Honors Program Calendar

CIE: Global Vision Film

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Tue, 03 Nov 2009 7 PM - 9 PM CST) The Global Visions Film Series presents two films per month in the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl. The series is currently the only venue in Grand Forks to view award-winning, nationally recognized independent films from a wide variety of contemporary film makers around the world.

All films begin at 7 p.m. on various Tuesday evenings, with the exception of the first film. The series will continue from now until December at the UND Memorial Union Lecture Bowl. The series is free and open to the public. Suggested donations of $1 are encouraged. Film-goers are encouraged to come early to ensure a seat.

Other movies will be:
Let the Right One In – 2008 (Sweden) - Tuesday, Oct. 6
The Chorus - 2004 (France) - Tuesday, Oct. 20
The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas – 2008 (UK–USA) - Tuesday, Nov. 3
Sangre de Mi Sangre - 2008 (Mexico) - Tuesday, Nov.17
Days of Glory - 2006 (France) - Tuesday, Dec. 1

Global Visions Film Series is sponsored by the Anthropology Club Student Organization and is partially funded by the Multicultural Awareness Committee at UND.
-- Marcia Mikulak, Associate Professor, Anthropology, marcia.mikulak@und.edu, 777-4718

CIE: Music Department Lecture Series

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Tue, 03 Nov 2009 7 PM - 8 PM CST)

The UND Music department presents a weekly lecture series. The presentations will be held in the Josephine Campbell Recital Hall of the Hughes Fine Arts Center on Tuesday nights from 7 to 8 p.m. These lectures are free and open to the public.

The schedule follows:
Sept. 29 - Musical Structures in Film - Dorothy Keyser
Oct. 6- From a Dark Millennium comes the Music of Amber: A Comparative Study of Two Works by Joseph Schwantner - James Popejoy
Oct. 13 - Music Therapy and Speech Disorders: From Brahm’s to Broca’s Area - Andrew Knight
Oct. 20 - The Words and Music of Sting - Christopher Gable
October 27 - An Analysis and Performance Guide for Six Marimba Works by Eric Sammut - Brian Pfeifer
Nov. 3 - A Speech Therapy Approach to Lyric Diction - Louise Pinkerton
Nov. 17 - “Women in Music” at the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895 - Katherine Norman Dearden— *ROOM 164*

For further information, contact the Music department at 777-2644.
-- Tammy Mulske, Technology and Marketing Supervisor, Music, tamara.mulske@und.edu, 777-3271

CIE: 4th Annual American Indian Film Festival

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Wed, 04 Nov 2009 7 PM - 9 PM CST) Wednesday November 4

Dead Man- This is the story of a young man's journey, both physically and spiritually, into very unfamiliar terrain. William Blake (Johnny Depp) travels to the extreme western frontiers of America sometime in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Lost and badly wounded, he encounters a very odd, outcast Native American, named "Nobody" (Gary Farmer), who believes Blake is actually the dead English poet of the same name.

All Films are free and open to the publicFilms begin at 7:00pm in the Lecture Bowl of the Memorial UnionDiscussion to follow each film

CIE: World Poetry Evening

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:00 CST

(Thu, 05 Nov 2009 5 PM - 9 PM CST)

Come join us for an evening of poetry from around the world as it should be experienced - read aloud in the original language. The World Poetry Evening will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the River Valley Room of the Memorial Union.

Please contact Claudia Routon (claudia.routon@und.edu) or Heidi Czerwiec (heidi.czerwiec@und.edu) if you are interested in reading and for further information. The event is sponsored by the Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures and the Department of English.
-- Claudia Routon, Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures

CIE: Culture Night-Swaziland

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Thu, 05 Nov 2009 7 PM - 8 PM CST)

Event is free

Food only $1.00

Loading Dock, Memorial Union

CIE: 'Global Community'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 CST

(Fri, 06 Nov 2009 1 PM - 2 PM CST)

"Global Community?" an open roundtable discussion about the ways in which the United States and the rest of the world perceive and (mis)understand each other, is set for 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in the Badlands Room of the Memorial Union.

Everybody is welcome to participate in the roundtable, which is hosted by the Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures. For more information, please contact Sherrie Fleshman (7-3278, sherrie.fleshman@und.edu ) and Olaf Berwald (7-6435, olaf.berwald@und.edu ). -- Olaf Berwald, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures.

CIE:4th Annual American Indian Film Festival

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Mon, 09 Nov 2009 7 PM - 9 PM CST)

Monday November 9

Geronimo - In this documentary strong contemporary Apache voices explore the many sides of the story of Geronimo. After his wife and children were murdered, he became a feared and hunted warrior. But his actions also divided the Apaches who were struggling to survive under unimaginable pressures. A complex figure within America's complex history of European-indigenous relationships, Geronimo left a legacy that resonates today.

All Films are free and open to the publicFilms begin at 7:00pm in the Lecture Bowl of the Memorial UnionDiscussion to follow each film

CIE: Coal Country

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:00 CST

(Tue, 10 Nov 2009 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST) UND Beyond Coal Campaign will be hosting a screening of the documentary "Coal Country". It discusses the dangers and adverse effects of mining and burning coal.

Memorial Union
Lecture Bowl

CIE: Giving Back with Purpose

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:30:00 CST

(Thu, 12 Nov 2009 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST)

All are invited to “Giving Back with Purpose,” a panel discussion featuring three local women. The event will be held at the Ina Mae Rude Center at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, with a reception following. The panelists are Sarah Heitkamp, co-owner of Porpoura Coffee House and co-founder of Filling the Gap, a program which helps low income Altru Cancer Center patients; Mary Gail Homstad, whose career has focused on making a difference in the lives of special needs children in the East Grand Forks school system; and Kathy Fick, campus minister at Christus Rex Lutheran Campus Ministry.

The event is sponsored by the Women's Fund, a member of the Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Region, committed to empowering girls and women from the community to achieve economic, social and political equality. For more information, please contact the Community Foundation office at 701-746-0668.
-- Kathy Sukalski, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, sukalski@medicine.nodak.edu, 777-4049

CIE: Global Vision Film

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Tue, 17 Nov 2009 7 PM - 9 PM CST) The Global Visions Film Series presents two films per month in the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl. The series is currently the only venue in Grand Forks to view award-winning, nationally recognized independent films from a wide variety of contemporary film makers around the world.

All films begin at 7 p.m. on various Tuesday evenings, with the exception of the first film. The series will continue from now until December at the UND Memorial Union Lecture Bowl. The series is free and open to the public. Suggested donations of $1 are encouraged. Film-goers are encouraged to come early to ensure a seat.

Other movies will be:
Let the Right One In – 2008 (Sweden) - Tuesday, Oct. 6
The Chorus - 2004 (France) - Tuesday, Oct. 20
The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas – 2008 (UK–USA) - Tuesday, Nov. 3
Sangre de Mi Sangre - 2008 (Mexico) - Tuesday, Nov.17
Days of Glory - 2006 (France) - Tuesday, Dec. 1

Global Visions Film Series is sponsored by the Anthropology Club Student Organization and is partially funded by the Multicultural Awareness Committee at UND.
-- Marcia Mikulak, Associate Professor, Anthropology, marcia.mikulak@und.edu, 777-4718

CIE: Music Department Lecture Series

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Tue, 17 Nov 2009 7 PM - 8 PM CST)

CIE: American Indian Film Festival

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Wed, 18 Nov 2009 7 PM - 9 PM CST)

First Stories, Volume III-This program invited Aboriginal filmmakers to tell the stories that are important to them and their communities. It is a collection of short documentaries.

Memorial Union
Lecture Bowl

CIE: Culture Night-Japan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Thu, 19 Nov 2009 7 PM - 8 PM CST)

Event is free

Food only $1.00

Loading Dock, Memorial Union

CIE: Support Indigenous Human Rights

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Thu, 19 Nov 2009 7 PM - 8 PM CST)

Help raise awareness about the human rights violations of the Xukuru Tribe of Brazil.

Thursday, Novemeber 19th at 7:00PM, UND Union Lecture Bowl.

Sponsor by: Partnership for Student Cultural Engagement, UND Anthropology Club, International Human Rights Organization, and UND Center for Human Rights & Genocide Studies.

Speakers: Joseph Mandala-UND Law Student
Professor Gregory Gordon

Support Indigenous Human Rights

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Thu, 19 Nov 2009 7 PM - 8 PM CST)

“Come and listen and learn about indigenous people’s rights and the violations that are occurring right now to Xukuru indigenous tribe of Brazil.

Speakers: Joseph Mandala (UND Law Student) and Professor Gregory Gordon, as well as a tribal leader via Skype from Brazil

Brought to you by the Partnership for Student Cultural Engagement, UND Anthropology Club, the International Human Rights Organization, and the UND Center for Human Rights and Genocide Studies”

CIE: 4th Annual American Indian Film Festival

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Mon, 23 Nov 2009 7 PM - 9 PM CST) Monday November 23Jim Thorpe, The World’s Greatest Athlete- A look at the complex life of Jim Thorpe, the Native American sports icon, beginning with his boyhood in Indian Territory to his athletic stardom at Carlisle Indian Industrial School and the 1912 Summer Olympics, and the tumultuous events that happened afterwards.

All Films are free and open to the publicFilms begin at 7:00pm in the Lecture Bowl of the Memorial UnionDiscussion to follow each film

CIE: 4th Annual American Indian Film Festival

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Tue, 24 Nov 2009 7 PM - 9 PM CST) Tuesday, November 24No More Smoke Signals- Kili Radio - "Voice of the Lakota Nation" - is broadcast out of a small wooden house that sits isolated on a hill, lost in the vast countryside of South Dakota. It’s a place that’s long forgotten; lying at the crossroads between combat and hope, between the American dream and daily existence on America’s poorest reservation.All Films are free and open to the publicFilms begin at 7:00pm in the Lecture Bowl of the Memorial UnionDiscussion to follow each film

CIE: Music Department Lecture Series

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CST

(Tue, 24 Nov 2009 7 PM - 8 PM CST)

CIE: Human Rights symposium

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

(Sun, 29 Nov 2009 All Day) The North Dakota Museum of Art will hold a Human Rights Symposium in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition, "The Disappeared." The symposium will be held Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 and will explore the theme of "How people and countries move forward into a more humane future after great suffering."

Sunday, Nov. 29
4 p.m. – Laurel Reuter, curator of "The Disappeared," will speak about the exhibition
5 p.m. – Father Jack Davis, lecture on life in Peru during the Shining Path movement. Reception to follow.

CIE: Human Rights symposium

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

(Mon, 30 Nov 2009 All Day) The North Dakota Museum of Art will hold a Human Rights Symposium in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition, "The Disappeared." The symposium will be held Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 and will explore the theme of "How people and countries move forward into a more humane future after great suffering."

Monday, Nov. 30
noon – Father Jack Davis moderated discussion by Jack Weinstein
1:30 p.m. – Ishmael Beah talk with school groups: $2 student tickets (School groups may arrange a guided tour of the Museum)
7 p.m. – Ishmael Beah reading/lecture, offsite-Empire Arts Center: $5 students, $10 adults
8:30 p.m. – Reception and book signing