Vol. 16, No. 39	Aug. 21, 1997

'97 T.A. conference set Aug. 25-27

The 1997 annual Conference for Graduate Teaching Assistants will be held from Aug. 25-27 in the Trabant University Center.

The sessions are sponsored by the Center for Teaching Effectiveness and the Graduate Student Association. Workshops and presentations will cover a wide variety of topics to help prepare graduate students for their upcoming entry into the teaching classroom.

Panel discussions also are included in the schedule.

Some of the topics include "Working with First-Year Students," "Building Rapport on the First Day of Class," "Engaging Students in the Subject Matter," "Grading and Evaluation" and "Managing Difficult Classroom Situations."

Instructors include representatives from the Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University library, faculty and User Services.

For information or to register, call 831-2072 .

Breakfast series to begin Oct. 2

The College of Business and Economics 1997-1998 Management Breakfast Series, designed to keep business persons abreast of the latest management topics at a convenient time, will begin Oct. 2.

The series of programs will address key business issues and will feature senior faculty members from the University, as well as business and government leaders. Topics include organizational development, trade, finance, office technology, corporate ethics and the Delaware economy.

The series is scheduled from 7:30-9 a.m., Thursdays, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4, Feb. 12, March 12 and April 2, in Arsht Hall on the Wilmington Campus.

For information on costs and registration, contact Bette Cella, continuing education, at 831-8839.

Wide range of fall events planned

The University has a number of special events planned for the Newark campus this fall that are free and open to the public.

Comedienne Wendi Fox, with opening act Suzi Tasca, known an "the Comedy Queen of Delaware," will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center.

An evening with Max Weinberg, former drummer in Bruce Springsteen's band, will be held at 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14, in the Trabant Center.

Jackson Katz, all-state football player, author and founder of Real Men, will discuss "Football, Feminism and Other Contemporary Contradictions" at 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, in the Trabant University Center.

In the Hen Zone of the Perkins Student Center, Comedy Tuesdays are back with an array of area comedians offering entertainment at 8:30 p.m. Band Night Thursdays also are being offered in the Hen Zone, with the most popular local bands performing throughout the fall.

Also in the Hen Zone will be Theatre Weekends featuring the best in local student, community and semiprofessional theatre on Friday and Saturday nights, with curtain at 8 p.m. The first performance will be Speaking as Women, one-act plays written by Delaware playwrights, on Sept. 26 and 27. Cost is $5 for UD students and $10 for all others.

For more event information, call UD1-HENS.

UD Community Music School to form high school band

High school musicians with at least four years of playing experience are being offered a rare opportunity this fall through the University's Community Music School. For the first time, a high school concert band is being assembled under the direction of Robert J. Streckfuss, music.

For some 45 students, costs will be minimal thanks to an extraordinary scholarship program that covers two thirds of the $90 tuition fee.

Intended as an enrichment opportunity-not to compete with high school band programs-the concert band will rehearse on Wednesday nights. Band members will always be excused for school commitments.

The focus of the band program will be to develop ensemble musicianship skills as students learn to play with appropriate phrasing, style, balance, rhythm, intonation and expression.

Forming the band is the next logical step in the progression of the school, director Jill Hannagan said.

"The concert band will give them the opportunity to experience different concert band literature, which sometimes high school concert bands can't get to because of their busy marching band schedules."

Concert band membership is open to all high school musicians who meet the experience qualification, but anyone hoping for one of the 45 scholarships must audition to receive the financial aid.

"We hope to draw from all the high schools where students live geographically close enough to the University to make it to the Wednesday night (7:30-9 p.m.) rehearsals," Hannagan said.

Intended to supplement rather than deter students from private lessons, membership in the concert band entitles students to a discount on private lessons at the Community Music School. Discounts also are available to students who want to play in the concert band and some of the other ensembles offered by the Community Music School.

For information and additional details, call 831-2577.

Borders Books and Music in Newark will feature the UD Community Music School in its children's section at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept.