November 2020
Learning
Community
Newsletter
Reminder: Spring 2021 Housing Application
Due November 6, 2020
Students not currently living on campus but applying to move on:
Wednesday, November 4
3:25pm EST
Join Oliver Schoening to hear about the ups and downs he's experienced in his career while getting advice for your own!
Congratulations to our winning submission:
Thao Nguyen '24 (Engineering House)
Thank you to the Learning Community Innovation Zone for making sure Thao got her prize!
Engineering House Pumpkin Decorating
An Article Co-Authored by EcoHouse Faculty Director Thomas Hayes
What's Happening Around Campus
Thursdays with The Benton
The Benton’s popular open house is going online this semester with weekly activities, crafts, workshops & more! https://benton.uconn.edu/thursdays-with-the-benton/

November 5: Healing Open Mic with Poetic Release and UCCOx, 6:00-7:30
Share your healing spoken word or just listen in. 

November 12: Fall Coloring Pages
Relax with a set of free coloring pages from The Benton.

November 19: WHUS DJ Playlist
Finish the week with a playlist made just for Thursdays.
November Events at The Benton
All events are free and offered online. Visit https://benton.uconn.edu for details. 

Critical Looking: A Virtual Dialogue
November 4, 6:00-6:30pm
Tap your powers of observation and investigate a single work of art through close looking and discussion with Amanda Douberley, Assistant Curator/Academic Liaison. Offered via Zoom Meetings – registration is required and space is limited.

Conversation with the Curators: Living in the Anthropocene 
November 12, 5:30-6:30pm
Join Robert Thorson, Department Head and Professor of Geosciences at UConn, and Amanda Douberley, Assistant Curator/Academic Liaison, William Benton Museum of Art, for a discussion of the exhibition, The Human Epoch: Living in the Anthropocene. Offered via Zoom Webinar. 

Critical Looking: A Virtual Dialogue
November 18, 12:15-12:45pm
Tap your powers of observation and investigate a single work of art through close looking and discussion with Amanda Douberley, Assistant Curator/Academic Liaison. Offered via Zoom Meetings – registration is required and space is limited.

Museum Open Hours
Take a break & visit the galleries. Our Fall semester hours are Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 10am to 4pm and Saturday 1 to 4pm. The museum will be open through Friday, November 20.
Scholarships Available: Global Citizenship, Regional Campus Incentive and Veterans Scholarships are all available!
Have questions? Make an appointment with an Education Abroad Advisor or email abroad@uconn.edu
Given the immense amount of diversity on the UConn campus, it is important to engage in meaningful dialogues about race and racism. It is up to college campuses to respond to, engage, and reflect the diversity of their students. This workshop provides the opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to discuss, share experiences, and ask questions about race on campus. This session focuses on the barriers of creating a more diverse and accepting university as well as discussing concrete steps that we might take as a community, as an institution, and as individuals to combat racism and build a more diverse and inclusive campus environment.
LookUp Startup Grant Competition
Applications due November 15

LookUp is looking for exceptional Social Innovators and risk-takers to design solutions for social isolation, digital overload, and digital activism to enter an OPEN Virtual Grant Competition. All undergraduates welcome. 
NOW WHAT? Dialogue Series
Various Dates, Times, and Themes from November 3-15

Amidst an unprecedented year, all eyes are on November 3rd. But what comes next? Starting Wednesday, November 4th, UConn faculty and staff will host a series of themed conversations about where we will all go from here. Using the election as a starting point, we will think and feel together about how we, as a community and individuals want to move forward and what we can build now.
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