Provides insight into the German-Jewish identity through essays, autobiographies, fiction and journalism from the Enlightenment to the post-Holocaust period. Examines the religious and social conflicts that typify the history of Jewish existence in German-speaking lands during the modern epoch. Taught in English. Same as JWST 3501. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Instructor: Prof. Davide Stimilli (stimilli@colorado.edu).

Career decisions are financial decisions and how you manage your career is one of the biggest personal finance choices you'll ever make. Join us for a free workshop to learn the difference between a job and a career, ways your career affects your future finances, and how your decisions now steer the direction of your future career success. There will be giveaways, a prize drawing for a $25 giftcard and free food! Please RSVP at CUmoneysense@colorado.edu to let us know you'll be there. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2 - 3 p.m., UMC 425.

Each year, the Center of the American West awards cash prizes to talented students writing on Western topics. All CU-Boulder degree students, undergraduate and graduate, are eligible. Categories are poetry, fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction and academic non-fiction. This year's entry deadline is March 14, and now is the perfect time to starting thinking about what you might want to submit. For rules, the online entry form, and to read winning entries from previous years, please go to our contest website.

The next LASP public lecture will feature LASP Senior Planetary Scientist, Ian Stewart, discussing the history of Mars exploration at CU-Boulder, from the Mariner missions of the late 60s to MAVEN, which is currently en route to explore the Red Planet's upper atmosphere. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the LASP SPSC building (W120), located at 3665 Discovery Drive in the east campus research park. Parking and admission are free. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, visit: http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/public-lectures

ASSETT is pleased to announce two learning communities aimed at leveraging digital technologies to improve teaching and learning. Applications are now being accepted for the Teaching with Technology or the Hybrid and Online Course Design seminars. The deadline to apply is Jan. 6, 2014. Apply

We invite you to take part The Connection's Turkey Bowl week. Starting Nov. 18 - Nov. 22 from 5 p.m. - close participate in our Turkey Bowl. If you bowl three strikes in a row (it's called a Turkey) you win a free Subway sub. Must alert the Connection's staff you are participating to win. Everyone is welcome to participate.

You want to make a difference. We can help you do it. Come hear representatives from City Year, Teach For America and the Peace Corps share their personal stories of service and find out how you can make an impact in the lives of others before or after graduating. WHAT: Info Session WHEN: Tue, Nov. 19, 6 - 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Hellems Rm 267, CU Boulder Free food! To read more about each organization, visit their websites: City Year, www.cityyear.org Teach For America, www.teachforamerica.org Peace Corps, www.peacecorps.gov

Is it responsible to permanently remove water from the hydrologic cycle? Does polluting Colorado's most precious resource with fracking chemicals, heavy metals and radioactive elements justify cheap energy? Join us for a discussion on the state of hydraulic fracturing in Colorado where we will investigate how powerful energy corporations are legally degrading our environment for profit. Learn how to effectively counter the destruction in a training by Western Colorado Congress following the discussion. 2 pm Sunday, Nov. 17 Hellums 199

Come learn more about indigenous peoples and remote conservation areas in Tanzania as returned students from the Global Seminar: Conservation & Indigenous Peoples in Tanzania present on their research from abroad. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 4 - 6 p.m. in C4C S350.

The Puksta Scholars, an exemplary undergraduate civic engagement program, is accepting applications for 2014-15 new scholars. Limited number of $4,500 annual scholarships. If you have a strong commitment to civic responsibility and want to bring about positive change in our communities, apply now. This scholarship is only available for students who will be freshmen, sophomores or juniors in academic year 2014-15. Application. Questions, Peter Simons, peter.simons@colorado.edu.