UTSA November Events

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November 2
ICE - Dia de los Muertos
Window Lounge - UC 1.02.00C
7:00am - 11:50pm


ICE - Dia de los Muertos
Date Monday, November 2, 2009
Time 7:00am - 11:50pm
Location Window Lounge - UC 1.02.00C

Contact Trujillo, Ann Margaret
Contact Number 458.4771
Host Inclusion & Community Engagment Center[b]

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November 4
Coffeehouse Wednesdays
Ski Lodge - UC 1.01.00
9:00pm - 11:00pm


Coffeehouse Wednesdays
Date Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Location Outdoor - UC Fountain Courtyard
Description Come and enjoy the music of a professional singer/songwriter every Wednesday from 9pm-11pm in the UC Courtyard. Enjoy your coffee (or just a break) outside while listening to the smooth sounds of an acoustic cafe. If you are a student and you would like to open for one of the singers, contact the UCPC at ucpc@utsa.edu or (210) 458-6044. September 2 - Jonathan Clay September 9 - Robin Smith September 16 - John West September 23 - Kailin Garrity September 30 - Sarah Peacock w/ Jessi Lynn October 7 - Ernie Halter October 14 - Lewis Sisters October 21 - Landon Austin October 28 - Jenn Grinels November 4 - Aly Tadrus November 11 - Steve Means November 18 - Common Folk December 2 - Student Night

Contact Byrne, Tabitha
Contact Number 458-6044
Host UC PROGRAMMING

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November 5
Graduate Program Information Sessions
Biotechnology, Sciences and Engr Bldg 2.102 Multi-purpose Room
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Graduate Program Information Sessions
Date Thursday, November 5, 2009
Time 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Location Biotechnology, Sciences and Engr Bldg 2.102 Multi-purpose Room
Description Come and join us for an information session to find out the process for applying, programs offered, requirements, financial aid and get all of your questions answered. In order to register for this event please visit: http://events.embark.com/Event/UTSA/infosession/ click on the date to register. For more information feel free to contact Lisa Palacios at (210) 458-6406 or at Lisa.Palacios@utsa.edu

Contact Palacios, Lisa
Contact Number X6406
Host Graduate School

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November 6
UCinema Nights - District 9
Retama Auditorium - UC 2.02.02
9:00pm - 11:00pm

UCinema Nights - District 9
Date Friday, November 6, 2009
Time 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Location Retama Auditorium - UC 2.02.02
Description Movies brough to you every Friday and Saturday night. Check schedule for dates, times and locations. *All titles are subject to changes.* Friday 9:00pm - District 9 Saturday 7:00pm - District 9

Contact Byrne, Tabitha
Contact Number 458-6044
Host UC PROGRAMMING

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November 9
I Just Want to Be Whelmed
Mesquite - UC 2.01.24
12:30pm - 4:00pm

I Just Want to Be Whelmed

Teaching & Learning Center I Just Want to Be Whelmed
Date Monday, November 9, 2009
Time 11:30am - 4:30pm
Location Mesquite - UC 2.01.24
Description Workshop from Meggin McIntosh

Contact Garziella, Patricia
Contact Number 210.458.6977
Host Teaching and Learning Center

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November 10
There's a Drop in the Bucket
Mesquite - UC 2.01.24
9:00am - 12:30pm

Lecture: Alice Wexler
Retama Auditorium - UC 2.02.02
4:30pm - 6:00pm

There's a Drop in the Bucket
Date Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Time 9:00am - 12:30pm
Location Mesquite - UC 2.01.24
Description Workshop by Meggin McIntosh.

Contact Garziella, Patricia
Contact Number 210.458.6977
Host Teaching and Learning Center




Historian Alice Wexler Public Lecture
Date Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Time 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location Retama Auditorium - UC 2.02.02
Description Historian Alice Wexler, Research Scholar at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, discusses the ways in which both biology and history, including the eugenics movement of the twentieth century, helped shape the perception and experience of hereditary disease and disability in the past, and how this histroy may offer insights for policy in the present. She will draw on the example of Huntington's Disease, a disease which has stricken her own family, and for which she is at risk. A Companion Lecture will be held the following evening in which her sister, Neurobiologist Nancy Wexler, discussese her discovery of the gene for Huntington's and research the search for a cure. A Reception will precede the lecture at 4:30pm outside the Retama Auditorium. Alice Wexler's lecture is jointly sponsored by the UTSA Neurosciences Institute, The American Studies Program, & Honors College. For more information, see http://neuroscience.utsa.edu

Contact Quraishi, Salma
Contact Number 210-458-7493
Host UTSA Neurosciences Institute

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November 11
Lecture: Nancy Wexler
Main Bldg Ground Floor Lobby
5:30pm - 6:00pm

Coffeehouse Wednesdays
Ski Lodge - UC 1.01.00
9:00pm - 11:00pm

Lecture: Nancy Wexler

Lecture: Nancy Wexler, "Expansions on a Dream: From Cause to Cure of Huntington's Disease"
Date Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Time 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Location Main Bldg Ground Floor Lobby
Description In 1968, a biomedical detective story began with one family's personal heartache. It eventually stretched from the poorest villages of Venezuela to the most advanced research laboratories in the World. In this Public Lecture, Dr. Nancy Wexler, will relate her personal and scientific journey toward discovery of the gene that causes the profoundly debilitating disorder Huntington's Disease, and the ongoing search for a cure. Dr. Nancy Wexler is Higgins Professor at the Columbia University School of Physicians and Surgeons, President of the Hereditary Disease Foundation, and recipient of the Albert Lasker Prize for her research and humanitarian efforts. A Reception will precede the lecture at 5:30pm outside the MB 0.104 auditorium. Alice Wexler's appearance is sponsored by the UTSA Neurosciences Institute. For more information, see http://neuroscience.utsa.edu.

Contact Quraishi, Salma
Contact Number 210.458.7493
Host Department of Biology (BIO)


Coffeehouse Wednesdays
Date Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Time 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Location Outdoor - UC Fountain Courtyard
Description Come and enjoy the music of a professional singer/songwriter every Wednesday from 9pm-11pm in the UC Courtyard. Enjoy your coffee (or just a break) outside while listening to the smooth sounds of an acoustic cafe. If you are a student and you would like to open for one of the singers, contact the UCPC at ucpc@utsa.edu or (210) 458-6044. September 2 - Jonathan Clay September 9 - Robin Smith September 16 - John West September 23 - Kailin Garrity September 30 - Sarah Peacock w/ Jessi Lynn October 7 - Ernie Halter October 14 - Lewis Sisters October 21 - Landon Austin October 28 - Jenn Grinels November 4 - Aly Tadrus November 11 - Steve Means November 18 - Common Folk December 2 - Student Night

Contact Byrne, Tabitha
Contact Number 458-6044
Host UC PROGRAMMING

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November 12
Open Mic Night
Ski Lodge - UC 1.01.00
9:00pm - 11:00pm

Open Mic Night
Date Thursday, November 12, 2009
Time 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Location Ski Lodge - UC 1.01.00
Description Have talent on a mic? Come read your poetry or sing your song to fellow UTSA students. Registration starts 30 minutes prior to event.

Contact Byrne, Tabitha
Contact Number 458-6044
Host UC PROGRAMMING

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November 13
Grad Writing 201
Buena Vista St. Bldg 2.314E
4:00pm - 5:00pm

UCinema Nights - G.I. Joe
Retama Auditorium - UC 2.02.02
9:00pm - 11:00pm

Grad Writing 201

Graduate Learner Series: Grad Writing 201
Date Friday, November 13, 2009
Time 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location Buena Vista St. Bldg 2.314E
Description Bring your papers and learn how to edit for clarity and conciseness. Register online at http://lib.utsa.edu/Forms/dtnworkshops.php or call Downtown TRC at (210) 458-2838.

Contact Rodriguez, Susana
Contact Number 210.458.2446
Host Library



UCinema Nights - G.I. Joe
Date Friday, November 13, 2009
Time 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Location Retama Auditorium - UC 2.02.02
Description Movies brough to you every Friday and Saturday night. Check schedule for dates, times and locations. *All titles are subject to changes.* Friday 9:00pm - G.I. Joe Saturday 7:00pm - G.I. Joe

Contact Byrne, Tabitha
Contact Number 458-6044
Host UC PROGRAMMING

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November 14
UCinema Nights - G.I. Joe
Retama Auditorium - UC 2.02.02
7:00pm - 10:00pm

UCinema Nights - G.I. Joe
Date Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location Retama Auditorium - UC 2.02.02
Description Movies brough to you every Friday and Saturday night. Check schedule for dates, times and locations. *All titles are subject to changes.* Friday 9:00pm - G.I. Joe Saturday 7:00pm - G.I. Joe

Contact Byrne, Tabitha
Contact Number 458-6044
Host UC PROGRAMMING

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