Klai Juba Wald Fall 2018 Lecture Series: Clare Lyster
Oct. 15, 2018, 5:30pm
Clare Lyster is an architect, educator and writer based in Chicago, where she is an Associate Professor at the UIC School of Architecture. Her work explores urbanism from the perspective of contemporary theories in landscape, infrastructure and globalization. She is founder of CLUAA [pr: clu-aa], Clare Lyster Urbanism And Architecture, a research-based design practice that focuses on the city, with an emphasis on designing public space and intensifying urban systems as ways to productively invigorate collective life in the built environment. CLUAA's work has been exhibited at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the Chicago History Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Lisbon Architecture Triennale, University College Dublin, The Seoul Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism. the Venice Biennale and in an upcoming show Patent at the V+A Museum in London. Clare is author of Learning from Logistics: How Networks Change Cities (Birkhauser, 2016); co- editor of Third Coast Atlas, (ACTAR 2017) with Daniel Ibanez, Mason White and Charles Waldheim; Envisioning the Bloomingdale: 5 Concepts (Chicago Architecture Club, August 2009) and 306090 vol. 09 Regarding Public Space, (Princeton Architectural Press, 2005), with Cecilia Benites. Essays have appeared in Cabinet, Chicago Architect, Harvard Design Magazine, the Journal of Architectural Education, the Journal of Landscape Architecture, MONU, The Architects Newspaper, Places and Volume as as well as chapters in edited anthologies on landscape and mobility networks. In 2015 she collaborated with Dyehouse Films, to produce a movie about the I+M Canal, a waterway that was pivotal in the early evolution of Chicago. Research has been funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, the UIC College of Architecture, Design & The Arts, and the Graham Foundation. Clare is a registered architect in New York and Illinois and holds a BArch from University College Dublin (Ireland) and a MArch from Yale University. She has also taught at Syracuse University, University of Toronto, and Harvard University and was the Gillmor Lecturer at the University of Calgary in fall 2017.
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Gender Research Roundtable
Oct. 17, 2018, 12:00pm
This research brown bag series brings researchers together to present and discuss innovative research projects related to gender. Discussion & Presentation: "Considering Venus: Females on American Corporate Boards compared Globally" by Anne DeClouette, Instructor at UNLV. Light refreshments provided. To be held in the History conference room.
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Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Event: From Stonewall to Selena
Oct. 17, 2018, 3:00pm
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Event From Stonewall to Selena: Strengthening the Representation of LGBTQ+ and Latinx Folx in Wikipedia Inspired by Latinx Heritage Month and Las Vegas LGBTQ+ PRIDE Month, the UNLV University Libraries are hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon focused on Latinx and LGBTQ+ people. A Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is an event where people come together to help build the world's most popular online research tool. People of all identities are welcome to participate. It's a great way to do your part to improve Wikipedia with your existing subject knowledge and begin to acquire new skills. No previous Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training and resources will be provided. Feel free to bring your own laptop. RSVP encouraged and snacks will be provided. If you have questions, please contact Chelsea Heinbach, Teaching and Learning Librarian at chelsea.heinbach@unlv.edu
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Stammtisch - German Conversation Table
Oct. 17, 2018, 4:00pm
Join the German Club's Stammtisch weekly conversation table. It's a fun way to practice your conversation skills in an informal setting. On the agenda: games, chatting about current events and culture in German-speaking countries and meeting new friends. All levels of German speakers are welcome!
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SODA Meeting
Oct. 18, 2018, 5:00pm
Come learn about SODA and enjoy free dinner.
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Annual Alumni Awards
Oct. 18, 2018, 5:00pm
For more than 40 years, the UNLV Alumni Association has recognized exceptional individuals who represent the ideals of higher learning and Rebel Pride. Through the awards program, the association recognizes alumni, faculty, students, and community leaders for their outstanding achievements and leadership at the university as well as throughout our community. These recipients truly serve as inspiration for the generations of students who will follow.
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Rebel Homecoming Festival
Oct. 18, 2018, 6:00pm
This signature homecoming event, Rebel Homecoming Festival, combines two classic events hosted by the UNLV Alumni Association and the Rebel Events Board. A night of first-class entertainment complete with a college dean meet & greet, carnival rides and games, food, and a beer garden create the perfect atmosphere to connect and reconnect alumni, students, faculty, staff, and the community in the name of building tradition.
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UNLV Homecoming Festival- Meet the Nursing Dean
Oct. 18, 2018, 6:00pm
Join us at the Rebel Homecoming Festival. The School of Nursing will have a tent, so stop by and say hello to Dean Angela Amar and Nursing Faculty. Enjoy the beer garden, festival rides and the homecoming golf cart parade!
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Scarlet & Gray Homecoming Parade
Oct. 18, 2018, 7:45pm
This homecoming tradition makes a glowing return to campus after a brief hiatus. Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of all ages are invited to line the Academic Mall to enjoy the spectacle of sights and sounds as our Scarlet and Gray Homecoming Light Parade makes its way through campus.
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#RebelSpiritFridays
Oct. 19, 2018 (All day)
Please join the Rebel Events Board and Student Involvement & Activities in showing our school spirit and pride with #RebelSpiritFridays by wearing UNLV gear or scarlet and gray attire. Offices/departments who take group photos and share them with rebeleventsboard@gmail.com will get a special shout out via social media. Let's help promote school spirit and pride one staff member at a time!
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