Bulldog Update: Student Edition

March 15, 2024 Edition:

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March 15, 2024 Edition:

Join us on March 23rd for ISO's Annual Spring Powwow!

Come check out unique vendors, support the local Indigenous community, and have fun at this incredible cultural gathering.

Powwow details

Join the Indigenous Student Organization for our second annual spring powwow at the Ward Wells Fieldhouse on March 23rd! All are invited! Grand entries will be at 1 PM and 7 PM with a free feast at 5 PM. Come check out unique vendors, support the local Indigenous community, and have fun at this incredible cultural gathering. For those who have never attended a powwow, we invite you to come! We wish to provide a nonjudgmental learning environment to create a positive first experience for those who have never experienced powwow.

 Volunteers are needed as this is a HUGE event with 300+ guests anticipated--volunteers who sign up for 2 shifts will receive a FREE t-shirt while supplies last! Please fill out the volunteer form below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgKhuH_ZzQGysnHtHqCu6P7-4A78qeaisOoLSyAcvVyMDBNA/viewform

Join us for a free meal and presentation by Sandy White Hawk!

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Join the American Indian Learning Resource Center for our Spring Feast on March 19, 2024, from 12-2 PM in the Kirby Ballroom. We are excited to share that we will have Sandy White Hawk as our speaker for this event. Sandy will be discussing SCOTUS's recent decision not to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). She will also be sharing about her book and experience as a Sicangu Lakota adoptee from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

https://cehsp.d.umn.edu/american-indian-learning-resource-center/events

March 8, 2024 Edition:

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March 8, 2024 Edition:

Spring Migration Birding! Join us on March 25th

Each spring an average of 26,000 raptors are recorded migrating through Duluth from March through May. Join us, March 25, 2024 from 12-1 pm at Enger Park, for a guided birding event.

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Spring Migration Birding! 

Join us, March 25, 2024 from 12-1 pm at Enger Park, for a guided birding event to witness a magnificent migration at one of the premier count sites in North America. The event will feature an introductory lesson from one of the Hawk Ridge Naturalists followed by birding at Enger Park along the West Skyline Parkway. Sponsored by the UMD Institute on the Environment, this free event is open to all UMD students, faculty, and staff.

 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-Bfu58JfWUnwkwri_FEf20906I0pU22WrjCSq9k7gHVAMbA/viewform

 

Northern Nights, Starry Skies. Join us on Thursday, April 11th

Join the UMD Institute on the Environment for a showing of the documentary Northern Nights, Starry Skies, a visually stunning celebration of our spectacular starry skies…

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Northern Nights, Starry Skies

Star light, star bright,

     First star I see tonight; 

I wish I may, I wish I might, 

     Have the wish I wish tonight.

 More than 80% of the world’s population lives under light-polluted skies. Light pollution can negatively impact wildlife and ecosystems, human health, climate change, crime and safety and night sky heritage. Join the UMD Institute on the Environment for a showing of the documentary Northern Nights, Starry Skies, a visually stunning celebration of our spectacular starry skies…

 The documentary is a co-production of PBS North and Hamline University’s Center for Global Environmental Education. This star-studded(!) event takes place Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium, located at 1023 University Drive, Duluth, MN. Informational tabling and refreshments will begin at 5:30 pm, followed by the documentary showing from 6-7 pm and tabling and conversation from 7-7:30 pm. Join us for a spectacular evening of star filled skies and learn what you can do to protect them! The event is free and open to the public but REGISTRATION is required. 


https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqM0eUqlBMMgeZujyZYbm-c9_O0wXsocIAUeyotRmDAXuAYg/viewform

March 1, 2024 Edition:

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March 1, 2024 Edition:

AILRC Spring Feast on March 19, 2024

Join us for a free meal and presentation by Sandy White Hawk!

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Join the American Indian Learning Resource Center for our Spring Feast on March 19, 2024, from 12-2 PM in the Kirby Ballroom. We are excited to share that we will have Sandy White Hawk as our speaker for this event. Sandy will be discussing SCOTUS's recent decision not to overturn the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). She will also be sharing about her book and experience as a Sicangu Lakota adoptee from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

https://cehsp.d.umn.edu/american-indian-learning-resource-center/events

UMD Grad Party-April 25th

After all of your hard work, you deserve a night to celebrate with your friends at Grad Party.

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Congratulations 2024 UMD graduates! After all of your hard work, you deserve a night to celebrate with your friends at Grad Party. Students will have access to the entire Aquarium, entertainment, and dinner. The Grad Party will be held at the Great Lakes Aquarium on Thursday, April 25th from 7:00-10:00 pm. RSVP Today!

https://alumni.d.umn.edu/events/grad-party-0

UMD Alumni Scholarship

Apply now for the 2024-25 UMD Alumni Scholarship!

The UMD Alumni Scholarship is awarded each year to students with a parent and/or grandparent who graduated from UMD. The scholarship provides select UMD sophomores, juniors, and seniors with financial support. Students must be in good academic standing with a GPA of 2.5 or better. Visit the website to learn more and apply. The deadline to apply for the 2024-25 Alumni Scholarship is March 31, 2024.
https://alumni.d.umn.edu/resources/umd-alumni-scholarship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

February 23, 2024 Edition:

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February 23, 2024 Edition:

Perspectives: From Combat to College - A Presentation by UMD Social Work Student Jacob Heytens, March 13th from 4:00-5:00

March 13, 2024 from 4:00pm-5:00pm in the Kathryn A Martin Library- Fourth Floor Rotunda

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From Combat to College: With minimal research being conducted on the observations of combat veterans transitioning to college (Jones, 2016) one UMD student gives their perspective on common barriers and issues they have experienced after turning in their combat boots in Iraq for textbooks at UMD.

https://calendar.d.umn.edu/event/94823-from-combat-to-college-a-presentation-by-umd

February 16, 2024 Edition:

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February 16, 2024 Edition:

Called to Action Applications now open!

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Called To Action is a multi-day educational experience for college students centered around creating social change.

 The event dates are Friday March 29 (430PM - 9PM) & Saturday March 30 (9AM - 8PM) on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus. This is not an overnight event but attendees are expected to attend both days for the full experience. Please note this is Easter weekend and consider how this may impact your attendance of you observe the holiday. 

This event is free to attendees & meals are provided. 

Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status by March 1 and more details about the experience will be provided at that time. 

During the experience, attendees will: 

> Examine power & privilege personally, socially, institutionally, historically & systemically

 > Strengthen understandings of social justice concepts & language 

> Establish a community of peers & mentors invested in social justice 

> Acquire greater skills for identifying oppressive actions or ideas

 > Develop action steps for continuing social justice work after the event

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSec93LmVmigmEXEfSK0mBBf1sW0Ej1XW0Mm44Ufyc-aqj_7Zw/viewform