The Department of Education has awarded the University of Colorado Boulder $1.5 million over 5 years to continue TRiO Student Support Services, which has served CU-Boulder students since 1986. Hosted by the Student Academic Success Center, under the new leadership of Robert Boswell (principal investigator) and Loretta Wahl (program director), the CU-Boulder TRiO SSS provides comprehensive academic support services to 186 first-generation, low-income and other eligible students. For more information, please contact triosss@colorado.edu.

Come and learn about the NBCUniversal Campus 2 Career programs, ask questions and learn how to get your foot in the door in broadcasting, TV production, digital media technology, sports broadcasting, computer science engineering, etc. http://www.nbcunicareers.com/our-career-paths/campus-2-career-internshi… Free pizza and drinks. Open to all, but of special interest to CMCI and engineering students. Date: Monday, Oct. 26 Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Location: Armory 218

Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Date: Oct. 22 Location: University Memorial Center, UMC Ballroom RSVP on the Facebook event.

In March, 1965, just days after the well-publicized racial violence of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, President Lyndon B. Johnson went on national television to speak before Congress. His speech, now known as “We Shall Overcome,” was consequential in its own time, and scholars from multiple disciplines have documented its legislative and electoral impacts. Date: Oct. 8 Time: 5 p.m. Location: Eaton Humanities 1B50

CMCI is hosting a three-day immersive workshop for those interested in learning more about short-form storytelling, ideally for the web. Attendees will learn key principles for effective storytelling in audio, video and motion graphics. The workshop is geared for anyone who has an interest in short-form video and motion graphics. Register at: https://www.regonline.com/multimediaworkshop Contact Ross Taylor for more information at: ross@rosstaylor.net, 757-412-8558.

Join us to learn about different clubs and get involved. Date: Sept. 30 Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: UMC Arcade

The Applied Exercise Science Lab is recruiting male subjects (ages 18-30) for a study looking at how breathing low levels of carbon monoxide (CO) affects the total amount of hemoglobin in the body and whether this affects cardiovascular fitness and exercise performance. -The experiment will consist of 20 visits that will take a total of nine hours duration over a one-month period. -Compensation of $10/hour ($90 for study completion) If interested, please contact Benjamin Ryan at benjamin.ryan@colorado.edu.

Join Dores Cruz on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the CU Museum of Natural History as she explains her archaeological and ethnographic research of how Portuguese colonialism is materialized in archaeological sites and diverse forms of heritage and commemorative materials from Mozambique and Portugal. Using archaeological, ethnographic and historical data collected in Portugal and in Mozambique, Cruz reveals changes in historic narratives and heritage during the colonial and post-colonial periods.

In this Oct. 7 talk, Craig Rodger, a space physics researcher from New Zealand, will discuss how Earth-orbiting satellites can be damaged or even lost due to increased high-energy electron fluxes in the Earth’s radiation belts. Professor Rodger studies how these high energy particles are lost into the polar atmosphere using the AARDDVARK satellite network located in the Arctic and Antarctic. 7:30 p.m. in the LSTB building (rm 299), located at 1234 Innovation Dr. in the east campus research park. Doors open at 7 p.m. FREE

Ali Abunimah is a journalist and writer. He is a co-founder and the director of the widely acclaimed online publication The Electronic Intifada. His most recent book is The Battle for Justice in Palestine. In his presentation, he will provide a detailed analysis of the current situation in Israel/Palestine and presents his vision for a just and lasting peace. Recent achievements of the boycott movement (BDS) will also be discussed. Information: Oct. 7, Eaton Humanities 150, 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served and books signed.