UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 24, Page 4
March 16, 1995
Up and coming

Novelist to present readings March 21
     Award-winning novelist Nessa Rapoport will read from her works
and discuss Jewish writers at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, in 110
Memorial Hall. Her talk is free and open to the public.
     Her most recent work, A Woman's Book of Grieving, was published
by William Morrow & Co. last May.
     Rapoport, a native of Toronto, was a senior editor with Bantam
Books, editing both fiction and non-fiction from 1980 to 1990,
including the national bestsellers Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a
President by Jimmy Carter, Iacocca: An Autobiography and Ferraro: My
Story.
     Winner of the Chateleine Fiction Competition in Canada, Rapoport
has published several short stories, including the title story of the
anthology of American-Jewish women's writing, The Woman Who Lost Her
Names (Harper & Row, 1980), which also is included in Writing Our Way
Home. Her essays and reviews have appeared in a variety of magazines
and newspapers, most recently New York Women and The New York Times.
     Rapoport is a frequent speaker on topics of Jewish culture and
imagination.
     Her Newark appearance, sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies
and the Department of English, is part of the Multicultural Speakers
Series. For more information, call 831-3324.


Fashion show in sports building
     A fashion show will be held at noon, Sunday, March 19, in the
Carpenter Sports Building. Lunch will be served at noon, and the show
begins at 1 p.m. Cost in advance is $15 for adults and $10 for
students. Prices at the door at $20 for adults and $15 for students.
     There will be a special performance by amateur champion ballroom
dancers Hamid Taba and Tammy Droddy. For advance ticket information,
call Pat Grim at 831-1117.


Managing stress  is luncheon topic
     Are you unable to concentrate on one task at a time? Do you have
frequent headaches or constant irritability toward family and work
associates? These are signs of stress. Other people overeat or become
addicted to drugs or are irritable, depressed or anxious.
     The Faculty Staff Assistance Program is sponsoring a free "Lunch
and Learn" workshop in stress management from noon to 1 p.m.,
Wednesday, March 22, in the Kirkwood Room of the Perkins Student
Center, to help individuals learn how to identify the causes of stress
and how to manage them properly. Charles Beale, associate director of
the Center for Counseling and Student Development, will show how to
identify "stressors" and offer techniques to manage stress.
     To register, call Darlene Sharp by March 20 at 831-8308.


Supervisory skills session in Lewes
     A supervisory skills workshop, focusing on improving quality,
productivity and customer satisfaction through employee satisfaction,
will be offered by the Division of Continuing Education on Monday,
March 27, at the Virden Conference Center in Lewes.
     Scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the intensive, highly
interactive workshop will detail the attributes of a successful
supervisor, the tools needed to motivate today's workforce and the
management techniques required to keep on track. It also will examine
leadership styles, business planning processes and career management.
     Enrollment is limited to 25 persons. The fee is $155 per person,
including lunch and materials. Advance registration is required.
     For information, call 831-8839.


Music festival in Music Building
     "New Music Delaware," a festival of contemporary music sponsored
by the Department of Music, will be presented Monday and Tuesday,
March 20-21.
     For the second year, the festival features four prize winners and
three honorable mentions in a regional competition for composers from
the mid-Atlantic region. All festival events will take place in the
Amy E. du Pont Music Building.
     A composers' roundtable will begin at 6:45 p.m., Monday, March
20, in Room 207. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the Loudis
Recital Hall and will feature Consort Piece for Chamber Ensemble by
Adolphus Hailstorke; Mirror for Woodwind Quintet by Dana Wilson; and
Anima Mea for Chamber Ensemble by Andrew Waggoner. Also included on
the program is Reconstruction for four percussionists by Matthew Noll,
a UD senior.
     The festival continues at 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, in Room
207 with a composers' roundtable. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in
the Loudis Recital Hall, featuring Fluano Pianute by Robert Maggio;
Now Showing by Edgar Williams; Swing Set by Allen Sigel; and Hands On
by Michael Fiday.
     For information, call 831-2577.