Calendar

Joint Mechanical Engineering/Nanomanufacturing Seminar on "Nanoimprint Lithography Technology" by Dr. Chong Huang, Research and Application Manager, Nanonex Inc.

Alternative Spring Break Service Club is hosting a concert. It's only $5 a person for a fun night of music and dancing. Each UMass Lowell student is allowed to bring two guests from off-campus. All proceeds go to our service trip over Spring Break. The four bands that will be playing are Runaway Red Wagon, Pathogenic, Life On Hold, and The Saints.

AETC 7th Fall 09 seminar, ECE Dept., "A Bright Outlook in Spite of Troubled Times for RF," with Fred Schindler, director of RF-MDs Boston Design Center.

Come and find out just how unclean your hands really are. Using a black light and special glow-in-the-dark, germ detecting lotion -- find out if you are washing your hands as well as you think you are!Free Hand Sanitizer samples! Complimentary candy! Sponsored by Holly & Bridget, UMass Lowell health ed. seniors and Student Health Services.

Artist's talk with reception immediately following by Andrew Haines on"Metes and Bounds: Landscape Paintings and Works on Paper." Working with various painting media, Haines explores the transition of the New England landscape from its industrial - agricultural past to the retail landscape we enjoy today. On view through Dec. 4.

Nursing Students Without Borders cordially invites you and a guest to an informative gathering and coffee hours. A $20 donation is asked for those attending.  It is not possible without generous donors like you.  If you cannot attend and would like to give, see donation and supplies “wish list” on the Nursing webiste.

RSVP Jody_Roper@student.uml.edu

Niki Tsongas, a member of the House of Representatives from the 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts, will talk about, "A Day in the Life of a Member of the House." She is currently in her second term and serves on the House Armed Services Committee, Budget Committee and Natural Resources Committee. Sponsored by the Political Science Club and Department.

One Day UMass, a series of short lectures on healthcare, current events, and culture with some of the most prominent and accomplished faculty members from across the UMass system, including UMass Lowell Asst. Prof. Andre Dubus III speaking on "What's a Helpless God to Do?" $50 per person includes continental breakfast, lunch, and six lectures.

Register at www.umassevents.com

Parker Lectures, the Lowell Film Collaborative and 119 Gallery present "Life.Support.Music," a compelling documentary on renowned NYC musician Jason Crigler and his recovery from a life-threatening brain hemorrhage experienced while performing onstage in NY. Crigler will make a guest appearance and perform at the event. FREE & open to the public!

www.goriverhawks.com

This year, UMass Lowell is celebrating International Education Week (Nov. 16 to 22) on campus with a variety of different activities.  “Sharing our International Partnerships Experiences” will be a series of Presentations by Virtual International Centers and other projects. Faculty, staff and students are invited to come and share their own experiences as well as learn about other partnerships.

Come and find out just how unclean your hands really are. Using a black light and special glow-in-the-dark, germ detecting lotion -- find out if you are washing your hands as well as you think you are!Free Hand Sanitizer samples! Complimentary candy! Sponsored by Holly & Bridget, UMass Lowell health ed. seniors and Student Health Services.

The Dean of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, and Middle East Center for Peace, Development and Culture, invite the UMass Lowell community to the UN Film Festival's screening of a new documentary "Tea on the Axis of Evil". Filmmaker Jean Marie Offenbacher will be there to answer questions about her remarkable three years in Syria.

Join the English Department's Common Text Program for screenings and discussions of films related to Class Matters, UMass Lowell's Common Text for Fall 2009. Today: "Good Will Hunting" (Gus Van Sant, 1997). These events are free and open to the public, and the space is handicapped accessible.

Swanee Hunt, the Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and former U.S. ambassador to Austria, will give the 2009 Community Fellow Talk. The talk is free and open to the public.

To celebrate the achievements of distinguished alumni and honor outstanding retired faculty, UMass Lowell will host the Francis Cabot Lowell Alumni Awards and Honors Fellows Gala. Proceeds from the event will benefit students in the Honors Program. Tickets $75 per person and include a buffet dinner and the award ceremony. .

RSVP by Friday, Nov. 13. For information or tickets, visit the advancement website

"At Home in Utopia," documentary film on the community movement for housing during the Great Depression, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and UMass Lowell Prof. Bob Forrant. Event is free

Fall 2009 BFA Exhibition Reception featuring the graduating senior projects from the Art & Design majors on view through Jan. 8  Preview Dates: 12/8 & 12/9, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. After reception, access through the Art Dept. office in McGauvran 126.

Join the English Department's Common Text Program for screenings and discussions of films related to Class Matters, UMass Lowell's Common Text for Fall 2009. Today: "Caddyshack" (Harold Ramis, 1980). Film to be preceded by recognition of student writing and Common Text Essay Contest award winners! Congratulate our students, enjoy a celebratory piece of cake, and stay for the film and discussion! These events are free and open to the public, and the space is handicapped accessible.

Management Asst Profs. Steven Tello, Scott Latham and Valerie Kijewski present "Assessing Differences between Technology Transfer Officers and Institutions in the Decision to Commercialize New Technologies."