ART AND SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR JANUARY-MAY 2014
The choice is clear.
ENGAGE AND INSPIRE YOUR CREATIVE SELF Your guide to the world of cultural programs at UHCL begins here with the Spring 2014 Art and Special Events Calendar, as the university offers a variety of community programs that inspire and engage your creativity. Whether you are interested in visual arts, performing arts or interactive and informative lectures, you can find it at UHCL. While you are on campus enjoying exceptional events, you can also experience what makes UHCL unique. With the harmonic blending of architectural structures and the surrounding natural wildlife reserve, the campus is an ideal location to explore your creative self.
INSIDE TRACK TO INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES ADMISSION: Most of the events are free. Programs requiring tickets are offered at affordable prices and package discounts are available.
PARKING: Paid parking is available in the Visitors Lot or in metered parking on the street. Please consult the program contact person for specific event information.
EVENT LOCATION: Most events take place in the Bayou Building at UHCL. Please consult the program contact person for specific event information. Event dates and times are subject to change. Please call to confirm printed information. For directions, visit www.uhcl.edu/maps.
Office of University Advancement | 2700 Bay Area Blvd. | Houston, Texas 77058-1002 www.uhcl.edu | 281-283-2021
JANUARY 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
9
10
11
University Closed – Winter Holiday
5
6
7
8
CLASP (Freeman) 10:30 a.m.
Historic Flags of Texas
12
13
14
15
FIRST DAY
Foreign Language FIRST DAY CLASP (Pearland) 10 a.m.
CLASP
5:30 p.m.
Cyber Security
20
21
University Closed – Martin Luther King Day
Art Exhibition
22 LAST DAY
27 Career Week
28 FIRST DAY
23 Art Exhibition Art Event
Houston Rodeo School Art Rodeo Art Reception
Career Fair
18 CADD
24
25
FIRST DAY 5 p.m.
Film & Speaker Series
Inequality for All
Serbia Opening Reception
4 p.m.
Physics Seminar
29
7 p.m.
30 Career Fairs
Career Week Physics Seminar
Why is it so Dry?
31 LAST DAY 7 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
Assessing and Treating Stereotypic Behavior
Houston Rodeo School Art
Art Event
26
17
Art Exhibition
Mark Twain
19
16
First Class Day – Spring 2014
Art Exhibition
Dubravka Lazić
FIRST DAY
7 p.m.
FEBRUARY 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY 1 Art School
FIRST DAY
Art Around the World, Part 1 Film & Speaker Series
Dallas Buyers Club
2
3
4
5
6 Career Fair
Texas Job Fair CLASP Physics Seminar
9
10 CLASP (Pearland)
11 10 a.m.
Texas Independence
16
17
Career Fair
ProtaChem Employer Spotlight
IT Networking Night
24
25
5:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
13 Physics Seminar Cultural Arts
8
CLASP (Freeman) 10:30 a.m.
Come Fly with Me
Film & Speaker Series
Gravity
8 p.m.
14
19 5 p.m.
20 Physics Seminar
26
Physics Seminar
21
22 Film & Speaker Series
12 Years a Slave
28 7 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
7 p.m.
27
15 CADD
7 p.m. 8 p.m.
Complete Brandenburg
18 Career Fair
23
12 5 p.m.
7 TBD
7 p.m.
Foreign Language LAST DAY
Session 3
7 p.m.
MARCH 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY 1
Film & Speaker Series 3 & 6 p.m.
Frozen
2
3
4
5
6
Foreign Language FIRST DAY
CLASP
Session 4
7 5:30 p.m.
The Buildings of Texas Physics Seminar
7 p.m.
8
CLASP (Freeman) 10:30 a.m.
Faith, Family and Filipino American Community Life
Characterizing Regulators
9
10 CLASP (Pearland)
11
12
13
10 a.m.
Art Exhibition
Refuse to be a Victim
Dubravka Lazić
Art Event
Gallery Talk
16
17
18
19
14 LAST DAY 6 p.m.
20 Physics Seminar
High Performance Computing
21 7 p.m.
Art Event
23
24 10 a.m.
26 Career Fair
Bayou City Art Festival
30
25
27 5 p.m.
Finance Networking Night
31
Art Exhibitions (2) LAST DAY Art Event 4 p.m. Physics Seminar 7 p.m.
22 10 a.m.
Bayou City Art Festival
Art Exhibition
Young at Art
Art Event
15
University Closed – Spring Break
28
FIRST DAY
Art Event 10 a.m. CADD 10:30 a.m. Film & Speaker Series 7 p.m.
29
APRIL 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1
2
3
FRIDAY
CLASP Physics Seminar Cultural Arts
5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.
4
5
CLASP (Freeman) 10:30 a.m.
CADD
7
8 Career Fair
9 12:30 p.m.
Spring Teacher Job Fair
10 Career Fair
5 p.m.
Physics Seminar
7 p.m.
Using Token Economies Successfully at Home and School
11
12
18
19
25
26
Marketing Networking Destination Moon
13
14 Art School
15 LAST DAY
Art Around the World, Part 1 CLASP (Pearland)
Come Fly with Me
20
Art Exhibition
16 FIRST DAY
CCISD Senior Art Awards
22
23
Art Exhibition LAST DAY Foreign Language LAST DAY Foreign Language FIRST DAY
28 Last Day of Class – Spring 2014
24
FIRST DAY 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m.
Film & Speaker Series
The Great Gatsby
Session 5
27
17 Art Exhibition Art Event Art Event Physics Seminar
10 a.m.
21
10:30 a.m.
Dinosaurs to Diesel
Vivaldi Extravaganza
6
SATURDAY
29
30
7 p.m.
MAY 2014 SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY 1 CLASP
5:30 p.m.
Stolen Artifacts and Art Cultural Arts
Beethoven 6 & 7
4
11
5
12 CLASP (Pearland)
6
7
8
13
14
15
10 a.m.
Art Exhibition
Seeing...and Creating Photographs of Your Life
18
25
2014 UHCL BFA
8 p.m.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
3
CLASP (Freeman) 10:30 a.m.
Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
9
10
16
17
LAST DAY
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
University Closed – Memorial Day
WHERE ELSE CAN YOU BE IN THE
FIRST FRESHMAN CLASS EVER? WELCOMING FRESHMEN – FALL 2014 The choice is clear.
ART EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS The UHCL Art Gallery is Bay Area Houston’s premier venue for visual arts created by living artists. Exhibitions range from displays of student works to surveys of internationally recognized artists. For events at UHCL, free parking is available in the Visitor Lot or Lot D.
UHCL Art Gallery 281-283-3311 www.uhcl.edu/artgallery 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Exhibition Thursday, January 16 – Tuesday, January 21 Bayou Building, Atrium I, Level 2 Reception: Tuesday, January 21, 4-6:30 p.m. Clear Creak Independent School District’s exhibition of nearly 400 Western heritage artworks submitted to the School Art competition for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
A Snapshot of Serbia: Faculty and Student Photography from the University of Arts in Belgrade Thursday, January 23 – Thursday, March 27 UHCL Art Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, January 23, 5-7 p.m. Selected by Galveston Arts Center curator Clint Willour and presented as part of FotoFest 2014 Biennial, works featured were created by professors and students from the University of the Arts in Belgrade, Serbia.
Dubravka Lazić Friday, January 31 – Thursday, March 13 Bayou Building, Atrium I, Level 2 A selection of Dubravka Lazić’s photograms will be on view concurrently with the gallery exhibition ‘A Snapshot of Serbia.’ Lazić is a professor at the Faculty of Applied Art at the University of the Arts in Belgrade, Serbia.
Gallery Talk with Mileta Prodanović, Vladimir Tatarevic, and Clint Willour Thursday, March 13 6 p.m. UHCL Art Gallery Learn about ‘A Snapshot of Serbia’ directly from the exhibition curator and participating international artists.
Art-Making Activity at the Bayou City Art Festival Friday, March 21 – Sunday, March 23 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Memorial Park The UHCL Art Gallery will host an art-making activity at the “Creative Zone” during the spring Bayou City Art Festival. For more information, visit bayoucityartfestival.com.
CCISD Exhibition: Young at Art Friday, March 21 – Thursday, March 27 Bayou Building, Atrium I, Level 2 Reception: Thursday, March 27, 4-6:30 p.m.
CCISD Senior Art Awards Exhibition Tuesday, April 15 – Monday, April 21 Bayou Building, Atrium I, Level 2 Reception: Thursday, April 17, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
2014 UHCL Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Thursday, April 17 – Thursday, May 15 UHCL Art Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, April 17, 5-7 p.m.
CULTURAL ARTS SERIES The Cultural Arts Series features performances that are sure to entertain patrons of all ages. Office of Student Life 281-283-2560 www.uhcl.edu/culturalarts
Complete Brandenburg featuring Richard Egarr Thursday, February 13 8 p.m. Join Richard Egarr in the Complete Brandenburg Concertos as the versatile harpsichordist and conductor brings these Baroque classics to life.
Vivaldi Extravaganza Thursday, April 3 8 p.m. Mercury showcases Vivaldi’s bravado and ingenuity in a flashy program, featuring a versatile range of the composer’s musical compositions.
Beethoven 6 & 7
Dallas Buyers Club
Thursday, May 1 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 1 7 p.m. SSCB Lecture Hall
Join Mercury as they present Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony; a pastoral masterpiece alongside his Seventh, written while the composer was recovering in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice.
FILM & SPEAKER SERIES All film dates are subject to change due to film license availability. Tickets are avilable for $3.75 each, or $20 for a season pass.
Gravity Friday, February 7 8 p.m. Bayou Theater
12 Years a Slave Saturday, February 22 7 p.m. SSCB Lecture Hall
Office of Student Life movies@uhcl.edu, 281-283-2560
Presented in partnership with the Black Students Association
www.uhcl.edu/movies
Saturday, March 1 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Bayou Building, Room 2512
Inequality for All Saturday, January 25 7 p.m. Student Services and Classroom Building Lecture Hall
Frozen
Admission: $3.75 or FREE for families with ANY UHCL ID
After Tiller Saturday, March 22 7 p.m. SSCB Lecture Hall Presented in partnership with the Women’s Studies Students Association
The Great Gatsby
Historic Flags of Texas
Saturday, April 26 7 p.m. SSCB Lecture Hall
by Tom Green, chair, Sons of the Republic of Texas Speakers Bureau Friday, January 10 10:30 a.m. – noon Freeman Branch Library
Speaker: John Gorman
Mark Twain: Charismatic Enigma
CLEAR LAKE ASSOCIATION OF SENIOR PROGRAMS CLASP is an outreach initiative that provides education and intellectual challenge to our community. Admission is free and open to community friends of all ages. Events are held at the following locations: UHCL Bayou Building, Garden Room Freeman Branch Library 16616 Diana Lane, Houston Pearland Chamber of Commerce 6117 W. Broadway St., Pearland Office of Alumni and Community Relations 281-283-2021 www.uhcl.edu/clasp
by Betty Crockford Monday, January 13 10-11:30 a.m. Pearland Chamber of Commerce
Cyber Security and Its Impact by Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, dean, UHCL School of Science and Computer Engineering and Andrew Yang, executive director, UHCL Cyber Security Institute Thursday, January 16 5:30-7 p.m. Bayou Building, Garden Room
The People’s Court by Richard M. Alderman, interim dean, Director Center for Consumer Law and Dwight Olds Chair In Law, University of Houston Law Center Thursday, February 6 5:30-7 p.m. Bayou Building, Garden Room
Come Fly with Me: Beyond the Pan Am Adventures
Refuse to be a Victim
by Linda Bullock, assistant dean of student diversity and director of the office of intercultural and international student services, UHCL Friday, February 7 10:30 a.m. – noon Freeman Branch Library
by Lt. Allen Hill and Det. Kyle Pirtle, UHCL Police Department Monday, March 10 10-11:30 a.m. Pearland Chamber of Commerce
The History of Texas Independence and Statehood
by Bob Mitchell, president, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Thursday, April 3 5:30-7 p.m. Bayou Building, Garden Room
by Tom Green, chair, Sons of the Republic of Texas Speakers Bureau Monday, February 10 10-11:30 a.m. Pearland Chamber of Commerce
The Buildings of Texas by Gerald Moorhead, photographer and lecturer in architecture, Rice University Thursday, March 6 5:30-7 p.m. Bayou Building, Garden Room
Faith, Family and Filipino American Community Life by Stephen Cherry, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology, UHCL Friday, March 7 10:30 a.m. – noon Freeman Branch Library
The Economic Development of Bay Area Houston
Dinosaurs to Diesel: Oil and Its Implications by William Powers, Ph.D., adjunct instructor in history, UHCL Friday, April 4 10:30 a.m. – noon Freeman Branch Library
Come Fly with Me: Beyond the Pan Am Adventures by Linda Bullock, assistant dean of student diversity and director of the office of intercultural and international student services, UHCL Monday, April 14 10-11:30 a.m. Pearland Chamber of Commerce
Recovering, Determining Ownership and Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Stolen Artifacts and Art Treasures by Glynn S. Lunney, Jr., Ph.D., McGlinchey Stafford Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law Thursday, May 1 5:30-7 p.m. Bayou Building, Forest Room
Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History: Emma Smith DeVoe and the Woman Suffrage Movement by Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, Ph.D., historian, NASA Johnson Space Center Friday, May 2 10:30 a.m. – noon Freeman Branch Library
Seeing…and Creating Photographs of Your Life by Dion McInnis, associate vice president for university advancement, UHCL Monday, May 12 10-11:30 a.m. Pearland Chamber of Commerce
PHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES The UHCL Physics and Space Science Seminar Series exposes a general audience to ongoing research in Physics and Space Science. The seminars are open to the public and are held from 7-9 p.m. in the Bayou Building, Room 1218. School of Science and Computer Engineering 281-283-3703 www.uhcl.edu/physics
Have you ever considered being a seismologist? by Justin Brown, National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Caltech Thursday, January 23
Why is it so Dry? Looking for the Origin of the Brown Dwarf Desert by Christopher Johns-Krull, associate professor, Rice University Thursday, January 30
VASIMR® Solar Powered Missions for NEA Retrieval and NEA Deflection by Andrew V. Ilin, computational research lead, Ad Astra Rocket Company Thursday, February 6
TBD
The Macho Mengi (M2) Observatory System – Eye’s of the Universe
by Edison Liang, Andrew Hayes Buchanan professor of astrophysics, Rice University Thursday, February 13
by Michael McCullar, president, Seal of Valor Thursday, April 3
TBD by Mike Zolensky, space scientist, NASA JSC and adjunct professor of Physics, UHCL Thursday, February 20
TBD by Heather Cowardin, optical measurements lead, Orbital Debris Research & Science Operations Thursday, February 27
Characterizing Master Regulators for Breast Cancer by Victor Shum, adjunct professor, UHCL Thursday, March 6
High Performance Computing by Liwen Shih, professor of computer engineering, UHCL Thursday, March 20
Golden Spike: a Project to Get Humans Back to the Moon Using Private Funding by Larry Friesen, adjunct professor, UHCL Thursday, March 27
Destination Moon: Selecting Lunar Landing Sites that Characterize the Impact Flux of the Ancient Solar System by Debra Hurwitz, postdoctoral fellow, LPI Thursday, April 10
Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science at NASA JSC by David Draper, manager, Astromaterials Research Office, NASA JSC Thursday, April 17
CADD AUTISM SPEAKER SERIES These informative lectures are provided by UHCL’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at no cost. Lectures are held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Student Services and Classroom Building, Lecture Hall. A question and answer session and a complimentary luncheon follow each lecture. The lecture series for 2013-14 is sponsored by Hegwood & Associates, P.C., JSC Federal Credit Union, Spectrum of Hope/Basis, Including Kids, and Susie Bean Gives. Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Director Dorothea Lerman, AutismCenter@uhcl.edu
hsh.uhcl.edu/CADD
Assessing and Treating Stereotypic Behavior by Chris Roath, clinical research specialist, CADD Saturday, January 18
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Using the Picture Exchange Communication System by Candice Roberson, clinical coordinator, CADD Saturday, February 15
Rockin’ Around the Clock: Getting into the Swing of Daily Routines by Melissa Nissen, clinical coordinator, CADD Saturday, March 22
Using Token Economies Successfully at Home and School by Lauren Plaisance, clinical coordinator, CADD Saturday, April 5
Office of Career Services 281-283-2590 www.uhcl.edu/careerservices
Career Week Monday, January 27 – Thursday, January 30
Texas Job Fair Thursday, February 6 Rice University
ProtaChem Employer Spotlight Tuesday, February 11 5-7 p.m.
IT Networking Night Tuesday, February 18 5-7 p.m. Bayou Building, Garden Room
CAREER FAIRS
Finance Networking Night
Career Services offers a variety of services, both online and in-person, to assist you in your job search.
Wednesday, March 26 5-7 p.m. Bayou Building, Garden Room
Spring Teacher Job Fair Tuesday, April 8 12:30-2:30 p.m. Bayou Building, Atrium II
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Thursday, April 10 5-7 p.m. Bayou Building, Garden Room
Foreign Language and English Enhancement Programs offer continuing education programs in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian and English enhancement. Classes are offered from beginner through advanced levels, with an emphasis on building conversational skills.
ART SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
Foreign Language and English Enhancement Program Director Christine M. Paul, paul@uhcl.edu, 281-283-3033
Marketing Networking Night
Students 3 1/2 years old through 12th grade will study Art Around the World, Part 1. Classes are held at UHCL, as well as in many local afterschool settings. Cost: $90-120 depending on the class. The Art School for Children and Young Adults 281-283-3344 hsh.uhcl.edu/ASC
Spring 2014 Art School for Children Saturday, February 1 – Monday, April 14 Arbor Building, Room 1315.02
www.uhcl.edu/fl
Session 3 Monday, January 13 – Friday, February 28 Registration: Now through Monday, January 13
Session 4 Monday, March 3 – Monday, April 21 Registration: Monday, February 10 – Monday, March 3
Session 5 Monday, April 21 – Friday, June 6 Registration: Monday, March 24 – Monday, April 21
Office of University Advancement 2700 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, Texas 77058-1002
ART AND SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR JANUARY-MAY 2014
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