Center for Civic Engagement

Bonner Center for Civic Engagement Calendar

Fall 2009

August

8/28
 ENRICHmond
12-2 p.m., Forum
8/31 Bonner Scholars start their service this week.

September

9/2  CCE orientations:
 Build It participants go to Tyler Haynes Commons 331/333 at 6 p.m.; Richmond Families Initiative participants go to the Think Tank (2nd floor of Tyler Haynes Commons) at 6 p.m.; all other UR students interested in volunteering go to Tyler Haynes Commons 331/333 at 6:30 p.m. All orientations conclude by 8 p.m.
9/3
 CCE orientations:
 Build It participants go to Tyler Haynes Commons 331/333 at 3 p.m.; Richmond Families Initiative participants go to the Think Tank (2nd floor of Tyler Haynes Commons) at 3 p.m.; all other UR students interested in volunteering go to Tyler Haynes Commons 331/333 at 3:30 p.m. All orientations conclude by 5 p.m.
9/4 Brown Bag: "The Planning and Design of Richmond"
Rachel Flynn, AIA, director of community development, city of Richmond
12:30-1:25 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons 333
9/4
 ACE meet and greet
2-4 p.m., CCE, Tyler Haynes Commons 201
9/8
 Poverty Simulation
Registration required.
6-8 p.m., Alice Haynes Room, Tyler Haynes Commons
9/10
 CCE orientations:
 Build It participants go to North Court Reception Room at 5 p.m.; Richmond Families Initiative participants go to North Court Blue Room at 5 p.m.; all other UR students interested in volunteering go to North Court Reception Room at 5:30 p.m. All orientations conclude by 7 p.m.
9/11
 Brown Bag: "Adnan's Voice: The Struggle to Bring Free Thought to Azerbaijan"
A panel of campus and community leaders, co-sponsored by the Office of International Education and the Collegian
12:30–1:25 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons 333
9/14
 Build It, RFI, and CBL participants start their service this week.

9/18

Brown Bag: "Chief Justice John Marshall, the Constitution, and Leadership in the Law"
Dr. Gary McDowell, professor of leadership studies, political science, and law
12:30-1:25 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons 333

9/25

Brown Bag: "From Ocotitlan, Mexico, to Richmond, VA: A Filmmaker's Quest to Understand Migratory Motivations"
Jen Lawhorne, documentary filmmaker and director, co-sponsored by the Latin@/Hispanic Heritage Month Committee
12:30-1:25 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons 333
9/26 Highland Park Bus Tour
Registration required; sponsored by Build It
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., departing from the Pit parking lot directly behind Tyler Haynes Commons
9/30 Burhans and Marsh Civic Fellows Symposium
Burhans and Marsh Civic Fellows discuss their summer 2009 internships
7-9 p.m., Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall

October
10/2 Brown Bag: "Social Entrepreneurship: How Businesses Do Well by Doing Good"
Dr. Jeff Pollack, assistant professor of management
12:30–1:25 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons 333
10/2
 Family Weekend Open Houses
1-3 p.m., in CCE Main (Tyler Haynes Commons 201), Bonner Scholars Office (Wilton Center), and UR Downtown (7th and Broad)
10/16
 Brown Bag: "Children, Loss, and Challenge in Urban Neighborhoods"
Dr. Kevin Allison, associate professor and associate dean for community activities, College of Humanities and Sciences, VCU
Co-sponsored by Build It
12:30–1:25 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons 333

10/17

Hands on Greater Richmond Day
10/23 Brown Bag: "2009 Governor's Race: A Referendum on Washington?
Jeff Shapiro, political columnist, Richmond Times-Dispatch
12:30-1:25 p.m., Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall
10/23 Start of three-day Bonner Congress
University of Richmond campus
10/29 Virginia Poverty Law Center's documentary photography collection: "Through Different Eyes: The Faces of Poverty in Virginia"
A panel discussion of the exhibition (which runs through December 31) from 6-7:30 p.m. at UR Downtown, 626 E. Broad St.
RSVP to downtown@richmond.edu
10/30 Brown Bag: "Greening the Spider: Sustainability Initiatives at UR"
Trey McDonald, UR sustainability coordinator

November

11/2

Election Day Viewing Party
7 p.m.–12 a.m., Whitehurst Living Room
11/6 Brown Bag: "Dr. King's 'Storm Troopers of the Movement': College Students in the Civil Rights Struggle
Dr. Wesley Hogan, associate professor of history, VSU
12:30-1:25 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons 333
11/6 Homecoming Open Houses
3-5 p.m., CCE Main (Tyler Haynes Commons 201), Bonner Scholars Office (Wilton Center), UR Downtown (7th and Broad)
11/13 Brown Bag: "Guyland: a One Book, One Campus Discussion"
Dr. Joe Boehman, dean, Richmond College, and Dr. Juliette Landphair, dean, Westhampton College
12:30–1:25 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons 333