Maryland Day 2011 (ARHU)
Maryland Day 2011 (ARHU)
Stop by the ARHU tent on Maryland Day to learn about the people, places and majors you can explore in the College of Arts and Humanities.
ARHU Passport Giveaway Details
Visit four of ARHU's events in two different neighborhoods and receive a prize! Collect stickers from each ARHU event and adhere them to the passport giveaway card. When complete, return your card to the ARHU tent in Terp Town Center, while supplies last.
Explore ARHU! Locations and Events Map
UNDER THE BIG TOP
Krav Maga 2:30 - 3:00 PM
The Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies sponsor Krav Maga, an explosive combative street-fighting! Come and watch black-belt experts demonstrate the hand-to-hand combat system of Krav Maga, developed in Israel and used by Israeli Defense Forces.
Deep Thoughts by Honors Humanities All Day
Come by to receive a provocative piece of wisdom from the greatest thinkers and sages in human history—and register to win a free Amazon Kindle on which you can access them all!
Tel Aviv Graffiti Mural All Day
The Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies present the Tel Aviv Graffiti Mural. Street Art: you’ve seen it, now help make it! Come and help create a community mural and watch a visiting artist from Artists4Israel create a Mural for Peace.
Explore ARHU! All Day
The Office of Student Affairs will be located under the ARHU tent on McKeldin Mall. Meet students and advisors from the College of Arts and Humanities to learn how you can explore your passion, discover your purpose and feed your creativity through academic majors and other opportunities in the college.
Around the World in 40 Languages All Day
The National Foreign Language Center offers a way to travel. Using our green screen photo booth, have your picture taken in front of the country of your choice and then send an e-postcard to friends and family!
Write Your Name in Greek, Latin and More! All Day
The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Department of Classics are offering their language skills to the community. Stop by to learn how to write your name and introduce yourself in a variety of languages including Greek, Japanese, Russian, and More!
Philosophical Advice: $.05 All Day
The philosopher from the Department of Philosophy is in. Bring your philosophical questions to members of our philosophy department. Nickels are free.
Playing the Past 11:30 - 2PM
Learn more about the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH). Get involved with retro gaming consoles and talk with students about the research projects we have involving the preservation of video games.
The Middle East at Maryland All Day
Have your name written in beautiful calligraphy. Learn how to say hello in Arabic and Persian. Savor some Middle Eastern foods. Find out more about the Arabic and Persian Language Flagship programs at UM. Meet current Flagship students.
Experiencing and Learning Ten Languages! All Day
All day, ground floor, St. Mary's Hall
The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and the Language House are offering visitors the world of languages. Join the Language House for an exploration of international cultures of ten different languages and participate in cross-cultural activities.
ARTS ALLEY
African American Storytelling Circle All Day
David C. Driskell Center, 1207 Cole Student Activities Building
The Department of American Studies hosts storytellers from the Lakeland Community Heritage Project in College Park. Hear residents talk about the historic community of Lakeland and learn how to start your own neighborhood history by collecting oral histories and family photographs.
Additional African American Storytelling Circle Event Information
An Exhibition: "Limited Editions: Joseph Holston Prints, 1974-2010, A Retrospective"David C. Driskell Center, 1207 Cole Student Activities Building
Visit the David C. Driskell Center to enjoy the "Limited Editions: Joseph Holston Prints, 1974-2010, A Retrospective " exhibition, co-curated by Dr. Robert E. Steele, Executive Director of the David C. Driskell Center and Elisabeth Hodermarsky, the Sutphin Family Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Yale University Art Gallery. The exhibition highlights more than 40 years of graphic work by Holston whose colorful style ranges from figurative to cubist abstractionist.
Arts & Humanities Admissions 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Kay Theatre - Clarice Smith Center
Explore your passion, discover your purpose and feed your creativity! With more than 50 majors and minors combined, you’ll be encouraged and challenged to broaden your perspective: learn to speak Arabic; read Shakespeare; become globally engaged through cultural and language immersion programs; intern at the Smithsonian. Hear from the admissions coordinator and current students (ARHU Admissions) about these and other exciting opportunities!
Honors Thesis Exhibition All Day
Herman Maril Gallery, Art-Soc RM 1309
Honors Thesis Exhibition works by students in the Department of Art Honors Program.
MFA Exhibition 1 - 2:30 PM
The Art Gallery, 2202 Art-Sociology Building
Listen to MFA candidates present their work in this special Maryland Day preview.
Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture
Michelle Smith Collaboratory, 4213 Art/Soc Building
Explore new media technologies throughout the day in Art History’s new visualization lab. Come enjoy movies, interactive games, and virtual field trips in this IMAX-like theater.
You Be the Curator 10 - 11:30 AM
Michelle Smith Collaboratory
Work with the Art Gallery staff to design your very own art exhibition! Use digital images of the gallery’s current collection to create your own digital show.
Now Playing: The Red Balloon, for the young and young at heart 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Michelle Smith Collaboratory
Bring the kids to the collaboratory to experience the movie The Red Balloon in an environment like that of an IMAX theater. This movie short will play every 15 minutes.
Virtual D.C. Latino Tour 2 - 3:30 PM
Michelle Smith Collaboratory
Take an electronic field trip to this Latino-themed, student produced tour of Washington, D.C., commemorating landmarks, monuments, memorials and more of the Latino community in the United States. Sponsored by the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and the Department of American Studies.
Chalk Talk All Day
Tawes Plaza
Inscribe your favorite quotations on Tawes Plaza in chalk. Stop by the Department of English table, refer to anthologies and literature collections, and leave behind your favorite poetry or prose quotation.
Spotlight on English Alumni All Day
Tawes Plaza
Complete a survey, provide a profile and reconnect with the Department of English.
CSPAC Events
Please visit the Maryland Day Web site for all CSPAC events listed in ARTS ALLEY.
Detail of CSPAC Events
For a complete listing of university events and activities, visit Maryland Day 2011.