October 2009
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Oct
2
Women’s Studies Lecture - ‘Just How French Were the Berlin Salons of the 19th Century?’
October 2, 2009 | 12:20 pm — 1:10 pm
Women's Studies Lecture. Sponsored by the Institute for Women's Studies. 'Just How French Were the Berlin Salons of the 19th Century?' Marjanne Gooze, Germanic and Slavic studies. Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series. 12:20 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-2846
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Oct
2
Sukkot
October 2, 2009
Sukkot. Jewish religious holiday begins Oct. 2 at sunset, through Friday, October 9, 2009.
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Oct
9
Women’s Studies Lecture -“Teen Dating Violence: How do Girls and Boys Differ?”
October 9, 2009 | 12:20 pm — 1:10 pm
Women's Studies Lecture. Sponsored by the Institute for Women's Studies. 'Teen Dating Violence: How do Girls and Boys Differ?' Pamela Orpinas, health promotion and behavior. Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series 12:20 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-2846
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Oct
14
Safe Space Training
October 14, 2009 | 1:30 pm — 5:00 pm
UGA Safe Space is a campus-wide initiative offering a visible message of inclusion, acceptance, and support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the University community. The program offers participants a 3.5 hour orientation to raise awareness and knowledge of LGBT issues and to suggest ways to serve as …
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Oct
23
Women’s Studies Lecture - “‘Lessons Learned from Mexican American Mothers Parenting Alone”
October 23, 2009 | 12:20 pm — 1:20 pm
Friday, October 23, 2009 Women's Studies Lecture. Sponsored by Institute for Women's Studies. 'Lessons Learned from Mexican American Mothers Parenting Alone,' Maria Bermudez, marriage and family therapy and child and family development. Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series 12:20 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-2846
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Oct
26
First Triennial Conference on Latino Education and Immigration
October 26, 2009
First Triennial Conference on Latino Education and Immigration. Sponsored by UGA's Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE) and the UGA College of Education. A three-day national conference focusing on the Latino education achievement gap and ways to address the problem in the classroom, legislatures and school boards. Monday, …
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Oct
28
University System of Georgia Diversity Summit
October 28, 2009 | 8:00 am — 2:00 pm
University System of Georgia Diversity Summit. Sponsored by the University System of Georgia and UGA Office of Institutional Diversity. Summit discusses faculty diversity issues. Oct. 28: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Oct. 29: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. $100 registration. Opening plenary address by Chancellor Erroll Davis. Through Thursday, October 29, 2009. Georgia Center for Continuing …
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Oct
28
Study Abroad Information Session
October 28, 2009 | 6:00 pm — 7:00 pm
Study Abroad Information Session. Sponsored by UGA Costa Rica. Students can learn about UGA Costa Rica study abroad. Students can ask questions about upcoming programs and get information from students who have studied abroad in the past. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-425-3318, www.uga.edu/costarica, adrianna@uga.edu …
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Oct
28
A Dios Momo
October 28, 2009 | 7:00 pm — 8:30 pm
Film: A Dios Momo (Goodbye Momo) (2006). Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Set against the backdrop of the riotous Uruguayan carnival, this magic-realist film tells the story of a young newspaper boy, Obdulio, who learns to read and write from …
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Oct
29
Safe Space Training
October 29, 2009 | 1:30 pm — 5:00 pm
UGA Safe Space is a campus-wide initiative offering a visible message of inclusion, acceptance, and support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the University community. The program offers participants a 3.5 hour orientation to raise awareness and knowledge of LGBT issues and to suggest ways to serve as …
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Oct
31
Samhain
October 31, 2009
The Irish word Samhain is derived from the Old Irish samain, samuin, or samfuin, all referring to 1 November (latha na samna: 'samhain day'), and the festival and royal assembly held on that date in medieval Ireland (oenaig na samna: 'samhain assembly'). Its meaning is glossed as 'summer's end', and the …
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Oct
31
Halloween
October 31, 2009
Halloween (or All Hallows’ Eve) is a holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints’ Day. It is largely a secular celebration, but some Christians and pagans have expressed strong feelings about its religious overtones. Irish immigrants …