The University Record, February 4, 1997
Cancer education
program
begins this week
The Comprehensive Cancer Center and
the American Cancer Society will
co-sponsor eight "I Can Cope" classes for
people with cancer, their
families and friends 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
beginning Feb. 5, in the
second floor dining rooms, University Hospital.
Participants will
learn about cancer diagnosis, treatment, side effects,
nutrition,
exercise and stress management. Guest speakers will
include
professionals in the field of cancer management. The series is
free
and open to the public, but registration is required.
For
information, call 763-0134.
Sarah Goddard Power
Awards ceremony set for March 19
The Academic Women's Caucus
invites the University community to the
13th Annual Sarah Goddard Power
Awards ceremony 3:30-5 p.m. March 19
in the Founders' Room, Alumni Center.
The award honors and recognizes
individuals who have contributed to the
betterment of women through
distinguished leadership, scholarship or other
activities related to
their professional lives. The award is named for the
late Sarah
Goddard Power, a Regent and women's
advocate.
Benefit Reimbursement Accounts cutoff date
announced
To guarantee reimbursement in their February paychecks,
Benefit
Reimbursement Account participants should submit claims to
the
Benefits Office (Central Campus) by Feb. 18 for biweekly and
monthly
pay periods. The benefit reimbursement cutoff dates also
are
available on the Benefits Office's home
page,
http://www.umich.edu/~benefits, under "Your Taxes &
Benefits."
For the record
University Catering
was misidentified as North Campus Catering in
a caption in the Jan. 28
issue of the Record.
Journalists, experts
will discuss welfare debate
New York Times correspondent
Jason DeParle and Nick Lemann,
national correspondent for the Atlantic
Monthly, will join
several more nationally recognized journalists and
welfare experts to
examine recent changes in the federal welfare program
and the media's
role in shaping public perception and policy, 1:30-5 p.m.
Feb. 17 in
Hale Auditorium, School of Business Administration. The
panel
discussion, "Shaping the Welfare Debate: The Press, Policy and
Public
Perception," is sponsored by the Journalism Fellows, the schools
of
Public Policy and Social Work and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
A
reception follows the free, public event. For information,
call
998-7666.
Vanpools offer alternative
to driving
yourself to work
Join a U-M Vanpool and enjoy your ride to work
with others from your
area in a 15-passenger van. If you live in the
Brighton or Grass Lake
area and are interested in the Vanpool Program,
call Transportation
Services, 764-3429, for more information. The Vanpool
program is
available to regular and temporary full-time University
employees for
a monthly fee of $65 by payroll
deduction.
Lecture focuses on
Vietnamese
language
The Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies (CSSEAS)
will
present Keith W. Taylor, professor of Vietnamese culture and
history
at Cornell University, speaking on "Stately Fiction,
Treasonous
Terrains, and Terrible Translations," noon-1:30 p.m. Fri. (Feb.
7) in
Lane Hall Commons. The talk, examining narrative, locality
and
language in the context of Vietnamese area studies, is free and
open
to the public. For information, call
764-0352.
Explore the attributes of
romantic
botanics at the Gardens
Diana Steinauer leads a class on the
various fruits, vegetables and
herbs to which, historically, aphrodisiac
powers have been ascribed,
7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Matthaei Botanical
Gardens. Taste and apply
them to yourself to see if they actually increase
human
desires---physically, mentally or emotionally. The $25 class
is
described in the spring and summer bulletin published by the Gardens
as
"an appropriate pre-Valentine's Day `research experiment.'" The
Matthaei
Botanical Gardens are located at 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Call
998-7061 for
information.
Talk highlights European
abortion
legislation trends
Eleonora Zielinska, professor of law and
director of the Institute of
Penal Law at Warsaw University, will discuss
recent trends in
abortion legislation in Central Europe 7:30-9 p.m. Mon.
(Feb. 10) in
the Lane Hall Commons Room. Zielinska, author of Social
and Legal
Assessments of Abortion: A Comparative Study, has taught
courses
on reproductive rights from a feminist perspective and courses
on
equal-status laws in Europe. She is the Council of Europe specialist
on
gender equality and violence against women. The free, public
lecture is
co-sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European
Studies, the
Institute for Research on Women and Gender, the Law
School and the Women's
Studies Program. For information, call
764-9537, or send e-mail to
pssmith@umich.edu.
Pierpont Commons will host
art
exhibition
Counseling Services and the Center for Eating Disorders
will sponsor
a joint exhibit of art works by women, celebrating the
"creative
forces unleashed as women free themselves from the tyranny of
diet
and weight obsession," Feb. 11-22 in the Pierpont Commons
Atrium.
Pierpont Commons Gallery
hosts art
show
Art works by the Torch Lake Gang of Five will be displayed at
the
Pierpont Commons Gallery, Feb. 3-21. A reception will be
held
5:30-7:30 p.m. Fri. (Feb. 7) at the gallery. The Torch Lake Gang is
a
group of five women friends who have spent a week each summer for
the
past 15 years painting together at a Torch Lake cottage.
For
information, call 426-5669.
Workshop introduces
nursing
Internet resources
The Health Sciences Libraries will
offer a workshop for faculty,
students and staff on nursing resources on
the Internet 10 a.m.-noon
Feb. 11 in LRC 3950, Taubman Medical Library.
The workshop is an
introduction to the WorldWide Web using Netscape
software, with a
focus on accessing nursing homepages and nursing
resources. To
register for Nursing Internet Resources, call 763-2037 or
send e-mail
to medical.library@umich.edu.
Lecture
explores legal status of women in ancient Egypt
Janet H. Johnson,
of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and
Civilization, University
of Chicago, will give an illustrated
lecture, "The Legal Status of Women
in Ancient Egypt," 4-5 p.m. Fri.
(Feb. 7) in Room 180, Tappan Hall. The
talk, the third in a series of
lectures on women and gender in antiquity,
is co-sponsored by the
Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the
Kelsey Museum of
Archaeology. Call 764-9537 for
information.
Workshop examines
eldercare
alternatives
The Family Care Resources Program presents "When an
Older Person Can
No Longer Live Alone," a brown-bag Eldercare Workshop,
noon-1 p.m.
Wed. (Feb. 5), in Conference Room 2, Michigan League. Ruth
Campbell,
social work specialist, Turner Geriatric Clinic, will discuss a
range
of options available, including in-home care and nursing homes,
and
the pros and cons of each. Space is limited and pre-registration
is
required. Call 998-6133 to reserve a space or for more
information.
Undergraduate Library hosts public book
sale
More than 2,500 withdrawn and duplicate volumes from the U-M
Library
will be available at a public book sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri. (Feb.
7)
in the atrium of the Shapiro Undergraduate Library. Books
available
represent a wide range of subjects, including a large selection
of
works in literature, literary criticism, history, philosophy,
and
psychology.
Lecture focuses on growing
up female
in Israel
The Ecumenical Campus Center presents Rachel Persico,
foreign student
adviser with the International Center, in "Growing Up as a
Woman in
Israel," at noon today (Feb. 4) in the International Center, 603
E.
Madison. A buffet lunch is available. Call 764-9310 or 662-5529
for
information.
Status of welfare reform
will be
discussed at Dearborn
Changes in federal and state policies on
welfare reform will be the
focus of a panel discussion 3-5 p.m. Feb. 13 in
the Recreation and
Organizations Center at the U-M-Dearborn. Panelists for
the
discussion include: Sheldon Danziger, professor of social work
and
public policy; Maxine Berman, former Democratic state
representative
from Southfield; and Pamela Walker, social worker and
program
director of the Youth Sports and Recreation Commission, a
non-profit
organization based in Detroit. The free, public event is
sponsored by
the U-M-Dearborn Women's Studies Program and the Office of
Student
Activities. Call 593-5518 for
information.
Get Funny at U-Club
The
U-Club will host the University Activities Center's Comedy
Company in a
performance of Get Funny, a collection of
originally written comedy
sketches and improv games, at 8 p.m. Feb.
15 at the U-Club, first floor,
Michigan Union. The Comedy Company
comprises 8 cast members and is the
University's only affiliated
comedy troupe. Tickets are $5 at the door
only. For more information,
call 763-3281.
Museum of Art
opens
Michigan Collectors exhibition
"Michigan Collectors," an
exhibition of the works owned by graduates
and friends of the University,
will be on display Feb. 8-April
13 at the Museum of Art. The varied exhibition,
which encompasses art
works dating from 300 B.C. to the present, includes
painting,
sculpture, prints and Tiffany lamps. In conjunction with
the
exhibition, several special events have been scheduled:
Leading
Michigan collectors will talk about their experiences in a series
of
collectors seminars at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 13, 20 and 27 in the Museum
Apse.
The cost for all three seminars is $15 for Friends of the
Museum and $30
for others. "Conversations with Collectors," in
conjunction with the
Museum's "Tea at Three" series, will continue at
3 p.m. Feb. 21 and March
21, also in the Apse. Join Ann Arbor
collectors for informal
presentations. A Family Collecting Fair, "If
the Shoe Fits, Show It," will
take place 1-3 p.m. March 6.
Participants will learn to create an actual
museum display for an
artifact from their own collections. Local
collectors of comics,
cookie jars, Barbie dolls and more will be on hand
to offer tips and
tell collecting stories. And finally, "Aspects of
Collecting," an
Anniversary Seminar, will bring alumni to the Museum to
share their
collecting experiences and offer advice on all aspects of
collecting
1-6 p.m. March 22 in the Alumni Center. The seminar will be
jointly
sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Museum. Call 764-0395
for
more information.
Women deans will speak
at
upcoming forum
The Academic Women's Caucus, Center for the
Education of Women,
Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the
Horace H. Rackham
School of Graduate Studies will sponsor a Deans' Forum
4-5 p.m. March
25 in the Pendleton Room, Michigan Union. Speakers will be
deans Edie
Goldenberg of LS&A; Nancy Cantor of the Graduate School;
and
Noreen Clark of the School of Public Health. The event is open to
all
faculty, staff and students.
Voices of Light pays
homage
to Joan of Arc
Voices of Light, an opera/oratorio
featuring texts by medieval female
mystics and poets to accompany Carl
Dreyer's silent film, The
Passion of Joan of Arc, comes to the
Michigan Theater at 7 p.m.
Feb. 16. The performance is part of the
University Musical Society's
(UMS) Visions and Voices of Women Series.
Tickets, available at the
UMS Box Office, are $24-36. Call 764-2538 for
information.
Rabbi will discuss
student
activism
The Orthodox Minyan hosts Rabbi Avi Weiss, national
president of the
Coalition for Jewish Concerns-Amcha, in a discussion
focusing on how
students can become activists on campus, at 7:30 p.m.
Thurs. (Feb. 6)
at Hillel Foundation. Call 769-0500 for
information.
Essence editor will speak Feb.
13
Linda Villarosa, executive editor of Essence magazine,
will
speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 in Rackham Auditorium. Villarosa will
share
her outlook as an award-winning journalist, a Black woman, a
daughter
and a lesbian. The lecture is co-sponsored by the
UniversityActivities Center, the African American Task Force, Queer
Unity
Project, Students of Color of Rackham, Sappho Gamma Phi and
the
Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives. Call 763-4186
for
information.
Contemporary Directions
concert
features John Harbison
The Contemporary Directions ensemble of the
School of Music will
present a concert at 8 p.m. Sat. (Feb. 8) in Rackham
Auditorium
featuring the music of American composer and
guest
composer-in-residence, John Harbison. A recipient of the
Pulitzer
Prize in 1987 for his cantata "The Flight Into Egypt," Harbison
is a
member of the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
He is the author of operas and larger vocal works, as well
as
concertos for piano and violin, and chamber and vocal pieces. H.
Robert
Reynolds directs the ensemble.
String quartet will
give
Valentine's Day concert
The Lafayette String Quartet will
give a Valentine's Day performance
at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Museum of Art
Apse. The program, the last in
the Museum's 1996-97 Chamber Concert
series, will include Haydn's
String Quartet, Op. 50, No. 4 in f-sharp
minor; John Burke's String
Quartet; and Beethoven's String Quartet in
B-flat major, Op. 130,
with the Grosse Fugue. Tickets, $20 ($10 for
students), are available
at the Museum gift shop during regular Museum
hours, or by calling
647-0521. A public gallery tour one hour before the
concert will
explore the links between art and
music.