Taking Note

  • Buckthorn Blitz in College Woods Oct. 9

    Volunteer in College Woods at the second annual Buckthorn Blitz Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. College Woods is being overrun with glossy buckthorn, a non-native invasive shrub that crowds out native plants. Volunteers can help preserve the ecology of this beautiful property, recognized as an outstanding example of the hemlock-hardwood-pine natural community in New Hampshire, by hand-pulling buckthorn. Volunteer for one or both of two sessions (9 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.). 

    Come prepared with a water bottle, long sleeve shirt and pants and sturdy shoes. For information, contact Steve Eisenhaure at the Woodlands Office (woodlands@unh.edu) or Malin Clyde at UNH Cooperative Extension (malin.clyde@unh.edu...

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  • Fine Art Fundraising Auction at Museum Of Art Oct. 4

    Rose Moon, a fundraiser for the Museum of Art, will be held Friday, Oct. 4, from 6-8 p.m. at the museum in the Paul Creative Arts Center.

    Advance reservations are recommended: $25 for Museum of Art members, $35 non-members. Reservations may be made by calling 2-3712 or at www.unh.edu/moa/.

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  • Gourmet Dinner Oct. 4 and 5 at the Paul College

    UNH will host its “Aura - Indulge in Color” Gourmet Dinner at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5 in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics building. Hosted by the advanced food and beverage class in the department of hospitality management.

    Tickets for the dinner are $60 per...

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  • Painting-Poems Exhibit Opens Oct. 11 at the Dimond Library

    “Relaxing in a Madhouse, Paintings by John Angelopoulos, Poems by Charles Simic” opens Friday, Oct. 11, in Milne Special Collection’s Dunleavy Reading Room. On display will be 12 of Angelopoulos’ paintings inspired by the Pulitzer Prize winning poetry of Professor Emeritus and former U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic. 

    A reception hosted by the College of Liberal Arts will be held opening night at 6 p.m. in the Special Collections Gallery, located on level one of Dimond Library. Register here by Thursday, Oct. 3 to attend.

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  • 2014 Research and Engagement Academy Informational Meeting Oct. 10

    The Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Engagement and Academic Outreach and the Office of Research Development and Communications are hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in MUB Room 302 for tenure-track, extension and research faculty interested in applying to the 2014 Research and Engagement Academy created to enhance faculty scholarly agendas through external funding.  No RSVP necessary. 

    The academy is a semester-long learning community which includes seven interactive workshops about successful strategies with federal agencies and foundations, individualized coaching by faculty experts through the grant writing process, and time interacting with like-minded colleagues.  As academy participants, faculty members write and submit a competitive grant proposal.    

    To be considered for the academy, the faculty member must submit an online application (at...

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  • Live Fire Extinguisher Training Oct. 4

    The Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS) is offering live fire extinguisher training Friday, Oct. 4, in the Kingsbury Hall courtyard.  

    The first session will begin at 8 a.m. and will run every 30 minutes with the last session beginning at 4:30 p.m.  Each session will involve a brief discussion of fire extinguisher use and then each participant will have the opportunity to use a portable fire extinguisher.  

    Anyone who wants to participate can email Brian Cournoyer at brian.cournoyer@unh.edu , or call 2-4761, or Andy Glode, 2-5038.

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  • UNH Police Department Auction Oct. 6

    The UNH Police Department will hold an auction Sunday, Oct. 6, at 9 a.m. at 18 Waterworks Road. The list of items includes: 

    Various Bikes

    2 Men’s Watches

    1 Gold Ring

    1 Women’s Gold Necklace

    4 IPods

    1 MP3 Playe

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  • Coaching Model Workshop Offered Oct. 8 & 9 and Oct. 16 &17 for OS Employees

    The OS Council professional development committee, in partnership with Human Resources, is offering “Coaching for Performance- Skills Building Workshop” an interactive workshop for Operating Staff presented by HR partner Meghan Proctor (Facilities), Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, and Oct. 16 and 17. 

    The workshop, conducted in two 90-minute sessions, will focus on enhancing skills essential to the coaching methodology. (For employees who have already participated in the pilot training as well as for new learners.) 

    Participants will attend one session Oct. 8 or Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., and the second on Oct. 16 or Oct. 17, from 10:30 a.m. – noon. 

    Info on what will be covered during the first session can be found here. Info covered in the second session can be read here. 

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  • Faculty Drawings on Display

    Drawings by faculty and lecturers in the art history department will be on view in the Visual Resource Center until the end of the school year. This exhibition, part of the “Year of Drawing” in the art department, explores the importance and impact of drawing as part of artistic process.  

    Drawing in its various forms is displayed, from conceptual designs for 3D art pieces, to stand alone pieces, like an etching.  Participating faculty and lecturers include Brian Chu, Grant Drumheller, Rick Fox, Craig Hood, Jennifer Moses, Scott Schnepf, Don Williams, and Leah Woods.  Also included are two works from faculty members’ personal collections; “Stacy Mohammed” by Lennart Anderson and “Subway” by Alexi Worth.   

    The Visual Resource Center is located in A-205E in the Paul Creative Arts Center, and is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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  • Esther Tardy-Wolfe Retirement Celebration Oct. 8

    A retirement celebration for Esther Tardy-Wolfe, who has served as director of the Office of Conduct and Mediation for the past 13 years, will be held Tuesday Oct. 8 from 3-5 p.m. in the 1925 Room at the Alumni Center.

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  • Memorial Service for Linda Sprague, Professor Emeritus of Operations Management, Oct. 26

    Linda Sprague, Professor Emeritus of operations management at the former Whittemore School of Business and Economics, died Sept. 10. Sprague worked at UNH from 1969 to 2002. 

    Sprague also served on the faculties at the School of Industrial & Manufacturing Science at Cranfield University in the U.K, the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland, and IESE in Barcelona, Spain. She was a founding professor of the National Center for Industrial Science and Technology Management (at Dalian), China.

    After leaving UNH, Sprague was Professor Emerita of Manufacturing & Operations Management at China Europe International Business School. 

    A memorial service will be held Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the MIT Museum Building N51, 266 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. (http://web.mit.edu/museum/visit/directions....

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  • 75th Anniversary Production of “Our Town” Oct. 2-6

    The UNH department of theatre and dance opens its 2013-2014 season with “Our Town,” Oct. 2-5 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre. Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is directed by professor David Richman. 

    Recommended for ages 12 and up, the play contains complex language and themes. 

    Tickets are $8 for youth aged 17 and under, $14 for UNH students, ID holders and seniors and groups of 15 or more, and $16 for the general public, and can be purchased through the PCAC ticket office located in the Johnson Theatre lobby Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and one hour before curtain; online or by calling 2-7222.

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  • Employee Fitness Center Expands Hours

    The Employee Fitness Center is offering expanded hours for employees through the semester until finals end. 

    The center, open Monday through Friday from 6-8 a.m. and 11 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. ,  is located in the Field House balcony overlooking the basketball court. Run by the kinesiology department, it provides a real- world laboratory situation for graduate and undergraduate kinesiology/exercise science students.  

    Exercise equipment includes StarTrac treadmills and elliptical trainers, LifeFitness exercise cycles, Schwinn AirDyne cycles, StairMaster step machines, Concept II rowers, Nautilus...

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  • Campus Rec Offers Massage, Yoga and Pilates Classes

    A massage therapy class will be offered Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m., Sept. 10-Oct. 15 or Oct. 22-Dec. 3 for $30/student or Recreation Center member and $50 for non-members. Limited to 24 participants.   

     Licensed therapist Michelle Davis teaches this introductory class offered by the Campus Recreation Department.  This is not a massage certification course, but a great way to give and get a weekly massage.  

    If you do not have a partner for the class, you will be paired with different participants each night.  The class meets in the MUB and uses mats on the floor.  Register online at...

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  • UNH Celebrity Series 2013-2014 Season

    The UNH Celebrity Series has announced its 2013-2014 season. All performances take place at the Paul Creative Arts Center’s Johnson Theatre. 

    Oct.13: Stile Antico, an ensemble of young British singers, now established as one of the most original and exciting new voices in its field. 

    Nov. 5: “The Graduate.”  Under the leadership of producing director Susan Albert Loewenberg, L.A. Theatre Works, the  unforgettable characters, phrases and themes of “The Graduate” continue to ring true a half decade after the publication of the novel. 

    Feb. 1: Duo Versus pairs two like-minded musicians (Abe McWilliams, violin, Martynas Levickis, accordion) who passionately explore the diverse repertoire possibilities for the union of the violin and the accordion. 

    April 8: St. Petersburg String Quartet with Tao Lin, piano.  One of the world's leading string quartets, the St. Petersburg was founded in 1985 as the Leningrad Quartet. 

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