Join UMD Stores for their Grand Opening Celebration of the newly renovated Lower Level (175 KSC) September 17-21. The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a ribbon cutting celebrating the renovation on Monday, September 17 at 8am. Many of the store's vendors will be available throughout the week to feature merchandise and assist with any questions about their product and services. Enter to win prizes and enjoy sales and discounts throughout the stores.

The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is committed to providing a safe, clean and healthy environment for its students, staff and faculty. Considering the wealth of research documenting health risks of smoking, and with strong recommendation of the Student Health Advisory Committee, UMD adopted a smoke-free policy in 2007. The policy states "Smoking is prohibited on all UMD property. The smoking ban includes indoor facilities and the campus grounds, as well as University vehicles." Students that violate the policy will be required to take an educational module, which includes a $25 registration fee. Please visit the BreatheFree website for more information.  

Tuesday, September 11 @ 4pm
Kirby Student Center 333 (across from the DC)

Attend an information session to learn more about the UMD Study Abroad Programs in Sweden. You can study in Sweden for a semester or academic year and you can take courses in a variety of subject areas. Come learn more about this exciting opportunity!

Tuesday, September 11 @ 5pm
Kirby Student Center 333 (across from the DC)

Attend an information session to learn more about the UMD Study Abroad Program in Finland. You can study in Finland for a semester or academic year and you can take courses in a variety of subject areas. Come learn more about this exciting opportunity!

Thursday, September 13 @ 4pm
Kirby Student Center 333 (across from the DC)

Attend an information session to learn more about the UMD Study Abroad Program in New Zealand. You can study in New Zealand for a semester or academic year and you can take courses in a variety of subject areas. Come learn more about this exciting opportunity!

Thursday, September 13 @ 5pm
Kirby Student Center 333 (across from the DC)

Attend an information session to learn more about the UMD Study Abroad Program in Australia. You can study in Australia for a semester or academic year and you can take courses in a variety of subject areas. Come learn more about this exciting opportunity!

Attend Study Abroad 101 every Wednesday @ noon
Kirby Student Center 323 (across from the DC)

This is an open session to all students to learn the basic steps to study abroad. This is a great intro for students who know they want to study abroad but don't know where to start, or for those who have found a program and want to know the "next steps". Come join us!

Weber Music Hall
Season subscriptions | $60-adult, $54-senior, $16-student, $10-UMD student
(50% off these rates for first-time subscribers. Discount does not apply to service fee.)
Individual tickets | $19-adult, $17-senior, $5-student & UMD student
218-726-8877

Five By Design in Club Swing | Monday, October 1, 2012 | 7:30 pm
As "one of the best pops performances of the season," according to the New York Times, Five by Design has been entertaining audiences since 1986. Touring nationally with a variety of shows from Club Swing to Radio Days and Ultra Lounge Show this group will showcase their talents in a performance guaranteed to entertain.

Rhythm & Brass | Thursday, November 1, 2012 | 7:30 pm
With a strong focus on maintaining an active involvement in music education, the group Rhythm & Brass has quickly become entertainment for the entire family. With the unique ability to incorporate influences as divergent as Josquin Des Prez, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Johann Sebastian Bach, and, of course, Duke Ellington, Rhythm & Brass searches for the commonality in these influences and fearlessly weaves them all into a single concert experience.

Carl Allen | Friday, March 8, 2013 | 7:30 pm
With over 200 recordings to his credit, the gifted Milwaukee-born, New York-based drummer, sideman, bandleader, entrepreneur, and educator, Carl Allen's profound and propulsive percolations provided soulful and syncopated support for nearly three decades. Allen says, "My ultimate goal is to get to a level like Art Blakey, Art Taylor, Elvin Jones and Billy Higgins and these cats who, every time they sit down behind a set of drums it's swinging."

Catalyst Quartet | Thursday, April 4, 2013 | 7:30 pm
After their debut at Carnegie Hall, the New York Times hails the Catalyst Quartet as "invariably energetic and finely burnished…playing with earthy vigor." The Catalyst Quartet combines a serious commitment to diversity and education with a passion for contemporary works. Inspired by music's ability to transform, the Catalyst Quartet seeks to change the way that classical music is perceived through diverse programming for a wide range of audiences.

Fri., September 14, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
Weber Music Hall

(Ticket prices $10-adult/senior/UMD faculty/staff | $5-student | FREE-UMD student)
Tickets: 218-726-8561 | www.tickets.umn.edu

The King of storytelling, from the Twin-Cities, delivers an evening of hilarious and tender storytelling with accordionist Simone Perrin. ASL interpreted and audio described.

Looking for fun for the WHOLE FAMILY? This show provides Access for ALL. Kevin Kling brings his unique blend of storytelling to Weber Music Hall on Friday, September 14, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m., with assistance from accordionista Simone Perrin. Mr. Kling, a lifetime Minnesotan who never let a birth defect or severe motorcycle accident slow him down, takes listeners on a journey through his life that is no less poignant for the humor Kling's telling imparts.

Kling is best known for his commentaries on NPR's All Things Considered. He also is the author of three books, Big Little Brother being the most recent.

Joining Kling will be Minneapolis-based theater actress, composer, vocalist and accordionista Simone Perrin, who has been featured on A Prairie Home Companion. During her five years in New York City, this Winona native helped form an east village sketch comedy group. She learned to play the accordion in order to accompany herself as a love-scorned vampire.

…is your passport to a world of laughter, beauty, drama and musical theatre.
50% OFF FOR FIRST-TIME SUBSCRIBERS (Discount does not apply to service fee.)
Tickets: 218-726-8561 | www.tickets.umn.edu

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Music and Lyrics by James Quinn and Alaric Jans
Book written by John R. Powers
Directed by Ann Aiko Bergeron

October 11 – 13 & 17 – 20, 2012 @ 7:30 pm | October 14, 2012 @ 2 pm
Mainstage Theatre

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? is a rollicking musical that captures the funniest aspects of youthful growing pains and the challenging obstacles of adolescence. Both hilarious and poignant, each song will tickle the funny bone or warm the heart of anyone who ever went to school, public or private.

White Baby (In honor of the 25th anniversary of Duluth's Sister City relationship with Växjö, Sweden)
By Sofia Fredén
Translated by Edward Buffalo Bromberg (from Swedish)

Directed by Andy Bennett November 1 – 3 & 6 – 10, 2012 @ 7:30 pm | November 4, 2012 @ 2 pm
Dudley Experimental Theatre

Eva, the Swedish Deputy Prime Minister, has a baby. Trouble is, she doesn't want it. So she passes it off to her ex-husband, who also doesn't want the responsibility and passes it off to ... well, you get the idea. White Baby is a biting social and political satire that takes an unflinching look at just what it means to be a parent, and an adult, in today's society.

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
By Joe Landry
Directed by Lee Gundersheimer

November 29 – December 1 & 5 – 8, 2012 @ 7:30 pm | December 2, 2012 @ 2 pm
Mainstage Theatre

Inspired by the classic American film, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is a 1940s live radio broadcast using the same characters and storyline of a man who discovers the incomparable value of each of our lives. A troupe of five actors perform the dozens of memorable characters as well as create the zany sound effects.

Tales from the Bad Years
By Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk
Directed by Rebecca Katz Harwood

February 14 – 16 & 20 – 23, 2013 @ 7:30 pm | February 17, 2013 @ 2 pm
Mainstage Theatre

UMD presents the midwest premiere of Tales from the Bad Years. Each song tells a story about being young, feeling old, and wanting something big, as Kerrigan and Lowdermilk say, "The bad years make the best stories." Lyrics contain some adult themes and language; recommended for ages 14 and older.

How I Learned to Drive -The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1998)
By Paula Vogel
Directed by Austin Jones

March 14 – 16 & 26 – 30, 2013 @ 7:30 pm | March 31, 2013 @ 2 pm
Dudley Experimental Theatre

Li'l Bit grew up in rural Maryland in the 1960s. Now an adult, she narrates her experience coming to terms with her family, her body and the sexual abuse she suffered from her uncle, a man deeply burdened by his own demons. This inspiring story explores self- discovery, forgiveness and the freedom in self-acceptance.

Coriolana
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Kate Ufema

April 25 – 27 & May 1 – 4, 2013 @ 7:30 pm | April 28, 2013 @ 2 pm
Mainstage Theatre

In a post-apocalyptic world, women rule after men have been all but obliterated in war. Enemy cities of women, led by two lethal, female generals become caught in a sea of blood, politics, depravation, and class struggle in this epic, gender-swapping adaptation of Shakespeare's Coriolanus.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 | 7:30 pm
UMD Tweed Museum of Art | Main Gallery
Free

UMD Faculty Jazztet perform in the Tweed Main Gallery after the talk by artist Willie Cole in Montague Hall 70.

Sunday, September 23, 2012 | 3 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1710 E. Superior St., Duluth
Free

Dr. Rubin performs unheralded masterworks by lesser-known European organists from the Baroque through the 20th Century.

September 11-25
UMD Stores EXPRESS : 109 Kirby Plaza

CFL light bulbs, desk lamps, table lamps, floor lamps, nightlights, holiday lights, and more - specially priced through Minnesota Power to save energy and money! Minnesota Power will make a donation to the U-Pass Program for every product purchased through October 31, 2012.

Tuesday, September 11
4 to 5 pm
Solon Campus Center 22

Find out what to do ahead of time, proper attire, making a good impression, questions to ask, and what to do after the fair. Check job fair dates.

Tuesday, September 11 OR Wednesday, September 12
2 to 4 pm
Solon Campus Center 22

Get immediate feedback on your resume, no appointment necessary! These 10-15 minute sessions are for students who already have a written resume and have reviewed the Resume Guidelines in the Career Handbook. You MUST bring a paper copy of your resume to the session, and then receive feedback from Career Services staff.

If you are a beginning resume writer, develop your resume prior to attending one of these sessions by using the Resume Writing section of the Career Handbook.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
10 am to 2 pm
Kirby Ballroom & Rafters

The Head of the Lakes Job & Internship Fair is a general (all majors) job fair held annually at UMD. Employers will be seeking candidates for internships and full-time positions, as well as promoting their company. Students register at the door. This event is free and open to current students and recent alumni from the University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St Scholastica, and University of Wisconsin Superior.

Log into your GoldPASS account to:

• View/Search Employers Attending
• Drop your resume to employers (until September 28)
• Sign up for on-campus interviews

Several companies will be interviewing on-campus the day of the fair and Oct 4. Companies will select students to interview at the fair or UMD students may request an interview through GoldPASS.

We strongly suggest that you prepare for the fair prior to attending the fair.

Thursday, September 13
4 to 6 pm
Montague 80

Job fair preparation tailored to those attending E-fest on September 19th. Co-sponsored by Tau Beta Pi.

Thursday, September 13
1 to 3 pm
Solon Campus Center 22

So you've heard about LinkedIn, and even developed a LinkedIn profile, now what's the next step? Come to our LinkedIn Drop-in Hours! Our staff will give you immediate feedback and suggestions on your current profile.

Similar to our Resume Drop-in Hours, no appointment is needed for these 10-15 minute sessions. Bring your laptop! (Please see us if you do not have a laptop available.)

• Twins 2012 Sports Internship & Career Fair (Minneapolis, MN) - September 13 - Register by 9/10

Food allergies? Food sensitivities? Diet restrictions? Want to know what is available to eat at UMD? Or, are you just interested in learning more about the fresh vegetables from the UMD farm? A very new blog has the goal of telling you that and more.

UMD FoodNews of the week - Dining Services used 4,400 pounds of fresh vegetables from the UMD farm last year. As we kick off a new year, look for even more this year in the various dining locations in UMD.

Thursday, September 13
UMD Health Services

Free hotdogs and veggie burgers from 11am-1pm ! Come and learn how we can assist you in maintaining your physical and mental health at college. We are located just up the hill from Lake Superior Hall, next to Heaney Hall. The event will be held outside, so it is weather dependent. (rain date likely to be Friday, Sept 14).

Monday, September 24
10-11:30am
Garden Room

Fun Recipes for Eating Sustainable and Healthy Foods. Learn how to prepare, and then sample, smoothies and salsa made from fresh fruits and vegetables grown on the UMD Campus! Find out how smoothies and salsa can give you a nutritional boost. All recipes are designed for dorm room cooking!

Please RSVP by emailing ddecker@d.umn.edu.

Register your Soccer, Flag Football, Ultimate, Volleyball, Softball, Kickball or Bowling Intramural Team by Sep 12th. Register your team online then pay your fee in SpHC 153.