http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/whatisnewatmjc.html Events and Activities around the MJC Campus! en-us {{lastPubDate}} Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:55:27 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/clinic.html Modesto Junior College Track will hold a Learn-By-Doing Track and Field Clinic on Saturday, February 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the MJC Stadium Track located on Tully Road between Stoddard and Coldwell Avenues in Modesto. The clinic is for high school track and field athletes, with activities offered as well for youth who are six through 13 years old. Registration begins at 8 a.m. outside Men's PE 110 (next to the pool) on the MJC East Campus. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:55:27 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/film.html The Modesto Junior College Civic Engagement Project Fall Film & Lecture Series will offer a free showing of the documentary film Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead on Thursday, February 9 at 7 p.m. in Forum 110 on East Campus. The presentation is free, open to the public and will be followed by a discussion. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:54 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/kingevent.html Dick Gregory, brilliant comedian, tireless civil and human rights activist, innovative nutritionist, dedicated advocate for nonviolent social change, has walked the talk and keeps on walking. Gregory will present the keynote address, "Where my Conscience Leads" at the 16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration on Saturday, January 21. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the event will start at 7 p.m. in the Performing and Media Arts Center Auditorium on Modesto Junior College's East Campus, 435 College Avenue in Modesto. The presentation is free and all are invited to attend. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:33:41 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/agauction.html The 58th Annual Modesto Junior College Young Farmers Ag Holiday Auction will take place at the new Agriculture Center for Education (A.C.E.) Pavilion on the MJC West Campus. The event will be held Thursday, December 8 with nearly 100 auction and raffle items available. The A.C.E. Pavilion will open for preview of auction items at 4:30 p.m. The live auction begins at 6:15 p.m. and should conclude around 8 p.m. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:05:41 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/lysistrata.html Lysistrata is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War by persuading the women of Greece to withhold sexual gratification from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:41:35 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/orchestrachorus.html The Modesto Junior College Community Orchestra, directed by Anne Martin, and the MJC Masterworks Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Ginger Colla will present a concert on Tuesday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing and Media Arts Center Auditorium on the East Campus. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:35:32 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/republicansclub.html The Modesto Junior College Republicans Club will offer a free screening of "Iranium" on Wednesday, December 7 at 4 p.m. in Forum 102. "Iranium," directed by Alex Trainman, is a 2011 documentary film that explores the Iranian nuclear program as it pertains to strategic threats against the West and Islamic fundamentalism in Iran. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:17:36 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/telescopeviewing.html The Modesto Junior College Astronomy Club will host a Telescope Viewing Night Friday, December 2 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the East Campus Science Lawn. Bring blankets or chairs to make your space adventure more comfortable. The event is free and all ages are welcome. Parking will be relaxed so feel free to park in "staff or student parking spaces." Weather permitting. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:13:51 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/orchestraday.html Six high schools from around Stanislaus County will perform in Modesto Junior College's annual High School Orchestra Day on November 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Main Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on MJC's East Campus. The event features performances by each orchestra and is free and open to the public. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:57:57 -0800 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/electronicmusic.html The Modesto Junior College Department of Music presents "Synth Lords" an electronic music concert on Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall. The concert will feature original electronic music compositions created by student composers from the Modesto Junior College Advanced Electronic Music Class. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:40:36 -0700 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/cefilm.html The Modesto Junior College Civic Engagement Project Fall Film & Lecture Series will offer a free screening of "Restrepo" on Wednesday, November 9 at 7 p.m. in Forum 110 on East Campus. The screening will be followed by a discussion. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:34:55 -0700 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/jumbosquid.html The Modesto Area Partners in Science (MAPS) will offer a presentation by Dr. Danna Staaf, speaking on "Invasion of the Jumbo Squid" on Friday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Forum 110 at Modesto Junior College, 435 College Ave. in Modesto. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:46:59 -0700 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/honeybees.html The Modesto Area Partners in Science (MAPS) will offer a presentation by Dr. Eric Mussen, speaking on "Honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder" on Friday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Forum 110 at Modesto Junior College, 435 College Ave. in Modesto. Mussen, Apiculturist at UC Davis Department of Entomology, will be speaking on managing honey bees for maximum field production, minimizing pesticide damage to pollinator populations and colony collapse disorder. Both the event and parking are free and open to the public. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:44:55 -0700 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/theonepercent.html The Modesto Junior College Civic Engagement Project Fall Film & Lecture Series will offer a free screening of "The One Percent" on Wednesday, October 26 at 7 p.m. in Forum 110 on East Campus. The screening will be followed by a discussion. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:01:13 -0700 http://www.mjc.edu/general/news/events/2011/theatredracula.html Stoker's classic Transylvanian Vampire stalks the dark spaces of the Modesto Junior College Main Stage like you have never experienced...and just in time for Halloween. Barbara Page <pageb@mjc.edu> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:15:46 -0700