October Events

10/04 Career Fair
1-4 p.m. Campus Recreation Center
Business and Liberal Arts Career Fair, sponsored by the Office of Career Servies.

10/04 Fitness 101
6 p.m. Campus Recreation Center
Wellness workshop. Free.

10/04 Kerouac Conference on Beat Literature
O’Leary 222
The Jack and Stella Kerouac Center for American Studies will host the 9th Kerouac Conference on Beat Literature. All events are free and open to the public, and no registration is required. There will be 17 speakers over two days, and they will include scholars from across the U.S., England, and Australia. Special panel at 7 p.m. on Thurs., 10/4 in the Boott Cotton Mills Museum.

10/04 Meet the Candidates: Patrick Murphy
9:30 a.m. O’Leary 222
Meet the Candidates for the 5th Congressional District: Patrick Murphy, Independent. Have you wondered: Why are these candidates running for Congress? What are the key issues facing the nation? Why it is important that citizens of the 5th Congressional district vote on Oct. 16? After a brief talk, the candidates will open the floor to questions.

10/04 Chancellor’s Open Forums
11 a.m O’Leary 222 and 1:30 p.m Cumnock Hall
Chancellor Marty Meehan has scheduled two open forums for the campus community. The chancellor will provide an overview on the state of the campus and his plans for the future, followed by a question-and-answer session. Both forums are expected to last about one hour. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.

10/04 Study Abroad Info Session
2 p.m. South Campus Centers for Learning
Are you interested in studying internationally? Representatives from the Centers for Learning, Academic Programs International, and Financial Aid will be present to answer your questions. In addition, students who have studied internationally will share their experiences and answer questions.

10/05 Lupe Fiasco
8 p.m. Campus Recreation Center
Kick off UML Homecoming with Lupe Fiasco. Be the first to experience The Cool and hear tracks from his upcoming CD. Tickets on sale now: students $10 (limit 4 at student price); general public $20. Sponsored by Campus Activities Programming Association (CAPA)

10/06 Jennifer's Run
10 a.m. Riverside Parking Lot
The UMass Lowell cross country and track and field teams will host the 8th annual Jennifer’s Run, a 5K race which benefits the Jennifer D’Amour Scholarship Foundation, in conjunction with Homecoming Weekend. The race is held in honor of Jennifer D’Amour, a member of the UML cross country and track and field teams from 1994-98, who lost her life in a car accident in May 1999. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Riverside Parking lot at Riverside and Sparks streets. The entry fee is $20 for alumni and open runners and $15 for UML students (non-varsity) and those under 18 years of age.

10/06 Homecoming 2007
11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Lester Cushing Athletic Complex
Students, staff, faculty, parents, alumni and family celebrate day's worth of events.

10/09 Meet the Candidates: Jim Ogonowski
10 a.m. Fisher Recital Hall in Durgin
Meet the Candidates for the 5th Congressional District: Jim Ogonowski, Republican. Have you wondered: Why are these candidates running for Congress? What are the key issues facing the nation? Why it is important that citizens of the 5th Congressional district vote on Oct. 16? After a brief talk, the candidates will open the floor to questions.

10/09 Open Hours with President Wilson
8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Cumnock Hall
UMass President Jack Wilson visits campus for open hours to speak with students, faculty, and staff members about any campus or University-wide issue that is of concern to them. Eight 15-minute appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

10/09 Untitled: Saddam Hussein
11 a.m. University Gallery
Exhibit of paintings by Erik Bakke
Gallery Hours: M - Th, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10/09 Free Racquetball Clinics
6 p.m. Campus Recreation Center
The Campus Recreation Center will be holding beginner and intermediate racquetball clinics. All clinics are free of charge. Beginner clinics Tuesdays, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4. Intermediate clinics Thursdays Oct. 11, Nov. 15 and Dec. 6.

10/09 5th District General Election Debate
7 p.m. Durgin Hall
General election debate of candidates running for 5th Congressional District seat, including Democrat Niki Tsongas, Republican Jim Ogonowski, Independents Kurt Hayes and Patrick Murphy and Constitution Party candidate Kevin Thompson.

10/10 Resume Makeover Marathon
10 a.m. Southwick 200
Resume drop-ins at Career Services Office

10/10 Artist Talk
3:15 p.m. O’Leary 222
Artist Erik Bakke talks about his ongoing exhibit Untitled: Saddam Hussein. Reception 3-5 p.m.

10/11 Meet the Candidates: Niki Tsongas
9:30 a.m. O’Leary 222
Meet the Candidates for the 5th Congressional District: Niki Tsongas, Democrat. Have you wondered: Why are these candidates running for Congress? What are the key issues facing the nation? Why it is important that citizens of the 5th Congressional district vote on Oct. 16? After a brief talk, the candidates will open the floor to questions.

10/17 Physics Colloquium: Melissa Franklin
4 p.m. Olney 218
Physics colloquium with speaker Professor Melissa Franklin of Harvard University. She will be talking about "Probing the nature of space-time with protons at the Large Hadron Collider." Refreshments at 3:30.

10/21 Fall Open House
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tsongas Arena
Admissions Open House for prospective undergraduate and graduate students and their guests.

10/22 An Evening with Sebastian Junger
7 p.m. Comley-Lane Theatre, Mahoney Hall
The Bookstore and the English Department will host best-selling author Sebastian Junger, author of "The Perfect Storm" and "A Death in Belmont."

10/22 Pathways to Teen Prostitution: Learning from Youth in a Qualitative Research Study
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. O’Leary 222
Qualitative Research Network presents Linda Williams, PhD speaking on "Pathways to Teen Prostitution: Learning from Youth in a Qualitative Research Study." Williams will present a brief summary of findings and will facilitate discussion of the methodological issues and process of conducting this study.
RSVP to Cynthia_Jacobs@uml.edu or contact Barbara_Mawn@uml.edu

10/24 Engineering and Technology Career Fair
1 p.m. Campus Recreation Center
Engineering and Technology Career Fair sponsored by Career Services Office.