UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 32, Page 6
May 21, 1992
Up and coming
U.S. suburban villas topic for associates
The Library Associates and the Office of the President will
sponsor a lecture at 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, in the Morris Library
Lecture Room. Damie Stillman, John W. Shirley Professor of Art History
and former chairperson of that department, will speak on "Elegance,
Leisure and Improvement: Suburban Villas in the New United States,
1785-1825."
Stillman recently was appointed associate editor of the Buildings
of the United States series, and is currently at work on a book on
neoclassical architecture in America.
Tours of the Morris Library will be given after the program. The
lecture is open to all members of the University community.
For information, call 831-2231.
AIDS quilt panels in Rodney Room
Sixteen sections from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt are
on free public display at the Perkins Student Center through May 23.
Begun five years ago, the quilt is composed of 3-by-6-foot
panels, each dedicated to someone who has died of AIDS. Eight panels
are joined together to form a section. In its entirety, the quilt
would cover more than five football fields.
The 12-by-12-foot quilt sections are on view in the Rodney Room
from 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m., today; from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday, May 22; and
from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday, May 23.
An additional 12-by-12-foot panel will serve as a signature
square, on which everyone who visits the display will have an
opportunity to write.
A closing ceremony will be held at 3 p.m., May 23.
In conjunction with the display, a special public discussion led
by faculty and community members will be held at 7 tonight, in the
Ewing Room of the Perkins Student Center. Participants will gather
around a quilt panel for the discussion.
A group of school children from Wilmer E. Shue Middle School is
scheduled to visit the display on Friday, May 22.
The display is being coordinated by the University's chapter of
the Golden Key Honor Society, with support from several University and
community groups.
Teaching workshop on Myers-Briggs
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an instrument that
promotes understanding and appreciation of different styles and
preferences in such areas as teaching, learning, management and career
planning.
A workshop for those who want to learn more about MBTI will be
held from 9 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, June 16, in the Collins Room of the
Perkins Student Center.
"Understanding the MBTI" will be presented by Ann McNeil,
assistant professor of physical education.
Those interested should prepare for the session by completing an
MBTI survey.
For more information, call 831-2027.
Final speaker in business series
W. Harvey Hegarty, professor of business administration at
Indiana University, will be on campus today and Friday, May 21-22, to
discuss global trends concerning economic, social and political
climates affecting U.S. businesses.
Hegarty's lecture, "The Year 2000: Every Increasing National and
International Change," will be presented at 3:30 p.m., today, in Room
114 Purnell Hall. A seminar/workshop, "Leadership: Can it be Taught?"
will begin at 10:30 a.m., Friday, and requires reservations.
Hegarty, whose area of research includes business-government
relations, ethics and corporate strategies, has taught and consulted
in Australia, South America, China and Europe. He is the last speaker
in the Distinguished Guest Speaker series, "Managing Better in the
1990s and Beyond," presented by the business administration department
of the College of Business and Economics.
The lecture series is designed to bring scholars from across the
nation to Newark to share their expertise with the business community,
as well as students and faculty.
End-of-year show a visual experience
The Visual Communications Group will present "A Year End Show" to
celebrate the work of students and graduates. The event will be held
from 10 a.m. -4 p.m., Friday, May 22, and from10 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Saturday, May 23, on the second and third floors of Recitation Hall.
Works from all undergraduate levels and alumni will be featured.
The exhibit is open to the general public and the University
community.