The University Record, November 26, 1996
M-Stores will close
for Thanksgiving holiday
M-Stores General Supplies Division will be closed Nov. 28-Dec. 1 and
will re-open at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 2.
Peirce will present lecture on Women and the Middle East
Leslie Peirce, professor of women's studies at Cornell University,
will present the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies'
annual "Women and the Middle East" lecture at 4 p.m. Dec. 3 in the
fourth floor conference room, Rackham Bldg. Peirce will discuss
"Heresy, Gender and the Control of Knowledge: Witch-hunting in
Ottoman Anatolia?" The free, public lecture is co-sponsored by the
Women's Studies Program and the Turkish Studies Colloquium.
Mail Service will close for Thanksgiving holiday
Mail Service will be closed Thurs.-Fri. (Nov. 28-29). Normal mail
deliveries and pick-ups will be made Wed. (Nov. 27), but mail brought
directly to Mail Service must be there by 1 p.m. for processing
before the Thanksgiving holiday. Any permit mailings must be dropped
at Mail Service before 9:30 a.m. Wed.
With the holiday season fast approaching, Mail Service reminds everyone that section 515.1 of the Standard Practice Guide prohibits Mail Service from delivering personal packages to University departments. Please have your personal packages sent to your home address.
Ski swap will feature new,
used equipment
The Alpine Ski Team will hold its annual ski swap the first weekend
in December at the Sports Coliseum Bldg., 721 S. Fifth Ave. All are
invited to buy, sell and trade winter sports equipment. Sellers are
requested to bring their sports equipment including (but not limited
to) downhill and cross country skis, snowboards, boots, bindings, ice
skates, rollerblades and clothing, to the Coliseum 4-10 p.m. Dec. 6.
The sale will take place 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 7. Ski swap pick up will
be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 8. For information, call 669-9139 or send
e-mail to aaron@engin.umich.edu.
U Productions will offer fresh look at Sherlock Holmes
The greatest and most admired detective in all of fiction will take
center stage Dec. 5-8 when the Department of Theatre and Drama
presents the mystery melodrama Sherlock Holmes at the Power
Center for the Performing Arts. Performances of this surprising view
of the famous sleuth, Watson and the sinister Professor Moriarity
begin at 8 p.m. Dec. 5-7 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 8. Tickets, $18 and $14
($7 for students with I.D.), are on sale at the Michigan League
Ticket Office 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; and at the Power Center one
hour before curtain. Call 764-0450 for ticket information.
Forum will highlight UM Online and digital library
program
The FORUM for Administrative Computing will meet 10 a.m.-noon Dec. 12
in the Hussey Room, Michigan League. Ellen Vaughan, Information
Technology Division, will discuss UM Online; and Wendy Lougee,
Digital Library Initiatives, University Library, will discuss the
future directions of the U-M Digital Library Program. FORUM meetings,
open to all staff and faculty, are sponsored by the Information
Technology Division. For more information, call 763-8957.
Financial Operations will close for half-day Dec. 12
Financial Operations, including Student Financial Operations and both
the Central and North Campus Cashier's Offices, will close at 1 p.m.
Dec. 12 to participate in the annual Office of the Associate Vice
President for Finance holiday party. Financial Operations will reopen
at 8 a.m. Dec. 13.
Italian ambassador will
speak Dec. 3
H.E. Gernando Salleo, Italy's ambassador to the United States, will
speak at 4 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Welker Room, Michigan Union. His topic
for the informal presentation is "The Integration of Europe and
Transatlantic Relations." The free, public talk is sponsored by the
International Institute. Call 763-9200 for more information.
Sounds of the season abound
in Music School concerts
Whether you fancy jazz or classical music, orchestral or solo
performances, percussion or voice, the School of Music has a concert
scheduled in December to please you. Highlights of the wide variety
of vocal and instrumental performances upcoming include: a
performance by the Jazz Ensemble led by new faculty member and
pianist Ellen Rowe in a program featuring big band sounds at 8 p.m.
Dec. 4 in Rackham Auditorium; a concert by Edward Sarath and the
Creative Arts Orchestra including original works and collective
improvisations at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 in Rackham Auditorium; and, in honor
of minimalist composer Steve Reich's 60th birthday year, a
presentation by the Percussion Ensemble at 4 p.m. Dec. 8 in McIntosh
Theatre of his 85-minute composition, "Drumming"---the first complete
performance of the work in Ann Arbor. For a complete schedule of
performances during December, call 764-0583.
Rackham `Evening' examines power, pleasure of the movie
1996 is the 100th anniversary of filmmaking, and "Evenings at the
Rackham," sponsored by the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate
Studies, will mark that anniversary with a lecture on "The Power and
the Pleasures of the Movie" at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 in Rackham Auditorium.
Speakers will discuss the history and mystique of the moving image,
illustrating their presentations with film clips. The program is
sponsored by the Program in Film and Video Studies. For additional
information, call 647-4566.
Pound House seeks student
childcare volunteers
Pound House Children's Center currently is seeking student volunteers
to assist in their childcare program for children ages 2-1/2-5.
Students may work for academic credit if enrolled in Sociology 389 or
Psychology 305, volunteer, or participate with a work-study grant.
Volunteers are asked to be available six hours per week and attend a
one-hour training session weekly. Call 998-8440 for more information
or to arrange an interview.
Michigan Radio presents
Lauren Wagner "On A-I-R"
Michigan Radio's "On A-I-R" broadcasts continue in December with its
special series of one-hour programs featuring soprano Lauren Wagner.
Mondays at 8 p.m. Wagner, the first-prize winner of the Concert
Artists Guild New York competition, will sing and discuss vocal
repertoire. On Dec. 2, the program will feature French and Spanish
songs. The Dec. 9 program, with filmmaker Beth Winsten, will explore
American songs. Pianist Michele Cooker and the Arianna String Quartet
will appear with Wagner on Dec. 16. A program of Christmas music is
scheduled Dec. 16, and Wagner will perform her favorite compositions
on Dec. 30. The programs will be broadcast on the U-M public radio
stations---WUOM (91.7 FM), Ann Arbor; WFUM (91.1 FM), Flint; and WVGR
(104.1 FM), Grand Rapids. For more information, call 764-9210.
Fulbright Association will
hold holiday reception
The Southeast Michigan Chapter of the Fulbright Association will hold
a holiday reception 4-6 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Kuenzel Room, Michigan
Union. All Fulbright Scholars and their families are invited to
attend. Call 747-8363 for more information.
Stuart Ewen will speak
at Rackham Dec. 12
Stuart Ewen, whose 1988 book, All Consuming Images: The Politics
of Style in Contemporary America, inspired the Bill Moyers PBS
series "Public Mind: Image and Reality," will speak 7-8:30 p.m. Dec.
12 in Rackham Amphitheater. His free, public lecture, "Visual
Persuasion: A Citizen's Guide," will be presented by the School of
Art & Design as the inaugural event in a series of public
lectures sponsored by the Michigan project on Persuasive Media: the
Yaffee Initiative. Ewen, media critic, historian and director of the
Hunter College Media Studies program, recently completed PR! A
Social History of Spin, published by Basic Books. For
information, call 764-0397.
MIWH issues call for posters
on research in women's health
The Michigan Initiative for Women's Health (MIWH) has announced a
Graduate Student Poster Session on Research in Women's Health to be
held July 16 in conjunction with the MIWH invitational workshop,
"Methods and Measures: Emerging Strategies for Women's Health
Research." Graduate students are invited to submit abstracts for
individual posters emphasizing methods and measures in women's
health. Application deadline is Jan. 31. To obtain an application,
call Amy Seetoo at 647-0472, or send e-mail to
adseetoo@umich.edu.
CRLT schedules
GSI teaching orientation
The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) will offer a
teaching orientation for new graduate student instructors (GSI) 8:15
a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 6 in Rackham Auditorium. The Winter 1997 GSI
Teaching Orientation is open to all graduate students but is designed
specifically to help new GSIs prepare for their initial teaching
experiences. The orientation consists of a morning session and an
afternoon session of two concurrent workshops aimed at developing
pedagogical skills. Lunch will be provided for all participants.
Departments with GSIs whose first teaching appointments begin in
January should contact CRLT with a list of their names and addresses
by Thurs. (Nov. 22). CRLT will notify the GSIs of the orientation.
For more information, call Diana Kardia at 647-6797 or send e-mail to
dbd@umich.edu.
Music will brighten
U Hospital Lobby
The Greenhills School Choirs, under the direction of Wendy Bloom,
will perform at 12:20 p.m. Dec. 5 in the first floor Lobby,
University Hospital. The performance will feature a variety of
musical styles and several soloists. The choral concert is one in the
Gifts of Art Young Performers series. For more information, call
936-ARTS.
Brass ensemble performs this evening at McIntosh
The School of Music's Large Brass Ensemble will perform the music of
Tomasi, Gabrielli and Husa at 8 p.m. this evening (Nov. 26) in the
McIntosh Theatre. The group, composed of School of Music students and
faculty, will be conducted by Fritz Kaenzig. Call 764-0583 for
information.
Media Union announces
Thanksgiving holiday hours
The Media Union will close at 5 p.m. Wed. (Nov. 27) and remain closed
on Thurs. (Nov. 28) and Fri. (Nov. 29). The Union will reopen on Sat.
(Nov. 30) at 8 a.m., resuming the normal 24-hour schedule.
Simon will speak
to Research Clubs|
Carl P. Simon, professor of mathematics and of economics and public
policy will discuss "Modeling Adaptive Complex Systems" at 7 p.m.
Mon. (Dec. 2) in the West Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. The free,
public lecture is sponsored by the Research Club and the Women's
Research Club. Refreshments will be served following the lecture. For
information, call 662-8067.
Art videos examine Japanese painting, explore
Herculaneum
The Museum of Art will sponsor a free, public showing of From
Modelbook to Sketchbook: 18th-century Japanese Painting at 12:10
p.m. Wed. (Nov. 27) in the Media Room at the Museum. Take an
archaeological survey of the ancient city of Herculaneum, buried
after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D., in a free, public
video shown at 12:10 p.m. Dec. 4 and at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Media
Room.
Hallelujah! Choral Union
performs Messiah Dec. 7-8
Since 1879, Ann Arbor has celebrated the holiday season with Handel's
most joyous oratorio, the Messiah. The University Musical Society's
Choral Union, directed by Music Director Thomas Sheets, will sing the
holiday classic at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 and at 8 p.m. Dec. 8 in Hill
Auditorium. Be on hand for this 118th performance of the Messiah, and
join in for a spirited "Hallelujah!" Tickets, available at the UMS
Ticket Office, cost $16, $14, $10 and $8. The presentation is
sponsored by Wolverine Temporaries Inc., with support from James and
Millie Irwin. Call 764-2538 for ticket information.
LS&A Faculty will meet Dec. 2
The faculty of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts will
hold their December meeting at 4:10 p.m. Mon. (Dec. 2) in Auditorium
B, Angell Hall. The agenda includes remarks by Esrold Nurse,
assistant dean for Student Academic Affairs on "Reorganization of the
LS&A Student Affairs Office." Refreshments will be served at 4
p.m., just prior to the start of the meeting.
Deadline extended for lecturers' grant competition
The deadline for submitting proposals for the Lecturers' Professional
Development Grant competition has been extended from Nov. 15 to Dec.
6. The grant competition, sponsored by the Office of the President
and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT), is open
to lecturers with continuing appointments on the Ann Arbor campus.
Ten grants of up to $2,000 each will be awarded each year for
professional development activities including creative endeavors,
research, scholarship and teaching. Proposals are due at the Center
for Research on Learning and Teaching, 3300 School of Education Bldg.
For information or an application, call 647-4765 or send e-mail to
geowms@umich.edu.
For the record . . .
The correct URL (WorldWide Web address) for the Athletic Department
NCAA certification report is
www.umich.edu/~mgoblue/Certification/toc.html. The address reported
in the Nov. 19 issue of The University Record,
www.umich.edu/~mgoblue/, is for the "Main Gate," only one of the
Athletic Department's web sites.