Monday, September 26Event: How Structural Racism Works in EducationLocation: Martinos Auditorium in Granoff Center for the Creative ArtsTime: 5:00 p.m.This Monday, attend the How Structural Racism Works, The Double Bind of Racial and Economic Inequality in Education lecture by Prudence L. Carter, dean of UC-Berkeley Graduate School of Education. The lecture will focus on how education inequality works intersectionally to generate other significant inequalities.Lecture will be followed by a Q&A discussion moderated by Tricia Rose, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America. This event is free and open to the public.To watch past How Structural Racism Works lectures, click here. To request special services, accommodations or assistance for this event, please contact the University Event & Conference Services Office at universityevents@brown.edu or 401-863-3100.Event: Study Abroad FairLocation: Alumnae HallTime: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Learn more about study abroad opportunities through Brown-sponsored and alternative approved programs. Program representatives and returned students will be available to answer questions!Event: First Presidential Debate Viewing PartyLocation: Barus and Holley 168Time: 8:45 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.Come join the Brown Dems for some raucous debate watching this Monday. Cheer on your candidate, experience some cringe-worthy moments, and live tweet the festivities. FREE ~snacks~ will be served. Bring your friends! These are exciting times, people.Tuesday, September 27Event: Fall 2016 General Career FairLocation: Sayles HallTime: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Make plans to speak with employers regarding exciting career opportunities. A full list of attending employers is available through the CareerLAB's Job & Internship Board. For more information, click here.Event: Get To Know Your RepresentativesLocation: Wilson 101Time: 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Join the Brown Dems and get to know your RI representatives! We will be hosting several of our local politicians and discussing what's new after the primary, what to look forward to this legislative session, and what's going down in the PVD.Wednesday, September 28Event: Fall 2016 Tech Career FairLocation: SaylesTime: 11 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.Make plans to visit Sayles Hall to speak with employers regarding exciting career opportunities in the technology industry. A full list of attending employers is available through the CareerLAB's Job & Internship Board. For more information, click here.Thursday, September 29Event: Fashion at Brown Model CallLocation: List 120Time: 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.Have you ever wanted to be a model? Here's your chance! Come by Model Call you want to be featured in a fashion@brown photoshoot or walk in f@b's Seventh Annual Fashion Show.All are welcome––F@B loves working with new models, so come show your best ~smizes~ and runway ~stomps~!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUArYodVQcIEvent: Theta CookoutLocation: Diman HouseTime: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Before midterms start to ramp up, come join the sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta for some chillin' and grillin' on their porch at Diman House! There will be a S'mores Bar, a couple of games of corn hole, and great music.Never been to Diman? Google maps 37 Charlesfield, walk through those gates, and you'll see Theta straight ahead.Event: By the Way, Meet Vera StarkLocation: Leeds Theatre, Lyman HallTime: 8:00 p.m (Sept 29 - Oct 2 & Oct 6 -9; Thurs-Sat at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm)Brown University Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and Sock & Buskin present the first show of their 2016–17 season. By The Way, Meet Vera Stark by Lynn Nottage ’86 is a satirical comedy set in glamourous 1930s Hollywood, the revolutionary 1970s, and the present day. Inspired by screwball comedies of the early twentieth century, the show tells the story of Vera Stark, a fictional Black actor struggling to break into the Hollywood studio system. She finds unexpected fame, but at what price?Event: Monty Python and the Holy Grail screeningLocation: Smitty B 106Time: 9:00 p.m.This week BUFF is excited to show the comedy classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail! A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen. If you are a loyal Python fan, make sure to come and if you have never seen this cult classic this is the perfect opportunity!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG1PlkURjxEFriday, September 30Event: Brown Taiwan Society Presents: Night Market 2016Location: SaylesTime: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Come join Brown Taiwan Society and explore a wonderful Taiwanese night market! Bring your friends and your smiles to a night of tasty food, lovely drinks, and amazing performances!A lot of student groups and clubs will be joining to sell their own treats and foods from a huge variety of cuisines! Taste the culinary skills of CSA, CSSA, Daebak, FA, HKSA, INCH, JCA, KASA, KISA, KSA, MASH, Merlions, Strait Talk, Team HBV, Brown TKD, TSA, VISIONS, and VSA. There will also be fantastic performances by talented student groups such as GBX, Amira, Brown Tae Kwon Do, Daebak, and Impulse.Saturday, October 1Event: Startup@Brown 2016Location: Alumnae HallTime: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be part of a startup?Come to Startup@Brown on October 1st to hear stories from founders, engineers, designers, and venture capitalists about the struggles and pivotal moments in their startup journeys. Registration will end September 25 at noon.At Startup@Brown, you’ll get learn from founders, engineering leads, and venture capitalists from Casper, Coursera, Techstars, Andreessen Horowitz, and more. Discuss with startups the problems they’re trying to solve and maybe they’ll interest you enough for an internship or full-time job! You can also get advice about your own potential startup! In fact, 37% of attendees received full-time or internship offers last year, and 79% felt more inclined to start their own company! If you're a student entrepreneur working on your own startup, you can also apply to get special 1-on-1 office hours (individual advice) with the startup leaders and share your experience in a student startup panel. This is also open to student startups outside Brown and RISD. Apply here.Sunday, October 2Event: Fall Plant SaleLocation: Roger Williams Park Botanical CenterTime: 11 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.October is still a good time to plant perennials in your garden. Most nurseries have sold their stock, but the Master Gardener and Community volunteers at the Botanical Center have been busy thinning the garden beds and potting plants that need a new home. Our greenhouse volunteers are thinking of the coming cool seasons and they will have houseplants to share for indoor enjoyment.
