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Calendar of Events

All Campus Events

Tuesday February 9, 2010

HAITI COFFEE BENEFIT

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 4

ADVOCAT RECRUITMENT

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

MASSAGE-ON-THE-GO

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Burack Family Fireplace Lounge + Games Room

Free 5 min. massage, just sign up at the table, sit in the chair and relax, its that simple.

VAGINA MONOLOGUES' TICKET SALES

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.DC - 3RD FL. HALLWAY OUTSIDE HENDERSON'S

Vagina Monologues performances will be held on Feb. 27th, 28th and March 1st at Southwick Recital Hall at 7pm. Tickets $10 now, $15 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Campus Advocacy Program, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference and the global V-Day Campaign to end violence against women and girls.

WINTER ACTIVITIES WEEK

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 1

Winter Activities Week is a fun event put on by the Student Activities Committee on SGA where clubs take over the Davis Center and table each day to fundraise, recruit, and network.

SGA TABLING

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

Have questions about your school? Interested in starting a club? Bring your questions to your Student Government Association Senators. The Student Government Association is the governance body for the undergraduates at the University of Vermont. SGA also oversees all clubs at the University.

SOLUTIONS SEMINARS

11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.UVM Campus

"Understanding 350", Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College. His current research forcuses on solar physics and terrestrial climate change. In 2009 he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. 104 Aiken Building. For more information visit: http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/seminarserieslive.

STAR- COMPASSION FOR COMPANION ANIMALS

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

LITERARY LONDON INFORMATION SESSION

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Davis Center - The Boulder Society Room

Come meet Professor Andrew Barnaby to learn about spending July 6 - August 3, 2010 studying abroad in London.

SPAIN INFORMATION SESSION

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Williams Family Room

Come meet Professor McKew Devitt to learn about spending May 15 - 28th, 2010 exploring Spain in the travel course Hiking Through History: An Educational Journey on the Camino de Santiago.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION GROUP

5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.Allen House

Join us at the Center for Cultural Pluralism, Allen House, 3rd floor (corner of Main and S. Prospect Streets) All groups include meditation instruction, practice and discussion. Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Groups are free and open to students, staff, faculty and the community.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Off Brennan's

RADICAL MOVIE NIGHT

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Brennan's Pub & Bistro

February 9, 2010: Malcolm X. This Spike Lee joint starring Denzel Washington follows the extraordinary life of the civil rights movement's most controversial leader. Brennan's Pub, Davis Center. 6 p.m. Information: bjsilver23@gmail.com

SHAPE NOTE SINGING

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Ira Allen Chapel

Join us for weekly shape-note sings in Ira Allen Chapel! No experience necessary, all welcome!

SGA SENATE MEETING

7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Livak Ballroom

Learn what your SGA is doing for you and speak about your student concerns. Meetings are open and available to the entire UVM community and often feature special speakers to discuss what is occurring within the greater Burlington community.

WATER TOWER STAFF MEETING

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Jost Foundation Room

The Water Tower: UVM's Alternative Newsmag - Weekly Staff/Interest Meeting. Everyone welcome!

HORTICULTURE CLUB MEETING

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Hills Agricultural Sciences Building 234

Join the UVM Horticulture Club at our bi-weekly meetings to learn about growing plants from seeds, cuttings and grafting and get experience doing it! We will be going on trips to greenhouses & flower shows this spring, plus we'll have guest speakers on botanical lip balm & massage oil making, as well as a make-your-own bonsai, etc.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Living and Learning Commons 315

FILM CLUB MEETING

7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Stafford Hall 101

SA CONCERTS BUREAU MEETING

8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Chittenden Bank Room

SEX, LOVE, AND GOD

8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Living and Learning A A161

The 'Theology of the Body' is Pope John Paul II's integrated vision of the human person- body, soul, and spirit. As he explains, the physical human body has a specific meaning and is capable of revealing answers regarding fundamental questions about us and our lives. Join us on February 2, 9, 16, March 16, 23, and April 6, 13, 20, 27 (if needed)

DREAM RIVERSIDE MEETING

8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - Off Brennan's

Wednesday February 10, 2010

HAITI COFFEE BENEFIT

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 4

CAMP CANADENSIS

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 1

ADVOCAT RECRUITMENT

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

CAMP CANADENSIS

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Center - The Boulder Society Room

WINTER ACTIVITIES WEEK

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Burack Family Fireplace Lounge + Games Room

Winter Activities Week is a fun event put on by the Student Activities Committee on SGA where clubs take over the Davis Center and table each day to fundraise, recruit, and network.

VAGINA MONOLOGUES' TICKET SALES

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.DC - 3RD FL. HALLWAY OUTSIDE HENDERSON'S

Vagina Monologues performances will be held on Feb. 27th, 28th and March 1st at Southwick Recital Hall at 7pm. Tickets $10 now, $15 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Campus Advocacy Program, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference and the global V-Day Campaign to end violence against women and girls.

HILLEL TABLE 2ND SEMESTER

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

UVM DANCE TEAM FUNDRAISER/PROMOTIONS

11:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 4

Homemade baked goods for 50 cents. Support the UVM Dance Team!!!

NOONTIME CAFE AND PROGRAMS

11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.Fleming Museum

"All the Views Fit to Print: Changing Images of the U.S. in 'Pravda' Political Cartoons 1917-91," Kevin McKenna, Department of German and Russian. Lunch is available for purchase in the Museum's lobby from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Admission Fee: Regular Admission at the door. Free to UVM.

NECTAR'S WRUV

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Brennan's Pub & Bistro

Come get a sneak peak of acts coming to Nectar's courtesy of UPB and WRUV

STAR- COMPASSION FOR COMPANION ANIMALS

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

LAMBDA THETA ALPHA LATIN SORORITY, INC.

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 4

Come and Help Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. raise money for Haiti by purchasing some of our yummy backed goods!!

CAMPUS PROGRESSIVES TABLE

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 3

UDL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Sugar Maple Ballroom + The Summit Room

Admission Fee: free

THE UVM BUDGET: A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Livak Ballroom

Are you interested in the UVM budget? Are you concerned about your tuition going up 6 percent per year? Do you want a chance to hear the facts and make your voice heard? The SGA is hosting a budget forum to hear about the budget and gather student input. We'll have a brief presentation led by VP of Finance and Administration Richard Cate, then break into small discussion groups to gather your ideas.Information: jchurch@uvm.edu.

UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR PRESENTATION

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Waterman Memorial Lounge 338

"Dramas of Disaster and Dreams of Dalliance," William E. Mann, Marsh Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy.

Admission Fee: free

PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Jost Foundation Room

"Finding Your Way in a Small World--Asymptotic Behavior of the Kleinberg Model," Daniel ben-Avraham, Department of Physics, Clarkson University. Refreshments will be available at 3:30. More information

LITERARY LONDON INFORMATION SESSION

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Spruce Room

Come meet Professor Andrew Barnaby to learn about spending the month of July studying abroad in London.

SEEDS INFORMATIONAL MEETING

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Aiken Center 104

UVM has recently been accepted by the Ecological Society of America (ESA) as a SEEDS (Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability)Chapter. Through the SEEDS program, there are an incredible amount of opportunities for funding, research, and collaboration, with an emphasis on diversity education at the undergraduate level. Interested students, faculty and staff from all disciplines should attend!

RELAY FOR LIFE KICKOFF

6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Sugar Maple Ballroom + The Summit Room

Get a team together with your residential floor, sports team, or even just a group of friends. The Relay for Life 12-hour walk will start on April 24 at 6 p.m. Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center. 7 p.m. Register online now.

ALANA U.S. ETHNIC STUDIES FOCUS GROUP

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Handy Family Room

Focus group of current registered minors for the ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies Program

Admission Fee: Free

WOMENS BASKETBALL VS BOSTON UNIVERSITY

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Cats Den Concessions

Ticket information

MUSIC FROM THE DAWN OF MODERNISM

7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Music Building Recital Hall

Works of Bartok, Debussy, Janacek, and Ravel (the Piano Trio) performed by Colleen Jennings, violin; John Dunlop, cello; Paul Orgel, piano. The concert, coordinated with Prof. Tom Simone's course "The Dawn of Modernism," explores a number of the most engaging and stimulating works of chamber music from the beginning of the 20th century. Pre-concert discussion at 6:30.

Admission Fee: Free and open to the public

CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON VERMONT SEMINAR

7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Old Mill John Dewey Lounge 325

"Refugees and Transportation Equity in Vermont," Pablo Bose, Geography Department. Issues of equity and access in transportation are central to environmental and social justice concerns and are very relevant in a semi-rural state such as Vermont. This presentation reports on an ongoing research project that asks: How equitable is transportation in Vermont?

FLY FISHING CLUB OPENING MEETING

7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - Off Brennan's

COLLEGE DEMOCRATS BI-WEEKLY MEETING

7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Lafayette Hall L302

THE NAVIGATORS

8:10 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.Billings Martin Luther King I110

WICKED WEDNESDAYS

9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Brennan's Pub & Bistro

The first Wednesday of every month is Karaoke! Come sing a song with UPB and friends or come to hear others preform. Pub Quiz is all of the other Wednesday's and is an intense trivia challenge, teams of four compete to win fabulous prizes.

Admission Fee: FREE

Thursday February 11, 2010

CHI EPSILON AWARENESS

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

HAITI COFFEE BENEFIT

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 4

ADVOCAT RECRUITMENT

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 5

THE NAVIGATORS

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Davis Student Center - Off Brennan's

WINTER ACTIVITIES WEEK

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Burack Family Fireplace Lounge + Games Room

Winter Activities Week is a fun event put on by the Student Activities Committee on SGA where clubs take over the Davis Center and table each day to fundraise, recruit, and network.

SUMMER U TABLING

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 1

VAGINA MONOLOGUES' TICKET SALES

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.DC - 3RD FL. HALLWAY OUTSIDE HENDERSON'S

Vagina Monologues performances will be held on Feb. 27th, 28th and March 1st at Southwick Recital Hall at 7pm. Tickets $10 now, $15 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Campus Advocacy Program, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference and the global V-Day Campaign to end violence against women and girls.

LITERACY LUNCH

11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Off Brennan's

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION GROUP

12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.Allen House

Join us at the Center for Cultural Pluralism, Allen House, 3rd floor (corner of Main and S. Prospect Streets) All groups include meditation instruction, practice and discussion. Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Groups are free and open to students, staff, faculty and the community.

CAMPUS PROGRESSIVES TABLE

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 1

ASV 2010 WELCOME PRESENTATION

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Ira Allen Chapel

TRAFFIC BOARD OF APPEALS

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Off Brennan's

BOUNTY ART INSTALLATION/RECEPTION

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Livak Fireplace Lounge

"Bounty: A Celebration of Vermont's Farming Artists." Opening reception for the art show that runs through Feb. 22. The show features painters, sculptors, photographers, textile and video farming artists from around the state. Information: dcart@uvm.edu.

VSI MEETING

5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.Living and Learning A A162

This is the weekly meeting for Vermont Students for Israel, the pro-Israel group on campus. During the weekly meetings, we will be planning events, hanging out, and discussing Israel.

INTERVARSITY ENCOUNTER

6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.University Heights N1 - Multipurpose Room

CLIMBER & WRITER MAJKA BURKHARDT

6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Livak Ballroom

Admission Fee: public $7, students $5

BSU GENERAL BODY MEETING

7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.Living and Learning B B101

LAMBDA THETA ALPHA LATIN SORORITY, INC.

8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Chittenden Bank Room

Interested in going Greek? Meet the Lovely Ladies de Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. and learn more about our organization and get to know us. Following the Informational there will be a series of events to get to know all of the sisters!! Hope to see you there!!

DANCE FOR HAITI

9:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.Billings North Lounge B300

SGA and SA Concerts are hosting a dance party in the historic Billings North Lounge featuring DJs Count Blattula and Vasilis Varsakopoulos. $5 donation at the door to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. MSR Pro Audio will be amplifying the event. Come support a good cause and get down on your Thursday night.

Admission Fee: $5.00

Friday February 12, 2010

ASV 2010 WELCOME PRESENTATION

8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Ira Allen Chapel

HAITI COFFEE BENEFIT

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 4

CHI EPSILON AWARENESS

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

ASV 2010 EDUCATION/FINANCIAL AID

9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Waterman Memorial Lounge 338

ASV 2010 Education Presentation

Admission Fee: free

GROWING VERMONT PRESENTS CONCERT SERIES

11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - Brennan's Pub & Bistro

Growing Vermont Noontime Concert Series Presents Laura Veirs FREE at Brennan's Pub.

Admission Fee: FREE

VAGINA MONOLOGUES' TICKET SALES

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.DC - 3RD FL. HALLWAY OUTSIDE HENDERSON'S

Vagina Monologues performances will be held on Feb. 27th, 28th and March 1st at Southwick Recital Hall at 7pm. Tickets $10 now, $15 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Campus Advocacy Program, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference and the global V-Day Campaign to end violence against women and girls.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION GROUP

12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.Allen House

Join us at the Center for Cultural Pluralism, Allen House, 3rd floor (corner of Main and S. Prospect Streets) All groups include meditation instruction, practice and discussion. Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Groups are free and open to students, staff, faculty and the community.

PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES

12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.UVM Campus

Topics include bio-fuels, agriculture, environmental land use and more. Visit our web page for speakers and titles: http://www.uvm.edu/~pss/?Page=pssdeptweb/seminar.htm in Lafayette 411, 12:50-1:50.

STAR- COMPASSION FOR COMPANION ANIMALS

1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 4

GROWING VT PRODUCT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - Off Brennan's

Bi-weekly meeting of the Product Advisory Committee, a group which gathers to discuss and promote Vermont entrepreneurial ventures. This group decides which vendors and products to feature in the Growing Vermont student-run local products store on the first floor of the Davis Center.

ALPHA PHI OMEGA PLEDGE RITUAL

4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Old Mill John Dewey Lounge 325

CHINESE TEA HOUR

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Living and Learning B B180 Lounge

UPB FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC SERIES

5:30 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.Davis Student Center - Brennan's Pub & Bistro

Admission Fee: Free

MEN'S HOCKEY VS MERRIMACK 7PM

7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Gutterson Rink - PFG Complex

Ticket information

Saturday February 13, 2010

FIRST AID COURSE - CAMPUS REC

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Patrick Gym Multipurpose room - 217

Admission Fee: $30 Students, $40 Fac/Staff

CPR FOR THE PROFESSIONAL RESCUER

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Patrick Gym Multipurpose room - 217

Admission Fee: $30 Students, $40 Fac/Staff

HIT PAWS VALENTINE'S SHOW

5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Brennan's Pub & Bistro

MEN'S HOCKEY VS MERRIMACK 7PM

7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Gutterson Rink - PFG Complex

Ticket information

LANE SERIES - JANE MONHEIT

7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Music Building Recital Hall Lobby

Firmly established as one of the foremost jazz vocalists in the world, Jane Monheit will be our featured performer for Valentines Day weekend. This sultry, honey-voiced singer will bring a sexy and romantic energy to our hall with a selection of songs celebrating love in many moods and guises. More information available at uvm.edu/laneseries.

Admission Fee: $30 Adult/ $25 Student

Sunday February 14, 2010

MENS BASKETBALL VS NEW HAMPSHIRE

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Cats Den Concessions

Ticket information

Monday February 15, 2010

MARSHMELLOW FUNDRAISER

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 4

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FUNDRAISING TABLING

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 2

Stop by the Davis Center to help support a group of students who will be traveling to the Dominican Republic over spring break to work with Haitian refugees.

VAGINA MONOLOGUES' TICKET SALES

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.DC - 3RD FL. HALLWAY OUTSIDE HENDERSON'S

Vagina Monologues performances will be held on Feb. 27th, 28th and March 1st at Southwick Recital Hall at 7pm. Tickets $10 now, $15 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Campus Advocacy Program, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference and the global V-Day Campaign to end violence against women and girls.

CLUB SPORTS SOCIAL

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Brennan's Pub & Bistro

PRESIDENT'S DAY EVENT

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.L/L FIREPLACE LOUNGE

FEEL GOOD MEETING

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Mildred Livak Room

EVENTS TEAM MEETINGS

8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Off Brennan's

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