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August 30, 2007
Vol. 11, #1
This Week
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Naropa Writing Center Opens for the Fall Semester
10 a.m.
Arapahoe Campus, Sycamore Hall
The NWC offers a respectful, collaborative environment for all writers Monday thru Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We assist students with essays, scholarship applications, cover letters, creative work, theses and more. Come in at any stage of the writing process from brainstorming and organization to revising and documenting sources. Appointments are available on the hour and half-hour, for 25 or 50 minutes. APA and Chicago Manual of Style citation workshops will be offered this semester.
For more information, email nwc@naropa.edu.
September
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Opening Reception for Site Lines: An Installation of Construction, Games and Objects
Presented by Jane Dalrymple-Hollo
Nalanda Campus
This exhibit running thru October 16 includes hand-painted curtains, large paper and plaster constructions, found-object assemblages and games without rules.
October
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Volunteer Training: Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence
835 North Street, Boulder CO, 80304
Use your talents to work for peace and support the empowerment of women and children. 50-hour paraprofessional training begins in October. Sign-up and interviews start now. Call 303/449-8623 or email nancy@safehousealliance.org.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Opening Reception for Fabric at Fifty
Presented by Carol Krueger
5 p.m.
Nalanda Campus
Collection of textile works by an award-winning fiber artist.
Exhibitions
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. 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. 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.
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