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Honors Weekly

Honors Weekly is the Programming & Events Office’s weekly magazine-style digest of upcoming events and items of interest. The latest copy is provided below.

10/17 Borders of Belonging: Struggle and Solidarity in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families

Borders of Belonging: Struggle and Solidarity in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families

Thursday, October 17th, 2019

09:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Storrs Campus
Student Union Theatre

Heide Castañeda, PhD, MPH is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida. Her research interests include political and legal anthropology, medical anthropology, borders, migration, and citizenship, focusing on the United States, Mexico, and Germany.

She is author of Borders of Belonging: Struggle and Solidarity in Mixed-Status Immigrant Families (Stanford University Press, 2019) and co-editor of Unequal Coverage: The Experience of Health Care Reform in the United States (NYU Press, 2018). Her latest book, Migrant Health: Cross-Disciplinary and Critical Perspectives, is forthcoming from Routledge.

Dr. Castañeda has also published dozens of research articles on migration and health care access for immigrant populations. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, the Fulbright Program, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and the Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship OR Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement

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Contact Information: elinstituto@uconn.edu
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10/17 Do Americans Love or Hate the Jews? Intermarriage and Antisemitism in the 21st Century

Do Americans Love or Hate the Jews? Intermarriage and Antisemitism in the 21st Century

Thursday, October 17th, 2019

05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Class of '47 Room, Babbidge Library

"Do Americans Love or Hate the Jews? Intermarriage and Antisemitism in the 21st Century" - Talk by Dr. Bruce A. Phillips

A variety of opinion polls show that Jews are widely accepted and even admired, a trend underscored by Jewish intermarriage rates. At the same time, we are seeing unprecedented violence against Jews in the United States. How do we reconcile these two opposing sets of evidence?

Dr. Bruce A. Phillips is Professor of Sociology & Jewish Communal Service at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, California. He has conducted local Jewish population surveys in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, Phoenix, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Houston. Phillips has been among the leading researchers in the sociology of American Jewry for over three decades.

This program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For accommodation, please contact pamela.weathers@uconn.edu or 860-486-2271.

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship OR Social Change, Service, & Sustainability
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Contact Information: Pamela Waethers, pamela.weathers@uconn.edu
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10/17 Pizza and Pick Times

Pizza and Pick Times

Thursday, October 17th, 2019

07:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Shippee Pequot Room

Class pick times are coming up soon so come join your peers as we help each other out! This year, STEM Scholars, PATH, and Honors in STEM will be collaborating in an effort to foster collaboration throughout the Honors Community! This will be a great way to meet fellow Honors students who will be willing to support one another as we all share tips and tricks about how to navigate your pick times. This event is strongly encouraged for both mentees and mentors in all mentoring programs as well as anyone looking to discuss these processes with their Honors peers. Pizza will also be provided!

This is an Honors event. Categories: Honors Community Development OR Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement.

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Contact Information: Thomas Shao, stemscholareboard@uconn.edu
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10/19 James L. Goodwin Conservation Center

James L. Goodwin Conservation Center

Saturday, October 19th, 2019

08:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Storrs Campus
James L. Goodwin State Forest 23 Potter Road, Hampton, CT

James L. Goodwin Conservation Center is a Connecticut state forest and education center covering approximately 2,000 acres in the towns of Chaplin and Hampton. This event is aimed at cleaning and maintaining the grounds of the forest through tasks such as leaf raking, painting, garden and trail maintenance, and installing walking paths . Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear shoes that they don't mind getting dirty.

Contact Information: Ciara Dobrowolski, uconn.co.csd@gmail.com
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10/19 GROW Windham

GROW Windham

Saturday, October 19th, 2019

08:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Storrs Campus
GROW Windham at Lauter Park 625 Jackson Street, Willimantic, CT

GROW Windham cultivates relationships and creates space for youth, community members, and food system partners to work together to build a stronger community and local food system. Volunteers will be working to maintain gardens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear shoes that can get dirty.

Contact Information: Ciara Dobrowolski, uconn.co.csd@gmail.com
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10/19 WAIM Loading Dock

WAIM Loading Dock

Saturday, October 19th, 2019

08:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Storrs Campus
Windham Area Interfaith Ministries, 866 Main Street, Willimantic, CT

Windham Area Interfaith Ministry provides basic needs and support to community members with insufficient incomes. WAIM is renovating its small goods area on the second floor of a 5 story building. This will include painting walls, building, shelving, installing flooring and other similar projects. Volunteers should wear clothes that they don't mind getting dirty.

Contact Information: Ciara Dobrowolski, uconn.co.csd@gmail.com
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10/19 Channel 3 Kids Camp

Channel 3 Kids Camp

Saturday, October 19th, 2019

08:50 AM - 02:40 PM

Storrs Campus
Channel 3 Kids Camp - Holiday Lights Fantasia 134 Goodwin Park Road, Wethersfield, CT

Volunteers will be working outside in Goodwin Park changing light bulbs in displays that are dulled or broken in preparation for the Holiday Light Fantasia. Holiday Light Fantasia is an event that is run each Winter to raise money for Channel 3 Kids Camp. Volunteers should dress for the weather (shoes/boots that you don't mind getting dirty, layered clothes, hat, gloves (thin nitrile gardening or work gloves are terrific for grasping the small bulbs). Volunteers will be supplied with lunch.

Contact Information: Ciara Dobrowolski, uconn.co.csd@gmail.com
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10/20 Channel 3 Kids Camp

Channel 3 Kids Camp

Sunday, October 20th, 2019

08:20 AM - 02:40 PM

Storrs Campus
Channel 3 Kids Camp, 134 Goodwin Park Road, Wethersfield, CT

Volunteers will be working outside in Goodwin Park changing light bulbs in displays that are dulled or broken in preparation for the Holiday Light Fantasia. Holiday Light Fantasia is an event that is run each Winter to raise money for Channel 3 Kids Camp. Volunteers should dress for the weather (shoes/boots that you don't mind getting dirty, layered clothes, hat, gloves (thin nitrile gardening or work gloves are terrific for grasping the small bulbs). Volunteers will be supplied with lunch.

Contact Information: Ciara Dobrowolski, uconn.co.csd@gmail.com
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10/20 WAIM Loading Dock

WAIM Loading Dock

Sunday, October 20th, 2019

08:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Storrs Campus
Windham Area Interfaith Ministries, 866 Main Street, Willimantic, CT

Windham Area Interfaith Ministry provides basic needs and support to community members with insufficient incomes. WAIM is renovating its small goods area on the second floor of a 5 story building. This will include painting walls, building, shelving, installing flooring and other similar projects. Volunteers should wear clothes that they don't mind getting dirty.

Contact Information: Ciara Dobrowolski, uconn.co.csd@gmail.com
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10/20 Body Project

Body Project

Sunday, October 20th, 2019

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Women's Center, Student Union 4th floor

The Body Project is a peer led, group-based program that provides a forum for women and girls to confront unrealistic beauty ideals and engages them in the development of healthy body image. Workshops are led by trained women identified student leaders who are passionate about promoting positive body image. The workshops are held in 2 two hour sessions a week apart. In order to get the most out of the program, students are asked to register only if they are able to attend both 2-hour sessions.

Registration is required by Friday, October 11 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UConnBodyProject102019

Contact Information: Kathy Fischer at kathy.fischer@uconn.edu
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