Wednesday, 20 Apr 2016
Future of Healthy Families Lecture: Ross Parke
The final lecture of the Future of Healthy Families series features Hilton Endowed Chair Ross Parke. He will be joined by the series speakers via live web feeds. A reception and HDFS graduate student poster session immediately follows the lecture, 4-5:30 p.m.
Lucky Penny Necklace
Finals, graduation and spring weddings are coming up soon! Stamp LUCK into a penny and make it into a pendant or keychain.
Lecture: Food Regimes, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology
Eric Holt-Gimenez is the executive director of the Institute for Food and Development Policy, better known as Food First. The organization was founded in 1975 by Joseph Collins and Frances Moore Lappe and promotes access to healthy, ecologically produced, and culturally appropriate food. Holt-Gimenez worked for more than two decades with small-scale farmers in Mexico and Central America and prior to joining Food First served as the Latin...
Lecture: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
James Gelvin is a professor of Middle Eastern history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of "Divided Loyalties: Nationalism and Mass Politics in Syria at the Close of Empire."
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's student comedy, improv group. Holding shows on some Wednesday nights, you can come and laugh to your hearts content at the Mojos, and with the Mojos.
Thursday, 21 Apr 2016
Lecture: The Press, the Presidency and the Campaign
Steve Thomma is Senior White House Correspondent and political editor for McClatchy.
The Future of Water: Assessing Sustainability from Space
Ronald Lecture Series in Environmental Conservation. Bridget Scanlon heads the Sustainable Water Resources Program and is Senior Research Scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin.
Friday, 22 Apr 2016
Reception: Biorenewables Art Competition
This 7th annual competition is a collaboration between the Bioeconomy Institute and the College of Design's integrated studio arts program. Award winners will be announced during a 4:15 p.m. program.
Friday Night PYOP: Flower Pots & Yard Art
We will show you the basics of Paint Your Own Pottery, and then we will fire it within a week for you to come pick up.
Lecture: An Earth Day Reading
"All the Land to Hold Us" Part of the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series.
General B and The Wiz w/ The Weathered Heads
General B and the Wiz is an indie/psych rock band with a blues influence from Minneapolis, MN which initially started as a duo between college roommate Quincy Voris and Seth Duin in the fall of the 2009.
Saturday, 23 Apr 2016
SCAVMA Scamper 5K/10K Run/Walk
The College of Veterinary Medicine will host its 33rd annual SCAVMA (Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Association) Scamper 5K/10K run/walk. This is a dog-friendly race and competitors are encouraged to bring their canine companions. Entry fee includes chip timing, a race T-shirt, post-race refreshments and an entry for one of several door prizes.
Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin, TX music scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career in 1999. Born in Michigan and partially raised in Germany, he dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk and rap outfit Joe Rockhead.
Sunday, 24 Apr 2016
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
MKTO
The California-based MKTO features the talents of actor/musicians Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller, who first met in 2010 while filming the Nickelodeon television series Gigantic. Their debut single, "Thank You," was released on YouTube in January 2013 and had over 500,000 views within two days of its release. Their follow-up single, "Classic," was released the following June.
Monday, 25 Apr 2016
Barks@Parks
The most popular study break on campus is back for the spring semester. For three hours daily during dead week, certified therapy dogs will be available in Parks Library.
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-50% off bisque-ware through May 5
Study Break: Coloring Books!
Could you benefit from a play break during to clear your mind during finals week? Drop in and spend some time coloring.
Tuesday, 26 Apr 2016
Design Expo: Mechanical engineering
The expo highlights the work of mechanical engineering students in sophomore and senior design courses. Sophomores projects focus on societal needs in developing economies; senior teams are matched with industry sponsors or outreach partners to develop solutions for real-world design problems.
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-50% off bisque-ware through May 5
Study Break: Coloring Books!
Could you benefit from a play break during to clear your mind during finals week? Drop in and spend some time coloring.
Wednesday, 27 Apr 2016
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-50% off bisque-ware through May 5
Study Break: Coloring Books!
Could you benefit from a play break during to clear your mind during finals week? Drop in and spend some time coloring.