UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 11
November 14, 1996
Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 14
Center for Teaching Effectiveness workshop: "Reading,
Writing and Remembering: Creative Approaches to Learning," with
Nancy King, UD. 206 Alison Hall West, 1-3 p.m. Advance
registration suggested. For information, call 831-2027 or e-mail
cte-reg@mvs.udel.edu.
Library electronic workshop: "World Wide Web as a Library
Resource." Room 056, Morris Library, 2-3:30 p.m. Preregistration
advisable. For information, call 831-2432.
Economics seminar: "Agency Relations in Finance," with Steve
Ross, Yale University. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30-5 p.m. Call 831-
1907 or 831-2563.
Readings: Local writers to read from their original works,
in conjunction with "Sharing Our Strengths, Writers Harvest: The
National Reading." 100 Wolf Hall, 7:30 p.m. Suggested donations,
$5 for adults and $3 for students. Call 455-9750.
Friday, Nov. 15
Freshman and transfer students admission application
deadline
Early decision deadline for freshman applicants for fall
1997
Women's Club holiday craft show: Multipurpose Room, Trabant
University Center, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. For information, call 738-1274
or 731-2150.
Colloquium: "Internet Resources for Counseling and Student
Affairs Professionals," with Robert Snyder, UD graduate student.
215 Willard Hall Education Building, 11:30 a.m. Brown-bag lunch.
Mathematical sciences seminar:"Bing's Maps," with Janusz
Lysko, Widener University. 210 Ewing Hall, 1:25 p.m.
Mechanical engineering seminar: "Unified Second-Order
Stochastic Averaging Approach for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems,"
with R. A. Ibrahim, Wayne State University. 114 Spencer
Laboratory, 2 p.m.; coffee in Spencer Lobby, 1:45 p.m.
Fluids and plasma seminar: Topic to be announced, with C.W.
Smith, UD. Bartol Conference Room, Sharp Laboratory, 2 p.m.
Operations research seminar: "Function Minimization in the
Presence of Noise," with A. Vardi, University of Pennsylvania.
122 Old College, 2 p.m.
Museum studies lecture: "From Frogs to Focus
Groups: Creating New Exhibits at the Philadelphia Zoo," with
Kathleen F. Wagner, Philadelphia Zoological Garden. 202 Old
College, 3 p.m. For information, call 831-1251.
Mathematical sciences colloquium: "Kinetic Equations," with
Marshall Slemrod, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 206
Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Synthetic and Reaction
of 1-Aza-1, 3-butadienes; Studies Toward the Synthesis of
Pyridoacridines," with Gretchen Rehberg, Bucknell University. 214
Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Episcopal Campus Ministry concert: Johnny Q Public, power
alternative rock. St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 7 p.m. Donation
requested, $5. For information, call 368-4644.
Art display/talent show: "Artistic Expression." Multipurpose
Rooms A&B, Trabant University Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $1 or 50
cents with a canned food item.
Ice hockey: Maryland. Gold Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Admission, $4
for the public and $2 for students. For information, call 831-
2718.
Concert: Country singers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Bob
Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Film: Bordello of Blood. Trabant University Center Theatre,
9 p.m. and midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Saturday, Nov.16
Continuing education opera trip: Rigoletto, Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City. Bus leaves Clayton Hall, 7 a.m., and
Wilcastle Center, Wilmington, 7:30 a.m.; return approximately 5
p.m. Cost, $140; an additional $40 for transportation. For
information or to register, call 831-2746.
Diversity workshop: "Welcoming and Appreciating Diversity."
219 Trabant University Center, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For information
or to register, call 831-8735 or e-mail at div-reg@mvs.udel.edu.
Women's Club holiday craft show: Multipurpose Room, Trabant
University Center, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. For information, call 738-1274
or 731-2150.
Blue Hen football: Rhode Island. Delaware Stadium, 1 p.m.
For tickets, call UD1-HENS.
Film: The Fan. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7 and 10
p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Delta Gamma anchor splash: Carpenter Sports Building, 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 18
Deadline for submission of master's thesis for December
degree conferral
PRSSA UNICEF kiosk: to benefit women and children in foreign
countries. Trabant University Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 738-
0801.
Biochemistry seminar: "The Catalytic Mechanism of Inorganic
Pyrophosphatase," with Barry S. Cooperman, University of
Pennsylvania. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Kappa Sigma rush: Trabant University Center, 7-9 p.m. For
information, call 837-6152.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
PRSSA UNICEF kiosk: to benefit women and children in foreign
countries. Trabant University Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 738-
0801.
Lecture: with UD faculty artists Larry Holmes and John
Weiss. Department of Art Gallery, Recitation Hall, noon-1 p.m.
For information, call 831-2244.
History workshop: "Urbanism, Cultural Knowledge and
Historical Practice in Pre-Colonial West Africa," with Sandra
Barnes, University of Pennsylvania. 436 Ewing Hall, 12:15 p.m.
Brown-bag lunch. For information, call 831-2371.
Medical technology open house: Skylight area, McKinly
Laboratory, 2-5 p.m. For information, call 831-2849.
Economics seminar: "Macroeconomics of Low Inflation," with
George Akerlof, University of California/Berkeley and Brookings
Institution. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30-5 p.m. Call 831-1907 or 831-
2563.
Storytelling: with Deborah Dash Moore, Vassar College,
telling stories of the Jewish G.I.s who served during World War
II. 204 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. Call 831-3324.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
Fall final installment payment deadline
Deans' general University research proposals due to research
office
PRSSA UNICEF kiosk: to benefit women and children in foreign
countries. Trabant University Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 738-
0801.
Dynamics and control seminar: "Rehabilitation Robotics,"
with Richard Foulds, UD. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 11 a.m.
Gallery discussion: with artists Larry Holmes and John
Weiss, UD. University Gallery, Old College, noon. For
information, call 831-8242.
Research on Women lecture: "A Woman's Worth: Nazi Ideology
and Legal and Physical Violence Against Women," with William
Thomas, UD. 007 Willard Hall Education Building, 12:20-1:10 p.m.
For information, call 831-8474.
Center for Teaching Effectiveness workshop: "Teaching
Students to Think Critically in Large Classes," with Carol A.
Weiss, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. 106
Composites Center, 1-3 p.m. Advance registration suggested. To
register or for information, call 831-2027 or e-mail cte-
reg@mvs.udel.edu
National Student Exchange information session: Admissions
Annex, 188 Orchard Rd., 2-2:45 p.m. For information, call 831-
6331.
Bartol/physics and astronomy colloquium: "Nucleation of
Bubbles in Quantum Liquid," with Humphrey J. Maris, Brown
University. 131 Sharp Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Kappa Sigma rush: Q-Stix, 7-9 p.m. For information, call 837-
6152.
Delaware Cooperative Extension program: "Eating Healthy for
the Holidays." New Castle County Extension Office, 910 South
Chapel St., 7-9 p.m. For information or to register, call 831-
1239.
Business Student Association presentation/discussion: with
Anderson Consulting and MBNA America. 209 Trabant University
Center, 7:30-9:30 p.m. For information, call 837-1727.
Music presentation: Calliope, a sound and light show to
benefit the Department of Music Scholarship Fund. Mitchell Hall,
8 p.m. Admission, $15 for the public; $10 for UD faculty, staff
and alumni and senior citizens; and $5 for students. For
information, call 831-2577.
Thursday, Nov. 21
Students' advisers registration for spring 1997 begins;
schedule request forms due to Student Services Building by Dec.
6.
Spring semester registration begins.
Diversity workshop: "Welcoming and Appreciating Diversity."
219 Trabant University Center, 8:30 a.m.-noon. For information or
to register, call 831-8735 or e-mail at div-reg@mvs.udel.edu.
Library lecture: "Electronic Threads: Cyberboutiques and
Costume Collections on the Web," with Linda Stein, UD. Class of
1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library, 12:10-1 p.m. Brown-bag lunch.
Call 831-2432.
Foreign languages and literatures lecture: "On Reading and
Writing in an Age of Consumerism," with John A. McCarthy,
Vanderbilt University. 209-211 Trabant University Center, 7:30
p.m.
Concert: Jazz Ensemble I, with Alan Hamant, UD, directing.
Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For
information, call 831-2755.
Friday, Nov. 22
Ticket sales end at noon for a Nov. 23 open itinerary trip
to New York City. Sign up in Room 218 Trabant University Center.
Employee Wellness program: "Menopause: Alternative
Strategies and Nutritional Concerns," with Judy Hendricks and
Marianne Carter, UD. 216 McDowell Hall, noon. Registration
required. For information, call 831-8388.
Chemical engineering seminar: "Novel Approaches to the
Robust Control of Complex Chemical Processes through Nonlinear
Model-based Control," with Frank Doyle, Purdue University. 102-
103 Colburn Laboratory, 3 p.m.
Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Synthetic Modeling of
Copper Protein Active Site Chemistry," with William Tolman,
University of Minnesota. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Women's basketball: Delaware State. Bob Carpenter Center, 6
p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Ice hockey: Penn State. Blue Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Admission, $4
for the public and $2 for students. For information, call 831-
2718.
Meeting: "Finding Help: The Road to Advocacy...through a
Maze of Professionals," with Dale Bassett-Powell, Woodlyne
School, and young adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. 115
Purnell Hall, 7:30 p.m.; gathering, 7 p.m. For information, call
234-0208 or 651-6830.
Men's basketball: Delaware State. Bob Carpenter Center, 8:15
p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Concert: Superdrag, with opening bands Kristen Barry and 30
Amp Fuse. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 9 p.m.
For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Film: The Crow: City of Angels. Trabant University Center
Theatre, 9 p.m. and midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest
per ID.
Saturday, Nov. 23
Trip: to New York City, open itinerary. Bus leaves Trabant
University Center, 8 a.m.; return approximately 10:30 p.m. Cost,
$25 for UD faculty and staff with UD ID and $20 for full-time
undergraduates with UD ID. Sign up in Room 218 Trabant University
Center.
Center for Black Culture bus trip: to see Bring in 'Da
Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk in New York City. Bus leaves UD at noon
and New York City immediately following 8 p.m. show. For
information, call 831-2991. SOLD OUT
Film: The Black Stallion, Performing Arts Junior Series.
Trabant University Center Theatre, 10 a.m. For ticket
information, call UD1-HENS.
Film: Supercop. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7 and 10
p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Sunday, Nov. 24
Concert: UD Chorale, with Patrick Evans, UD, directing.
Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 3 p.m.
Admission, $5. For information, call 831-2577.
Ice hockey: Indiana University (Pa.). Gold Ice Arena, 4:30
p.m. Admission, $4 for the public and $2 for students. For
information, call 831-2718.
Concert: Gospel Choir. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.
For information, call 837-6427.
Monday, Nov. 25
Biochemistry seminar: "Characterization of the ACYL-CoA
Binding Domain of the E. coli Transcription Factor FadR," with
Concetta DiRusso, Albany Medical College. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4
p.m.
Concert: University Orchestra, with Peter McCarthy, UD,
directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8
p.m. Call 831-2577.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
Association of Retired Faculty luncheon/discussion: 207
Trabant University Center, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Brown-bag lunch.
History workshop: "The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Detroit
and the Fate of the American City," with Tom Sugrue, University
of Pennsylvania. 436 Ewing Hall, 12:15 p.m. Brown-bag lunch. For
information, call 831-2371.
Economics seminar: "A Primer on Spatial Econometrics," with
John Mackenzie, UD. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30-5 p.m. For
information, call 831-1907 or 831-2563.
Art history lecture: "The Relationship that Exists Between a
Society and the Structures It Builds - From Ancient Times to the
Present," with Alexander Chajes, University of Massachusetts. 202
Old College, 5 p.m.
Men's basketball: Rider. Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. For
ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Concert: Collegium Musicum, with Russell Murray, directing.
Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For
information, call 831-2577.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5 p.m. Classes starting at or
after 5 p.m. will not meet. Residence halls close, 7 p.m.