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Sunday, April 3, 2016
« 3/24 - 4/4 »	Peer Health Educator Application Period Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: Interested in joining our award-winning team in 2016? We recruit in the spring semester for entry into the program the following fall. Please see below for important dates, deadlines, and information. * Information Session: Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m., Campus Center, 1st floor, Blue & Gold Welcome Center (next to Campus Store). If you're considering applying to be a Peer Health Educator for the 2016-2017 academic year, you are strongly encouraged to attend this information session. If you do not attend the session, you will be required to meet 1:1 with a Peer Health Educator or their supervisor. * Applications Available Online: Thursday, March 24th. * Application Deadline: Monday, April 4th, 5 p.m. * Applicant Interviews: Wednesday, April 6th. PLEASE REVIEW MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS + DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FROM OUR WEBSITE WWW.UMASSD.EDU/PHE Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Livewell
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Catholic Mass Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry Description: Catholic Mass will be celebrated in the Blue and Gold Welcome Room on the ground floor of the Campus Center. All are Welcome. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Religious & Spiritual
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Ryan Strumpfler Senior Jazz Guitar Recital Location: CVPA Auditorium , CVPA-153 Contact: Music Department Description: Senior Recital Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Catholic Mass Location: MacLean Campus Center, Reflection Room, Room 233 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Description: Catholic Mass will be celebrated in the Reflection Room on the second floor of the Campus Center (Room 233). All are welcome.
« 3/9 - 4/4 »	Together: Junior Design Exhibition Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Featuring student work from Digital Media, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Photography Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 4 Reception: Thursday, March 10, 4 - 6 pm With an artists' talk, Connected, The Blending of Boundaries at 5 pm CVPA, the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth, is pleased to present the fourth annual "Together: Junior Design Exhibition" on display through April 4, 2016. The reception on Thursday, March 10, (4-6 pm) will feature the artist talk "Connected, The Blending of Boundaries" at 5 pm. Speakers: Rea Bethel (Art History/Marketing), James Carpenter (Graphic Design), Emily Moreau (Illustration), Frankie Romeo (Digital Media), and Lizzy Santoro (Photography). The exhibition features recent work from students, including 2D and 3D Animation, Editorial Illustration, Studio Photography, Large Format Photography, Digital Photography, Animated Typography, Information Graphics, Posters, and more. CVPA Campus Gallery, UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Gallery hours: Monday through Thursday 10 am - 4 pm, Friday 10 am - noon www.umassd.edu/cvpa, gallery@umassd.edu www.facebook.com/UmassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Fine Arts
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Catholic Mass Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry Description: Catholic Mass will be celebrated in the Blue and Gold Center on the first floor of the Campus Center, next to the Bookstore. Link: www.umassdcatholics.com Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
« 4/2 - 5/14 »	2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: April 2-May 14, 2016 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, April 2, 3-5 pm Artists Talk: Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm The UMass Dartmouth 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition is a much anticipated and celebrated annual event showcasing the artwork of graduating students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This large-scale exhibition at the Star Store Campus in historic Downtown New Bedford consists of a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital and moving images, software application design, as well as intricately made jewelry that utilizes both text and unusual contemporary materials. The range of themes is equally diverse; explorations of personal and cultural identity, feelings of loss, intimacy, memories and dreams as well as examinations of formal and conceptual space. The 2016 exhibition includes the creative efforts of 18 UMass Dartmouth MFA degree candidates in the visual arts: Alec H. Andersen, Amy Araujo, Calvin Arterberry, Kendra Conn, Kelly Lynn Daniels, Yinan Dong, Meaghan Gates, Marcia Goodwin, Kyungsun "Ariel" Lee, John A. Middleton, Mark Phelan, Sara Allen Prigodich, Cuong Abel Sy, Brett Sylvia, Andrew Tedesco, William M. Vanaria, Lillian E. Webster, and Will Wolf. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April April 2, from 3 to 5 pm and the exhibition is open to public through May 14, 2016. Artists Talk is scheduled on Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm. Selections from this exhibition will be shown this summer at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston from June 1 to June 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Gallery exhibitions are open daily in New Bedford from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month-April 14 and May 12). All events are free and open to the public. University Art Gallery UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 umassd.edu/universityartgallery www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
Monday, April 4, 2016
« 3/24 - 5:00 PM	Peer Health Educator Application Period Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: Interested in joining our award-winning team in 2016? We recruit in the spring semester for entry into the program the following fall. Please see below for important dates, deadlines, and information. * Information Session: Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m., Campus Center, 1st floor, Blue & Gold Welcome Center (next to Campus Store). If you're considering applying to be a Peer Health Educator for the 2016-2017 academic year, you are strongly encouraged to attend this information session. If you do not attend the session, you will be required to meet 1:1 with a Peer Health Educator or their supervisor. * Applications Available Online: Thursday, March 24th. * Application Deadline: Monday, April 4th, 5 p.m. * Applicant Interviews: Wednesday, April 6th. PLEASE REVIEW MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS + DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FROM OUR WEBSITE WWW.UMASSD.EDU/PHE Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Livewell
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lightning Session: Tales from the Flipped (Classroom) Location: OFD Lounge, Library 220 Contact: Office of Faculty Development Description: Marva Foster (Nursing) and Sarah Cosgrove (Economics) share their experiences incorporating Flipped Classroom strategies into their courses. Student reactions and learning outcomes are discussed. Lunch will be served; if you wish to attend, please register through the Events calendar on UMD website. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
« 3/9 - 4:00 PM	Together: Junior Design Exhibition Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Featuring student work from Digital Media, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Photography Exhibition Dates: March 9 - April 4 Reception: Thursday, March 10, 4 - 6 pm With an artists' talk, Connected, The Blending of Boundaries at 5 pm CVPA, the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth, is pleased to present the fourth annual "Together: Junior Design Exhibition" on display through April 4, 2016. The reception on Thursday, March 10, (4-6 pm) will feature the artist talk "Connected, The Blending of Boundaries" at 5 pm. Speakers: Rea Bethel (Art History/Marketing), James Carpenter (Graphic Design), Emily Moreau (Illustration), Frankie Romeo (Digital Media), and Lizzy Santoro (Photography). The exhibition features recent work from students, including 2D and 3D Animation, Editorial Illustration, Studio Photography, Large Format Photography, Digital Photography, Animated Typography, Information Graphics, Posters, and more. CVPA Campus Gallery, UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 Gallery hours: Monday through Thursday 10 am - 4 pm, Friday 10 am - noon www.umassd.edu/cvpa, gallery@umassd.edu www.facebook.com/UmassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Fine Arts
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	CANCELLED: Technology for Team-Based Learning Location: Liberal Arts Building 208 Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: LARTS 208 has been designed to support teaching that is conducive to involving students, actively in their own learning. Participants will explore several active learning strategies and scenarios and utilize the technology in the room to engage students and promote active and collaborative learning. This workshop is limited to College of Arts & Science faculty. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) Location: > See description for location Cost: Free! Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Location: LARTS 121 Join us for this true-life, animated, musical comedy about depression. Famed Broadway writer, director and composer, Elizabeth Swados, recounts her struggles and triumphs living with and managing mental illness. Sponsored by LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, and Wellness; Counseling Center; Peer Health Educators; Active Minds Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1011237945591214/ Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Films, Health Services, Counseling Center, Livewell, Student Organizations
« 4/2 - 5/14 »	2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: April 2-May 14, 2016 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, April 2, 3-5 pm Artists Talk: Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm The UMass Dartmouth 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition is a much anticipated and celebrated annual event showcasing the artwork of graduating students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This large-scale exhibition at the Star Store Campus in historic Downtown New Bedford consists of a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital and moving images, software application design, as well as intricately made jewelry that utilizes both text and unusual contemporary materials. The range of themes is equally diverse; explorations of personal and cultural identity, feelings of loss, intimacy, memories and dreams as well as examinations of formal and conceptual space. The 2016 exhibition includes the creative efforts of 18 UMass Dartmouth MFA degree candidates in the visual arts: Alec H. Andersen, Amy Araujo, Calvin Arterberry, Kendra Conn, Kelly Lynn Daniels, Yinan Dong, Meaghan Gates, Marcia Goodwin, Kyungsun "Ariel" Lee, John A. Middleton, Mark Phelan, Sara Allen Prigodich, Cuong Abel Sy, Brett Sylvia, Andrew Tedesco, William M. Vanaria, Lillian E. Webster, and Will Wolf. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April April 2, from 3 to 5 pm and the exhibition is open to public through May 14, 2016. Artists Talk is scheduled on Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm. Selections from this exhibition will be shown this summer at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston from June 1 to June 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Gallery exhibitions are open daily in New Bedford from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month-April 14 and May 12). All events are free and open to the public. University Art Gallery UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 umassd.edu/universityartgallery www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	CORSAIR Jobs Training for Staff Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: This session will provide training in the use of the new CORSAIR Jobs system. This will be especially helpful for individuals who will be hiring students for the summer and the fall, but also for anyone who is new to using the system and would like training. Please contact Verena Lisinski (vlisinski) x8609 with any questions. Topical Areas: Training, audience: Everyone
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Lightning Session: OFD Travel Award Presentations Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314 Contact: Office of Faculty Development Description: Amanda O’Hare (Psychology) and Kathy Miraglia (Art Education) share excerpts from their OFD funded presentations on research in teaching and learning Lunch will be served; if you wish to attend, please register through the Events calendar on UMD website. Topical Areas: Training, audience: Faculty, Workshop, topic: Faculty Development
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Internship Info Session Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: Career Development Center Description: Why do an internship? How do you find one? All types of internships are available for all majors. Come to an Internship Info session and find out how to get started finding and securing the right internship for you! Preregister on CareerLink via the UMassD portal or call the Career Development Center at 508.999.8658 for further information. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, Career Development Center
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Academic Success Location: Counseling Center , AUD. ANNEX Room 101 Contact: Counseling Center Description: Four session, reoccurring group that teaches time management, study skills, test-taking strategies, management of test anxiety, and memory tricks. Just show up for one of the groups. Students can begin with any session and work their way through the sequence. Students may repeat the sequence or any portion of it, if they like. Meets Tues. from 5pm to 6 pm at the Counseling Center. Led by Jamison Merrell Topical Areas: Students, Counseling Center
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Marge Piercy Poetry Reading Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room Contact: Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Description: Marge Piercy is an American poet, novelist, and social activist and is the author of Women on the Edge of Time, Gone to Soldiers, Braided Lives, Sex Wars, and many more award winning novels. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Internship Info Session Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: Career Development Center Description: Why do an internship? How do you find one? All types of internships are available for all majors. Come to an Internship Info session and find out how to get started finding and securing the right internship for you! Preregister on CareerLink via the UMassD portal or call the Career Development Center at 508.999.8658 for further information. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, Career Development Center
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Over 25 Group Location: Counseling Center , AUD. ANNEX Room 101 Contact: Counseling Center Description: Over 25 Group: A process group focused on growth, insight, and mutual support for graduate students and older undergrads. Meets Tues. from 12:30 to 1:45pm. Led by Dr. Cate Perry and Dr. Mika MacInnis. If interested, call 508 999 8650. Topical Areas: Students, Counseling Center
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM	Writing Your Graduate Personal Statement Location: Liberal Arts Building 220 Contact: Writing and Reading Center Description: Your personal statement is one of the most important parts of your graduate school application. It gives the Admissions Committee an idea of who you are as a person and betters your chance of admittance. Learn how to write one! Topical Areas: University Community, Writing and Reading Center
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Catholic Mass Location: Law School Room 116 , 333 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry Description: Catholic Mass will be celebrated in Room 116 of the UMass Lawschool at noon. All are Welcome. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Religious & Spiritual
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Navigating the Journey in Nursing Career Transition Location: Campus Center Cost: 0 Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Navigating the Journey in Nursing Career Transition-Preparing to Interview for Your Next Role We have an expert panel of speakers that will cover important details relevant to your professional nursing career advancement. For further information, email: pgalvin@umassd.edu RSVP vvital@umassd.edu no later than April 1st. Link: https://umassdartmouth.collegiatelink.net/organization/NGSO/calendar/details/927515 Topical Areas: Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, College of Nursing
« 4/2 - 5/14 »	2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: April 2-May 14, 2016 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, April 2, 3-5 pm Artists Talk: Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm The UMass Dartmouth 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition is a much anticipated and celebrated annual event showcasing the artwork of graduating students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This large-scale exhibition at the Star Store Campus in historic Downtown New Bedford consists of a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital and moving images, software application design, as well as intricately made jewelry that utilizes both text and unusual contemporary materials. The range of themes is equally diverse; explorations of personal and cultural identity, feelings of loss, intimacy, memories and dreams as well as examinations of formal and conceptual space. The 2016 exhibition includes the creative efforts of 18 UMass Dartmouth MFA degree candidates in the visual arts: Alec H. Andersen, Amy Araujo, Calvin Arterberry, Kendra Conn, Kelly Lynn Daniels, Yinan Dong, Meaghan Gates, Marcia Goodwin, Kyungsun "Ariel" Lee, John A. Middleton, Mark Phelan, Sara Allen Prigodich, Cuong Abel Sy, Brett Sylvia, Andrew Tedesco, William M. Vanaria, Lillian E. Webster, and Will Wolf. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April April 2, from 3 to 5 pm and the exhibition is open to public through May 14, 2016. Artists Talk is scheduled on Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm. Selections from this exhibition will be shown this summer at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston from June 1 to June 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Gallery exhibitions are open daily in New Bedford from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month-April 14 and May 12). All events are free and open to the public. University Art Gallery UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 umassd.edu/universityartgallery www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Mechanical Engineering (MNE) Seminar by Dr. Dibakar Datta Location: Textiles Building 101E Contact: Mechanical Engineering Department Description: Mechanical Engineering (MNE) Seminar Tuesday, April 5th 2016 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Textile Building, Room 101E SPEAKER: Dr. Dibakar Datta, Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Stanford University, CA TOPIC: Nanoindentation Studies of Materials: Modeling Dislocations by Atomistic Simulations and Analysis of Experimental Data ABSTRACT: Nanoindentation is the ubiquitous technique for measuring mechanical properties of materials. In practical applications, mainly alloys (mixture of metals) are used. A priori, the mechanical properties of these alloys are unknown. Despite many studies both theoretical and experimental, there are many issues that still demand thorough investigation e.g. motion of dislocation under the indenter, plastic instability, and phase transformation during nanoindentation. This work addresses these issues. We have implemented indentation load and displacement in Parallel Dislocation Simulator (ParaDiS) code where image stress field of dislocations in isotropic elastic half-space is computed by spectral methods. Our work models the motion of dislocations under the indenter for externally applied indentation load/displacement. Besides ParaDiS, we performed molecular statics (MS) and dynamics (MD) simulations to model the load-displacement relation during nanoindentation of Al and Al-Mg alloys. Effect of different parameters such as indentation rate, indenter radius, and percentage of Mg in Al-Mg alloys have been considered. Our results provide in-depth insight about the dislocations initiation, nucleation, and phase transformation during the nanoindentation process. Finally, we connect our findings with different models and methods for analyzing experimental nanoindentation data to determine various materials properties e.g. indentation modulus, hardness, dislocation density etc. Our work provides deeper understanding of defect mechanics and other aspects of materials during nanoindentation. BIO: Dr. Dibakar Datta is currently a postdoctoral research scholar in Mechanics and Computation group at Stanford University. He received his PhD from Brown University in 2015 with major in Solid Mechanics and minors in Physics and Chemistry. While at Brown, he was a visiting scholar in the Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania for a year. Before moving to United States, he completed his studies in India, Spain, and France. His research focuses on the modeling of energy systems, atomistic mechanics of nanomaterials, and modeling imperfections in crystalline solids. For more information please contact Dr. Mehdi Raessi, MNE Seminar Coordinator (mraessi@umassd.edu, 508-999-8496). All are welcome. Students taking MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend! All other MNE students are encouraged to attend (especially MNE seniors and MS students)! Light refreshments will be served. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, University Community, Mechanical Engineering, Lectures and Seminars, College of Engineering
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Introduction to Access Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 225 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: This workshop provides an introduction to Microsoft Access. Participants create a database, define fields, work with tables and create basic reports. Data entry, find, sort, and query features are covered in detail. Importing and exporting data, as well as the creation of lookups and input masks are also introduced. No previous Access experience is needed. Seating is limited, so sign up today! Contact Rich Legault for more information RLegault@umassd.edu 508-999-8799 Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, audience: Students
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Health, Human Services & Not-for-Profit Career Fair Location: Woodland Commons Contact: Career Development Center Description: Internships, full-time career opportunities and part-time jobs for ALL MAJORS. Please come in professional attire and bring plenty of resumes. Pre-register on Career Link via the UMassD portal: QuickLaunch/Careers and Jobs. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Career Development Center
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	David Bindman Ensemble Location: CVPA Room 104 Contact: Music Department Description: Part of the UMD Rick Britto Performance Jam Session Series Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	TEA Time: Grant Writing Fundamentals/Tools Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: TEA Time: Grant Writing Fundamentals/Tools Presented by: Ben Jones, Director of Development, Corporations & Foundations, UMASS Dartmouth Advancement Contact: Sponsored Projects Administration for more information spa@umassd.edu Link: http://www.umassd.edu/spa/newsevents/ Topical Areas: Sponsored Projects Administration
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Peoplesoft Travel and Expense Module Location: Charlton College of Business, Room 115, , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Kirk Hellmuth Description: In this workshop, using the Peoplesoft system, participants will learn the following: - Campus policy on travel and business expense - How to complete and process a travel authorization - How to complete a business expense report Location: CCB-115 Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, topic: Finance
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Mechanical Engineering Seminar by Dr. Jun Li Location: Textiles Building , 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA Contact: Mechanical Engineering Department Description: Mechanical Engineering (MNE) Seminar Friday, April 8th, 2016 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Textile Building, Room 105A SPEAKER: Dr. Jun Li, Software QA Manager at Abaqus Solver Team, Dassault Systems Simulia Corp, RI TOPIC: Predictive Modeling of Multiscale Materials ABSTRACT: Multiscale approaches of materials modeling are coming of age and represent a technology shift, both from the fundamental scientific and applied industrial perspectives. The use of computation to understand and even design multiscale materials is becoming a trend. However, the predictive power of simulations is hindered by enormous quantities of information across multiple scales. The question is that what level of detail is required to build predictive multiscale models. In this presentation, I will discuss three examples along this line of thought. First, a hybrid experimental-computational procedure is presented for modeling polyethylene thin films used in the NASA Superpressure Balloon. The film is modeled as an orthotropic membrane with a modified analytic form of free-volume, where mechanical dilatation and distorsion affect the temporal scale of polymeric deformation processes from the perspective of relative mobility of molecule network. This allows the model calibrated to capture experimentally characterized behavior of long-duration uniaxial tension and biaxial inflation up to yielding over a wide range of temperatures and strain rates for balloon design. Second, a range of statistical continuum plasticity models were studied to understand the influence of microscale material randomness on macroscopic elastic-plastic transitions. Third, a multiscale analytical approach is described to model trabecular bone with Micro-CT representation of constituent volume fractions at multiple levels. Finally, I will discuss a workflow integrating predictive modeling, optimization design and additive manufacturing of multiscale materials to meet the challenges of material-by-design. BIO: Dr. Jun Li is currently a software quality assurance (QA) manager at Abaqus solver team of Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp, RI. Before that, he spent two years as a postdoctoral scholar at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories in the California Institute of Technology, working on NASA Superpressure Balloon project. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 2012, as well as M.S. in Mathematics and in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. At UIUC, he contributed to the mechanics of random and fractal materials leading to over 10 peer-reviewed journal publications and a keynote at the 10th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics. His research interest is to develop advanced theoretical and computational tools combined with experiments for the assessment, design and optimization of novel materials and structures in various applications. For more information please contact Dr. Mehdi Raessi, MNE Seminar Coordinator (mraessi@umassd.edu, 508-999-8496). Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome! Students in MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend! All other MNE students (especially MNE Seniors and MS students) are encouraged to attend. Thank you, Sue Cunha, Administrative Assistant Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Lectures and Seminars
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	The Anonymous People Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room Cost: Free! Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE is a feature documentary film about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. Deeply entrenched social stigma have kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden for decades. The vacuum has been filled with sensational mass media depictions of people with addiction that perpetuate a lurid fascination with the dysfunctional side of what is a preventable and treatable health condition. Just like women with breast cancer, or people with HIV/AIDS, a grass roots social justice movement is emerging. Courageous addiction recovery advocates have come out of the shadows and are organizing to end discrimination and move toward recovery-based solutions. Sponsored by LiveWell:Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness; Counseling Center; Peer Health Educators; Young People in Recovery Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1683375418581396/ Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Films, Health Services, Counseling Center, Livewell
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Excel Charts Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 225 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: This workshop provides a thorough exploration of charting with Excel. Participants create pie, line, stacked column, stock and scatter charts, and learn the proper uses of each. Custom axis formatting and trendlines are also covered. Previous Excel experience is required. Seating is limited, so sign up today! Contact Rich Legault for more information RLegault@umassd.edu 508-999-8799 Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, audience: Students
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Under 25 Group Location: Counseling Center , AUD. ANNEX Room 101 Contact: Counseling Center Description: Under 25 Group: A process group focused on growth, insight, and mutual support for undergraduate students. Meets Weds. From 4-5:15 pm. Led by Dr. Cate Perry and Dr. David Perry. If interested, call 508.999.8650. Topical Areas: Students, Undergraduate, Counseling Center
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	Faculty/Staff Mindfulness Meditation Location: MacLean Campus Center, Reflection Room, Room 233 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The Faculty/Staff Mindfulness Meditation group will be meeting on Wednesdays 12:15-1:00 pm this spring in the Reflection Room of the Campus Center (Rm. 233), starting Jan. 27th, ending May 11th. Contact Aminda O'Hare (aohare@umassd.edu, ext. 8761) with questions. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Tools for an artist's career. Helen Popinchalk artist/printmaker Location: > See description for location Cost: Free Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Helen Popinchalk, founder of Trifecta Edition in Boston, will talk about this project as well as her own work. She will also be doing a screen printing demonstration. Event location: Star Store room 348, contact: mstpierre@umassd.edu Sponsored by the Provost's Departmental Lecture Series Topical Areas: Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Lectures and Seminars
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Writing Your Graduate Personal Statement Location: Liberal Arts Building 220 Contact: Writing and Reading Center Description: Your personal statement is one of the most important parts of your graduate school application. It gives the Admissions Committee an idea of who you are as a person and betters your chance of admittance. Learn how to write one! Topical Areas: University Community, Writing and Reading Center
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Italian Film Series - Io sono Li (2011) Location: > See description for location Cost: 0 Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Italian Film Series - "Io sono Li" (2011) Wednesday, April 6, 2016 7:00 PM Liberal Arts rm. 117 Join us for our second showing for the Italian Film Series! We will be continuing our topic of Italian migration and integration, with the second film of the series "Io sono Li" (2011). This film follows the story of Shun Li, who "works in a textile factory near Rome, slowly paying off the broker that brought her from China to Italy, while saving money so she can bring her young son to join her." Free Admission Any questions may be directed to Italian professor Rose Facchini at rose.facchini@umassd.edu. Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/938892926231945/ Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Literature and Languages
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Academic Success Location: Counseling Center , AUD. ANNEX Room 101 Contact: Counseling Center Description: Four sessions, reoccurring group that teaches time management, study skills, test-taking strategies, management of test anxiety, and memory tricks. Just show up for one of the groups. Students can begin with any session and work their way through the sequence. Students may repeat the sequence or any portion of it, if they like. Meets Weds. from 5pm to 6 pm in the Counseling Center. Led by Mark Winsor. Topical Areas: Students, Counseling Center
« 4/2 - 5/14 »	2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: April 2-May 14, 2016 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, April 2, 3-5 pm Artists Talk: Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm The UMass Dartmouth 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition is a much anticipated and celebrated annual event showcasing the artwork of graduating students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This large-scale exhibition at the Star Store Campus in historic Downtown New Bedford consists of a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital and moving images, software application design, as well as intricately made jewelry that utilizes both text and unusual contemporary materials. The range of themes is equally diverse; explorations of personal and cultural identity, feelings of loss, intimacy, memories and dreams as well as examinations of formal and conceptual space. The 2016 exhibition includes the creative efforts of 18 UMass Dartmouth MFA degree candidates in the visual arts: Alec H. Andersen, Amy Araujo, Calvin Arterberry, Kendra Conn, Kelly Lynn Daniels, Yinan Dong, Meaghan Gates, Marcia Goodwin, Kyungsun "Ariel" Lee, John A. Middleton, Mark Phelan, Sara Allen Prigodich, Cuong Abel Sy, Brett Sylvia, Andrew Tedesco, William M. Vanaria, Lillian E. Webster, and Will Wolf. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April April 2, from 3 to 5 pm and the exhibition is open to public through May 14, 2016. Artists Talk is scheduled on Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm. Selections from this exhibition will be shown this summer at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston from June 1 to June 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Gallery exhibitions are open daily in New Bedford from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month-April 14 and May 12). All events are free and open to the public. University Art Gallery UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 umassd.edu/universityartgallery www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Fidelity Rep - On Campus Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: One-on-one: please contact Diana Rittenberg directly for an appointment 1-800-343-0860 Location: CCB room 306 Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Human Resources
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Expressive Arts Therapy Workshop for Survivors of Sexual Violence Location: MacLean Campus Center, Reflection Room, Room 233 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Description: Featuring speaker Ellen Landis - PhD, LMFT, BC-DMT Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students
Thursday, April 7, 2016
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Mechanical Engineering (MNE) Advisory Board Meeting Location: CCB 115 Contact: Mechanical Engineering Department Description: The Mechanical Engineering Department will hold it's annual Advisory Board Meeting from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the Charlton College of Business Conference Room (CCB-115). By invitation only. Thank you, Sue Cunha for Dr. Farhad Azadivar 508-999-8492 scunha@umassd.edu 508-999-8549 fazadivar@umassd.edu Topical Areas: College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, University Community, General Public
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Introduction to InDesign, Part 3 Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The third workshop in the three part series covers working with color, including managing color using the Swatches palette, using the eyedropper tool, and colorizing black and white images. Styles are also covered, focusing on Paragraph and Object Styles. Previous InDesign experience, or Parts 1 and 2 of the Introduction class is required. Seating is limited, so sign up today! Contact Rich Legault for more information RLegault@umassd.edu 508-999-8799 Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, audience: Students
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Fidelity Rep - On Campus Location: Law School Room 124 , 333 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: One-on-one: please contact Diana Rittenberg directly for an appointment 1-800-343-0860 Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Human Resources
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Fundamentals of Flipping Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 128 Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: Did you know that 78% of instructors were found to have flipped at least one lesson according to a 2014 study conducted by the Flipped Learning Network and SOPHIA Learning? It was also reported that 96% of instructors who have flipped a lesson would recommend this method to other instructors. (Visit: http://www.sophia.org/flipped-classroom-survey) In our Fundamentals of Flipping participants will gain insight into the flipped instructional approach and draft a “flipped” schedule for a current course or lesson of their own. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Presentation: Women to Watch Exhibit – application to studio teaching/graduate research Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314 Contact: Office of Faculty Development Description: Presented by Rebecca Hutchinson (Artisanry). Professor Hutchinson was one of 18 women artists to receive the "Women to Watch Award" and participate in a show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts the past fall. Artist/Educator/Scholar Rebecca Hutchinson discusses her work in the exhibition "Women to Watch 2015—Organic Matters". Her award winning conceptual work engages closely with process and conceptual development. These attributes of her visual work interface with both her studio and her teaching. In this talk, Ms. Hutchinson suggests technique for applying these processes in various disciplines, as she discusses how she, in turn, applies multi-disciplinary learning in her own work. Her gallery talk from the exhibit can be viewed at (http://nmwa.org/exhibitions/organic-m). Topical Areas: Training, audience: Faculty, Workshop, topic: Faculty Development
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM	German Movie Night: Barbara Location: > See description for location Cost: Free Contact: Foreign Literature & Languages Department Description: Hosted by Professor Nane Khachatryan Location: LARts-102 Movies are in German with English subtitles. Admission is Free BARBARA (2012, Christian Petzhold) In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre. Instead, Barbara snatches moments with her lover as she secretly prepares to defect one day. Despite her plans, Barbara learns more about her life that puts her desires and the people around her in a new light. With her changing perspective, Barbara finds herself facing a painful moral dilemma that forces her to choose what she values. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Foreign Literature and Languages
« 4/2 - 5/14 »	2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: April 2-May 14, 2016 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, April 2, 3-5 pm Artists Talk: Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm The UMass Dartmouth 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition is a much anticipated and celebrated annual event showcasing the artwork of graduating students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This large-scale exhibition at the Star Store Campus in historic Downtown New Bedford consists of a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital and moving images, software application design, as well as intricately made jewelry that utilizes both text and unusual contemporary materials. The range of themes is equally diverse; explorations of personal and cultural identity, feelings of loss, intimacy, memories and dreams as well as examinations of formal and conceptual space. The 2016 exhibition includes the creative efforts of 18 UMass Dartmouth MFA degree candidates in the visual arts: Alec H. Andersen, Amy Araujo, Calvin Arterberry, Kendra Conn, Kelly Lynn Daniels, Yinan Dong, Meaghan Gates, Marcia Goodwin, Kyungsun "Ariel" Lee, John A. Middleton, Mark Phelan, Sara Allen Prigodich, Cuong Abel Sy, Brett Sylvia, Andrew Tedesco, William M. Vanaria, Lillian E. Webster, and Will Wolf. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April April 2, from 3 to 5 pm and the exhibition is open to public through May 14, 2016. Artists Talk is scheduled on Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm. Selections from this exhibition will be shown this summer at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston from June 1 to June 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Gallery exhibitions are open daily in New Bedford from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month-April 14 and May 12). All events are free and open to the public. University Art Gallery UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 umassd.edu/universityartgallery www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
Friday, April 8, 2016
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	CORSAIR Jobs Training for Staff Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: This session will provide training in the use of the new CORSAIR Jobs system. This will be especially helpful for individuals who will be hiring students for the summer and the fall, but also for anyone who is new to using the system and would like training. Please contact Verena Lisinski (vlisinski) x8609 with any questions. Topical Areas: Training, audience: Everyone
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	When the United States Spoke French 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 for French Language and Culture proudly presents 18th and 19th Century American historian, Francois Furstenberg who will present a lecture on his latest book When the United States Spoke French: Five refugees Who Shaped a Nation. The lecture will take place on Friday, April 8th in the Grand Reading Room of the Claire T. Carney Library at 4 PM. A Q&A, book signing and light reception will follow the lecture. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Students, Foreign Literature and Languages
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone Defense Location: DION Building , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: College of Nursing & Health Sciences Description: Michael Ferrick, RN, DNP(c) Nursing DNP Candidate Piloting: The "Dating Matters" Program to Increase Junior High and High Schools Knowledge of Teen Dating Violence Date: April 8, 2016 Time: 4pm-5pm Location: Dion, Room 203 DNP Capstone Committee: Elizabeth Chin, PhD (Capstone Advisor) Kathleen Downey, PhD, RN Janet Sobczak, PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC RSVP to Vicki Vital: vvital@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Nursing, Lectures and Seminars
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	SMART Plan (475) Rep - On Campus Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: To arrange a one-on-one appointment please contact Vito DeSimone on 877-457-1900 or vito.desimone@empower-retirement.com Location: CCB Room 306 Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Human Resources
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Stephanie Leombruno Senior Clarinet Recital Location: CVPA Auditorium , CVPA-153 Contact: Music Department Description: Senior Clarinet Recital Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM	Last day to Withdraw from a class Location: UMass Dartmouth , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: N/A Contact: Registrar's Office Description: Today is the last day to withdraw from a class. Link: http://www1.umassd.edu/calendar/academic_calendar/ Topical Areas: Academic Calendar
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone Defense Location: DION Building , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: College of Nursing Description: Christine Costa, RN, DNP(c) Nursing DNP Candidate Reducing Perceived Barriers to Healthy Eating in the Client with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders Date: April 8, 2016 Time: 3pm-4pm Location: Dion, Room 203 DNP Capstone Committee: Christine Gadbois, DNP, APHN-BC (Capstone Advisor) Amanda Wright, LMHC Janet Sobczak, PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC RSVP to Vicki Vital: vvital@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Nursing
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	BMEBT Seminar by Dr. Pia H. Moisander, Biology Location: Textiles Building 101E Contact: BMEBT Seminar Series Description: TITLE: FUNCTIONAL POTENTIAL AS A DRIVER OF TAXON-SPECIFIC FITNESS IN CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS Abstract:Cyanobacteria are a common component of phytoplankton of aquatic ecosystems. In freshwaters and some estuaries, dense accumulations, or blooms of cyanobacteria are a common phenomenon. Blooms may have a negative impact on recreational activities and they potentially impact human and ecosystem health by producing a variety of bioactive compounds, including some characterized as toxins (hepatotoxins, neurotoxins). Many bloom-formers are also capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen (N2), providing them a niche when combined N is limiting in the environment. A field study conducted in the St. Johns River, Florida, showed that by using facultative diazotrophy, the toxin-producing, N2-fixing cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii effectively competes in the phytoplankton community under both N limiting and N replete conditions. Studies from Klamath River and San Francisco Bay Delta, California, demonstrated microdiversity among the populations of Microcystis aeruginosa that is not evident in existing culture isolates, and gradual adaptation to the local conditions that may influence toxicity. Laboratory studies further suggested that light intensity plays a key role in the relative success of toxic and nontoxic strains of M. aeruginosa in blooms. These data demonstrate that a range of environmental and community-level interactions influence the composition and toxicity of cyanobacterial blooms. Topical Areas: University Community, Biology, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM	MASTER OF SCIENCE PROJECT DEFENSE BY: Venkata Dinesh Manukonda Location: > See description for location Cost: Free Contact: ECE: Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Description: TOPIC: IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN POSES FROM IMAGES USING SPACE COMPLETION ANIMATION OF PEOPLE LOCATION: College of Engineering Conference Room, Textile's Building - Room 101E ABSTRACT: Identifying human poses from images is one of the important techniques that can be used in many applications. The technique can automatically detect and estimate the 2D poses of humans in images under uncontrolled imaging conditions. The identification of human poses from images is used in some important applications such as rescuing people using robots under natural disasters and estimating fitness conditions of people by taking the images of their sport activities. The goal of this project is to detect human poses in standing positions. In the project, some image transformation techniques are applied in obtaining the format of poses from images. An existing Space Completion Animation of People (SCAPE) algorithm was implemented to perform the detection and estimation of poses from images and video. SCAPE algorithm is a data-driven method for building a human shape model that spans variation in both subject shape and poses. This algorithm is based on a representation that incorporates both articulated and non-rigid deformations. The implementation of the identification of people poses was tested and validated on multiple image sets. NOTE: All ECE Graduate Students are ENCOURAGED to attend. All interested parties are invited to attend. Open to the public. Advisor: Dr. Honggang Wang Committee Members: Dr. Liudong Xing and Dr. Lance N. Fiondella, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering TOPIC: IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN POSES FROM IMAGES USING SPACE COMPLETION ANIMATION OF PEOPLE LOCATION: College of Engineering Conference Room, Textile's Building - Room 101E ABSTRACT: Identifying human poses from images is one of the important techniques that can be used in many applications. The technique can automatically detect and estimate the 2D poses of humans in images under uncontrolled imaging conditions. The identification of human poses from images is used in some important applications such as rescuing people using robots under natural disasters and estimating fitness conditions of people by taking the images of their sport activities. The goal of this project is to detect human poses in standing positions. In the project, some image transformation techniques are applied in obtaining the format of poses from images. An existing Space Completion Animation of People (SCAPE) algorithm was implemented to perform the detection and estimation of poses from images and video. SCAPE algorithm is a data-driven method for building a human shape model that spans variation in both subject shape and poses. This algorithm is based on a representation that incorporates both articulated and non-rigid deformations. The implementation of the identification of people poses was tested and validated on multiple image sets. NOTE: All ECE Graduate Students are ENCOURAGED to attend. All interested parties are invited to attend. Open to the public. Advisor: Dr. Honggang Wang Committee Members: Dr. Liudong Xing and Dr. Lance N. Fiondella, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering *For further information, please contact Dr. Honggang Wang at 508.999.8469, or via email at hwang1@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM	UMass Law Review Symposium 2016: The Law's Solutions to the Opioid Crisis Location: Law School , 333 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The UMass Law Review brings together top law officials, including legislators, law enforcement officers, and judges, to discuss how the law has affected the Opioid Crisis, and how the Opioid Crisis has affected laws in the Commonwealth. Join the UMass Law Review as we all learn of the law's involvement during this trying time for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To attend, please RSVP to Samantha Seserman, Executive/Symposium Editor - Law Review, at sseserman@umassd.edu Breakfast 9:30-10:00 AM Opening Remarks 10:00-10:30 AM Samantha Seserman and Alex Rovzar A Special Message from Tom Quinn: How the Opioid Crisis is Prevalent in Lawyering and the DA's Office 10:30-11:00 AM Tom Quinn, District Attorney for Bristol County Rehab or Jail?: Police Chiefs Speak Out on Those in Possession of Opiates 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Chief Edward J. Walsh of Taunton PD, Chief George McNeil of Somerset PD, Chief Ken Berkowitz of Canton PD Lunch 12:00-12:30 PM A View from the Bench: How Judges See the Crisis in the Courtroom 12:30-1:30 PM Hon. Bernadette L. Sabra, Hon. Daniel J. O'Shea, Hon. Kevan Cunningham The Medical World: How Doctors See the Opioid Crisis Every Day 1:30-2:30 PM Commissioner Monica Bharel, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Dr. Jonathan Schwartz, MD Closing Remarks 2:30-3:00 PM Samantha Seserman/Dee Dequattro Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Nursing, Health Services, Counseling Center, Lectures and Seminars
« 4/2 - 5/14 »	2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: April 2-May 14, 2016 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, April 2, 3-5 pm Artists Talk: Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm The UMass Dartmouth 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition is a much anticipated and celebrated annual event showcasing the artwork of graduating students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This large-scale exhibition at the Star Store Campus in historic Downtown New Bedford consists of a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital and moving images, software application design, as well as intricately made jewelry that utilizes both text and unusual contemporary materials. The range of themes is equally diverse; explorations of personal and cultural identity, feelings of loss, intimacy, memories and dreams as well as examinations of formal and conceptual space. The 2016 exhibition includes the creative efforts of 18 UMass Dartmouth MFA degree candidates in the visual arts: Alec H. Andersen, Amy Araujo, Calvin Arterberry, Kendra Conn, Kelly Lynn Daniels, Yinan Dong, Meaghan Gates, Marcia Goodwin, Kyungsun "Ariel" Lee, John A. Middleton, Mark Phelan, Sara Allen Prigodich, Cuong Abel Sy, Brett Sylvia, Andrew Tedesco, William M. Vanaria, Lillian E. Webster, and Will Wolf. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April April 2, from 3 to 5 pm and the exhibition is open to public through May 14, 2016. Artists Talk is scheduled on Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm. Selections from this exhibition will be shown this summer at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston from June 1 to June 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Gallery exhibitions are open daily in New Bedford from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month-April 14 and May 12). All events are free and open to the public. University Art Gallery UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 umassd.edu/universityartgallery www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
Saturday, April 9, 2016
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM	Kid Ink Takeover Location: Tripp Athletic Center , 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA Cost: General Admission: $15, Guests and Alumni: $20 Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Come witness the litness at this year's Spring concert! Doors open at 8:00 PM and the show starts at 9:00 PM! Tickets can be either purchased at the Corsair Concerts table or online at the provided link. Tickets will NOT be sold at the door! Please contact Sam at sfrancis2@umassd.edu for questions, comments, and concerns. Link: https://webapps.umassd.edu/events/sail/?ek=592 Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Conferences & Events, Concerts, Conferences & Events
« 4/2 - 5/14 »	2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: Free Admission Contact: University Art Gallery Description: April 2-May 14, 2016 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, April 2, 3-5 pm Artists Talk: Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm The UMass Dartmouth 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition is a much anticipated and celebrated annual event showcasing the artwork of graduating students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This large-scale exhibition at the Star Store Campus in historic Downtown New Bedford consists of a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital and moving images, software application design, as well as intricately made jewelry that utilizes both text and unusual contemporary materials. The range of themes is equally diverse; explorations of personal and cultural identity, feelings of loss, intimacy, memories and dreams as well as examinations of formal and conceptual space. The 2016 exhibition includes the creative efforts of 18 UMass Dartmouth MFA degree candidates in the visual arts: Alec H. Andersen, Amy Araujo, Calvin Arterberry, Kendra Conn, Kelly Lynn Daniels, Yinan Dong, Meaghan Gates, Marcia Goodwin, Kyungsun "Ariel" Lee, John A. Middleton, Mark Phelan, Sara Allen Prigodich, Cuong Abel Sy, Brett Sylvia, Andrew Tedesco, William M. Vanaria, Lillian E. Webster, and Will Wolf. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, April April 2, from 3 to 5 pm and the exhibition is open to public through May 14, 2016. Artists Talk is scheduled on Thursday, AHA! Night, April 14 at 7 pm. Selections from this exhibition will be shown this summer at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston from June 1 to June 26, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Gallery exhibitions are open daily in New Bedford from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month-April 14 and May 12). All events are free and open to the public. University Art Gallery UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 umassd.edu/universityartgallery www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Fine Arts, Visual Arts
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Hannah Pariseau Junior Bass Recital Location: CVPA Auditorium , CVPA-153 Contact: Music Department Description: Junior Bass Recital Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts

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