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Watch free screening of film that depicts life with bipolar disorder
A free screening of Touched with Fire, which depicts life with bipolar disorder, will be held Wed., Feb. 17, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium. A New York Times Critics’ pick, the film is “a love story between two bipolar poets,” produced by Spike Lee and directed by Paul Dalio, who…
Hear from panelists on how studying the humanities helped their law careers
The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities will hold a panel discussion for undergraduate students Monday, Feb. 22, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. The Humanities@Work event will feature panelists explaining how their background in humanities impacted their eventual careers in law. The panel…
Faculty: Find out how to conduct mid-semester evaluations to improve classroom experience
Halfway into the semester is a good time to take stock of how your course is going. First of all, you've had enough time to get a sense of what your students are like, and they've gotten a sense of you. But more importantly, it still leaves you with time to make the kinds of crucial course…
Discover how African-American children’s literature became a genre of resistance
The Schubert Center for Child Studies will host Michelle Martin, the Augusta Baker Chair and professor in childhood literacy at the University of South Carolina, for a lecture, titled “Brown Gold: African-American Children’s Literature as a Genre of Resistance.” Martin will present her talk…
Performances of "The Cripple of Inishmaan" to be held in Eldred Theater Feb. 19-21, 26-28
The Cripple of Inishmaan will open at Eldred Theater this week, with performances scheduled for Feb. 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 21 and 28 at 3 p.m. The play, written by Martin McDonagh, is about a Hollywood movie crew searching for talent in rural Ireland and follows the story of…
Tomorrow's Ethics Table brown bag lunch to cover testing of normative theories
The Ethics Table brown bag lunch series will continue Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 11:30 a.m. in Thwing Center’s Cleveland Room. Chris Haufe, assistant professor of philosophy, will speak on testing normative theories, or to what extent ethical theory ought to be tested as to its assumptions and…
Create a video to thank donors and alumni—and get the chance to win $500
The Office of Annual Giving will give students the opportunity to thank donors and alumni in the 48 Hour Gratitude Video Competition. At the beginning of the competition, students will receive a required character, prop and/or line of dialogue, which they must incorporate into a 90-second film to…
Would you be a successful entrepreneur? Attend Career Center StrengthsQuest workshop to find out
Do you wonder how successful you’d be as an entrepreneur? Find out at the Career Center's StrengthsQuest workshop Friday, Feb. 19, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 462. Justin Bibb, a current JD/MBA student, will lead the session, which is modeled on Gallup’s Entrepreneurial Profile…
Learn more about the Master's in Engineering and Management program at today’s open house
Students are invited to a Master's in Engineering and Management (MEM) program open house today (Feb. 16) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. The MEM program is a one-year dual-degree program with Weatherhead School of Management and Case School of Engineering. The open house will feature…
Join the dialogue on gender identity at next Critical Conversation
The Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC) will hold the second of many Critical Conversations this semester today (Feb. 15) from 6 to 8 p.m. in Thwing Center, meeting room A. The Critical Conversation will feature a dialogue on gender identity. This is important to the campus community as…