UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 29, Page 4
April 27, 1995
Up and coming
Undergraduates to give presentations
The University's 10th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
will be held Saturday, May 6, with all the trappings of a professional
research conference, including a respected keynote speaker, Lawrence
Principe, Delaware '83 and professor at Johns Hopkins University,
known for his discoveries in the history of science.
Topics of undergraduate research as divergent as "The Role of
Design on the Front Page of American Newspapers" and the "Self Esteem
and Social Support of Children with Cancer" will be presented in
poster and exhibit sessions and oral presentations.
The symposium begins at 9:30 a.m. with a session of scientific
posters and art and design exhibits. At 10:30 a.m., there will be
remarks by University Provost Melvyn D. Schiavelli and Principe. Oral
presentations will be held from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in six
concurrent sessions. All activities take place in the Perkins Student
Center.
The symposium has been organized to recognize exceptional
research work at the undergraduate level and to promote student
awareness of undergraduate research possibilities. Research being
presented at the symposium has been completed by seniors in the Honors
Degree and Degree With Distinction programs.
The University's senior thesis programs have been enriched this
year by the activities of a new Board of Senior Thesis Readers-20
faculty members who have devoted attention to helping students share
their research progress with one another during the course of the
year.
The board and the University Honors Program are the sponsors of
the symposium.
Research partners conference topic
"Research Partnerships with Industry" is the topic of a seminar
designed for principal investigators, departmental research
administrators and others interested in corporate-sponsored projects.
The program, offered by the Office of the Vice Provost for
Research, will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m., Thursday, May 18, in the
Collins Room of the Perkins Student Center.
Jack Gelb, animal science and agricultural biochemistry, and Roy
McCullough, composite materials, will present information on selecting
a company, identifying a company contact, planning the research and
understanding the corporate viewpoint.
Deanna Benson and Michele Campbell of the research office will
present information on negotiating with the sponsor, understanding the
research agreement and arranging Delaware Research Partnership grants.
To register, call 831-2136 or e-mail marge.darrell@mvs.udel.edu.
Annual lecture in Purnell Hall
Edward J. Kane, James F. Cleary Professor of Finance at Boston
College, will give the annual Hutchinson lecture at 7:30 p.m.,
Thursday, May 4, in Room 115 Purnell Hall.
His lecture, entitled "Ethical Lapses in Managing the S&L
Insurance Mess," is free and open to the public.
A graduate of Georgetown University with a doctorate from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kane has consulted for the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the World Bank, the
American Bankers Association, the Congressional Budget Office and
others. He served as president of the American Finance Association,
has written three books and has published extensively in his field.
Health sciences presentations set
The School of Life and Health Sciences will host an Undergraduate
Research Symposium from 1-5 p.m., Thursday, May 11, in Room 316C Wolf
Hall.
Students who have received a Charles Peter White Fellowship or a
Science and Engineering Scholars Fellowship will present summaries of
their research this past year, under the supervision of faculty
advisers. The symposium is open to the University community.
Opera workshops in Loudis Hall
Three centuries of opera will be highlighted at the UD Opera
Workshop, scheduled at 8 p.m., Friday, April 28, and 3 p.m., Sunday,
April 30, in the Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music
Building.
Music faculty Marie Robinson and Patrick Evans will present "A
Program of Scenes from Monteverdi to Britten (with Mostly Mozart in
Between)." The production will include fully stated scenes from some
operas.
General admission is $5. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or
in advance at the box offices in the Bob Carpenter and Perkins Student
centers.
Y-Chromes to host Del-a-Capella '95
The Y-Chromes, a 12-member, all-male singing group, is hosting
this year's Del-a-Cappella Concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 29, in
Mitchell Hall.
The annual gathering of campus a cappella groups also will
feature the D#'s, Deltones and Golden Blues, performing a mix of
traditional standards and modern arrangements.
Tickets, available at the Perkins Student Center box office and
at the door the night of the performance, are $7 for the general
public and $5 for students.
For information, call Matt Rickards at 454-8842.
Vocal concert is now in Pearson
The Men's and Women's Choruses will perform at 8 p.m., Friday,
May 12, in Pearson Hall (not Loudis Recital Hall as originally
announced). Andrew Cottle, associate professor of music, will direct
the free, public program.
Space is available at kids' conference
Spaces are still available for the second annual Rainbow Leaders
Kids' Conference of Delaware, scheduled from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m.,
Saturday, April 29, at Bayard Elementary School in Wilmington.
Students in grades 4 through 8 are welcome to attend.
Theme of the conference, created for kids by kids, is "Kids as
Leaders: Respecting the Earth and Us As One." Registration fee is $3,
and lunch and drinks will be provided.
To register, contact conference organizer Kate Conway-Turner,
director of the Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program and
associate professor of individual and family studies, at 831-8544 or
831-8474.
The conference is sponsored by the Department of Individual and
Family Studies, the College of Human Resources and the Center for
Community Development, as well as Domino's Pizza, Subway Sandwiches
and Salads, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar's and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Heritage camps across the state
The Delaware Heritage Commission is offering a series of week-
long Hands-On Heritage Day Camps in all three counties, where
participants will see and experience significant historical sites
throughout the First State.
All camps will run from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. "First Story" camps
will occur from June 26-30 in New Castle County and from July 10-14 in
Kent and Sussex counties. An "Advanced Story" camp will be held in all
three counties July 17-21.
The "First Story" schedule includes visits and activities at John
Dickinson Plantation, Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village, Fort
Delaware State Park, Trap Pond State Park, Nanticoke Indian Museum,
New Castle Courthouse and George Read II House.
"Second Story" activities include visits to Iron Hill, the UD's
College of Marine Studies in Lewes, Zwaanendael Museum,
Wilmington...Then and Now, Port Penn, the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal and the State Archives in Dover.
The programs are designed for students ages 11-13. Bus service
and snacks are provided. Registration is needed at least two weeks
prior to each camp.
Cost is $100. A $25 deposit is due with application. The balance
is due June 15. For information or a registration form, call 577-2144.
Improve Spanish during lunchtime
The University's HOLA Group, an organization interested in
promoting Latin American culture, is sponsoring a Spanish conversation
group to help those interested in practicing the language.
The conversation group will meet for lunch at noon on the second
and last Wednesday of each month at the Deer Park Tavern on Main
Street. Leaders are Sandra Murray and Hector Cruz. The next meeting
will be May 10.
Questions should be directed via e-mail to
Berges@brahms.udel.edu.
Estate planning workshop May 9
An estate planning workshop to help University employees prepare
for their financial future will be presented at no charge from 7-9
p.m., Tuesday, May 9, in the President's Room of the Blue and Gold
Club.
The program-presented by the Diamond State Financial Group for
current and retired UD faculty and staff members-will include
information on a number of topics, including creating a living trust,
savings on estate taxes, the importance of power of attorney and
recognizing the tax implications of actions by Congress.
Seating is limited. For reservations, call 366-0366, extension
3018.