The University Record, January 21, 1997
Regents meet Jan. 23-24
The Regents of the
University will begin their January meeting at
9:30 a.m. Thurs. (Jan. 23)
in the Regents Room, Fleming
Administration Bldg. The meeting is expected
to be closed immediately
after opening pursuant to Section 8h of the Open
Meetings Act. It
will reconvene at 1:30 p.m. that afternoon. Public
comments will be
heard at 4 p.m. in the Regents
Room.
For the record . . .
Captions with photos
of Business School Staff Recognition Award
winners Lori Jaeger and Kim
Reid were switched in the Jan. 14 issue
of the Record. Jaeger is a senior
financial aid officer and Reid is
administrative assistant in the Business
and Industrial Assistance
Division.
W-2 forms to be
mailed this week
Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements for 1996 will be
mailed later this
week to University regular and part-time employees who
received
earnings in 1996. Employees are requested to allow sufficient
time
for delivery (until Jan. 31) before contacting the Payroll Office
at
764-8250 for reissued W-2s.
Lecture will focus on
African Americans and public
health
Peretz Hirschbein, lecturer in
the history of medicine, Inteflex
program, will speak on "African
Americans and Public Health:
Historical Perspectives," noon-1:30 p.m. Wed.
(Jan. 22) in Room 3026,
School of Public Health I. Beverages and sweets
provided. Bring your
lunch. Call 647-0219 for more
information.
Talk will examine workers' role in East
European
economies
Robert Roe, visiting scholar at the Institute
for Social Research,
will speak on "Economic Transition and Organizational
Change in
Eastern Europe: The Role of the Worker," noon-1 p.m. today (Jan.
21)
in the Business School Board Room. Refreshments will be provided.
The
free, public talk is one in a series of Winter Seminars sponsored
by
the William Davidson Institute. Call 936-0041 for
information.
Lectures will explore
ancient Greek
sculpture
John G. Pedley, professor of classical studies,
LS&A's 21st
Distinguished Senior Faculty Lecturer and the recipient of
the 1997
Warner G. Rice Humanities Award, will discuss ancient Greek
sculpture
in two free, public lectures. The first, "Pleasing the Gods:
Sacred
Images in Sacred Places," will take place at 4:10 p.m. today
(Jan.
21) and the second, "Flighty Aphrodites: A Group of Marble
Statuettes
from Paestum, Italy," at 4:10 p.m. Jan. 28. Both will be held
in
Rackham Amphitheatre. A public reception will follow the
second
lecture.
Lecture addresses
'Race, Whiteness,
Feminism'
Gail Griffin, professor of English and director of the
Women's
Studies Program at Kalamazoo College, will discuss "Race,
Whiteness,
Feminism: A Pedagogical Perspective" noon-1:30 p.m. Fri. (Jan.
24) in
the West Conference Rm., Rackham Bldg. The free, public lecture
is
sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender,
the
Interdisciplinary Program in Feminist Practice, the Women's
Studies
Program and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching.
For
information, call 764-9537 or send e-mail to
pssmith@umich.edu.
Lecture/demonstration
will
highlight Japanese flute
Michael "Chikuzen" Gould,
professor of music at Wittenberg
University, and one of the few foreigners
to be recognized by the
Japanese as a grand master of the shakuhachi, or
vertical five-holed
bamboo flute of Japan, will present a
lecture/demonstration on the
instrument at 2 p.m. Sun. (Jan. 26) in
McIntosh Theatre. The
vertical, 5-holed shakuhachi is one of Japan's best
known traditional
instruments. The lecture is part of the Virginia Martin
Howard
Lecture Series sponsored by the School of Music and the
Stearns
Collection.
DSO will perform Jan.26
at Hill
Auditorium
Conductor Neeme Järvi will lead the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra
when they are joined at 4 p.m. Sun. (Jan. 26) in Hill
Auditorium by
the University Musical Society (UMS) Choral Union for a
joint
performance of Tchaikovsky's Cantata in Commemoration for Peter
the
Great, featuring dramatic tenor Vladimir Popov. Leif Ove Andsnes
will
join the orchestra for Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3.
Tickets,
available at the UMS Box Office, are $46, $36, $30 and $18.
Call
764-2538 for information.
Hike those winter blues
away
The Matthaei Botanical Gardens' Ellen Elliott Weatherbee will
lead a
series of four winter hikes 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Feb.
5-26.
The invigorating forays always include plants, habitats and
the
effects of cold on natural environments. Appropriate but
inexpensive
clothing and footwear will be emphasized, making any winter
situation
comfortable, no matter how weird the weather.
Cost of the series is $50.
Call 998-7061 for information or to
register.
Steve
Nardella sings the blues
at Leonardo's
Schoolkids' recording
artist Steve Nardella will bring his brand of
blues to Leonardo's 9-11
p.m. tonight (Jan. 21). Nardella's style is
"rich with influences of Muddy
Waters, Little Richard and Fats
Domino." The event is part of Pierpont
Commons' Music Heritage
Series: Africa, Asia and Beyond. Call 764-7544 for
more information.
LIR will offer lectures
on
conflict resolution
The Learning in Retirement (LIR)
program of Turner Geriatric Clinic
will offer a series of five weekly
lectures on conflict resolution
beginning at 10 a.m. Mon. (Feb. 27) in the
Kellogg Eye Center
Auditorium with a lecture on mediation in local issues
by Ann Arbor
Mayor pro tem Christopher Kolb. Succeeding lectures are
scheduled at
10 a.m. March 6, 13, 20 and 28. Charge for the series, open
to anyone
age 55 or over, is $25 for LIR members and $30 for non-members.
For
information, call 764-2556.
NPR's Linda
Gradstein
will speak at Hillel
Linda Gradstein, Israel
correspondent for National Public Radio, will
speak at Hillel Foundation
at 8 p.m. Feb. 9. Gradstein has earned an
international reputation
covering everything from the Intifada and
the Gulf War to the Oslo Accords
and the recent Israeli elections.
Tickets are available at Hillel, 1429
Hill St., and are $5 ($4 for
students). Call 769-0500 for
information.
Recreate a day in ancient Rome at the
Kelsey
Drop by the Kelsey Museum 1-3 p.m. Feb. 8 for Family Day.
Enjoy "A
Day in Ancient Rome," and learn about life in that venerable
city.
See volcanos, temples, soldiers and visit "Images of Empire,"
a
special exhibition on Roman sculpture. At 1:30 p.m., a special
session
will be held on making a clay statue; at 2:30 p.m., learn
about Roman
Soldiers. Call 647-0441 for information.
Turner Clinic
forms group
'For Men Only'
For Men Only, an eight-week
discussion group for men age 55 and older
who are interested in learning
about health and social topics
specific to men, will be offered by Turner
Geriatric Clinic 7-8:30
p.m. at the Clinic eight consecutive Thursdays
beginning Feb. 6.
Guest speakers and topics include: John Santinga,
faculty associate,
Institute of Gerontology, will discuss health and
aging/heart
problems; Janet Fogler, senior clinical social worker, will
talk
about memory and aging; Peggy Eckhauser, grief counselor,
will
discuss men and grief; a urologist will speak on prostate
problems;
and other speakers are to be arranged. Call 764-2556 for
more
information.
Lecture focuses on
Central Asian
studies
The Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
(CMENAS) will
sponsor Devin DeWeese, professor of Central Asian studies at
Indiana
University, in a lecture on Central Asian studies at 4 p.m. Jan.
28
in the 4th floor conference room, Rackham Bldg. The free,
public
lecture, co-sponsored by the Center for Russian and East
European
Studies, is the eighth in CMENAS' 1996-97 Middle East
Distinguished
Lecturer Series. Call 764-0350 for
information.
Workshop will focus on ethnic percussion
instruments
The U-Club and the student musical group, Percussive
Folkes will
sponsor Natural Sonics, a performance and workshop on
percussion
instruments from around the world at 8 p.m. Fri. (Jan. 24) in
the
Michigan Union. The group will demonstrate the instruments
as
individuals as well as their role in an ensemble, culminating with
a
performance incorporating some western style music. Tickets, $6,
are
available at the door. For more information, call
763-3281.
Children's Center will hold
kindergarten
open house
The Children's Center (located in the NIB, 400 N.
Ingalls) will hold
a 1997-98 Kindergarten Open House at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29.
Prospective
kindergarten parents can see the school, meet the teachers and
find
out about the Center's program. Enter North Ingalls Bldg. (NIB)
from
Cornwell. The Center offers to the public a five-morning
kindergarten
program for the 1997-98 school year. For information, call
763-6784.
AIDS awareness exhibit opening at Pierpont
Commons
AIDS Awareness and Education Through Art and the Eyes of
Other
Countries, an exhibit courtesy of the U-M Health Service, will
open
Jan. 27 in the Pierpont Commons Atrium. The free, public
exhibit,
which is open through Feb. 9, is being held in conjunction with
AIDS
Awareness Week, Feb. 1-9.
Free music, prizes, food
at
'Underground' grand opening
The Michigan League Programming
Office invites the University
Community to celebrate the grand opening of
the new League
Underground facility on the lower level of the Michigan
League and
the opening of both Wendy's and Tim Horton's, 8-11 p.m. Thurs.
(Jan.
23) and Fri. (Jan. 24). A cappella campus groups Amaizin' Blue
and
The Gentlemen will entertain at 8 p.m. Thurs. and rockers Drive
Train
and The Lap Dogs will perform at 8 p.m. Fri. The celebration of
the
newest student gathering place on campus, which also includes an
art
exhibition, and door prizes, is the kickoff for new
programming
featuring music on Thurs. and Fri.
evenings.
Sick of the Super Bowl?
Try this
concert
The School of Music will present its third annual Super
Bowl
Alternative Concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 in Britton Recital Hall.
This
year, the music of U-M composer William Bolcom takes center stage
at
the free, public event. On the program: Bolcom's sonatas No. 1, 2,
3
and 4 for violin and piano, and The Graceful Ghost Rag. Violinists
Paul
Kantor, Stephen Shipps, Andrew Jennings, Henry Rubin and Ali
Jennings join
Bolcom and Eric Larsen, piano.
See restored Sistine
Chapel
in Art Video
The Museum of Art will present "Return to
Glory: the Art of
Michelangelo Revealed" at 12:10 p.m. Wed. (Jan. 22) in
the Media
Room. After a lengthy restoration and cleaning, the frescoes of
the
Sistine Chapel in Rome are once again to be seen in colors as
fresh
and bright as when Michelangelo applied them. The Museum's Art
Video
presentations are free and open to the public. Call 764-0395
for
information.
U-Club will host comedy
show
The University Activity Center's eight-member Comedy Company
troupe
performs Mortal Komedy, a collection of original comedy sketches
and
improvisations at 8 p.m. Sat. (Jan. 25) at the U-Club, 1st
floor,
Michigan Union. Tickets, available at the door only, are $5
and
include a beverage and hors d'oeuvres. Call 763-3281 for
more
information.
Jackson will discuss
Polish
political economy
John E. Jackson, chair and professor of
political science, will speak
on the political economy of the new Poland
at 7 p.m. Feb. 3 in the
West Conference Rm., Rackham Bldg. Jackson spent
last year in Krakow,
Poland. Refreshments follow the lecture. His talk is
sponsored by the
Research Club and the Women's Research Club. For
information, call662-8067.
Happy Birthday,
Amadeus
Celebrate the 241st birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at
the fifth
annual Mozart Birthday Concert, at 8 p.m. Jan. 27 in Hill
Auditorium.
The University Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble will
perform the
free all-Mozart program, which includes Mozart's first and
last
symphonies, No. 1 and No. 41 (Jupiter) and the Serenade, No. 10
(Gran
Partita), for winds. Kenneth Kiesler and H. Robert Reynolds
will
conduct. Arrive early for best seats.
Sylvan will
sing Schubert
at Mendelssohn
Baritone Sanford Sylvan will
perform in the first of four Schubert
song recitals presented by the
University Musical Society (UMS)
celebrating the bicentennial of the
German composer's birth, 8 p.m.
Fri. (Jan. 24) in Lydia Mendelssohn
Theatre. Sylvan will be joined by
David Breitman performing Schubert's Die
schöne Müllerin on
the fortepiano. Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano,
with pianist Garris
Hancock, will perform Schubert's Winterreise, at 8
p.m. Sat. (Jan.
25) at the Mendelssohn. Tickets for both recitals,
available at the
UMS Box Office, are $25 and $12.