UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 17, Page 5
January 20, 1994
Up and coming
Carpenter Center conference to focus on women's sports
Nice Girls Don't Sweat," a one-woman performance piece written and
acted by sports humorist Jane Curry, will highlight the University's "Links
to Leadership" conference, scheduled from 1-8:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29,
in the Bob Carpenter Center.
The conference, which is open to the public, is being held in
conjunction with the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport.
Featured speakers are nationally renowned leaders in women's sports.
The conference is designed for individuals interested in sports
leadership, in such areas as administration, coaching, officiating and
teaching, as well as for those interested in the promotion of girls and
women in sport.
In her performance at Delaware, Curry, author, storyteller, performer
and a self-described "recovering academic," will appear as Sammy Kay
Knight, whose favorite topics include modified rules for girls, play days,
sport fashions, Olympic sex tests, high school gym class, Little League and
more.
Other conference speakers include Ann McNeil, assistant professor of
physical education at the University, on "Leadership Styles" at 2 p.m.;
Donna Lopiano, executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation, on "The
Power of Politics" at 3:30 p.m.; and Tracee Hamilton, Sunday sports editor
of The Washington Post, on "Effective Strategies for Dealing with the
Media," at 4:30 p.m.
After dinner, Mimi Murray, professor at Springfield College, will talk
on "Gender Differences- Leadership and Gender." The conference concludes
with Curry's performance at 7:30 p.m.
Conference cost is $40, which includes dinner, refreshments, all
presentations and conference materials.
Persons interested in attending Curry's performance only may do so for
the special admission price of $5 per person. Her performance is free to
U.D. students with ID.
The conference is sponsored by the University's College of Physical
Education, Athletics and Recreation and Office of Women's Affairs with
support from the Delaware Department of Public Instruction/ Equity and
Special Teams Program; the Delaware Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance; and IONSEP Corp. Inc. Electrodialytic
Processes, as well as a grant from the U.S. Olympic Committee.
For information or to register, call Barbara L. Viera at 831-8606.
Lectures on U.S. in '20s continue
Two big names from the 1920s-F. Scott Fitzgerald and Florenz Ziegfeld
Jr.-are the topics of lectures this month as part of the "America in the
20s" series.
Seymour Toll, founding partner of Toll, Ebby, Langer & Marvin, a
Philadelphia trial and appellate practice, will speak at 2 p.m. on Monday,
Jan. 24, on "Biggs, Fitzgerald and the '20s." His free public talk, in the
Bacchus Theatre of the Perkins Student Center, will be followed by a
reception and book signing.
Richard and Paulette Ziegfeld, relatives of Florenz, will discuss "The
Ziegfeld Touch" at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, also in Bacchus Theatre,
followed by a book signing and reception.
Both lectures are sponsored by the Perkins Student Center. For more
information, call 831-1296.
Outdoor educator in Perkins tonight
Jude Hirsch of Acadia University in Nova Scotia will speak on her
experiences in adventure education at the middle school level at 7 tonight
in the Ewing Room of the Perkins Student Center.
A noted educator in the experiential education field in North America,
Hirsch will talk on "Implementation of Adventure Education and Curriculum
Development for a Middle School." She will discuss opportunities for
experiential adventure education in the school setting and share her
experiences in the development of a model curriculum.
For information, call 831-2261.
By the Sea series to begin Jan. 25
The illimitable freedom of the human mind, stress and family
caregivers, drug offenders and JFK are the diverse topics planned for the
ninth annual University by the Sea lecture series.
The talks will be presented on four consecutive Tuesdays from Jan. 25
through Feb. 15. Each will be given twice: Morning lectures will be held at
10 a.m. in 104 Cannon Laboratory on the University's Hugh R. Sharp Campus
in Lewes; afternoon sessions will begin at 2 p.m. in the Methodist Manor
House auditorium, 1001 Middleford Rd., Seaford, with the exception of the
Feb. 8 lecture, which will be held in the Seaford Library at 402 North
Porter St.
Opening the series Tuesday, Jan. 25, will be James R. Soles, Alumni
Distinguished Professor and chairperson of the University's Department of
Political Science and International Relations. Speaking on "The Illimitable
Freedom of the Human Mind," he will focus on the potential greatness that
may be concealed within each one of us.
Speaking on Tuesday, Feb. 1, will be John Cavanaugh, chairperson of
the University's Department of Individual and Family Studies, who will
discuss "Stress and Coping Among Family Caregivers." The talk will explore
the effects of caregiving to chronically ill, frail or aging parents or
spouses.
"Drug-Involved Offenders: From Crime in the Streets to Prison-based
Treatment" is the topic of James A. Inciardi, professor of criminal justice
and director of the University's Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, on
Tuesday, Feb. 8. Inciardi will present an in-depth look at an innovative,
prison-based drug treatment program that might focus the eyes of the world
on Delaware as an international model.
The series concludes on Tuesday, Feb. 15, with John Kelly, associate
professor of criminal justice, who will present "JFK and the Media vs. The
Warren Commission...A Case Study for Budding Criminologists." Kelly will
discuss the conclusions his students have drawn about the assassination of
Kennedy from a class that took students to New York, Washington, D.C., and
Dallas.
This lecture series is sponsored by the Office of Alumni and
University Relations. For more information, call 855-1620 in Georgetown.
'Barbie' on stage set this weekend
The new musical, As She Dreams It (Barbie: The Musical) , will be
presented at at 8:15 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21 -22, in the Bacchus
Theatre of the Perkins Student Center.
Tickets are $10 for the general public; $7 for U.D. faculty, staff and
senior citizens; and $5 for students.
Quartet clarinetist symphony soloist
Charles Salinger, clarinetist with the Del'Arte Wind Quartet in
residence at the University, will be featured soloist with the Delaware
Symphony Orchestra, where he is principal clarinetist.
Salinger will perform William Bolcom's Concerto for Clarinet and
Orchestra in performances at 8 tonight and again Friday and Saturday
nights, at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington.
Other works on the program include School for Scandal Overture by
Samuel Barber, Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" by William Grant Still and
Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, "Romantic" by Howard Hanson.
For information, call 656-7374.
Information on executive MBA
For the busy business executive, the pursuit of a much-desired MBA is
easier now through a new University program. Prospective students can learn
more about the new approach at a special information session on the College
of Business and Economics' new Executive MBA option, scheduled from 5:30-7
p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, in Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington.
For information, call 831-2221.
CTE to present two-day program
The Center for Teaching Effectiveness (CTE) will offer "Students
Teaching Students: The Power of Group Learning," from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and
from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25, and Wednesday, Jan. 26, in the Kirkwood
Room of the Perkins Student Center. Lunch is not provided.
The workshop, led by Barbara Duch, a teaching consultant at CTE and
Deborah Allen, assistant professor in the School of Life and Health
Sciences, will demonstrate problem-based learning which helps students
develop the ability to think critically and analyze problems.
To register or for information, send e-mail addressed to
Virginia.Greene@ MVS.UDEL.EDU.
New World Order lectures conclude
"U.S. Policy in the New World Order" and "The Clinton Nuclear Agenda:
How New?" are the topics of the last two free public lectures in this
month's "Leadership in the New World Order," series.
John Stremlau, deputy director of the policy planning staff of the
U.S. Department of State, will speak on U.S. policy on Monday, Jan. 24.
Addressing President Clinton's nuclear agenda will be Michael Nacht, dean
of the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs. His talk will be
held on Monday, Jan. 31.
Both lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. in Clayton Hall. For more
information, call 831-1463.
Teleconference on peace on Feb. 2
The campus community is invited to a national teleconference, "Beyond
Racism: The Things that Make for Peace," to be held at 8 p.m., Wednesday,
Feb. 2, in Studios A, B and C of Newark Hall. The doors will open at 7:30
p.m.
The purpose of the teleconference, sponsored by the Campus Ministry
Section, Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist
Church, is to help campus ministers and students combat racism as
instruments of peace and agents of change, collectively and individually in
their colleges.
The teleconference will be moderated by Cain Hope Felder, professor of
New Testament language and literature at Howard University. A panel of
multicultural students from the Student Forum of the United Methodist
Church will discuss their experiences with racism on campus and offer
suggestions about dealing with the problem.
A portion of the program will allow the studio audience and viewers
from around the country to ask questions and make comments.
On the Delaware campus, the teleconference is sponsored by the
Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and United
Methodist campus ministries, the Commission to Promote Racial and Cultural
Diversity, the Center for Black Culture and the Campus Diversity Unit.
For information, call Rev. Laura Lee C. Wilson, Wesley Foundation
Campus Ministry, at 368-8802.