UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 9
October 31, 1996
Calendar
Thursday, Oct. 31
Storytelling: "UD Ghosts and Local Legends," with Ed
Okonowicz, UD; book signing follows presentation. 209/211 Trabant
University Center, noon-1:30 p.m. Call 831-3078.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Introducing Markov Chain
Monte Carlo and BUGS Program," with Li Li, UD. Rees Hall, 2 p.m.
English colloquium: "Getting Collected for a Collection: The
Evolution of an Article," with Bonnie K. Scott, UD. 107 Sharp
Laboratory, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2361.
Lambda Chi Alpha/Kappa Alpha Theta haunted house: All
proceeds will go to the Emmaus House. 163 East Main St., 4-7 p.m.
Cost, two cans of food or $1. Call 456-6664.
Storytelling: "UD Ghosts and Local Legends," with Ed
Okonowicz, UD. Warner Hall Lounge, 9 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 1
Promotion recommendations due.
Sabbatical leave recommendations due to provost.
General University research proposals due to deans.
Fluids and plasma seminar: Topic to be announced, with S.P.
Owocki, UD. Bartol Conference Room, Sharp Laboratory, 2 p.m.
Operations research seminar: "Interval Newton's Method and
Optimization," with N.S. Asaithambi, Lincoln University. 122 Old
College, 2 p.m.
Chemical engineering seminar: "Active Control of
Amphiphilocity: Using Light and Electrical Potentials to Control
the Properties of Surfactant-Based Systems," with Nick Abbott,
University of California at Davis. 102-103 Colburn Laboratory, 3
p.m.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "When Is the Student-t
Statistic Asymptotically Standard Normal?," with Evarist Gine,
University of Connecticut. 206 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Design, Synthesis and
Study of Unnatural Ion Transport Agents," with Steven Burke,
University of Wisconsin. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
University United carnival/fun fair: Carpenter Sports
Building, 6 p.m.
University United talent showcase: Carpenter Sports
Building, 7 p.m.
Men's basketball: D.C. Explorers, Amateur Athletic Union
(exhibition). Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. For ticket
information, call UD1-HENS.
Ice hockey: West Virginia. Gold Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Admission,
$4 for the public and $2 for students. For information, call 831-
2718.
E-52 Student Theatre: Cabaret. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8
p.m. Tickets, $7 for the public; $5 for UD students; and $6 for
other UD community. For ticket information, call 837-6431.
Film: Frighteners. Trabant University Center Theatre, 9 p.m.
and midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
University United party: Carpenter Sports Building, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Men's and women's cross country: America East Championships.
White Clay Creek State Park, Route 896 North, Newark, time to be
announced. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
MarketPro computer show: Bob Carpenter Center, 9:30 a.m.-4
p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Phi Sigma Pi coed flag football tournament: Hope Bowl to
benefit Delaware AIDS Foundation. Carpenter Sports Building
grounds, 10 a.m. Registration fee, $50/team (7-12 members to a
team). Registration required. For information, call 368-3499.
University United food showcase preview: "Just a Taste,"
multicultural food showcase. Trabant University Center, noon.
University United diversity workshops: Trabant University
Center, 12:30 p.m.
Men's soccer: Hofstra. Delaware Soccer Field, behind
Delaware Stadium, 2 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
University United multicultural food showcase: featuring
food from Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and
Europe. Trabant University Center, 2:30 p.m.
University United comedy cabaret showcase: featuring Woggie
and Holly Faris. Trabant University Center, 3:30 p.m.
University United Greek spotlight: featuring step show and
airband. Trabant University Center, 5 p.m.
Film: Fled. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7 and 10 p.m.
Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
E-52 Student Theatre: Cabaret. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8
p.m. Tickets, $7 for the public; $5 for UD students; and $6 for
other UD community. Call 837-6431.
Sunday, Nov. 3
Islamic Awareness booth: Trabant University Center, noon-7
p.m. For information, call 837-8430.
E-52 Student Theatre: Cabaret. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 3
p.m. Tickets, $7 for the public; $5 for UD students; and $6 for
other UD community. For ticket information, call 837-6431.
Concert: Singers Katherine and Kristine Ciesinski,
Performing Arts Series. Mitchell Hall, 4 p.m. Admission, $15 for
the public; $10 for UD faculty and staff and $6 for students.
SOLD OUT
Ice hockey: Kent State. Gold Ice Arena, 4:30 p.m. Admission,
$4 for the public and $2 for students. For information, call 831-
2718.
International film: Anne Frank Remembered (U.S., 1996).
Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 4
Islamic Awareness booth: Trabant University Center, noon-7
p.m. For information, call 837-8430.
Center for Applied Coastal Research seminar: "Surf Zone
Currents," with D. Howell Peregrine, University of Bristol. 140
DuPont Hall, 1:30 p.m.
Hearing: On the report of the General Education Review
Committee. 205 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3-4 p.m. For information,
call 831-8077.
Faculty Senate meeting: 110 Memorial Hall, 4 p.m. For
information, call 831-2921.
Biochemistry seminar: "Electrostatic Properties of
Biological Macromolecules," with Barry Honig, Columbia
University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Holiday; University offices closed, no classes
Morris Library open regular hours. Call 831-BOOK for branch
information.
Wednesday, Nov. 6
Dynamics and control seminar: Topic to be announced, with
Ray Boston, University of Pennsylvania. 114 Spencer Laboratory,
11 a.m.
Islamic Awareness booth: Trabant University Center, noon-7
p.m. Call 837-8430.
Research on Women lecture: "Employment Issues Facing Women
in Academia," with Gerald Turkel, UD. 007 Willard Hall Education
Building, 12:20-1:10 p.m. Call 831-8474.
Library electronic workshop: "The Government
Connection: Finding Federal Government Resources on the Web."
Room 056, Morris Library, 2-3:30 p.m. Pre-registration advisable.
To register or for information, call 831-2432.
Art history lecture: "What Do Art Historians Want? The
Photographers of/as the Work of Art," with Ralph Lieberman,
Oberlin College. 202 Old College, 5 p.m.; reception following.
Lecture: "Godfathers and Goodfellas: Making Your Living
Covering the Philadelphia Mafia," with reporter George Anastasia.
100 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 7 p.m.
Community forum: to inform AT&T customers of relay updates.
125 Clayton Hall, 7-9 p.m.
Baha'i peace seminar: "Soaring into the Millennium on
theWings of Peace," with Peter Oldziey. 211 Trabant University
Center, 7:30-9:15 p.m. For information, call 737-1918.
Thursday, Nov. 7
Business and Economics Management Development Breakfast
lecture: "Strategy at the Millennium: Control or Chaos," with
Daniel P. Sullivan, UD. Arsht Hall, 7:30-9 a.m. Cost, $25; $21
for UD alumni. For information, call 831-8839.
Islamic Awareness booth: Trabant University Center, noon-7
p.m. Call 837-8430.
Library lecture: "Virtual Picassos: Art on the Web," with
Iris Snyder, UD. Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library,
12:10-1 p.m. Brown-bag lunch. For information, call 831-2432.
National Student Exchange information session: Admissions
Annex, 188 Orchard Rd., 3:30-4:15 p.m. For information, call 831-
6331.
Delaware Seminar: "The New York African Burial Ground: Bio-
Cultural and Engaged," with Michael Blakey. 201 Old College, 4-
5:30 p.m.; reception, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2678.
Slide/lecture presentation: with artist Sue Coe. 204
Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 5:30 p.m. For information, call 831-4105.
History lecture: "Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in
Bismarck's Germany: Small Histories and the Big Picture," with
David Blackbourn, a leading historian of modern Germany. 125
Clayton Hall 7:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2371.
Concert: Del'Arte Woodwind Quintet. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy
E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Call 831-2577.
Friday, Nov. 8
Islamic Awareness booth: Trabant University Center, noon-7
p.m. Call 837-8430.
Mechanical engineering seminar: "Lattice-Boltzman
Computational Fluid Dynamics," with S. Chen, IBM Watson Research
Center. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 2 p.m.; coffee in Spencer Lobby
1:45 p.m.
Fluids and plasma seminar: Topic to be announced, with D.P.
Pontius, UD. Bartol Conference Room, Sharp Laboratory, 2 p.m.
Operations research seminar: "Queuing Simulation in ER: An
Operations Research Application in Health Care," with Cengiz
Tanverdi, Medical Center. 122 Old College, 2 p.m.
Chemical engineering seminar: "The Modeling and Dynamics of
Polymerization Processes," with W. Harmon Ray, University of
Wisconsin. 102-103 Colburn Laboratory, 3 p.m.
Dance program/lecture/ demonstration: with members of the
New York Baroque Dance Company. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du
Pont Music Building, 3:30 p.m. Call 831-2044.
Mathematical sciences colloquium: "Strong Laws for Local
Quantile Processes," with Paul Deheuvels, University of Paris VI.
206 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Chemistry and biochemistry colloquium: "Rhodium and
Molybdenum on Y-Alumina: The Case for Molecular-Like Rhodium in
Heterogeneous Catalysis," with Henry Roley, UD. 101 Brown
Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Ice hockey: West Chester. Blue Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Admission,
$4 for the public and $2 for students. Call 831-2718.
E-52 Student Theatre: Cabaret. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8
p.m. Tickets, $7 for the public; $5 for UD students; and $6 for
other UD community. Call 837-6431.
Music program: D#Sharps# fall invitational. Mitchell Hall, 8
p.m. Admission, $7 for the public and $4 for students. Call 837-
8525.
Film: A Time to Kill. Trabant University Center Theatre, 9
p.m. and midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Saturday, Nov. 9
Holiday craft show: Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave.,
Wilmington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Women's volleyball: Towson State. Bob Carpenter Center, 1:30
p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Film: Multiplicity. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7 and
10 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
E-52 Student Theatre: Cabaret. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8
p.m. Tickets, $7 for the public; $5 for UD students; and $6 for
other UD community. Call 837-6431.
Music program: D#Sharps# fall invitational. Mitchell Hall, 8
p.m. Admission, $7, public; $4 students. Call 837-8525.
Sunday, Nov. 10
Women's basketball: Lady Diamonds (exhibition). Bob
Carpenter Center, 2 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
International film: The Celluoid Closet (U.S., 1996).
Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 11
Tickets go on sale for a Nov. 23 open itinerary trip to New
York City. Sign up in Room 218 Trabant University Center.
Deadline for submission of doctoral dissertations and
executive position papers for December degree conferral
Winter Session late registration and change of registration
begins via UDPHONE
Diversity workshop: "Welcoming and Appreciating Diversity."
219 Trabant University Center, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Call 831-8735 or e-
mail at div-reg@mvs.udel.edu.
Biochemistry seminar: "The Alpha Helix in Peptides and DNA-
Binding Proteins," with Neville R. Kallenbach, New York
University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "The Universe: Accident or Design?," with noted
author and astrophysicist Hugh Ross. Multipurpose Room A and B,
Trabant University Center, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 12
UD Association of Retired Faculty luncheon: 207 Trabant
University Center, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Brown-bag lunch.
History workshop: "MIT Abroad: Putting Modernization Theory
into Practice in Iran, India and Spain," with Bill Leslie, Johns
Hopkins University. 436 Ewing Hall, 12:15 p.m. Call 831-2371.