January 17, 2008
Vol. 11, #16

This Week

To submit a Naropa-related event to be considered for the Weekly, please email relevant details (time, date, cost, etc.) along with a brief, clear description to Marcia Haddigan.

January

Deadline: Friday, January 25, 2008
Applications for the BA Contemplative Psychology Action Committee

BACPAC is looking for new student representatives. Experience an opportunity to step into a shared leadership role in the BACPAC student government.

Please contact current representatives, Doug Balcer or Elizabeth Klaers for more information or to express interest by deadline mentioned above.

Friday and Saturday, January 25 and 26, 2008
Somatic Arts Concert: Meeting Mine
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center (PAC), Arapahoe Campus

The Somatic Arts Concert is a student-directed benefit event sponsored by the Somatic Counseling Psychology Department. Students, staff, faculty, alumni, friends and family come together to create this concert out of love for expression, passion for the performing arts and desire for community. All proceeds from the Somatic Arts Concert fund scholarships for students in the Graduate Somatic Psychology program. The concert is a showcase for innovative performance art of all kinds, including dance, poetry reading, music, acrobatics, aerial work, martial arts, drama, storytelling, improvisation, circus arts, spoken word and comedy.

Suggested donation for this event is $10. Proceeds fund scholarships for Somatic Counseling Psychology students in need.

February

No events currently listed.

March

No events currently listed.

Exhibitions

Beginning Friday, October 19, 2007
Fabric at Fifty
Presented by Carol Krueger
Nalanda Campus

Collection of textile works by an award-winning fiber artist.

Resources and Ongoing Events

Volunteer work with Moving to End Sexual Assault

Rape Crisis Hotline
For more information, or a volunteer application, please check out our website, call 303/443-0400 x102 or email Julie Washnock at julie@movingtoendsexualassault.org. Training dates are listed below.

Men's Prevention Education Program
For more information, a training schedule and a volunteer application, please check out our website, call 303/443-0400 x103 and ask for Marti Hopper or email her at marti@movingtoendsexualassault.org.

Go to MESA for more information on required training dates, job descriptions and application forms.

Service-Learning Opportunities with Prison Dharma Network
Prison Dharma Network (PDN), an international interfaith network founded by Naropa adjunct faculty member Fleet Maull is always in need of service-learning participants for its various programs working with prisoners and youth at risk in the Boulder area. PDN is also in need of people to respond to prisoner's book and information requests, as well as teach yoga and meditation at the Boulder County Jail. We support thousands of prisoners in the practice of all forms of the contemplative path: meditation, yoga, centering prayer, chi kung, etc. Please contact Sarah Gurganus at pdn2@indra.com or visit Prison Dharma Network for more information.

Volunteer Work with Shambhala Prison Community
The Shambhala Prison Community works in about sixty prisons nationwide and is looking for dedicated practitioners of meditation to work with prisoners who are themselves practicing meditation and studying the Dharma. Current need also involves volunteers who can assist with shipping literature from our libraries to prisoners. If you are interested in this extraordinarily rewarding work, we would be delighted to discuss with you the possibilities of your becoming a volunteer.

To find out more about how you can help ease the suffering of the incarcerated, email the Shambhala Prison Community at prison@indra.com, or call 303/544-5923. Please identify your interest in volunteering in the subject line.

Naropa University Extended Studies offers increased discounts for Naropa community members.
Alumni: 15%
Students: 30%
Full-time Faculty/Staff: 50%
Adjunct Faculty: 50%
MI & TA: 30%

Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Student Discount
An hour before any performance, students can purchase tickets at DCPA for only $10.