ONGOING
1st and 2nd Wednesdays 8 a.m., Student Health Classrooms 1 and 2
Commencement 2009
Guest speaker: Christopher Miles, UCSB alumnus and associate professor of art at Cal State Long Beach
Guest speaker: Joel Reynolds, senior attorney and co-director of the Natural Resources Defense Center
Guest speaker: Bob Duggan, chief executive officer of the biotech firm Pharmacyclics, and a trustee of the UC Santa Barbara Foundation.
Guest Speaker:
Journalist Paul Roberts
Guest speaker: Benjamin J. Cohen, the Louis G. Lancaster Professor of International Economy
Guest speaker: Mark Juergensmeyer, professor of global and international studies and of sociology and director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies
Guest speaker: Alan F. Horn, president and chief executive office of Warner Bros.
Guest speaker: The Rev. Anne Howard, executive director of The Beatitudes Society
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Special Screening TBA. Tickets are $4 at the door.
The first of three workshops explores Fidelity's online account access system, including portfolio management. Additional workshops follow at 1:15 and 2:30 p.m. on achieving a sound retirement and understanding investment strategies, respectively.
The Ensemble for Contemporary Music presents its spring concert. The program, which speaks to issues of togetherness, includes works by Corwin Chair Clarence Barlow, composers Kyle Ukes, Zhou Long, and Emil Margolis, and the Young Artists String Quartet. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
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Flutist Ray Furuta performs with the Ensemble for Contemporary Music in its season finale at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. For ticket information, call x7001.
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Violinist Katie Waltman performs with the Ensemble for Contemporary Music in its season finale at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. For ticket information, call x7001.
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Continuing Medical Education presents Lorie Robinson, DPM, FACFAS, American Board of Podiatric Surgery, American College of Foot Surgeons.
Learn about the UC Retirement Savings Program, including how to enroll and investment options.
A special reading of Matt Mathew's new book -- produced with assistance from Angela Courtright, Dinara Kamalove, and Viviana Marsano -- follows the history of the MultiCultural Center over the last 20 years. Free.
The campus community is invited to a fund-raising event for Kiva, a person-to-person micro-lending program. Through Kiva, individuals are able to make direct loans to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Richard Rintoul leads the orchestra in the second performance of Justin Aftab's "Hypothesis," as well as excerpts from Wagner's "Die Götterdämmerung" and Stravinsky's "Firebird." Concerto Competition winners Alex Chang and Stella Hsin-hsin Hsu are featured respectively in Walton's "Viola Concerto" and Rachmaninov's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini." Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
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Alexander Chang performs Walton?s ?Viola Concerto? with the UCSB Symphony at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. For ticket information, call x7001.
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Richard Rintoul conducts the UCSB Symphony in a concert featuring the student winners of the Annual UCSB Concerto Competition and the First Annual Orchestral Composition Competition at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. For ticket information, call x7001.
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Computer engineering student groups demonstrate their hardware and software projects. Free.
Scott Marcus directs an evening of North Indian classical music. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
The men's and women's choruses perform "Cantiques," a program of sacred music from the 16th- and 20th-centuries, including early music by Hassler, Arcadelt, Palestrina, Monteverdi and Biebl. They will also present 20th-century works by Thompson, Fauré, Duruflé and Delibes's little-known "Messe Brève." Donation of $7 and $15 at the door.
Victor Bell directs the highly popular group, which has been featured in concerts, public events, and university celebrations. Tickets are $7 and $15 at the door.
Nine poets share work that was inspired by interviews with scientists from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). The event celebrates "Year of Science 2009," which supports public understanding of the process and nature of science.
The Alumni Association hosts its annual graduation celebration for seniors and their families and friends. The event also celebrates the success of the UCSB Senior Gift Campaign. Faculty members are invited to attend.
Nora Newcombe gives a talk titled "Education Spatial Intelligence" in which she will review several aspects of spatial intelligence and learning, including that spatial intelligence is important and can be improved. Free.
Ethics specialist Jim Lichtman and Capps Center Director Wade Clark Roof will discuss the findings of the recent nationwide poll, which provides a measure of how Americans graded President Obama on qualities and issues they consider most important to the country. A reception follows. Free.
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Ethics specialist James Lichtman, above, and Capps Center Director Wade Clark Roof will discuss the results of a Zogby poll analyzing Obama?s first 100 days at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, at The Granada Theater.
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The 8th Annual UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference examines the latest sustainability practices on campuses throughout the state. The conference continues through June 24. Visit <http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/conference> for information, including a complete schedule of events and their locations.
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Artists from the Alpha Studio demonstrate their work with new imagery, form, composition, color, texture, and design in an exhibition at the
Faculty Club. The show continues through June 26.
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EXHIBITIONS
University Art Museum
University Art Museum
University Art Museum
Women's Center Art Gallery
Faculty Club
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