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a weekly digest of Updates, Opportunities, and Events for honors students
April 29, 2012
Graduating UHP senior Kaitlin Lange has created an online Shakespeare resource that includes links specifically for UMN students. Check it out!
Julietta Hua, who graduated summa cum laude with majors in Political Science and Women Studies in fall 1999, is now an assistant professor at San Francisco State University. The University of Minnesota Press recently published her book, Trafficking Women's Human Rights. A copy is available in the UHP study lounge. More info.
Congratulations to all our graduates! We wish everyone success as you complete final papers, project, and exams. This will be the final Weekly News of the academic year. The News will return in late August. The UHP office is open during the summer and advisors are available for appointments on a limited basis (since we'll also be orienting the class of 2016). Have a wonderful summer!
Seats are still open in many of the Honors Seminars for fall semester, as well as the two Honors Colloquia "Challenges Courses—Changing America: The Face of Immigration and "Can we feed the world without destroying it?" Found under the "HCOL" designator, each challenge course counts as an honors course and an honors experience. Don't miss these opportunities to take fascinating courses with great teachers. Many departmental honors courses also have open seats.
Also noteworthy for May term: American Studies 3114: America in International Perspective (meets Diversity and Social Justice theme).
Make the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (MCAE) your study headquarters for Spring 2012 Final Exams! MCAE Instructional Center has extended hours to 9pm for weekdays Wednesday, May 2 through Wednesday May 9. Study rooms will be available for quiet study and group study. Take advantage of the following resources:
Monday, 4 pm, U Bookstore, Coffman Memorial Union: University of Minnesota professor Miguel Enrique Fiol-Elias, M.D. will discuss his novel The Chrysalis. More info.
Monday, 4 pm, Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center (free for UMN students): Esther Sternberg, MD, "Healing Spaces: The Science and Place of Well-Being." More info.
Tuesday, 5:45 am, East River Flats: American Indian Month sunrise ceremony. Light breakfast follows the ceremony. All are welcome. More info.
Wednesday, 11 am–1 pm, Northrop Plaza: Excited about the Signmark concert on Thursday night? You can be a part of the action: join the Silent Shout hosted by the University of Minnesota's Office for Equity and Diversity and Student Affairs. Come and show your support in breaking down barriers for access and equity. What is a Silent Shout? A Silent Shout is a public event where Signmark, a Deaf Finnish hip hop artist, will lead the crowd in performing "Against the Wall" using American Sign Language (ASL). Signmark will begin teaching the signs to the song at 11 am on Northrop Plaza. We want as many people as possible to gather in solidarity. We want a full crowd, and you do not need to know sign language in order to participate. More info.
Wednesday, 3:33–3:45 pm, 131 Tate Laboratory of Phyiscs: Chris Lintott, head of The Zooniverse collaboration, will discuss the results from the large and ever-growing collection of citizen science projects that allow anyone to make an authentic contribution to research. More info.
Wednesday, 4 pm, Coffman Theater: President Kaler and Syracuse University Chancellor Cantor participate in this "Great Conversation." More info.
Wednesday, 6–9 pm, The Whole Music Club, Coffman Memorial Union: Txuj Ci Showcase is a night where queer Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and their allies come together to showcase their talents and to build community and space together. Please join us for a night of amazing art, performances, and delicious food! More info.
Wednesday, 7–9 pm, Heritage Gallery, McNamara Alumni Center: Jacqueline Bhabha, the director of Harvard's Center for Human Rights, will speak about the recently released Children Without a State: A Global Human Rights Challenge and her forthcoming book, Moving Children: Child Migration in the 21st Century. More info.
Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Ted Mann Concert Hall: Performing works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonín Dvořák, and Ludwig van Beethoven. More info.
Thursday, 7:30 pm (doors open to students at 6 pm, and to the general public at 6:30 pm), McNamara Alumni Center: Finnish rapper Signmark, the first deaf person to sign with a major international record label (Warner Music), will perform a concert at McNamara Alumni Center. More info.
Thursday evening (museum is open until 9 pm): The Bell is hopping the first Thursday this May! BIG Thursday will include Waste Land, the fourth and last feature in the Sustainability Film Series, and the popular Sketch Night series will continue with the theme "Fish." Plus, it is the last chance to take a tour of the exhibits Chased By the Light and Freeze Frame! More info.
Friday, noon, University Bookstore, Coffman Memorial Union: Mark Rosen, popular Twin Cities sports broadcaster and journalist will discuss and sign copies of his book, Best Seat in the House. More info.
Friday, 7:30 pm, Xperimental Theatre, Rarig: Jin Kim Productions presents: Atsumori in San Francisco, a one-man show and one night only performance. Experience the world premiere performance of Atsumori in San Francisco, an original play written by Yefei Jin, a UHP senior at the University of Minnesota. This version, inspired by the Noh play Atsumori, retells the story of the young warrior set in a modern immigrant context. Drawn from the real experiences of immigrants and refugees, this play seeks to educate and inspire today's young revolutionaries. Come see Atsumori reborn and witness the amazing power of performance, blending western theatre practices with Chinese and Japanese history. Check out the teaser and confirm attendance now through Facebook.
Friday, 7:30 pm, Ted Mann Concert Hall: Featuring Mahler's Totenfeier (1888), a performance of "Glitter and Be Gay" from Leonard Bernstein's Candide, and "Non, Monsieur, mon mari" from Francis Poulenc's Les Mamelles De Tiresias (Alphonse LeDuc-King Music, Inc.) by Laura Hynes, the U of M School of Music concerto competition winner, and Strauss's Suite and Final Scene from Der Rosenkavalier. More info.
Saturday, 7:30 pm, Rarig Proscenium. Take a break from studying and join us in enjoying an incredible night of music ranging from John Legend to Florence and the Machine to Adele to Elvis! Advance tickets (students: $5; non-students: $7) are available now. Prices will be higher at the door.
Sunday, May 6, 1 pm, Bloomington Avenue & Powderhorn Park: 38th Annual MayDay Parade and Festival. Parade begins at 1 pm at the intersection of Bloomington Ave and 26th St and travels South down Bloomington Ave. The Tree of Life Ceremony in Powderhorn Park will take place at about 3:30 pm, and the festival in Powderhorn Park runs from 1–7 pm. More info.
Tuesday, May 8, 7 pm, University Bookstore, Coffman Memorial Union: Chad Harbach, author of The Art of Fielding. More info.
Tuesday, May 15, 7 pm, University Bookstore, Coffman Memorial Union: Augusten Burroughs, author of This Is How. More info.
by Anne Porter
I never will have time
I never will have time enough
To say
How beautiful it is
The way the moon
Floats in the air
As easily
And lightly as a bird
Although she is a world
Made all of stone.
I never will have time enough
To praise
The way the stars
Hang glittering in the dark
Of steepest heaven
Their dewy sparks
Their brimming drops of light
So fresh so clear
That when you look at them
It quenches thirst.