Azad: A live storytelling performance
2024-10-02 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
A woman’s magical, multi-generational, healing journey from the Armenian Genocide to the Syrian war in the tradition of Hakawati storytelling.

Azad (“free” in Armenian, Farsi, and Kurdish) is a kaleidoscopic story within a story within a story, centered on a storyteller’s discovery of her great-great-grandfather’s shadow puppets in Aleppo during the Syrian war.

Reception to follow.

This event is made possible through a grant from the Simonian Charitable Trust

Sponsored by the Armenian Church of Our Saviour and the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University

Birdwatching in the Arboretum
2024-10-03 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
If either of these apply to you join us at Hadwen Arboretum for some casual birdwatching! We will be meeting in the Red Square to walk over as a group. Please dress for the weather and bring your own binoculars if you have them available to you (we will have a very limited amount).

Voter Registration Hour
2024-10-04 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
As college students, you are eligible to vote in Worcester with Clark as your address (you can only be registered in one state/city at a time). Every Friday, the Community Engagement Office is hosting a dedicated voter registration hour, to assist any students interested in getting registered. You will need your license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number. You can use your Clark address or your home address if you live in Worcester. When you’re finished, drop the form into the box on the CEV table. A staff member will take all completed forms to City Hall and will make sure they make it there safely.

ClarkU Hillel Weekly Shabbat Services & Dinner
2024-10-04 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join ClarkU Hillel for our weekly student-led Shabbat services in Lurie at 6 p.m., followed by a Kosher Shabbat dinner in Grace at 7. Dinner is provided by the Clark Dining Kosher kitchen.
Shabbat is the Jewish Sabbath, which takes place from Friday evening through Saturday evening. Come for just the services, just the dinner, or both! All are welcome.
Check our Instagram, @ClarkuHillel, to see the weekly theme and any updates.

"Mean Girls" Movie Screening
2024-10-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join us in Jeff 320 to watch one of the most quotable movies of the 2000s. There will also be a BINGO game to play as you watch the movie, with a prize for the winner!” On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was.””It’s October 3rd.” Attending this event fulfills Navigator Journey programming: Connect and Engage with Communities.

University Park Farmers Market
2024-10-05 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Right across from the Clark campus, the University Park Farmers Market hosts local farmers and vendors each Saturday, June through October. You’ll find fresh and local produce, meats, and more, plus fun family activities and even a food truck.
Visit the Regional Environmental Council on Facebook for each week’s schedule.

University Park Farmers Market 2024
2024-10-05 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

Daytrippin' Weekend - Bowlero
2024-10-05 12:45 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
We are heading to a bowling alley off-campus. There will be a shuttle will leave at 1pm and we plan to arrive at Bowlero before 2pm. Have fun, play some games, meet others, and see if you can score a perfect 300 bowl! This event will require a small fee that contributes towards the shuttle transportation and cost to play games. Please reach out to SLP if you have any concerns about payment but want to go. Additionally, you can bring your own funds if you want to play in the arcade and win tickets for prizes! This event requires a sign up form. Please keep checking emails from Campus_Life@clarku.edu for when the form comes out, as well as check SLP’s instagram @ClarkU_campuslife for updates. Attending this event fulfills Navigator Journey programming: Connect and Engage with Communities.

Fall Leaf Viewing Walk in the Arboretum
2024-10-05 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Some snacks and drinks will be provided. We will walk over as a group from Red Square around 12:45 (Or meet us there!)

Rosh HaShanah Open Mic
2024-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Fall Show
2024-10-05 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Trash Pickup Down Park Ave!
2024-10-06 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

Mycology Foray at Cascades Park
2024-10-06 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Learn how to find and identify various native fungi! Cascades park is a 10 minute drive from campus, but fret not, as transportation by vehicle will be provided, follow this link: groupcarpool. Meet us at the entrance to Lasry Center! It may be muddy, so dress for a hike! Hope to see you there!

CUFSS Presents: The Exorcist
2024-10-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Start off your October right with the spooky, the scary, the head-turningly creepy CUFSS Screening of The Exorcist (1972)!

(Don’t) Do Your Own Research: Sifting Through the News Like a Fact-Checker
2024-10-07 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Learn to separate fact from misinformation—especially during election season! This session will equip you with practical techniques to critically assess online content and make informed decisions. Ideal for undergrad students looking to sharpen their information literacy skills and become savvy news consumers.

Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopian Agriculture
2024-10-07 12:00 - 13:15 (America/New_York)
Investigating traditional grain mixtures for soil regeneration, pest management, nutritional yield, and climate resilience.
Presented by Prof. Zemede Asfaw, Dr. Asmare Dejen, and Dr. Endale Amare
Hosted by the Department of Sustainability and Social Justice
Sponsors and organizers:
Addis Ababa University, Wollo University, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Clark University, Cornell University, CUNY
The Rockefeller Foundation, Periodic Table of Food Initiative, New York Botanical Garden

Bird House Painting SPECIALTY WORKSHOP
2024-10-07 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Make sure to sign up and bring $5 (in cash) with you to the Craft Studio on Monday at 4:00, and Abby will guide you through painting your very own birdhouse! Take home what you make, and maybe the birds will like it just as much as you do! Bonus option, bird houses are a cute way of displaying trinkets… There are only 12 spots, so make sure to sign up quick!

Commemoration of the Anniversary of October 7
2024-10-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
We will be sharing songs, poems, and words of remembrance.

E&I for You & I podcast, season 6 with host Mai Marguleas ‘25
2024-10-08
Join Mai Marguleas ‘25, host of E&I for You & I podcast, for season 6!
Season Topic: Non-Profits, Social Activism, and Entrepreneurship
Podcast drops every Tuesday at 3pm on Spotify!
Season topics:

Mai’s personal non-profit story
Social activism and non-profits
Legal formation – board of directors
Can a non-profit be a side hustle?
Funding sources for non-profits
A Discussion: The Women’s Fund
Marketing non-profits
Grant writing
Building a donor base
Taxes
New E&I Minor??
A Chat: Dr. Jordan, Dean Clark University School of Business

Culinary Sustainability as a Belonging and Resilience Practice for Refugees
2024-10-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
“Food, Migration, and Belonging: Sustainable Practices for Integrated Communities” is a Belonging Talks series on the role of food and cooking in mobile homemaking and for sustainable societies.
“Culinary Sustainability as a Belonging and Resilience Practice for Refugees” will feature Susan Rottmann, Zeynap Yılmaz Hava, and Nour Zanjer, a food and migration research team in Turkey, who will share their latest research article, “Culinary Sustainability as a Resilience Practice for Syrian Refugees Amidst Urban Precarity in Istanbul.”

Voting Information Session
2024-10-09 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Whether you’re a first-time voter or looking to brush up on the latest changes, our expert speakers will cover voter registration processes, key dates, and the different ways you can vote. Don’t miss this opportunity to ensure your voice is heard.

Conflict Styles Leadership Workshop
2024-10-09 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Conflict amongst individuals and groups is often associated with stress, frustration, and other negative emotions. It can limit our ability to communicate effectively and achieve our goals. One of the most valuable skills leaders can possess is effective conflict management. Are you a Teddy Bear, Fox, Owl, Shark, or Turtle? Find out in this workshop! Part of the Undergraduate Leadership Pathway!

Mystery workshop with Nora
2024-10-09 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Well, while we wait for our pin making supplies to replenish, get curious get excited and get ready to find out what is happening in the Craft Studio next Wednesday… hint: it’s a surprise. Come join Nora at 4:00pm for our first (and maybe last?) mystery workshop of the semester!

Voter Trivia Night
2024-10-09 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Where knowledge meets civic engagement: Test your skills with fun and challenging questions about identity-based voting history, landmark legislation, and the electoral process. Whether you’re a trivia buff or just want to learn more about your rights as a voter, this is the perfect night out. Bring your friends and compete for awesome prizes while enjoying snacks and drinks. Let’s celebrate democracy — one question at a time.

Office Hours with Dean K.
2024-10-09 17:15 - 19:15 (America/New_York)
Visit clarku.edu/success to learn more about Student Success. Dean K. is also your Dean of Students, ultimately charged with ensuring that Clark University continues to be student-centered – any concerns as a student can be discussed with Dean K. Join Dean K. in the Academic Commons, located on the first floor of the Goddard Library!Attending this event fulfills Navigator Pathway programming: Reflect, design, and plan.

ROCU Caf Night: Fall Mix(l)er!
2024-10-09 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Come decorate a pumpkin inspired by your radio show or learn about hosting a show. We’ll be listening to music and celebrating the Fall.

Even in Wartime, Local Feminists Resist
2024-10-10 12:00 - 13:15 (America/New_York)
Please join us for a talk with Professor Emerita Cynthia Enloe.
Enloe, a feminist theorist and writer, is internationally renowned for her work on gender and militarism and for her contributions to the field of feminist international relations. In 2017, she was selected to be named on the Gender Justice Legacy Wall installed in the International Crimes Court of The Hague. At Clark, Enloe served as director of the Women’s Studies Program and as chair of the Political Science Department, and received the Outstanding Teacher Award three times.

Modernist Poetics and Queer Fruit
2024-10-10 12:00 - 13:30 UTC
A Clark Faculty Series Event
Presented by
Elizabeth Blake, PhD
Assistant Professor of English
Clark University
Forbidden fruit has long been a convenient metaphor for illicit knowledge and sexuality, a trope easily traced to the garden of Eden. Modernist poets deployed this familiar figure in new ways, insisting on the fleshy materiality of fruit as a way of representing other forms of fleshly pleasure. In her recent book, Edible Arrangements: Modernism’s Queer Forms, Clark University professor Elizabeth Blake examines this phenomenon as part of a larger exploration of the ways queer consumption restructures modernist literary forms. In this talk, Blake focuses on T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and H. D.’s “Priapus” to discuss the way modernist poets disrupt lyric traditions by setting intertextuality and phenomenological referentiality in tension in order to explore queer experience.
Admission is free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided. Guests are encouraged to arrive at 11:45am for refreshments.
This event is sponsored by the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities and the Department of English at Clark University.

About the Speaker
Professor Elizabeth Blake specializes in gender and sexuality studies, food studies, and global modernist literature. Her research focuses on the ways queer pleasure is represented in the literature of the early twentieth century, and how those representations come to reshape existing literary forms. Her first book, Edible Arrangements: Modernism’s Queer Forms, demonstrates that scenes of eating in modernist literature are sites of queerness, depicting and enacting a kind of pleasure that exceeds normative models. She is also interested in the relationship between modernism and popular forms of cultural production, including cookbooks, dinner theatre, genre fiction, and women’s middlebrow fiction. Her second book project, tentatively entitled Against the Love Plot, traces the ways mid-twentieth century women’s fiction resists both normative models of love and normative plotlines that end in marriage.
About the Book
In Edible Arrangements: Modernism’s Queer Forms, Elizabeth Blake explores the way modernist writing about eating delves into larger questions about bodily and literary pleasure. Drawing on insights from the field of food studies, she makes dual interventions into queer theory and modernist studies: first, locating an embrace of queerness within modernist depictions of the pleasure of eating, and second, showing how this queer consumption shapes modernist notions of literary form, expanding and reshaping conventional genres. Drawing from a promiscuous archive that cuts across boundaries of geography and canonicity, Blake demonstrates how modernist authors draw on this consuming queerness to restructure a range of literary forms. Each chapter constellates a set of seemingly disparate writers working in related modes—such as the satirical writings of Richard Bruce Nugent, Virginia Woolf, and Katherine Mansfield—in order to demonstrate how writing about eating can both unsettle the norms of bodily pleasure and those of genre itself.

Putting People at the Center of Nature
2024-10-10 12:15 - 13:15 (America/New_York)
Solange Bandiaky-Badji, Ph.D. ’08, will present “Putting People at the Center of Nature: The Role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Protecting Earth’s Ecosystems.” Dr. Bandiaky-Badji is president and coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative, a global coalition of over 150 grassroots organizations and their allies at the forefront of efforts to advance the rights of Indigenous peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant peoples to access natural resources and climate justice. The Rights and Resources Initiative engages with governments, multi-lateral institutions, and the private sector to adopt institutional reforms and practices for local peoples’ rights and self-determined development. Dr. Bandiarky-Badji earned her Ph.D. from Clark’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
This event, supported by the Debra I. and Jeffrey A. Geller Endowed Lecture Series, will be in person and livestreamed. Light refreshments will be provided.

Game Time with CPG
2024-10-10 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
