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Sunday, March 19, 2017
« 3/8 - 4/4 »	Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and the Journey North Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Location: CVPA Campus Gallery, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth Exhibition dates: March 8, 2017 - April 4, 2017 Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8, 4-6 pm, Comments by the Artists: 5 pm Guest-Curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway Exhibiting Artists: Cathryn Amidei, Suzi Ballenger, Laurie Carlson Steger, Sonja Dahl, Barbara Eychaner, Brooks Harris Stevens, Karen Hampton, Margaret Leininger, Faith Ringgold, Linda Rhynard, Marcia Weiss, plus members of the Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth Quilt group, Naomi Henry, Lesyslie Rackard, Christie Rawlins-Jackson, Kimberly Radcliffe, and Susi Ryan Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and The Journey North, focuses on the influences of the slave trade, the whaling industry and the textile industry which linked New Bedford MA and Savannah, GA. The exhibition, hguest-curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway, with work by fifteen fiber artists from across the nation, includes historic garments from the Rotch-Jones Duff House and Garden Museum as well as a story quilt from the New Bedford Historical Society. The opening reception with the comments by the artists is held on Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 pm. Visitors are advised to use Parking Lot 7. An exhibition catalog written by Dr. Memory Holloway, will be available. The selected works respond to local Quaker and abolitionist histories and stories of the enslaved who escaped via the Underground Railroad, often passing through New Bedford. Traditional and contemporary textile techniques and materials create artworks of compelling solidarity and stature that unite a diverse community. The exhibition is held in conjunction with International Women's Month, and New Bedford's Fiber Art Month. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, which is a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additionally, we would like to thank the following for their generous assistance in making this exhibition possible: ACA Galleries in New York City, LCH Designs, New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden, Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth with special thanks to Anderson Airmotive Products Company Inc., Fall River, MA. CVPA Campus Gallery College of Visual and Performing Arts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 (Parking lot 7) Gallery Hours Monday through Thursday 10am- 4 pm Fridays 10 am - noon umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries 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, University Marketing, Alumni Events
« 1/22 - 4/10 »	Peer Health Educator Recruitment Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: JOIN OUR TEAM. We're Recruiting for the 2017-2018 Academic Year. Visit http://www.umassd.edu/phe for important information, dates, & deadlines! Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Corsairs Care, Health Services, Livewell
Monday, March 20, 2017
« 3/8 - 4/4 »	Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and the Journey North Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Location: CVPA Campus Gallery, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth Exhibition dates: March 8, 2017 - April 4, 2017 Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8, 4-6 pm, Comments by the Artists: 5 pm Guest-Curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway Exhibiting Artists: Cathryn Amidei, Suzi Ballenger, Laurie Carlson Steger, Sonja Dahl, Barbara Eychaner, Brooks Harris Stevens, Karen Hampton, Margaret Leininger, Faith Ringgold, Linda Rhynard, Marcia Weiss, plus members of the Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth Quilt group, Naomi Henry, Lesyslie Rackard, Christie Rawlins-Jackson, Kimberly Radcliffe, and Susi Ryan Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and The Journey North, focuses on the influences of the slave trade, the whaling industry and the textile industry which linked New Bedford MA and Savannah, GA. The exhibition, hguest-curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway, with work by fifteen fiber artists from across the nation, includes historic garments from the Rotch-Jones Duff House and Garden Museum as well as a story quilt from the New Bedford Historical Society. The opening reception with the comments by the artists is held on Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 pm. Visitors are advised to use Parking Lot 7. An exhibition catalog written by Dr. Memory Holloway, will be available. The selected works respond to local Quaker and abolitionist histories and stories of the enslaved who escaped via the Underground Railroad, often passing through New Bedford. Traditional and contemporary textile techniques and materials create artworks of compelling solidarity and stature that unite a diverse community. The exhibition is held in conjunction with International Women's Month, and New Bedford's Fiber Art Month. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, which is a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additionally, we would like to thank the following for their generous assistance in making this exhibition possible: ACA Galleries in New York City, LCH Designs, New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden, Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth with special thanks to Anderson Airmotive Products Company Inc., Fall River, MA. CVPA Campus Gallery College of Visual and Performing Arts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 (Parking lot 7) Gallery Hours Monday through Thursday 10am- 4 pm Fridays 10 am - noon umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries 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, University Marketing, Alumni Events
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Job Fair Tune Up Location: > See description for location Contact: Career Development Center Description: Be at your professional best for the annual job and internship fair. Meet with a career counselor to review: your resume how to strategically "work" a job fair what to research on companies in advance of the fair what is considered appropriate professional attire anything else you need to know about the fair No appointment needed ... just stop on by the Career Development Center. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Career Development Center, Alumni Events
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Study Abroad Information Session Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: International Programs Office Description: Discover what study abroad is all about and learn about the next steps to get you started on your journey! Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, University Community
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM	Classes resume Location: UMass Dartmouth , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: N/A Contact: Registrar's Office Description: Classes resume today. Link: http://www.umassd.edu/academiccalendar/ Topical Areas: Academic Calendar, Academic Calendar - Spring
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Joint Mechanical Engineering (MNE) and Engineering Applied Science (EAS) Seminar Location: Textiles Building 101E Contact: Mechanical Engineering Department Description: Joint Mechanical Engineering (MNE) & Engineering Applied Science (EAS) Seminar March 20, 2017 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Textile Building, Room 101E SPEAKER: Dr. Jun Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMass Dartmouth TOPIC: Multiscale Materials Modeling and Application in Aerospace, Biomedical Engineering and 3D Printing ABSTRACT: Multiscale approaches of materials modeling are coming of age and represent a technology shift. The use of computation to understand and even design multiscale materials is becoming a trend. However, the predictive power of computational simulations is hindered by enormous information across multiple scales. In this talk, I will discuss examples from aerospace, biomedical engineering and 3D printing with the aim of developing effective multiscale approaches in application. First, I will present a top-down approach to model viscoelastic polymer thin film up to yielding for the NASA Superpressure Balloon. An anisotropic continuum membrane model was developed using a modified free volume theory based on the microscopic molecular mobility. This allows the macroscopic model calibrated to capture experimental results of both long-duration uniaxial tension and biaxial inflation over a wide temperature range for balloon design. Second, I will briefly discuss a bottom-up approach to model elastic modulus of trabecular bone. The model employs lamination theories, micromechanics and cellular solids at hierarchical levels spanning from the collagen-mineral nanoscale to the trabecular architecture level, using experimental inputs from SEM, Micro-CT, and optical microscopy at each level. Finally, I will present a workflow integrating topology optimization, multiscale modeling, and 3D printing for material-by-design. BIO: Dr. Jun Li joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as an assistant professor in September 2016. He has industrial experience as a R&D quality assurance manager at Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp before joining UMass Dartmouth. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories in the California Institute of Technology. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also earned M.S. degrees in Mathematics and in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He completed his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interest is to develop theoretical and computational methods combined with experiments for the assessment, design, optimization and manufacturing 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 taking MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend! All other MNE students are encouraged to attend. Graduate (MS) and undergraduate (BS) students who are looking for a graduate thesis project or undergraduate research opportunities are encouraged to attend! EAS students are encouraged to attend! Thank you, Sue Cunha, Administrative Assistant scunha@umassd.edu 508-999-8492 Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Lectures and Seminars
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Pray the Rosary Location: MacLean Campus Center, Reflection Room, Room 233 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry Description: The Newman Catholic Student Association will host a Campus Rosary on Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 5:00 pm during the spring semester in the Reflection Room on the second floor of the campus center. All students, faculty and staff, both Catholic and non-Catholic, are invited to join us. We will provide Rosaries. If you have never prayed a Rosary, or are a little rusty, that is o.k.! We will teach you! Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Religious &amp; Spiritual
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Study Abroad Information Session Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: International Programs Office Description: Discover what study abroad is all about and learn about the next steps to get you started on your journey! Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, University Community, University Marketing
« 1/22 - 4/10 »	Peer Health Educator Recruitment Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: JOIN OUR TEAM. We're Recruiting for the 2017-2018 Academic Year. Visit http://www.umassd.edu/phe for important information, dates, & deadlines! Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Corsairs Care, Health Services, Livewell
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Internship Info Session Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center Contact: Career Development Center Description: Want to do an internship? for credit? not for credit? paid? unpaid? Come to this session to learn how to get started. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Career Development Center
« 3/8 - 4/4 »	Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and the Journey North Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Location: CVPA Campus Gallery, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth Exhibition dates: March 8, 2017 - April 4, 2017 Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8, 4-6 pm, Comments by the Artists: 5 pm Guest-Curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway Exhibiting Artists: Cathryn Amidei, Suzi Ballenger, Laurie Carlson Steger, Sonja Dahl, Barbara Eychaner, Brooks Harris Stevens, Karen Hampton, Margaret Leininger, Faith Ringgold, Linda Rhynard, Marcia Weiss, plus members of the Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth Quilt group, Naomi Henry, Lesyslie Rackard, Christie Rawlins-Jackson, Kimberly Radcliffe, and Susi Ryan Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and The Journey North, focuses on the influences of the slave trade, the whaling industry and the textile industry which linked New Bedford MA and Savannah, GA. The exhibition, hguest-curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway, with work by fifteen fiber artists from across the nation, includes historic garments from the Rotch-Jones Duff House and Garden Museum as well as a story quilt from the New Bedford Historical Society. The opening reception with the comments by the artists is held on Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 pm. Visitors are advised to use Parking Lot 7. An exhibition catalog written by Dr. Memory Holloway, will be available. The selected works respond to local Quaker and abolitionist histories and stories of the enslaved who escaped via the Underground Railroad, often passing through New Bedford. Traditional and contemporary textile techniques and materials create artworks of compelling solidarity and stature that unite a diverse community. The exhibition is held in conjunction with International Women's Month, and New Bedford's Fiber Art Month. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, which is a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additionally, we would like to thank the following for their generous assistance in making this exhibition possible: ACA Galleries in New York City, LCH Designs, New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden, Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth with special thanks to Anderson Airmotive Products Company Inc., Fall River, MA. CVPA Campus Gallery College of Visual and Performing Arts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 (Parking lot 7) Gallery Hours Monday through Thursday 10am- 4 pm Fridays 10 am - noon umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries 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, University Marketing, Alumni Events
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Job Fair Tune Up Location: > See description for location Contact: Career Development Center Description: Be at your professional best for the annual job and internship fair. Meet with a career counselor to review: your resume how to strategically "work" a job fair what to research on companies in advance of the fair what is considered appropriate professional attire anything else you need to know about the fair No appointment needed ... just stop on by the Career Development Center. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Career Development Center
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM	Hidden Figures: Reception and Screening Location: Main Auditorium (Angus Bailey Auditorium) , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Description: Join the Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality, Student Activities, Involvement & Leadership, the YWCA of Southeastern MA, the Women's Fund of Southeastern MA, The Women's Center, the Cape Verdean Association & the Bristol County Commission on the Status of Women for their annual women's event in honor of Women's History Month & International Women's Day. A reception will precede the film in the University Club at 5:30pm, Tuesday, March 21st, followed by the screening of Hidden Figures, Academy Award nominated film for best picture at 7pm. There will be a brief post show discussion following the movie. For more information contact Mitch Berube at 508.910.6567 or by emailing mberube@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Black History 4 Seasons, Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, University Marketing
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Catholic Mass Location: MacLean Campus Center, Reflection Room, Room 233 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry Description: We celebrate Catholic Mass on Tuesday evenings in the Reflection Room. All are welcome! Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Religious &amp; Spiritual
« 1/22 - 4/10 »	Peer Health Educator Recruitment Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: JOIN OUR TEAM. We're Recruiting for the 2017-2018 Academic Year. Visit http://www.umassd.edu/phe for important information, dates, & deadlines! Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Corsairs Care, Health Services, Livewell
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Job Fair Tune Up Location: MacLean Campus Center , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Career Development Center Description: Be at your professional best for the annual job and internship fair. Meet with a career counselor to review: your resume how to strategically "work" a job fair what to research on companies in advance of the fair what is considered appropriate professional attire anything else you need to know about the fair No appointment needed ... just stop on by! Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, Career Development Center, Alumni Events
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Polling with REEF Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: Come explore REEF, the new classroom response system from iClicker. This new version of iClicker allows students to use a smartphone, tablet, laptop or iClicker remote to respond with during class. Response systems help create a more engaging classroom environment for your students, while enabling content reinforcement and thinking skills. Library 135 Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
12:30 PM - 1:30 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 will be Tuesdays 12:30-1:15pm during the Spring 2017 semester. All meetings will take place in the Reflection Room (Rm. 233) of the Campus Center. No prior experience is needed. Drop-ins are welcome at any time. For more information, contact Aminda O'Hare: x8761 or aohare@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Staff and Administrators, Faculty
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Intercultural Student Advisory Council Meeting- Frederick Douglass Unity House Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Frederick Douglass Unity House Intercultural Student Advisory Council (ISAC) Meetings occur bi-weekly at 4:00PM in the FDUH. All multicultural/intercultural and affinity groups are welcomed to attend. ISAC is purposed to provide a platform where groups can collaborate on programming, discuss pertinent issues on campus, and share calendar information. For more information please contact FDUH professional staff at (508) 999-9222. Topical Areas: General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Black Studies, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, Student Organizations
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
« 3/8 - 4/4 »	Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and the Journey North Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Location: CVPA Campus Gallery, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth Exhibition dates: March 8, 2017 - April 4, 2017 Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8, 4-6 pm, Comments by the Artists: 5 pm Guest-Curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway Exhibiting Artists: Cathryn Amidei, Suzi Ballenger, Laurie Carlson Steger, Sonja Dahl, Barbara Eychaner, Brooks Harris Stevens, Karen Hampton, Margaret Leininger, Faith Ringgold, Linda Rhynard, Marcia Weiss, plus members of the Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth Quilt group, Naomi Henry, Lesyslie Rackard, Christie Rawlins-Jackson, Kimberly Radcliffe, and Susi Ryan Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and The Journey North, focuses on the influences of the slave trade, the whaling industry and the textile industry which linked New Bedford MA and Savannah, GA. The exhibition, hguest-curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway, with work by fifteen fiber artists from across the nation, includes historic garments from the Rotch-Jones Duff House and Garden Museum as well as a story quilt from the New Bedford Historical Society. The opening reception with the comments by the artists is held on Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 pm. Visitors are advised to use Parking Lot 7. An exhibition catalog written by Dr. Memory Holloway, will be available. The selected works respond to local Quaker and abolitionist histories and stories of the enslaved who escaped via the Underground Railroad, often passing through New Bedford. Traditional and contemporary textile techniques and materials create artworks of compelling solidarity and stature that unite a diverse community. The exhibition is held in conjunction with International Women's Month, and New Bedford's Fiber Art Month. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, which is a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additionally, we would like to thank the following for their generous assistance in making this exhibition possible: ACA Galleries in New York City, LCH Designs, New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden, Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth with special thanks to Anderson Airmotive Products Company Inc., Fall River, MA. CVPA Campus Gallery College of Visual and Performing Arts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 (Parking lot 7) Gallery Hours Monday through Thursday 10am- 4 pm Fridays 10 am - noon umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries 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, University Marketing, Alumni Events
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Annual Job & Internship Expo Location: Tripp Athletic Center , 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA Contact: Career Development Center Description: Largest career event of the year! Connect with organizations looking to hire UMassD students from all majors for internships, full-time career opportunities, and part-time jobs. Link: http://www.umassd.edu/career/newsevents/ Topical Areas: Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, General Public, University Marketing, Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Law, University Community, Career Development Center, Alumni Events
9:00 AM - 4/19 »	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 online teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for the online environment. Throughout the course you will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop your own strategies for 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 UMassD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing, and building the online course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to techniques 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 increase retention. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Department of Fisheries Oceanography/SMAST seminar - March 22, 2017 - Anna Malek Location: Fairhaven Campus Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Department of Fisheries Oceanography Fishermen as Research Partners: Case studies from the lobster, Jonah crab, quahog and Black Sea bass fisheries in Southern New England Anna Malek Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Wednesday, March 22, 2017 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 You can view the seminar live by clicking here: 'live event'. or https://echosystem.umassd.edu:8443/ess/portal/section/639b0a8e-baf5-49a4-93c3-8f1831f13692 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 more information, please contact cfox@umassd.edu Topical Areas: School for Marine Sciences and Technology, SMAST Seminar Series
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Winning after Graduation: A Panel Session on Eliminating Student Loans and Managing Personal Finance Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Learn from those who have been there, alumni and experts, to help you better understand your finances for life after UMass Dartmouth.There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is highly encouraged. Who should attend: UMass Dartmouth alumni and Class of 2017 graduating seniors. Discussion may include: ^Practical advice on paying off your student loans & credit card debt ^Tips on budgeting & saving ^Things to consider when renting an apartment ^Decisions about graduate school ^Thinking ahead to owning a home & saving for large purchases Bring your questions that will help you navigate life after graduation with personal finances. Panelists: >Nelson Linhares '99 (Management), MBA '02, Regional Vice President, Primerica >Dan Cole '79 (Accounting), Retired Financial Executive from several Fortune 500 companies >Roger J. Dugal, '70 (History), JD '89, Legal Advisor >Lisa Talbot, Director of Business Development, Sallie Mae Moderator: >Greg McCarthy '13 (Marketing), Social Business Team, Dell Digital Charlton College of Business, Room 149 (park in Lot 14) Networking reception immediately following panel discussion. Light refreshments will be served. Questions? Contact the UMassD Alumni Relations Office: alumni@umassd.edu or 508.999.8031. Sponsored by the UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association. Link: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1355/dartmouth/index.aspx?sid=1355&gid=2&pgid=4372&cid=11098 Topical Areas: Students, Undergraduate, Alumni Events
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM	BuyWays Requisitioner Training Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314 Contact: Kirk Hellmuth Description: BuyWays Requisitioner Training Learn how to create Purchase Orders. Available purchasing resources. UMass Dartmouth policies and procedures. How to monitor you Purchase Order. Lookup payments, receipts, workflow approval steps. How to add a new vendor to system Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, topic: Finance
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Rad Cool for Grad School: Personal Statement Writing Workshop Location: Liberal Arts Building 220 Contact: Writing and Reading Center Description: Applying for grad school? Come on over to the Writing & Reading Center this Wednesday or Thursday to learn how to master the art of creating an enrollment-worthy personal statement. Hope to see you there! Topical Areas: Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	WRC Writer's Circle Location: Liberal Arts Building 220 Contact: Writing and Reading Center Description: If you are interested in fiction, songwriting, poetry, screenwriting, video game planning, or any other form of creative writing, come to the Writing & Reading Center in LARTS 219 every Wednesday from 5-6 PM to join the Writer's Circle! Together, we can share our work, brainstorm new ideas, and put an end to writer's block once and for all. All are free to join! Topical Areas: Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Essential Grant Writing Skills Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314 Contact: OUR: Office of Undergraduate Research Description: OUR lecture & workshop series presents: Essential Grant Writing Skills A Workshop with Professor Elisabeth Buck Department of English, UMass Dartmouth Wednesday, March 22, 2017 \| 2pm-3pm Claire T. Carney Library \| Room 314 The workshop is open to all undergraduate students and mentors Light refreshments will be served Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research Link: http://www.umassd.edu/our/workshops/ Topical Areas: Faculty, Students, Undergraduate, Honors Program, Undergraduate Research, Writing and Reading Center
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	The Story of Roots: Connecting Palestinians & Israelis in Understanding Location: Claire T. Carney Library Living Room Contact: Center for Jewish Culture Description: The Story of Roots Ali Abu-Awwad and Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger will be guest speakers in connecting Palestinians and Israelis in a honest search for human understanding and non-violent resolution of the conflict. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, General Public, Alumni Events
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences Seminar Announcement 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 "On the Slowing of the Deep Western Boundary Current at Line W: 2004-2014" Terry Joyce Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Wednesday, March 22, 2017 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm SMAST I, Room 204 706 S. Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford Note: Seminar will be simulcast to SMAST II, Room 325 You can view the seminar live by going to 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
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Introduction to Photoshop, Part 1 Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The first workshop in the three part series covers the basics of Adobe Photoshop, and is intended for users with little or no Photoshop experience. Topics covered include an introduction to color theory, working with the document window, the toolbox, and panels. Also covered are the use of the painting tools, the history brush, and different methods of color selection. This workshop takes place in the Library, room 135. 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 - 1:00 PM	ProCard & Travel Card Training Location: Foster Administration Building, Room 223 Contact: Purchasing Description: This 1 hour training class is required in order to obtain a University Procurement Card (Procard & Travel Card). Individuals may attend training either before or after submitting a Procard application, either way this training must be completed before an application receives final approval from Procurement. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Pray the Rosary Location: MacLean Campus Center, Reflection Room, Room 233 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry Description: The Newman Catholic Student Association will host a Campus Rosary on Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 5:00 pm during the spring semester in the Reflection Room on the second floor of the campus center. All students, faculty and staff, both Catholic and non-Catholic, are invited to join us. We will provide Rosaries. If you have never prayed a Rosary, or are a little rusty, that is o.k.! We will teach you! Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Religious &amp; Spiritual
« 1/22 - 4/10 »	Peer Health Educator Recruitment Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: JOIN OUR TEAM. We're Recruiting for the 2017-2018 Academic Year. Visit http://www.umassd.edu/phe for important information, dates, & deadlines! Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Corsairs Care, Health Services, Livewell
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Performance Jam Session Location: CVPA Room 104 Contact: Music Department Description: Chris Poudrier Quintet Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Music, Alumni Events
Thursday, March 23, 2017
4:00 PM	Pazzi Lazzi: Commedia Dell'Arte Troupe Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room Contact: College of Arts and Sciences Description: Esposito Faculty Fellowship Event The Esposito Committee is bringing Pazzi Lazzi, a Commedia dell'Arte troupe, to campus. The troupe will talk about Commedia dell'Arte and perform a short play. There will be a Q & A session after the performance, and refreshments are available. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Alumni Events
« 3/8 - 4/4 »	Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and the Journey North Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Location: CVPA Campus Gallery, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth Exhibition dates: March 8, 2017 - April 4, 2017 Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8, 4-6 pm, Comments by the Artists: 5 pm Guest-Curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway Exhibiting Artists: Cathryn Amidei, Suzi Ballenger, Laurie Carlson Steger, Sonja Dahl, Barbara Eychaner, Brooks Harris Stevens, Karen Hampton, Margaret Leininger, Faith Ringgold, Linda Rhynard, Marcia Weiss, plus members of the Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth Quilt group, Naomi Henry, Lesyslie Rackard, Christie Rawlins-Jackson, Kimberly Radcliffe, and Susi Ryan Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and The Journey North, focuses on the influences of the slave trade, the whaling industry and the textile industry which linked New Bedford MA and Savannah, GA. The exhibition, hguest-curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway, with work by fifteen fiber artists from across the nation, includes historic garments from the Rotch-Jones Duff House and Garden Museum as well as a story quilt from the New Bedford Historical Society. The opening reception with the comments by the artists is held on Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 pm. Visitors are advised to use Parking Lot 7. An exhibition catalog written by Dr. Memory Holloway, will be available. The selected works respond to local Quaker and abolitionist histories and stories of the enslaved who escaped via the Underground Railroad, often passing through New Bedford. Traditional and contemporary textile techniques and materials create artworks of compelling solidarity and stature that unite a diverse community. The exhibition is held in conjunction with International Women's Month, and New Bedford's Fiber Art Month. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, which is a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additionally, we would like to thank the following for their generous assistance in making this exhibition possible: ACA Galleries in New York City, LCH Designs, New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden, Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth with special thanks to Anderson Airmotive Products Company Inc., Fall River, MA. CVPA Campus Gallery College of Visual and Performing Arts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 (Parking lot 7) Gallery Hours Monday through Thursday 10am- 4 pm Fridays 10 am - noon umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries 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, University Marketing, Alumni Events
« 3/22 - 4/19 »	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 online teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for the online environment. Throughout the course you will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop your own strategies for 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 UMassD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing, and building the online course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to techniques 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 increase retention. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM	SUMMIT 201 Finance Hands-on Session Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: Kirk Hellmuth Description: In this workshop, we will all have a computer to follow along. We will review the various finance dashboards, review how to navigate screens, drill downs, export files, save favorites, etc. You will sign in with your own ID, so you MUST have your access approved and ready to go before the class. It will be held in Library Room 135. 10 computers are available. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, topic: Finance
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Performance Workshop Concert Location: CVPA Room 104 Contact: Music Department Description: Performance by Class Piano Musicians Topical Areas: Faculty, Students, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Music
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Resumes & More Location: > See description for location Contact: Career Development Center Description: Location: Career Development Center, Lower level Campus Ctr. Room 001 Do you have a quick question about your resume? Your cover letter? Effective interviewing? Something else related to your internship or job search. Stop by (no appointment needed!) to meet with one of our career counselors on a first-come first-served basis. Not available? Call us at 508-999-8658 to schedule an appointment. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Career Development Center
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	Graduate Students Thesis Workshop Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314 Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Do you have questions about 1) formatting your thesis, b) easily creating a list of references, or c) steps to take to complete requirements? If so, come to a workshop where your questions will be answered! Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office and Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society. Contact: Nancy OConnor, Biology Dept., noconnor@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Students, Graduate
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Rad Cool for Grad School: Personal Statement Writing Workshop Location: Liberal Arts Building 220 Contact: Writing and Reading Center Description: Applying for grad school? Come on over to the Writing & Reading Center this Wednesday or Thursday to learn how to master the art of creating an enrollment-worthy personal statement. Hope to see you there! Topical Areas: Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Passage of St. Augustine Location: Woodland Commons, UMass Dartmouth Campus , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747 Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The story of a 1964 Black Lives Matters Movement that transformed America. Documentary and discussion with filmmaker Clennon L King and Jibreel Khazan, member of the trio at the 1960 Greensboro, NC non-violent lunch counter sit-in. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Black History 4 Seasons Council. Contact: David Gomes, dgomes3@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Black History 4 Seasons
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Black Labor Leadership from the Past to the Present Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: UMassD NAACP Chapter, the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center, and the A. Philip Randolph Institute Eastern MA present, "Black Labor Leadership from the Past to the Present" on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 7PM in the Blue and Gold Room of the Campus Center. Join Elce Redmond, an organizer with the with the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union of America, as he shares stories about his grandfather who organized alongside A. Philip Randolph, his father's work as a Teamster, and his current role as an union organizer. A. Philip Randolph was leader in the Civil Rights Movement, the American labor movement, and socialist political party. A. Philip Randolph organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first predominantly African-American labor union. Elce will also discuss forging Black/Brown unity in the face of job loss in Chicago, particularly with efforts to save 600 jobs from being sent to Mexico. He will highlight how his union is striving to focus on the corporate decisions that can divide workers and that could pit workers against each other, if we aren't intentionally about building strong solidarity. Come with your questions about this campaign, what it is like to be a union organizer and about the importance of Black labor leaders in building the labor movement. 600 Nabisco workers who make Oreo Cookies lost their jobs in Chicago last year when Nabisco put profits before workers. Learn about their fight back against corporate greed, outsourcing, and the global exploitation of working people. Speak with a laid off Nabisco worker regarding how the events unfolded in Chicago, how they and their families have been personally affected, how the fight back has grown nationally and globally, and how you can get involved! For more information go to: http://www.fightforamericanjobs.org Sponsored by the NAACP UMass Dartmouth Chapter, the Arnold M. Dubin Labor Education Center, and the A. Philip Randolph Institute Eastern MA. For more information please contact LaSella Hall at (508) 999-9220 or email Lhall1@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: General Public, Alumni Events, University Marketing, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, Labor Education Center, Student Organizations, Lectures and Seminars, Students, Staff and Administrators
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Engineering & Applied Science / Mechanical Engr PhD Dissertation Defense by Mr. Ashish Pathak Location: Textiles Building 101E Contact: Mechanical Engineering Department Description: Engineering & Applied Science (EAS) / Mechanical Engineering (MNE) PhD Dissertation Defense by Mr. Ashish Pathak March 23, 2017 2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Textile Building, Room 101E TOPIC: An Advanced 3D Computational Framework for Simulating Fluid-Structure Interaction in two-fluid Flows: Application in Ocean Wave Energy Conversion Technology ABSTRACT: Wave energy converter (WEC) devices harness the renewable ocean wave energy and convert it into useful forms of energy, e.g., mechanical or electrical. In this dissertation an advanced 3D computational framework is presented to study the interaction between water waves and WEC devices. The computational tool solves the full Navier-Stokes equations and considers all important effects impacting the device performance. To enable large-scale simulations in fast turnaround times, the computational solver was developed in an MPI parallel framework. A fast multigrid preconditioned solver is introduced to solve the computationally expensive pressure Poisson equation. Simulating a floating object, representative of WECs, interacting with two fluids having high density ratio is a challenging problem for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solvers. Special schemes were implemented to ensure robustness and numerical stability of the solver in handling such cases and a wide range of other problems. Since the wave energy is concentrated near the water free surface, the emphasis lately has been on the study of surface piercing WEC devices. A novel three-phase reconstruction algorithm was developed to enable such studies via numerical simulations. The constituent components of the proposed solver was validated against benchmark problems. The solver was then applied to a bottom-hinged flap-type WEC oscillating due to water waves. The numerical WEC response and water free surface dynamics were compared with experimental time series data and a good agreement was found. Additional simulations were conducted to investigate the applicability of Froude scaling in predicting full scale WEC response from the model experiments. ADVISOR: Dr. Mehdi Raessi Department of Mechanical Engineering COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Dr. Mehdi Raessi, Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Gaurav Khanna, Department of Physics / Program Director, EAS Dr. Raymond Laoulache, Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Geoff Cowles, SMAST / Fisheries Oceanography Open to the public. All MNE / EAS students are encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact Dr. Mehdi Raessi: (mraessi@umassd.edu, 508-999-8496) Thank you, Sue Cunha, Administrative Assistant scunha@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, University Community, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Lectures and Seminars
« 1/22 - 4/10 »	Peer Health Educator Recruitment Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: JOIN OUR TEAM. We're Recruiting for the 2017-2018 Academic Year. Visit http://www.umassd.edu/phe for important information, dates, & deadlines! Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Corsairs Care, Health Services, Livewell
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Engaging Physics Undergraduates through Cross-Disciplinary Research Location: Textiles Building 105 Contact: Center for Scientific Computing and Visualization Research Description: OUR lecture & workshop series presents Engaging Physics Undergraduates through Cross-Disciplinary Research Lecture by Professor Prashnat Sharma Department of Physics, Suffolk University Thursday March 23 @ 3:00 pm CSCVR room TXT 105 The Lecture is open to all undergraduate students and mentors Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research Link: http://www.umassd.edu/our/workshops/ Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Research
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Excel Charts Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 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. 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
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Passage at St. Augustine Location: Woodland Commons Cost: Free Contact: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Description: Passage at St. Augustine is the story of a 1964 Black Lives Matter Movement that transformed America. Topical Areas: General Public, Alumni Events
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	United Latino Society (ULS) Weekly Meeting Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: The United Latino Society (ULS) hosts its weekly meetings in the Frederick Douglass Unity House on Thursdays at 7:00PM. All are welcome to attend. For more information please contact ULS President Lisbeth Valdez at Lvaldez1@umassd.edu Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, Student Organizations
Friday, March 24, 2017
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Excel Pivot Tables Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: This workshop provides a thorough exploration of the use of tables, pivot tables and pivot charts in Excel. Participants create pivot tables to summarize hundreds of rows of transactional data in just a few clicks, without complex formulas, or time-consuming grouping and reorganization. Previous Excel experience is required. This workshop takes place in the Library, room 135. 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
« 3/8 - 4/4 »	Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and the Journey North Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Location: CVPA Campus Gallery, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth Exhibition dates: March 8, 2017 - April 4, 2017 Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8, 4-6 pm, Comments by the Artists: 5 pm Guest-Curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway Exhibiting Artists: Cathryn Amidei, Suzi Ballenger, Laurie Carlson Steger, Sonja Dahl, Barbara Eychaner, Brooks Harris Stevens, Karen Hampton, Margaret Leininger, Faith Ringgold, Linda Rhynard, Marcia Weiss, plus members of the Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth Quilt group, Naomi Henry, Lesyslie Rackard, Christie Rawlins-Jackson, Kimberly Radcliffe, and Susi Ryan Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and The Journey North, focuses on the influences of the slave trade, the whaling industry and the textile industry which linked New Bedford MA and Savannah, GA. The exhibition, hguest-curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway, with work by fifteen fiber artists from across the nation, includes historic garments from the Rotch-Jones Duff House and Garden Museum as well as a story quilt from the New Bedford Historical Society. The opening reception with the comments by the artists is held on Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 pm. Visitors are advised to use Parking Lot 7. An exhibition catalog written by Dr. Memory Holloway, will be available. The selected works respond to local Quaker and abolitionist histories and stories of the enslaved who escaped via the Underground Railroad, often passing through New Bedford. Traditional and contemporary textile techniques and materials create artworks of compelling solidarity and stature that unite a diverse community. The exhibition is held in conjunction with International Women's Month, and New Bedford's Fiber Art Month. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, which is a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additionally, we would like to thank the following for their generous assistance in making this exhibition possible: ACA Galleries in New York City, LCH Designs, New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden, Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth with special thanks to Anderson Airmotive Products Company Inc., Fall River, MA. CVPA Campus Gallery College of Visual and Performing Arts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 (Parking lot 7) Gallery Hours Monday through Thursday 10am- 4 pm Fridays 10 am - noon umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries 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, University Marketing, Alumni Events
« 3/22 - 4/19 »	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 online teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for the online environment. Throughout the course you will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop your own strategies for 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 UMassD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing, and building the online course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to techniques 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 increase retention. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
7:00 AM - 3/25 »	Women Workers & Social Change Tour in NYC Location: > See description for location Cost: $20 Contact: Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Description: This is the 106th Commemoration of the Triangle Factory Fire. There will be a fully guided tour of the New York City Upper Eastside Tenement Museum. You will be able to visit Bluestockings, a feminist, volunteer radical bookstore. To reserve a seat, a $20 deposit will need to be brought to the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality on the second floor of the campus center suite 207 by Friday, March 10 at 4PM. The bus leaves UMASS Dartmouth from Parking Lot 7 at 7AM sharp and returns before midnight. Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Women and Gender Studies, Corsairs Care, Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Labor Education Center, Conferences & Events
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Master of Science Project Defense by: Zicong Zhao Location: > See description for location Cost: Free Contact: ECE: Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Description: Topic: DEVELOPING AN ANDROID BASED TEXT-MINING APPLICATION Location: Lester W. Cory Conference Room, Science & Engineering Building (SENG), Room 213A ABSTRACT: Android is becoming one of the most popular mobile platforms for smartphone users. In this project, I developed an Android based application in which some keywords can be highlighted automatically while users read electronic articles from either the local disk or online website. The application is realized by using text-mining algorithms that can automatically extract keywords and highlight them for users. The advantage of this application is to save the users'time especially when they read some long electronic articles (e.g., blog, news, research papers). In this project, I also investigated other possible solutions for the application and presented the limitation of our implementation. 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, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Dr. Haiping Xu, Department of Computer & Information Science *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
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	ECE Seminar* Speaker: Dr. Jill Nelson, George Mason University, Virginia Location: Science & Engineering Building, Lester W. Cory Conference Room: Room 213A Cost: Free Contact: ECE: Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Description: Topic: COGNITIVE SONAR: INTELLIGENT PROCESSING TO REDUCE OPERATOR BURDEN AND DECISION DELAY Speaker: Dr. Jill Nelson, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, George Mason University, Virginia Location: Lester W. Cory Conference Room, Science & Engineering Building (SENG), Room 213A Abstract: In active sonar systems, acoustic waveforms (pings) are transmitted, and reflections of those pings are used to locate objects in the ocean. Sonar surveillance systems perform two primary tasks: search and track. Historically, most systems have operated in a fixed manner that does not allow for adaptation to a given set of search and track goals. Our work focuses on developing models for incorporating high-level decision-making, or cognitive processing, in active sonar systems. We aim to leverage existing work in the artificial intelligence, optimization, and radar realms to develop potential models applicable to high-level sonar automation. Cognitive sonar systems will be designed to support high-level tasks from operators, e.g. a request to more closely monitor a particular object or a specified region of the surveillance space. Cognitive systems will translate such tasks to a set of parameter adaptations and will arbitrate among competing demands on the system. Initial models for intelligent systems will consider adaptation of waveform, ping rate, detection threshold, and beam steering. As this work is in its early stages, we will describe the motivation for the work and the proposed models for automated parameter adaptation. We will also present preliminary results on adapting detection thresholds based on environmental observations, and we will discuss challenges that arise in mapping environmental observations to parameter adjustments. Biography: Jill Nelson is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University. She earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Rice University and an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Nelson's disciplinary research lies in statistical signal processing, specifically detection and estimation for applications in target tracking and physical layer communications. Her work on cognitive sonar and target tracking is funded by the Office of Naval Research, and she is spending Spring 2017 at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, RI. Dr. Nelson is a 2010 recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and a 2014 recipient of the IEEE Education Society Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the IEEE Signal Processing, Communications, and Education Societies. The Seminar is open to the public free of charge. *For further information, please contact Dr. John R. Buck at 508.999.9237, or by via email at jbuck@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM	Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Comedy Show Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Omicron Chi Sigma Chapter presents, "The Greek Comedy Tour" with host Comedian Christopher Columbus featuring Kelly Kellz and headliner T-Ray Sanders on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 8PM in the Claire T. Carney Library Robert F. Stoico/FIRSTFED Grand Reading Room. Free admission! For more information please contact LaSella Hall at Lhall1@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: General Public, Student Organizations, Conferences & Events
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Office 365 Drop-in Q&A Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Cost: Free! Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: If you have recently transitioned to Office 365 for email, calendar, and other services, this workshop is for you! Please stop by with any questions you may have about our new collaboration tool. This workshop takes place in the Library, room 135. 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	S.P.E.A.K. Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: S.P.E.A.K. Season 2, Episode 2: Tainted The discussion will be centered around Environmental Injustice with the help of special guest, Sherrie Ann Andre. I have included her Bio below: Born and raised in Rhode Island, Sherrie Anne Andre has worked in the domestic violence/advocacy field for ten years. She is heavily motivated by her Thai/Puerto Rican background to examine cultural integration in community services. Sherrie is a co-founder of The FANG Collective, a grassroots organization based on the Northeast dedicated to building, supporting, and escalating nonviolent resistance to the natural gas industry while supporting other movements for justice. For more information please contact Charlemya Erasme at cerasme@umassd.edu or Rachelle Edouarzin at redouarzin@umassd.edu. Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, Biology, Black Studies, Educational Leadership, Sociology, Anthropology, Crime and Justice Studies, Bioengineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Music, Visual Design, Exhibits, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, Sustainability Office, Student Organizations, Conferences & Events, Lectures and Seminars
« 1/22 - 4/10 »	Peer Health Educator Recruitment Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: JOIN OUR TEAM. We're Recruiting for the 2017-2018 Academic Year. Visit http://www.umassd.edu/phe for important information, dates, & deadlines! Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Corsairs Care, Health Services, Livewell
Saturday, March 25, 2017
« 3/8 - 4/4 »	Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and the Journey North Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: University Art Gallery Description: Location: CVPA Campus Gallery, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth Exhibition dates: March 8, 2017 - April 4, 2017 Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8, 4-6 pm, Comments by the Artists: 5 pm Guest-Curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway Exhibiting Artists: Cathryn Amidei, Suzi Ballenger, Laurie Carlson Steger, Sonja Dahl, Barbara Eychaner, Brooks Harris Stevens, Karen Hampton, Margaret Leininger, Faith Ringgold, Linda Rhynard, Marcia Weiss, plus members of the Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth Quilt group, Naomi Henry, Lesyslie Rackard, Christie Rawlins-Jackson, Kimberly Radcliffe, and Susi Ryan Women, Art and Fibers: Contemporary Responses to Abolition and The Journey North, focuses on the influences of the slave trade, the whaling industry and the textile industry which linked New Bedford MA and Savannah, GA. The exhibition, hguest-curated by Laurie Carlson Steger and Dr. Memory Holloway, with work by fifteen fiber artists from across the nation, includes historic garments from the Rotch-Jones Duff House and Garden Museum as well as a story quilt from the New Bedford Historical Society. The opening reception with the comments by the artists is held on Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 pm. Visitors are advised to use Parking Lot 7. An exhibition catalog written by Dr. Memory Holloway, will be available. The selected works respond to local Quaker and abolitionist histories and stories of the enslaved who escaped via the Underground Railroad, often passing through New Bedford. Traditional and contemporary textile techniques and materials create artworks of compelling solidarity and stature that unite a diverse community. The exhibition is held in conjunction with International Women's Month, and New Bedford's Fiber Art Month. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, which is a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additionally, we would like to thank the following for their generous assistance in making this exhibition possible: ACA Galleries in New York City, LCH Designs, New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden, Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth with special thanks to Anderson Airmotive Products Company Inc., Fall River, MA. CVPA Campus Gallery College of Visual and Performing Arts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747 (Parking lot 7) Gallery Hours Monday through Thursday 10am- 4 pm Fridays 10 am - noon umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries 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, University Marketing, Alumni Events
« 3/22 - 4/19 »	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 online teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for the online environment. Throughout the course you will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop your own strategies for 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 UMassD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing, and building the online course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to techniques 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 increase retention. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
« 1/22 - 4/10 »	Peer Health Educator Recruitment Location: > See description for location Contact: LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness Description: JOIN OUR TEAM. We're Recruiting for the 2017-2018 Academic Year. Visit http://www.umassd.edu/phe for important information, dates, & deadlines! Link: http://www.umassd.edu/phe Topical Areas: Students, Students, Undergraduate, Corsairs Care, Health Services, Livewell
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM	UMass Dartmouth 2017 Step Competition Location: > See description for location Contact: > See Description for contact information Description: 2017 UMass Dartmouth Step Competition is scheduled for Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 5:00PM in the Campus Center Auditorium sponsored by Rho Sigma Phi Sorority, Inc. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Student Activities, Involvement and Leadership. General admission for students is $15.00 and off-campus is $20.00. For more information please email LaSella Hall at Lhall1@umassd.edu or contact (508) 999-9220. Topical Areas: General Public, Students, Students, Undergraduate, Black Studies, Concerts, Theater, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House, Student Organizations, Conferences &amp; Events, University Marketing
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Senior Violin Recital: Katherine Brum Location: CVPA Room 153 Contact: Music Department Description: Senior Violin Recital by Katherine Brum Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Music, Alumni Events

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