UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 8, Page 4
October 20, 1994
Up and coming
Latin American series scheduled
The Latin American Studies Program at the University is offering
a film, speakers and a play, all scheduled in November and all free
and open to the public, around the theme "Liberation Theology in Latin
America: Multidisciplinary Perspectives."
The film Roses in December will be shown at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov.
1, in Room 004 of Kirkbride Lecture Hall. The film recounts the
experiences of a young Catholic lay missionary who was working with
the Maryknoll sisters in El Salvador at the time of the assassination
of Archbishop Romero.
The Rev. Philip Wheaton, a priest with extensive experiences in
Central America and the Dominican Republic, will speak at 7 p.m.,
Thursday, Nov. 3, in 004 Kirkbride Lecture Hall. Wheaton, who has been
active in the Sanctuary Movement and has written widely about
liberation theology in Latin America, will provide his view of recent
events in that country, especially the Chiapas revolt in Mexico.
The play, A Peasant of El Salvador, will be presented at 7:30
p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Mitchell Hall by Gould and Stearns, an
internationally acclaimed duo. They will present the plight of the
poor during the violence that swept El Salvador in the 1970s and
1980s.
The final event in the series is a talk by Hannah Stewart-
Gambino, scheduled for 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Room 206 Kirkbride
Hall. Stewart-Gambino is a leading scholar on Catholicism in Latin
America. She is the author of two recent books, Church and Politics in
the Chilean Countryside and Conflict and Competition: The Latin
American Church in a Changing Environment. Her talk will include a
discussion of the evolution and future of liberation theology.
These events have been arranged by Millicent Bolden, foreign
languages and literatures, and John Deiner, political science and
international relations. For information, contact Juan Villamarin,
coordinator of the Latin American Studies Program, at 831-1851.
Faculty exhibition set in Old College
The annual Department of Art faculty exhibition will be held from
Nov. 9 to Dec. 9 in the University Gallery at Old College.
An opening reception is scheduled from 4:30-7 p.m., Wednesday,
Nov. 9.
Featured in the exhibition will be works by Anne Graham, Joe
Moss, Priscilla Smith, Robert Straight and Stephen Tanis.
A gallery talk by Straight and Graham will be presented at 6
p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 1-
5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. The gallery is closed on University
holidays.
For information, call 831-8242.
Space activities on Newark campus
Delaware Space Activities Day will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30
p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5, on the Newark campus.
Featured will be a series of presentations, laboratory visits and
demonstrations describing graduate research and fellowship
opportunities at the University and undergraduate research internships
at consortia institutions.
Former astronaut and scientist Anthony W. England, mission
specialist on Space Shuttle Challenger's Spacelab 2 Mission in 1985,
will be the luncheon speaker. His talk will focus on a retrospective
of Spacelab 2 and the future of the civilian space program. England is
a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the
University of Michigan.
Sponsored by the University as a part of the NASA Space Grant
College Program, the program is open to the public, and registration
is $5. Advance registration is required and must be made no later than
Monday, Oct. 31.
For information, call 831-8116.
American ideas conference topic
"The Ideas That Made America Great" is the topic of a conference
to be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, in Clayton Hall.
Sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the program
will feature presentations by M. Stanton Evans and Alan Keyes.
The conference is free to all students and faculty and includes
lunch. For information, call 1-800-526-7022 or 837-8508.
Series to examine women and law
Two noontime lectures involving women and the law are scheduled
in the Research on Women series during November.
"Justice, Gender and Incarceration: Exploring Women's Experiences
in the Criminal Justice System" will be presented by Jill McCordel,
sociology, on Wednesday, Nov. 2; and "The Supreme Court and Women's
Rights" will be the subject of a talk by Leslie Goldstein, political
science and international relations, on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Both lectures will be held in the Ewing Room of the Perkins
Student Center. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Interdisciplinary
Program, the lectures are free and open to the public. Participants
may bring a lunch.
For information, call 831-8474.
Lecture, poetry in Memorial Hall
A lecture and poetry reading by Theodore and Renee Weiss, the
editors of the Quarterly Review of Literature, will be presented on
Friday, Oct. 28, in 110 Memorial Hall.
The lecture, "A Personal Discussion with QRL Editors: From the
Mysteries of Publication to Anecdotes About Contributors," will begin
at 4 p.m., and the poetry reading is scheduled at 8 p.m.
Over the last 50 years, the Weisses have known and corresponded
with Wallace Stevens, Mark Strand, William Carlos Williams, Ezra
Pound, Anne Sexton and Howard Nemerov, among others. Together, they
are a great fund of contemporary literary history, anecdotes and
behind-the-scenes information.
Sponsored by the Department of English, the two presentations are
free and open to the public.
For information, call 831-1974.
Teleconference in Clayton Hall
"Look Who's Coming to College: A New Understanding of Today's
Students" is the topic of a teleconference sponsored by the Division
of Student Life from 1:30-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 26, in 128
Clayton Hall.
Presented by the National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators, the teleconference panel will discuss the
characteristics, values, attitudes and beliefs of the post-Baby Boom
generation, how this generation interacts with other generations on
campus and what this means for the delivery of student services and
programs.
Questions under discussion will include: What are the
implications of changing demographic, social and economic trends? How
do today's campus populations compare with college students of the
past and future? What are the significant issues and concerns of
college students today? What are the implications and recommendations
for programs, policies and services on campuses?
Anyone wishing to attend the conference should contact Rhoda
Tandy by e-mail at Rhoda.Tandy. Please include your name and
departmental address to receive a guide prior to the conference.