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Sunday, September 11, 2016
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	CATHOLIC MASS Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Cost: Free Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry Description: Catholic Mass is celebrated each Sunday evening. This weekÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s homily will address the community's responsibility to address issues of intolerance and violence. #UMassDBelieves Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate
1:00 AM - 3:00 AM	9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance Location: > See description for location Cost: Free Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Join us as we honor September 11th by assisting with the harvest at the YMCA farm where all the harvest is donated to local food pantries. The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance was created as a permanent and positive legacy, rekindling the spirit of unity that existed immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and honoring the 9/11 victims, heroes and all those who rose in service in response to the terrorist attacks that changed our nation. It brings together cultures, bridges differences, and unites citizens of goodwill in a spirt of unity and commitment. Join us for a wonderful afternoon in the fields! Register online at www.umassd.edu\leduccenter. Transportation provided to and from campus, leaving at 12:30pm in parking lot 4. #UMassDBelieves Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community
Monday, September 12, 2016
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Iota Delta Nu recruitment info meeting Location: Oak Glen Hall Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Join the Sisters of Iota Delta Nu Sorority for Fall Recruitment 2016!! All events are FREE and NO OBLIGATION!** Iota Delta Nu is a local sorority at UMass Dartmouth. Founded in 2007 by 5 strong women and we continue to vastly grow every semester. Iota Delta Nu focuses on sisterhood, leadership, diversity, academic excellence, community involvement, and friendship Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291881831172662/ Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	The Center for Religious and Spirtual Life Ice Cream Social Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Open Ice Cream Social for Fall 2016 Center for Religious and Spirtual Life Topical Areas: Students
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Introduction to Qualtrics Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services Description: UMass Dartmouth has selected Qualtrics as our Internet survey tool. All Faculty and Staff have access to create and publish their own surveys. Students may also use Qualtrics under the direction of a Faculty or Staff member. This workshop covers the authoring and administration of surveys, as well as data collection. Question types are covered in detail, and survey logic is also included. No previous survey experience is necessary. Note that access to Qualtrics is managed by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. Please contact Jonathan Bonilla at JBonilla1@umassd.edu at least three business days prior to this workshop to request access. This workshop takes place in the Library, room 226. 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 - 5:15 PM	FDUH: Intercultural Student Advisory Council (ISAC) Meeting Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The Frederick Douglass Unity House will continue its Intercultural Student Advisory Council (ISAC) meetings this semester. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 4PM in the FDUH. All student organizations are welcome to attend. The purpose of ISAC is to allow multicultural student groups a venue for collaboration and support. Light refreshments will be served. For more information please contact the FDUH at 508.999.9220. Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, Student Organizations
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Getting Started in myCourses Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: This face-to-face workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the teaching and learning features of (myCourses) Blackboard Learn. You will learn about the roles an instructor plays in the online environment and identify key attributes for success. From there, you will learn how to set up the Course Menu, your students' access point to tools and content, and how to create Content Areas that contain materials, tools, and resources. You will have the opportunity to add a course structure to your development course, allowing you to learn about Blackboard Learn tools and features as you experience them in the course environment. You will become familiar with some common start-up tasks, such as creating announcements, adding a syllabus, adding calendar entries, and setting up assignments Finally, you will view the course as a student to become familiar with how the course environment appears to your own students. As a student, you will learn how to access and navigate through tools and content. Link: http://instructionaldev.umassd.edu/what-is-mycourses/ Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
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, University Community, Career Development Center
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, University Community, Career Development Center
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM	Last day to Add, Drop, or Audit Location: UMass Dartmouth , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: N/A Contact: Registrar's Office Description: Today is the last day to add/drop a class. Today is the last day to audit a class. Students taking online or continuing education courses please consult the University Extension withdrawal and refund policy. http://www.umassd.edu/extension/tuitionandfees/withdrawalandrefundpolicy/ Link: http://www.umassd.edu/academiccalendar/ Topical Areas: Academic Calendar, Academic Calendar - Fall
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Introduction to PowerPoint Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services Description: This workshop covers the use of Microsoft PowerPoint. Through hands on exercises, participants learn how to create professional presentations. The uses of different views are explored, including the use of outlining, and the slide sorter. Also covered are the addition of images, sounds, animation and video to your presentation. No previous PowerPoint experience is needed. This workshop takes place in the Library, room 226. 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
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	School for Marine Science and Technology Seminar Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The School for Marine Science and Technology Joint Seminar Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences and Department of Fisheries Oceanography Seasonal Warming of the Middle Atlantic Bight Cold Pool Steven Lentz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Wednesday, September 14, 2016 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. You can view the seminar live at https://echosystem.umassd.edu:8443/ess/portal/section/8d8f41cc-8165-4b4b-b3c2-f3c1c414389a Please note: the earliest you will be able to log in is 15 minutes before the regularly scheduled time. To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post-October 1, 2014), go to http://www.umassd.edu/smast/newsandevents/seminarseries/ and click on a highlighted title. For additional information please contact Sue Silva at s1silva@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: SMAST Seminar Series, School for Marine Sciences and Technology
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	SMAST Joint Seminar Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Joint Seminar Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences and Department of Fisheries Oceanography Seasonal Warming of the Middle Atlantic Bight Cold Pool Steven Lentz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Wednesday, September 14, 2016 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. You can view the seminar live at https://echosystem.umassd.edu:8443/ess/portal/section/8d8f41cc-8165-4b4b-b3c2-f3c1c414389a Please note: the earliest you will be able to log in is 15 minutes before the regularly scheduled time. To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post-October 1, 2014), go to http://www.umassd.edu/smast/newsandevents/seminarseries/ and click on a highlighted title for additional information please contact Sue Silva at s1silva@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: School for Marine Sciences and Technology, SMAST Seminar Series
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	BuyWays Req Approver/Peoplesoft Travel Approver Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314 Contact: Kirk Hellmuth Description: Overview of BuyWays system. How to approve requisitions via email/phone/on BuyWays. How to approver Travel Authorizations and Expenses on Peoplesoft. Topical Areas: Training, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, topic: Finance
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Iota Delta Nu recruitment Game Night Location: Woodland Commons Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Iota delta nu recruitment event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1777391599209501/ Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	Faculty & Staff Mindfulness Meditation Group Location: MacLean Campus Center, Reflection Room, Room 233 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Weekly meeting of the Faculty & Staff Mindfulness Meditation Group. No prior experience is needed. Drop-ins are welcome at any time. For more information, contact Aminda O'Hare: ext. 8761 or aohare@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	OFD Writing Group Location: UMass Dartmouth Main Campus Library 220 , 285 Old Westport Road N. Dartmouth, MA Contact: Office of Faculty Development Description: The faculty writing group offers support, guidance and help with all aspects of academic publishing endeavors. The group meets once a month on Wednesdays from noon to 1pm in the OFD lounge but its members collaborate continuously through Dropbox where we engage in informal peer review, copy editing and manuscript development. The group works with library services in providing data analysis and model building input. We also have a dedicated copy editor intern helping with language and style in the final stages of manuscript preparation. With these services the writing group functions as a research support hub with its own writing lab in an effort to help UMass D. faculty in their publication quests. Join us, contribute, collaborate, network, and get help and encouragement in the publication rat race. Our meetings are themed to help facilitate focused discussions in addition to handling individual manuscript preparations. The schedule for the Fall semester of 2016 is below Sept. 14th, 12-1pm. Theme - Submission Strategies for Passing the "desk reject" hurdle. We'll discuss when in the calendar year it is most prudent to submit manuscripts, how to pitch the project as a good fit for the journal, and share examples of our experiences. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
Thursday, September 15, 2016
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Word Mail Merge Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services Description: This workshop covers the use of Microsoft Word’s mail merge tools. Participants create a letter and merge it with names and addresses from a separate data document. Conditional if-then statements are covered, as well as using data from external sources such as Peoplesoft. Familiarity with the basic text-editing features of Word is required. This workshop takes place in the Library, room 226. 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
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Frederick Douglass Unity House Open House Location: Frederick Douglass Unity House Contact: Unity House Description: Stop by to learn about the available resources, services, and events the Unity House has to offer. Refreshments will be served. Link: http://www.umassd.edu/studentaffairs/fduh/ Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Delta Pi Omega's reqruitment Papa Gino's Night Location: > See description for location Cost: 15$ Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Meet us at Elmwood Rock at 6:30, rides are provided, please bring money for food. If you have any questions, please email jsvendsen@umassd.edu Topical Areas: General Public, Students, Students, Undergraduate, University Community
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Game Night in the Library Living Room Location: Claire T. Carney Library Living Room Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Need a study break? Come to the Library's Living Room for our Game Night which features a selection of popular board games. Great way to unplug and spend time with friends. Questions? Please contact kmofford@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Students
5:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CIE to hold Piranha Pond Pitch Party! Location: CIE: Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship , 151 Martine Street, Fall River, MA Cost: $35, Free for students Contact: CIE: Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Description: What is the Piranha Pond? It is a "pitch party" where a select group of entrepreneurs has up to 5 minutes to convince a panel of investors to meet with them to further discuss their ventures. Using a format similar to the popular television show Shark Tank, our investors provide feedback to the entrepreneurs about their presentations and companies, and information to all about why they decide to be "in" or "out." Held at CIE, 151 Martine Street, Fall River, MA. Link: http://www.piranhapond.com Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Accounting and Finance, _Charlton College of Business, Decision and Information Science, MBA or Graduate, Management and Marketing, CIE: Center for Innovation &amp; Entrepeneurship
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Yoga on the Lawn Location: > See description for location Contact: Music Department Description: Simple yoga by Prof. Marie Nelson Outside of CVPA Group 6 Topical Areas: Faculty, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	New Employee Orientation Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: Human Resources Description: New Employee Orientation Topical Areas: topic: Human Resources, audience: Staff, audience: Faculty
9:00 AM - 10/30 »	John Havens Thornton: Vertical / Horizontal / Diagonal Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: FREE Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Reception: Thursday, AHA! Night, October 13, 5-8 pm Abstract geometric paintings by New Bedford artist John Havens Thornton (b. 1933). Thornton has exhibited since the early 1960s, notably at the ICA, Boston (1967), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1970), the Whitney Museum of American Art (1967), the Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA (1979), the De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA (1987), and the New Bedford Art Museum, MA (2004). University Art Gallery, Star Store Campus, 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 Contact: Viera Levitt, Gallery Director 508.999.8555 gallery@umassd.edu www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries The gallery is open daily from 9 am - 6 pm Closed on major holidays. All events are free and open to the public. Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Visual Arts
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Iota Delta Nu recruitment Tie Dye Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: iota delta nu Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/243684909364682/ Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate
Friday, September 16, 2016
12:00 PM	Constitution Day 2016 Location: Woodland Commons Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. We will celebrate that monumental day with presentations by our faculty and law students. Join us on September 16, 2016 in Woodland Commons (main campus) at 12pm. "Interpreting the Constitution: Topics for the Presidential Election Year and Beyond" Presentations by: Professor Frances Rudko, UMass Law: "Human Rights and Drone Warfare: The Next Question for SCOTUS" Professor Dwight Duncan, UMass Law: "Current threats to Religious Freedom with a particular focus on Muslims" Professor Ken Manning, UMassD Political Science Department: "Interpreting the Constitution in the times of a 4-4 Court: A Discussion of Supreme Court Decision-Making" UMass Law Students Ethan Dazelle & Julian Pinto: "Perspectives on the Second Amendment: Should the Constitution be Interpreted as Conferring a Right to Gun Ownership in Modern America?" For more information, contact Julie Cahill at UMass Law: 508.985.1105 or jcahill2@umassd.edu Topical Areas: University Community, General Public
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Film Showing: Our Land Our Life: Then & Now presented by FDUH and Professor Margarita Huayhua Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: This documentary sheds light on how Bolivian Native American Andeans fought against the system of hacienda, and how nowadays they fight. This program is presented by the FDUH and Professor Margarita Huayhua of anthropology. The film showing will take place in the FDUH. Light refreshments served. For more information please contact the FDUH at 508.999.9220. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Sociology, Anthropology, Crime and Justice Studies, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, Lectures and Seminars
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	NAACP Chapter Mixer presented by the FDUH Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The Frederick Douglass Unity House is hosting a mixer in support of the NAACP Chapter at UMass Dartmouth. The mixer will be in the FDUH and is free and open to all. For more information please contact the FDUH at 508.999.9220. Topical Areas: General Public, Students, Students, Undergraduate, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, Student Organizations, Conferences &amp; Events
« 9/15 - 10/30 »	John Havens Thornton: Vertical / Horizontal / Diagonal Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: FREE Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Reception: Thursday, AHA! Night, October 13, 5-8 pm Abstract geometric paintings by New Bedford artist John Havens Thornton (b. 1933). Thornton has exhibited since the early 1960s, notably at the ICA, Boston (1967), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1970), the Whitney Museum of American Art (1967), the Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA (1979), the De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA (1987), and the New Bedford Art Museum, MA (2004). University Art Gallery, Star Store Campus, 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 Contact: Viera Levitt, Gallery Director 508.999.8555 gallery@umassd.edu www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries The gallery is open daily from 9 am - 6 pm Closed on major holidays. All events are free and open to the public. Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Visual Arts
Saturday, September 17, 2016
« 9/15 - 10/30 »	John Havens Thornton: Vertical / Horizontal / Diagonal Location: Star Store, New Bedford , Purchase Street, New Bedford Cost: FREE Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Reception: Thursday, AHA! Night, October 13, 5-8 pm Abstract geometric paintings by New Bedford artist John Havens Thornton (b. 1933). Thornton has exhibited since the early 1960s, notably at the ICA, Boston (1967), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1970), the Whitney Museum of American Art (1967), the Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA (1979), the De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA (1987), and the New Bedford Art Museum, MA (2004). University Art Gallery, Star Store Campus, 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 Contact: Viera Levitt, Gallery Director 508.999.8555 gallery@umassd.edu www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries The gallery is open daily from 9 am - 6 pm Closed on major holidays. All events are free and open to the public. Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Visual Arts

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