Events for Friday, November 16, 2012
Friday, November 16, 20126:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Wellness Center Spin Room 282801 Princeton St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Wake Up and Cycle: Level II
Jump-start your morning with us and cycle your way to a great day. Indoor cycling with motivating music, videos, disco lights, and black lights, too! Pedal through a fun cardiovascular workout! Classes are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:30 a.m.
Group exercise classes are free for Wellness Center members!
Friday, November 16, 20129 AM - 10 AM
Chester Fritz Library 2023051 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) Group meets to explore academic and personal productivity applications for mobile devices such as iPads, smart tablets, smart phones, and iPods. Bring your ideas and questions for a shared learning experience. No registration needed.
Friday, November 16, 20129 AM - 5 PM
North Dakota Museum of Art 261 Centennial Dr. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Born in Valley City in 1972, Todd Hebert spent his early years in McHenry, North Dakota. His father, a high school teacher, moved the family to Dickinson in 1980 to accept the job at Dickinson High School coaching basketball and teaching social studies.
Todd played football, basketball, and baseball. He also drew and painted and took art classes from Michael Dunn, a wildlife watercolorist. According to Hebert, “Dunn made watercolors by carefully observing the outdoor…
Friday, November 16, 201210 AM - 11 AM
McCannel 2802891 2nd Ave N - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Get tips on searching for jobs and how to network.
Friday, November 16, 201211 AM - 3 PM
International Centre 2908 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
As part of International Education Week, the Office of International Programs is hosting Country specific Study Abroad Info sessions. On Friday, November 16 we will be featuring South Korea at 11:00 am, Kenya at 12:00 pm and Czech Republic at 2:00 pm.
Friday, November 16, 201211:30 AM
Era Bell Thompson Multicultural Center 2800 University Avenue - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Multicultural Student Services is pleased to invite you to our Noon Harvest Luncheon, with a free turkey lunch and pie, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. See the flyer at UND.edu/student-life/multicultural-student-services/events.cfm.
Friday, November 16, 201212 PM
International Centre 2908 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Celebrate the many ways that international education is part of UND: study abroad opportunities, international students with their unique cultures and world views, international perspectives that influence many dimensions of our education and lives. Events will take place throughout week across campus.
Friday, November 16, 201212 PM - 12:30 PM
Wellness Center Group Exercise Room 272/274801 Princeton St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
ZUMBA: Level: II
Zumba is a fun, effective and simple fitness system inspired by Latin Dancing. It uses the principles of fitness interval training and resistance training to maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. It targets areas such as gluts, legs, arms, and ABS! This program combines these fitness methods with hot and explosive Latin and exotic music rhythms and dance moves to create a fitness program that motivates everyone to be…
Friday, November 16, 201212 PM - 1 PM
McCannel 2802891 2nd Ave N - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Get tips on job searching and how to network.
Bring your lunch!
Friday, November 16, 201212 PM
Leonard 100 and 10781 Cornell St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
The doctoral examination for Peng Pei, a candidate for the Ph.D. degree with a major in Engineering, is set for noon Friday, Nov. 16, in 100 and 107 Leonard Hall. The dissertation title is "Study on Underground Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Coupled with On-site Carbon Capture and Storage." Zhengwen Zeng (Engineering) is the committee chair. The public is invited to attend.
Friday, November 16, 20121 PM
School of Medicine and Health Sciences 5510Clinical Education Center - Grand Forks, ND 58202
This week's Foundations of Biomedical Science Seminar speaker is Joseph Prohaska, professor emeritus of biochemistry at University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth. Prohaka’s presentation is titled "Impact of Copper Limitation on Expression of Mammalian Brain Copper Binding Proteins," and takes place at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, room 5510. For more information about the Foundations of Biomedical Science Seminar series, contact Jon Jackson at jon.jackson@med.UND.edu or 777.4911.…
Friday, November 16, 20122 PM
School of Medicine and Health Sciences 3933Clinical Education Center - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Li Gan, associate investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California-San Francisco, will present a seminar titled "Inflammatory pathways in aging and neurodegeneration" on Friday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m., 3933 School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
This seminar is sponsored by the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Center for Neurodegenerative Disorder Research and the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics. All are welcome to attend.
Friday, November 16, 20122 PM
School of Medicine and Health Sciences 5520Clinical Education Center - Grand Forks, ND 58202
The doctoral examination for Chunguang Yan, a candidate for the Ph.D. degree with a major in Biochemistry, is set for 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, room 5520. The dissertation title is "Roles of CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding protein β an -δ in Immunoglobulin G Immune Complex-Induced Inflammation." Hongwei Gao (Biochemistry) is the committee chair. The public is invited to attend.
Friday, November 16, 20122 PM
Facilities Building lunchroom3791 Campus Road - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Vern Kary, academic maintenance specialist, will retire after 33 years of service. A reception will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the Facilities Building lunchroom. Cake and refreshments will be served. Please join us.
Friday, November 16, 20123 PM - 4 PM
Wellness Center Group Exercise Room 272/274801 Princeton St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Yoga Renewal: Level I
Refresh, relax, and rejuvenate with 45 minutes of Yoga Renewal. This low-intensity class is designed for exercise enthusiasts who need to rest and recover from a hard week of exercise. You will leave this class feeling loose, energetic, and positive. Namaste! Class is held on Friday at 3 p.m.
Group exercise classes are free for Wellness Center members!
Friday, November 16, 20123 PM - 4 PM
O'Kelly basement (lower level)221 Centennial Dr. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
The public is invited to the SCALE-UP classroom ribbon-cutting from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the basement (lower level) of O’Kelly Hall. A visitor parking lot is located a block south of O'Kelly Hall, right across the street from the UND Steam Plant.
The SCALE UP (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs) classroom at O’Kelly Hall is an innovative, state-of-the-art teaching space, or “learning environment.” This new classroom, outfitted with computers,…
Friday, November 16, 20124 PM
Witmer 211101 Cornell St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Dr. Jeff Martin, University of Winnipeg, will be giving a colloquium titled "Bouncing Neutrons and New Physics" at the Department of Physics and Astrophysics on Friday November 16 at 4:00 PM in Witmer 211. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM in Witmer 215. All are welcome.
Friday, November 16, 20125:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Memorial Union Badlands2901 University Ave. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
Under the Baobab is Africa Student Union’s once a month Event. This event is named for a tree [Baobab Tree]. The Baobab tree is symbolic in many African societies, one of the main purposes of the Baobab tree is that it serves as discussion place, be it Chiefs discussing a village issue, Village elders advising the young, or simply Villagers tackling an issue, they usually meet under the Baobab Tree. Here is an example of…
Friday, November 16, 20126 PM
This week we're giving away sweet "NORTH DAKOTA" Sweatshirt! (compliments of GWGear) and 2 tickets to UND W. Hockey v. Minnesota Duluth! Watch MidCo Sports primetime Friday @ 6pm.
On this week's show, hockey star, Colten St. Clair. Assistant W. Hockey Coach, Erik Fabian, is in this week's "Coach's Corner." Brian Gendreau goes "Inside Access" with the men's hockey team. We have a special feature on the new hammer throw cage at UND, produced by…
Friday, November 16, 20126 PM - 8 PM
Wellness Center 801 Princeton St. - Grand Forks, ND 58202
The International Fair will be a celebration of the many cultures and countries represented here at UND. With nearly 70 countries represented on campus there will be multiplicity of cultural expressions and engaging venues to introduce and celebrate the wonder, beauty, color, or taste of the cultural diversity at UND. In addition to these displays and learning opportunities, we will have a Parade of Nations with individuals from a particular country or someone who studied…
