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=1972794

𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃, 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒, 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐘, 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏, & 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏! --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1974051

The Dating Series continues with Pt. 2 on February 11th. Pastors Steven & Kasey will be speaking and sharing with us godly wisdom and biblical advice when it comes to relationships. Come expectant, it is going to be a great time spent in community and learning how to have healthier and God honoring relationships! --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1972806

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=1962858

Join Recreation and Wellness and The Campus Activities Board for a morning kayaking tour with the Mote!. . . . **IMPORTANT**. . . . This is for registered USF students ONLY!. . . . TRASPPORTATION WILL BE OFFERED.. . The van will leave the Sarasota-Manatee campus at 7:30 AM on 2/12 and the leave the Mote at 10:30 AM. We should return to the Sarasota-Manatee campus around 11:00AM.. . . . CONFIRMATION PROCESS. . Once you have registered, you will be contacted to confirm your spot. If you do not confirm within the timeline set in the email, you will automatically be REMOVED from the attendee list. Confirming your spot is REQUIRED to participate in the event.. . . . NO-SHOW POLICY. . If you RSVP for a ticket and do not cancel your RSVP at least 24 hours in advance AND/OR do not show up for the event, you may be charged for the entire cost of your ticket (estimated at $60) and blocked from upcoming ticketed events sponsored by USF Sarasota-Manatee campus departments and student organizations until that amount has been paid.. . . . STUDENT CONDUCT. . Students are expected to refrain from alcohol use, and follow all safety policies while attending this off-campus event. Failure to do so may result in a referral to the Office of Student Conduct & Ethical Development.. . --- Event Details: https://bullsconnect.usf.edu/rsvp?id=1974157

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=1972242