Oct. 22
Philosophy Symposium Meeting-Weekly meeting/ Philosophy House, 47 Exeter Street, Portland campus/ 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
Circle K Meeting-Weekly meeting of USM chapter/ Husky Hut, Brooks Student Center, Gorham campus/ 8 p.m.-9 p.m./ Send an e-mail to Maria Zamboni at [email protected] for more information.
Environmental Learning Community Meeting-New student group’s weekly meeting/ 112 Conference Room, New Residence Hall, Gorham campus/ 8 p.m.-9 p.m./ Call Jason at 229-8466 or send an e-mail to [email protected] for more information.
Oct. 23
“Driving Maine’s Future: Small Business and Entrepreneurship,” School of Business Executive Forum 2007-Keynote address by Forbes magazine publisher Richard Karlgaard and featuring Laurie Lachance, president and CEO of the Maine Development Foundation, and James Wilfrong, former assistant administrator for international trade at the U.S. Small Business Administration, as panelists/ Abromson Community Center, Portland campus/ 8 a.m.-12 p.m./ $95 public, $20 USM students/ Call 780-5951 or go to www.usm.maine.edu/sb to register.
Accounting & Finance Society Internships Discussion/ 237 Luther Bonney Hall, Portland campus/ 4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m./ Send an e-mail to Prisca Allen at [email protected] for more information.
“Outlaw Survival Tips for the 21st Century,” lecture by Kate Bornstein, author of Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us, and Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws-Community discussion on teen suicide prevention/ University Events Room, Glickman Family Library, Portland campus/ 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m./ Free and open to the public/ Call 780-4862 or send an e-mail [email protected] to reserve seating.
Model United Nations Organization-Weekly meeting/ Room 212, Abromson Community Center, Portland campus/ 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m./ Send an e-mail to [email protected] for more information.
Self-Defense Workshop-Sponsored by the WRC/ Brooks Student Center/ 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m./ Free.
Maine PIRG Meeting-Weekly meeting of student activist group/ Dining Area, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland campus/ 7 p.m.-8 p.m./ Send an e-mail to [email protected] for more information.
“Feiner v. NY,” academic freedom lecture by Irving Feiner/ Moot Court Room, School of Law, Portland campus/ 7 p.m.-9 p.m./ Free and open to the public/ Call 780-4284 or visit
www.usm.maine.edu/%7Ehistory/coneventsfall.html for more information.
Oct. 24
“Damned Dreams & Dangerous Desires: The Personal Politics of Sex & Gender,” with Kate Bornstein and special drag performance by The Kings of the Hill/ Talbot Lecture Hall, Luther Bonney, Portland campus/ 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m./ Free and open to the public/ Call 780-4289 for more information.
Knitting Group-Weekly gathering/ Woodbury Center Campus Bookstore, Portland campus/ 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m./ Send an e-mail to Barbara Kelly at [email protected] for more information.
Pagan Student Association Meeting-Weekly meeting/ Boiler Room, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland campus/ 6 p.m.-7 p.m./ Send an e-mail to [email protected] for more information.
Oct. 25
ASL Club Meeting-Biweekly meeting for people of all sign language abilities/ Room 25, Payson Smith Hall, Portland campus/ 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m./ Open to all students/ Send an e-mail to Esther Lee at [email protected] for more information.
National Conference on Planning History-Free public session with opportunity to learn about a two-day conference to help plan the future of Portland’s wharfs/ Hannaford Lecture Hall, Abromson Community Center, Portland campus/ 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m./ Call Susan Ward-Diorio at 228-8164 for more information. Visit http://www.dcp.ufl.edu/sacrph/conference/conference for conference information
Asian American Association & Symposium-Weekly meeting/ Learning Center Conference Room, Luther Bonney Hall, Portland campus/ 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m./ Send an e-mail to [email protected] for more information.
Queer Insurgency-Weekly meeting/ Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland campus/ 7 p.m.-8 p.m./ Send an e-mail to [email protected] for more information.
“Rory, Mind Reader,” Thirsty Thurday entertainment. Follows weekly meeting of Gorham Events Board/ Brooks Student Center, Gorham campus/ meeting: 7 p.m.-9 p.m., entertainment: 9 p.m.-11 p.m./ Free for all students.
Oct. 26
Student Senate Meeting-Weekly meeting/ Hastings Formal Lounge, Gorham campus/ 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m./ Call 228-8501 for more information.
Oct. 28
Lewiston-Auburn College Open House and Grand Opening Celebration-Celebration of LAC’s new building and open house/ 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston/ 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Call 753-6500 or send an e-mail to [email protected] for more information.