Monday, November 2, 2009

Homecoming 2009: Tate Plaza Extravaganza. Sponsored by University Union Student Programming Board, Department of Campus Life. Free food and activities to kick-off Homecoming week. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tate Plaza. Contact: www.uga.edu/union 706-542-6396, union@uga.edu

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Cancelled meeting: Faculty Admissions Committee of University Council. This previously scheduled meeting has been cancelled. 1:30 p.m. 227 Terrell Hall. Contact: 706-542-8723

Meeting: SGA Senate. 7:00 p.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. Contact: ugasgaexec@gmail.com

Homecoming Concert: Augustana. Sponsored by the University Union Student Programming Board, Department of Campus Life. Rock band best known for their singles, 'Boston' and 'Sweet and Low.' Tickets are free for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus and $10 in advance/$15 day-of- show for non-students. Tickets on sale at the Tate Cashier Window. 8:00 p.m. Grand Hall, Tate Student Center. Contact: 706-542-6396, www.uga.edu/union, union@uga.edu

Performance: UGA Choruses and Symphony Orchestra Present Handel, Haydn and Homecoming. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. The UGA Concert Choir, University Chorus and Symphony Orchestra perform two masterworks: Handel's Dixit Dominus and Haydn's Harmoniemesse in this anniversary year marking the death of these major composers. To celebrate Homecoming, alumni soloists will be featured. Also on the concert will be the music of Michael Tippett, Eric William Barnum and Daniel Elder. 8:00 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. Contact: 706-542-2797,mandaya@uga.edu

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Bulldog Bite Homecoming Dinner. Sponsored by UGA Food Services. Cash price $14.45. Bolton, Oglethorpe, Snelling and The Village Summit dining commons. Contact: 706-542-3947

Lunch and Learn: The Archway Partners. Sponsored by the Teaching Academy. Trish Kalivoda, Mark Huber and Mel Garber lead conversation about Archway Partners and UGA. Noon Taste of Home Cafe, fourth floor, Tate Student Center. Contact: fteague@uga.edu

APERO Africana Brown Bag Lecture: 'Parenting Black Families'. Sponsored by the Institute for African American Studies, the African Studies Institute and the African American Cultural Center. Speaker: Talibah Mbonisi, founder, We Parent. 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. African American Cultural Center, Fourth floor, Memorial Hall. Contact: fsgiles@uga.edu

Orienteering/Geocaching Clinic. Sponsored by the Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program. Learn how to read a map and compass, as well as modern GPS technology for outdoor adventure racing and other similar activities. Also participate in an UGA geocache treasure hunt. $20; $15 faculty and staff; $10 students. Register by Oct. 28. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities. Contact: 706-542-8030, www.recsports.uga.edu

Staff Council Meeting. 2:30 p.m. 201 Pharmacy South. Agenda at www.vet.uga.edu/images/Agenda110409.pdf.

Genetics Seminar: Genetic Regulation of the Vascular Cambium and Wood Formation'. Sponsored by the department of genetics and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Speaker: Andrew Groover, USDA Institute of Forest Genetics. 4:00 p.m. 1-304 Forestry. Contact: 706-542-1127

McGill Lecture: 'Leading Journalists in 2009—and Beyond'. Sponsored by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Speaker: Martin Kaiser, editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, incoming president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and “Editor of the Year” for 2009 forEditor & Publisher. 4:00 p.m. 102 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-5038, murrayd@uga.edu

UGA Idol Auditions. Sponsored by Sigma Delta Tau. Supports UGA Miracle. 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tate Student Center. Contact: ugaidol2010@gmail.com

Recital: Adolphe Sax Birthday Concert. UGA Saxophone Orchestra performs. 6:00 p.m. Contact: www.music.uga.edu/

Annual Alfred Heber Holbrook Memorial Lecture. Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art. Speaker: Francis M. Naumann, gallery owner, independent scholar and curator specializing in Dadaist and Surrealist art. 6:30 p.m. UGA Chapel. Reception follows in Visuals Arts Building. Contact: 706-542-4662, www.uga.edu/gamuseum, collardj@uga.edu

Study Abroad Presentation. Sponsored by UGA Studies Abroad in the South Pacific. Uttiyo Raychaudhuri, associate director of UGA Studies Abroad in the South Pacific, will give a presentation on the Spring 2010 Australia and New Zealand study abroad program entitled “Global Citizenry and Study Abroad. 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 153 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-9713 pacific@uga.edu

Homecoming Comedy Show: Eliot Chang. Sponsored by the University Union Student Programming Board, Department of Campus Life. A performance by the comedian known for his TV appearances on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, E!'s Chelsea Lately and NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly. Free for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus; $5 for non-students. Tickets available at the Tate Cashier Window. 8:00 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Contact: 706-542-6396, www.uga.edu/union, union@uga.edu

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Avalanche Awareness Clinic: 'Know Before You Go'. Sponsored by the Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program. Learn how to recognize unstable snow conditions, contributing weather patterns, triggers, terrain characteristics and safe backcountry traveling techniques. $7; $6 faculty and staff; $5 students. Register by Nov. 4. Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities. Contact: 706-542-8030

2009 UGA Conference on Drug Discovery. Sponsored by the UGA Center for Drug Discovery. Topics include HIV, Hepatitis C and cell signaling and drug discovery. There will be a poster session in the afternoon, and awards will be presented for the best graduate student and postdoctoral posters. 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Contact: 706-542-9755, ransley2@uga.edu

Cancelled: Cabinet meeting. The regular meeting of the University Cabinet scheduled for today has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The media briefing that normally follows will be held at 11 a.m. as scheduled. 10:00 a.m. Administration Building, Peabody Board Room.

Homecoming 2009: UGA Pre-tailgate. Sponsored by the University Union Student Programming Board, Department of Campus Life. Free food and activities for students in advance of Saturday's Homecoming game against Tennessee Tech. Free for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus. 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tate Student Center Plaza. Contact: 706-542-6396, www.uga.edu/union, union@uga.edu

Information session: NSEP Boren Awards for International Study. Sponsored by the Honors Program Scholarships Office. A representative from the Institute of International Education will be speaking with interested students about the National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships, which provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests, for both undergraduate and graduate students. Details at www.borenawards.org. 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 216 Moore College. Contact: 706-542-0533,rcheney@uga.edu

Tax Volunteer Interest Meeting 1. Sponsored by International Student Life. Learn more about the International Tax Team and helping international students with their taxes. No experience is needed. Also Nov. 10. 3:45 p.m. 150 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-5867, ugaisl@uga.edu,lstiltz@uga.edu

Eighth Annual Student and Faculty Recognition Reception. Sponsored by the Disability Resource Center and the Division of Student Affairs. Program will honor student scholarship and award recipients and recognize outstanding UGA faculty. Refreshments will be served. Faculty members, donors, family and friends of award recipients and students registered with the DRC will attend. Richard Hubbard, chemistry, will be the honored faculty member. 4:00 p.m. Magnolia Ballroom, Georgia Center. Contact: 706-542-8719, mtotty@uga.edu

Dedication ceremony: Redcoat Band practice facility. 5:30 p.m. Intramural Complex.

Seminar:' What are the Issues for Young Children'. Sponsored by the departments of child and family development and communication sciences and special education. Bullying in Young Children: Recognizing, Stopping and Preventing It. Presenter: Pamela Orpinas, department of health promotion and behavior. Reed Seminar Series. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 248 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-4372, porpinas@uga.edu

Discussion: 'Let's talk about it! Let's talk about Sex!'. Sponsored by Intercultural Affairs, LGBT Resource Center and CAPS. A weekly discussion series that explores issues that college students deal with on a regular basis through the lens of gender and sexual identity. 6:30 p.m. 267 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-4160, jmiracle@uga.edu

Performance: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Sponsored by the UGA Performing Arts Center. Conductor Robert Spano and the orchestra perform a program of melodic and moving Russian music featuring Tchaikovsky's sixth symphony and Stravinsky's rarely-heard Nightingale. $37 or $42. 8:00 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall. Contact: 706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.

University Theatre performance: Eurydice. Sponsored by the department of theatre and film studies. This play by Sarah Ruhl re-imagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine; a story of memory, loss and love beyond the grave. $15 ($12 students). 8 p.m. Through Friday, November 6, 2009. And Nov. 10–13. Also Nov. 8 and 15 at 2:30 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Contact: 706-542-2836 (office) or 706-542-2838 (tickets), www.drama.uga.edu

Friday, November 6, 2009

Golf Tournament, Sporting Clays and Facilities Tours. Sponsored by the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Golf tournament at the at 8:30 a.m. at the UGA Golf Course, sporting clays at 10 a.m. at the Brush Creek Sporting Club in Colbert, tours of the Warnell facilities and grounds begin at 2 p.m., and the Whitehall Mansion will host an open house from 4- 5 p.m. The annual alumni association meeting at Flinchum’s Phoenix will begin at 5:15 p.m. It will be followed by the alumni dinner which starts at 6 p.m. Contact: 706-542-7602, bharden@warnell.uga.edu

Campus Coffee Hour. Sponsored by International Student Life, Department of Intercultural Affairs. Meet people and learn about cultures from all over the world while sampling international cuisine and local coffee. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Contact: 706-542-5867

Fred E. Dohrs Annual Lecture Series in Economic Geography. Sponsored by the geography department. Julie Guthman, associate professor of community studies at University of California Santa Cruz, speaks on 'Up Against the Limits of Alternative Food: the Case of the 'Obesogenic Environment.' 3:30 p.m. 200C Geography-Geology Building. Contact: 706-542-1830, hyates@franklin.uga.edu

Colloquium: 'Natural Goodness'. Speaker: Allen Thompson, Clemson University. Heather and Scott Kleiner Lecture Series. 3:30 p.m. 205S Peabody Hall. Contact: 706-542-2823, sebaker@uga.edu

Marquee Alumnus Lecture: 'Cotton to Cytokines, Its All About Exploring Biology'. Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Speaker: Dr. James Ihle, St. Jude Children's Hospital and UGA alumnus. 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Room C127, Davison Life Sciences Complex. Contact: 706-542-7922, urbauer@chem.uga.edu

Homecoming Parade. Through downtown Athens. 6:00 p.m.

Homecoming Carnival. Sponsored by the University Union Student Programming Board, Department of Campus Life. Rides, games and food. Free for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus; $5 for non-students. 7:00 p.m. Legion Field. Contact: 706-542-6396, www.uga.edu/union, union@uga.edu

Saturday, November 7, 2009

UGA Tumornators Tailgate. Sponsored by UGA Tumornators. Free tailgate for the UGA community and learn more about Neurofibromatosis. North Campus. Contact: 678-642-9879, emilyh@uga.edu

Basic Botany Course. Sponsored by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. An introduction to general plant anatomy, morphology and physiology, with an emphasis on relating form to function. $100 ($90 members). 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. Contact: 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu

Multicultural Homecoming Tailgate. Sponsored by the Alumni Association’s Multicultural Program. 10:00 a.m. Myers Quad. Contact: 800-606-8786, fwg475@uga

Football vs. Tennessee Tech (Homecoming). Pay-per-view television. Check with local cable and satellite providers for specific information. 1:00 p.m. Sanford Stadium. Contact: www.georgiadogs.com

Symposium: Beyond the Movement—Global and Contemporary Freedom Struggles. Sponsored by the Institute for African American Studies, African Studies Institute, African American Cultural Center. This three-day symposium that honors the accomplishments of Georgia's civil rights activists and considers the global and national legacies of the Movement since its classic years of the 1950s and 1960s. Peniel E. Joseph, Tufts University, gives the keynote lecture Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. in the Chapel. Through Monday, November 9, 2009. Georgia Center, Chapel and Cinè. Contact: http://www.uga.edu/iaas/, kkmfree@uga.edu

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Caving Trip. Sponsored by the Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program. For experienced cavers. Climb over massive boulders, crawl through narrow passages, trek through an underground stream, and descend through some of the six miles of the cave's corridors. After lunch in the cave, traverse the lower depths of the cave and see a large subterranean waterfall. $75; $70 faculty and staff; $65 students. Register by Nov. 3. Petty John's Cave. Contact: 706-542-8030, www.recsports.uga.edu

University Theatre performance: Eurydice. Sponsored by the department of theatre and film studies. This play by Sarah Ruhl re-imagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine; a story of memory, loss and love beyond the grave. $15 ($12 students). 2:30 p.m. Also Nov. 15; Nov. 10–13 at 8 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Contact: 706-542-2836 (office) or 706-542-2838 (tickets), www.drama.uga.edu

Cook's Trail Hike with S'mores. Sponsored by the Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program. Hike five miles from the Sandy Creek Nature Center to Lake Chapman with guide, Dr. Walter Cook, the trail's namesake. Also campfire and s’mores. $25; $20 faculty and staff; $15 students. Register by Nov. 4. 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sandy Creek Nature Center. Contact: 706-542-8030

Performance: Handel, Haydn and More. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. The University Chorus, Concert Choir and Symphony Orchestra perform the masterworks, Handel's Dixit Dominus and Haydn's Harmoniemesse (Wind-Band Mass) with alumni soloists, during the anniversary year of these major composers. Also music by Michael Tippett and Daniel Elder. 3:30 p.m. Monastery of the Holy Spirit, 2625 Highway 212 SW, Conyers. Contact: 706-542-2797, mandaya@uga.edu

Monday, November 9, 2009

Body Composition Test. Sponsored by UGA Recreational Sports, Fitness and Wellness. A certified personal trainer will determine your percentage lean mass and fat mass using the three-site skinfold test. The test takes less than 5 minutes. Come dressed in workout attire. For best results, do not exercise prior to testing. Cost is $1 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wellness Resource Center, Room 143 Ramsey Student Center. Contact: sconnell@uga.edu

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Lecture: 'Modeling Human Cancers in the Mouse'. Sponsored by the Cellular Biology Graduate Student Association. Speaker: Mario Capecchi, co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. 11:00 a.m. 404D of the Biological Sciences Building. Contact: 706-542-3383, head@cellmate.cb.uga.edu

CED Lecture: 'Blank Spots on the Map''. Sponsored by the College of Environment and Design. Speaker: Trevor Paglen, artist, writer and experimental geographer. 5:00 p.m. 248 Miller Learning Center. Reception to follow lecture in Founders Memorial Garden. Contact: pardue@uga.edu

Alumni Gathering. Sponsored by the Alumni Association. Join fellow alumni and friends for a free networking event at Blind Pig Tavern. For more information and to register, please visit http://www.ugadog.com/evite3/evites/1251228301.html. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 485 Baldwin Street, Athens, Ga. Contact: 706-542-2251, wdarden@uga.edu

Fall Container Planting Class. Connie Cottingham, a landscape architect and Garden staff member, will create fall containers as she discusses the principles of design. $17 ($15 members). 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. Contact: 706-542-6156

Lecture and Panel Discussion: Toxins in Newborns—What are the Consequences?. Sponsored by College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Environmental Ethics Certificate Program; and Knight Chair in Health and Mass Communications. Lecture by Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group, followed by expert panel discussion with Dr. Jeffrey W. Fisher, UGA Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program and Dr. Maria E. Faase, director of Neonatology at Athens Regional Medical Center. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Chapel. Contact: varlamof@uga.edu

Discussion: Let's talk about it! Gender Roles—Butch or Femme?. Sponsored by Intercultural Affairs, LGBT Resource Center & CAPS. A weekly discussion series that explores issues that college students deal with on a regular basis through the lens of gender and sexual identity. 6:30 p.m. 202 Ramsey Student Center. Contact: 706-542-4160, jmiracle@uga.edu

Tax Volunteer Interest Meeting 2. Sponsored by International Student Life. Learn more about the International Tax Team and helping international students with their taxes. No experience is needed. 7:00 p.m. 153 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-5867, ugaisl@uga.edu, lstiltz@uga.edu

Meeting: SGA General Assembly. 7:00 p.m. 150 Miller Learning Center. Contact: ugasgaexec@gmail.com

University Theatre performance: Eurydice. Sponsored by the department of theatre and film studies. This play by Sarah Ruhl re-imagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine; a story of memory, loss and love beyond the grave. $15 ($12 students). 8 p.m. Through Friday, November 13, 2009. Also Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Contact: 706-542-2836 (office) or 706-542-2838 (tickets), www.drama.uga.edu

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Drew Charter School Read Aloud. Sponsored by the Alumni Association. Volunteer your time and voice with Eastlake Community Foundation at Atlanta's first chartered school. For more information and to register please visit RSVP. 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. 301 East Lake Blvd., Atlanta, Ga. Contact: 404-814-8820, rwatters@uga.edu

T-shirt giveaway: BEAT Auburn. Sponsored by the Alumni Association. Student Alumni Association members can come and pick up a BEAT Auburn shirt while supplies last. 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tate Plaza. Contact: 706-542-2251, jcheney@uga.edu

Open Enrollment Information Session. For faculty and staff. Information about open enrollment choices, the Health Savings Accounts and the HSA PPO health plan. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Chapel. Contact: 706-542-2222, www.hr.uga.edu

The Great Debate. Sponsored by the Black Affairs Council. The Young Democrats, Young Republicans and the Black Affairs Council hold a friendly debate on healthcare and the effectiveness of American Democracy. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. Contact: kascha.tyree@gmail.com

RE:flexion: 2009 Senior Exit Concert. Sponsored by the department of dance. $12, $8 students and seniors. Tickets available at Tate ticket window. 8:00 p.m. Through Friday, November 13, 2009. New Dance Theater, Dance Building.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Workshop: Designing with Native Plants. $45 ($40 members). 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Contact: 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu

Open Enrollment Information Session. For faculty and staff. Information about open enrollment choices, the Health Savings Accounts and the HSA PPO health plan. 10:00 a.m. - Noon Mahler Auditorium, Georgia Center. Contact: 706-542-2222, www.hr.uga.edu

Louise McBee Lecture. Sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education. Speaker: Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation. 11:00 a.m. UGA Chapel. Contact: 706-542-0570, sheffiel@uga.edu

Lecture 'TV That Tastes Good! Julia Child and the TV Cooking Show'. Sponsored by Theatre and Film Studies and the Willson Center. Dana Polan, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, explores the pedagogy, performance and significance of Child's groundbreaking TV career. 4:00 p.m. Room 53, Fine Arts Building. Contact: 706-542-2084, neupert@uga.edu

Second Thursday Concert: 'Connections'. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. The UGA Wind Ensemble performs great band music of the past and present with a fusion of winds, voices, strings and dance. John Lynch conducts. $15/$7 students with valid UGA ID. 8:00 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. Contact: 706-542-4400 (tickets), www.uga.edu/pac

Friday, November 13, 2009

Joyce Kilmer Backpacking Trip. Sponsored by the Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program. For experienced backpackers. Follow a 14 mile loop from the banks of Santeetlah Creek up to a broad ridgeline gap known as 'Naked Ground' and set up a primitive campsite. Through Nov. 15. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Park. Contact: 706-542-8030, www.recsports.uga.edu

Safe Space Training. Sponsored by Intercultural Affairs, LGBT Resource Center. Orientation to raise awareness and knowledge of LGBT issues and to suggest ways for participants to serve as an ally to LGBT individuals. Receive a Safe Space decal to display. Register at www.uga.edu/safespace. 8:30 a.m. - Noon 221 Memorial Hall. Contact: 706-542-4077, safe@uga.edu

Free Speech and Hearing Screenings. Sponsored by the UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic. Free screenings of speech, language, voice, resonance, fluency and hearing for adults and for children ages 3 years and older. Screenings will be conducted to identify communication disorders or differences and to provide prevention or intervention resources, when needed. Appointments required. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 593 Aderhold Hall. Contact: 706-542-4598

T-shirt Giveaway. Sponsored by the Alumni Association. Student Alumni Association members can come and pick up your 2009-2010 SAA member t-Shirt. If you are not a SAA member or your membership has expired you can sign-up and renew at the table. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tate Plaza. Contact: 706-542-2251, jcheney@uga.edu

J. W. Fanning Lecture: 'Global Economic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels'. Sponsored by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Department and the Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia. Speaker: Thomas Hertel, Purdue University. 10:30 a.m. Rooms K/L, Georgia Center. Contact: 706-542-0763

Campus Coffee Hour. Sponsored by International Student Life, Department of Intercultural Affairs. Meet people and learn about cultures from all over the world while sampling international cuisine and local coffee. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Contact: 706-542-5867

Women's Studies Lecture. Sponsored by Institute for Women's Studies. 'Representations of the Unseen: the 'Desaparecidos' in Recent Argentinean Photo-essays,' Betina Kaplan, Romance Languages. Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series 12:20 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-2846

Romance Languages Colloquium: 'Voltaire and Islam”. Speaker: Francis Assaf, Romance Languages. 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 360 Gilbert Hall. Contact:dbultman@uga.edu

Workshop: Sustainability—Bring It Home. Interactive presentations and hands-on sessions about meeting your own needs for food, water and energy as locally, sustainably and economically as possible. $155 ($140 members). Through Nov. 15. 7:00 p.m. Visitor Center, Classrooms 1 and 2, State Botanical Garden. Contact: 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu

Poetry Reading. Sponsored by The Georgia Review and the Georgia Poetry Circuit. Dorianne Laux, author of three books of poetry including Facts About the Moon (Norton, 2005), will read from her work. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Cine, 234 West Hancock Ave. Contact: 706-542-0397, davidi@uga.edu

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Cross Country Meet. NCAA Regional Championships Tuscaloosa, Ala. Contact: www.georgiadogs.com, bulldogs@sports.uga.edu

Football vs. Auburn. ESPN or ESPN2-TV. 7:00 p.m. Sanford Stadium. Contact: www.georgiadogs.com

Sunday, November 15, 2009

University Theatre performance: Eurydice. Sponsored by the department of theatre and film studies. This play by Sarah Ruhl re-imagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine; a story of memory, loss and love beyond the grave. $15 ($12 students). 2:30 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Contact: 706-542-2836 (office) or 706-542-2838 (tickets), www.drama.uga.edu

Performance: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano. Sponsored by the UGA Performing Arts Center. This 11-member group features rich voices interwoven with violins, guitar, vihuela, harp and trumpets. $19 or $24. 3:00 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall. Contact: 706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.

African-American Choral Ensemble Performance. Students and faculty members perform African-American-authored pieces, mainly spirituals and gospel. 4:00 p.m. Ebenezer Baptist Church West, 205 North Chase St. Contact: mvogel@uga.edu

Monday, November 16, 2009

Observatory Public Viewing. 7:30 p.m. Telescope atop the Physics Building. Contact: http://www.physast.uga.edu/~star/schedule.html

Performance: Arco Chamber Orchestra with Levon Ambartsumian. Sponsored by the UGA Performing Arts Center. Franklin College Chamber Music Series. 8:00 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall. Contact: 706-542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac. 
 

 

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Meeting: Bulldog Book Club . A discussion of Lawrence Lessig's Free Culture. 12:30 p.m. Jittery Joe's Coffee Shop, Miller Learning Center. Also Dec. 2. Contact: fteague@uga.edu

Second Annual King/Mandela Lecture. Sponsored by the African Studies Institute, Franklin College OIDL. Cherif M. Keita, Carleton College, presents and discusses his documentary film about John L. Dube, a South African educator often compared with Booker T. Washington. 4:00 p.m. 481 Tate Student Center. Contact: ktraore@uga.edu

Croatia Maymester Information Meeting. Learn about opportunities to study and travel in Croatia during Maymester 2010. 5:00 p.m. 117 Joe Brown Hall. Contact: 706-542-3996, jreap@uga.edu

Meeting: SGA Senate. 7:00 p.m. 213 Miller Learning Center. Contact: ugasgaexec@gmail.com

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

APERO Africana Brown Bag Lecture: 'W.E.B. Du Bois and the Politics of Autobiography'. Sponsored by the Institute for African American Studies, African Studies Institute and the African American Cultural Center. Speaker: Larry Rowley, University of Michigan. 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. African American Cultural Center, Fourth floor, Memorial Hall. Contact: fsgiles@uga.edu

Seminar: 'Etiology and Prevention in Human Liver Cancer'. Sponsored by the College of Public Health. Dr. Jia-Sheng Wang, Professor and dead of the deptartment of environmental health science, will discuss the possible causes of human hepatic malignancies and discuss possible preventive strategies. 12:20 p.m. 175 Paul D. Coverdell Center. Contact: 706-583-0885, cphadm@uga.edu

Genetics Seminar. 'Genetic and Environmental Components of Life-history Evolution in the Garter Snake,' Anne Bronikowski, Iowa State University. 4:00 p.m. B118 Davison Life Sciences. Contact: 706-542-1127

Discussion: Let's talk about it! I'm gay, Please Pass the Potatoes. Sponsored by Intercultural Affairs, the LGBT Resource Center and CAPS. A weekly discussion series that explores issues that college students deal with on a regular basis through the lens of gender and sexual identity. 6:30 p.m. 153 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-4160, jmiracle@uga.edu

Thursday, November 19, 2009

2009 UGA Minority & Small Business Expo. Sponsored by the UGA Office of Procurement. For service and product suppliers to meet and network with UGA departments and purchasing decision-makers. Other Athens area agencies such as Athens-Clarke County Government and Athens Technical College will also be in attendance. All suppliers are welcome to attend, but small and minority-owned businesses are especially encouraged. Admission is free. Pre-registration is suggested at www.busfin.uga.edu/procurement. 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tate Student Center Grand Hall. Contact: 706-542-2361, UGAEXPO@uga.edu

Child and Family Policy Initiative Brown Bag Lecture: 'Asset Building among Low-Income Households—The Role of Household Characteristics and Institutional Factors'. Sponsored by the Child and Family Policy Initiative. David Okech, social work, and Teresa Mauldin, family and consumer sciences, discuss preliminary results of data collected from low- income households in Athens and will identify implications for asset building programs. Noon - 1:00 p.m. 138 Tate Student Center. Contact: rachjoy@uga.edu

First Aid Class. Sponsored by the University Health Center. Training in first aid management of breathing emergencies, bleeding, injuries, sudden illnesses, and prevention of disease transmission. $25 per person. Participants completing this course receive a three-year National Safety Council certification. 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. University Health Center. Contact: 706-542-8695

Dinner with a Dozen Dawgs. Sponsored by the Alumni Association. All Student Alumni Association members are invited to participate in the program. Association members open their homes for small dinner parties and bring groups together for good food, conversation and Bulldog camaraderie. This dinner will be hosted by Brian Fuller '98. Please RSVP. 6:00 p.m. Wray-Nicholson House. Contact: 706-542-2251, jcheney@uga.edu

Friday, November 20, 2009

Terry Leadership Speaker. Sponsored by the Institute for Leadership Advancement. Peter Foss, President, Olympic Sponsorship and Corporate Sales, General Electric, discusses his leadership style and experience. 10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-9770,leadership@terry.uga.edu

Campus Coffee Hour and Awards Ceremony for the Office of International Education's 2009 International Photo and Video Contest. Sponsored by International Student Life, Department of Intercultural Affairs. Door prizes, food and a chance to view all photo submissions and vote for the People's Choice Award. Also silent auction to benefit UGA International Student programs. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Contest and auction winners will be announced at 12:45 p.m. Contact: 706-542-5867, www.uga.edu/oie/pc_contest.htm

Dining Centers close for Thanksgiving Break. Oglethorpe and Snelling close at 2:30 p.m., Bolton closes at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 20. The Summit is open 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 21-22, and 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 23-24 and 7-10:30 a.m. Nov 25 then closed until reopening Nov. 29. Through Saturday, November 28, 2009. Contact: www.uga.edu/foodservice

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Football vs. Kentucky. Sanford Stadium. Contact: www.georgiadogs.com

Art @ the Rock. Sponsored by Georgia 4-H. Juried art show and marketplace, featuring local artists, musicians and handmade and homegrown items. Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Eatonton. Contact: 706-484-2873

Family Adventure: Night Life ... It's Not so Scary. Sponsored by the Rock Eagle 4-H Center Environmental Education Program. Join Rock Eagle staff for a night hike through our woods and discover the various night life, then dist by a campfire with hot cocoa, songs, and story time. Adults $5, children 5-12 $3, children 4 and under free. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Eatonton. Contact: 706-484-2834, kellyjo@uga.edu

Main Library Hours for Thanksgiving Week. Closed Nov. 21-22; 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Nov. 23-24; Closed Nov. 25–26; Noon– 6p.m. Nov. 27. Normal hours resume Nov. 28. (Science Library is open Nov. 21). Through Friday, November 27, 2009. Contact: www.libs.uga.edu

Monday, November 23, 2009

Safe Space Training. Sponsored by Intercultural Affairs, LGBT Resource Center. Orientation to raise awareness and knowledge of LGBT issues and to suggest ways for participants to serve as an ally to LGBT individuals. Receive a Safe Space decal to display. Register at www.uga.edu/safespace. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Contact: 706-542-4077, safe@uga.edu

Students' Thanksgiving Holidays. Through Friday, November 27, 2009.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Furlough Day. In implementation of the Board of Regents furlough policy, the University of Georgia has designated November 25 as one of the six furlough days to be taken by UGA employees unless they are otherwise designated. Only essential campus services will be operating today. Contact: www.uga.edu/furlough

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving Holidays. Offices closed. Through Friday, November 27, 2009.

Eid al Adha. Islamic religious holiday. Begins at sundown on Nov. 26. Through Friday, November 27, 2009.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Football at Georgia Tech. Atlanta. Contact: www.georgiadogs.com

Monday, November 30, 2009

Women of UGA Private Shopping Event. Sponsored by the UGA Alumni Association and the UGA Bookstore. Appetizers and drinks while you shop with 20% off. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Bella Boutique, 105 East Main St., Woodstock. Contact: 404-814-8820, mcarr@uga.edu. Register at www.ugadog.com/calendar/