UC Student Orientation Leader Applications - Available Nov 7th!

From the New Student Orientation Office:

Are you interested in joining the 2012 Student Orientation Leader (SOL) team? Applications will become available on Monday, November 7th.

We encourage you to attend one of our information sessions to receive specific details about the position from past SOLS. Please see the dates listed below. All sessions will be held in 320 University Pavilion.

· Monday, November 7th @ 7pm

· Monday, November 28th @ 7pm

· Thursday, January 12th @ 6pm

· Wednesday, February 8th @ 7pm

We look forward to seeing you at an information session. Until then…

· Watch our video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e04HuXZ__lw

· Follow us on Twitter: Bearcats_SOL

· Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Cincinnati-New-Student-Orientation/194447953900063

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions, comments or concerns regarding the SOL position.

Have a Bearcat Bound day!

New Student Orientation Office

www.uc.edu/orientation

513-556-2486

orientation@uc.edu

International Education Week Nov. 14-19

From UC News:


International Education Week at UC is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Events are free and open to the public.


 International Education Week will be held Nov. 14-19 and will feature events for the UC and Greater Cincinnati community. 


Check the schedule of events at http://www.uc.edu/content/dam/uc/international/docs/List%20of%20All%20IEW%20Events%2011Adraft4.pdf

                             Big shout out to Rachel Berman, RAPP XXVII

The University of Cincinnati highlights International Education Week with keynote speaker Bol Aweng, one of the 35,000 so-called Lost Boys who fled southern Sudan during the second Sudanese Civil War. Aweng will detail his life then and now when he speaks at UC from 7-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Room 400 A,B,C of Tangeman University Center (TUC). For more information, see: http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=14403

Events are sponsored by UC International, Student Acitivies & Leadership Development, Diversity Education, MainStreet, the Division of Student Affairs, University Honors Program, Carl H. Lindner College of Business and University Dining Services.

Columbus Dispatch: Colleges Strive for International Diversity

UC is highlighted among the universities across Ohio that are working to diversify their international student population.

A Columbus Dispatch article highlights UC among the state's universities that are recruiting international students from underrepresented parts of the world. Details at:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/10/23/osu-strives-for-global-student-diversity.html

CCM Spotlights Spanish Arts With 'Sueños de España'

From the College Conservatory of Music:


 The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) presents a lush and lyrical journey to Spain on Saturday, Nov. 5, and Sunday, Nov. 6. Sueños de España (Dreams of Spain) promises to deliver a romantic program of Spanish poetry, dance and song for two magical performances only.

Conceived by music director and conductor Mark Gibson, Sueños de España includes intimate performances by the CCM Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra and Dance Ensemble, along with featured soloists. The program’s seamless presentation promises to have audience members totally and continuously immersed in Spanish arts.

Along with performances by members of CCM’s Classical Guitar Ensemble and dramatic poetry readings by CCM Drama students, the program will include “Siete Canciones Populares Españolas” (“Seven Spanish Folksongs”), a world-premiere choreographed by Dance Division Head Shellie Cash to music composed by Manuel de Falla for tenor and piano. Falla’s “El Amor Brujo” (“Love the Magician”) will close out the concert, with the Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra accompanying the Dance Ensemble in another world-premiere.

On Saturday, Nov. 5, guests can make the cultural experience complete with a tapas and Spanish wines reception preceding the performance in UC’s newly renovated Mick & Mack’s Contemporary Café beginning at 6 p.m. See menu details below.

Performance Times:
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5
2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6

Location: 
Patricia Corbett Theater
CCM Village

Tickets & Parking Information
Tickets to the performance-only portion of Sueños de España are $15 general admission, $5 non-UC students and free for UC students.

Tickets to the Saturday performance and pre-concert reception are $40 per person, which includes dinner and concert admission. Reception attendees must be 21 or older and present valid ID to buy and consume alcohol. Please contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 to reserve.

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. For complete ticket and parking information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.

Menu for Saturday, Nov.  5 Pre-Concert Reception

• Tapas: Tortilla Espanola, Potato Omelette Gambas al Pil Pil, Sizzling Shrimp with Garlic Pincho Morunos, Moorish Pork Kabobs Croquetas de Pollo y Jamon, Chicken and Ham Croquette Pa amb Tomaquet, Grilled Bread and Tomato Albondigas en Salsa de Almendra, Meatball in Almond Sauce

• Wine Selection Tasting: Conde de Subirats – Cava (Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay); Bodegas Abanico – Sinfonia (Tempranillo); Adegas Gran Vinum – Albariño; Monte Vicor – Garnacha; Bodega San Pedro Apostol – Rioja 

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theater Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

"A Right to the City:" An Urban Humanities Public Forum & Debate on Development in Over-the-Rhine

From McMicken College of Arts and Sciences:

The Taft Research Center will host a day-long forum, "A Right to the City:" An Urban Humanities Public Forum & Debate on Development in Over-the-Rhine at the University of Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011

On Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, the Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati will host “A Right to the City”: An Urban Humanities Public Forum and Debate on Development in Over-the-Rhine. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., this day-long forum of presentations, round-table discussions and audience interaction, will focus on issues related to downtown development. It is free and open to the public, and will take place at the Main Street Cinema venue at Tangeman University Center at the Uptown Campus of the University of Cincinnati. View the event poster for a detailed schedule.

After an official welcome by University of Cincinnati President Gregory H. Williams, the round-table panelists will take turns speaking about ideas, perspectives and debatable issues stemming from important questions about the city and its citizenry. These talks will be followed by a Q&A with members of the audience. A diverse group of dynamic voices from Cincinnati’s local political, academic, urban planning and community arenas have accepted our invitation to participate, including:

• Cincinnati Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls
• City of Cincinnati Planners Charles Graves and Caleb Faux
• Hamilton County Regional Planners Todd Kinskey and Catalina Landivar
• Cincinnati civil rights leader Reverend Carl Westmoreland
• Acting Director of the Over-the-Rhine Community Council Peter Hames
• Director of the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless Josh Spring
• Director of Miami University’s Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine, Thomas A. Dutton
• Director William Williams and Assistant Professor Michael Zaretzsky of the University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design
• Associate Professor Adrian Parr of the University of Cincinnati Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Associate Professor Nikki Taylor and Professor David Stradling of the University of Cincinnati Department of History
• Professor Andrea Kornblu of the UC Blue Ash College Department of History
• Associate Professor Anna Linders of the University of Cincinnati Department of Sociology
• Forum Moderator, Professor Stanley J. Corkin of the University of Cincinnati Department of English

Striving for inclusive dialogue, “A Right to the City” seeks to foster engaged, inclusive and productive discussion about development of Over-the-Rhine as our city enters a challenging time in its history. Each panel will engage important questions such as:

• What does it mean to have—and exercise—one’s right to the city?
• What roles do city-dwellers, as well as urban designers and city planners, exert not only in shaping, but also structuring their lived urban environments?
• How are urban revitalization and urban revolution linked to citizenship?

Each round-table panel will focus on specific themes: civic, corporate, and architectural perspectives; historical perspectives; economic development and social justice; and urban development and design: academic and political perspectives. Each panelist will have 10-12 minutes to deliver his or her perspective on the theme as it relates to Cincinnati’s downtown development. Moderator Prof. Stanley J. Corkin will then engage individual panelists in interactions with one another before opening the discussion to the audience’s questions.

The idea for our forum is adopted from French cultural critic Henri Lefebvre’s notion of a “right to the city,” a concept recently re-elaborated by urban geographer David Harvey.

For additional information, please contact Jana Evans Braziel, Faculty Chair of the Taft Research Center at jana.braziel@uc.edu or 513-558-7367. 

Diversity Career Fair and Graduate School Expo 2011

From UC's Career Development Center:

UC's Career Development Center is hosting a diversity career fair and graduate school expo on Wednesday, November 2nd. The event will be located at TUC Great Hall, and will take place between the hours of 12-4pm.

There will be Full-time, Part-time, Summer, Co-op and Internships offered by attending employers. Graduate Schools w ill have information available about their programs.

Attendees are encouraged to bring resumes and dress professionally. There will be 90 Employers and Graduate Schools attending this fair. Visit the Career Development Center's website for more information.

Coalition for Immokalee Workers Presentations - Oct 26th!

From the Coalition of Immokalee Workers:

Cincinnati welcomes the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 26, Santiago Perez -- a farmworker and CIW leader -- will be in the Cincinnati area to lead discussions around farmworker living and working conditions, modern-day agricultural slavery, and the exciting and groundbreaking efforts underway by farmworkers, students, consumers, people of faith and others to transform America's food system and ensure decent wages and human rights for the men and women who work in the fields to harvest our food.

Schedule of public events:

12:15pm-1:15pm: Presentation at Room 114 of the University of Cincinnati Law School
(On the corner of Clifton and Calhoun, across from the Hughes High School building)
Hosted by the UC College of Law Immigrant Community Legal Advocacy Program

7:00pm: Presentation in Room 2, Hailstones Hall, Xavier University campus
Hosted by Voices of Solidarity

For more information, contact Marc at 239-292-3431.

Santiago Perez at work at the traveling Florida Modern Day Slavery Museum

Background

Santiago Perez is originally from Guatemala and has been a farmworker in Immokalee for seven years. He recently became a staff member of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW (www.ciw-online.org) is a community-based farmworker organization headquartered in Immokalee, Florida, with over 4,000 members. The CIW seeks modern working conditions for farmworkers and promotes their fair treatment in accordance with national and international human rights standards.

The Campaign for Fair Food seeks to improve wages and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers by calling on major buyers of tomatoes to pay a premium of one penny more per pound for their tomatoes, ensure that this penny is passed down directly to farmworkers, and work together with the CIW to establish and implement a code of conduct in their supply chains.

The other major facet of the CIW's work -- its Anti-Slavery campaign -- is an effort to put an end to the continued existence of modern-day slavery in the agricultural industry. To date, the CIW has worked together with the Department of Justice and the FBI to uncover, investigate and federally prosecute seven cases of modern-day slavery in Florida’s fields. The CIW is a founding member of the Freedom Network USA, and through the Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI) also trains law enforcement and NGOs on how to eliminate forced labor in their communities.
See also,

• "After a Long Fight, Farmworkers in Florida Win an Increase in Pay," New York Times, 1/18/11
• "The Profound Impact of a Penny" Zester Daily, 6/6/11
• "The True Cost of Tomatoes," New York Times, 6/14/11
• "Tomatoes of Wrath," Truthdig, 9/26/11

Join UC and RAPP in the 13th annual BRIDGES Walk on October 29th!

Walk with UC and RAPP in the 13^th annual BRIDGES Walk on October 29th!

The BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community is an inspiring event promoting inclusion, equity and justice for all.  This celebration is truly a display of the rich ethnic and cultural compilation of our region.  All proceeds for the walk benefit the programs of BRIDGES for a Just Community.

BRIDGES has been our region’s leading human relations organization since 1944 and is a founding member of the National Federation for Just Communities, a coalition of like-minded organizations working across America to bring the values of diversity, inclusion and social justice to our communities, schools, workplaces and institutions.

2011 Walk Information for UC Participants

Walk Date:  Saturday, October 29, 2011

Walk Location:

Owls Nest Park

1984 Madison Road

Cincinnati, OH 45208

Schedule of Events:

Don't forget - This is a Family Fun event with breakfast, kid's activities, lunch and entertainment!

Join us for the post celebration!!!

9:45 AM Freedom Run begins (certified 5K - $25 registration fee)

10:00 AM BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community begins

Transportation:

UC will run shuttle buses from campus to Owl's Nest Park

Location:   In front of Dabney Hall

101 W. Daniels Street

Cincinnati, OH 45219

Time:      

8:45 AM  first bus to Owl's Nest Park

9:50 AM  last bus to Owl's Nest Park

To ride with RAPP as a group meet Rebecca (513.546.8221) at Dabney Circle at 9:15am

UC provided buses will return you to campus after the walk

1:00 PM last bus back to campus from the park

Seeking Bloggers for the RAPP Blog

As RAPP enters our third year with an active blog, I want to add a new element to what we post.

So far, the blog has been kept as one that intentionally limits its coverage to:

• UC-related news stories
• RAPP updates and calls for volunteers
• Campus and community events, usually related to diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice

Links to our posts go up on Facebook and Twitter every time one goes live, which is where most of our traffic comes from.  We average between 40 and 80 visitors a day to the blog.

In the next few weeks I'd like to launch a new series on the blog with the current working title of "RAPP Reads" (suggestions for a better name are greatly appreciated!).

This series will involve RAPP community members blogging about articles and new stories they think could generate meaningful conversation about diversity, multicultural, and social justice topics.  

Being on the blogging team would involve learning how to use our blog then posting an article/story with discussion questions approximately bi-weekly.

If you are interested in being involved in this project, please contact Rebecca at 513.556.6115 or lehmanrl@uc.edu.

PlanetLanIT Hosts "Lan of the Dead" - Oct 28th!

From PlanetLanIT:


Lan of the Dead
Friday, October 28 at 10:00pm - October 29 at 10:00am
Roxx Electrocafe


For the full information go here:
http://www.planetlanit.org/events/lan-of-the-dead/

Come out to Planet LAN it's Halloween LAN for some scary awesome fun.

$10 pre-registered, $15 at the door. Pre-reg from the link above.

ONLY 32 SPOTS AVAILABLE, so pre-reg while there's still space! You are confirmed to have pre-registered after paypal money has been confirmed


12 hours of events, prizes, and PC gaming! Featuring:

LEFT 4 DEAD 2 TOURNAMENT

COSTUME CONTEST

MINECRAFT CREATIVE BUILD CONTEST

AMNESIA: THE DARK DESCENT ON THE BIG SCREEN

ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBORS AND SUPER GHOSTS N' GHOULS (SNES)

Prizes include t-shirts, copies of the zombie survival guide, bawls guarana, candy, drink and gaming hours from Roxx, and more.

Why haven't you pre-registered yet?

See you on the 28th.

Looking for a Few Good Superheroes! Social Justice League Recruiting Now!

The Social Justice League was started in 2010 as a way to provide a structured post-RAPP experience and provide a space to work intentionally on developing skills and knowledge in social justice education.  It has also re-invigorated the RAPPORT program - increasing participation in meetings and improving the curricular structure of RAPPORT.

We're looking now for our 2011-12 class of superheroes for social justice!

In order to participate, you must be a currently enrolled UC student with a GPA of 2.3.  You must have either successfully completed RAPP or have previously participated in a similar program.

Applications are available online - download this and return it to Rebecca at lehmanrl@uc.edu or in person to the RAPP Office (669 Steger Student Life Center)!

A group shot from the Social Justice League 2010-11 year-end celebration!

Student Organization Leadership Series: Conference & Events & Services, UC Public Safety - Oct 26th!

From the Student Activities Board and SALD:

Have you Ever asked……

Why am I being charged for security? 

Why can’t I use an outside caterer in TUC?

How Do I reserve space on campus?

If you have then you should attend the Student Organization Leadership Series featuring:

Conference and Events and Services

UC Public Safety

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

MainStreet Cinema

Free Lunch will be provided

Open to the University Community!

Snapshots from RAPPORT's First Workshop of 2011-12

RAPPORT held our first workshop of the academic year this past Monday.  The meeting ran from 6PM-8PM in Stratford Heights Pavilion.

Workshops focus on social justice education skills and knowledge - slightly different than the topical and self- and/or issues-focus of our meetings.

This workshop focused on exploring the concept of social justice education and goal + goal-setting.  It ended with participants setting a personal goal around social justice education.

Joey (XXVI), Jojo (XXIV), N'deye (XXVI) and Dustin discuss a definition of social justice education.

Marjorie (XXV), AJ (XXVI), and DeVorah (XXIV) make a word cloud about their definitions of social justice education.

Tiara (XXVI) and Lulu (XXII) present their word cloud.

Jojo, Matthew (XXVI), and DeVorah discuss their "orders" at Le Chateau Goale.

Tiara, Dustin, and Bobby (XXV) work on their goals. 

After the workshop, several of us ventured to the PAC Haunted Mansion!

Thanks to all who were able to come out and make the evening fun and meaningful!

Host a Student/Farmworker Alliance Program on October 26th?

From the  Student/Farmworker Alliance:

My name is Marc Rodrigues and I work with the Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) in Immokalee, Florida -- one of the largest agricultural communities in the country and home to the internationally-recognized farmworker organization, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and their Campaign for Fair Food.

On Wednesday, October 26, Santiago Perez -- a farmworker and CIW leader -- and myself will be in the Cincinnati area and are available for educational presentations in classrooms and other venues about the CIW, farmworker living and working conditions, modern-day agricultural slavery, and the exciting and groundbreaking efforts underway by farmworkers, students, consumers, people of faith and others to transform America's food system and ensure decent wages and human rights for the men and women who work in the fields to harvest our food.

Please let me know if you would be interested in hosting Santiago and me for a speaking event on the 26th.

There's more information below on who we are, what we do, and what our presentations entail.

Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon,

Marc Rodrigues
Student/Farmworker Alliance
(239) 292-3431

Background

Santiago Perez is originally from Guatemala and has been a farmworker in Immokalee for seven years. He recently became a staff member of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW (www.ciw-online.org) is a community-based farmworker organization headquartered in Immokalee, Florida, with over 4,000 members. The CIW seeks modern working conditions for farmworkers and promotes their fair treatment in accordance with national and international human rights standards.

Marc Rodrigues is originally from New York and has lived in Immokalee for five years as a national organizer with the Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA). SFA (www.sfalliance.org) is a national network of students and youth organizing and working in partnership with farmworkers to eliminate sweatshop conditions and modern-day slavery in the fields. SFA works closely with the CIW as a key driving force behind the Campaign for Fair Food.

Perez and Rodrigues will be visiting Cleveland, Canton, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati October 19-26 to build awareness about the Campaign for Fair Food and how students, community members, people of faith and consumers can partner with farmworkers to promote human rights and fair wages in the tomato supply chains of supermarket giants such as Trader Joe's and Kroger.

CIW and SFA representatives will be available for educational presentations and workshops in high school, college/university, religious, community and other settings. Our presentations are participatory, bilingual and tailored to course content and time allotted, and can include multimedia elements, such as a short DVD documentary.

The Campaign for Fair Food seeks to improve wages and working conditions for Florida tomato pickers by calling on major buyers of tomatoes to pay a premium of one penny more per pound for their tomatoes, ensure that this penny is passed down directly to farmworkers, and work together with the CIW to establish and implement a code of conduct in their supply chains.

The other major facet of the CIW's work -- its Anti-Slavery campaign -- is an effort to put an end to the continued existence of modern-day slavery in the agricultural industry. To date, the CIW has worked together with the Department of Justice and the FBI to uncover, investigate and federally prosecute seven cases of modern-day slavery in Florida’s fields. The CIW is a founding member of the Freedom Network USA, and through the Freedom Network Training Institute (FNTI) also trains law enforcement and NGOs on how to eliminate forced labor in their communities.
For selected national and international recognitions of the CIW's work, see http://www.ciw-online.org/highlights.html
See also,

• "After a Long Fight, Farmworkers in Florida Win an Increase in Pay," New York Times, 1/18/11
• "The Profound Impact of a Penny" Zester Daily, 6/6/11
• "The True Cost of Tomatoes," New York Times, 6/14/11
• "Tomatoes of Wrath," Truthdig, 9/26/11

UC President's "State of the University" Address - Oct 25th!

From the UC Faculty Senate:

TO: UC Community

FROM: President Gregory H.  Williams and Faculty Chair Richard J. Harknett

RE: Oct. 25^th State of the University, All-University Faculty Meeting and Faculty Assembly

We invite you to attend the All-University Faculty meeting on Tuesday, October 25, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Great Hall at Tangeman University Center. The meeting will feature the President’s State of the University address and will be followed by a Faculty Assembly focusing on technology and interdisciplinarity.

Here is the full schedule for the afternoon:

2 p.m. – All-University Faculty meeting.

2:45 p.m. – State of the University Address by President Gregory H. Williams, followed by brief Q&A.

3:30 p.m. – Break with refreshments.

4-6 p.m. - Faculty Assembly featuring the director of Thomas J. Watson Foundation’s Fellowship program, Chris Kasabach. This interactive session provides faculty with an opportunity to come together intellectually to consider the fundamentals of our transforming university. The topic of Kasabach’s provocation is "Technology - Interdisciplinarity in a Transforming University." His talk will focus on the integration of technology into our campuses, curriculum and lives, providing a provocative basis for discussions that will be held at round tables comprised of small groups of faculty. The groups will respond to the issues raised and discuss the role of technology as it relates to education at UC, particularly how it might be leveraged for greater interdisciplinarity.   More details on the assembly are available at http://www.uc.edu/facultyassembly.html, including a list of short preparatory readings.

The webcast of all these events will be shown beginning at 2 p.m. at the following link:

http://www.uc.edu/ucit/digitalvideo/faculty_assembly.html

Campus-Wide Safe Zone Training - Oct 25th!

From the UC LGBTQ Center:

Are you a Safe Zone Ally?  If not, what are you waiting for?

Campus Wide Safe Zone Training

Tuesday, October 25^th

Swift 616

5:15 p.m. – 7:15
(food provided)

                      

Safe Zone Training is designed to give students, staff and faculty the tools & resources needed to better support the UC LGBTQ community and help create a safe and inclusive environment.

Please RSVP at uc.lgbtq.center@gmail.com or 556-4329.

Hillel Women's Series Kicks Off with Zumba - Oct 24th!

From Hillel via the UC Women's Center:

Hillel is hosting a series of programs, The Women’s Series, aimed at promoting women’s fitness, self-defense, empowerment and health. 

The series is open to anyone. 

A Zumba event has been scheduled for next Monday 10/24. For more information about the series, contact Sarah Ganson at Sarah@hilellcincinnati.org. 

RAPP at A Rivercity Homecoming!

This past Friday was the UC Homecoming Parade for A Rivercity Homecoming Bearcat Style.  Though the Friday night timing of the parade was new, the annual tradition that all students are welcome to walk with Student Life stayed alive.

Many thanks to all the RAPPers came out and enjoyed the parade with us!

On our way to queue for the parade, Matthew (XXVI) and Randi (XXVII) stopped with me to pose with the Bearcat!

Angelo (XXVII) promoted Latinos en Accion in the parade!

Wil (XXV) with a colleague from Resident Education & Development!

Randi (XXVII) shows off her candy sharing skills!

Tass the RAPP Dog met the Bearcat with skepticism.

A quick Student Life snapshot before the parade kicked off!

Nicole and Nicole of SALD smile with Dean Bowen!

Sakinah and Stacy (XXVI) smile for a quick snapshot!

We ran into friends along the way! Center is Vicki who supervised the RAPP Program Coordinators for several years!

And more friends!  Dy'Mand (XXV) was all smiles along the parade route!

Into the City Meeting - Oct 20th!

From Into the City:

Into the City Meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 20th, in Swift 820. 


This could be of interest to you if you:
1. Want to explore the city of Cincinnati and get off of campus!
2. Need community service hours and/or want to be involved in service projects.
3. Want to make new friends!!

Our meeting will highlight our fundraisers that will help us raise money so we are able to go on awesome outings and for it to be free! 


We are going to be learning about a new community service project as well as finding out more information on our first social event of the year!

Sustainability Film Series "Wasteland" - Tonight!

From UC Sustainability: 


 Monday, October 17: Film Series – Wasteland 7pm @ MainStreet Cinema 


 This film follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. 


There he photographs an eclectic band of catadores – self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. His collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives.

Non-Violent Peacemaking Workshop: Oct 20th!

From Enough is Enough:

In recognition of International Conflict Resolution Day, please join us for:
Non-Violent Peacemaking Workshop

Thursday, October 20, 2011

7:00-8:30 pm, Daniels Residence Hall - North Lounge

Take one practical step towards a less violent world.

This workshop will introduce techniques you can use when faced with a conflict that might turn nasty or violent. By defusing the immediate situation, you create a space that gives everyone time to understand the root of the conflict and to resolve it in a peaceful way.

This interactive workshop will introduce you to basic nonviolent communication and conflict resolution methods and show you how to use these skills in everyday conflict situations.

Presented by: Kristen Barker, Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center

Sponsored by: Office of the University Ombuds, Resident Education and Development, and Enough is Enough

Volunteers Needed for International Education Week - Nov 14-19!, Training Nov 7-8

From UC International:

Volunteers Needed during International Education Week November 14-19, 2011

This is a great way to earn community service hours or complete the outreach portion of your grant award.

We need assistance greeting students, setting up the room for particular events, collecting evaluations and distributing “stamps” to those attending.  All of this will be explained at the training session. In addition to being a part of some exciting events, you will receive a very cool UC International T-Shirt for volunteering!

We are offering brief 30 minute training sessions on the following dates at 3:00 pm in in Room 6126 Edwards Center One on Monday and Tuesday November 7^th and 8^th.  There will also be training sessions in Room 3134 Edwards Center One at 3:00 pm. On Wednesday and Thursday November 9^th and 10^th. 

If you can volunteer, please RSVP to Brittney Smith (Brittney.smith@uc.edu or 513.556.1261). Please indicate your training date selection (Nov. 7, 8, 9 or 10^th).  

Life of the Mind Fall Session 1: WAR - Oct 18th!

“Life of the Mind” is an annual lecture series that features interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty around a one-word theme followed by audience Q&A. The series includes intriguing insights from diverse perspectives, and encourages faculty and students from across UC to engage in further discourse. Each quarter, there are two “Life of the Mind” sessions with three "thought provocateurs" contributing to each session. In all, six distinguished faculty members will address the same theme from unique and diverse perspectives. The fall 2011“Life of the Mind” theme is “war.”

FALL 2011 SESSIONS:

WAR

Session 1:  Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 3:30-5pm, Alumni Center

October 18 poster (PDF)

Stanley J. Corkin, English, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences	Joel Hoffman, College-Conservatory of Music	Bert Lockwood, College of Law
Hemingway’s  Obscenities (Glory,  Honor, Courage) &  the Luster of Battle	War & the Music of Politics	WAR: Law’s Attempt to Limit

Session 2:  Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 3:30-5pm, Alumni Center

• Jacob Katz Cogan, College of Law
• Sigrun Haude, History, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences
• Jay Johannigman, College of Medicine