The University Record, January 28, 1997
Neal will be honored
at public ceremony Jan.
28
The public is invited to a ceremony unveiling a plaque on
the
Presidents' Wall at the Michigan Union to commemorate the
contribution
of interim President Homer A. Neal to the University's
leadership. The
4:30 p.m. unveiling ceremony today (Jan. 28) will be
followed by a
reception in the University Club, Michigan Union. The
University and Ann
Arbor communities are welcome to come and visit
with Neal and express
their appreciation for his service as
interim
president.
Israeli vice consul will speak on
Ethiopian Jewry
Belainesh Zevadia, Israel's Ethiopian vice consul,
will present her
experiences as an Ethiopian and an Israeli in "Ethiopia,
Her Jews,
and You" at 8 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Hillel Foundation. Zevadia
will
provide insight and information on current issues regarding
Ethiopian
Jews, their resettlement in Israel and their integration into
Israeli
society. Caroline Sheffy, director of communication for the
North
American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry, will speak about
her
organization's work assisting and educating recent
Ethiopian
immigrants and what the American Jewish community can do to
help. The
free, public lecture is sponsored by the American Movement
for
Israel. Call 769-0500 for information.
For the
record . . .
An article in the Jan. 21 edition of the
Record incorrectly
listed Jan. 2, 1998, as a University holiday.
New Year's Day, Jan. 1,
is the officially observed
holiday.
Graduate School seeks executive board
members
Nancy Cantor, dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of
Graduate
Studies, is soliciting nominations for graduate faculty to serve
as
members of the Executive Board of the Graduate School. Send
nominations
to: Homer Rose, Room 1020A Rackham Bldg., 1070, by 5 p.m.
Feb.
21.
Alexander to discuss future
of
contraception
Nancy Alexander, chief of the Contraceptive
Development Branch at the
Center for Population Research, will discuss "
The Future of
Contraception" 3-4:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in Room 3001, School of
Public
Health Bldg. I. She has been head of the branch, which is part of
the
National Institute of Child Development and Human Development,
since
1990. A reception will follow her talk, which is sponsored by
the
Michigan Initiative for Women's Health.
U-Club will
host Gospel Night
The Gospel Chorale presents the 3rd annual
Gospel Night at the U-Club
at 8 p.m. Sat. (Feb. 1). The concert will
include performances by the
full chorale, duets and soloists singing old
hymns to contemporary
gospel. The student-run Gospel Chorale was
established in 1988 and
now has a membership of approximately 90 singers.
Tickets, available
at the door only, are $4. The U-Club is located on the
first floor of
the Michigan Union. For information, call
763-3281.
Grad students: Check deductions
The
Benefits Office advises graduate student instructors and
research
assistants to check the benefits deductions---their own and
U-M
contributions, particularly for health insurance---in their
pay
checks. Recent changes in funding for some students may affect
some
graduate students' pay checks. For information, call the
Benefits
Office Faculty and Students Team at 764-1214.
Graduate students also should be sure to provide address changes to Human Resources Records and Information Services (HRRIS) at 764-9250. Important information about summer benefits will be mailed later in the term to addresses of record maintained by HRRIS.
Prisoner's art
will be displayed
The 2nd annual Art Exhibit of Michigan
Prisoners will be held Feb.
12-24 in the Rackham Galleries. The exhibit,
open during regular
gallery hours, will include more than 100 works of art
from 60
prisoners in 24 facilities. The opening reception will be held
4-6
p.m. Feb. 11 at the Galleries, 3rd floor, Rackham Bldg., with
guest
speaker Herschell Turner, art instructor at Ionia
Maximum
Correctional Facility. Refreshments will be served. The event
is
sponsored by the Washtenaw Council for the Arts, Rackham School
of
Graduate Studies, School of Art and Design and the College
of
Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Program focuses on
young women's health issues
The Women's Health Program of the
Medical Center is sponsoring "Get
Real: Straight Talk About Women's
Health" at various campus locations
this week. The program will be offered
at 7:30 p.m. today (Jan. 28)
at the North Campus Commons and at 7:30 p.m.
Wed. (Jan. 29) at
Stockwell Residence Hall Lounge. Designed to educate
college women
about important health issues and provide a forum where they
can
openly discuss their health concerns, the program features a
keynote
address by a leading women's health faculty member, a
video
presentation, discussion and networking with representatives
from
local agencies and student organizations that serve women in
the
community. The program was first presented Jan. 27 at
Michigan
League.
Get advice on parenting
`turbo-charged'
kids
The University Center for the Child and Family will hold
an
eight-week workshop for parents of children ages 2-6 who are
intense,
energetic and sensitive. "Adventures in Parenting: Life With
Your
Turbo-Charged Child" will meet 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 4-March
25.
The fee is $140 per family. Call 764-9466 for more information or
to
register.
CSCAR's statistics review
workshop set
for Feb. 11
"Statistics: A Review," a workshop for researchers,
will be held 8
a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 11 in Rackham Amphitheatre. The workshop,
presented
by the Center for Statistical Consultation and Research (CSCAR),
will
be led by Edward Rothman, professor of statistics and director
of
CSCAR, and Brenda Gillespie, assistant professor of biostatistics
and
associate director of CSCAR. The session, $100 for U-M affiliates
and
$250 for non-affiliates, is recommended for any scholar seeking
a
refresher in basic statistics. Register before Feb. 5 by
calling
763-0341.
Learn about
classroom
assessment
Get some hands-on experience with
classroom assessment by attending
"Finding Out How Well Students Are
Learning What We Are Teaching"
1:30-4:30 p.m. Fri. (Jan. 31) in Room 6050,
Institute for Social
Research. Sponsored by the Center for Research on
Learning and
Teaching, the workshop will help participants find out
what
assessment is, how it works and how it might help students
become
more independent, effective learners. They also will get
hands-on
experience with four easily adaptable classroom assessment
techniques
and find out about the pros and cons of these approaches
from
experienced faculty.
The instructor will be Thomas Anthony Angelo, co-author of Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers and editor of Classroom Research: Early Lessons from Success, as well as more than a dozen articles on assessment, faculty development and learning improvement.
Space is limited. Call 763-0505 for information.
At U-Club it's
macarena, no;
salsa, si
Haul out your dancing shoes and work
off a few of those excess
holiday calories at the U-Club's Latin Dance
Workshop at 8 p.m. Fri.
(Jan. 31), 1st floor of the Michigan Union.
Mercedes Rubio and Wilson
Valentino will teach the basic steps of several
Latin dances,
including the salsa, cumbia and the merengue. No partner is
necessary
for the free workshop. For information, call
763-3281.
Illustrated lecture focuses on young
widows
"Widows Too Young in Their Widowhood" is the topic of an
illustrated
lecture to be presented by Ann Ellis Hanson of the Department
of
Classical Studies, 4-5 p.m. Fri. (Jan. 31) in Room 180, Tappan
Hall.
This is the second in a series of lectures on women and gender
in
antiquity sponsored by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and
the
Institute for Research on Women and Gender.
Workshop
on accessing
UM-MEDLINE slated
The Health Sciences Libraries
will offer a workshop for students,
faculty and staff on accessing
UM-MEDLINE 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 6 in
LRC 3950, Taubman Medical Library.
UM-MEDLINE is the gateway to
accessing MEDLINE, HealthStar, AIDSLINE,
CINAHL and CANCERLIT
databases. To register or for information, call
763-2037 or send
e-mail to
medical.library@umich.edu.
UHS makes changes
in HIV testing
The HIV counseling and testing service at
University Health Service
has announced changes in its operations. Clients
may now choose from
three ways to test: 1) Walk in, 2-4 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
This option is
recommended if the client has been tested before or has
few
questions; 2) Make an appointment. This options is recommended
if
client feels his/her reason for testing is complex or has
numerous
concerns and questions; 3) Purchase a home test kit from
the
University Pharmacy for about $40. The test is performed in
the
privacy of the client's home, and results, available by phone in
all
cases, are ready in about one week.
Clients choosing the first two options may also elect to receive results by phone. Testing is free to currently enrolled students and Prepaid Plan members, $20 to others (reduced from $35 previously). Call the HIV Testing Information Line at 763-6969 for more detailed information or to schedule an appointment.
Multicultural career
conference is
today
Career Planning and Placement holds its 23rd annual
Multicultural
Career Conference today (Jan. 28) noon-4 p.m. in the Kuenzel
Room,
Michigan Union. More than 80 business, social service, education
and
government organizations will meet with students to provide
career
information and arrange interviews for internships, summer
and
permanent positions. Many employers will follow up the conference
with
interviews 4-9 p.m. On site registration is
available.
Learn to write a business plan
at
U-M-Flint
U-M-Flint's Office of University Outreach will host a
business plan
writing workshop for beginning entrepreneurs 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sat.
(Feb. 1) in the Michigan Rooms, Harding Mott University Center.
The
speaker for the workshop is Jean Conyers, president and CEO of
the
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Breakfast and materials are
included
in the $15 fee. For more information, contact Tammy
Christensen at the
Office of University Outreach, (810) 767-7181.
RA needed
for study-abroad
program in Florence, Italy
The
U-M---University of Wisconsin Study Abroad Program is seeking a
graduate
student who is reasonably fluent in Italian to be a resident
assistant
(RA) for the 1997-98 academic year in Florence, Italy. The
RA will assist
faculty in the humanities-oriented program and enforce
house rules at the
Villa Corsi-Salviati.
The RA will receive round-trip airfare; $200 allowance for shipping personal items; $1,500 stipend per term, paid biweekly; private room and meals at the villa; and coverage of expenses for all program excursions.
Those interested should send a cover letter, CV and transcript---by March 7---to Carol Dickerman, Office of International Programs, G513 Michigan Union, Box 553. Interviews will be scheduled by mid-March. Questions? Call Kathy Davis, 764-9485.
Course will focus
on native
wildflowers
Fred Case, botanist and wildflower authority, will
discuss
outstanding native eastern American plants, their
habitats,
cultivation, propagation and use in home landscaping, 1:30-3:30
p.m.
three Sundays, Feb. 9, 16 and 23 at Matthaei Botanical
Gardens.
Emphasis in the $45 class will be on plants for horticultural
use.
Conservation problems and legal and proper plant acquisition will
be
covered. Call 998-7061 for more information.
Learn to
grow and dry
everlasting plants
Janna Field, advanced master
gardener, will teach a one-day class on
everlasting plants 2-4 p.m. Feb. 9
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
These plants are pleasing and beautiful
while growing, as well as
attractive when hung and dried or made into
wreaths and swags.
Participants in the $25 class will learn how to select
plant
material, where to obtain seeds, how to choose and prepare
a
productive site, and the details of drying the plants. Materials will
be
furnished to make and take home an everlasting decoration. Call
998-7061
for information.