The Department of German Studies, with generous co-sponsorship from the African American Studies Program, Gender & Queer Studies Program, Department of History, and Interdisciplinary Humanities Emphasis, and with support from the Catharine Gould Chism Fund for the Humanities are very honored to welcome Dr. Tiffany Florvil, award-winning scholar and Associate Professor of 20th-century European Women’s and Gender History at the University of New Mexico, to campus on October 15!
To stream events onto the current graduate student audience gateway
Dr. Adam Goodman - The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History of Expelling Immigrants
Dr. Adam Goodman (History, University of Illinois Chicago) will be presenting on his book, The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History of Expelling Immigrants. Published by Princeton University Press, Goodman’s text is an analysis of the mechanisms, bureaucracies, and historical figures that have led to well over 50 million deportations dating back to the late nineteenth century.
Logger Wellbeing Week!
Join CHWS during Logger Wellbeing Week! From September 28 to October 2, we will be hosting events that support student wellness. Our big event will be the Logger Wellbeing Fair on Wednesday in the Rotunda. We will have staff from around the campus hosting booths with information and activities related to the 10 Dimensions of Wellness that we focus on here in CHWS. We will also be joined by the AIDS Health Foundation, who will be offering free STI testing.
Concert: FLAMENKORA
A cross-cultural collaboration featuring trumpeter Volker Goetze, Kora master Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko and flamenco guitarist Alejandro Moreno, bridging traditional West African music with Spanish Flamenco and American Jazz. Sold out shows in Europe, and the only Pacific Northwest appearance. Presented by ASUPS Performing Arts
Abby Williams Hill Exhibit Reception: Points on the Way
Join us in celebrating the new permanent exhibit in Collins Memorial Library's East Reading Room, Points on the Way: Vistas from the Hill Family Road Trip, an Abby Williams Hill project. Refreshments, remarks, and a Q&A will be offered. The exhibit features nine stunning landscape paintings, archival item facsimiles, and accompanying graphics and text.
Free HIV & STI Testing Provided by AHF
CHWS is partnering with AHF (AIDS Health Foundation) to offer free HIV and STI testing on campus. AHF has a Mobile Testing Unit that will be on campus several times this semester with the first time being during the Logger Wellbeing Fair. No appointment needed. Testing is confidential and judgement free, so we encourage everyone to stop by. You can also take the time to ask them about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). They can help with PrEP sign ups as well.
Harm Reduction: How to Use Fentanyl Test Strips
Join CHWS and the Tacoma Needle Exchange as we learn how to use fentanyl test strips. We will be meeting in the Murray Boardroom and no sign ups are required.