We will be meeting weekly for 5 weeks on Tuesdays from 7:00pm-8:00pm to discuss The Joy Luck Club.. . There is no reading required for the first meeting.. . . . Reading schedule:. . Week 1: 1/28/2025 - Orientation meeting. . . . Week 2: 2/4/2025 - Discussion of Feathers from a Thousand Li Away (pg. 1-84 ). . . . Week 3: 2/11/2025 - Discussion of The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates (pg. 85-156). . . . Week 4: 2/18/2025 - Discussion of American Translation (pg. 157-235 ). . . . Week 5: 2/25/2025 - Discussion of Queen Mother of the Western Skies (pg. 236-329). . . . . . About the Book:. . Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's "saying" the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money. "To despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable." Forty years later the stories and history continue.. . . . With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters. As each woman reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled, more entwined. Mothers boast or despair over daughters, and daughters roll their eyes even as they feel the inextricable tightening of their matriarchal ties. Tan is an astute storyteller, enticing readers to immerse themselves into these lives of complexity and mystery.. . . . “The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational.” —Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1972796

Practice schedule for the USF Sailing Team alongside the USF Varsity Women's Team. . . . -Practices are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays ranging from 3:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on Wednesdays. . . . -If you have any sailing experience, please email either daljasir@usf.edu (recruitment chair) or hporrata@usf.edu (president) to learn about opportunities to join the USF Sailing Team. . . . *Practices are limited to members who have some form of previous sailing experience due to safety concerns and the risks involved in the sport* --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1962861

Bull Market has become one of the largest and oldest traditions at USF. In it's current location at the MSC, Bull Market is celebrating 25 years in 2024! Bull Market hosts a combination of student organization, USF departments, Tampa Bay businesses and not-for-profits at an open air, weekly market to promote their events and services to the student population at USF. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1972244

Dr. Shaun Harris, Associate Director for Leadership & Civic Engagement. . Consultation topics: Inclusive collaboration practices, exploring social identities, mindfulness. . in leadership, general student organization support resources within CLCE, community partners,. . non-profits, relationship development, best practices for community service, “how to” run donation. . drive, “how to” create a community service event, and community service volunteering. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1972704

These volunteer opportunities include assisting Dhalia with setting up The Well's mobile Kinship Free Markets, assisting with food distribution, and packing/cleaning up once the market ends.. . Join WellBuilt City and us in distributing food to those who need it at Mort Park every Wednesday starting at 2 PM!. . IMPORTANT: on top of this, sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4eadaa2ba2fec70-harvest#/ (signing up for this on bullsconnect will automatically redirect here).. . . . - Meet at Mort Park to help stock shelves and hand out food to clients that come in every Wednesday at 2 PM-4PM. . - Address is 1815 E 148th Ave, Lutz, FL 33549, about a five-minute drive away from USF. . - Please wear closed-toed shoes and dress for the weather. . - IF there is enough donations, volunteers are always welcome to take some fruit or some bread home :). . . . For questions contact Angela Atta-Armah at attaarmaha@usf.edu We cannot guarantee rides to any of our events. --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1972869

Are you a Postdoc or Graduate Student looking to improve on your writing skills? Writing Wednesday is the time for you! Join us if you are looking for a space to write your important academic papers (Journal Articles, Fellowships, Candidacy Proposals, Theses, Dissertations, ETD formatting, etc...).. . . . If you need more information or have questions, please email Dr. Tracy Costello at tcostello111@usf.edu. . . . This event is hosted by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1961891