It’s not fiction! All are invited to be alternately horrified and entertained as UP biology student Ryan Kenton presents “The Biology of Zombies and Other Parasitic Tales,” a Beckman Humor event, on Wednesday, October 30, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Kenton will dive into the world of actual parasitic wasps, worms, and fungi that have been found to turn thousands of other species into assorted forms of “zombies”
Co-sponsored by the Beckman Humor Project and the Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or more information: x7702 or up.edu/garaventa.
Did you know about receiving a blessing at the time of Communion at Mass? Members of the UP community are welcome to attend and participate in the Mass whenever it is offered on campus. For those who are not Catholic or for any reason do not receive Communion at Mass, there is an option for coming forward to receive a blessing.
In this second performance of the Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Memorial Concert Series, widely celebrated bass-baritone Carl DuPont of the Peabody Conservatory, whose research focuses on transformative inclusion in higher music education, offers a free recital of African-American art song, accompanied by pianist Gregory Thompson. The concert is Wednesday, October 23, at 7 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall.
For over 20 years, Anne Goetze traveled to Annecy, France to visit with her aunt, a contemplative nun in the cloistered Monestère de la Visitation. Inspired by this small community of women who dedicate their lives to prayer, she began to document their beauty through photography, which evolved to a series of paintings. Join the artist to hear about her process and challenges, and the film she is creating about her experiences, on Tuesday, October 22, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. The event is free and open to all.
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday November 8, from 3:30-5 p.m., in the Murphy Room. The group will discuss Phillip Goff’s “
The performing and fine arts department is honoring Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., with a memorial concert series beginning with globally acclaimed pianist Andreas Klein on Wednesday, October 9, at 7 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Klein will offer a recital entitled “Bach, Beethoven and Beyond. The concert series if co-sponsored by PFA and the Garaventa Center.
UP received permission to record Marilynne Robinson’s 2019 Zahm Lecture, 
Every classroom at UP has a crucifix. Dundon-Berchtold Hall’s crucifixes have been donated by UP students, priests, faculty, and staff from their studies, service, and travels all over the world. Anywhere you have Catholics, you will have crucifixes, which differ from crosses in that there is a corpus (body) on a crucifix, versus the emptiness of a cross. In light of the Resurrection, many people wonder why anyone would want to gaze on this image of an agonizing death. One answer is that the crucifix helps the beholder remember that God took on flesh to suffer in solidarity with all those who are ill, tortured, or stricken in any way. Crucifixes in Catholic hospitals, for instance, help many patients experience a feeling of connection with God that is deeply compassionate, helping them feel a little less isolated. Where the empty cross celebrates a triumph over death, the crucifix helps many people confront suffering–a part of being human– with courage, resilience, and hope. The international crucifixes in Dundon-Berchtold are a visceral reminder that there is nowhere on this earth God is unmoved by those in pain.
All ticket holders for the Saturday, October 5 performance of Inventing Van Gogh are cordially invited to enjoy complimentary wine, cheese and desserts before the show as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for, courtesy of the Garaventa Center. Reception starts at 6:15 p.m., with panel at 6:45 p.m., Mago Hunt Center. For ADA accommodations or more information: x7702 or