Vol. 20, No. 16 |
May 17, 2001 |
Lewes program to focus on marine transportation issues
Corbett will discuss the vital role marine transportation– including ships, ports and land-based carriers–plays in our lives and economy. His research has contributed to international efforts to develop a more sustainable marine transportation system. Under his leadership, the College of Marine Studies recently launched a new research initiative focusing on the maritime industry's policy challenges, including ship modernization, port development and trade growth. A major area of emphasis will be on air emissions, ship technology and policies to improve the energy and environmental performance of ship transportation. While the lecture is free and open to the public, seating is limited and reservations are required. To reserve a seat, call (302) 645-4279. Library to sponsor lecture on life in early American cities
Herman holds joint appointments in the departments of Art History and History and the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. He also is a senior research fellow in the University's Center for Historic Architecture and Design, an interdisciplinary research center supporting public service and student research in historic preservation. Herman joined the UD faculty in 1977. He holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the College of William and Mary and a Ph.D. in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. His field is American material culture, with specialization in American vernacular architecture, folk and ethnic arts and historic preservation. He has published widely, including Everyday Architecture of The Mid-Atlantic with Gabrielle M. Lanier, The Stolen House, A Land and Life Remembered: Americo-Librarian Folk Architecture with Svend Holsoe and Max Belcher; and Architecture and Rural Life in Central Delaware, 1700-1900. Herman received the University of Delaware Excellence in Teaching Award in 1992. He has twice won the Abbott Lowell Cummings Award given by the Vernacular Architecture Forum for the best-published work in North American vernacular architecture. He also has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for Independent Study and Research. The event is open to the public. To request a printed invitation, contact 831-2231 or e-mail to [UDLA@udel. edu]. Wellness to host annual 'Reach the Beach' challenge
Prizes will be awarded in several categories:
All 10 "mile" winners will be eligible for the grand prize drawing for a free weekend stay at UD's Virden Center in Lewes, donated by Conference Services. Cost to participated in "Reach the Beach" is $10 Wellness Dollars. (Wellness Dollars expire June 30.) To register before the May 29 deadline, visit the web site at [http://www.udel. edu/wellness]. Newark Memorial Day events scheduled this weekend
Weekend activities kick off with a memorial concert from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, May 19, in the Academy Building parking lot on Academy Street, between Main Street and Delaware Avenue. The 287th Army National Guard Band will provide music. The Newark Memorial Day Committee, in cooperation with the Newark Business Association is presenting the concert. A full military ceremony, complete with military bands and the reading of the names of veterans who have died during the past year, will start at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 20, at Memorial Hall on the University of Delaware Mall. The annual Memorial Day parade will begin at 2 p.m., with units marching down Main Street to Chapel Street. There is no rain date. For information, call 366-7110, extension 142. Student centers announce summer operating hours The Trabant University Center and the Perkins Student Center will be open from 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday, May 25; and 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, May 26. Both centers will be closed Sunday and Monday, May 27-28, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. From May 29 to Aug. 24, the Trabant University Center and the Perkins Student Center will be open from 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, except as noted below. Saturday hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m., except for Delaware Discovery Days, July 14, 21 and 28, when both will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The centers will be closed Sundays. The Trabant University Center will be open from 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, June 14; and from 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Thursday, June 26. The Perkins Student Center will be open from 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday, June 20; and from 7 a.m.-midnight on Friday, July 20; and 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday, July 27. Normal hours for the Trabant University Center and the Perkins Student Center will resume Saturday, Aug. 25. Campus bookstores offer buyback and spring specials
A book buyback began Monday, May 14, and continues until Saturday, May 26. Students may sell back their textbooks for cash at the University Bookstore in the Perkins Student Center from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., through May 18; from noon-4 p.m., Saturday, May 19; from 9 a.m.-6 p.m, Monday-Friday, May 21-25; and from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, May 26. Additional buyback opportunities will be offered from 10 a.m-4 p.m., May 21-25, in the Trabant University Center dining area and Rodney Dining Hall; and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. those same days in Pencader Dining Hall. A sidewalk sale, offering great buys on UD gifts and apparel at from 25-75 percent off, is under way at the University Bookstore in the Perkins Student Center Concourse from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, through May 18; from noon-4 p.m, Saturday, May 19; and from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, May 21-25. Patrons can pick up the commemorative UD picture book, University of Delaware, A Celebration, with photographs by Richard Dunoff. This is a great addition for collectors and UD fans. While supplies last, the hardbound book, featuring full-color campus scenes, is available for $20. The summer schedule begins May 29 at both bookstore sites. The University Bookstore in the Perkins Student Center will be open from 9 a.m-5 p.m., Mondays-Fridays; and closed Saturdays and Sundays. The Campus Shop in the Trabant University Center will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturdays; and closed Sundays. Special hours are scheduled at both bookstore sites during Delaware Discovery Days: from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on Saturdays, July 14, 21 and 28. Students are able to reserve their fall textbooks online by using the bookstore web site at [www.udel.edu/bookstore]. Aug. 17 is the last day to place reservations online. For summer textbook service, students can pick up reserved books during regular business hours on May 31, June 1, 4 and 5, at the textbook desk in the University Bookstore in the Perkins Student Center. Summer textbook rush hours are scheduled from 9 a.m.-7 p.m., June 4 and 5, in the bookstore in the Perkins Student Center. Regular summer hours will resume June 6. Parents and students to play stock market game
The game, which may involve student and parent teams, is played entirely on the Internet. Registrants receive an information packet and support from a local broker and program coordinator. The game runs from June 11-Aug. 17. A free laboratory session for all participants will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, in 040 Smith Hall. Total cost is $20. For information or to register, call 831-2559, send e-mail to [hitchena@be. udel.edu] or visit the game web site at [http://www.smgww. org]. |
James Corbett, marine studies, will present a program on "Marine Transportation in the 21st Century: Navigating the Way Ahead" at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 24, in 104 Cannon Laboratory at the Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes.
Bernard Herman, director of the American Material Culture Studies and Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Art History, will speak at the Library Associates annual faculty lecture at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, in the Morris Library's Class of 1941 Lecture Room. His presentation, "News from the Kitchen: Architecture and Family Life in the Early American City," will feature color slides of colonial architecture. The lecture will be followed by a reception in the Morris Library Commons.
Registration is now being accepted for "Reach the Beach," a summ er fitness challenge that will run from June 3-July 28. During this eight-week period, participating employees will exercise aerobically on a regular basis. They will earn one "travel mile" for every 20 minutes of aerobic exercise, such as jogging, walking, swimming, golf (without a cart), court sports, rowing and mowing (push mowers only). Participants will record their daily progress in a log that will be returned to the Wellness Center when completed.
The Newark community will mark the annual observance of Armed Forces Day with a concert, a special memorial service and a parade featuring area high school and military bands.
A book buyback program and a number of special offers are planned at the University Bookstore in the Perkins Student Center and the Campus Shop in the Trabant University Center during the spring and summer months.
Play the stock market this summer and learn about stock portfolios, short selling, buying on margin, margin calls and more, through a summer program being offered for students (age 9 and above) and parents by UD's Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship.