UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 29, Page 12
April 25, 1996
Calendar
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
Student Research on Women conference: with UD graduate and
undergraduate students presenting original research papers on
women or gender-related issues. Kirkwood Room, Perkins Student
Center, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Call 831-8474.
Scholar and the Library lecture: "The Library as a Laboratory:
Preparing an Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Notebooks,"
with Charles Robinson, UD. Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris
Library, noon-1 p.m. Brown-bag lunch. For information, call 831-
2231.
Panel discussion/luncheon: with University career women, designed
for girls aged 9-15 and their family or friends. Rodney Room,
Perkins Student Center, noon-1:15 p.m.; tours of the campus, 1:30-
2:30 p.m. Advance reservations required. Call 831-4620.
Sussex County Assistive Technology Resource Center open house:
featuring demonstrations of educational uses of assistive
technology for educators, students and families and a talk at 1
p.m. by Tim Kavel of Delaware Tech. Delaware Tech's Owens Campus,
Georgetown, noon-7 p.m. Call 856-7946 or 856-6714.
Education colloquium: "The Development of Model-Based Reasoning
in Mathematics and Science," with Leona Schauble, University of
Wisconsin at Madison. 207 Willard Hall Education Building, 1 p.m.
Seminar: "SMILI (Superconducting Instrument for Light Isotopes)-
The Isotopic Ratios of Cosmic Ray He, Li, BE and B from 100-1500
MeV/nucleon," with Glenn Spiczak, Bartol Research Institute. 217
Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m.
Women's lacrosse: Hofstra. Delaware Field, off Chestnut Hill
Road, 3:30 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Mathematical sciences colloquium: "Pointwise Convergence of
Wavelets," with Louise A. Raphael, Howard University. 115 Purnell
Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Art conservation seminar: "Conservation Issues in the Use of Rare
Illuminated Manuscripts," with Lawrence P. Nees, UD. Winterthur
Museum Rotunda, 4 p.m. Call 831-8236.
Master gardener workshop: "Trees and Shrubs," plus a tour of the
UD Botanical Gardens on April 27 at 10 a.m. 103 Fischer
Greenhouse Laboratory, 7-9 p.m. Call 831-2506.
Latin American dance/music presentation: featuring dancers from
the Latin American Community Center, American Ballroom Academy,
UD HOLA group and Granada, Spain. Pearson Hall auditorium, 7 p.m.
For information, call 831-2758.
Lecture: "Peace in the Middle East: The Dawn of a New Era," with
Eli Avidar, consulate general of Israel, based in Philadelphia.
100 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. Call 831-3324.
PTTP performance: Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace.
Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. Call 831-2204. SOLD OUT
Concert: Gin Blossoms, with special guests Tommy Keene and
Dishwalla. Bob Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. Tickets, at $8 for full-
time undergraduates with UD ID; $12 for UD faculty, staff and
other UD ID; and $15 for the public (limit 4), on sale at the Bob
Carpenter Center and Perkins Student Center box offices and by
calling Ticketmaster at 984-2000. A convenience fee may apply.
For information, call UD1-HENS.
Concert: schroeder. Hen Zone, Perkins Student Center, 8:30 p.m.;
doors open, 8 p.m. For information, call 831-6694.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Deadline to complete Winter Session 1997 course schedules in SIS+
to scheduling office
Agricultural sciences/biology graduate student research
symposium: with keynote address on marine biotechnology by Rita
Colwell, University of Maryland. 124/125 Clayton Hall, 8 a.m.-5
p.m.; pre-registration required for luncheon. For information,
call 831-1356.
Center for Teaching Effectiveness workshop: "Welcoming and
Appreciating Diversity." Collins Room, Perkins Student Center,
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Send registration three days before workshop to
affirmative action and multicultural programs, 124 Hullihen Hall.
For information, send e-mail to div-reg@mvs.udel.edu or call 831-
8735.
Materials science/composite materials seminar: "Interface
Tailoring for Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites," with J.
Bouix, University of Lyon. 106 Composites Manufacturing Science
Laboratory, 1 a.m.
Nutrition and dietetics seminar: "The Medical Aspects of
Treatment of Patients with Anorexia," with Dyanne Westerberg, UD.
236 Alison Hall, noon.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Alternating Projection Methods
for Maximum Likelihood Estimation--Part VI," with Paul Eggermont,
UD. 536 Ewing Hall, 1 p.m.
Seminar: "Opportunities for Study and Research Exchanges," with
F. Bertin, French Embassy, Washington, D.C. 110 Memorial Hall, 2
p.m.
Science and engineering scholars poster session: featuring
research projects from 17 departments. Ewing Room, Perkins
Student Center, 2-4 p.m. For information, call 831-8995.
Mechanical engineering seminar: "Development of Electrical
Sensors for Wear Monitoring," with S. Danyluk, Georgia Institute
of Technology. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 2 p.m.; coffee in Spencer
Laboratory lobby, 1:45 p.m.
Chemical engineering seminar: "Sorption and Transport of
Penetrants in Multiphase Polymer Systems," with Donald R. Paul,
University of Texas at Austin. Center for Composite Materials, 3
p.m.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Continuous Mappings on Continua
(cont'd)," with Mike Macchione, UD. 536 Ewing Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "High Order Accurate Time
Discretization Schemes that Preserve Energy Properties," with Don
French, UMBC. 204 Ewing Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Chemistry/biochemistry seminar: "Fundamental Studies in Tandem
Mass Spectrometry: A Game of Billards in #D," with Jean Futrell,
UD. 101 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
International night: an evening of music, dance and song from
around the world. Mitchell Hall, 6:30 p.m. Admission, $1. Call
837-8676.
PTTP performance: Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace.
Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 831-2204.
Film: 12 Monkeys. 140 Smith Hall, 8 p.m. Admission, $1 with UD
ID; one guest per ID.
Opera workshop: Two fully staged operatic treasures, The Music
Shop by Richard Wargo and Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury,
under the direction of Melanie DeMent, Patrick Evans and Marie
Robinson, UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building,
8 p.m. Admission, $5. Call 831-2577.
E-52 Student Theatre production: The Tempest, produced by David
Howey, Royal Shakespeare Company. 100 Wolf Hall, 8 p.m.
Admission, $4. For information, call 837-8634.
Black Student Theatre production: Fires in the Mirror. Hen Zone,
Perkins Student Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the public and
$3 for students and children 12 and under. For information, call
831-6694.
Black Student Leadership reception: Center for Black Culture, 8-
10 p.m. Call 831-2991.
Film: Sudden Death. 140 Smith Hall, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $1 with
UD ID; one guest per ID.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
Black Student Leadership conference: "The Struggle Within:
Challenges of Being a Leader." Clayton Hall, 8 a.m. Advanced
registration required. Cost, $60 for UD students and staff. Call
831-2991.
Volleyball philanthropy tournament: to benefit Chaim Sheba
Medical Center. Harrington Beach, 8 a.m. Cost, $18 per team of
six.
Wilmington Antiques Show: Arsht Hall, Wilmington, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Call 656-5555 or 798-8460.
Newark Citizens Against Traffic barbecue: 176 West Main St., 11
a.m. Cost, $4 in advance and $5 day of barbecue. To order a meal
in advance, call 731-5454.
Concert: Popular Christian singer and four-time Grammy nominee
Margaret Becker. Mitchell Hall, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $20 at the
door and $25 for golden circle; in advance, $18 for the public
and $15 for students and senior citizens. For tickets, call 1-800-
521-0290. For information, call 368-4644.
PTTP performance: Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace.
Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. Call 831-2204. SOLD OUT
Opera workshop: Two fully staged operatic treasures, The Music
Shop by Richard Wargo and Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury,
under the direction of Melanie DeMent, Patrick Evans and Marie
Robinson, UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building,
8 p.m. Admission, $5. For information, call 831-2577.
E-52 Student Theatre production: The Tempest, produced by David
Howey, Royal Shakespeare Company. 100 Wolf Hall, 8 p.m.
Admission, $4. For information, call 837-8634.
Black Student Theatre production: Fires in the Mirror. Hen Zone,
Perkins Student Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the public and
$3 for students and children 12 and under. For information, call
831-6694.
Film: 12 Monkeys. 140 Smith Hall, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $1 with
UD ID; one guest per ID.
SUNDAY, APRIL 28
Black Student Leadership conference: "The Struggle Within:
Challenges of Being a Leader." Clayton Hall, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Advanced registration required. Cost, $60 for UD students and
staff. Call 831-2991.
Wilmington Antiques Show: Arsht Hall, Wilmington, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
For information, call 656-555 or 798-8460.
Human Resources Alumni Association house tour: featuring nine
houses in Newark, Hockessin and Landenberg, Pa., showcasing
examples of Colonial, contemporary and Georgian architecture,
noon-5 p.m. Advance tickets, $10; day of tour, $12. Call 731-
0526.
Blue-White spring football: Delaware Stadium, 1:30 p.m. For
information, call UD1-Hens.
Opera workshop: Two fully staged operatic treasures, The Music
Shop by Richard Wargo and Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury,
under the direction of Melanie DeMent, Patrick Evans and Marie
Robinson, UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building,
3 p.m. Admission, $5. For information, call 831-2577.
Black Student Theatre fashion show: Moodswings: A Theatrical
Presentation in Fashion, as part of the Black Arts Festival.
Bacchus, Perkins Student Center, 6:15 p.m.; social hour, 5-6 p.m.
Admission, $15 for the public and $10 for UD students. For
information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2991.
International film: The City of Lost Children (Italy, 1995). 140
Smith Hall, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 737-3955.
MONDAY, APRIL 29
Center for Teaching Effectiveness panel discussion: "Faculty and
Faculty Development in the 21st Century." Ewing Room, Perkins
Student Center, 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Send registration by April
24 to Center for Teaching Effectiveness, 111 Pearson Hall, or e-
mail to cte-reg@mvs.udel.edu.
Open discussion: "Employment Issues for Students with
Disabilities," with Doug Richardson, Richardson & Co. 124 East
Delaware Ave., 2:30-4:30 p.m. Reservation deadline, April 25.
Call 651-6830.
Biochemistry seminar: "Structure/Function of Mammalian 3-Alpha-
Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases," with Trevor M. Penning,
University of Pennsylvania. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Concert: University Orchestra, directed by Peter J. McCarthy, UD.
Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For
information, call 831-2577.
TUESDAY, APRIL 30
Deadline for admission to Ph.D. candidacy for August 1996 degree
conferral to graduate office
Human resources poster session: Alumni Room, Alison Hall, 9 a.m.-
noon.; morning refreshments served. Open to UD faculty and
students. For information, call 831-8560.
Seminar: "Algebraic Model of Baryon Resonances," with Roelof
Bijker, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, UNAM, Mexico. 217 Sharp
Laboratory, 11 a.m.
Environmental engineering seminar: "Speciation and
Bioavailability of Metals in Sediments: Analysis and
Environmental Solutions," with Graeme E. Batley, CSIRO Division
of Coal and Energy Technology. 348 DuPont Hall, 11 a.m.
UD Association of Retired Faculty luncheon/discussion: Read Room,
Perkins Student Center, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Brown-bag lunch.
Call 731-9447.
History workshop: "Corporate Science and the Demands of War:
Collaboration and Competition in the Mass Production of
Penicillin, 1942-1945," with M. Susan Lindee, U. of Penn. 436
Ewing Hall, noon. Brown-bag lunch
Biology lecture: "Signal Transduction for Melatonin Regulation by
Light," with George Brainard, Jefferson Medical College. 316C
Wolf Hall, 2 p.m.; refreshments, 1:30 p.m.
Center for Teaching Effectiveness workshop: "Lecturing for
Learning: Getting Students to Use Their Minds as Well as Their
Pens," with Carol Weiss, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and
Science. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center, 2-4 p.m. Send
registration to 111 Pearson Hall, or e-mail cte-reg@mvs.udel.edu.
Baseball: West Chester. Delaware Diamond, 3 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Women's lacrosse: Lehigh. Delaware Field, off Chestnut Hill Road,
3:30 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Economics seminar: "Highway Congestion Pricing: An Application to
Northern Delaware," with Joe Daniel, UD. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30
p.m.
Marine studies seminar: topic to be announced, with Jon Geller,
University of North Carolina. 203 Cannon Lab, Lewes, and via ITV,
105 Robinson Hall, 4 p.m.
Concert: Country artist Wynonna, with special guest BlackHawk.
Bob Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. Tickets, at $25 for the public,
$22.50 for UD faculty and staff and $20 for full-time UD
undergraduates with ID, are one sale at the Bob Carpenter Center
and the Perkins Student Center box offices and by phone from
Ticketmaster at 984-2000 or (215) 336-2000. A convenience fee may
apply.
Stand-up comedy: African-American comedienne Romont Harris. Hen
Zone, Perkins Student Center, 8:30 p.m.; doors open at 8 p.m.
Call 831-6694.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
Discussion: with author and activist Ellen Bravo, National
Association of Working Women. Rodney Room, Perkins Student
Center, noon-1:30 p.m. Brown-bag lunch. To register, call 831-
4620 or send e-mail to Nancy-Soccorso@mvs.udel.edu. For
information, call 831-8063.
Race, ethnicity and culture lecture: "Broken Pots and Fixed
Ideas, Archeological Concepts of Ethnicity," with Tom Rocek, UD.
Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20-1:10 p.m. For
information, call 831-1899.
English lecture: "Blacknell as a Performance of Whiteness: The
Subversion of Definition and Binary Thinking in the Canon," with
Jennifer Henton, UD graduate student. 110 Memorial Hall, 12:20
p.m. For information, call 831-2361.
Delaware seminar: "The Invention of the Cottage as a Comfortable
House," with Jack Crowley, Dalhousie University. 201 Old College,
4 p.m.; reception, 3:30 p.m.
Physics and astronomy/Bartol Research Institute colloquium:
"Active Galactic Nuclei: What Have High-Resolution Radio
Observations Revealed and What Is Still To be Uncovered?," with
Leslie F. Brown, Connecticut College. 100 Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.;
refreshments in 225 Sharp Laboratory, 3:30 p.m.
Organic/inorganic chemistry seminar: "Steric Effects, Stability
and Reactivity in Amidinate and Formamidinate Complexes of Post-
Transition Elements," with Darrin Richeson, University of Ottawa.
203 Drake Hall, 4 p.m.
Latter-Day Saints Student Association panel discussion: "Where
Did I Come From? Why Am I Here? Where Am I Going?," with Shawn
and Tiffiney Christiansen. 329 Purnell Hall, 6:30 p.m. For
information, call 369-9340 or 837-8193.
MALS/outreach seminar: "Russia: What Can the U.S. Do? What Should
the U.S. Do?," with James Oliver and David Shearer, UD. 105 Arsht
Hall, Wilmington, 7-8:30 p.m. Call 831-6075.
Lavender Scholars lecture: "Black, Red and Lavender: Bayard
Rustin, Civil Rights and American Homophobia," with John
D'Emilio, University of North Carolina and National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute. Lecture Theatre, University
Center, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-8703.
THURSDAY, MAY 1
Seminar: "Neutrinos and Axions from Supernovae: Impact of Nucleon
Spin Fluctuations," with Georg Raffelt, Max-Planck-Institut fur
Physik. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m.