Scholars in Cancer Lecture Series "Genetic and Epigenetic Contributors to Early-onset Colorectal Cancer" Presented by: Megan P. Hitchins, Ph.D. Professor Cancer Epidemiology Moffitt Cancer Center, Florida Faculty Host: Christopher Heinen, Ph.D.

WHO: The Connecticut State Police Hate Crimes Investigative Unit and Michael Bloom the Hate Crimes Initiative Coordinator for the Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection. FOR: All individuals and communities are welcome. WHEN: Wednesday, October 22nd, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Audience: faculty and grad directors in graduate programs Level: Introductory Learning objectives By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Discuss UConn's institution-level learning objectives 2. Identify steps to adapt UConn's institution-level learning objectives to meet your program's needs 3. Draft grad program learning objectives Description As part of UConn's assessment activities, it designed and approved institution-level graduate learning objectives. During AY 25-26, all graduate programs will develop learning objectives that best align with their master's or PhD program. This introductory workshop explores the development of program learning objectives specific to an academic program and shares examples from other programs. Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3594 (https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3594)

Connecticut Trail Finder is a free, interactive website maintained and populated by the UConn CT Trails Program with the goal of helping trail users find publicly accessible hiking, walking, snowshoeing, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and paddling trails across the state. It is also a platform for trail managers to provide the public with up-to-date, comprehensive information about their trails through individual trail listings that allow users to view a digital trail map, get essential information, submit trip comments and photos, and connect with other users. Learn how features like the search tool, safety alerts, accessible designations, and customized embeddable maps can be used to get the most out of CT Trail Finder as a trail user, manager, or both. Newest features include digital badges, trailside services, and other interface improvements. Join us to learn more about CT Trail Finder, ways to contribute, and how it can work for you!

Connecticut Trail Finder is a free, interactive website maintained and populated by the UConn CT Trails Program with the goal of helping trail users find publicly accessible hiking, walking, snowshoeing, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and paddling trails across the state. It is also a platform for trail managers to provide the public with up-to-date, comprehensive information about their trails through individual trail listings that allow users to view a digital trail map, get essential information, submit trip comments and photos, and connect with other users. Learn how features like the search tool, safety alerts, accessible designations, and customized embeddable maps can be used to get the most out of CT Trail Finder as a trail user, manager, or both. Newest features include digital badges, trailside services, and other interface improvements. Join us to learn more about CT Trail Finder, ways to contribute, and how it can work for you!

Through interactive discussion, we will examine how schools have changed during our lifetimes. We will survey the goals of schools in Eastern Connecticut, what educational statistics tell us about regional schools, and how societal change has influenced learning and teaching. Augmented Imagination (AI), changing demographics and teacher certification regulations, and societal attitudes to schools will lead to our predictions on the future of education.David Stoloff, Education Department, ECSU

Through interactive discussion, we will examine how schools have changed during our lifetimes. We will survey the goals of schools in Eastern Connecticut, what educational statistics tell us about regional schools, and how societal change has influenced learning and teaching. Augmented Imagination (AI), changing demographics and teacher certification regulations, and societal attitudes to schools will lead to our predictions on the future of education.David Stoloff, Education Department, ECSU

1:30-3:30: Tables in the HTB Atrium 3:30-4:30: Mocktail Hour (informal networking) on the HTB Landing Join our friends from: Office of Undergraduate Research Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships Experiential Global Learning Office of Pre-Professional Advising (Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law) UConn BUILD Hartford Bachelor of Social Work Program/School of Social Work Innovate Labs Hartford The Honors Program

Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours session include:Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend If a student is not an imminent risk, and is refusing your support in contacting our office, you may also consider contacting the UConn Student CARE Team (https://studentcareteam.uconn.edu/). This session is held by Graciela Quinones-Rodriguez, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/graciela-quinones-rodriguez/)

Interpersonal Group for Graduate Students Graduate Students Interpersonal Groups focuses on promoting emotional wellbeing as you balance academics, relationships, family, and personal responsibilities. Groups offer a supportive confidential space to share your concerns, practice skills and get feedback.To join this group therapy session, please call SHaW at 860-486-4700 (tel:+18604864705) This session is held by Carlos- Gonzalez- Martinez, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/carlos-gonzalez-martinez/) For many concerns that students face – like overwhelming stress, anxiety, difficult relationships, depression, academic difficulties, and more – group therapy is the best option for support and healing. Facilitated by Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) counselors, our therapy groups encourage peer support, promote emotional wellbeing, and increase a felt sense of connection. Participants often find that they feel less alone in their struggles, and walk away with newfound support and ideas for coping.

Master Algebra with us! Join our Algebra Workshop Series this fall at CASE (Room 260) from 3:30–4:30 P.M. Each session will break down key algebra concepts to help you build confidence and sharpen your skills. 📅 Upcoming Sessions: Expression Manipulations – Wed. Oct 29 Inequalities – Wed. Nov 5 Quadratic Equations – Wed. Nov 19 📍 CASE (Room 260) Don't miss the chance to level up your math game!

In this interactive workshop, you will learn the ins and outs of finding a research mentor as an undergraduate. By the end of the workshop, you will leave with concrete steps tailored to your unique interests to move forward with your undergraduate research journey.

Interpersonal Group for Undergraduate Students Undergraduate Students Interpersonal Groups focuses on promoting emotional wellbeing as you balance academics, relationships, family, and personal responsibilities. Groups offer a supportive confidential space to share your concerns, practice skills and get feedback. To join this group therapy session, please call SHaW at 860-486-4700 (tel:860-486-4705). This session is held by Maritza Lugo-Stalker, (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/maritza-lugo-stalker/) For many concerns that students face – like overwhelming stress, anxiety, difficult relationships, depression, academic difficulties, and more – group therapy is the best option for support and healing. Facilitated by Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) counselors, our therapy groups encourage peer support, promote emotional wellbeing, and increase a felt sense of connection. Participants often find that they feel less alone in their struggles, and walk away with newfound support and ideas for coping.

"Collective Healings from Wallmapu in Creative Mapuche Spirits" This talk explores the role of contemporary Mapuche art in healing colonial trauma. Understanding colonial trauma as a historical and transgenerational process that continues to produce violence through modern state structures, the research proposes indigenous art as a decolonial methodology capable of transforming narratives of defeat into stories of dignity and resistance. Based on the work of four renowned Mapuche creators—a jeweler, two visual artists, and a weaver—the talk analyzes creative experiences that not only rescue memory and traditional knowledge but also generate new forms of political and cultural representation. Art is conceived here as a means of collective healing, in which healing goes beyond the individual dimension to include territories, spiritualities, and intergenerational bonds. From this perspective, indigenous art becomes a practice of re-existence and affirmation of autonomy, allowing for the restoration of Küme Mongen (Good Living) and opening spaces for historical, cultural, and spiritual reparation for the Mapuche people.Catalina Alvarado-Cañuta is a Fulbright scholar of Mapuche origin who is currently a PhD candidate in Medical Anthropology at the University of Connecticut. She has a master's degree in Social Anthropology from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS), Oaxaca, Mexico. Catalina has worked in public service as a manager of health programs for the indigenous population in Chile, and she has worked as an academic at universities in Chile. Alvarado-Cañuta's main focus is on colonial trauma and the processes of collective healings of indigenous peoples, and indigenous art as a decolonial methodology. Her latest co-authored work is the chapter "Trig Metawe: Restoring the cracks of dispossession for Küme Mongen," in which she and Mapuche artist Francisco Huichaqueo analyze the plundering of Mapuche archaeological heritage distributed among museums in Chile and around the world as part of the processes that generate Colonial Trauma and how its possible restitution or accompaniment to Mapuche archaeological heritage contributes to the restitution of the collective well-being of Mapuche people. Alvarado-Cañuta is an activist scholar who maintains family ties with her Mapuche community in Ercilla, where she is the community coordinator for Mapuche heritage restitution issues. She is currently a member of the Buen Vivir and Collective Healings Initiative, a research group that uses participatory action methodologies led by Dr. César Abadía-Barrero at the University of Connecticut. Catalina has recently taken on the role of Co-Coordinator of the Abiayala Working Group section of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA).