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| Vol. 18, No. 1 | Sept. 3, 1998 |
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| Vol. 18, No. 1 | Sept. 3, 1998 |
Poet Donald Junkins, former director of the graduate writing program at the University of Massachusetts, will speak on "Big Bad Ernest Hemingway: Poet of Poets" at 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4, in Room 204 Gore Hall.
Junkins describes himself as an aficionado who loves to read Hemingway's works and write and talk about them. He has taught contemporary poetry in places as diverse as Germany and the People's Republic of China.
Journey to the Corrida, Junkins' 10th book of poems, will be published this fall by Lynx House Press. His poems have been translated into Chinese, French and German. Additionally, The New York Times recently praised his translation of Euripides' Andromache as "lovely and dignified."
His appearance is sponsored by the Department of English. For more information, call department at 831-1974.
Program to teach French to children
When children learn to speak a foreign language at an early age, experts say they have a better chance of becoming truly proficient and speaking that language with more native-like pronunciation. It's also been found that early learning of a language can enhance a child's intellectual and mental development.The Department of Foreign Languages and Literature will offer a French course starting Sept. 12, for children, ages 6 through 13. The Foreign Languages for Youngsters (FLY) program is open to children in grades 1-3 and 6-8. Classes will be held in 12 sessions, from 10-11:30 a.m., Saturdays, Sept. 12-Dec. 12, on the Newark campus.
Tuition is $150, plus a $25 materials fee. The course is cosponsored by the Alliance Francaise of Wilmington.
For information or to register, call 831-3389 or access the FLY web page at <http://www.udel.edu/ katrien/fly.htm>.
Climate change panel to meet
The Delaware Climate Change Working Group (DCCWG), a panel designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to recommend greenhouse gas reduction strategies for this state, will meet at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Ewing Room of the Perkins Student Center.Patricia Passarella, U.S. Department of Energy program manager, and Darice Ellis, EPA Region 3 specialist, will offer information about volunteer programs in Delaware that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A DCCWG analysis indicates that Delaware will have to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 24 percent over the next 14 years to comply with U.S. CO2 reduction targets set by the 1992 International Treaty on Climate Change and amended in Kyoto, Japan last December. The DCCWG is in the process of developing an action plan to be submitted next year to Delaware Gov. Tom Carper .
The DCCWG is a 26-member panel, funded by the EPA through the state energy office. John Byrne, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, chairs the committee.
Jazzworks: The UD Jazz Project will present a free, public concert at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building. Featuring UD faculty musicians, the concert will include classics as well as new works.Members of the sextet include Vernon James and Wendell Hobbs, saxophone; Harvey Price, vibes; Doug Mapp, bass; Mike Arenson, piano; and Tom Palmer, drums.
A series of classes, taught by members of the Ballroom Dance Team, will be offered this fall. Participants will learn to dance the fox trot, tango, waltz, swing, tango and other dance steps.Each class meets one hour per week for 10 weeks-beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, Thursday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 13.
Tuesday classes are Beginner, 7-8 p.m., and Beginner II and Intermediate sessions, 8-9 p.m.
Thursday classes are Beginner, 7-8 p.m., and Latin and Advance classes, 8-9 p.m. On Sunday, there are two Beginner sessions, 7-8 p.m. and 8-9 p.m.
For the first time, a family package will be available. Participants can bring children (6-15 years old) to the 7 p.m., Sunday class and they will be taught to dance while adults are learning.
Classes are taught in the Pearson Hall gymnasium. Cost of each 10-week session is $30 for full-time students and $60 for others. The family package is $130.
For more information, call Pat Grim at 831-1117, or send e-mail to spring@udel.edu or visit the web site at www.udel.edu/dance
Bus trips are scheduled to New York City and Great Adventure. On Saturday, Sept. 18, travelers will depart from the Trabant University Center at 8 a.m. for a trip to New York City. The bus will depart at 8 p.m. for the trip home to Newark.
Cost is $20 for undergraduates with UD ID and $25 for faculty, staff and others with UD ID. Seats are on sale from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. through noon, Friday, Sept. 18, in Room 217, Trabant University Center.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, buses will depart the Trabant University Center at 10 a.m. for a trip to Great Adventure amusement park. The bus will depart for Newark at 11 p.m.
Ticket prices include bus and admission to the park, but does not include the safari section. Cost is $30 for students with a UD ID and $35 for all others. Guests are welcome.
Tickets are on sale from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., through noon, Friday, Oct. 9, in Room 217 Trabant University Center.
Winners of the 1999 Delaware Division of the Arts fellowships in poetry-Bruce Allen Heggan, UD Lutheran Campus Ministry, and James Keegan, Georgetown Parallel Program-will present a reading of their works at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15, on WILM radio, 1450 am.Heggan was a winner in the Emerging Professional in Poetry category and Keegan was in the Established Professional in Poetry category.
