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Oct
9

2019 Banned Books Week Discussion

Illuminating the Tradition of Banning and Contesting Books

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery

Date & Time

October 9, 2019, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Description

Each year, Banned Books Week aims at celebrating our freedom to read and to engage with the wealth of information--some considered taboo or transgressive--that diversifies our perspectives and...

Oct
8

“Vergilathon”

a continuous reading of Vergil’s Aeneid!

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Forum

Date & Time

October 8, 2019, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Description

“Vergilathon” —a continuous reading of Vergil’s Aeneid, which depicts Trojan Aeneas’ escape from the burning ruins of Troy, his wanderings, and his struggles to gain a foothold in Italy in order...

Oct
6

Brass Bash ft Hiram Diaz

Location

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Date & Time

October 6, 2019, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Description

Euphonium soloist Hiram Diaz joins UMBC faculty and students for a night of incredible brass music. The evening will feature a virtuosic solo set by Diaz that culminates in a performance alongside...

Oct
3

Bring Your Best Idea √ §

Fostering Students’ Creativity and Empathy

Location

The Commons : 318

Date & Time

October 3, 2019, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Description

“The future of human learning is dispositional learning,” according to Randy Bass, keynote presenter at the Provost’s Teaching and Learning Symposium in March 2019. Creativity and empathy are two...

Oct
3

Jules Rosskam

Spectrum: 2019 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition Lecture

Location

Center for Art Design and Visual Culture

Date & Time

October 3, 2019, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

This lecture is part of the Spectrum: Visual Arts Faculty Lecture Series and presented in association with the Spectrum: 2019 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, featuring artworks by Dan Bailey,...