A University Retirees Volunteer Center Project Institute for Advanced Study "Thursdays @ 3:30"

October Events

Here are opportunities to attend lectures, performances, and discussions on a wide range of topics while serving as greeter at Northrop Auditorium for the I.A.S. "Thursday at 3:30" Series. The Institute of Advanced Studies offers events in the newly redesigned Northrop Auditorium. These "Thursday" series are held in the 2nd floor Crosby Seminar Room, 240 Northrop.

As is usual for our campus projects' policy, parking will be free for volunteers. The coupon will be provided by an I A S staff when you arrive. Parking is convenient in the Church St. Garage.

Respond to [email protected] (or call 612-625-8016) with your interest in being an "ambassador" and specify which event(s). Provide your email & phone#. Volunteers must arrive 30 min. prior to event time, which is 3:00 pm for this series. Programs are 1–2 hours in length. There is no required dress code.

Next Events: Time given is the "ambassador" on duty arrival time.

September 29 (Thurs.) @ 3:00 Crosby Seminar Room (Northrop)
"Can the Subaltern Genome Code: Envisioning Innovation & Equity in an Era of Personalized Medicine": Lecture by Prof. Ruha Benjamin (African American Studies, Princeton University)

October 13 (Thurs.) @ 3:00 Crosby Seminar Room (Northrop)
"Dracula: Just in Time for Halloween": Panel Discussion by Juliet Burba, Chief Curator, The Bakken Museum; Professors Joanie Smith & Margaret Werry (Theater Arts & Dance, CLA, Univ. of Minnesota)

October 20 (Thurs.) @ 3:00 Crosby Seminar Room (Northrop)
"Structural Racism & Resistance: 1950's to Present": Lecture by Professor Beryl Satter (History, Rutgers Univ.)

October 27 (Thurs.) @ 3:00 Crosby Seminar Room (Northrop)
"Memory Works: Documenting Legacies of a 'Forgotten War'": A screening of 3 short films, memories of the Korean War, by Deann Borshay Liem (Film Director)

Alan L. Kagan, Project Director
University Retirees Volunteer Center
University of Minnesota