Join the UMC Board and be part of the decisions that help the UMC fulfill its mission. The UMC Board is the governing board for CU's student union and currently has opening for student members. The board is a great leadership opportunity for new and returning CU students. Learn more and apply by Sept. 6 at UMC Board.

Make Summer 2014 summer unforgettable - spend six weeks immersed in Russian culture and language in St. Petersburg. The program, directed by Professor Artemi Romanov, includes language courses each morning, and afternoon and weekend excursions around the city and sites nearby, plus a weekend trip to Moscow! Earn nine credits and fulfill the A&S Historical Context core requirement. Beginning to advanced Russian speakers welcome. Learn more: Oct. 2, 5 p.m. HUMN 150. More information

Make Summer 2014 summer unforgettable - spend six weeks immersed in Russian culture and language in St. Petersburg! The program, directed by Professor Artemi Romanov, includes language courses each morning, and afternoon and weekend excursions around the city and sites nearby, plus a weekend trip to Moscow. Earn nine credits and fulfill the A&S Historical Context core requirement. Beginning to advanced Russian speakers welcome. Learn more: Oct. 2, 5 p.m. HUMN 150. More information

Open to all majors, this unique global seminar based in Madrid with visits to Barcelona, Granada, Pujol and Figueres offers unforgettable insights into the rich visual culture of Spain, from Goya to the present, in five weeks. Led by Frances Charteris, the course includes visits to museums and architectural sites; photography and film are covered, as well as flamenco and bullfighting. Learn more at an informational meeting: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 4:30-5:30 p.m., C4C S341. More information

Open to all majors, this unique Global Seminar based in Madrid with visits to Barcelona, Granada, Pujol and Figueres offers unforgettable insights into the rich visual culture of Spain, from Goya to the present, in 5 weeks. Led by Frances Charteris, the course includes visits to museums and architectural sites; photography and film are covered, as well as flamenco and bullfighting. Learn more at an informational meeting: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 4:30-5:30 p.m., C4C S341. Spain seminar website

CU Walks invites you to take a break and go for a lunchtime walk on campus. We start our walk Monday-Friday at noon from the west side of Carlson Gym, near the Rec Center. We encourage individuals in the CU community to obtain the physical and mental health benefits of a free, safe, convenient and social recreational opportunity. Our group has established a scenic and safe 1.5 mile (30 minute) loop around campus. We are a collaboration of students and faculty of the Integrative Physiology Department together with the Rec Center.

Hey everybody, this Thursday Sept. 5 join the CU Swing Dance Club at 7 pm for an hour long swing lesson and then a social dance until 10 pm! Totally free and no experience necessary! Come alone or bring friends, no partner is required. Just make sure to wear flat-soled shoes to dance in! We will be in UMC 235 which is near the front main entrance of the UMC -The club will be held every Thursday night at the same time, we will post the location each week! Feel free to contact us with questions!

Do you have any interest climbing a fourteener or two or three or maybe four? Would you like to do it with good company? Would you like to have fun sitting around a campfire and having meaningful discussions? Well then this trip is for you. Come join Creatio Outdoors Sept. 6-8 in a fun and meaningful adventure while we climb Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Democrate, and Mt. Bross.

This illustrated talk, given by Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History at UC Irvine, will focus on the Boxer Crisis of 1900, looking at how it has been linked to "catastrophes" of different sorts. Also to be explored are the ways that memories of and stories about the Boxers have affected Chinese relations with the West up to the present. This lecture will be held on Thursday, September 26, at 5 p.m. in Humanities 250. For more information, please contact the Center for Asian Studies at casevent@colorado.edu or 303-735-5122.

Not sure of what to do this weekend? How about some great music, neon lights and bowling fun? Enjoy the energy of bowling with black lights, colored lanes and pins at the Connection's Extreme Bowling Every Friday and Saturday night from 7 p.m.-close at The Connection, located on the first floor of the UMC. Prizes for Color Head Pin Strikes Note: must tell The Connection Staff before bowling. It's the ONLY Extreme Bowling in Boulder -- and fun for all! Public welcome - bring your family and friends.