Events

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Free Water Balloon Painting Workshop!

Feeling stressed about the end of the semester? Take a break and go to a free water balloon painting workshop!

This is one mess you won’t have to worry about cleaning up. Students will create their own Jackson Pollack-esque masterpiece by throwing water balloons full of paint at a canvas. Canvases are available to take home once dry.

Check out this video from last year’s workshop

When: Friday December 5, 4 PM- 6 PM

Where: The Art and Learning Center, Basement of the Stamp

Who: This event is free and open to the entire UMD community

What to wear: Comfortable, old clothes that may get messy!

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Documentary: The Act of Killing

When: December 2, 6:30p.m.

Where: Colony Ballroom-Stamp Student Union

The Global Communities Living-Learning Program presents Joshua Oppenheimer, award-winning documentary director and 2014 McArthur Fellow, in this campus premiere. Dr. Shibley Telhami, Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, will lead a Q&A with the director after the screening.

The filmmakers follow unrepentant death squad leaders in Indonesia and challenge them to dramatize their role in genocide, producing a unique and powerful melding of art and remembrance. The screening and discussion will be preceded by a reception.

This special event is co-sponsored with the Office of Undergraduate Studies, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, CIDCM, the Honors College, and the School of Public Policy.

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Culture, Art, & Stage Features in Chinese Opera

When : Monday, November 17, 2014 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Where : St. Mary’s Multipurpose Room (0105)

This Monday there will be a lecture/workshop by the award winning Chinese opera artist Qi Aiyun! The lecture will be in Chinese with English translation. Ms. Qi will demonstrate movements in the opera, show several short recordings, and also sing and act in live!

Website

For more information, contact:

Phoenix Liu

Language House-SLLC

+1 301 405 6996

PhoenixL@umd.edu

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Waging Peace: The Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist

When : Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Where : 1102 South Campus Commons, Building 1

David Hartsough knows how to get in the way. He has used his body to block Navy ships headed for Vietnam and trains loaded with munitions on their way to El Salvador and Nicaragua. He has crossed borders to meet “the enemy” in East Berlin, Castro’s Cuba, and present-day Iran. He has marched with mothers confronting a violent regime in Guatemala and stood with refugees threatened by death squads in the Philippines.

Hartsough’s stories inspire, educate, and encourage readers to find ways to work for a more just and peaceful world. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., Hartsough has spent his life engaging the power of active nonviolence. He provides a peace activist’s eyewitness account of the Civil Rights and anti–Vietnam War movements as well as nonviolent efforts in the Soviet Union, Kosovo, Palestine, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. He shows how this struggle is waged all over the world by ordinary people committed to ending the spiral of violence and war.

Website

For more information, contact:

Dr. James V. Riker

Beyond the Classroom

+1 301 314 6622

jriker@umd.edu

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Beyond Study Abroad series on cross-cultural engagement

International Development & International Education: Successful Models for Exchange Programs
A talk by Rachael Fellabaum, Program Officer for International Development & Operations, Institute of International Education

When: Wednesday, November 5th, 6:30PM-8:00PM
Where: South Campus Commons Building 1, Room 1102

Photo by IIE; original: http://on.fb.me/1qmlJgt - Photo of Hudania Addina, Chevron REACH Scholarship Recipient from Indonesia

Photo by IIE; original: http://on.fb.me/1qmlJgt – Photo of Hudania Addina, Chevron REACH Scholarship Recipient from Indonesia

Access to educational and professional training opportunities is essential to strengthening local and global economies and to raising the standard of living for communities around the world. One approach to providing educational opportunities to individuals from developing nations is international exchange and enrollment in educational programs in developed nations. The Institute of International Education (IIE), which facilitates the Fulbright Program among many others, is one of the premier U.S.-based organizations working on programs designed to spark international development through international exchange.

In this free public seminar, Rachael Fellabaum will share key points about IIE’s approach to international exchange for international development, drawing on her experiences facilitating the USAID PRESTASI Scholarship for Indonesian professionals to demonstrate the potential of international exchange and education to enhance international development. She will also share her own story of professional development, and give advice for students interested in such careers.

For more information, click here.

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Connecting with our Native Roots Monologues!

When : Tuesday, November 04, 2014 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Where : Stamp Student Union : Hoff Theater

The American Indian Heritage Month Kickoff will take place in the Hoff Theater in STAMP on November 4th, 2014 from 6:30pm – 10:00pm. Come out to see “Connecting with our Native Roots Monologues” feat. Lakota Rapper Frank Waln, Hoop Dancer Lumhe Sampson & TOTUS Spoken Word Experience.

There will be free food, T-shirts, and giveaways!

Doors open at 6:30pm.

For more information, please contact Naliyah Kaya at nkaya@umd.edu

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1493646420916308/

For more information, contact:

Naliyah Kaya

MICA

+1 301 405 8757

nkaya@umd.edu

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DISCO Career Forum for Japanese-English Speakers (Boston, MA)

When: Friday, November 07, 2014 • 9:00-3:00pm
Where: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

Do you speak Japanese at a conversational level or higher? Are you interested in an internship or full-time position with companies such as Amazon Japan, Barclays, Disney Worldwide Services, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Co., Sony and more? The Boston Career Forum is a FREE career fair for students to connect with up to 200 organizations seeking candidates with skills in Japanese & English.

Learn more and RSVP via their website.

Questions/comments/concerns, please email cfn@careerforum.net.

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Hispanic/Latino Student Success: Promising Practices!

Next month there will be a webinar titled “Hispanic/Latino Student Success: Promising Practices” in the MICA/LCSL Conference Room (1121 The Stamp) on Thursday, November 6 from 2-3:30pm.

Some of the questions that will be explored include:

  • Why don’t the incoming Latino classes translate into high graduation Latino classes?
  • Is there a Latino Sophomore Slump? And, why?
  • Are there cultural contexts to be considered?
  • Can small-group mentoring & ‘communities of practice’ have an impact?

    Panelist: Dr. Amy Goldren currently serves as Assistant Dean of Student and Director of Student and Cultural Engagement at Arizona State University.