Honors-CLA
List-Serv, 22 Feb 2008
The Black
Unicorn
The black
unicorn is greedy.
The black unicorn is impatient.
The black unicorn was mistaken
for a shadow or symbol
and taken
through a cold country
where mist painted mockeries
of my fury.
It is not on her lap where the horn rests
but deep in her moonpit
growing.
The black unicorn is restless
the black unicorn is unrelenting
the black unicorn is not
free.
--Audre Lorde
In this edition:
Honors news
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Experiential event, Sunday, March 2: talk with ecologist John Tester
College news
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CSCL student association film series: Violence & Repercussion
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Info session of publishing/editing jobs
University news
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Picture "power" now: student photography invitational
Scholarships
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Info session for UK/Ireland grad study fellowships
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Undergraduate scholarship search site now available
Learning abroad
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May term: European travels in typography
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Thursday: Learning abroad open house--GLBTA perspective
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Plan ahead: study abroad experiences ideal for honors students
Graduate/Professional programs
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Tuesday:
* Wednesday:
Careers in law forum
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Pharmacy preview day is March 8; register now
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Pre-med day is April 5; register now
Internships/Jobs
* U
of M internship/job fair is Monday
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Fund for public interest interviewing on campus next week
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Job search jump start reminder; register by Feb. 27
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Wells Fargo summer internships; apply by Feb. 29
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Summer internships at non-profits: apply by March 3
Special opportunities
* Beyond Valentine's Day: workshop on healthy relationships
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Student book collection contest; submit your entry by noon March 5
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World Water Day conference in DC; apply now
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Reminder: submissions sought for U of M/Beijing Film Academy show
Lively links
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Faculty and politics
Events
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Now playing at Rarig: Peace
Crimes
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Monday: American Studies colloquium, "The Age of Terror"
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Suzan-Lori Parks events begin Tuesday
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Talk of the Stacks at Central Library: Wednesday & Thursday
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Thursday: exhibition walkabout at
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Thursday: time in the shadow universe (learn the latest about neutrinos)
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Thursday: the work of art and the work of democracy lecture at Weisman
Honors news
HONORS
EXPERIENTIAL EVENT NEXT SUNDAY
Sunday, March 2, 2:30-3:30 pm,
College news
CSCL
STUDENT ASSOCIATION FILM SERIES BEGINS TODAY
The CSCL Student Association presents "Violence and Repercussion
Film Series," four Fridays beginning tonight. The schedule is:
Today,
7:30 pm, 155 Nicholson: City of
Friday,
Feb 29, 7:30 pm, 155 Nicholson: Rainy Dog (
Friday,
March 7, 7 pm, 155 Nicholson: Student Film Night (For a
List of Ways Technology Has Failed to Improve Daily Life, Please Press Three and Further
North)
Friday,
March 14, 7:30 pm, 155 Nicholson: Das Experiment (
INFO
SESSION ON PUBLISHING/EDITING JOBS
Interested
in publishing or editions? Denver Publishing Institute Information Session:
Tuesday, 3:30-4:30 pm, 226 Lind Hall. Presented by Rachel
Moeller of the
University news
PICTURE
"POWER" NOW: STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY INVITATIONAL
In
conjunction with the Weisman's current exhibit Paul Shambroom:
Picturing Power, we are hosting a student photography invitational. Snap a
photo of how you think power is represented visually. Send one submission to
the Picture Power Now! Student Invitational at the
--Have your image displayed on screen at the Weisman from March 25 to April 20.
--Have your name entered in a drawing for numerous prizes, including a catalog
for the Paul Shambroom exhibition; a $100 gift
certificate to the Weisman Store; and other goodies. This invitational is open
to
Submission Deadline: Friday, March 14
Submissions should be emailed to Ashley Gauster (gaust009@umn.edu),
MacKenzie Duffy (duff0140@umn.edu), or Katie Rodgers
(rodge073@umn.edu),
members of the WAM’s Student Class on Public
Engagement. Email should include student’s name, major, and year in school
(i.e., sophomore).
Scholarships
INFO
SESSION FOR UK/IRELAND GRAD STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuesday March 4, 3:30-4:30 pm, Nolte Library (125 Nolte Center). Our panel of U faculty and staff
experts will offer an inside view of the application process for these
exceptional opportunities to study at Oxford, Cambridge, and universities
throughout the UK and Ireland; the scholarships include the Rhodes, Marshall,
Gates Cambridge, Churchill, and Mitchell. All require exceptional academic
records (generally a GPA of 3.8 or higher is recommended). For full
information about eligibility requirements, please see the descriptions of
these scholarships at http://www.honors.umn.edu/scholarships/information/index.html. Several
of the scholarships require institutional endorsement; instructions for
submitting an application for the campus endorsement process will be available
at the info session, and thereafter from Sally Lieberman, liebe001@umn.edu.
The application process starts this spring for U of M-Twin Cities juniors,
seniors, and recent grads interested in scholarships to begin graduate study in
Fall 2009. Interested Freshman
and Sophomores are also welcome to attend the info session. Campus
application deadline: April 4, 2008.
UNDERGRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH SITE NOW AVAILABLE
The new
http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/Financial_Aid/Scholarships.html
Learning abroad
MAY TERM:
EUROPEAN TRAVELS IN TYPOGRAPHY
International
May Term
Deadline to register is Friday, February 29. Developed as an extension of the
highly successful "Travels in Typography" class offered by the
opportunity to research, set type and print in
To learn more go to http://di.design.umn.edu/. For more information contact Bill
Moran at moran002@umn.edu. Cost: $4,800
LEARNING
ABROAD OPEN HOUSE: GLBTA PERSPECTIVE
Thursday, 4-6 pm, Comstock Ballroom. Eat free pizza and hear about
learning abroad from a GLBTA perspective.
4–4:30 First Step Meeting-—learn the basics of study abroad
4:30–5 Hear from GLBTA students who have studied abroad
5–6 Eat pizza! Ask questions of
PLAN AHEAD: STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCES IDEAL FOR HONORS STUDENTS
The
Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) offers several program through our
Another great option for Honors students is study at
If
you have not yet attended a Learning Abroad "First Step" meeting, do
that this term so that your planning may begin! For a
schedule of these meetings, see http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/academic/FirstStepSchedule.html.
Graduate/Professional programs
TUESDAY:
Tuesday, 6-8:30 pm,
WEDNESDAY:
CAREERS IN LAW FORUM
Wednesday,
noon-4:30 pm, Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union. Come to this free event
focused on all things law. From noon to 2 you can browse tables staffed by
representatives of law schools and organizations that hire law-related
positions. This is a great way to explore law schools or careers related to
law. In addition to schools, participants include paralegal organizations,
corrections, and law enforcement organizations. You can also gather information
about law school tests, test prep centers, pre-law advising at the U of M, and
the U of M Pre-Law Student Society. From 2 to 4 pm, various event
participants will give short presentations about their organization or school.
See the presentation schedule at the event and sign up for any that might
interest you. Check this link for a list of participating organizations: www.cclc.umn.edu/Events/Careers_in_Law_Forum.html.
PHARMACY
PREVIEW DAY IS MARCH 8
Saturday,
March 8, 1-4 pm, 2-650
U OF M
The
University of Minnesota Medical School will host
Pre-Med Day 2008 on Saturday, April 5, 8 am-1 pm, 2-470
Internships/Jobs
U OF M
INTERNSHIP/JOB FAIR IS MONDAY
Monday, 10 am-4 pm,
FUND FOR
PUBLIC INTEREST INTERVIEWING ON CAMPUS NEXT WEEK
Career
Opportunities Making Social Change: The Fund for Public Interest Research helps
some of the top progressive groups in the country wage the campaigns that
preserve our environment, protect human rights, clean up politics, and
challenge corporate power. And we're hiring. We're hiring Citizen
Outreach Directors to run our campaign offices across the country next
year--running campaigns for groups like the Sierra Club, the Human Rights
Campaign, and Environment America.We are looking for
smart, motivated students who want to get their hands dirty and make a real
impact on some of the most critical issues facing our society. Recruiter Mary
Grace Stewart will hold interviews near campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, and
will also hold an information session at 6
pm Monday on Feb. 25th in the lobby of Coffman Union. You
can sign up for interviews by contacting her directly at mgstewart@ffpir.org. Visit
their website at www.fundcareers.org,
or contact her for more information.
CLA JOB SEARCH JUMP START: REGISTER BY WEDNESDAY
Friday, March 7, 11:30 am-4:30 pm, Coffman Memorial
WELLS
Are you looking for a summer internship? Wells Fargo is offering a
variety of opportunities with their Wells Fargo Minnesota Summer Internship
Program. A range of positions are available. Some of them include:
Communications Intern, Operators Analyst, Diversity Council Intern, Private
Client Associate,
Emerging Markets Intern, HR Intern, Investments Brand Services Intern. To find
more information and apply, follow the instructions below by going to the
following Web site: www.wellsfargo.com/jobs
DISNEY COLLEGE RECRUITERS ON CAMPUS MARCH 3 & 4
The Disney College Program recruiters for the Walt Disney World
Resort will be on campus March 3 (Coffman Union Presidents’ Room) and March 4
(215 Humphrey Center), noon and 5 pm both days, to offer students of all majors
and college levels the opportunity to take part in a paid internship for the
Fall 2008 semester. This is a great opportunity to be part of the Disney magic
and start building a strong resume. Attendance is mandatory at the presentation
to interview for the program.
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT NON-PROFITS: APPLY BY MARCH 3
Apply by March 3. About 20 internships are available in
Special opportunities
BEYOND VALENTINE’S DAY: PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
Wednesday, 6-7:30 pm, 120 Nicholson Hall. Free pizza, but limited space - RSVP
required: gibbo005@umn.edu. This workshop will consist of presentation
on and discussion about many aspects of dating relationships. Subjects will
include: components of healthy relationships; signs that a relationship is
becoming unhealthy or abusive and what to do about it; exploration and
description of communication styles; consideration of sex, intimacy,
commitment, and thinking about the future in relationships. Although this
workshop includes a presentation, it will not be a pure lecture format. Why be
subject to something in the evening you've had to endure during the day?
Discussion is encouraged. It goes well with free pizza. These discussions will
take into account the fact that in relationships there may often be differences
of culture, religion, and general personal philosophies and values. RSVP to
Roberta at gibbo005@umn.edu. Sponsored by The
STUDENT BOOK COLLECTION CONTEST
The Friends of the
WORLD WATER DAY CONFERENCE IN DC MARCH 22: APPLY NOW
Americans for Informed Democracy will host a World Water Day
conference in
REMINDER: SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT FOR U OF M/BEIJING FILM ACADEMY SHOW
Open Call for submission for
photography and film from
Lively links
FACULTY
& POLITICS
http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=s1153nnhjkhr407r6ng6gjg8pvc8g2s8
Events
NOW
PLAYING AT RARIG: PEACE CRIMES
Peace Crimes: The Minnesota Eight vs.
The War,
February 21-March 9,
1970. Three years after the Summer of Love, the American death toll in
SUNDAY:
OPENING RECEPTION FOR STUDENT INSTALLATION AT WEISMAN
"Mutiny":
A Student Installation by
MONDAY: AMERICAN
STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, "THE AGE OF TERROR"
"The
Age of Terror" is the Department of American Studies colloquium series; a
presentation by Anouar Majid
of
SUZAN-LORI
PARKS EVENTS BEGIN TUESDAY
The Department
of English at the
from her work 7:30 pm, Wednesday, March 26, at the Ted Mann Concert Hall.
"Framing Suzan-Lori Parks," a month-long series of free
public performances, master classes, and discussions, will provide context
for Parks' visit, presented by the Departments of English and Theater in
partnership with
The first event is Tuesday, with
MEDIEVAL
STUDIES WORKSHOP & SYMPOSIUM WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
CMS Lunchtime Workshop: Madrasa
at
Please join us for our first workshop of the semester
on Wednesday at 12:30. Riyaz M. Latif
of the Department of Art History at the
Mary F. Brown to Present at Thursday’s Colloquium
The next installment
of our colloquia series will take place on Thursday at 4 pm in 140 Nolte
Center. Mary F. Brown of the Department of French and Italian at the University
will be presenting "Through a glass, darkly: The Obscure Figures of the
Encyclopedia." The occasional user of the contemporary encyclopedia is
accustomed to think of encyclopedic figures as supplementary illustrations that
serve to make the text clearer. Although some such illustrations appear in
thirteenth-century encyclopedias, the figure plays a formative rather than
supplementary role in the elaboration of the book. The term "figure"
is vibrantly polysemantic in medieval usage, bringing
together rhetoric, hermeneutics, and aesthetics, and placing all three at the
center of the encyclopedic project.
TALK OF
THE STACKS AT CENTRAL LIBRARY WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Wednesday,
7 pm, Pohlad Room, Central Library (300 Nicollet
Mall): Chip Kidd, The
Learners. USA
Today calls Kidd
"the closest thing to a rock star in [graphic design] today."
Thursday,
7 pm, Pohlad Room: Charles Baxter, The Soul
Thief, the
highly-anticipated new novel from one of our great contemporary American
writers (and a U of M prof!). For more info, visit: http://www.friendsofmpl.org/events_home.html#talk.
THURSDAY:
AFRICAN STORYTELLING
Thursday, 10 am-1 pm,
THURSDAY: EXHIBITION WALKABOUT AT THE
Thursday,
12:30-1:30 pm, free. "
THURSDAY:
TIME IN THE SHADOW UNIVERSE
Thursday,
4 pm, 125 Nolte: Professor Marvin Marshak discusses
his recent research on neutrinos.
THURSDAY:
LECTURE ON THE WORK OF ART AND THE WORK OF DEMOCRACY
Thursday, 7 pm,
Lecture with Diane Mullin. Beginning
with Paul Shambroom’s "Offices" and
"Factories" series photographs, Diane Mullin considers artistic
engagements with the subject of work. From turn of the century images of
immigrant workers by Lewis Hine and Depression era photographs of migrant
workers by figures such as Dorothea Lange, to Tehching
Hsieh’s performance/video work "Punch Time Clock" and Piotr Szyhalski’s multi-media
project "Labor Camp," Mullin will place the subject of work and art
in the contexts of labor history, national mythologies, and notions of the
individual. Turning to Shambroom’s
"Meetings" series, Mullin will also consider the picturing of
democracy as another image of work—one that speaks not only to the privileges
but also to the responsibilities of democratic praxis. Diane Mullin is
associate curator at the