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Feb. 21. 5 p.m. O'Leary 222. Teaching African American History. Join Associate Professor and

Chair of the African & Afro-American Studies Department at Brandeis University Chad Williams fora discussion on: Teaching African American History in Our Turbulent Times. The talk is part of thecelebration of Black History Month at UMass Lowell and is sponsored by the Office of MulticulturalAffairs, the History Department and the Working Group on Race & Ethnicity and the Black StudentUnion.

Feb. 22. 2pm. O'Leary 222. What the Trump? UMass Lowell Political Science Faculty Reactionto the New Trump Era. The Political Science Department cordially invites you to engage in thediscussion about the new era of the Trump presidency. What does it mean? What is going tohappen? What does the new administration really believe? When something important orsurprising happens in our society, one of the core purposes of social science faculty is to discuss

and attempt to explain events. Seven Political Science faculty: Jeff Gerson, Joshua Dyck, JeniferWhitten-Woodring, Morgan Marietta, Angelica Duran-Martinez, Mona Kleinberg, and JohnCluverius will be on hand to give their reaction to the new era and discuss your questions andconcerns. We hope to have an open discussion of the meaning of the Trump presidency. Theevent is sponsored by the Political Science Department.

Feb. 23. 8 pm. Durgin Concert Hall. Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition Concert - DanielLutz, Conductor. The Wind Ensemble, comprised of some of the finest musicians at theUniversity, performs in concert on Feb. 23. The concert will feature the winning soloists of theAnnual Concerto Competition along with other works for wind band including Van der Roost'sSpartacus, inspired by the legendary Roman slave turned warrior. This concert is free and open tothe public. For more information, contact Daniel Lutz.

Multiple Dates. UMass Lowell Philosophy and Film: Monthly Film Series at the Luna Theater.The Philosophy Department is partnering with the Luna Theater in downtown Lowell to present theUMass Lowell Philosophy and Film series. Each film will be followed by a talk from a member fromthe Philosophy Department. The series is held on the last Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. andis free and open to the public. The Luna Theater is located on the fourth floor of Mill No. 5, 250Jackson St., Lowell.

Feb. 27: "Don Jon" with Carol Hay who will present on Ethical Issues in Pornography

March 27: "Pulp Fiction" with Christa Hodapp who will present on Masculinity and Race April 24: "Being John Malkovich" with Luis Oliveira, who will present on the Philosophy of Mind

Feb. 22. 4:30 pm. O'Leary 222. Solid State Mythologies Exhibit by Morehshin Allahyari Curatedby Professors Misha Rabinovich and Caitlin Foley. The impact of modern-day technology onpolitical, social, cultural and gender norms will be explored in Solid State Mythologies, man exhibitby Iranian-American artist Morehshin Allahyari. Works on display have been created using avariety of media, including 3-D printing, digital archiving, video and animation. The exhibit will be

open through Feb. 28. Allahyari will present a lecture to the public on Wed. Feb. 22 at 4:30 p.m. inthe O'Leary Library, rm. 222 on South Campus. The reception will follow afterwards from 6-8 p.m.in the University Gallery in Mahoney Hall. Presented by the Department of Art and Design, theevents are free and open to the campus and community. For more information, contact DeborahSantoro.

Feb. 24. 8:30 pm. Tsongas Center. College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesAlumni Night at Hockey. Join Dean Luis Falcón for appetizers and a cash bar in the Talon Clubbefore taking your specially-reserved seat to watch the River Hawks take on Boston College.Register online by Feb. 17. Kids 10 and under can dress up like a River Hawk and hang out at theactivity table.

Feb. 25. 8 pm. Mark & Elissa Saab Emerging Technologies and InnovationCenter. Powering Up! - the third concert in the Chancellor's Celebration of Music series - raisesthe curtains on the creative work and professional craft developed within UMass Lowell's SoundRecording Technology, Composition in New Media and Digital Media programs. Join us incelebrating UMass Lowell's state-of-the-art technology in service of creative expression. You willenjoy a night of professional-level student recordings in multi-channel surround, multimedia andinteractive installations, and in tandem with the Oscars and the Grammies, a presentation featuringthe award winning work of our high profile alumnae and more! Visit uml.edu/celebratemusic fortickets for the concert and preceding reception at the Alumni Hall.

March 2. 3-5 pm. Alumni Hall. Peace Through Entrepreneurship: Investing in a Startup Culturefor Security and Development. The Manning School of Business and the UMass Lowell Office ofEntrepreneurship & Economic Development invite you to a presentation and discussion withSteven R. Koltai. Koltai is a Brookings Institution guest scholar and managing director ofentrepreneurship consultancy at Koltai and Co. LLC. For more information contact, GE2@uml.edu,Jacqueline_Buckley@uml.edu.

March 2. 8 pm. Durgin Hall. Medieval Gallego-Portuguese Troubadour Love Songs ConcertbyTellTale Crossing Ensemble. Join the Saab-Pedroso Center for Portuguese Culture andResearch, the Music Department, the Department of World Languages and Cultures, the Medievaland Renaissance Studies Program in this early music concert. The haunting GALLEGO-PORTUGUESE CANTIGAS DE AMIGO are an all-but-lost pieceof western love lyric tradition dating back to the ninth century. Featuring Cristi Catt and DanielaTosic, vocals; Taki Masuko, percussion; Ritchie Stearns, banjo, and Cory DiMario, bass. Free andopen to the public. For mor einformation, contact Natalia Melo.

March 8. 12:30-1:45 pm. O'Leary 222. Moving Vans Full of Big Books: Metaphor, Space, andTranslation in the Poetry of Alberto Blanco. The Department of World Languages and Cultures,the Kappa Omicron chapter of Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Honor Society) and the Latin AmericanStudies Program are pleased to host Dr. Ronald Friis, Professor of Spanish at Furman University.Professor Friis specializes in Mexican and Chilean poetry of the twentieth century. He has authoreda book on poet José Emilio Pacheco, a Spanish conversation textbook, and articles on LatinAmerican poetry. Currently, he is working on a book about contemporary Mexican poet AlbertoBlanco. For more information, contact Professor Maria Matz.

DATE CHANGE: March 9. 4-6 pm. Allen House. Reading and Q&A Session on AmericanPhilosophy: A Love Story with John Kaag. Please join Professor of Philosophy John Kaag for areading and Q&A about his book, which is a New York Times Editor's Choice and was selected byNational Public Radio as Best Book of the Year. Come hear how a collection of rare and ancientbooks-a keystone of classical American philosophy-was discovered in the hinterlands of NewHampshire and was saved by members of the philosophy department at UMass Lowell. Thebooks are now housed at O'Leary library and constitute one of the most valuable troves ofAmerican intellectual history in the country. This is an event for book lovers and philosophers-andanyone who thinks that philosophy can still matter in the lives of flesh-and-blood people and theircommunities. The event is co-sponsored by the Philosophy Department, the Office ofAdvancement and the Dean's Office of the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.For more information, contact John_Kaag @uml.edu

March 29. 4-6 pm. UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center. Distinguished UniversityProfessor Lecture with Robert Forrant: The Role of Public University in the 21st Century.Chancellor Jacqueline Moloney and Provost Michael Vayda invite you to attend the 2017Distinguished University Professor Lecture presented by this year's University Professor BobForrant. The lecture will take place in the Lower Locks Room at the UMass Lowell Inn & ConferenceCenter, 50 Warren St. Faculty and students are cordially invited. Discussion and refreshments willfollow the lecture. RSVP to Victoria_Denoon@uml.edu by March 21, 2016 if you plan to attend.

March 30. 7 pm. UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center. Lower Locks Room. The UnitedStates and Cyprus: A Personal Odyssey. The Hellenic Studies Program and the Maria MousiasZamanakos, Alexandria Zamanakos and Alice Fleury Zamanakos lectureship in Hellenic Studiesare pleased to host former U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, Raymond C. Ewing. Ambassador Ewingwill draw upon his 36 years of experience in the Foreign Services, building bridges ofunderstanding and trying to help resolve long-standing conflicts and encouraging political andeconomic progress. The talk is sponsored by the History Department, the Political ScienceDepartment, the Global Studies Program and the Dean's Office of the College of Fine Arts,Humanities and Social Sciences. For information, contact Professor Paul Keen.

March 30. 8:30-10:30 am. University Crossing, Moloney Hall, Rm 260. CommunityConnections Breakfast. The Center for Community Research and Engagement invites faculty andcommunity organizations to explore old and new service-learning, community and universityresources and opportunities to develop partnerships for collaborative projects! This is a "speed-dating" style of networking event where you can hear directly what communitypartners are looking for. You can also announce the types of projects you like to do in thecommunity and see who is interested. You are welcome to extend this invitation to non-profitorganizations you think would enjoy this event. It's a great way to get new ideas. RSVP by March10th at https://www.uml.edu/servicelearning/Community-Connections/Breakfast-Form.aspx. Formore information, contact Vanessa Farzner.

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