October 28, 2012 - November 3, 2012
(Week 44)
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The Centennial Mass will be celebrated at Ss. Peter & Paul Jesuit Church by Rev. Joseph Daoust, S.J., Ph.D., General Curia of the Society of Jesus in Rome, former UDM Law faculty member, and current member of the UDM Board of Trustees. Mass is at 11 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast at the School of Law. Register at https://community.udmercy.edu/law-centennial-mass/. For more information, go to http://www.udmlaw100.com/.
In Cauca, a mountainous region in Colombia's Pacific southwest, Francia Marquez, an Afro-Colombian woman leader from La Toma, bravely galvanizes a movement of people who are fighting to hold onto the gold-rich land that has sustained their community through small-scale mining for centuries.
They are currently threatened by government deals with private foreign mining companies that threaten to displace them and harm the environment. Ms. Marquez is on tour with her translator from Witness for Peace. See more about this topic by watching the PBS documentary, "The War we are Living," available online at: http://www.witnessforpeace.org/article.php?id=1267#movie.
This event is sponsored by the James Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA), co-sponsored by the Hispanic American Student Association (HASA) and African American Studies Program (AASP). Programs are free and open to the public, and are held at UDM's McNichols Campus (4001 W McNichols at Livernois). For more info call Director Gail Presbey , 313-993-1124, presbegm@udmercy.edu or http://liberalarts.udmercy.edu/clasa/events/index.htm.
Based upon the observations and principles about the mind and body connection which is now being proven y modern medicine. Substantial research has been conducted to look at the Health Benefits of Yoga - from the Yoga Postures (Asanas), Yoga Breathing (Pranayama), and Meditation.
Please contact Yoga Instructor, Jim Stout, stoutjr@udmercy.edu for more information concerning the class. This class is open to any Fitness Center Member (UDM student or employee).
In Cauca, a mountainous region in Colombia's Pacific southwest, Francia Marquez, an Afro-Colombian woman leader from La Toma, bravely galvanizes a movement of people who are fighting to hold onto the gold-rich land that has sustained their community through small-scale mining for centuries.
They are currently threatened by government deals with private foreign mining companies that threaten to displace them and harm the environment. Ms. Marquez is on tour with her translator from Witness for Peace. See more about this topic by watching the PBS documentary, "The War we are Living," available online at: http://www.witnessforpeace.org/article.php?id=1267#movie.
This event is sponsored by the James Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA), co-sponsored by the Hispanic American Student Association (HASA) and African American Studies Program (AASP). Programs are free and open to the public, and are held at UDM's McNichols Campus (4001 W McNichols at Livernois). For more info call Director Gail Presbey , 313-993-1124, presbegm@udmercy.edu or http://liberalarts.udmercy.edu/clasa/events/index.htm.
In honor of Halloween, we are showing the 1932 classic film "Frankenstein." We will have free Pizza, Popcorn, Pop and Candy and costumes are encouraged, but not mandatory. All are invited!
We are Phi Alpha Theta, the National Historical Honor Society at UDM. For Halloween we thought it would be fun to put on a free movie night for students, or anyone else who wishes to join, in order to raise awareness for our group and display how much fun history can be!
Anyone with an interest in history can attend our meetings and if you have a 3.1 GPA in your history courses, with a minimum of 12 credit hours, you can become an official member. If you have any questions or want more information on our group, send your e-mails to UDMHistoryClub@gmail.com
Since lunch is only 1 hour long, this class gets right to point with a 20 minute core workout. Get in, get out, and get on with your day!
Please contact Fitness Instructor, Josh Luczak, luczakjp@udmercy.edu for more information concerning the class.
This class is open to any Fitness Center Member (UDM student or employee).
FREE for Fitness Center Members, join in on the Pumpkin Carving Fun!
Celebrate Halloween at the Fitness Center with Pumpkin Carving! We'll provide everything you'll need to make a wonderful masterpiece.
Contact Name: Jeff Latinen/ Fitness Center Manager
Contact Telephone: 313-993-1783
Contact Email: fitnesscenter@udmercy.edu
Challenge yourself on Halloween with the Corpse Course!
Join in this competition of fun and fitness! Visit the Front Desk today to sign up! Win FREE prizes!
Contact Name: Jeff Latinen/ Fitness Center Manager
Contact Telephone: 313-993-1783
Contact Email: jeff.latinen@udmercy.edu
[sic], UDM's student arts journal, is looking for submissions for the 2012-13 issue.
Do you write? Make or take pictures? Want to be published? Then submit your poems, short stories, personal essays, academic essays, photographs, and other visual art work to [sic]. We want to see your stuff!
All written submissions should be emailed to Prof. Rosemary Weatherston at weatherr@udmercy.edu. Please send your submission/s as a single MS Word file attachment (do not send multiple submissions in multiple files) and include your contact information. No individual submission should be more than 10 double-spaced typed pages.
Photographers and other visual artists may submit their images on disc (preferred) or as high-resolution printouts to Prof. Weatherston's mailbox in the CLAE main office, Briggs 122. The original resolution of digital photographs and images must be at *least* 300 dpi. Students who wish to email their visual submissions should contact Prof. Weatherston first to make arrangements for large file transfers. Please be aware that [sic] is a black and white publication; all color images will be reproduced in grayscale. Please be sure to include your contact information with your submission/s.
There is no limit to how many submissions a student may make. Early submissions are encouraged! Copies of previous issues of [sic] are available outside the door of Briggs 227 and online in the Library's special collections (http://research.udmercy.edu/find/special_collections/digital/sic/).
Please contact Prof. Weatherston with any questions.
Chaungo Barasa, a water engineer from Kenya, will talk about his long career in humanitarian emergency assistance in Africa and Haiti. He has worked for Doctors without Borders, CARE International-Kenya, and now serves in Haiti with Concern International.
This event is sponsored by the James Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA). Programs are free and open to the public, and are held at UDM's McNichols Campus (4001 W McNichols at Livernois). For more info call Director Gail Presbey , 313-993-1124, presbegm@udmercy.edu or http://liberalarts.udmercy.edu/clasa/events/index.htm.
