GENERATOR: USF Contemporary Art Museum presents Edison Peñafiel’s MARE MAGNVM (A Floridian Odyssey/Una Odisea en la Florida), an immersive panoramic video installation filling the Harbor Hall Gallery at USF St. Petersburg. MARE MAGNVM features a stylized, monochromatic sea populated by 14 boats, each with its own unique collection of characters caught in a perpetual loop. Every 30 minutes, the film’s characters arrive back where they began. Despite being larger than life, their boats are constructed of various found objects, including wood, oil drums, and tires, pointing to real-life scenes of migration across bodies of water. . . . . The name MARE MAGNVM comes from the Latin for “Great Sea,” the term the Romans used to describe the Mediterranean. The word “mare” has a complicated history, being associated with evil spirits and terrors in various cultures, including in Old English and Old Irish. Today, the waters of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, along with other sites of mass migration, reflect an ongoing horror, as millions of migrants flee war, instability, and climate change. MARE MAGNVM does not refer to a single migration event, but rather expands the viewers’ experience to encompass the phenomenon as a whole. A panoramic artwork, MARE MAGNVM immerses viewers in the struggle of crossing borders, alerting them to a future in which rising waters will push unprecedented numbers of people away from the places they call home.. . . . For questions or more information please email caminfo@usf.edu or call (813) 974-4133. This exhibition is free and open to all.. . --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1961461

MEOP's first group event of the year with guest speaker Dr. Dawn Schocken --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1965782

STEM club celebrates World Microorganism Day (September 17) with microorganism-themed snacks (ginger beer, yogurt, cheese, water, sourdough bread, fruit snacks) and watercolor painting! --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1965796

Bring a towell or yoga mat and join us on zoom with Vancouver's amazing Dr. Gabriella Minnes-Brandes, Co-Chair of Alexander Technique international. Be ready to change your mindset and world about how we carry our bodies around over the day, even when we play the flute. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1967160

Meeting to discuss Pasic and learn --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1967278

Join ONS & USF Education Abroad for advice on choosing a study abroad program that best supports your academic and professional development. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1960032