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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
9:00 AM - 5/13 »	Online Teaching and Learning Strategies Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the course you will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention. Visit the Online Teaching Guide to learn more about getting started with teaching online. Link: http://instructionaldev.umassd.wikispaces.net/Online+Teaching+Guide Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Hiding in Plain Sight-Sarah Lew Miller lecture Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room Cost: free Contact: Boivin Center for French Language & Culture Description: The Boivin Center and the Center for Jewish Culture are co-sponsoring a lecture by Sarah Lew Miller and Joyce Lazarus on Wednesday, April 15th in the Grand Reading Room of the Claire t. Carney Library at 12 noon. Ms. Miller and Professor Emerita Joyce Lazarus collaborated on writing Ms. Miller's memoir, Hiding in Plain Sight, which tell the plight of her family in evading arrest in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM	VALIC Financial Advisor on Campus Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Multiple 45 minute appointments are available and provided on a first come first serve basis. Comprehensive financial planning services are complimentary and open to Valic and Non-VaIic clients. Additional appointments are available; please email kenneth.knopf@valic.com directly or by phone at 617-852-6233 for details. Appointments will be held in CCB room 306. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Human Resources
« 4/1 - 11:55 PM	CANCELLED: Blended Learning: Finding the Mix Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: This online workshop focuses on blended learning strategies and developing faculty abilities to successfully integrate online components of a course with face-to-face components Faculty are invited to engage in a 10 day asynchronous workshop designed to introduce blended learning techniques and facilitate faculty planning of a blended course. The workshop includes a focus on assessment to help faculty not only assess student learning outcomes, but also to assess how well the “blend” works to facilitate student learning. Link: http://instructionaldev.umassd.wikispaces.net/Blended+Learning Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
« 3/20 - 6:00 PM	The Creative Complex: A Ceramic Post-Bac Exhibition Location: > See description for location Contact: University Art Gallery Description: The Creative Complex: A Ceramic Post-Bac Exhibition Exhibiting artists: Carly Costello & Joe Lee Location: Robert Hunt Photography and Gallery 48 Union St., New Bedford, MA 02740, 617-290-8009 Hours: 11 AM-6 PM Wednesday through Saturday Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Visual Arts
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Introduction to Access Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services Description: This workshop provides an introduction to Microsoft Access. Participants create a database, define fields, work with tables and create basic layouts. Data entry, find and sort features are covered in detail. Importing and exporting data, and creation of input masks are also introduced. No previous Access experience is needed. Contact Rich Legault for more information at 508-999-8799, or email RLegault@umassd.edu. Seating is limited, so please register today! Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	UMD Philosophy Association Student Research Presentations Location: > See description for location Contact: Philosophy Association Description: Two of our star members, Jessica Latta and Nat Tessicini, will each give a presentation. Refreshments will be served. The presentation will be in room 118 of the Liberal Arts Building. You can contact philosophyassociationumd@gmail.com for more info. This event is put on by the UMD Philosophy Association. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Philosophy, Lectures and Seminars
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Andrea Carreiro-Junior Jazz Vocal Recital Location: CVPA Auditorium , CVPA-153 Contact: Music Department Description: Junior Jazz Vocal Recital Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Music
« 4/11 - 5/17 »	2015 MFA Thesis Exhibition Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: Free admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11, 3-5 pm The culmination of two to three years of intensive research and preparation of UMass Dartmouth MFA degree candidates in the visual art. Thesis work from Artisanry, Design, and Fine Arts at UMass Dartmouth on view from Apr 11 to May 17, 2015. Exhibiting artists: Jessica Benzaquen, Mary Black, Andrea Abarca Coutts, Nick Heyl, Sarah Jenea Jones, George Manuel Karos, Amanda Kralovic, Xi Nan , Russell K. Prigodich, Alanna Schull, Anser Shaukat, Denise Sokolsky, Yishu Wang , Katie Wild, Ge Yang University Art Gallery, Star Store Campus, College of Visual and Performing Arts, UMass Dartmouth, 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Gallery exhibitions are open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month). Link: umassd.edu/universityartgallery Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Art Education, Art History, Artisanry, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM	Catholic Mass Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry Description: MacLean Campus Center, Reflection Room, Room 233. All are welcome. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	The Hunting Ground (film) Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room Cost: Free! Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: A startling expose' of sexual assault on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families. Sponsored by: UMass Dartmouth Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality LiveWell: The Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness The Department of Women's & Gender Studies The Department of Sociology & Anthropology Student Government Association Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Sociology, Anthropology, Crime and Justice Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Films, Health Services, Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Livewell, Student Organizations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	DEOS Seminar: Carbon Flux Dynamics in the Gulf of Maine and POC Budget for the Northwest Atlantic Margin Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The School for Marine Science and Technology Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences Seminar Announcement Carbon Flux Dynamics in the Gulf of Maine and POC Budget for the Northwest Atlantic Margin Professor Cynthia Pilskaln Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences School for Marine Science and Technology UMass Dartmouth Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm SMAST I, Room 204 706 S. Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford, MA Note: Seminar will be simulcast to SMAST II, Room 325 and LIB 240 on UMD campus To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post Oct. 1, 2014) go to http://www.umassd.edu/newsandevents/seminarseries/ and click on a highlighted title. For additional information please contact Sue Silva at s1silva@umassd.edu Topical Areas: University Community
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	DFO Seminar: When "data" are not data: the pitfalls of post-hoc analyses that use stock assessment model output Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The School for Marine Science and Technology Department of Fisheries Oceanography Seminar Announcement When "data" are not data: the pitfalls of post-hoc analyses that use stock assessment model output Jonathan Deroba NOAA Fisheries NEFSC Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm SMAST II, Room 157 200 Mill Road, Fairhaven, MA Note: Seminar will be simulcast to SMAST I, Room 204 To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post Oct. 1, 2014) go to http://www.umassd.edu/newsandevents/seminarseries/ and click on a highlighted title. For additional information, please contact Sue Silva at s1silva@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: University Community
« 4/9 - 4/29 »	2015 BFA Senior Exhibition at New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: April 9-29, 2015 2015 BFA Senior Exhibition at New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11, 1-3 PM Location: New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 508.961.3072, www.newbedfordart.org Admission: Adults $5, Students/Seniors $3, Members & Children under 16 free. Free for exhibiting artists and their guests. Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 12-5 PM, Thursday 12-9 PM Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Art Education, Art History, Artisanry, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Visual Design, Concerts, Exhibits, Films, Literature, Poetry, Theater, Visual Arts
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	WRC Creative Writers' Circle Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: We are a group of students representing all majors from many different backgrounds who will come together to share poetry,short stories,songs,novels, video games -- ANY CREATIVE OUTLET IS WELCOME! You don't have to come with your own personal work; join discussions, conversational feedback and fun! At the Writing Center in LARTS220. Contact tbrown4@umassd.edu or kwood1@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, English, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Academic Resource Center
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Scholarly Publishing Location: OFD Lounge, Library 220 Contact: Office of Faculty Development Description: Are you currently working on a book proposal or preparing a book manuscript for publication? Are you close to contacting a publisher and in need of advice about what to expect when you do? Brian Halley, Senior Editor at the University of Massachusetts Press, will address questions that many first-time and even seasoned authors of scholarly works have about the book publishing process - from proposal writing and dissertation revision to multiple submissions and contracts. Lunch will be provided. If you wish to attend, please register through the main calendar. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM	HIV Testing-Free & Confidential Location: > See description for location Cost: Free! Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: Improved HIV testing technology can detect new infections within two weeks of an exposure. This test requires a blood draw, which is performed by trained counselors from our partner, Seven Hills. You receive your results in about a week. Testing is first-come, first-served. No appointments. Location: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness. Oak Glen, 2nd floor. Link: http://www.umassd.edu/livewell/whatwedo/hivtesting/ Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Health Services, Livewell
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM	32nd Annual Chemistry & Biochemistry Awards & Honors Program Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 206 Contact: Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Description: Chemistry & Biochemistry Awards Ceremony to recognize student achievement. Topical Areas: Faculty, Students, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences

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