Spring Semester Packed with Exciting On-Campus Events 

 

There is always something exciting to do at the University at Albany, from cheering on the Great Danes in Division I sports to seeing internationally renowned writers at the New York State Writers Institute.

Start the semester off with a stop over to SEFCU Arena on January 25th at 4 p.m. to see the men's basketball team take on America East rival UMBC Retrievers.

Other highlights of the Spring 2009 semester include:

Jan. 27:  Visiting Writers Seminar & Reading
4:15 p.m. Seminar
8 p.m. Reading with Jayne Anne Phillips, author of fiction rooted in her West Virginia girlhood. Her latest novel is Lark & Termite. 

Feb. 2:  Visiting Writers Seminar & Reading
4:15 p.m. Seminar, Standish Room, Science Library.
8 p.m. Reading, Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall.
Reading with best-selling novelist Sue Miller, whose latest book is The Senator's Wife.

Feb. 3:  Artist's Reception: Jason Middlebrook
5-7 p.m. University Art Museum.
Middlebrook will create an installation constructed from several tons of recycled cardboard collected on campus.

Feb. 5:  30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Month Luncheon
Noon. Campus Center Ballroom.

Feb. 7:  12th Annual Big Purple Growl and Ferocious Feast
5-7 p.m. Featuring a pregame party, and men's and women's basketball. The women's game vs. Binghamton is at 4:30 p.m.; the men take on Vermont at 7 p.m. University Gym and SEFCU Arena.

Feb. 10:  UAlbany Advocacy Day
9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. NYS Capitol � Empire State Plaza. Concourse display. Rally and reception, 5-6:30 p.m. Advocate for UAlbany with fellow students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends.

 

March 6-8, 10-12, 14:  Antigone
This production interprets Judith Malina's text for a generation in which war and politics are experienced via a constant barrage of media. Performing Arts Center Main Theatre.  

March 21-22:  Relay For Life
3 p.m. Join the Students of Albany Against Cancer in an overnight benefit for the American Cancer Society. SEFCU Arena.

April 2:  American Place Theatre Performance:  The Secret Life of Bees

7:30 p.m. A theatrical adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's New York Times bestseller. Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.

April 26:  Fountain Day 2009
12-4 p.m. Share the spirit as the Fountain is turned on for the first time in 2009. Academic Podium. 

May 1-17:  Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
10 a.m.-5 p.m. University Art Museum
Featuring work produced by candidates for the Art Department's three-year, 60-credit-hour program. Artists' reception May 8, 5-7 p.m.

May 16-17:  Commencement Weekend

 

 

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