The University Record, September 17, 1996
Harrison will discuss affirmative action at
meeting
Walter Harrison, vice president for university relations,
will speak
on affirmative action at the first 1996-1997 general meeting of
the
Association of Black Professionals, Administrators, Faculty and
Staff
at 11:45 a.m. Wed. (Sept. 18). The meeting will be held in Room
6080,
Institute for Social Research, 426 Thompson. For information,
call
764-8513.
Symposium explores artistic collaboration with
an
elephant
In conjunction with the Museum of Art's current
exhibition, "Komar,
Melamid and Renee," artists Vitaly Komar and Alex
Melamid will
discuss the implications of their artistic collaboration with
an
African elephant named Renee at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in the West
Gallery,
Museum of Art. Museum director William Hennessey will
moderate the
discussion with Don Red Fox, Renee's trainer, and Booth
Newspapers art
critic Roger Green. Admission to the symposium,
sponsored by the New Art
League of the Friends, is by free ticket
only. Tickets may be picked up at
the Museum Gift Shop during regular
Museum hours or, if available, at the
door. For more information,
call
764-0395.
Venetian masterworks are featured in
upcoming Museum of Art
exhibition
An exhibition of Venetian art
from the 16th and 18th centuries, often
characterized as the "Golden Ages"
of Venetian art, will go on
display Sat. (Sept. 21) at the Museum of Art.
"Venice, Traditions
Transformed: Works from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer
Foundation and the
University of Michigan," brings together nearly 40
works by such
luminaries as Titian, Tintoretto, Battista, Canaletto and
Veronese,
providing a sampling of Venetian visual culture in the form
of
paintings, drawings, prints and illustrated books created during
the
two centuries. The paintings will be on loan from the Sarah
Campbell
Blaffer Foundation in Houston, Texas. The exhibition runs
through
Jan. 12, 1997. For more information, call
764-0395.
Marietta Bayliss will appear at
Leonardo's
Marietta Bayliss will open the Pierpont Commons Music
Heritage
Series, "Africa, Asia and Beyond" with her earthy, compelling
jazz
and blues at a free, public performance at 8 p.m. Sept. 27 in
the
basement bistro at Leonardo's. For information, call
764-7544.
Learn about rare trees and shrubs in
Matthaei adult ed
course
Warren H. Wagner, professor emeritus of
botany, teaches a course on
rare trees and shrubs at Matthaei Botanical
Gardens 7-8:30 p.m. Sept.
26, continuing 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 28. The
lecture will help
participants become familiar with these woody plants and
the field
trip will take participants by car pool to sites where
special
examples will be seen growing in the field. Wagner also will
show
examples of undesirable pest invader trees and shrubs along the
way.
Cost for the two-day class is $65. For information or to
register,
call 998-7061.
Dig into perennials at
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Janet Macunivich will teach a course
for those who want to know how
to keep a perennial garden looking its
best, 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 24 and
6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 26 at Matthaei Botanical
Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro
Road. The two-day class will cover general
maintenance procedures and
specific care for more than 30 species,
emphasizing saving time and
making wise decisions. Cost of the class is
$50. For information,
call 998-7061.
Take a hike
at Matthaei
The inquisitive plant seeker can hike with Ellen
Elliott Weatherbee,
program coordinator, at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Wednesdays from 9
a.m.-noon beginning Sept. 25. The hikes take
participants to the more
remote habitats of woods and wetlands. Edible
plants and mushrooms,
as well as the interesting plants and intriguing
habitats of
little-known and out-of-the-way places are emphasizes. There
is
limited enrollment for the course, which runs through Oct. 30. Cost
is
$90. Call 998-7061 for more information.
Book
illumination is topic of Clements Library
discussion
Johnathan
Alexander, of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York
University, will
discuss "Book Illumination and its Relation to the
Other Arts in
Renaissance Italy" at 5 p.m. Sept. 26 at Clements
Library. The lecture is
co-sponsored by the University of Michigan
Library and the Clements
Library. For information, call 647-4117.
U.S. Energy
Department announces predoctoral
fellowships
The United States
Department of Energy will award 12 three-year
fellowships in the area of
integrated systems of manufacturing,
including but not limited to large
scale systems and integration of
product design with manufacturing
processes, for predoctoral
students.
Application deadline for the fellowships, which will provide an annual stipend of $20,000 and a cost-of-education allowance of up to $15,000, is Dec. 6. A complete Integrated Manufacturing Fellowship application, including completed application form, proposed plan of research and study, previous research and experience, academic transcripts and four Reference Report forms, must be submitted to qualify for consideration. The fellowships are administered by the National Research Council. For information or application, call (202) 334-2872, fax (202) 334-3419, or e-mail to http://fellowships.nas.edu.
Turner Geriatric
Clinic sponsors therapy group for depressed
seniors
"New Ways To
Feel Good," a 10-week therapy group sponsored by the
Turner Geriatric
Clinic, 1010 Wall Street, will be offered for adults
60 years of age and
older who suffer from depression, anxiety or low
self-esteem. Sessions
will emphasize techniques used in cognitive
therapy. Group members will
learn to identify and question the
automatic thoughts which can affect the
way they feel. Interested
individuals will be interviewed by group leaders
before the first
session. For information, call
764-2556.
Grad library will offer free Internet
classes
Faculty, graduate students and upper level undergraduate
students can
take advantage of free Internet classes offered by the Harlan
Hatcher
Graduate Library. Classes in subject resources on the World Wide
Web
will be offered Sept. 23-Nov. 22 at various times and locations.
Some
of the more than 20 subjects included are anthropology,
Latin
American studies, philosophy and social work. The library also
offers
a free class titled "Introduction to the World Wide Web" at
various
times and locations. For information and class schedules,
call
763-1539 or send e-mail to
jdlapp@umich.edu.
Council seeks community input
regarding genetic
technologies
The Council on Genetics and Society
of the School of Public Health is
seeking Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area
citizens for a series of community
dialogues in Ann Arbor on the use of
genetic technologies in
reproductive decision-making. The meetings, 7-9
p.m. Mondays
beginning Oct. 14 and ending Nov. 18, are part of a project
funded by
the National Institutes of Health. The project goal is to
write
recommendations for public policy and professional standards based
on
the values and concerns of Michigan citizens. Issues include
privacy,
access to genetic information, dealing with discrimination based
on
such information, personal autonomy and social responsibility.
The
project has no specific agenda and is politically non-partisan.
Call
936-1226 by Oct. 4 for more
information.
Museum of Art is nifty and
50
Fifty years of art and inquiry, creativity and curiosity will
be
celebrated 1-5 p.m. Sept. 22 as the Museum of Art throws its doors
open
for a 50th Birthday Bash. The roster of special events
includes
behind-the-scenes museum tours; Dixieland jazz with Ann
Arbor's
Olivia Street Stompers; elephant art by the Toledo Zoo's
tusked
resident artist, "Renee;" a sneak peek at Emil Nolde's
"Frisian
Landscape," rarely displayed because it is too fragile; cake and
more
cake; celebrities and plenty of activities for kids, who are
the
guests of honor at this party. For information, call
764-0395.
U-M-Dearborn Fine Art Associates
sponsors art tours
The Fine Art Associates of University of
Michigan-Dearborn will
conduct a series of art tours in 1996-97, with the
proceeds to
benefit cultural arts programs at U-M-Dearborn. Tours include:
Oct.
5---The Royal Maccabees corporate collection, Southfield, and
the
Standard Federal corporate collection, Troy; Nov. 2---The
home/gallery
of Patricia Hill Burnett, Bloomfield Hills and Galleries
and studios,
Pontiac; Jan. 25---The watercolor exhibitions at the
Detroit Institute of
Arts, the Scarab Club and the Center for
Creative Studies Center
Galleries; Apr. 19---Midland Center for the
Arts, Alden Dow's architecture
in Midland, Mich. Tours, $30 ($20 for
Fine Arts Associates members)
include a curator's presentation and
lunch, with a 10-percent discount to
those who subscribe to all the
tours. To register, or for additional
information, call(313) 593-5087
or (313)
593-5058.
CREES fall reception is Friday
The
Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) will hold a
fall
reception 4-6 p.m. Fri. (Sept. 20) in the Lane Hall Commons
Room. All
CREES students, faculty, research associates and friends
are invited to
attend the reception.
Career presentation
upcoming
Ambassador Ints Sillins, diplomat-in-residence at the
University of
Chicago's Harris Graduate School of Public Policy, will
participate
in "Careers in U.S. Government Foreign Affairs," 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 25,
Angell Hall Auditorium B. The free presentation is sponsored
by
Career Planning and Placement and the International
Center.
ITD computer sale runs through Oct.
11
KickOff `96, sponsored by Information Technology Division,
offers
special back-to-school prices on complete computer systems
from
Apple, IBM, Dell and Zenith, and printers from Okidata to Apple
and
Hewlett-Packard. Software and accessories, including modems,
Ethernet
items, external drives and security kits are also on sale. For
full
descriptions of KickOff `96 items, see the U-M Computer Sales
Program
Web page at http://www.itd.umich.edu/Sales/ or stop by the
U-M
Computer Showcase on the ground level of the Michigan
Union.
Michigan Radio airs The
World
During the course of an hour, area listeners can travel
from Botswana
to Beijing when they tune in to The World, weeknights
at 7
p.m. on Michigan Radio. This one-hour global news magazine
features
timely coverage of events, live interviews and debates,
commentaries
and music from around the world.
A team of more than 60 journalists stationed across the globe provide in-depth coverage of breaking stories. Through intimate first-hand narratives, audio-diaries, global music and stories documented from the perspective of children, The World explores the human element of the news. Another highlight of the program is the daily Geo-quiz question which quizzes listeners about different global regions. The program also provides commentaries on business, the environment, international film, sports, science and technology.
The show airs on WUOM (91.7 FM), Ann Arbor; WFUM (91.1 FM), Flint; and WVGR (104.1 FM), Grand Rapids.
Usher and get in for free
The
School of Music's University Productions office is seeking
volunteer
ushers for its 1996-97 season production in the Power
Center, the
Mendelssohn Theatre and the Halloween concert at Hill
Auditorium. The
season's productions include two operas, two
musicals, a dance concert and
five plays. Ushers assist ticket
holders to their seats, distribute
playbills and take tickets. While
they receive no payment, ushers are
invited to watch the performances
free of charge. No experience is
necessary, but volunteers should be
at least high school age. Apply in
person at the University
Productions office in the Michigan League 8:30
a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday, or call 763-5213 for additional
information.
CSCAR's statistics review workshop
scheduled Oct. 1
"Statistics: A Review," a workshop for
researchers, will be held 8
a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Rackham Bldg.
Amphitheater. 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
Sept. 25 by calling
763-0341.
Stop smoking with `Smoke
Free'
If you've been considering quitting smoking, but don't feel
that you
can do it alone, the University Health Service's "Smoke Free"
program
may be right for you. The program is designed to provide
information
and support necessary to quit the habit. The next group begins
Oct.
7. Sessions will run noon-1 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays for four
weeks
at the University Health Service, 207 Fletcher St. At the end of
the
free introductory session, interested participants register for
the
program, which costs $50 ($25 is refunded to those who attend
each
session). Call 763-1320 for information or to register for the
free
introductory session.
`Nefertotee' auction
benefits Kelsey Museum
A cocktail party and silent auction of tote
bags designed by area
artists is scheduled for 6:30-10 p.m. Sept. 30 at
Sweet Lorraine's
Cafe & Bar, 303 Detroit Street. Tickets to the
evening benefit,
sponsored by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and Sweet
Loraaine's
Cafe, are $30 for non-museum members and $25 for members, $15
for
students. Proceeds benefit the museum's educational outreach
programs.
Call 647-0441 for information.
U-M Dearborn will
screen free films
Twelve current movies will be shown on the U-M
Dearborn campus this
fall, in a series sponsored by the University's
Student Activities
Board. Movies begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Recreation and
Organizations
Center on the Dearborn campus. Movie titles are subject to
change.
September movies include "Twister" (rated PG-13), Mon. and
Tues.
(Sept. 17 and 18) and "Mission Impossible" (rated PG-13), Sept.
25
and 26.
Gay and lesbian history exhibit comes
to Michigan Union
"The Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate
History of the Gay
& Lesbian Movement" opens Sunday (Sept. 15) at the
Michigan
Union, and will be on display through Sept. 25. The
exhibition,
halfway through a nine-city national tour, is open to the
public 9
a.m.-1 a.m. Sunday, 7 a.m..-1 a.m. Mondays, and 7 a.m.-2
a.m.
Tues.-Sat.. The Long Road to Freedom chronicles the gay and
lesbian
movement since 1967 with photographs, cartoons, articles,
interview,
advertisements and covers from The Advocate, the
national gay
and lesbian magazine. The exhibition consists of 33 panels
that
constitute 136 running feet and will fill the Michigan Union
Art
Lounge, part of the Main Lobby and the Study Lounge. Sponsored by
the
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Programs Office (LGBPO), the exhibition is
the
kickoff event of the office's 25th Anniversary Celebration. The
LGBPO
is the nation's first university resource center for lesbian,
gay,
bisexual and transgender students, faculty and staff. Call
763-4186
for more information.
America's
culinary history on display at Clements
Library
"American Cookery:
The Bicentennial 1796-1996," on exhibit at the
Clements Library, offers an
opportunity to examine America's culinary
heritage as portrayed in some
200 cookbooks, one published in America
in each of the years since the
first American cookbook was issued in
1976. The exhibition can be viewed
noon-4:45 p.m. Mon.-Fri. through
Nov. 1. Culinary historian Jan Longone,
guest curator for the
exhibition, will give a lecture at 4 p.m. Thurs.
(Sept. 19) at thelibrary. For information, call
764-2347.
LIR offers courses and peer-led study
groups
The Learning in Retirement program (LIR) of the Geriatric
Center's
Turner Clinic will offer a number of courses and peer-led
study
groups beginning the week of Oct. 7. Among the topics of study
are
space exploration, Shakespearean plays, introduction to philosophy
and
a current events study group. Most classes last six or eight
weeks; study
groups are on-going. Courses cost $25 and study groups
$10. Classes will
be held at the Turner Geriatric Clinic, 1010 Wall
St. The computer course
will be held at the School of Education. For
a complete class list or
information about times and instructors,
call 764-2556,
mornings.
LaSC Poster Conference
slated
The Lab for Scientific Computation (LaSC) will hold its
fourth Poster
Conference 4-7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Media Union Gallery Room.
Faculty,
staff and students in all areas of science and engineering
are
invited to prepare a poster on a computational science-related
topic,
such as numerical analysis and computational modeling,
parallel
computing, computer science computing and scientific
visualization.
Poster and abstract formats are available
at:
http://www.engin.umich.edu/labs/lasc. Deadline for conference
entries
is Sept. 30. Late posters will be accepted only if space and
easels
permit. Send questions to Hal Marshall at: idaho@umich.edu or
call
936-2310.