September 2012

Monday, September 3, 2012
All Day Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
10 a.m. Public Library Bookmobile @ UA
3 p.m. Staff Advisory Council Meeting
6 p.m. Veterans Town Hall With Congressman Ron Barber
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
9 a.m. Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign
10 a.m. 'Things To Do @ the U' Tour
Noon WRRC Brown Bag - 'Managing the Colorado River: A Balancing Act'
3 p.m. Coffee With the Curators at the Arizona State Museum
3 p.m. Reopening of Bear Down Gymnasium
5:30 p.m. Better Than Ever Run, Walk or Bike Program Kickoff
6 p.m. Talk - 'Dealing With Disease: Our Emotional Response and Responsibility'
7 p.m. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Evening Lecture Series - 'Where Did All Earth's Water Come From?'
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Noon SBS-SAC Brown Bag Lecture Series - 'Cultivating a Creative Life'
2 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Spanish
3 p.m. Symposium: 'Race, Affect and Transnational Traffic in Women'
3 p.m. 'Tucson's Architectural Heritage: Past, Present and Future' Lecture
3:30 p.m. Retirement Reception for Lynne O. Wood
4 p.m. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
4 p.m. Lecture - 'The Reorientation of U.S Government Policy in Asia'
4:45 p.m. 'Words on Fire' Poetry Readings by Niki Herd and Natalie Diaz
5 p.m. Webcast: View the CALS Lunar Greenhouse Environment Live at the South Pole
5:30 p.m. 'Feminist Formations' Pachanga
6 p.m. Talk - 'Matter and the Creation of Our Universe: Cosmic Origins'
Friday, September 7, 2012
8 a.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Animal Sciences
10 a.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Anthropology
11 a.m. Guitar Concert Series
11:30 a.m. Photo Friday at the Center for Creative Photography
11:45 a.m. Weight Watchers Group Meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center
12:30 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Pharmacology and Toxicology
1:30 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Computer Science
2 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Materials Science and Engineering
3 p.m. Open House for UA and PCC Students at Arizona State Museum
4 p.m. BIO5 Ambassadors General Information Meeting
Saturday, September 8, 2012
8:30 a.m. WaterSmart Lecture - 'Residential Drip Irrigation'
9 a.m. WaterSmart Lecture - 'Rainwater Harvesting'
1 p.m. Borderlands Community Film Series Screening of 'Maquilapolis: City of Factories'
Sunday, September 9, 2012
1:30 p.m. ART Presents 'How I Learned To Drive'
Monday, September 10, 2012
10 a.m. Tucson Community Stroke Support Group Meeting
3 p.m. Faculty Senate Meeting
4 p.m. Weekly Writing Workshop - 'Getting Started: The Process of Writing and Overcoming Writer's Block'
4 p.m. Theoretical Astrophysics Program Colloquium - 'Core‐Collapse Supernova Explosions: The Theoretical Challenge'
5:30 p.m. Talk - 'Creative Inquiries at Playground' With Jackson Boelts
5:30 p.m. Heart Health Lecture and Chest-Compression-Only CPR Training
7:30 p.m. ART Presents 'How I Learned To Drive'
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
9 a.m. Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign
Noon 9/11 Commemorative Screening - 'Surviving Disaster'
2:30 p.m. 'Resume and Letter Writing' Professional Development Seminar
3:45 p.m. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Colloquium
4 p.m. Talk - 'Religion, Rhetoric and American Politics: Continuity and Change, 1933-2012'
4 p.m. Upper Division Writing Workshop - 'The Basics of Writing a Strong, Clear Essay'
5:15 p.m. Cooking on Campus: Knife Skills
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
9 a.m. WaterSmart Lecture - 'Desert-Wise Landscaping: Xersicape'
10 a.m. University of Arizona History Tour
11 a.m. UA Career Services Kickoff
1 p.m. 'Preparedness for All' Fair
4 p.m. Graduate Writing Workshop - 'Step-by-Step Through the Master's Thesis or Dissertation'
5:30 p.m. Surgical Weight-Loss Seminar
5:30 p.m. Jackson Boelts Show & Tell at Playground - A Multimedia Learning Experience
7 p.m. Talk - 'In Search of First Contact: Pursuing the Vikings of Vinland From the Sagas to the Kensington Stone'
7 p.m. 'Bassoon and Friends' Recital Celebrating William Dietz's 30th Anniversary at the UA
7:30 p.m. Steward Observatory Public Evening Lecture
7:30 p.m. ART Presents 'How I Learned To Drive'
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Noon Professional Development Seminar - 'Resume and Letter Writing'
Noon Lecture - 'Active Shooter: How to Confront the Unthinkable'
1 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Language, Reading and Culture
3:30 p.m. Grants for Lunch - 'Leveraging Research Findings to Engage Stakeholders Through Strategic Communication'
4 p.m. AME Seminar Series - "Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Novel Vibrotactor Design'
7 p.m. Poetry Reading by C.D. Wright
Friday, September 14, 2012
9 a.m. 'Living Well With Hearing Loss' Classes
11 a.m. Guitar Concert Series
11:30 a.m. 'Pitch McGuire' Open Mic Session for Business Venture Ideas
11:45 a.m. Weight Watchers Group Meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center
1 p.m. Annual Constitution Day Program at Arizona Law
2:30 p.m. Presentation - 'The U.S. Department of Justice Case Against Dr. John Reece Roth: Impact and Implications'
Saturday, September 15, 2012
9 a.m. Campus Recreation Family Camp
10 a.m. Arizona Insect Festival 2012
7:30 p.m. Arizona Symphony Orchestra Concert
Sunday, September 16, 2012
1:30 p.m. ART Presents 'How I Learned To Drive' With Free Post-Show Q&A
Monday, September 17, 2012
2 p.m. Professional Development Seminar - 'Job Seach for Internships and Jobs'
3 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Atmospheric Sciences
4 p.m. Weekly Writing Workshop - 'Topic Choice and Effective Research: The Thesis and General Planning'
7:30 p.m. 'Imágenes' Trombone Faculty Artist Series Recital
7:30 p.m. Talk - 'What is the Meaning of Mimbres Art'
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
4 p.m. Upper Division Writing Workshop - 'Writing a Research Paper'
5 p.m. ATLAS Leadership Certificate Program Kickoff
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
10 a.m. Public Art Tour
Noon Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign
Noon Biosciences Toastmasters Open House
1 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Hydrology
2 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Entomology and Insect Science
4 p.m. Graduate Writing Workshop - 'Writing Your Way to a Focused Research Question'
4 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Chemistry
5:30 p.m. The Ripple Effect Lecture Series - 'The Buzz'
6 p.m. K7UAZ Amateur Radio Club Meeting
7 p.m. Queer Film Series - 'Legalize Gay'
7 p.m. Film Screening and Panel Discussion - 'Watershed'
7:30 p.m. Guest Artist Recital Featuring Jayne Casselman and Lynne Haeseler
Thursday, September 20, 2012
11 a.m. Fall Career Days 2012
11:30 a.m. AdvoCAT Training in Phoenix
4 p.m. AME Seminar Series - 'Raman-AFM: Towards Nanoscale Chemical and Structural Imaging'
5:30 p.m. Egyptology Lecture - 'Cleopatra: Performing Divinity'
6:45 p.m. ART Presents 'How I Learned To Drive' With Pre-Show Discussion
Friday, September 21, 2012
8:30 a.m. Workshop - 'Funding Your Innovation With Government Money'
9 a.m. 'Living Well With Hearing Loss' Classes
9 a.m. Fall Career Days 2012
9 a.m. Workshop - 'Applying the Quality Matters Rubric'
10 a.m. Hopi Quilts Celebration
10 a.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Music
11 a.m. Guitar Concert Series
11:30 a.m. AdvoCAT Training in Tucson
11:30 a.m. 'Pitch McGuire' Open Mic Session for Business Venture Ideas
11:45 a.m. Weight Watchers Group Meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center
1 p.m. UA Mobile Health Special Interest Group Meeting
2 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - English
3 p.m. Colloquium - 'The Case of the 2006 War in Lebanon: Reparations? Reconstruction? Or Both?'
5:30 p.m. Family Fun Fridays - Zumba Party
7 p.m. Roy A. Johnson Memorial Organ Series Featuring Pamela Decker
Saturday, September 22, 2012
8 a.m. Chinese Health Day
9:30 a.m. Kaplan Practice Tests
10 a.m. Melanoma Walk Kickoff
10 a.m. Family Days at the Poetry Center
Noon Talk - 'It's A Princess Palooza'
1:30 p.m. ART Presents 'How I Learned To Drive'
5 p.m. Fall Welcome Back Event for the UA Community
Sunday, September 23, 2012
3 p.m. Chinese Martial Arts Lecture
7:30 p.m. Graduate Choral Conductors Recital
Monday, September 24, 2012
4 p.m. Weekly Writing Workshop - 'Introduction and Conclusions'
5:30 p.m. Reception for 'From Here and Far Away' by Beata Wehr
5:30 p.m. Surgical Weight-Loss Seminar
7:30 p.m. Steward Observatory Public Evening Lecture Series
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
8:30 a.m. UA Development Team Blood Drive
9 a.m. Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign
11 a.m. Traditional Chinese Music Lecture
Noon WRRC Brown Bag - 'Governance Measures to Effectively Manage Groundwater Storage'
Noon BIO5 Wellness Series - 'Physical Activity at Work'
1 p.m. Green Fund Open Committee Meeting
2 p.m. Annual Employee Resource Fair, Meeting of All AP and President's Forum
2 p.m. Doctoral Oral Defense - Astronomy
3:45 p.m. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Colloquium - 'On the Rocks: The Organic Materials of Carbonaceous Meteorites'
4 p.m. Workshop - 'Integrating Sources: Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing'
5 p.m. Behind the Books Author Event: Thomas Cobb
5:15 p.m. Cooking on Campus: One-Pan Wonders
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
8:30 a.m. Textbooks and Scrambled Eggs at the UA BookStores
9 a.m. Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign
10 a.m. Sustainable Landscapes Tour
3 p.m. Webinar - 'The Rubrics Tool in D2L'
3:30 p.m. Lecture - 'Chinese Cinema and Director Wu Tianming' With Free Screening of 'King of Masks'
4 p.m. Public Reading by Renowned Austrian Novelist and Essayist Josef Haslinger
4 p.m. Graduate Writing Workshop - 'Creating an Effective Proposal'
5:30 p.m. The Ripple Effect Workshop Series - 'Love Your Body and Treat It Right'
7 p.m. Piano Performance - 'Beyond the Etudes: A Time Traveler’s Master Class with Carl Czerny'
7:30 p.m. UApresents: Bonnie Raitt
Thursday, September 27, 2012
1 p.m. Mobile Matters Symposium 2012 - 'Keeping You Ahead of the Game'
1:30 p.m. 'Resume and Letter Writing' Professional Development Seminar
2:30 p.m. 'Interviewing for Jobs and Internships' Professional Development Seminar
4 p.m. International Writer's Workshop - 'The Nuts and Bolts of Academic Writing'
4 p.m. Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Eminent Scholar Series - 'Visualizing Protein Folding Machines in Different Biochemical States'
4 p.m. AME Lecture Series - 'Computer Vision as Bayesian Modeling and Inference'
5:30 p.m. AIA Lecture - 'Hopi Kachina Religion, Past and Present'
7 p.m. UA etc... (Educational Theatre Co.) Presents 'Red Ridin' in the Hood & Other Cuentos'
7 p.m. Chinese Moon Festival Poetry Concert
7:30 p.m. 'Dance Music for Winds' Concert
Friday, September 28, 2012
9 a.m. 'Living Well With Hearing Loss' Classes
10 a.m. VIDA! Educational Series - 'Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know'
11 a.m. Guitar Concert Series
11:30 a.m. 'Pitch McGuire' Open Mic Session for Business Venture Ideas
11:45 a.m. Weight Watchers Group Meeting at University of Arizona Medical Center
Noon Lecture - 'Recent Efforts in the Search for Remote Human Ancestors in China'
Noon Talk - 'Translating (Turkish) Weimar Berlin'
3 p.m. Reading - 'The Language of Poetry in the Age of Political Machination'
4 p.m. Program in Applied Mathematics Colloquium: 'Large Deviations in Wave Kinetics'
5:30 p.m. School of Journalism Fourth Fridays Movie Series - 'Network'
7 p.m. UA etc... (Educational Theatre Co.) Presents 'Red Ridin' in the Hood & Other Cuentos'
7:30 p.m. ART Presents 'How I Learned To Drive'
Saturday, September 29, 2012
9 a.m. Chinese Language Day
10 a.m. Smithsonian Magazine’s Eighth Annual 'Museum Day Live!' at the Arizona State Museum
7 p.m. UA etc... (Educational Theatre Co.) Presents 'Red Ridin' in the Hood & Other Cuentos'
Sunday, September 30, 2012
1:30 p.m. ART Presents 'How I Learned To Drive'
7 p.m. Moon Festival Concert

September 2012