November 29, 2007
Vol. 11, #14

This Week

Thursday, November 29, 2007
Authentic Leadership Goes to School
7 p.m.
Nalanda Campus

A panel and workshop with leading Colorado educators such as Rona Wilensky, New Vista High School principal; Charles Elbot, director of Denver Public Schools Office of Intentional School Culture; and Cyndi Bush-Luna, principal of Colorado High School Charter.

Click here for program details or call Naropa Extended Studies at 303/245-4800 to register for programs.

The cost for this talk is $10 for students and seniors, $15 for the general public.

Friday, November 30, 2007
Open Studio Showing & Performance Playground
Hosted by the BFA Program
6:00–7:30 p.m. Open Showing
8:00–10:00 p.m. Performance Playground
Studio Theatre Room 9190, Nalanda Campus

Admission to this event is free. For more information, please call Angela at 303/245-4660.

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Mirror in the Mirror
Butoh production by Naropa University Guest Artist Katsura Kan
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center (P.A.C.), Arapahoe Campus

Tickets are $10 for general admission, $6 for the Naropa community and seniors.

Friday and Saturday, December 1 and 2, 2007
Coming hOMe: A Weekend Retreat
Please click here for times
Paramita Hall, Paramita Campus

Conceived by Civic Engagement Seminar students, coming hOMe will support victims of domestic violence through contemplative practices, including yoga, art therapy, intentional writing, and dialogue circles. Lunch and materials will be provided.

For more information or to register, please visit http://yogaworldreach.org/ While admission is free, space is limited.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
A Presentation of Social Action Projects
12 p.m.
Performing Arts Center (P.A.C.), Arapahoe Campus

Identified and implemented by Civic Engagement Seminar students, projects seek to address a variety of pressing public issues including domestic violence, reproductive rights, the voices of incarcerated individuals, military recruitment tactics, nutrition and Boulder's homeless, and the art of community-based dialogue. In addition to celebrating the accomplishments of Civic Engagement Seminar students, the unveiling will aim to mobilize the Naropa community to engage in citizen activism and public work.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Inaugural John and Bayard Cobb Peace Lecture
"The Wisdom and Strength of Peace"
Featuring Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
7 p.m.
Events Center, Nalanda Campus

In conjunction with Naropa University’s new Peace Studies undergraduate major, an annual lecture on peace, tolerance and positive activism will feature significant figures from cooperative movements around the world. Presenting the lecture is Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, head of Shambhala International and son of Naropa University founder Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

December

Friday, December 7, 2007
Altered Book Project: Opening Reception
5:30 p.m.
Allen Ginsberg Library, Arapahoe Campus

Please join us for an opening reception to view altered books created for the Allen Ginsberg Library Altered Book Project. The newly cataloged altered books will be on display and available for checkout in the library. Come see these amazing works of book art, meet the artists who created them and check out a piece of art to take home with you.

For more information contact Tristan Duke at tduke@naropa.edu or 303/245-4668.

Friday, December 7, 2007
Opening of Sixteen Thumbprints: An Art Show by the Art Therapy Department
With music and dance presented by the Somatic Counseling Psychology program
6:30 p.m.
Orange Chair Lounge, Paramita Campus

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Awakening the World to Our Oneness
Presented by Neale Donald Walsch and Steve Farrell
Nalanda Events Center, Nalanda Campus

Walsch is the author of Conversations with God and founder of Humanity’s Team. Farrell is the Worldwide Coordinating Director of Humanity’s Team. They will share information about Humanity’s Team and ways you can become involved in global outreach to heal our world.

To purchase tickets online for $5, please go to www.blacktie-colorado.com/rsvp and enter event code: htpresentation.

Friday, December 14, 2007
BeckettButoh
Directed by MFA Guest Artist Katsura Kan with support from Naropa faculty
ATLAS Institute, Black Box Theater, University of Colorado

An experimental integration of text by Samuel Beckett and traditional Butoh physical vocabulary based on Butoh image scores. Created in collaboration with CU's Atlas Institute.

Admission is $15 for general admission, $10 students and seniors.


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. 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.