Vol. 19, No. 15 |
Dec. 16, 1999 |
January lectures to spotlight seven foreign policy experts
The lectures, which are free and open to the public, are scheduled at 7:30 p.m., during the month of January, in 125 Clayton Hall. The series is being offered in conjunction with a Winter Session course, POSC 444.
Other talks in the series are scheduled on Tuesday, Jan. 18; Monday, Jan. 24; Thursday, Jan. 27; and Monday, Jan. 31. For more information, call James K. Oliver, Unidel Professor of Political Science and International Relations, at 831-2355. Winter film & speaker series to focus on ethics, integrity
All speakers will make their presentations in the Perkins Student Center, and all of the movies will be shown in the Trabant University Center theatre. The movies, all scheduled at 7:30 p.m., will be followed by an optional coffee and discussion time. Scheduled films include Citizen Ruth on Monday, Jan. 10; Citizen Kane on Thursday, Jan. 13; Amistad on Monday, Jan. 17; Falling Down on Thursday, Jan. 20; Cruel Intentions on Monday, Jan. 24; and Liar Liar on Thursday, Jan. 27. Keynote speaker for the series is Roger Cossack, cohost of CNN's award-winning legal show Burden of Proof, a top-rated daytime show that examines a different newsworthy legal event each day. He will speak at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 11, in the Rodney Room of the Perkins Student Center. As CNN's legal analyst, Cossack has provided commentary on a wide variety of cases, from the O.J. Simpson trial to the president's legal problems with Whitewater and beyond. Cossack received his law degree from UCLA, where he later served on the faculty as an assistant dean. During his career as an attorney, he was both a prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office as well as a defense counsel, trying cases in local and federal court in more than 20 different states. Also scheduled to speak as part of the series is Avram B. Segall, a self-employed attorney concentrating on litigation, real estate, family, computer law, chancery and appellate work in Clifton, N.J. He also is an assistant professor at Montclair State College where he teaches classes in ethical and professional issues and private civil responsibility. Segall's talk is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 12, also in the Rodney Room of the Perkins Student Center. For more information on the series, other speakers who will be announced later or the films, call 831-2428. Open house in Arsht Hall to describe trip to Kenya
TraveLearn is a travel/study program designed for adult travelers looking for more than the typical sightseeing itinerary. TraveLearn trips strive to include experiences not available on conventional tours. College faculty escorts and in-country specialists share insights about the contemporary, historical and natural aspects of destinations. Trips feature comfortably paced itineraries, small groups (average size is 14 participants) and first-class accommodations. Kenya trips planned for the year 2000 are scheduled Jan. 24-Feb. 9, June 12-28, July 10-26, Aug. 7-23 and Oct. 16-Nov. 1. For more information, contact Mary Jane Arden by e-mail at <mjarden@udel.edu> or by phone at 831-3063. Ice arena to offer hockey, community skating classes
Instructional hockey, an eight-week program with Saturday classes, will begin on Saturday, Jan. 8. Directed by Josh Brandwene, head club hockey coach at UD, the program offers a low instructor-to-player ratio. Cost, including jersey, is $115 for the first player and $105 for each additional family member. Beginning the week of Jan. 11, community learn-to-skate classes will be offered on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings for eight weeks. Classes are offered for skaters of all ages and abilities. Cost is $75 for the first individual and $70 for each additional family member. Popular public skating sessions also will resume in January. Sessions are scheduled from 8-10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1-3 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $5, and skate rentals also are available. For more information or a program guide, call 831-2868 or visit the ice arena web site at <www.udel.edu/icearena>, which also lists extended public skating hours for the holiday season. Lunch and learn session set Jan. 11 at Downtown CenterA lunch and learn information session will be held at the University's Downtown Center, 8th and King streets, Wilmington, from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 11. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover the wide variety of programs and courses available to adult students at the site. Break-out sessions on specific programs will meet from 12:30-1 p.m. and again from 1-1:30 p.m., providing participants with a chance to learn more about the educational options at the Downtown Center and to have individual questions answered. Among the programs offered at the center are credit courses in accelerated seven-week sessions, computer and information technology education and the legal assistant certificate program. All programs are designed to suit the needs of working adults and the requirements of the Wilmington business community. Refreshments will be served and parking at the Wilmington Parking Authority, lot under the nearby Wyndham Hotel, will be validated. For more information or to make reservations, call the Downtown Center at 571- 5239. Take a weekend ski trip to mountains of Vermont The bus will depart from the Trabant University Center at 5 p.m., Jan. 7, and arrive in Killington around midnight. Saturday morning breakfast is provided, and shuttles will allow skiers to go to the slopes at their own pace. Dinner will be provided that evening. On Sunday morning, skiers will receive breakfast, check out and ski until 3 p.m. The bus will depart from Killington at 4 p.m. and arrive in Newark at 11 p.m. Cost is $218 for a four-person occupancy room. Ski rental and lessons are not included. Low occupancy rooms are available at a higher cost. For more information, contact Eric Norman at 831-0456 or send e-mail to <enorman@ udel.edu>. RAD class to begin Jan. 3A Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class will be presented from 5:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, at a location to be determined. For information or to register, contact Janet Hedrick, public safety, at 831-2224 or e-mail her at <janjan@udel.edu>. |
American Foreign Policy After 2000" will be the topic of the annual Winter Session lecture seminar series cosponsored by the Department of Political Science and International Relations, the Office of International Programs and Special Sessions and the World Affairs Council of Wilmington.
Integrity, Civility and Ethics" is the theme of a free, public film and speaker series scheduled Jan. 10-27 that combines thought-provoking classic films with speakers on legal and moral dilemmas, college student values, computer ethics, character and civic responsibility and more.
The Division of Continuing Education will hold a free, public session at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 14, at Arsht Hall, in Wilmington to present information on its TraveLearn Kenya trip. The program includes travel to game reserves, a Masai village, and the scenery of Mt. Kenya.
Interested persons can sign up now for a variety of fun-filled programs that will be offered in January at the UD ice arena.
A ski trip to Killington, Vt., is scheduled from Friday-Sunday, Jan. 7-9. The trip is sponsored by the student centers.