You Are Invited - Fall 2016

YOU ARE INVITED

Fall 2016 Event Highlights

ARTS QUARTER FESTIVAL October 5, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm West Bank Join us for a new fall festival experience on campus: take an alternative art tour of the West Bank, linger over the photography and visual art exhibits, check out performances by BFA Acting students in Fresh Scenes, get cozy in the Cellular Cinema Movie Trailer, and cheer for the University of Minnesota Marching Band Brass Quintet! The new Arts Quarter Festival will showcase these and other performances and exhibitions from students and faculty. Free!

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THE COLOR OF WEALTH October 8, 9:30 am Nash Gallery, Regis Center for Art Fo r ev er y d o l lar ow ned by the average w hite f ami l y in t he Un ite d States, the average f am i l y o f c olo r has l e ss t han a dime. W hy do p eople o f co l o r have s o l itt l e w ea l th? Thi s sy mp osium w i l l ad d ress th e ke y i ssu e s re garding women of color an d w ea lth in e qu a l it y and w hat can b e done to change th e s i t u at io n . The event op ens w ith a ke y no te by Pro f ess o r R os e Bre wer, co -author of The Col or of Wealth , an d w i l l b e fol lowed by a panel di sc ussi o n , stor y te l l ing , p er f o r mance, and b o ok sig ning . Free!

Thi s event i s par t of the Na sh Gal ler y ’s “ The Wo men and Money Projec t.” The ex hi bit r u n s f rom S e ptem ber 6–Decem ber 10.

(O n the cover: Tonja Torgerson , Fl ow, 2014-15, archi v al pig ment pr int photog raph of instal led screenpr int.)

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A CONVERSATION WITH CLAUDIA RANKINE AND MARILYNNE ROBINSON October 19, 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall Claudia Rankine and Marilynne Robinson are two of America’s most cogent and inspiring thinkers about our shared culture and history. Rankine is the author of five volumes of poetry, including the best-selling and awardwinning Citizen: An American Lyric. Robinson has published four novels including Gilead, which won the Pulitzer Prize.

She has received both the National Humanities Medal and the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

Rankine and Robinson’s conversation is part of the Esther Freier Lectures in Literature series, this year celebrating its 15th anniversary. The authors will also answer audience questions and sign books. Free!

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CAN ECONOMICS REDUCE GLOBAL POLLUTION DEATHS? October 20, 6:00 pm Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center The Global Burden of Disease study (The Lancet 2015) estimates that 7.8 million people died in 2013 due to ambient and household air pollution, lack of access to safe water and sanitation, and exposure to lead.

Over 90 percent of these deaths occurred in low and middle income countries. Join us for the Jon Goldstein Memorial Lecture to discuss what economic analysis can teach us about addressing this pressing environmental policy challenge in a cost effective way. The event will feature Maureen Cropper, professor of economics at the University of Maryland, and moderator Kate Wolford, president of the McKnight Foundation. Free!

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COVERING IMMIGRATION IN AN ELECTION YEAR November 15, 6:00 pm Cowles Auditorium In the weeks following the 2016 election, join us for a look at how immigration is covered in the media, both as part of the presidential campaign and also as part of the general news cycle. With a panel of experienced journalists representing a wide range of media outlets like the Star Tribune, Public Radio International, and MinnPost, this event will feature a moderated discussion that will explore how topics like immigration, race, and identity are covered, by whom and for whom. Free!

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YOU ARE INVITED

A SPECIAL SELECTION OF COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS FALL 2016 EVENTS

Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Twin Cities, MN Permit No. 90155

220 Johnston Hall 101 Pleasant Street S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455

Find more events at CLA.UMN.EDU/YOUAREINVITED THE ROAD AHEAD October 12, 5:30 pm | University Hall, McNamara Alumni Center Join us as we celebrate milestones and chart our course for The Road Ahead. This alumni and friends event will feature student remarks, a discussion about CLA’s career readiness initiative, updates on faculty research, plus a conversation between Dean Coleman and audience members, moderated by Almanac correspondent and CLA alumna Mary Lahammer. Don’t miss this chance to see liberal arts in action and toast our collective successes.

Reception to follow. Free! Registration required.

CLA ALUMNI & STUDENT SPEED NETWORKING November 9, 6:30 pm | Campus Club West Wing, Coffman Memorial Union Calling all of you who want to meet current students and help them with their career questions! Help students practice their skills and make new connections. The CLA Student Board and Alumni Society are co-hosting this event, which will be an hour of speed networking followed by an open networking reception with light appetizers and refreshments. Free! Registration required.

CLA AND SJMC ALUMNI AT DAY BLOCK EVENT CENTER November 17, 6:00 pm | Day Block Event Center, Minneapolis Join fellow alumni for a social gathering with appetizers, cash bar, games, prize drawings, and recognition of last year’s alumni volunteers. Free! Registration required.