10月校园活动爆满-更新
October 4, 2007
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10月校园活动爆满-更新
VALDOSTA - There are plenty of opportunities for employees,
students and community members to get involved at Valdosta State
University in the month of October. Many have already participated
in events that honored peacekeepers or explained complex scientific
topics and the events ahead promise culture, knowledge and
entertainment as well.
Check out these opportunities and contact the respective
departments for more information:
All month:
* Throughout the month of October, the Women’s and Gender Studies
program is handing out purple ribbons in honor of Domestic Violence
Awareness Month. Ribbons convey the powerful message that there is
no place for domestic violence in the home, neighborhoods, schools
or places of work, or the community. For more information contact
Tracy Woodard Meyers, Ph.D., 293-6307.
Thursday, Oct. 4
* 4-5 p.m. in Powell Hall, Dr. Jin Wang, professor in the
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, will present a
seminar titled “When is the Next Great San Francisco Earthquake? A
Monte Carlo Simulation-based Analysis of Waiting Time
Distribution.”
*晚上7-8点。 West Hall front lawn, the Department of Modern and
Classical Languages is hosting a “Concert for World Peace”
featuring progressive rock group Mia Medusa. A special exhibit
honoring Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Daisaku
Ikeda, titled “A Legacy of Building Peace,” will be on display in
•奥德姆库 until 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 5
* 10 a.m. until noon in the UC Magnolia Room, the Access Office
presents, “It’s a Deaf, Deaf World.” During this experience,
students and employees can interact with the deaf world and
participate in a panel discussion with members of the deaf/hard of
hearing community. For more information, call Erin Salmon at (229)
245-2498, or e-mail her at epsalmon@valdosta.edu .
*下午12:30-1:30 Palms faculty/staff dining room, employees and
students can reserve a spot at a special Lunch-N-Learn feature
special speaker Todd Smoot, who will cover topics such as
developing health and fitness plans and safe ways to get active.
Make reservations by calling Employee Development at (229) 259-5105
or going online at www.mgmbetbc.com/finadmin/training
.
*晚上6-10点。 vs上’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration takes over Bennies
Alley downtown during First Fridays offering Latin music and
dancing with “La Fuerza Latina” hosted by Susan Wehling and the
Department of Modern and Classical Languages. Call (229) 333-5948
for more information. 票 are free of charge, however seating
for each show is limited to 47. 票 may be reserved in advance
by calling the department at (229) 333-5752.
*晚上8点和9点 vs上 Planetarium, the Department of Physics,
Astronomy and Geosciences presents “Koroley’s Sputnik: Fifty Years
Ago,” the first public planetarium show of the 2007-2008
season.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6
* Fine Arts Gallery, these are the final days of the Faculty
Exhibition, which has been on display since Sept. 17.
Tuesday through Friday, Oct. 9-12
* 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Front Lawn, the Women’s and Gender
Studies Program will a Clothesline Project in honor of Domestic
Violence Awareness Month. The project is a participatory exhibit
and a visual display that bears witness and attempts to break the
silence surrounding violence against women and girls. Contact Tracy
Meyers, Ph.D., (229) 293-6307, for more information.
Wednesday, Oct. 10
* 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. UC Magnolia and Cypress rooms, Valdosta
State University’s Office of 职业服务 and Cooperative
Education will host Fall Career Expo. Over 65 organizations are
registered to attend the event, which is open to all vs上 alumni and
current students, as well as other seeking professional
development. A list of participating employers is available from
our website www.mgmbetbc.com/career or
from the office, Powell Hall - West, second floor.
*晚上7点 in the UC Theatre, the Council on 本科 Research
of the College of Arts and Sciences will host an event in a
colloquia series, “Travels in Egypt, Jordan & Palestine,”
presented by student Landon Lasseter, sponsored by Dr. Mary Block,
assistant professor of History. For more information, please call
(229) 333-5753 or visit:
/cas/cur/colloquia/student-faculty-colloquia-f07.shtml
.
Thursday, Oct. 11
下午4点。 Powell Hall, The Biology Department will host Anna Karls,
University of Georgia, Department of Microbiology, who will present
the next installment of the Science Seminar Series, “MooV’ing Right
Along: ‘Piv’otal Roles for Novel Recombinases Controlling Phase
Variation in Bacteria.”
*晚上8-9:15 University Center, Ellen L. Friedrich will host Latin
Dancing in honor of Hispanic Heritage month. For more information,
call the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at (229)
333-5948.
Wednesday, Oct. 14
* 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at John W. Saunders Memorial Park, 1151 River
Street, he Big Read, a month-long reading celebration, kicks off as
Dr. Philip Gunter, Dean of vs上's Dewar College of Education, and
University Attorney Laverne Gaskins read excerpts from Zora Neale
Hurston's novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” at the celebration.
Hurston's 1937 masterpiece, which chronicles a black woman’s
journey to selfhood, was selected for community-wide readings and
film viewings from October 14 to November 10.
Wednesday, Oct. 17
* 7-9:30 p.m. University Center, Filmmaker Dr. Juan Carlos Galeano
will present a lecture and documentary “The Trees Have a Mother.”
For more information, call the Department of Modern and Classical
Languages at (229) 333-5948.
*晚上7点 Fine Arts Gallery, the 艺术学院 hosts the
opening reception for “Ceramic Installations” by Holly Hanessian,
associate professor of Art and area head of Ceramics in the
department of Art at Florida State University. The exhibit will
continue through November 2.
Thursday, Oct. 18
* 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Palms Quad, The Office of Alcohol and Other
Drug Education will be observing the National Collegiate Alcohol
Awareness Week by holding its Annual Alcohol Awareness Fair. There
will be information to assist in making responsible decisions about
the use of alcohol and also live demonstrations. Please come join
us to get the information you need and also enjoy the music, food
and giveaways.
下午4点。 Powell Hall, The Department of Math and Computer Science
will host Dr. Jun Zhang, Department of Math and CS, Troy
University, who will present the next installment of the Science
Seminar Series, “Algorithms for Coefficient Calculation Based on
Transform.”
*晚上6-9点。 Bailey Science Center, room 3009, Leah Cassorla will
present a lecture on Hispanic Judaism. For more information, call
the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at (229)
333-5948.
* 6:30 p.m., Fine Arts Building Amphitheatre (back of building),
the 艺术学院 presents “Pops in the Park.” The vs上
Student Jazz Ensemble will provide an entertaining outdoor
performance with tickets are $10 each.
Monday, Oct. 22
6-7:30 p.m. UC Rose Room, Students will share their study abroad
memories in a special information session. For more information,
call the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at (229)
333-5948.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
*晚上7点 in the UC Theatre, the Council on 本科 Research
of the College of Arts and Sciences will host an event in a
colloquia series, “Sharp Skins: An Ethnography of Anti-Racist
Skinheads,” presented by student Matthew Newsom, sponsored by Dr.
Matthew Richard, associate professor in the Department of
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice. For more information,
please call (229) 333-5753 or visit:
/cas/cur/colloquia/student-faculty-colloquia-f07.shtml
.
Thursday, Oct. 25
下午4点。 Powell Hall, The Biology Department will Dr. Tim Berra,
Department of Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology at Ohio
State University, who will present the next installment of the
Science Seminar Series, “Chasing Nurseryfish and Avoiding
Crocodiles in Northern Australia.”
*晚上七点半。 Whitehead Auditorium, the 艺术学院 Presents
the “Student Chamber Music Showcase, which will feature the finest
students from the Music Department at vs上. The performance is free
to the public.
*晚上8-9:15 University Center, Ellen L. Friedrich will host Latin
Dancing in honor of Hispanic Heritage month. For more information,
call the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at (229)
333-5948.
Friday, Oct. 26
*晚上7点 on October 26 in the •奥德姆库 auditorium, theater
students from vs上's Department of Communication Arts will perform
readings from “Their Eyes Were Watching God” as part of The Big
Read.
Saturday, Oct. 27
* 7 a.m. until noon, vs上 will host its annual Chili Cookoff,
“Chillin’ with the Champs.” Prizes will be given to the top three
in both the Restaurant and Individual categories, and to the team
with the best tent presentation. For more information, call the
office of Special Events, (229) 333-7446.
*下午3-4:30 Bailey Science Center Auditorium, The College of Arts
and Sciences and the Dewar College of Education will host a special
presentation by Dr. Tim M. Berra titled “Charles Darwin: The Man
1809-1882.” Open to the public, the event will also serve as the
keynote address for the annual meeting of the Southeastern
Association of Science Teacher Educators.
周一至周五，10月29日至11月 2
* Various times and locations, vs上 will host Hidden History tours,
during which guides will lead participants around campus for a
special viewing of some of the university's most hidden areas and
interesting secrets. For more information, please contact Deborah
Davis in Archives, (229) 333-7150.
Monday, Oct. 29
* 7:30 p.m. Whitehead Auditorium, the 艺术学院 presents
“Floboe! Masterworks for Flute and Oboe” with Elizabeth Goode on
flute and Susan Eischeid on the oboe. The performance is free and
open to the public.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
* 7:30 p.m., Whitehead Auditorium, the 艺术学院 presents
“New Jazz Ensemble.” For this special presentation, vs上’s vocal
jazz group, The Spotlighters, will join the New Jazz Ensemble for
an evening of traditional jazz. The performance is free and open to
the public.
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