UNCG faculty and staff regularly put their talent and expertise on display for all students and colleagues. These are some of the presentations featuring employees on the UNCG campus during the month of October:
Hallo Weekend
November 1, 12:30 – 2 p.m.
MHRA Building, Room 3501
Didn’t get your fill trick-or-treating on October 31? The English Club is spending All Hallows’ Day and Día de los Muertos with Dr. Amy Vines, who will be offering a sneak peek at her Spring course “Books to Keep You Up at Night: Contemporary Horror Fiction.” All are invited to bring an excerpt from their favorite scary story to share. Costumes optional but always appreciated, Halloween or not.
A Reflection on a Fantastic Year in Chemistry
November 1, 1 – 3 p.m.
Sullivan Science Building, Room 101
In this seminar by Dr. Jerry Walsh, he reflects on his unexpected career path in chemistry, exploring boron cage compounds, transition metal complexes, and the importance of cherishing one’s unique contributions, followed by a reception honoring his many years at UNCG ahead of his retirement.
2024 Biology Weekly Seminar Series
November 1, 3 – 4 p.m.
Sullivan Science Building, Room 201
Dr. David Bickel, associate professor of computer science, will give the first of four presentations in this year’s month-long series. He will present on “Propagating uncertainty about clades, molecular evolution models, and prior distributions to divergence times and branch lengths.”
Red Clay Saxophone Quartet
November 2, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
Tew Recital Hall
Professors Steven Stusek and Mark Engebretson have been part of the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet for more than two decades. The Quartet presents a varied repertoire from classical to jazz to new music to tango, featuring music by composers such as Chen Yi, Ben Johnston, James Paul Sain, György Ligeti, Guillermo Lago, Francis Poulenc, Alejandro Rutty, Steve Reich, Mark Engebretson, David Maslanka, Martin Bresnick, Burton Beerman, and Gavin Bryars.
Equatorial Guinea: Central Africa and the Making of World History
November 7, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Bryan Building, Room 205
For the SPA 317 Foundations of Hispanic Cultures Speakers’ Series, Lloyd International Honors College Dean Omar Ali will explore how Africans and people of African descent have shaped the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian Ocean worlds.
UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference
November 8-9
Sullivan Science Building
Mathematics and Statistics faculty members Igor Erovenko, Monika Goel, Sat Gupta, Romesh Thanuja, Thomas Weighill, Yi Zhang, and Jianping Sun are among the participants at this year’s conference which promotes student research in mathematics, statistics, and related fields.
“New Muslim Cool” Film Screening
November 14, 4 – 6 p.m.
Location to be determined
Dean Omar Ali will lead a discussion after the screening of the film by Puerto Rican-American rapper Hamza Perez. The award-winning documentary takes viewers on Hamza’s ride through streets, slums and jail cells, following his spiritual journey to some surprising places in an America that never stops changing. The event is co-sponsored by the Lloyd International Honors College and the Muslim Student Association
Viola Concert
November 15, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
Organ Hall
Professor of Viola and Chamber Music Scott Rawls has appeared as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Europe. He’ll be joined on the stage by Professor of Collaborative Piano James Douglass at this performance.
All-State and District Double Reed Day
November 17, 1 – 5 p.m.
School of Music Building
Join Drs. Courtney Miller and Michael Burns for masterclasses special Double Reed Day at UNCG focusing on NC All-State Solos, Scales, and Sightreading. The Faculty Recital is also part of this incredible afternoon.
