Monday
November 2
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Study Abroad 101
Fleck Hall, Room 306

Interested in studying abroad? Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn more about the different program opportunities available to you!

More information online...

Tuesday
November 3
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Study Abroad 101
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Bain Board Room (Room 330)

Interested in studying abroad? Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn more about the different program opportunities available to you!

More information online...

Tuesday
November 3
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Second Annual Noche Folklórica 2009
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom

Join the St. Edward's University Ballet Folklórico for the "Second Annual Noche Folklórica 2009." This fall spectacular takes you on a tour of Mexico via the sights and sounds of traditional folkloric dances and songs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds benefit the St. Edward's University Ballet Folklórico

Cost: $6 general admision and $4 student admission with ID, 8 and under free

Tuesday
November 3
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Karaoke Night
The Huddle

You do not want to miss this opportunity to sing along to your favorite songs and imitate Top 40 bands in the Huddle. Bring your friends and enjoy a night of good fun. Hosted by the University Programming Board.

Wednesday
November 4
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Study Abroad 101
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Lucas Room (Room 301)

Interested in studying abroad? Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn more about the different program opportunities available to you!

More information online...

Wednesday
November 4
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Study Abroad 101
Fleck Hall, Room 314

Interested in studying abroad? Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn more about the different program opportunities available to you!

More information online...

Thursday
November 5
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Lucas Room (Room 301)

The Kozmetsky Center of Excellence will host the Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Calls. The next CFR Academic Conference Call "The Challenge of Somalia" presented by Bronwyn E. Burton, International Affairs Fellow in Residence, will be held Thursday, Nov. 5. These interesting and informative hour-long conference calls feature renowned experts on contemporary topics relevant to those who attempt to maintain a global perspective on the role of the U.S. in the world community. Space is limited. It is essential that everyone sends an RSVP to sign up. RSVP meris@stedwards.edu or 233-1678.

Thursday
November 5
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

The Challenge of Online Newswriting with Journalist Michael King
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom A

Michael King, writer for the Austin Chronicle, will give a talk for JOUR 3322 students and the campus community about the challenges of writing for a newspaper that is also online.

Thursday
November 5
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Conversations on Teaching -- Designing Rubrics to Communicate Expectations, Provide Feedback and Clarify Grading
Fleck Hall, Room 305

The "Conversations on Teaching" luncheon series focuses on emergent and traditional pedagogies in an informal, roundtable format. This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of designing effective rubrics for classroom assignments and show how you can use rubrics either as communication tools or grading tools (or both).

More information online...

Sunday
November 8
12 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Intramural Dodgeball Tournament
Recreation and Convocation Center Gym Floor

Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and DODGE!  Campus Recreation presents the Fall 2009 Intramural Sports Dodgeball Tournament.
This year's tournament will be open to all students, faculty, and staff.  There will be three divisions available for play: Men, Women and Co-ed.

• Cost: $15 per team
• Date: Nov. 8 at noon
• Place: Recreation and Convocation Center

All teams will be guaranteed two games.To register stop by the administrative offices in the Recreation and Convocation Center. Registration closes Oct. 30.

Cost: $15 per team

Monday
November 9
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Study Abroad 101
Fleck Hall, Room 306

Interested in studying abroad? Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn more about the different program opportunities available to you!

More information online...

Tuesday
November 10
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Study Abroad 101
Fleck Hall, Room 314

Interested in studying abroad? Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn more about the different program opportunities available to you!

More information online...

Tuesday
November 10
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Invisible Children Presents: The Rescue Film and Discussion about Africa's Longest Running War
Meadow's Coffeehouse

Representatives from the Invisible Children Organization headquarters in San Diego will be on campus Tuesday, Nov. 10 to show the latest film, "The Rescue," along with an update about the situation of child soldiers and Africa's longest running war. Earlier this week, the Ugandan-native LRA attacked a displacement camp in Darfur, killing five. The attack raised fears that the LRA, infamous for abducting children and brutally maiming its victims, is moving towards troubled Darfur. Choose action over apathy. Come and join the discussion.

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Wednesday
November 11
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Veteran's Day on the Hilltop
Ragsdale Lawn

Come celebrate Veteran's Day with the St. Edward's University community and experience a day in the life of a service member. There will be interactive displays, a campaign to write letters to military personnel currently serving abroad, and many opportunities to ask questions of VA students and veterans. The event will culminate at 4:30 p.m. with a retreat ceremony, remarks from Dr. Martin and lowering of the flag by current veteran students and ROTC cadets.

Cost: Free

Wednesday
November 11
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Study Abroad 101
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Lucas Room (Room 301)

Interested in studying abroad? Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn more about the different program opportunities available to you!

More information online...

Wednesday
November 11
4 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Trip to Spurs v. Mavericks Basketball Game in San Antonio
Excursion to AT&T Center, San Antonio

University Programming Board presents a trip to the AT&T Center in San Antonio to watch the Spurs v. Mavericks basketball game. Sign up now in Student Life in  the Robert and Pearle Ragsdale  Center, Room 304. The cost $10 and cover the ticket to the game, dinner, and transportation. Cash, check or Topper Tender is accepted.

Cost: $10, Topper Tender Accepted

Wednesday
November 11
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Study Abroad 101
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom B

Interested in studying abroad? Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn more about the different program opportunities available to you!

More information online...

Wednesday
November 11
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Mariachi Alas de Oro Fall Concert
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom

Come celebrate an evening of traditional and contemporary mariachi music with St. Edward's University's Mariachi Alas de Oro.

Cost: $5

Thursday
November 12
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Bain Board Room (Room 330)

This is the final Scholarship of Teaching and Learning meeting for the fall semester. If you'd like to do the reading or homework before the meeting  contact Melodee at 416-5866 to receive your copy of the reading. If not, please feel free to still attend. RSVP to ensure there are enough chairs and coffee.

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Thursday
November 12
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

W.M. Keck Symposium
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom

 
Dr. Karen E. Nelson, Director of Human Microbiology and Metagenomics at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 W. M. Keck Symposium.  Dr. Nelson has extensive experience in microbial ecology, genomics and metagenomics.   While at JCVI, Dr. Nelson has led several genomic and metagenomic efforts and most recently has been involved in metagenomic studies of the human biome and metagenomic approaches to study the ecology of rumen and corals.
 

Cost: Free

Thursday
November 12
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Alumni Panel
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom B

Are you still wondering which major to choose and what your professional career might be?  Come learn firsthand from alumni about the degrees they received and how they are putting them to use in the real world.

Cost: Free

Thursday
November 12
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Visiting Writers Series Features Cyrus Cassells
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom A

Cyrus Cassells will read from his forthcoming book, The Crossed-Out Swastika, which is scheduled for publication in 2010.The Crossed-Out Swastika tells the stories of young people who lived through World War II in Europe.Cassells is a professor of English at Texas State University in San Marcos and has served on the faculty of Cave Canem, the African American Poets Workshop. Among his honors are a Lannan Literary Award, a William Carlos Williams Award, a Pushcart Prize, two NEA grants, and a Lambda Literary Award. The event is free and open to the public and a light reception will follow.
 

Friday
November 13
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Sorin Reel Film Festival
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Jones Auditorium

Sorin Reel Film Festival aims to promote and celebrate the creativity and talents at St. Edward's University. Once a semester, the best student films in the university community are screened at the festival. Submit your films of any genre to Jon Wayne or Sarah by Nov. 6. The films should not exceed 15 minutes in length and can be of any genre, subject matter and thematic content. There is no limit to the number of films that can be submitted. Films selected to be screened at the festival will be judged on: Production Value, Creativity, Content and Effort.

Cost: Free

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Saturday
November 14
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Hindustani Vocal Recital by Warren Senders
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Jones Auditorium

Warren Senders is an internationally-recognized musician and educator with decades of involvement in the artistic and pedagogical traditions of India as well as those of Western, African and African-American musics. Senders will be accompanied in his concert in Austin by Gourisankar Karmakar on the tabla and Sameer Kotasthane on the harmonium. ICMCA is proud to host Senders and Karmakar in concert together for the first time in Austin. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy an evening of enchanting music.

Cost: Regular - $20; Students/Seniors - $10; Free for ICMCA members

More information online...

Sunday
November 15
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Miles for a Mission 5K Fun Run/Walk
Campus

Miles for a Mission is a non-competitive fun run/walk to benefit Campus Ministry outreach programs including: 

• Alternative Spring Break 
• International Immersion
• S.E.R.V.E. Austin 
• Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Food Drive 

Lace up your shoes and get ready to have fun! 
This is a St. Edward's University Community event.

Cost: $10 students and children under 18, $20 faculty, staff, alumni, other

More information online...

Monday - Friday
November 16-20
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Join us for a St. Edward's University tradition.  Collect food to be distributed to families in need in the Austin area.  Donation boxes will be located in various places around campus.

Monday
November 16
6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Oxfam Hunger Banquet
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom C

The event simulates a meal in which all of the world’s people, from the poorest to the wealthiest, dine together and approach the disparities head-on. This event helps people realize how hunger affects most of the global population.

Tuesday - Wednesday
November 17-18
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Sign up for the 24-hour Fast for Hunger
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Main Lobby

Members of the St. Edward’s University community are invited to act in solidarity with the poor of the world by giving up meals for one day. Starting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 17, students, faculty and staff members will begin fasting and end at 5 p.m. on Nov. 18.
 To sign up for the 24-hour Fast for Hunger, stop by the Ragsdale Center Lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 17.
 
Individuals participating in the fast are encouraged to donate the money they would have spent on meals for that day to LifeWorks.
 

Tuesday
November 17
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Woodsburner: A Reading by John Pipkin
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom C

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Back by popular demand, the author of bestseller Woodsburner returns to read from his book and provide advice to aspiring writers. John Pipkin is the former Executive Director of the Writers’ League of Texas, a non-profit and literary arts organization.
Woodsburner recounts the fire set to 300 acres of woods by the naturalist Henry David Thoreau. The book describes the effects of this fire on four main characters. Combining fiction with history, Woodsburner chronicles these changed lives with one final compelling character, the fire itself.
Book sale and signing after the reading.
Woodsburner will also be available at the university bookstore.
 
 

Cost: Free

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Tuesday
November 17
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

The Bicentennial Commemorations in Mexico and Latin America with Dr. Roberto Breña
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballrooms A&B

In 2010, the Hispanic World will commemorate not only Mexico's bicentennial but several others in Latin America. Dr. Roberto Breña is Professor of History of Ideas at the Center for International Studies at El Colegio de México in Mexico City.  He is a specialist on the first quarter of the nineteenth-century in Spain and Latin America. Dr. Breña will discuss the "revoluciones Hispanicas" as part of a much larger historical process which involved not only Mexico, but many countries in Latin America and Spain as well. Dr. Breña is currently teaching at UT on the Latin American independence movements.
 

Cost: none

Wednesday
November 18
1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Prayer Service for the Hungry and Homeless
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto (rain location: Ragsdale Main Lobby)

The St. Edward’s community is invited to gather together in prayer to recognize the humanity and dignity of people who live in hunger and have no place to call home and the struggle they go through.
 

Wednesday
November 18
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Faculty Gathering
Holy Cross Hall

Faculty Gathering hosted by University Programs

Thursday
November 19
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Food & Philosophy: Medical Ethics Lecture Series Presents Genetically Engineering Our Children
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom B

Join Roberta Berry, J.D., Ph.D., from the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology, as she discusses a time, in the not-too-distant future, when it will be technically feasible for humans to engage in genetic engineering of their children in the course of in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures. Questions that will be addresed include

• Does philosophy have anything about whether I should engineer my children?
• Does it have anything to say about whether our political and social institutions should permit, encourage, or prohibit you from doing it?

To attend the luncheon RSVP to Dr. Mark J. Cherry at markc@stedwards.edu

Thursday
November 19
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Hesburgh Lecturer Alexander Hahn: Galileo and His Science in Images
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom A

New volumes about Galileo continue to appear regularly. The popular fascination is in part fueled by the perception that science and religion, faith and reason are in conflict. This presentation will give an overview of Galileo's scientific contributions, the state of the Church at the time, and the essential aspects of the conflict between Galileo and the Church.
 
Dr. Alexander Hahn is a Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning at Notre Dame University.
 

Cost: Free

Thursday
November 19
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Eastern Sea CD Release Concert
Main Building Lawn

The Eastern Sea will perform songs from their brand new CD, and will be joined by St. Edward's University bands Searching for Signal and Geography. Student artwork will also be displayed in a celebration of the art community on campus. This event is hosted by the University Programming Board. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Faith Chonko.

Cost: Free

Friday
November 20
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Fall 2009 Honors Senior Thesis Symposium
Mabee Ballrooms, Ragsdale Center

The St. Edward's University community is invited to the Fall 2009 Honors Senior Thesis Symposium. Please come and support these outstanding students as they present the fruits of their research.

Friday
November 20
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

A Trip to Boggy Creek
Meet in Student Life

Are you interested in:

• Organic, sustainable farming?
• Buying local?
• Getting a cool tote bag for free?

If so, then join the Unity Coalition on their trip to Boggy Creek Farm on Friday, Nov. 20 from 2 to 5 p.m. The UC will provide transportation to and from Boggy Creek Farm.
 
Sign up by Nov. 18 on CollegiateLink. Space is limited, so sign up soon.
 
Contact: The Unity Coalition at UCC@stedwards.edu 428-1309

Cost: FREE

Saturday
November 21
12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Hunger Awareness Service Project
Capital Area Food Bank

Please join the St. Edward's University community in celebrating the annual Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Weeky by volunteering on Nov. 21. Fifteen students or faculty members will help the Capital Area Food Bank from 2 to 4 p.m. A light lunch and transportation will be provided. To sign-up, visit the volunteer table outside of South Congress Market on Tuesday, Nov. 10 and Thursday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please contact Sofia at smartini@stedwards.edu or Jason at jchau2@stedwards.edu for more information.

Cost: n/a

Saturday - Sunday
November 21-22
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Spotlight on Opera Presents an Afternoon at the Opera
Mabee Ballroom, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center

Join the St. Edward's University opera ensemble for an afternoon of staged and costumed opera scenes and arias, including selections from The Magic Flute, Suor Angelica and Don Giovanni.

Cost: $5 St. Edward's University students/faculty/staff; $10 public

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Saturday
November 21
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Sensual Sounds concert
Main Building, Maloney Room

Enjoy an intimate evening of chamber music ranging from the impassioned to the tender.  St. Edward's University students, faculty, and alumni join forces with Austin-area musicians, playing in trios, duos, and quartets of varied instrumentation.  Featured composers include Gershwin, Poulenc, D'Indy, Telemann, and more.  Admission is free.

Cost: free admission

Monday
November 23
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

St. Edward's Univerity Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom

Come celebrate an evening of traditional and modern big band jazz with some of the University's finest young jazz musicians. The St. Edward's University Jazz Ensemble, a.k.a. STEADY, promises to bring down the house.

Cost: $5

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Sunday
November 29
8:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Advent Wreath Lighting
The Residential Village

Begin Advent by participating in the Advent Wreath lighting at the Residential Village, followed by a candle-light procession to the Main Building Lawn, where you will experience the first moment of the lawn’s illumination. This event is brought to you by the Festival of Lights Committee.