UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 25, Page 4
March 23, 1995
Up and coming
Anger expert to present seminar
Nationally renowned expert on anger Hendrie Weisinger will
present a one-day seminar on "The Critical Edge: Managing Anger in the
Workplace" from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, in Arsht
Hall.
Weisinger will address how to use criticism and anger
productively. Topics will include using criticism as a catalyst for
growth, creating emotional transformation in organizations and anger-
management interventions.
Fee for the March 29 program is $195 per person, including lunch
and workshop materials, and advance registration is required. Group
discounts are available.
For more information, call 831-8839 or send a fax to 831-1077.
Author to speak at library dinner
Ian Frazier, author of Family, one of the most warmly received
books of 1994, will be the guest speaker at the annual dinner of the
UD Library Associates Inc.
Open to the public by invitation, the dinner is scheduled for
Tuesday, April 18, in the Arsht Hall ballroom on the Wilmington
campus.
The evening begins with a cash bar at 6 p.m. and dinner and
program at 7 p.m. Cost is $47 for members and $60 for guests. Guests
also are awarded a first-year membership in the Library Associates,
through June 30, 1996.
To request an invitation, call 831-2231.
He will be signing copies of Family during cocktails and after
the presentation. Cloth-cover, hardbound copies will be available for
purchase at the dinner and also can be requested by calling 831-2231.
Economist to talk on baseball strike
Charles Link, professor of economics, will discuss "The Economics
of Major League Baseball" on Thursday, April 6, in Arsht Hall on the
Wilmington Campus.
His talk is scheduled as the final program in the 1994-95
Business and Management Breakfast Series. The breakfast begins at 7:30
a.m., followed by the talk.
Highlights of his talk, which will be held no matter what the
status of the strike, include:
* The history of this unique product and labor market, especially
the 1922 Supreme Court ruling that made major league baseball exempt
from anti-trust laws;
* The major economic gains made by players since the 1970s;
* The issues behind the current strike such as: the implications
for teams in small market areas and the owners' suggested salary cap;
and
* What could happen if the players could take their case to
court.
According to Link, "The playing field is not level. It's tilted
toward the owners. Baseball is a big business, just like General
Motors. The difference is workers at General Motors have more rights."
To hear this Phillies fan's talk, call 831-8838 or send a fax to
831-1077. Cost, which includes a complete American-style buffet
breakfast, is $35 per person or $30 per person for groups of three or
more from the same organization.
Advance registration is recommended.
Algebra is taught on Saturdays
Saturday Morning Computer Intensive Algebra classes, which
present a fun and inventive approach to algebra, will be offered for
students in grades 6 through 9 at the University Math Center,
beginning April 1.
Students who enroll in the six-week session have a choice of two
class times-from 8-10 a.m. or from 10:30-12:30 p.m. Cost is $40 for
six weeks. The classes meet in Room 116 of Pearson Hall.
For registration materials or more information, call 831-2140.
Business seminar on the info age
"Bringing Your Business into the Information Age," a one-day
seminar sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education, will be
held from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday, May 15, at Arsht Hall.
The program will provide a nontechnical look at how to use
information to improve an organization's effectiveness and to maximize
profitability in today's "Information Age," including the information
superhighway and how it relates to the everyday problems and concerns
of business managers.
Program fee is $165 per person with lunch and materials included.
Pre-registration is required, and group discount rates are available.
For additional information, call 831-8839 or fax requests to 831-
1077.
Black Maria films in Smith April 6
Two programs from the Black Maria Film and Video Festival will be
be presented Thursday, April 6, in Room 140 of Smith Hall.
The first film will be shown at 4:30 p.m., and the second at 7
p.m. Both are free and open to the public. Each program will feature
various examples of the film medium, such as documentary and
animation.
Films included in each program were selected from more than 1,000
entries in the Black Maria Film Festival, submitted by international
film artists.
For more information, contact Robert Straight, professor of art,
at 831-2244.
Sol y Canto will present Latin beat
The exuberant Latin band Sol y Canto will perform at 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday, April 9, in Mitchell Hall. Proceeds from the concert will
benefit the University's Student Support Services.
The band's music is a spicy blend of traditional South American
and Caribbean dance and folkloric rhythm in unconventional
arrangements and with a mixture of traditional and non-traditional
instruments.
Sol y Canto's seasoned musicians play the dance rhythms of the
Puerto Rican bomba, the Colombian cumbia, the Cuban son, the Spanish
flamenco and the haunting melodies of the Andes mountains.
Tickets for the April 9 concert are $8.
For information, call UD1-HENS.
Pension, retirement sessions scheduled
Two pension and retirement workshops are scheduled over the next
several weeks with representatives of the state Pension Office and the
Social Security Administration.
The public sessions will be held from 7-9 p.m., Monday, March 27,
at Brandywine High School, and from 7-9 p.m., Monday, April 3, at
Stanton Middle School.
Sponsored by the state Pension Advisory Council and the state
Board of Pension Trustees, the workshops have a number of co-sponsors
including the American Association of University Professors and the UD
Salaried Staff Association.
Strings, flute in faculty concert
The Mendelssohn String Quartet, with faculty guest artist Eileen
Grycky on flute, will present a program at 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 4,
in the Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.
The program will feature works by Mozart and Janacek. Tickets are
$7.50 for adults; $5 for UD faculty, staff and senior citizens and $2
for students.
Tickets will be available at the door or at the Hartshorn Box
Office.