Body Usage and Ergonomics for Musicians: Increasing Performance Quality
Saturdays 1:00 - 2:30pm, sessions on 11/7, 11/21 and 12/12, plus a 30-minute private lesson, $75. By working with, instead of against, your body, you can improve your technique while decreasing your chance of injury. This three-class series will help you increase your awareness of how you use your body while playing, and assist you in deciphering what works and what doesn't. Registration Deadline: November 1st

Registration Spring 2010
Registration for Spring 2010 classes starts November 2 and ends November 24 for fulltime undergraduates, part-time and graduate students. You can register online or at SASC. Hours for SASC are Monday-Thursday 8:30 am - 5 pm and Friday 8:30 am - 3 pm. Monday, November 9 SASC will not be doing registrations but you can still register online.

Sunday, November 08, 2009
Up til dawn letter sending event
Up til dawn raises money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital where no family is turned away because of the inability to pay. We get together to send pre-written letters and after sending 35 letters are entered into a raffle. We celebrate with a finale event in the spring.

Faculty Recital Series 2009-2010
Featuring Christophet Ladd, guitar

The Mikado
The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan's immortal operetta performed by Hartt's Theatre Division, is directed by Professor of Theatre Henry Fonte, with music direction by Michael Morris and choreography by Leslie Unger.

Body Usage and Ergonomics for Musicians
Body Usage and Ergonomics for Musicians: Increasing Performance Quality while Decreasing Injury. By working with, instead of against, your body, you can improve your technique while decreasing your chance of injury. This three-class series will help you increase your awareness of how you use your body while playing, and assist you in deciphering what works and what doesn't. Will be held on Sunday 11/8, 11/15 and 12/6 from 4:15 - 5:15 pm, plus a 30-minute private lesson, the cost is $65. Registration Deadline: November 1st

Sunday Roman Catholic Mass
Each Sunday, mass will be celebrated at the Konover Campus Center Great Room. Everyone is welcome!

Monday, November 09, 2009
The Art of the Jews: 3,000 years in the Making
Joel Grae and SusAnna Bernard Grae Collections and artist Susan Weinreich

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Pizza and Parsha Study Group
A refreshing look and discussion about the weekly Torah portion. Delve into the Torah portion of the week. Discover its relevance to you, your life, and your week. FREE PIZZA

The Art of the Jews: 3,000 years in the Making
Joel Grae and SusAnna Bernard Grae Collections and artist Susan Weinreich

Hammerklavier
Featuring solo performances by pianists from Hartt’s Piano Department

Nao: Humaniod Robot Demonstration
This demonstration will serve as an overview of the humanoid robot Nao, developed and manufactured by Aldebaran Robotics. The demonstration will show how the robot interacts autonomously and the capacities of high level programming through Choregraphe software.

Winterterm Course in Turkey
Two information sessions will be held for those interested in the Winterterm Course in Turkey: Thursday, October 22 and Tuesday, November 10, in A420 from 12:30-1:30 for each session. Refreshments will be served.

W.A.R.S Meeting
Women Against Rape and Sexual Assault

Weekday Roman Catholic Mass
Every Tuesday, mass is celebrated.

Getting Started with Blackboard
This session, offered on most Tuesdays, is designed for instructors new to Blackboard and provides a general orientation with hands-on time to begin working in Blackboard. Instructors will learn strategies for organizing Blackboard courses, review the many tools and features available, and start adding content items such as a syllabus to their course. Faculty should bring digital versions of their course content since this is designed as a hands-on seminar. Please call (768-4661) or email FCLD (fcld@hartford.edu) to register!

Business Ethics & Organizational Integrity
In this seminar, participants will learn to understand why ethics is essential to business success, identify specific ways to strengthen ethics in organizations, recognize ethical dimensions in business decisions, and apply the"Six Questions Guidelines" to real-world management ethical dilemmas. Pre-registration is required. Call 860-768-5619.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Staff Meeting with NEASC Steering Committee
The University of Hartford Staff Association will host a meeting with representatives of the NEASC Steering Committee to discuss the process of institutional accreditation.

The Art of the Jews: 3,000 years in the Making
Joel Grae and SusAnna Bernard Grae Collections and artist Susan Weinreich

Jazz Vocal Recital
The Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz presents a jazz vocal recital, featuring the students of Shawnn Monterio.

Thursday, November 12, 2009
KDH: Kosher Dinner Hour
FREE home cooked dinner every Thursday night! Hang out and schmooze with friends or make new ones, always a fun time guaranteed!

The Art of the Jews: 3,000 years in the Making
Joel Grae and SusAnna Bernard Grae Collections and artist Susan Weinreich

Web Conferencing as a Teaching Tool
Web conferencing has quickly outgrown its status as an emerging technology to become a ubiquitous tool for trainers, teachers, and support staff in many colleges and universities. On Thursday at 12:30, join Professor Patricia Nodoushani, associate dean for the Barney School of Business, in a brief demonstration and discussion on the use of WebEx to conduct classes online. Please contact FCLD to register.

CETA Sustainability Seminar Series - Architecture and Environment
James Fuller, Professor of Architecture, will lead a discussion of Architecture and the Environment. The seminar will explore the current direction of architects and architecture in addressing the need to be responsive to human and responsible to the external environment.

Sophie Treadwell's Machinal
University of Hartford's University Players and Saint Joseph College's Queenes Companye present Sophie Treadwell's Machinal. Inspired by the real-life murder trial of Ruth Snyder in the 1920s, the New York Times called this 1928 play "A triumph of individual distinction, gleaming with intangible beauty."

Friday, November 13, 2009
Shabbat Services and Dinner
Come join Rabbi Yossi and all your friends at Chabad Chevra, as we welcome Shabbat with uplifting melodic prayers, followed by a delicious four course Shabbat meal. Come and bring a friend for an enjoyable evening of great food, spirited singing, lively discussions and socializing. At the new Chabad House, 100 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford CT

The Art of the Jews: 3,000 years in the Making
Joel Grae and SusAnna Bernard Grae Collections and artist Susan Weinreich

Undergraduate Voice Recital
Junior Vocal Performance majors will present an evening of songs.

Laser Tag
Laser Tag will be taking place in GSU Cafe. All University of Hartford students are welcome!

PowerPoint Circle: Using Clickers
On Friday at 3:00, join guest lecturer Steve Schneider, professor of Astronomy at the UMass, as he shares his insights, experiences, as well as his successes and failures using PowerPoint and clickers in the classroom. His presentation will cover how polling devices like clickers can provide immediate student feedback to instructors and increase student participation in the classroom. The audience will participate with the clicker system used at UMass and will take part in a variety of techniques that go beyond the basic "multiple choice" approach. Light refreshments served.

Are You Politically Savvy? What You Don't Know Could Hurt Your Career
Explore the strengths and risks of your political style and develop a political style map for your organization. Using the "Organizational Savvy Self-Assessment" as pre-work, learn about ways to get your ideas implemented, increase your influence, and know whom to trust.