Vol. 17, No. 12Nov. 20, 1997

Thursday, Nov. 20

Spring semester registration begins.

Fall final installment payment deadline

Deadline for receipt of master's theses for degrees conferred in December 1997

Dining halls fundraiser: Donate points, meals or cash to benefit UNICEF. Russell, Kent, Rodney and Pencader dining halls, all day. For information, call 410-398-9493.

Consumer studies presentation: on the technological influences in production and manufacturing in the global economy as well as the impact of NAFTA, culture differences and government regulations, with Emily Rubin Persons, HP '84. 310 Alison Hall West, 8-9:30 a.m. For information, call 831-8714.

Lecture: "Consciousness as Spiritual Experience," with Rev. Fred Chute, Unitarian Universalist, "Approaches to the Mind" series. Ray C Dormitory Lounge, 4 p.m. For information, call 837-6433 or 837-6429.

Consumer studies presentation: on international consumption trends, sourcing products for the U.S. market and developing relations with foreign manufacturers and retailers, with Emily Rubin Persons, HP '84. 310 Alison Hall West, 3:30-4:45 p.m. For information, call 831-8714.

Lecture: "AIDS, Love and Staying Alive," with HIV/AIDS educator Scott Fried. Mitchell Hall, 7-9 p.m. For information, call 453-0479.

Theatre: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 831-2204.

Theatre: Grease, presented by Harrington Theatre Arts Company. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission, $8 for the public and $5 for students. For information, call 456-1091.

Concert: Dr. Harmonica & Rocket 88. Hen Zone, Perkins Student Center, 8:30 p.m.; doors open, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Friday, Nov. 21

UD Women's Club holiday craft show: Proceeds to support UDWC scholarships for returning female students. Trabant University Center, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Center for Teaching Effectiveness workshop: "Evaluating Teaching: The Department Chairperson's Role," with Judy Greene and Gabriele Bauer, UD. 208 Willard Hall Education Building, 1:30-3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2027.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "On a Coupling Approach to Bootstrap Using Matchings," with Yongzhao Shao, Columbia University. 536 Ewing Hall, 2 p.m.

Museum studies lecture: "Launching a Museum of Living Culture-The National Museum of the American Indian," with Douglas E. Evelyn, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. 202 Old College, 3 p.m.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "The Block-QMR Method for the Solution of Multiple Radiation and Scattering Problems in Structural Acoustics," with Roland Freund, Bell Laboratories. 536 Ewing Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Chemistry and biochemistry colloquium: "Interfacial Catalysis and Activation: Kinetic, Thermodynamic and Structural Basis," with Mahendra Jain, UD. 101 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Ice hockey: Penn State. Rust Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students with UD ID and children 12 and under. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Theatre: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 831-2204.

Theatre: Grease, presented by Harrington Theatre Arts Company. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission, $8 for the public and $5 for students. For information, call 456-1091.

Film: Men in Black. Trabant University Center Theatre, 8 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.

Film: Air Force One. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.

Saturday, Nov. 22

Trabant Center bus trip: New York City, open itinerary. Bus leaves Trabant University Center, 8 a.m.; leaves New York City, 8 p.m. Cost, $25 with UD ID and $20 for full-time undergraduates. Tickets on sale in 217 Trabant University Center.

UD Women's Club holiday craft show: Proceeds to support UDWC scholarships for returning female students. Trabant University Center, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Theatre: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 831-2204.

Men's and women's swimming/diving: Drexel. Carpenter Sports Building, 1 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Theatre: Grease, presented by Harrington Theatre Arts Company. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 2 and 8 p.m. Admission, $8 for the public and $5 for students. For information, call 456-1091.

Ice hockey: Penn State. Rust Ice Arena, 4:30 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students with UD ID and children 12 and under. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Film: Air Force One. Trabant University Center Theatre, 8 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.

Film: Men in Black. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.

Sunday, Nov. 23

Choral Festival concert: University Chorale, with Paul Head, directing. UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Concert: "Power in Praise," with UD Gospel Choir, with guest choirs from Towson State University and University of Pennsylvania. Pearson Hall, 5 p.m. For information, call 837-8276.

Monday, Nov. 24

Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "2H, 13C and 1H NMR Studies of Structure and Dynamics in Polymers," with Robert Vold, College of William and Mary. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Concert: Del 'Arte Winds, with guest artists Carol Brown, flute; Anthony Gigliotti, clarinet; and Julie Nishimura, piano. UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Tuesday, Nov. 25

UD Association of Retired Faculty informal luncheon/ discussion: 207 Trabant University Center, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Electronic library lecture/ demonstration: "Delaware on the Web," with Rebecca Knight, UD. Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library, 12:10-12:50 p.m. For information, call 831-2432.

Research on alcohol lecture: "The Impact of Alcoholism on Families," with Jonathan Lewis, UD. Kirkwood Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:30-1:45 p.m. For information, call 831-3204.

History workshop: "Design for Victory: The Poster's Place in Wartime, 1941-1945," with Lawrence Bird, National Museum of American History. 203 Munroe Hall, 12:30 p.m. Brown-bag lunch. For information, call 831-2371.

Men's basketball: Virginia (Grotto Pizza night). Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Concert: University Orchestra, with Peter J. McCarthy, UD, directing. UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m.Call UD1-HENS.

Wednesday, Nov. 26

Thanksgiving recess begins 5 p.m. Classes starting at or after 5 p.m. will not meet. Residence halls close 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 27

Holiday; no classes and University offices closed

Friday, Nov. 28

Holiday; no classes and University offices closed

MarketPro computer show/sale: Bob Carpenter Center, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.. Admission, $6. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Ice hockey: Blue Hen Classic (Drexel, Erie College, Towson). Gold Ice Arena, 5 and 8 p.m. Admission, $5, adults; $3 UD students with ID and children under 12. Call UD1-HENS.

Saturday, Nov. 29

Continuing education opera trip: to the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City to see Tannhauser. Cost, $140; $40 for motorcoach only. Bus leaves Clayton Hall, 7 a.m. and Wilcastle Center, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 7:30 a.m. Call 831-1171.

MarketPro computer show/ sale: Bob Carpenter Center, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.. Admission, $6. Call UD1-HENS.

Holiday craft show: Clayton Hall, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $2

Ice hockey: Blue Hen Classic (Drexel, Erie College, Towson). Gold Ice Arena, 5 and 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students with UD ID and children 12 and under. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Sunday, Nov. 30

Residence halls reopen at 2 p.m.

Holiday craft show: Clayton Hall, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $2.

Women's basketball: Princeton. Bob Carpenter Center, 1 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.

Monday, Dec. 1

Classes resume following Thanksgiving recess.

Spring semester graduate admission application deadline

Faculty Senate meeting: 110 Memorial Hall, 4 p.m.

Course approval forms due for courses to be included in 1998-99 catalogs to registrar

Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "Charge Transfer in the Cluster Limit: Solvent Effects Without the Bulk," with Lynmarie A. Posey, Vanderbilt University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Lecture: "If We're Brains in a Vat, How Interesting Is the Vat?" with Bill Frawley, UD, "Approaches to the Mind" series. Ray C Dormitory Lounge, 4 p.m. For information, call 837-6433 or 837-6429.

Concert: Percussion Ensemble, with Harvey Price, UD, directing. UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Tuesday, Dec. 2

UD Association of Retired Faculty luncheon: "The Museum Studies Program at the University of Delaware," with Bryant Tolles, UD. Clayton Hall, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 731-4218.

Electronic library lecture/ demonstration: "Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids," with Catherine Wojewodzki, UD. Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library, 12:10-12:50 p.m. Call 831-2432.

Research on alcohol lecture: "Is Alcohol a Disease?" with Cynthia Robbins, UD. Kirkwood Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Call 831-3204.

History workshop: "Black Women and the Harlem Renaissance," with Carole Marks, UD. 203 Munroe Hall, 12:30 p.m. Brown-bag lunch. For information, call 831-2371.

Economics seminar: "Are the Baby Boomers Saving Enough for Retirement," with Bill Gale, Brookings Institution. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30-5 p.m. Call 831-1907 or 831-2563.

Continuing education studytrip: to the Philadelphia Orchestra, with Hans Vonk conducting, with violinist William de Pasquale. Bus leaves Clayton Hall, 6 p.m., and Wilcastle Center, 6:30 p.m.; return approximately 11 p.m. Cost, $40 for amphitheatre or $50 for family circle, includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation; $20 for motorcoach only. To register or for information, call 831-1171.

Concert: Jazz Ensemble I, with Jay Hildebrandt, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Wednesday, Dec. 3

UD Association of Retired Faculty informal luncheon/ discussion: 207 Trabant University Center, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Plant and soil sciences seminar: "Aging Effects on the Adsorption and Desorption Kinetics of 137Cs from Vermiculite and Contaminated Soils," with Amy M. Brennan, UD. 102 Fisher Greenhouse Laboratory, noon.

Research on Women lecture: "Through My Eyes: An African-American's Experience with Segregated and Integrated Education in Delaware," with Reba Hollingsworth, Delaware Heritage Commission. 209/211 Trabant University Center, 12:20-1:10 p.m. Call 831-8474.

Most University locations are wheelchair accessible.
For assistance with disability accommodations, please call (302) UD1-HENS.

Organization meetings

Golden Key National Honor Society: 6:30 p.m., Dec. 1, 205 Trabant University Center, for information, call 837-8219.

HOLA: 5 p.m., Thursdays. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center. For information, call 831-0710; 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2, La Tolteca, Newark Shopping Center. For information, call 837-8219.

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Student Union: 6:30 p.m., Sundays, through Dec. 7. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center. For information, send e-mail to alpha@udel.edu.

Pre-law Student Association: 4 p.m., Thursdays, through Dec. 4. 006 Kirkbride Lecture Hall.

Resident Student Association: 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23, Multipurpose Room A Trabant University Center; 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, Multipurpose Room C, Trabant University Center. For information, call 837-6182.

Society of Automotive Engineers: 6 p.m., Mondays, through Dec. 15. 103 Spencer Laboratory. For information, call 837-6341.

Warriors for Christ Campus Ministries: 6:30 p.m., Fridays, 219 Trabant University Center. For information, call 837-1032.