponsor: Horticulture Society

4 p.m. - Human Rights Day: Effects of and Effective Responses to Torture, Dr. Blake Fry
Every year, hundreds of refugees and asylees who have been victims of government-sponsored torture come to the Twin Cities. Since 1985, the Minneapolis based Center for Victims of Torture has worked to heal the wounds of government-sponsored torture on individuals, their families and their communities, and to stop its practice. Come learn more about the work of the CVT and how you can help put a stop to government-sponsored torture. The Social Justice Series has been designed this year to bring an awareness and understanding of social justice issues within our community. Come and be an ally. The Social Justice Series is sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor, Student Affairs, and Ethnic Studies Minor.
Fee: Free
Location: Kinni Theatre

Thursday, December 11

Friday, December 12

9 a.m.-1 p.m. - Poinsettia Sale
The Horticulture Society will be selling poinsettias in the Ag Science Building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m..
Location: Agricultural Science Building
Sponsor: Horticulture Society

Wednesday February 18

8 p.m. - Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir (Vocal)
The Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir gathers singers of various musical experience, ethnic backgrounds, and ages to celebrate music and spirituality through the rich traditions of African American religious music. The choir’s spirit and harmonies invariably bring audiences to their feet. Sponsored by: SEAC and DAC
Ticket Prices: $5 General Public, $3 Seniors/Juniors(18 and under), Free for UWRF Students and children (6 and under)
Location: North Hall Auditorium

Thursday-Saturday, February 26-28, and March 5-7

7:30 p.m. - Twelve Dreams
A ten-year-old girl, Emma, gives her father a book for Christmas in which she describes her dreams. These dreams are very unusual because they are filled with symbols of creation, destruction and decay, birth and death.
Fee: Adults $8, Students $5
Location: Davis Theatre, E.H. Kleinpell Fine Arts

Tuesday, March 31

8 p.m. - Tim Wise ( Lecture)
We are very fortunate to have Tim Wise join us with his lecture: Beyond “Diversity”: Challenging Racism in an Age of Backlash. Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S. He has spoken to over 300,000 people in 48 states, and on over 350 college campuses, including Harvard, Stanford, and the Law Schools at Yale and Columbia. Wise is the author of two books: White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son and Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White. Sponsored by: SEAC and DA
Ticket Prices: $5 General Public, $3 Seniors/Juniors(18 and under), Free for UWRF Students and children (6 and under)
Location: North Hall Auditorium

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

All day- University Center Mall Unity in the Community ( Free Outdoor Festival)
This day-long festival is a celebration of diversity and inclusiveness on our campus, among our neighbors, and in our world. Past events have included hip-hop, Latin, Irish, Native American, and Japanese music and dance! Join us for a taste of ethnic food, available on campus, or feel free to bring your own lunch and enjoy the celebration!
Sponsored by: SEAC and DAC
Fee: Free
Location: University Center Mall

Thursday-Saturday, April 30-May 2 and Thursday-Friday, May 7-8

7:30 p.m. - As You Like It
As You Like It examines the cruelties and corruption of court life and gleefully pokes holes in one of humankind's greatest artifices: the conventions of romantic love. The play offers up a world of myriad choices and endless possibilities.
Fee: Adults $8, Students $5
Location: Davis Theatre, E.H. Kleinpell Fine Arts