Rod Library

Screening and discussion of the documentary film A Hard Straight which sheds light on the profound experience of doing time and reentering the community.  This event is part of Dreams Deferred ... Dreams Held Fast, a film and discussion series sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and the Rod Library in association with the UNI 2012-13 Reaching for Higher Ground project theme The Search for an American Dream.  Film will be used as the basis for personal reflection and dialogue in addressing the nature and meaning of “American Dream” relative to issues of marginalization and privilege. Participants will be challenged to examine their own beliefs and assumptions about being American today.

Screening and discussion of the documentary film Holding Fast the Dream about the tragedy of racism in a multicultural paradise...and the significant achievements of Hawaii’s African Americans in science, social justice, and the arts.  This event is part of Dreams Deferred ... Dreams Held Fast, a film and discussion series sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and the Rod Library in association with the UNI 2012-13 Reaching for Higher Ground project theme The Search for an American Dream.  Film will be used as the basis for personal reflection and dialogue in addressing the nature and meaning of “American Dream” relative to issues of marginalization and privilege. Participants will be challenged to examine their own beliefs and assumptions about being American today.

Bring your spouse, partner, loved-one, significant other, friend or pal for tasty treats and a well-deserved break; admission is free.

Screening and discussion of the documentary film Up from the Bottoms, the story of the massive migration of African Americans from the rural south to the prosperous north during World War II years and beyond.  This event is part of Dreams Deferred ... Dreams Held Fast, a film and discussion series sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and the Rod Library in association with the UNI 2012-13 Reaching for Higher Ground project theme The Search for an American Dream.  Film will be used as the basis for personal reflection and dialogue in addressing the nature and meaning of “American Dream” relative to issues of marginalization and privilege. Participants will be challenged to examine their own beliefs and assumptions about being American today.   The screening also serves as the culmination of the Campus/Community Book Discussion of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson.

UNI Connection unites faculty, staff and spouses of UNI, past and present. Join us to socialize with friends and colleagues and enjoy holiday sweets. Children are welcome. Cost: Free will donation. Memberships will be available for $15. UNI Scholarship gifts will be accepted. RSVP by Nov. 28 with the number of adults and children attending.

Screening and discussion of the documentary film Shellmound about native bones and toxic waste under a shopping mall.  This event is part of Dreams Deferred ... Dreams Held Fast, a film and discussion series sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and the Rod Library in association with the UNI 2012-13 Reaching for Higher Ground project theme The Search for an American Dream.  Film will be used as the basis for personal reflection and dialogue in addressing the nature and meaning of “American Dream” relative to issues of marginalization and privilege. Participants will be challenged to examine their own beliefs and assumptions about being American today.

Screening and discussion of the documentary film Capitalism Hits the Fan in which University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic crisis.  This event is part of Dreams Deferred ... Dreams Held Fast, a film and discussion series sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and the Rod Library in association with the UNI 2012-13 Reaching for Higher Ground project theme The Search for an American Dream.  Film will be used as the basis for personal reflection and dialogue in addressing the nature and meaning of “American Dream” relative to issues of marginalization and privilege. Participants will be challenged to examine their own beliefs and assumptions about being American today.

This is a campus-wide game of tag sponsored by the Rod Library.

Open Access seeks to return scholarly publishing to its original purpose: to spread knowledge and allow that knowledge to be built upon in a free and open environment. Open access is made possible with the consent of the author and the copyright holder. Open Access Week is an effort to promote and to inform authors, students, researchers, administrators, publishers and librarians about the benefits of Open Access. Visit a display highlighting these issues outside of room 250 at  Rod Library.

Rod Library will live-stream the Presidential Debate on the main floor of the library.