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Earn credit studying social entrepreneurship in Panama - May 2016

Earn three upper-division credits this upcoming May while partnering with local entrepreneurs in Panama to build social enterprises that address poverty, the environment and social challenges. Participate in this global seminar to learn about the potential for business solutions to address poverty and related social and environmental challenges. Join director, Catherine Milburn, for an informational meeting Oct. 21, 5 to 6 p.m. in KOBL 203.

Earn credit studying social entrepreneurship in Panama - May 2016

Earn three upper-division credits this upcoming May while partnering with local entrepreneurs in Panama to build social enterprises that address poverty, the environment and social challenges. Participate in this global seminar to learn about the potential for business solutions to address poverty and related social and environmental challenges. Join director Catherine Milburn for an informational meeting Oct. 21, 5 to 6 p.m. in KOBL 203.

Culture, history and literature - Global seminar study abroad program in Rosario, Argentina

Earn six credits in five weeks during an intensive summer program in Rosario, Argentina, one of the most culturally and economically dynamic cities in Argentina. You’ll earn SPAN 3260 and a second course at the SPAN 3--- level.  Live with an Argentine family, attend cultural excursions and much more. Join program director Susan Hallstead and study abroad staff to learn more: Oct. 21, 4 to 5 p.m., UMC 425. (Photo by Keenan Fitzpatrick).

Study International Operations Management in Hong Kong, China this summer!

Global Seminar: International Operations (Hong Kong, China). Travel to Hong Kong, China this summer and study Operations Management in one of the largest trading centers in Asia. You will engage in daily site visits to local businesses and learn first-hand about manufacturing in mainland China during an overnight field trip to Guangdong Province. Find out more at a meeting: Oct. 20, 5 to 6 p.m. in KOBL S125. (Photo by Lori Seward)

Study international operations management in Hong Kong this summer

Global seminar: International operations (Hong Kong). Travel to Hong Kong this summer and study operations management in one of the largest trading centers in Asia. You will engage in daily site visits to local businesses and learn first-hand about manufacturing in mainland China during an overnight field trip to Guangdong Province. Find out more at a meeting: Oct. 20, 5 to 6 p.m. in KOBL S125. (Photo by Lori Seward).

Colorado Shakespeare Festival: Oct. 10 playwriting workshop for teens

This one-day workshop, hosted by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, will take us through the process of writing a short play. Starting with writing exercises to help us learn about how a play works, we will compose, collaboratively workshop, revise and then perform a staged reading of our own short plays. Beyond our writing, we will also discuss playwriting in the American theatre. What do playwrights do? How do new plays get produced? Make sure to bring a notebook, pencil and your imagination! Ages 12-18.

Crafternoon fall 2015 series

Come get crafty with the CU Women's Resource Center. Come make new connections, relax and let your creativity loose. All students, staff and faculty are welcome. Mini pumpkin decorating - Thursday, Oct. 15, 3 to 4 p.m.; Macramea and friendship bracelets - Thursday, Nov. 5, 3 to 4 p.m.; Dry cookie jars - Monday Dec. 7, 4 to 5 p.m.

For the health of it - Intersections of transmisogyny

Join Sara Connell from Out Boulder for a discussion around different types of oppression and intersectionality, specifically on transmisogyny as the intersection of transphobia and sexism. The discussion will explore what makes transmisogyny different from sexism against cis women, and will highlight some take away points for interrupting transmisogyny in our own lives.

Get discovered. Win big. Writing contest deadline approaches

Each year, the Center of the American West awards $500 cash prizes to talented students writing on Western topics. All CU-Boulder degree program students (graduate and undergraduate) are eligible. Categories are poetry, fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction and academic non-fiction. The deadline is March 24, and we are now accepting entries. For rules, entry form, and to read winning entries from previous years, please visit our website.

Bringing the flying reptiles down to Earth: Tracking pterosaur footprints using photogrammetry

Join Brent Breithaupt and Neffra Matthews of the Bureau of Land Management at the CU Museum of Natural History for a free lecture on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Learn how they helped pioneer the use of photogrammetry (stereo photography) to discover and document fossil footprints (especially dinosaur and pterosaur tracks) throughout the West. The large volume of tracks available for study yields an extensive data set that provides valuable insights into the activities of pterosaurs and allows for comparison with pterosaur tracks worldwide.