UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 9, Page 16
October 27, 1994
Calendar
THURSDAY, OCT. 27
Last day for first-semester freshmen to change registration or to
drop courses without academic penalty
Open house: Academic Services Center. The George Evans House, 5
West Main St., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, call 831-
4126.
Workshop: "How to Choose a Major and/or Career." Center for
Counseling and Student Development, noon. For more information,
call 831-2141.
Teleconference: "Instructional Technology Review and Update."
Studio C, Pearson Hall, 1:30 p.m. For more information or to
register, call 831-8441 or e-mail nthomas@strauss.
Workshop: J.O.B.S. orientation. Raub Hall, 3:30 p.m. For more
information, call 831-8479.
Colloquium: "Does How We Teach Match How Students Learn?," with
Lillian C. McDermott, University of Washington. 131 Sharp
Laboratory, 4 p.m.; refreshments in 225 Sharp Laboratory, 3:30
p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 28
Center for Teaching Effectiveness grant applications due, all
categories: Instructional TV room requests, technology and
instructional improvement grants to department chairpersons and
deans
Seminar: Testicular self-exam, with Brent Thompson, UD. 103 Sharp
Laboratory, noon. For more information, call 831-8388.
Seminar: "Low-Frequency Rossby Waves in the Pacific Ocean Forced
by El Nino Events," with John D. McCalpin, UD. 105 Robinson Hall
and interactive TV, 203 Cannon Laboratory, Lewes, noon.
Seminar: "Is Science Multicultural?," with Sandra Harding, UD.
207 Willard Hall Education Building, 1 p.m.
Teleconference: "Networked Information and the Scholar." Studio
C, Pearson Hall, 1:30 p.m. For more information or to register,
call 831-8441 or e-mail nthomas@strauss.
Seminar: "Reversed Displacement of Generalized Inverses," with
David H. Wood, UD. 536 Ewing Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Seminar: "Robots as Manipulative Tools for the Disabled," with
Tarik Rahman, A.I. duPont Institute. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 3:30
p.m.; coffee in Spencer Laboratory lobby, 3:15 p.m.
Men's soccer: Northeastern. Delaware soccer field, located behind
Delaware Stadium, 3:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-
HENS.
Lecture: "A Personal Discussion with QRL Editors: From the
Mysteries of Publication to Anecdotes About Contributors," with
Theodore and Renee Weiss, Quarterly Review of Literature. 110
Memorial Hall, 4 p.m. For more information, call 831-2361.
Seminar: "The Design of Nonpeptidic Inhibitors of Human Leukocyte
Elastase," with Peter R. Bernstein, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Group.
203 Drake Hall, 4 p.m.
Coffee hour: Cosmopolitan Club. 22 North Chapel St., 5:30-7 p.m.
Hayride/bonfire: Cosmopolitan Club. Leave Perkins Student Center,
7:30 p.m. $5 for members and $6 for non-members. For more
information, call 837-8636.
Poetry reading: with Theodore and Renee Weiss, Quarterly Review
of Literature. 110 Memorial Hall, 8 p.m. For more information,
call 831-2361.
Theatre: The Wiz, presented by Black Student Theatre. Wolf Hall,
8 p.m. Admission, $6 for the public and $4 for students. For more
information, call 837-8415.
Film: Heathers, 140 Smith Hall, 8 p.m. Admission, $1 with UD#1
CARD; one paying guest per card.
Film: Halloween. 140 Smith Hall, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $1 with
UD#1 CARD; one paying guest per card.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Parents' Day
Volleyball: Blue Hen Invitational. Carpenter Sports Building, 10
a.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Football: Northeastern. Delaware Stadium, 1 p.m. For ticket
information, call UD1-HENS.
Songfest '94. UD choirs and a cappella groups. Pearson Hall
auditorium, 4:30 and 9 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-
HENS.
Theatre: Moliere's The Learned Ladies, presented by Professional
Theatre Training Program (PTTP). Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For
ticket information, call 831-2204.
Film: Halloween. 140 Smith Hall, 8 p.m. Admission, $1 with UD#1
CARD; one paying guest per card.
Theatre: The Wiz, presented by Black Student Theatre. Wolf Hall,
8 p.m. Admission, $6 for the public and $4 for students. For more
information, call 837-8415.
SUNDAY, OCT. 30
Sunday bagel brunch. Abe and Pearl Kristol Hillel Building, 47
West Delaware Ave., 11 a.m. Cost, $1 for members and $2 for non-
members. For more information, call 453-0479.
Men's soccer: Boston University. Delaware soccer field, located
behind Delaware Stadium, 1 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-
HENS.
Meeting: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Student Union. Kirkwood Room,
Perkins Student Center, 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 831-
8066.
Film: Cronos (Mexico, 1993). 140 Smith Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Theatre: Moliere's The Learned Ladies, presented by Professional
Theatre Training Program (PTTP). Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For
ticket information, call 831-2204.
Concert: The Jesus & Mary Chain, with Mazzy Star and Velvet
Crush. Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information,
call UD1-HENS.
MONDAY, OCT. 31
Chug Ivri/Hebrew lunch. Abe and Pearl Kristol Hillel Building, 47
West Delaware Ave., 12:15 p.m. Lunch provided free for members,
$1 for non-members. For more information, call 453-0479.
Workshop: J.O.B.S. orientation. Raub Hall, 3 p.m. For more
information, call 831-8479.
Seminar: "Microwave Drying System for Rapid Soil-Water Content
Determination," with Paul Gilbert, Waterways Experiment Station,
Army Corps of Engineers. 348 DuPont Hall, 4 p.m.
Meeting: DUSC. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center, 5:30 p.m.
For information, call 831-2648.
Meeting: Golden Key National Honor Society, for members and
persons interested in service activities. Collins Room, Perkins
Student Center, 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOV. 1
Departments' promotion recommendations due to colleges
Last day for student recipients to sign Perkins loan promissory
notes
Seminar: "Learning from Farm Buildings: Evidence for Agricultural
History," with Bernard Herman, UD. 102 Fischer Greenhouse
Laboratory, noon.
Workshop: "Engineers and Consumers in the Air Conditioning
Industry, 1904-1942," with Gail Cooper, Lehigh University. 436
Ewing Hall, noon. Brown-bag lunch.
Lecture: "Influences on the Development of Vernacular Furniture
Traditions of Great Britain in the 18th and 19th Centuries," with
Bernard D. Cotton, Buckinghamshire College, Delaware Seminar
series. 201 Old College, 4 p.m.; reception, 3:30 p.m.
Seminar: "An Experimental Investigation of Spilling Breakers,"
with James H. Duncan, University of Maryland. 348 DuPont Hall,
3:30 p.m.
Seminar: "Random Utility Models of Recreation Demand," with
George Parsons, UD. 115 Purnell Hall, 3:30 p.m. For more
information, call 831-2563.
Program: Commission on the Status of Women Student Travel Awards
and Special Travel Awards. 305 Hullihen Hall, 4:30 p.m. For more
information, call 831-8063.
Meeting/lecture: "Getting Homework Done," with Marcia Tietbohl,
UD. 311 Willard Hall Education Building, 7 p.m. For more
information, call 831-1098.
Film/discussion: Roses in December. 004 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 7
p.m. For more information, call 831-1851.
Reading: Dickens' works, with Philip Collins, University of
Leicester. 110 Memorial Hall, 7:30 p.m. For more information,
call 831-2361.
Concert: Mendelssohn String Quartet. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E.
du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Admission, $7.50 for the public;
$5 for UD faculty and staff and senior citizens; and $2 for
students.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2
Lecture: "Justice, Gender and Incarceration: Exploring Women's
Experiences in the Criminal Justice System," with Jill McCorkel,
UD, Research on Women series. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center,
12:20 p.m.
Seminar: "Chiral Dihydrophyridones as Intermediates for Natural
Project Synthesis," with Daniel Domins, North Carolina State
University. 203 Drake Hall, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "Retrieving Our Spiritual Heritage: A Challenge of Our
Time," with Soheil B. Bushrui, University of Maryland. Ewing
Room, Perkins Student Center, 7 p.m. For more information, call
831-2659.
Film: Indochine (French/ Vietnamese, with English subtitles).
East Asia in Film series. 140 Smith Hall, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOV. 3
Lecture: "Effectively Competing in A Global Market," with John A.
Krol, DuPont Co., College of Business and Economics Breakfast
Series. Arsht Hall, Wilmington, 7:30 a.m. For more information or
to register, call 831-8839.
Seminar: "Integrating Gay Scholarship, Feminist Theory, Cultural
Studies and Multicultural Education," with Jim Sears, University
of South Carolina. 207 Willard Hall Education Building, 1 p.m.
For more information, call 831-3649.
Information session: National Student Exchange. 188 Orchard Rd.,
3:30 p.m. For more information, call 831-6331.
Shabbat/Sukkot dinner/ service. Abe and Pearl Kristol Hillel
Building, 47 West Delaware Ave., 6:30 p.m. Members, free, and non-
members, $4. For more information, call 453-0479.
Lecture: "Liberation Theologian's View of Recent Events in Latin
America, Focusing on the Chiapas Revolt in Mexico," with Philip
Wheaton. 004 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. For more information,
call 831-1851.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4
Deans' sabbatical leave recommendations due to provost
Seminar: "The Relation Between Ocean Surface Heat Flux and Sea
Surface Temperature Change," with W. Timothy Liu, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. 105 Robinson Hall and interactive TV, 203 Cannon
Laboratory, Lewes, noon.
Seminar: topic to be announced, with Scott Rutherford, UD. 325
Old College, 2 p.m.
Seminar: "Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of the Group II
Intron Ribozyme," with Anna Marie Pyle, Columbia University. 203
Drake Hall, 4 p.m.
Reform style Shabbat dinner and service. Abe and Pearl Kristol
Hillel Building, 47 West Delaware Ave., 6 p.m. Cost, free for
members and $4 for non-members. Register by 10 a.m., Nov. 3. For
more information, call 453-0479.
Concert: Gamelan Lake of the Silver Bear, directed by Michael
Zinn, UD. Lake Forest High School, Felton, 7:30 p.m. For
information, call Dover at 735-8200 or Georgetown at 855-1620.
Theatre: The Wiz, presented by Black Student Theatre. Wolf Hall,
8 p.m. Admission, $6 for the public and $4 for students. For more
information, call 837-8415.
Party: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and Omega Kappa Alpha
Fraternity Inc. Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, 10 p.m.-2
a.m. Admission, $3 before 11 p.m. and $4 after 11 p.m. For more
information, call 837-8205.
Film: Speed. 140 Smith Hall, 8 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD#1 CARD;
one paying guest per card.
Film: Blown Away. 140 Smith Hall, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $1 with
UD#1 CARD; one paying guest per card.