Description: 5:30-9 p.m. Kendrick Hall, School of Law. This year the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) will host their 6th Annual Gala Auction and award ceremony honoring CA Supreme Court Associate Justice, Carlos R. Moreno. Proceeds from the auction benefit student's summer work in the public interest and public sector fields. Guests may pre-register on PILF's website for discounted ticket prices. Firm and General Public: $45, USF Students: $15, Public Interest & Public Sector $25. This event is sponsored by The Public Interest Law Foundation. For more information, please call (415) 422-2891 or email chairs@usfpilg.org. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/13/2009

End Date: 11/13/2009

Description: All day. 10:30 a.m.: Mass, St. Ignatius Church; 11:45 a.m.: Lunch, Harney Plaza; 12:30 p.m.: Keynote speaker: Fr. Kevin Burke, S.J., academic dean and acting president, JSTB; 1:45 p.m.: Workshops on Lobbying and Advocacy; Civil Rights Litigation; 6 p.m.: Candle Light Vigil. Various locations. Conference to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the martyrs of El Salvador. This event is sponsored by University Ministry. For more information, please call (415) 422-4463 or email pmcwilliams@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/16/2009

End Date: 11/16/2009

Description: 5:30 p.m. Harney Science Center, Room 232. Francisco J. Ayala, professor of Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology School of Biological Sciences at the University of California at Irvine, will give a lecture to USF's scientific community. For more information, please call (415) 422-4895 or email emsmith2@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/16/2009

End Date: 11/16/2009

Description: 9 a.m. Maraschi Room, Xavier Hall. A "Mission Conversations" event with Fr. Stephen Privett, S.J. for USF faculty and staff on Ignatian spirituality and the Catholic university on the 20th anniversary of the martyrs of the University of Central America in San Salvador. This event is sponsored by Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought and the department of Theology and Religious Studies. For more information, please call (415) 422-5200 or email dowd@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/16/2009

End Date: 11/16/2009

Description: 10:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. St. Ignatius Church. On the morning of November 16, 1989, armed men burst into the Jesuit residence at the University of Central America in San Salvador, and shot six Jesuit priests along with their cook and her daughter. These men were targeted because of their work to promote social justice and to empower the most vulnerable members of society. 70,000 Salvadorians died during their civil war and the fighting displaced hundreds of thousands. Join us to honor the memories of these extraordinary individuals. The Stand 4 Conference will provide a forum to discuss issues of justice. Our guest speaker will discuss the prosecution of the soldiers in this trial. Afterward we will engage in dialogue about poverty and human rights issues. Schedule details: 10:30 a.m.-Mass St. Ignatius Church with Presider: Fr. Stephen A. Privett S.J. 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m.- Keynote Speaker: Fr. Kevin Burke S.J., Academic Dean and Acting President JSTB 1:45-2:45 p.m.- Workshops: Lobbying and Advocacy, Civil Rights, Litigation 6-6:30 p.m.- Candle Light Vigil This event is sponsored by University Ministry. For more information, please call (415) 422 4463 or email pmcwilliams@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/16/2009

End Date: 11/16/2009

Description: 6-8 p.m. Xavier Hall, Fromm Hall. Cameroon filmmaker, Francois Woukoache, presents a segment of his most recent film and discusses his experience living in Rwanda after the genocide. Woukoache is known for his films “Asientos”, which looks at the consequences of the slave trade in modern day Senegal, and “Fragments of a Life.” He was a member of the expedition of African writers and artists who went to Rwanda in 1998, sponsored by the project, “Ecrire par devoir de memoire,” but chose to stay in the country after the completion of his project, the film “We Are Not Dead.” This event is sponsored by African Studies, BAIS, Film Studies, History, MAIS, Media Studies, Modern and Classical Languages, and Sociology. For more information, please call (415) 422 5122 or email mezweifel@usfca.edu.

Start Date: 11/16/2009

End Date: 11/16/2009

Description: 8:30-10:30 p.m. Gilson Hall. Come explore the world through the board and card games we love to play across the globe. More details available on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is sponsored by Residence Hall Association. For more information, please call (415) 422 6824 or email sdolson@usfca.edu. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/16/2009

End Date: 11/16/2009

Description: 12-2 p.m. Parina Lounge. Global games, food, crafts, music, art installations. Take a Tuesday study break and visit the world. This event is sponsored by the Center for Global Education. More details available on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. For more information, please call (415) 422 6848 or email agauer@usfca.edu. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/17/2009

End Date: 11/17/2009

Description: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Market Cafeteria, University Center. Eat your dinner and meet someone from another culture, practice a foreign language, learn about another culture, make a new friend! More details available on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is sponsored by the English as a Second Language department. For more information, please call (415) 422 6862 or email esl@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Search Facebook: IEW@USFCA. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/17/2009

End Date: 11/17/2009

Description: 7 p.m. Presentation Theater. Come hear the most talented music minors displaying their musicality on the violin, piano, guitar, and voice, including appearances by our music ensembles. This is a free event. This event is sponsored by Performing Arts department. For more information, please call (415) 422-5979 or email performingarts@usfca.edu. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/17/2009

End Date: 11/17/2009

Description: 6 p.m. Admissions Presentation Room, LM 216. Please join us for an Information Meeting for Evening Bachelor's Completion Programs: Applied Economics, Information Systems, Organizational Behavior and Leadership, Public Administration, and Health Services. Admissions advisers will review admissions criteria and program attributes. This event is sponsored by BPS. For more information, please call (415) 422-2084 or email mafrey@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/17/2009

End Date: 11/17/2009

Description: 6 p.m. Del Santo Room (LM 270). The lecturers are Francisco J. Ayala and Donald Bren, professors of Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, the University of California at Irvine. Ayala, a former Dominican priest, has been president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and has served on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences. For more information, please call (415) 422-4895 or email emsmith2@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/17/2009

End Date: 11/17/2009

Description: 10 a.m. The Donohue Rare Book Room, located on the 3rd floor of the Gleeson Library/Geschke Center. Join John Hawk, Rare Book Librarian, for a close-up look at the collection. For more information, please call (415) 422-5178 or email simmons@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/17/2009

End Date: 11/17/2009

Description: 12-2 p.m. Parina Lounge. Parina transforms. Global games, food, crafts, music, art installations. Take a Tuesday study break, visit the world. More details available on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is sponsored by the Center for Global Education. For more information, please call (415) 422-6848 or email email agauer@usfca.edu. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/17/2009

End Date: 11/17/2009

Description: 4 p.m. Xavier Room, inside of Fromm Hall on the USF campus. Fr. Akpan will do a reading from his award-winning book, followed by a question & answer session, and book signing. Uwem Akpan was born in Ikot Akpan Eda in southern Nigeria. After studying philosophy and English at Creighton and Gonzaga universities, he studied theology for three years at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 2003 and received his MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan in 2006. This event is sponsored by the President's Office and the African Studies Program, and is free and open to the entire USF community. For more information, please call (415) 422-2697 or more information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/18/2009

End Date: 11/18/2009

Description: 6-10 p.m. Koret Deli Lounge. This is a 4-hour class. Emergency Action Principles, Bleeding Management and Control, Soft Tissue Injury Care, Poison Management, Shock Care, Care for Temperature Extremes, and Skeletal and Joint Injuries. Certification: American Heart Association Standard First Aid (valid for 3 years). Students-$35, Others-$40. For more information, please call (415) 422-2606 or email fitness@usfca.edu. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/18/2009

End Date: 11/18/2009

Description: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Harney Science Center, Room 127. Franc Contreras: "Drug Violence in Mexico: One Correspondent's Perspective on Local and International News Coverage". For nearly 15 years, journalist Franc Contreras has been reporting on Mexico for major international news media organizations, covering virtually every major political and economic story that has taken place since 1996 - including two presidential elections, investigations on human rights abuses, immigration to and from Mexico, and Mexico's so-called war on drugs. He has also reported from most countries in Central America, and major parts of Argentina, Colombia, Haiti and Venezuela. Franc is currently a Mexico correspondent for Al Jazeera English television. Laura Villafuerte: "News Coverage of Mexico's Drug War: A Mexican Perspective." Laura Villafuerte began her journalism career in 1992 anchoring a daily cultural and social affairs program for the Mexican Radio Institute (IMER), a non-profit network heard across Mexico. She worked for several years as a news reporter and editor, and studied how the national news media helped the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) win the 1994 presidential elections. In 2000, she began editing online content for Televisa (www.esmas.com) and El Universal, two of Mexico's most well-known websites. This event is sponsored by The Society for Professional Journalists (Northern California Chapter), the department of Media Studies, the Journalism Minor, the Center for Latino Studies in the Americas (CELASA), Latin American Studies, and International Student and Scholar Services. For more information, please call (415) 422-4895 or email emsmith2@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/18/2009

End Date: 11/18/2009

Description: 12:30-1:15 p.m. McLaren 250. Enjoy your lunch while listening to international students tell stories from around the world. More details on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is sponsored by the English as a Second Language department. For more information, please call (415) 422 6862 or email esl@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Facebook group: IEW@USFCA.This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/18/2009

End Date: 11/18/2009

Description: 8:30-10:30 p.m. Phelan Hall. All you can eat waffles until we run out. Internationally themed trivia game. Bring your appetite and a few fact-savvy, globally-minded friends! More details on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is sponsored by Residence Hall Association. For more information, please call (415) 422 6824 or email sdolson@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/18/2009

End Date: 11/18/2009

Description: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Market Cafeteria, University Center. Eat your dinner and meet someone from another culture, practice a foreign language, learn about another culture, make a new friend! More details on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. For more information, please call (415) 422 6862 or email esl@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/19/2009

End Date: 11/19/2009

Description: 6:30-7:30 p.m. University Center 102 (“Green & Gold Room”, across from Crossroads). Come get your groove on! African dance lessons. More information available on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. For more information, please call (415) 422 2654 or email isss@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/19/2009

End Date: 11/19/2009

Description: 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Crossroads Cafe in University Center. Crossroads Café is THE place to be on Thursday nights! On November 19th, Late Nights @ Crossroads is embracing International Education Week with internationally themed entertainment. Late Nights is a free live music show where you can watch USF and local bands. More details on our Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is sponsored by Late Nights @ Crossroads. For more information, please call (415) 422 5337 or email fdobrin@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is NOT open to the public.

Start Date: 11/19/2009

End Date: 11/19/2009

Description: 6 p.m. Northern California Campus, 2130 Fulton Street, McLaren Center, Room 250. For more information, please call (415) 422-2678 or email sportmgt@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/19/2009

End Date: 11/19/2009

Description: 11/20-21/09, 8 p.m. Studio Theater. Come see a new performance work fully realized by Performing Arts and Social Justice majors. This is a free event. This event is sponsored by Performing Arts department. For more information, please call (415) 422-5979 or email performingarts@usfca.edu. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/20/2009

End Date: 11/21/2009

Description: 6-8 p.m. Presentation Theater & McLaren Complex. This is what Culturescape looks like: http://tinyurl.com/culturescape09(when signed into your Facebook) or http://tinyurl.com/culturescape2009 (on YouTube). The event is a celebration of all cultures, with particular emphasis on the cultures represented at USF. Culturescape occurs in two segments: performance and cuisine. Students share their culture through dance, song, poetry, and artistic performance. We then move to the “after party” to enjoy a selection of various ethnic foods. Tickets on sale starting November 9th at lunch time in the Market Cafeteria in University Center. If you have any questions, feel free to email isa@usfca.edu. First 50 tickets sold at special $5 rate! Regular rate: $10 students, $12 general admission. This event is sponsored by International Student Association. For more information, please call (415) 422-2654 or email mjdeproto@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Facebook group: IEW@USFCA. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/20/2009

End Date: 11/20/2009

Description: 3 p.m. The Donohue Rare Book Room, located on the 3rd floor of the Gleeson Library/Geschke Center. Join John Hawk, Rare Book Librarian, for a close-up look at the collection. For more information, please call (415) 422-5178 or email simmons@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/24/2009

End Date: 11/24/2009

Description: 4 p.m. Lone Mountain Admission Presentation Room, Room 216. A nursing representative will present an overview and will answer questions about the graduate nursing programs and admissions requirements. For more information, please call (415) 422-3691 or email tai@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 11/30/2009

End Date: 11/30/2009

Description: 5:30 p.m. Donohue Rare Book Room, 3rd Fl, Gleeson Library/Geschke Center. Join Rare Book Room Librarian, John Hawk, as he discusses the Sperisen Collection featured in the exhibition "Eric Gill Iconographer" in the gallery through 12/20. This event is sponsored by Thacher Gallery. For more information, please call (415) 422-5178 or email simmons@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 12/03/2009

End Date: 12/03/2009

Description: 12-2 p.m. http://www.usfca.edu/acadserv/chat_room/chat.html. The Sport Management Master's program staff invites you to an online chat session to learn more about our program. If you would like to chat with us, please RSVP to Cheryl Brier at cabrier@usfca.edu. This event is sponsored by the Sport Management Master's Program. For more information, please call (714) 633-5626 or email cabrier@usfca.edu. More information may also be found online at: Visit Our Site. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 12/03/2009

End Date: 12/03/2009

Description: 8 p.m. December 3, 4, & 5, 2009. Studio Theater on Lone Mountain. Guest artists AXIS Dance Company and Sean Dorsey will be performing. AXIS is an internationally acclaimed dance company comprised of both disabled and non-disabled performers. Sean Dorsey is an award-winning choreographer/dancer who is recognized as the nation's first out transgender modern dance choreographer. USF Dance students will be performing the choreography of guest choreographers Kelly Kemp and Christine Cali, as well as the choreography of USF Adjunct Faculty Rashad Pridgen. $5 with USF ID; $10 general public. This event is sponsored by USF Dance Ensemble. For more information, please call (415) 422-4888 or email asdowling@usfca.edu. This event is open to the public.

Start Date: 12/03/2009

End Date: 12/05/2009