Interested in volunteering this semester? CU-Boulder’s Volunteer Resource Center is holding the Fall 2015 Volunteer Fair on Sept. 1, 2:30 to 6 p.m.. Stop by the UMC fountain and arcade area between, before or after your classes and meet more than 100 of the community organizations we work with. These organizations play a huge role in our Boulder community and are here to connect you with their incredible volunteer opportunities. Email us at volunteer@colorado.edu or stop by our office in UMC 458 with any questions.

ENGL 4018-001: Israel/Palestine in Global Culture examines the global circulation of discourses, images, and narratives about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Exploring a range of contemporary fiction, poetry, film, television, art, and other media, we seek to uncover the political ideologies inherent to cultural production, and discuss in detail how culture both exacerbates conflict and might help in resolving it. TTH, 9:30-10:45 a.m. Prof Karim Mattar. More info at http://english.colorado.edu/engl-4018-001.

University of Colorado Boulder Property Services will hold a public auction of surplus property and equipment on Saturday, Aug. 29. Items will be available for preview beginning at 8 a.m. and the auction will begin at 9 a.m. Auctions are held on the east side of: University of Colorado Boulder Distribution Center 3300 Walnut Street Boulder, CO 80301

The Applied Exercise Science Lab is seeking sedentary subjects aged 18-55 to study electrically assisted bicycling (bicycle with a motor that only provides assistance when you pedal) and its potential effects on overall health. The experiment will consist of five separate sessions (up to 2.5 hrs. long) over 7 weeks. Benefits of participating include: body composition (% body fat), fitness assessment, bone density, glucose tolerance assessment and blood lipid profile. As compensation, you will be entered into a raffle to win an electric bike.

Special guest lecture presented by the Getches-Wilkinson Center United States Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz Monday, Aug. 31, 9 a.m. at the University of Colorado Boulder Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer Courtroom. This event is free and open to the public. You must be registered to attend. Click here for registration information.

Join English FIRST scholar Gary Holcomb for “A Jolt of Consciousness: Writings of the Queer Black Renaissance” from 5 to 6 pm, Thursday, July 30 in the Mabel Van Duzee Room (Norlin 424B). “The work coming out of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance was spirited, compelling, vitalizing, profound, confrontational, and brave all at the same time,” says Holcomb, whose talk will focus on how the Harlem Renaissance opened the door for a vital queer Black literary awakening. http://english.colorado.edu/queer-black-writers-cause-stir-in-american-…

What is an object and how does our perception of it impact our lives? In this Augmester course, The Modernist Object, Professor Jane Garrity brings students through a literary exploration of stuff. Contemporary “thing theory” and associated schools of thought have suggested that objects act and constitute human subjects in ways we have only begun to recognize. This course focuses on a range of texts that feature compelling, strange, or disturbing objects. ENGL 4039-050, Aug. 3-20, MTWThF 12:30-3:30 p.m., Guggenheim Building, Rm 206.

Azar Nafisi will speak on “The Republic of Imagination: Humanities & the Future of Democracies” during the Best Should Teach Lecture on Thursday, Aug. 20, 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Macky auditorium. Signed copies of her new book, The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books—a hymn to the power of fiction to change lives will be available for purchase. This is a free, but ticketed event. Doors open at 6 p.m. Order free tickets Follow us for more details!

Come and learn how ancient animals from the very large to the very small left evidence of their lives. Our archaeology days will show your kids how humans have left their mark, and what we can learn about ancient cultures from the artifacts we find. From dinosaurs and insects to deep sea creatures, our topics are sure to engage your children and make an impression on their summer. Workshops run every Friday morning 9 a.m. to noon, through Aug. 7. The fee is $25 per workshop (10 percent discount for MuseumKids members and CU faculty/staff).

Fingerprinting fees (effective Aug. 1, 2015): Affiliates of the University of Colorado Boulder - student, faculty or staff. A current Buff OneCard must be presented as proof of affiliation to receive affiliate pricing: Affiliate first card: $8 Subsequent cards: $2 per card Public fingerprinting: Public first card: $15 Subsequent cards: $2 per card For hours and additional information, please click here.