The University Record, January 14, 1997
Benefit
Reimbursement Account deadline is Jan. 21
To guarantee
reimbursement in their January paychecks, Benefit
Reimbursement Account
participants should submit claims by Jan. 21 to
the Benefits Office
(Central Campus), Wolverine Towers G-405, 3003 S.
State St. The Benefit
Reimbursement cutoff dates are also available
on the Benefits Office home
page listed under " Your Taxes &
Benefits." The URL address is
http://www.umich.edu/~benefits.
HRD professional
development courses announced
Human Resource Development
professional development courses begin in
just a few weeks. Courses in the
following subject areas are
available: team building, time management,
performance coaching,
communication, customer service, conflict
resolution, leadership and
interviewing. Many courses are nearing
capacity. For more
information, call 764-7410.
For the record . .
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Ahmad Rahman, graduate student in history, will speak
on
African-Americans, Jews and Arabs: Conflicts, Coalitions and
Future
Prospects at 1 p.m. Mon. (Jan. 20) in the Lane Hall Commons.
His
talk, sponsored by Near Eastern Studies and the Center for
Middle
Eastern and North African Studies, is part of the Martin Luther
King
Jr. celebration. His name and concentration were incorrect in
the
Jan. 7 issue of the Record.
Learn baby care basics at U-M
Brighton Health Center
The U-M Brighton Health Center will hold a
free education program on
the basics of baby care 5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at
the health center,
located at 8685 W. Grand River, Brighton.
Board-certified
pediatrician Inta Ertel will answer questions and help
participants
understand what infant behavior is normal and when parents
need to
call a doctor. The program is open to expectant parents,
grandparents
or anyone who will be caring for a newborn. To register, or
for more
information, call (810) 227-9510. The center can arrange
free
interviews with staff pediatricians for those who are unable
to
attend the class.
Seminar will explore mental illness
and substance abuse
The Initiative for Women's Health will sponsor
a seminar, "Mental
Illness and Substance Abuse: Implications for Women's
Health and
Health Care Access," 3-5 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Poverty Research
and
Training Center, Suite 202, 540 E. Liberty St. Speaking at the
seminar
will be Carol T. Mowbray, associate professor of social work
and of
psychology and associate dean, School of Social Work; and Beth
G. Reed,
associate professor of social work. The event is open to all
students,
faculty and staff. Call 647-0472 for information.
Take a
hike
Ellen Elliott Weatherbee will lead the Winter Hiker, a series
of
outdoor hiking events beginning Jan. 22 and culminating in a weekend
in
northern Michigan Feb. 21-23. The $215 fee includes four Ann
Arbor-area
trips: 6:30-8:30 Jan. 22, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 25 and Feb. 3
and 8. The
weekend outing will take participants to the University's
Biological
Station at Pellston, 18 miles south of the Mackinac
Bridge. Depending on
snow conditions, the class will ski or hike,
identifying and interpreting
a wide variety of natural areas.
Intermediate level cross-country skiing
ability is helpful. For more
detailed information, call
998-7061.
Seminar will focus on drug
testing and
criminal justice
The Substance Abuse Research Center will sponsor
a seminar, "Drug
Testing and Criminal Justice Practices as Regulators:
What Works,
Ethical Issues, and Which Social Burdens are Affected?"
3:30-5:30
p.m. Wed. (Jan. 15) in the Barrett Conference Rm., 2nd
floor,
Clinical Faculty Office Bldg. Sally K. Guthrie, associate
professor
of pharmacy and Richard O. Lempert, professor of sociology and
of
law, will facilitate the seminar. For more information, call
998-6500
or send e-mail to
umsarc@umich.edu.
Spacejam, with
captions,
scheduled Jan. 18
Hearing Impaired Students of the University of Michigan and Services for Students with Disabilities will sponsor a showing of Spacejam, with Michael Jordan, at 8 p.m. Sat. (Jan. 18) in Auditorium A, Angell Hall. The film will be shown with open captions. The admission cost is $2.
Schubertiade II
features
pianist Garrick Ohlsson
Celebrating the bicentennial
of Franz Schubert's birth, the
University Musical Society (UMS) presents a
special eight-concert
series of performances, including four Schubertiade
Chamber Concerts
and four Schubert Song Recitals. The second of these
concerts,
Schubertiade II, brings pianist Garrick Ohlsson to Rackham
Auditorium
at 8 p.m. Jan. 23 for program of Schubert's late piano works.
The
program will include "Drei Klavierstucke", D. 946, and the sonatas
in
A Major, D. 959, and B-flat, D. 960. Tickets, $26-$36, are available
at
the UMS Box Office. Call 764-2538 for
information.
Clarinetist Stoltzman will appear with
percussion
ensemble
The University Musical Society presents
clarinetist Richard Stoltzman
and the Nexus percussion ensemble at 8 p.m.
Thurs. (Jan. 16) in Hill
Auditorium. Tickets for the concert, available at
the UMS Box Office,
are $26, $22, $16 and $12. For more information, call
764-2538.
Lecture will examine Israeli
citizenship
and the peace process
The Center for Middle Eastern and North
African Studies (CMENAS)
presents Yoav Peled, professor of political
science at Tel Aviv
University, lecturing on "The Structure of Israeli
Citizenship and
the Peace Process" at 4 p.m. today (Jan. 14) in the 4th
floor
conference room, Rackham Bldg. The lecture, co-sponsored by
the
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, is one in the CMENAS
year-long
Middle East Distinguished Lecturer series delivered by
international
scholars on topics relating to the Middle
East.
Video explores Black American painting
The
work of African American artists from the time of the American
Revolution
to World War II is examined against the background of
concurrent social
changes in the Museum of Art's free, public video
presentation of "Hidden
Heritage: The Roots of Black American
Painting," 12:10 p.m. Wed. (Jan. 15)
in the Media Room. The video
traces the influences of abolition,
segregation and Jim Crow laws,
racial violence, and the drive for freedom
and security on African
American art during this period. For information,
call 764-0395.
Museum will unveil new work
in observance of MLK
Day
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the Museum of Art, usually
closed
on Mondays, will open its doors at noon Mon. (Jan. 20) for
the
unveiling of its latest acquisition, a suite of five aquatints
by
African American printmaker Kara Walker. The work, titled "A Means
to
an End," depicts a swampland with the heads of escaping slaves
visible
above the surface of the water. Curator of Western Art
Annette Dixon will
speak briefly about the work. Admission is free.
Hear
`The Inside Story'
at the Museum of Art
The Museum of Art
invites the public to a lecture series, beginning
at 7:30 p.m. Thurs.
(Jan. 16) in the Media Room, designed to reveal
"the inside story" of the
works of art hanging on its walls---the
hard work, the negotiations, the
curatorial decisions that are the
invisible matrix surrounding each item
in the Museum's collection.
Annette Dixon, curator of Western art, will
explain "How the Museum
Collects" during Thursday's lecture. Succeeding
topics, scheduled for
Jan. 23 and 30, are "How the Museum Cares for its
Collections," with
Carole McNamara, collections manager; and "How the
Museum Uses Its
Collection," with William Hennessey, museum director. Call
764-0395
for information.
U profs talk about
Nobel
Prizes tonight
The Program for the Study of Complex Systems hosts
its second annual
Nobel Symposium at 6:10 p.m. tonight (Jan. 14) in the
fourth-floor
amphitheater, Rackham Bldg. Six University professors will
discuss,
in non-technical terms, the Nobel Prizes presented last fall.
The
free, public symposium will be hosted by Carl Simon, professor
of
mathematics and of economics and public policy. Questions may
be
e-mailed to Simon at cpsimon@umich.edu. Call 763-3301
for
information.
Applications invited for
Student
Publications Board
Faculty and staff are invited to apply for an
upcoming vacancy on the
Board for Student Publications. Qualifications
required include
knowledge and experience in publications and a commitment
to the
goals of student publications. The board is responsible for
the
Michigan Daily, Michiganensian yearbook
and
Gargoyle humor magazine. The board oversees the
publications'
financial affairs and acts as an advisor on editorial
questions. It
meets seven times a year. Applications are available at the
Student
Publications Office, Rm. 210E, 420 Maynard St., campus zip 1327,
or
call 764-0550. The application deadline is Feb.
1.
Van Pool seeking riders
The Hamburg/Whitmore
Lake Van Pool has openings for new riders for
the 8 a.m.-5 p.m. shift. For
$65 per month, passengers in the
nine-passenger van are picked up at one
of two locations in the
Hamburg/Whitmore Lake area and transported to
several locations on
campus, including Turner Geriatric Center, University
Hospital, Hill
Auditorium, the Rackham Bldg., and others. The process is
reversed
going home. Call 761-7981 or 764-3260 for
information.
Wednesday workshops explain Student Affairs
programs
The Division of Student Affairs will hold a workshop on
Student
Activities and Leadership: Student Connection to
Co-Curricular
Activities, 12:10-1 p.m. Wed. (Jan. 15) in the Michigan
Union. The
workshop is one of a series of free, informal
education
sessions/brown bag lunches held most Wednesdays through April 9
and
sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs to share their
services
and programs with the University community. Call Beth
Adler,
763-5925, for detailed information on upcoming workshops. RSVP
at
least one week in advance of sessions you plan to attend, or
send
e-mail to badler@umich.edu.
Library director
candidates
will make presentations
Candidates for Director of the
University Libraries will make
presentations and entertain questions
during meetings of the
Provost's Search Advisory Committee Wed. (Jan. 15)
and Jan. 21. James
O'Donnell, professor of classical studies and interim
vice provost
for information systems and computing at the University
of
Pennsylvania, will speak 4-5:30 p.m. Wed. (Jan. 15) at
Rackham
Amphitheater; and Paula Kaurman, dean of libraries, University
of
Tennessee, Knoxville, will speak 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 21 in
Rackham
Assembly Hall. Candidate Sharon Hogan, University
Librarian,
University of Illinois at Chicago, made her presentation on
Jan. 9.
Program on students' Laurentian adventure will
air Jan.
21
Continental Cable, channel 26, will show "Laurentian
Lakewatch," a
documentary on the experiences last summer of four Michigan
high
school students aboard the U-M research vessel Laurentian, at 10
p.m.
Jan. 21. The program documents the adventures of the Leland
High
School student team that won last year's state "Envirothon,"
a
day-long environmental "Olympics" testing high school teams from
across
the state on their knowledge of the environment. It was
produced by
WFUM-TV, the U-M's public broadcasting affiliate based
in
Flint.
Collage Concert showcases music department
student
talent
The School of Music, in conjunction with the
Midwestern Conference on
School Vocal and Instrumental Music, presents its
annual Collage
Concert at 8:15 p.m. Fri. (Jan. 17) in Hill Auditorium. The
concert
will feature excerpts from two choral/orchestral works,
Ravel's
Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No. 2 and Handel's Israel in
Egypt:
"He Gave Them Hailstones for Rain," interspersed with a
variety
of other musical performances by the students in the School of
Music.
Admission to the concert is free but will require a free
general
admission ticket, available for conference attendees between 8
a.m.
and 1 p.m. Fri. at the Power Center Box Office, with presentation
of
a conference badge. The remaining tickets will be available for
public
distribution 4-6 p.m. Fri. at the Hill Auditorium Box office
(limit 4 per
family).
Learn to speak Japanese
The Family
Housing Language Program offers Beginning Japanese (for
Adults), 7-9 p.m.
Jan. 23-March 20 in Room 250, Family Housing
Community Center, 1000
McIntyre Drive. The non-credit course is open
to students, staff, faculty
and their family members. The cost is $75
for Family Housing residents,
$95 for non-residents. There is a $5
materials fee. Early registration
deadline is Fri. (Jan. 17). After
that, an additional $5 fee will be
added. Call 763-1440 for
information or to
register.
Panel discussion will look at
gender,
psychological wellbeing
The Institute for Research on Women and
Gender will sponsor an
interdisciplinary panel discussion on gender and
psychological
wellbeing 3-5 p.m. Thurs. (Jan. 16) in the Henderson Room,
Michigan
League. Panelists for the free, public event include Carol
Boyd,
associate professor of nursing; Carol Mowbray, associate professor
of
social work and of psychology; Susan Nolen-Hoeksema,
associate
professor of psychology; and Elizabeth Young, associate
professor of
psychiatry. The chair is Patricia Gurin, professor of
psychology and
of women's studies. For information, call
647-6388.