Blood drive. An American Red Cross blood drive organized by Campus Health will be on campus. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Cherry Avenue pullout on the UA Mall
Commuter forum. Commuters are invited to express their opinions and offer feedback. Free refreshments will be offered. 12:30 p.m. Free. Student Union Memorial Center, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership
Doctoral final oral defense … applied mathematics. Luis C. Garcia-Naranjo presents “”Almost Poisson Brackets for Nonholonomic Systems on Lie Groups.”” 10 a.m. Free. Math building, Room 401N
Doctoral oral defense – ecology and evolutionary biology. Laura D. Carsten-Conner presents “”The Role of Mating Context in Flexible Investment to Reproductive Tissue.”” 2 p.m. Free. Life Sciences South building, Room 340
Seminar. Michael I. Haverty, from the Univeristy of California, Berkeley, presents “”The Biology Behind Effective Baiting of Subterranean Termites.”” 4 p.m. Free. Marley building, Room 230
Lecture. Jawid Mojaddedi, from Rutgers University, presents “”Situating Rumi in Sufism: The Issue of Continual Revelation.”” 5 p.m. Free. Center for English as a Second Language, Room 102
Meeting. ECOalition is having its meeting to organize students for sustainability projects and promote environmental awareness on campus. Contact: ECOalition@gmail.com. 6 p.m. Free. SUMC, Sabino Room
Entertainment
Screening. The film “”Gonul Yarasi”” (Lovelorn) will be presented, in Turkish, with English subtitles. 7 p.m. $3. Cesar E. Chavez building, Room 301
Poker. UA students are invited to participate in a Texas Hold ’em event. Prizes will be awarded. 6 p.m. $5. Park Student Union, Coati and Javelina Rooms
In the Groove 2 tournament. UA students are invited to participate in this video game event. 6 p.m. $5. SUMC, Games Room
Photo exhibition. “”Oh Snap! Israel’s Photographs by UA Students”” is now open. All day. Free. SUMC, Kachina Gallery
Commuter speed dating. Commuters are invited to attend this speed dating event. 5 p.m. Free. SUMC, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership
