Ackland Community Day

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ackland Art Museum. Storytelling, dressing up like people in Ackland works and making your own art are just some of the many ways you and your family can celebrate the museum's 50th anniversary. Learn the lingo from the 1950s, watch artists demonstrate traditional and current approaches to art making or create your own work of art. www.ackland.org/index.php.

DEC. 1

"Circa 1958" Gerrard Hall Series

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Gerrard Hall. The UNC arts community comes together this fall to celebrate the exhibition "Circa 1958" with this third performance in a special series of programming held in the newly restored Gerrard Hall. www.ackland.org/index.php, 843-3687.

DEC. 2

Enloe Lecture

"When Women Think about Security: Some Feminist Lessons from the Iraq War," lecture by Cynthia Enloe, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center. Dr. Cynthia Enloe will answer questions about women's security issues to bring a fresh perspective to the war in Iraq. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies, the FedEx Global Education Center, UNC Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense, UNC Curriculum in Women's Studies, Carolina Women's Center, Duke Women's Studies Program and the UNC Workshop Series "Gender, War and Politics in Europe and Beyond." 843-5836, www.global.unc.edu.

Swing and Salsa Dance Party

8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Great Hall, Student Union. 962-1039.

DEC. 3

Presention on kids

Presentation on "The Kids Got Games: Computer/Video Games, Gender and Learning Outcomes in Elementary Science Classrooms," noon to 1 p.m., Peabody Hall, Room 212.

In recent years, educators have begun exploring how to design computer/video games to support student learning.

This presentation by Janice Anderson, assistant professor of science education in the School of Education, will specifically address this topic. In particular, she will focus on the educational impact of "Quest Atlantis," a 3-D virtual world where urban fifth-grade students learned the elementary-science concepts of water quality and ecosystems.

Students, faculty, alumni and interested persons are encouraged to bring a brown-bag lunch, hear the presentation and join in on the conversation. pphillip@email.unc.edu.

Human Rights talk

"Not Just Words: The Remarkable Resilience of Human Rights," 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., FedEx Global Education Center.

Professor Michael Byers holds a Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law from the University of British Columbia.

Byers' work focuses on the interaction of international law and politics, particularly with respect to human rights, international organizations, use of military force, the Arctic and Canada-United States relations. He is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books, The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. The African Studies Center is hosting this event.