Want to spend your summer in South Africa gaining hands on experience as a consultant? Earn six credits in six weeks while helping emerging entrepreneurs in the townships surrounding Cape Town. Students form consulting teams with local South African students to develop deliverables for clients. Make a difference and enhance your resume! Program directed by Erick Mueller, Leeds School of Business. Open to all majors. Come learn more: Jan. 21, 5-6 p.m. in KOBL 203.

Alternating Wednesdays, The Connection hosts 8 or 9-Ball Billiards Tournaments. $5 entry fee. Sign up starts 6 p.m. at the Connection Front Desk; play begins at 7 p.m. Tournaments run in either double elimination or round robin format. BCA rules apply. Prizes for top finishers. 2015 FALL SEMESTER DATES 9/23: 8-Ball 10/7: 9-Ball 10/21: 8-Ball 11/4: 9-Ball 11/18: 8-Ball 12/2: 9-Ball The Connection Bowling, Billiards & Games, first floor UMC

Kick off the new semester with the Residence Hall Association (RHA) for Throwback Thursday: I <3 the 90’s! You’re invited to the most rad party of the year including classic video games, 90s snacks, all your favorite tunes and much more. Make sure to stop by the Kittredge Central Multi-Purpose Room on Thursday, Jan. 15, 7-9:30 p.m.

Do you have programs, services, courses, events or messages that you want or need to promote to get more attention? Put your message on the UMC digital signs! Create your own eye-catching slides, animations, PowerPoint or videos that cycle on three different UMC digital signs in front of hundreds of students and UMC visitors. New this year - the 2nd floor sign is 55" large, brighter and more visible! It's environmentally-friendly, low cost and cuts down on print materials. Contact Pamela Henderek to learn how! We'll help you.

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: Jan. 22nd, 6-7 p.m. in Koelbel 102.

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: Jan. 22, 6-7 p.m. in Koelbel 102.

Earn six credits in five weeks in Brazil this summer. Gain academic and professional experience while immersed in the language and culture of contemporary Brazil. Work alongside Brazilian students to complete a research project, improve your Portuguese language skills, learn capoeira, attend local festivals and more. The first 10 accepted students receive a $300-600 scholarship. Learn more at an informational meeting: Jan. 22, 4:15-4:45p.m., UMC 335.

Earn six credits in five weeks in Brazil this summer. Gain academic and professional experience while immersed in the language and culture of contemporary Brazil. Work alongside Brazilian students to complete a research project, improve your Portuguese language skills, learn capoeira, attend local festivals and more. The first 10 accepted students receive a $300-600 scholarship. Learn more at an informational meeting: Jan. 22, 4:15-4:45p.m., UMC 335.

Earn three credits in two weeks in Cuba this May. Use gender, sexuality and race to better understand the Cuban insurrection and revolution from the Castro-led insurrection and guerrilla war (1953-1958), through the Soviet era (1959-1990), and into the current post-Soviet period (1990-today). Learn from guest lecturers and visit museums and places of cultural and historical relevance. Learn more at an informational meeting with the director, Dr. Lorraine Bayard de Volo: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 4 p.m., Hazel Gates Woodruff Cottage (near Hale).

Earn three credits in two weeks in Cuba this May. Use gender, sexuality, and race to better understand the Cuban insurrection and revolution from the Castro-led insurrection and guerrilla war (1953-1958), through the Soviet era (1959-1990), and into the current post-Soviet period (1990-today). Learn from guest lecturers and visit museums and places of cultural and historical relevance. Learn more at an informational meeting with the director, Dr. Lorraine Bayard de Volo on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 4 p.m., Hazel Gates Woodruff Cottage (near Hale).