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| Vol. 19, No. 8 | Oct. 21, 1999 |
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| Vol. 19, No. 8 | Oct. 21, 1999 |
Spooky things are about at the University this Halloween. From ghost tales to costume parties, the weeklong celebration runs from Monday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 30. All events are free and open to the public.
A tarot card reading and an appearance by the Tasmanian Devil jumpstart the activities from 12:30-1:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 25. Part of the Manic Monday series, this event will be held in the Scrounge, Perkins Student Center.
On Tuesday, Oct. 26, UD's Student Center Programs Advisory Board sponsors a Halloween Coffeehouse in the Scrounge at 7:30 p.m.
UD's English honor society Sigma Tau Delta's Dead Poets Society meets at 8 p.m. in the Scrounge on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
Perkins Student Center is loaded with Halloween activities on Thursday, Oct. 28. From 12:15-1:15 p.m., The Great Pumpkin will be shown at a Halloween party, which includes giveaways and other contests.
At 4 p.m., Ed Okonowicz, public relations and local storyteller, will hold a signing of his ghost books series. After the book signing, Okonowicz will tell "UD Ghosts and Local Legends" in the East Lounge at 4:30 p.m.
Throughout the day, UD's Student Life Television will show Halloween movies in the Scrounge. The Copy Center, Dining Services and the University Bookstore will feature sales on particular items.
Get dressed up and get down on Saturday, Oct. 30, with two Halloween costume parties.
Several prizes will be given away for the funniest, scariest, most unique and best group costumes at the Halloween Dance in the Scrounge from 9 p.m.-midnight.
The party, sponsored by the Office of Activities and Programs, will include music from WVUD.
April Zappaterrini, Management Information Services, originated the idea for a party that includes the whole University community. "I started wondering why there had never been a University-wide event for Halloween, a party where everyone was invited," Zappaterrini said. "So now the UD students, faculty and staff and community can get together and have a good time-but they have to be sure to wear a costume."
Also scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 30, UD's Hispanic Student Association, HOLA, will sponsor a HOLAween party at La Tolteca in the Newark Shopping Center from 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
The party will feature a costume contest with a $50 prize and a dance competition. Admission is $1 for those dressed in a Halloween costume, $3 for UD students and $5 for the general public. For more information, call 837-1526.
For more information on the events at Perkins Student Center, call 831-8192.
-Laura Overturf
Richard J. Urban, who received a master's degree in history and a certificate in museum studies from UD in 1997, will give the first annual Museum Studies Alumni Lecture on "Distinctively Delaware; Designing Delaware's Interactive History Experience," at 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22, in Room 202 Old College. The lecture is free and open to the University community.
The assistant curator for the Historical Society of Delaware, Urban was on the team for the planning and implementation of Distinctly Delaware, a $1.5 million exhibition, which he earlier helped to research as an intern.
He also was an intern for the B & O Railroad Museum and the Pennsylvania Military Museum. He was a library technician for the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and a junior fellow in the Library of Congress. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Urban is interested in Delaware history and U.S. social and cultural history and is the author of The City That Launched a Thousand Ships: Shipbuilding in Wilmington 1644-1997.
Bartram spent several years in Israel doing research on foreign workers there, and he has published articles on foreign labor in Israel, as well as in Japan.
He has received research funding from the Social Science Research Council and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The program is cosponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies and the Department of Political Science and International Relations.
For information, call Mark Miller at 831-1926.
The Del'Arte Woodwind Quintet will present a free concert at 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8, in Bayard Sharp Hall.
This newly renovated, 19th-century church is an intimate and effective performance space for chamber music. Concertgoers may park without charge on an as-available basis in the lot behind the Amy E. du Pont Music Building. Parking also is available for an hourly charge in the University Parking Garage on the corner of Main Street and Elkton Road.
As ensemble-in-residence in the Department of Music, the Del'Arte Quintet explores the exciting and unique tradition of wind chamber music from the 18th century to the present. The Nov. 8 program will feature woodwind quintets by Robert Hogenson and John Harbison, and Aires Tropicales by Pacquito D'Rivera. Del'Arte members include Eileen Grycky, flute; Lloyd Shorter, oboe; Charles Salinger, clarinet; Cynthia Carr, horn; and Jon Gaarder, bassoon. All are active individually as recitalists and members of other performing ensembles, and maintain teaching studios in the Department of Music.
UD students in the ENG 267 class "Storytelling for Beginners" will present a program of ghost stories and folk tales appropriate for the Halloween season at 7 p.m., tonight, at Rainbow Books and Music, 58 East Main St., Newark.
The event is open to the public, and seating is limited.
Tamara Hareven, Unidel Professor of Family Studies and History, will present the first lecture in Bringing Up KiDS! A Forum of Children's Issues, a series of insightful discussions at Winterthur Museum on bringing up children, to be led by child development experts. Her talk is at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28.
Hareven founded the Journal of Family History in 1975, which she edited for two decades. In 1996, she founded History of the Family: An International Quarterly, which she co-edits with Andrejs Plakans. She is author of several books and numerous articles and has edited collections in the history of the family, work and family, the life course and aging.
The series is presented in conjunction with KiDS! 200 Years of Childhood, an exhibition about children and their lives that is appropriate for kids of all ages, on view through Feb. 19, 2001.
For information call 888- 4600.
Representatives from many Delaware public school districts will attend to talk with candidates about statewide substitute teaching needs. Candidates are welcome to discuss current opportunities as well as anticipated needs for the winter and spring.
Substitute teachers must have a minimum of a high school diploma, pass a criminal background check, provide evidence of a current health exam and complete the necessary applications and other forms required by each district.
To expedite the required criminal background check, a representative of the Delaware State Police will be available on site to fingerprint applicants. A $49 processing fee due at the time of fingerprinting must be paid by certified check or money order made payable to the Delaware State Police.
The job fair is sponsored by the Delaware Center for Teacher Education and the Career Services Center.
For more information, call 831-8570.
An East Asian film festival, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the East Asian Studies Program, is under way this fall with films being shown at 7 p.m., Tuesdays in Room 005 of Kirkbride Lecture Hall,
The Chinese History Through Film series is free and open to the public. David Pong, history, hosts the films.
Remaining films in the series include Lin Tse-hsu, Commissioner Lin of the Opium War, made in China in the late 1950s, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 26.
The Last Emperor, made in the US in 1987, is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 2; Wild Swans, made in Great Britain in 1992, is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 9 and To Live, made in China in 1994, concludes the series on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
For more information, call 831-0799.
The Employee Wellness Center will hold a cholesterol screening from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday Nov. 2, in Room 202 of Alison Hall.
The screening involves a fingerstick, and results-that include total cholesterol and HDL (the "good" cholesterol)- will be provided within five minutes.
Heart disease is this country's leading cause of death. High cholesterol is a risk factor. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of their blood cholesterol level and they need to know what it is to determine one's level of risk. If an employee has high cholesterol, the Wellness Center staff can provide information on lifestyle changes to help lower the level and reduce the risk of heart disease.
The cost is $10 Wellness Dollars plus a $5 co-pay. To register for the10-minute appointment, call the Wellness Center at 831-8388.
The third annual RESPECT women's leadership series is under way, offered by the Activities and Program Office and featuring presentations and discussions with successful women from business, government, the arts and the University.
Lunch sessions will be held from 12:15-1:45 p.m., Wednesdays, and dinnertime sessions are from 5-8 p.m., Thursdays.
Scheduled topics include Stress Management, tonight, Oct. 21; Racism and Sexism, Oct. 27 and 28; The Superwoman Myth, Nov. 3 and 4; and Networking, Nov. 10, 11.
A dinner session, on Managing Your Organization, also will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2. All sessions are at the Perkins Student Center
Pre-registration is required, and students may sign up for single sessions or the entire series.
Forms are available in the Activities and Program Office, Room 218 Trabant University Center, and reservations will accepted up to the day before each session. Incentive gifts will be awarded to those who participate in the most sessions.
An auction of original artwork, including oils, enamels, watercolors and other media, from the Heisman Fine Art Gallery, will be held this month to benefit the Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry.
The artwork will displayed at 7 p.m. and auctioned at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, in the Newark Methodist Church Heritage Hall, 69 East Main St.
At past auctions, the selection has been varied, with prices guaranteed to be substantially below gallery prices.
Admission is $5 for students and $10 for others, and hors d'oeuvres and punch will be served. For information and tickets, call 368-8802.
This grants program supports faculty projects that benefit teaching and learning, and innovation and creativity are strongly encouraged. These grants are designed for faculty, departments and interdisciplinary groups to develop significant improvements in instruction beyond what is typical and expected of a conscientious faculty member.
Improvements must be implemented during the following academic year. Individual and group grants are awarded in amounts up to a maximum of $5,000.
Gabriele Bauer, teaching consultant, is available to assist faculty in writing proposals. Contact her at <gabriele@ udel.edu>.
Additional details are available at <http://www.udel. edu/cte/application.html>.
For additional information, contact Kathleen Kerr at 831-1201 or visit the Office of Residence Life web site at <http://www.udel.edu/reslife/>.
Those interested must attend an information session to receive an application packet.
Habitat for Humanity's UD chapter will be selling year 2000 calendars to raise money for its construction and related projects, as well as for Habitat for Humanity International's Mission. This year's habitat calendar is entitled "The Children" and features powerful images by National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths Belt. Cost is $9, and they may be ordered by sending e-mail to <ams@udel.edu>.
