Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012

The week of March 25 through 29 is Freedom Week, a week-long initiative to grow awareness about and fight modern-day slavery. Freedom week is hosted by various Christian student organizations in partnership with the broader UNI campus community. 

A competition showcasing outstanding recent works by students in the Department of Art will be on display at the UNI Gallery of Art, KAB. The juror this year is Gilbert Vicario, senior curator at the Des Moines Art Center. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

K.A. Shott, author of "The Murder of Vincent van Gogh" and "The Cr6 Terrorist in Mae Latta Hall," will speak from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, March 29, at the Hearst Center for the Arts, 304 West Seerley Blvd. This event is free and open to the public.

The Interpreters Theatre will present "Brother Wolf" March 29 through 31, in 040 Lang. Blending folklore, myth, bluegrass music and mountain religion, "Brother Wolf" is an Appalachian adventure tale based on the story of Beowulf. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and the doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but seating is limited.

Jeneane Beck, UNI state relations officer, will host a legislative update at noon on Friday, March 30, in the Elm Room, MAU. Beck will give an update on UNI's budget request and the governor's education reform package, as well as take questions.

Half-Masted, the Cedar Valley's improv comedy troupe, will perform at 7 and 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, in 108 CAC. Battle lines are drawn and tensions run high as the troupe divides into two teams to play... Gorilla Theater. Who will lose? Admission is free. 

The "Educating Educators about the LGBTQmmunity Conference" is open to UNI pre-service teachers, UNI teacher educators and UNI students. The conference will provide an opportunity for participants to learn about creating an inclusive and unbiased lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning classroom environment. Join the Multicultural Teaching Alliance (MTA) and UNI Proud from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 31, in SEC. Dwight Watson, dean of the College of Education, will kick off the conference, followed by two workshops and a media presentation and panel. The workshops will provide information that is applicable to elementary, middle, secondary and college-level classrooms. There will also be free food and door prizes.  For more information, send an email.

A new student organization, Panthers Allied with Local Schools, will begin in the fall 2012 semester. Participants will mentor middle school students for one hour per week. The first training sessions will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 31. Attendance at one of these is required to be a mentor. For more information, email Taylor Johnson.

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Come to Lang Auditorium at 7 p.m. to see a few of UNI's finest groups perform including Vocal AmmUNItion, Orchesis and more. Come show your support for the arts. Tickets are $2 at the door.

UNI PRide will host an egg hunt just for college students on Sunday, April 1, in Lawther Field. Come decorate a bag to carry your eggs in at 2 p.m., the hunt begins at 2:15 p.m. Eggs may contain tricks for treats. After the egg hunt, stay to decorate eggs and celebrate April Fool's Day. For more information, send an email.