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Friday February 26, 2010

CHI EPSILON AWARENESS

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

WRUV TABLING

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 1

PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON LGBT EQUITY

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Davis Center - The Boulder Society Room

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.

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.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 3

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.

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.

CHINESE TEA HOUR

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

ASB-ARIZONA

5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.L/L FIREPLACE LOUNGE

UVM HILLEL SHABBAT CELEBRATION -DC LB

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

Come Celebrate Shabbat! More info at www.uvmhillelorg

MEN'S HOCKEY VS BU

7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.Gutterson Rink - PFG Complex

Ticket information Friday 's game can be seen on NESN; Sunday's game is available on ESPNU.

LANE SERIES - ALISDAIR FRASER AND NATALIE HAAS

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

Fiddler Alisdair Fraser is joined by the young American cellist Natalie Haas for an evening that will bring a new freshness to the energy and beauty of Celtic music. Together for several years now, and the alchemy of their playing has won critical acclaim wherever they perform. More information available at uvm.edu/laneseries.

Admission Fee: $25 Adult/ $20 Student

UVM THEATRE PRESENTS GODSPELL

7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Royall Tyler Theatre 300

Originally conceived by John Michael Tepelak, with new music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, the immensely successful musical , Godspell broke new ground in its stage treatment of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Performances Feb. 18-20 & 25-27 @ 7:30pm and Feb. 20 & 28 at 2 pm. ASL Interpretation and Audio Description performances Sun., Feb. 28 at 2 pm. Information and tickets available at (802) 656-2094 or www.uvmtheatre.org.

Admission Fee: $9-$20 reserved seating.

Saturday February 27, 2010

LANE SERIES PRESENTS

10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Southwick Hall 301 - Ballroom

Skilled at teaching fiddle, piano, and step-dancing, Kimberly's ability to perform all three skills allows her to teach the relationship between the music's lyric and rhythmical aspects. This is a participatory workshop and students should be prepared to play in a group and learn by ear.

Admission Fee: TBD

VAGINA MONOLOGUES

3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Music Building Recital Hall

Proceeds will benefit the Campus Advocacy Program, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference and the global V-Day Campaign to end violence against women and girls. This year's campaign is: Stop Raping our Greatest Resource: Power to the Women and Girls of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Admission Fee: $10 ahead of time, $15 at the door

UVM THEATRE PRESENTS GODSPELL

7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Royall Tyler Theatre 300

Originally conceived by John Michael Tepelak, with new music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, the immensely successful musical , Godspell broke new ground in its stage treatment of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Performances Feb. 18-20 & 25-27 @ 7:30pm and Feb. 20 & 28 at 2 pm. ASL Interpretation and Audio Description performances Sun., Feb. 28 at 2 pm. Information and tickets available at (802) 656-2094 or www.uvmtheatre.org.

Admission Fee: $9-$20 reserved seating.

TOP CATS FEBRUARY SHOW TWENTY TEN

8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Sugar Maple Ballroom + The Summit Room

It's our first performance of the semester, and we'll be turning out a couple new tunes (and of course all of your returning favorites). Tickets at the door Doors open at 7:30; show starts at 8:00. Come early, because this will sell out!

Admission Fee: $10; students - $5

Sunday February 28, 2010

MENS BASKETBALL VS BINGHAMTON

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.Cats Den Concessions

Ticket information

FLEMING MUSEUM SPECIAL PROGRAM

2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Fleming Museum 101

"Do I Look Fearless?" - Warhol, Photography, and Identity. This symposium explores the relationship between photography and sexual, economic, and ethnic identity, diversity, and inequality, and their relevance for contemporary culture and politics. Speakers include Binta Ayofemi, California College of the Arts; Anthony Grudin, Dept. of Art and Art History; Jason Hanasik, University of California at Berkeley; and Edward Vazquez, Middlebury College.

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

UVM THEATRE PRESENTS GODSPELL

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Royall Tyler Theatre 300

Originally conceived by John Michael Tepelak, with new music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, the immensely successful musical , Godspell broke new ground in its stage treatment of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Performances Feb. 18-20 & 25-27 @ 7:30pm and Feb. 20 & 28 at 2 pm. ASL Interpretation and Audio Description performances Sun., Feb. 28 at 2 pm. Information and tickets available at (802) 656-2094 or www.uvmtheatre.org.

Admission Fee: $9-$20 reserved seating.

VAGINA MONOLOGUES

3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Music Building Recital Hall

Proceeds will benefit the Campus Advocacy Program, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference and the global V-Day Campaign to end violence against women and girls. This year's campaign is: Stop Raping our Greatest Resource: Power to the Women and Girls of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Admission Fee: $10 ahead of time, $15 at the door

MEN'S HOCKEY VS BU

3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Gutterson Rink - PFG Complex

Ticket information Friday 's game can be seen on NESN; Sunday's game is available on ESPNU.

PURIM CELEBRATION!

5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Livak Ballroom

More details at www.uvmhillel.org!

ALPHA PHI OMEGA MEETING

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Jost Foundation Room

ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK SL TRAINING

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Williams Family Room

Admission Fee: Free

Monday March 1, 2010

NAVIGATORS - STAFF MEETING

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.Davis Student Center - The Spruce Room

DR. SEUSS BOOK DRIVE

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

BOOK DRIVE

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 3

SUMMER U TABLING

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

CHINA: CULTURAL ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Williams Family Room

"China: Cultural Aspects of Daily Life, Clothing, Food, Housing, and Transportation." This presentation will help participants learn about the latest social developments in China and consider effective approaches to working with Chinese people in general and Chinese students in particular

Admission Fee: Free

ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOLOGY & CARCINOGENESIS

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.Health Science Research Facility 200

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 5

CAMPUS REC TABLING

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

VAGINA MONOLOGUES

3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Music Building Recital Hall

Proceeds will benefit the Campus Advocacy Program, Dismantling Rape Culture Conference and the global V-Day Campaign to end violence against women and girls. This year's campaign is: Stop Raping our Greatest Resource: Power to the Women and Girls of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Admission Fee: $10 ahead of time, $15 at the door

JOHN DEWEY MEMORIAL LECTURE/ JOHN BROOME

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Waterman Memorial Lounge 338

Professor John Broome of the University of Oxford

KAPPA BETA GAMMA

5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Living and Learning B B132

Admission Fee: free

TRI BETA FREE TUTORING!

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Rowell Nursing & Allied Health Building 244

EVENTS TEAM MEETINGS

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

Tuesday March 2, 2010

CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON VERMONT SYMPOSIUM

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Silver Maple Ballroom

"What is the Role of Government? Then and Now," celebrating the 25th anniversary of Medeleine M. Kunin's inauguration as Governor of Vermont. Information and link to full schedule.

Admission Fee: Free

UVM STUDENT TOWN HALL MEETING

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Ira Allen Chapel

Admission Fee: Free

BOOK DRIVE

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

HILLEL TABLE 2ND SEMESTER

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

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.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 5

UVM STAFF COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Livak Ballroom

The UVM Staff Council meets on the first Tuesday of each month, beginning at 12:05 and conclude at 1:30 p.m. Meetings are open the the community, with the exception of executive session periods.

TAI CHI CHIH

4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Old Mill John Dewey Lounge 325

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.

RADICAL MOVIE NIGHT

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

TRI BETA FREE TUTORING!

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Rowell Nursing & Allied Health Building 244

STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MEETING

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Handy Family Room

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!

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!

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.

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.

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

PRE-VET CLUB MEETING

9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Williams Family Room

Wednesday March 3, 2010

BOOK DRIVE

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 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

"Daisy Turner: Native Vermonter and African-American Storyteller" Jane Beck, Founder and Executive Director Emeritus, Vermont Folklife Center. Program begins at 12:15. Lunch is available for purchase in the Museum's lobby from 11:30 to 12:30.

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

CHINA: EDUCATING ITS PEOPLE MODERNIZATIO

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Mildred Livak Room

"China: Educating Its People toward Modernization," addresses the issues of Chinese education at both macro and micro levels in the context of the economic and social development in China during the last 30 years.

Admission Fee: Free

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 5

BURR-B-Q

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.Bailey Howe Library Front Lawn

Admission Fee: Free

GLOBAL & REGIONAL STUDIES LECTURE SERIES

12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.Billings Marsh Lounge

"Stained Streets/Modern Undesirables: Street Dwellers as Pollutive Subjects in Urban India" by Johan Steinberg, Assistant Professor of Anthropology.

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

PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM

2:50 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.Davis Student Center - The Jost Foundation Room

Professor Christopher Landee, Department of Physics, Clark University. Refreshments will be available at 2:20. More information

POLITICAL SCIENCE PANEL

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Old Mill John Dewey Lounge 325

BURACK LECTURE SERIES: PAUL ANDERSON

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Billings North Lounge B300

TRAFFIC BOARD OF APPEALS

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Davis Center - The Boulder Society Room

CCP SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM SERIES

7:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Living and Learning Commons 216

Admission Fee: Free

FLY FISHING CLUB OPENING MEETING

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

ORGAN CONCERT

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

University Organist David Neiweem performs on the C. B. Fisk Tracker Organ at the UVM Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. http://www.uvm.edu/music. 656-3040

Admission Fee: Free and open to the public

KAPPA BETA GAMMA

8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Living and Learning A A162

Admission Fee: free

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 March 4, 2010

THE NAVIGATORS

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

BOOK DRIVE

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 3

CHALLAH FOR HUNGER

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

Challah for Hunger (CfH) raises awareness of and money for hunger and disaster relief through the production and sale of delicious challah bread. Chapter volunteers make challah from scratch which they in turn sell to their communities. 50%of each chapter's profits are donated to the American Jewish World Service's Sudan Relief and Advocacy Fund. The remaining 50% may be donated to an organization chosen by the chapter.

SUMMER U TABLING

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

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Atrium Table 5

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.

PROGRAM FAIR!

3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.L/L FIREPLACE LOUNGE

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

MICHAEL COHEN INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Living and Learning Commons 216

Rabbi Michael Cohen, Vermonter and a founder of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, is bringing two alumni from his program, one Jewish and one Arab to campus. They will speak about their experiences at his school which brings many cultures together to work on regional environmental issues.

FLEMING MUSEUM FILM - WINGS

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Fleming Museum 101

Wings- A fascinating and human portrayal of a once famous fighter pilot and loyal Stalinist named Nadezhda Petrovna, now a headmistress, who reminisces about her glory days as a World War II pilot. (85 min)

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

BSU GENERAL BODY MEETING

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

KAPPA BETA GAMMA

7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.University Heights N1- Seminar Room 016

Admission Fee: free

COMEDIAN ROB O'REILLY

8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Davis Student Center - Brennan's Pub & Bistro

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