University of Wyoming Events Calendar September 15

This is by far the busiest week of campus so far! There's something happening for everybody, check out the events here...

Monday, Sept. 15 -- The Wyoming Union celebrates its 75th anniversary with a retrospective exhibition in Gallery 234. It can be seen through Oct. 23.

Monday, Sept. 15, 3:10 p.m. -- Researcher Jim Gill presents “Creating Ocean Crust at an Intermediate Spreading Rate,” S.H. Knight Geology Building, Room 216. Free.

Monday, Sept. 15, 7-9 p.m. -- Dave Nutting discusses “Was Darwin Wrong?” -- a presentation about evolution not usually heard at universities, College of Education auditorium.

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6-8 p.m. -- The UW Outdoor Program holds “Back Country Cooking Clinic,” $5 students, $7 faculty/staff, Outdoor Program trailer. Food included. Limited to 10 participants.

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. -- Free movie of First Nations film “Nutak,” followed by a question and answer session with film consultant Colin Samson. College of Business Room 127. Free.

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Visiting artist Jaimie Henthorm gives a talk in the Visual Arts Building. Free.

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m. -- Colin Samson, indigenous people’s rights researcher, shares his knowledge about First Nations in a guest lecture in Room 127 of the College of Business Building.

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 6 p.m. -- Antonio Sacre, a performance artist, bilingual storyteller and author, presents a remote reading in the Wyoming Union Senate Chambers. Free.

Thursday, Sept. 18, 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Antonio Vargas is among speakers at a symposium on “Immigration Policy and Its Impacts from a Wyoming and U.S. Perspective,” at the Hilton Garden Inn/UW Conference Center. Free.

Thursday, Sept. 18, noon -- The 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be celebrated by tearing down a mock Berlin Wall on Prexy’s Pasture.

Thursday, Sept. 18, 4:10-5:10 p.m. -- Guest lecturer Mimi Fenton speaks on “Joy and Regeneration in Paradise Lost,” Room 142 of the Classroom Building. Free.

Thursday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m. -- Ideas about wilderness from a range of perspectives will be shared during a Wyoming Voicespresentation, UW Berry Center. Free.

Friday, Sept. 19, 6-8 p.m. -- UW professors Mary Burman, nursing; John Mittelstaedt, business; and Michael Dillon, zoology, along with Rachel Shaw, theater and dance, discuss their research during Saturday U, College of Business auditorium. Free.

Friday, Sept. 19, 6:30, 9 and 11:30 p.m. -- Friday Night Fever presents the movie, “Maleficent,” in the Wyoming Union Family Room. Free.

Friday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. -- Rock climbing films will be presented during the annual Reel Rock Film Tour, College of Education auditorium. Free.

Friday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. -- Concerts and Convocations presents comedian Nick Offerman in the Arts and Sciences auditorium. Students $15/$20 premium seats; non-students $25/$30 premium seats.

Saturday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. -- Stompin’ Out Stigma 5K to raise awareness about mental health and celebrate recovery month, Fraternity Mall. $10 for lunch and T-shirt.

Saturday, Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -- The annual Ag Day BBQ serves Wyoming beef, pork and lamb as a tailgate in the southwest corner of the Indoor Practice Facility. Proceeds benefit College of Agriculture and Natural Resources student clubs and organizations. $12 adults; $5 kids 6-12 years; free children 5 and under.

Saturday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. -- UW Cowboy football vs. Florida Atlantic, War Memorial Stadium. Ticket prices vary.

Saturday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m.-midnight -- Friday Night Fever hosts family game night in the lower level of the Wyoming Union. Free.