Vol. 18, No. 12Nov. 19, 1998

Thursday, Nov. 19

Spring semester registration begins; schedule request forms due to Student Services Building by Dec. 4.

UD Women's Club annual crafts show/sale: Proceeds to provide scholarships for returning women students who need assistance. Trabant University Center, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. For information, call 455-0348.

Energy and environmental policy seminar: "Civil Society and Environmental Movements in Korea," with Seejae Lee, Catholic University of Korea and Citizens' Institute for Environmental Studies. Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, noon-1:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8405.

Education colloquium: on teenage parents, with Saul Hoffman, UD. 207 Willard Hall Education Building, 1 p.m. For information, call 831-2321.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "Testing Randomness via Approximate Entropy," with Andrew Rukhin, University of Maryland at Baltimore County. 320 Gore Hall, 1:30 p.m.

Career workshops: "Interview Preparation" and "Resume I." Raub Hall, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Bartol seminar: "Reconnection and ISM Turbulence," with Alex Lazarian, CITA-University of Toronto. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8111.

Honors Center open house: for honors faculty, students and staff. Honors Center, 180 South College Ave., 3:30-5 p.m.

History seminar: "Ethnicity and the 19th-Century Landscape in Rural Pennsylvania," with Deryck Holdsworth, Pennsylvania State University, Delaware Seminar Series. Lobby of Old College, 4 p.m.; reception, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2678.

Theatre: Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine, presented by E-52 Student Theatre. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the general public and $4 with UD ID. For information, call 837-1920.

Friday, Nov. 20

Fall 1998 final installment payment deadline

UD Women's Club annual crafts show/sale: Proceeds to provide scholarships for returning women students who need assistance. Trabant University Center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For information, call 455-0348.

Center for Teaching Effectiveness workshop: "General Principles of Testing and Grading (for new faculty)," with Judy Greene and Gabriele Bauer, UD. 208 Gore Hall, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. For information, send e-mail to <cte-reg@udel.edu>.

Business and economics lecture: "Financing the New Economy Perspective from the Life Sciences Industry," with Dennis J. Purcell, Hambrecht & Quist Inc., Chap Tyler Executive Leadership Lecture Series. MBNA America Hall, 1:30 p.m. Reservations required. For information, call 831-2221.

Career workshop: J.O.B.S. orientation. Raub Hall, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Music clinic: Rhythm & Brass, Performing Arts Series. 120 Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 2:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Mathematical sciences colloquium: "Randomness and Pseudo-Randomness in Discrete Mathematics," with Noga Alon, Tel Aviv University. 006 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Biological sciences seminar: "DNA Chip Technology for Genotyping and Gene Express Analysis," with Bertrand Lemieux, UD. 316C Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:30 p.m.

Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "Selective Modification of Physical and Chemical Properties of Transition Metal Surfaces," with Jinguang Chen, UD. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Film: Lethal Weapon, Blockbuster Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $2. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Theatre: Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine, presented by E-52 Student Theatre. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the general public and $4 with UD ID. For information, call 837-1920.

Ice hockey: West Virginia. Gold Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students and children. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Performance: David Mamet's Oleanna, presented by Harrington Theatre Arts Company. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $2. For information, call 837-1651.

Swing Night: celebrating WVUD's 30th anniversary, featuring live music by Jump and Jive and The Rhythm Doctors. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Admission, $2. For information, call 837-6078.

Film: Saving Private Ryan, Blockbuster Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10 p.m. Admission, $2. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Saturday, Nov. 21

Bus trip: to historic sites in Harlem, New York City. Bus leaves Center for Black Culture, 192 South College Ave., 7:30 a.m. Cost, $40 for the public and $20 for students. To register or for information, call 831-2991.

Football: James Madison. Delaware Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, noon. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Delaware Repertory Dance Company auditions: for its spring production. Carpenter Sports Building Activity Room, 3-6 p.m. For information, send e-mail to <sauce@udel.edu>.

Film: Saving Private Ryan, Blockbuster Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $2. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Fall Stress Reliever Program: Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $3; or if you wear red clothing, $2. For information, call 831-2991.

Theatre: Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine, presented by E-52 Student Theatre. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the general public and $4 with UD ID. For information, call 837-1920.

Concert: Rhythm & Brass, Performing Arts Series. Mitchell Hall, 8 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Performance: David Mamet's Oleanna, presented by Harrington Theatre Arts Company. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $2. Call 837-1651.

Film: Lethal Weapon, Blockbuster Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $2. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Sunday, Nov. 22

Concert: Choral Festival. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 3 p.m. Admission, $6. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

Concert: Gospel Choir, Praise Steppers, Anointed and Appointed Dancers and other special guests. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 23

Career workshops: "The Second Interview: What to Expect." Raub Hall, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Delaware Repertory Dance Company auditions: for its spring production. Carpenter Sports Building Activity Room, 3-5 p.m. For information, send e-mail to <sauce@udel.edu>.

Civil and environmental engineering seminar: "The Mechanics of Train Derailments," with Allan M. Zarembski, Zeta-Tech. 348 DuPont Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2756.

Chemistry and biochemistry seminar: "Thermodynamics of Protein Folding," with Harold Scheraga, Cornell University. 101 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Biochemistry colloquium: "Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Protein Folding," with Harold Scheraga, Cornell University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Theatre: Chekhov's The Brute, Brecht's The Jewish Wife and Tennessee Williams' This Property Is Condemned, presented by the After Dinner Readers' Theater. Chapel Street Theatre, 27 North Chapel St., Newark, 7:30 p.m. Call 731-4682.

Men's basketball: Rider (University Community Day). Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $1. Call UD1-HENS.

Concert: Del 'Arte Quintet. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Canceled.

Tuesday, Nov. 24

Turkish exhibition: Multipurpose Room B, Trabant University Center, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Center for Applied Research seminar: "Engineering Approaches to Analyzing Inlet Processes," with William G. Grosskopf, Ocean & Coastal Technologies Inc. 348 DuPont Hall, 3:30 p.m. Call 831-6531.

Continuing education study trip: to see the Philadelphia Orchestra with Andrew Davis conducting. Bus leaves Clayton Hall, Laird Campus, 6 p.m. Cost, $40, includes roundtrip transportation and amphitheatre seat; family circle seat, $50. To register, call 831-1171.

InterFaith Thanksgiving Service: Perkins Student Center, Gallery, 7 p.m. For information, call 368-8774.

Concert: Singer Tori Amos. Bob Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Wednesday, Nov. 25

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

Research on women lecture: "Victorian Women and Crime Fiction," with Jonathan Grossman, UD. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20-1:10 p.m. For information, call 831-8474.

Women's basketball: Delaware State. Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 5 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.

Thursday, Nov. 26

Thanksgiving; no classes and University offices closed.

Friday, Nov. 27

Holiday; no classes and University offices closed.

Ice hockey: Blue Hen Classic. Gold Ice Arena, 5 and 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students and children. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Saturday, Nov. 28

Craft show: Clayton Hall, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission, $2; free with UD ID. For information, call 831-2214.

Ice hockey: Drexel/Erie College/Towson. Gold Ice Arena, 5 and 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students and children. Call UD1-HENS.

Sunday, Nov. 29

Residence halls open at 2 p.m.

Craft show: Clayton Hall, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission, $2; free with UD ID. For information, call 831-2214.

Monday, Nov. 30

Classes resume following Thanksgiving recess.

Delaware Transportation Institute Research Program Guidelines available (FY00)

Mechanical engineering seminar: Topic to be announced, with Maria Braun-Unkhoff, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Institute). 114 Spencer Laboratory, 12:15-1:15 p.m.

Biochemistry seminar: "Caspases: Key Mediators of Apoptosis and Inflammation," with Nancy Thornberry, Merck Research Laboratories. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Panel discussion: on AIDS. Pencader Commons II, 7 p.m. For information, call 837-1216.

Film: The Summer of Aviya (In Hebrew with English subtitles, 1988), Women's Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7 p.m. Call 831-8063.

Tuesday, Dec. 1

Promotion recommendations due.

Graduate application deadline for admission in spring 1999

Baha'i Club meeting: to discuss the UD community's response to the recent closing of the Baha'i University in Iran. 209 Trabant University Center, 12:30 p.m. For information, call 831-1809 or 831-2659.

Economics seminar: "Contracting in Transition Economies," with Jeffrey Miller, UD. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30-4:45 p.m. For information, call 831-1916 or 831-2563.

Center for Applied Research seminar: "Instability Theory for Rip Currents," with Merrick C. Haller, CACR. 348 DuPont Hall, 3:30 p.m. Call 831-6531.

Concert: Jazz II, with Tom Palmer, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

Wednesday, Dec. 2

Research on women lecture: "Border Crossings: Multicultural Issues in Contemporary German Women's Literature," with Monika Shafi, UD. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20-1:10 p.m. For information, call 831-8474.

Lecture: "Nothing But the Truth: Bill Clinton Under Oath," with former F.B.I. agent Jim Fisher. 100 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 2:30 and 3:35 p.m. For information, call 831-4424.

Career workshop: J.O.B.S. orientation. Raub Hall, 3 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation of Olegins via Dioxiranes," with Yian Shi, Colorado State University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Concert: Gamelan Lake of the Silver Bear, with Michael Zinn, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

Thursday, Dec. 3

Business and economics breakfast lecture: "DuPont's New Global Services Business," with Cinda A. Hallman, DuPont Co. Goodstay Center, 2600 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 7:30-9 a.m. Cost, $25. For information, call 831-8839.

Education colloquium: on categorization in children, with Deborah Kemler-Nelson, Swarthmore College. 207 Willard Hall Education Building, 1 p.m. For information, call 831-2321.

Civil engineering seminar: "Nonpolar Organic Chemicals on Geosorbents: Refined Modeling Approaches After Two Decades of Research," with William Ball, Johns Hopkins University. 348 DuPont Hall, 1:30-3 p.m. For information, call 831-2442.

Geology seminar: "An Environmental Assessment of a Former Industrial/Landfill Site, Lancaster, Pa.," with Andre de Wet, Franklin and Marshall College. 004 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. Call 831-8750.

Career workshop: "Interview Preparation." Raub Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

History seminar: Topic to be announced, with Gretchen Buggeln, Winterthur, Delaware Seminar Series. Lobby of Old College, 4 p.m.; reception, 3:30 p.m. Call 831-2678.

Concert: Symphonic Band, with James P. Ancona, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

Friday, Dec. 4

Sabbatical leave actions

Biological sciences seminar: "Intensity Symmetry and Additivity: Below Ground Competition in an Old-Field Community," with J.C. Cahill, UD. 316C Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:30 p.m.

Chemistry and biochemistry seminar: "Electron-Transfer Reactions: Some Recent Developments," with Dennis Evans, UD. 101 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5

Concert: University Singers, with Ruth Oatman, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 2 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

Opening reception: "Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition." Department of Art Gallery, 102 Recitation Hall, 5-8 p.m. For information, call 831-2244.

'98 Alpha Ball: A night of elegance with live entertainment, buffet meal and cash bar. Brandywine Terrace, Wilmington, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Cost, $45/couple and $25/ individual. For information, call 837-8359 or 369-9495.

Coffeehouse: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Office, featuring folk guitarist Verona. Unitarian Universalist Church, Newark, 8 p.m. Admission, $5. For information, call 831-8703.

Concert: Choral Union, with Larry Hoenig, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Admission, $6. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

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

Organizations

College Democrats: 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, through Dec. 9. 220 Smith Hall. For information, call 837-8643.

Cosmopolitan Club: 6-8 p.m., coffee hour, Fridays, through Dec. 18. Hen Zone, Perkins Student Center. For information, send e-mail to <anup@udel.edu>.

E-52 Student Theatre: 4:30 p.m., Mondays, thru Dec. 7. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center. For information, call 837-1920.

Juggling Club: 3-5 p.m., Fridays, through Dec. 18. North Mall, by Main Street. For information, call 837-8246.

Latter-Day Saints Student Association: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesdays, through Dec. 8. Blue and Gold Room, Perkins Student Center.

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community: 6:30 p.m., Sundays, through Dec. 6. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center. For information, call 831-8066 or send e-mail to <lgbsu-ud@udel.edu >.

Students Acting for Gender Equality: 6 p.m., Tuesdays, through Dec. 15. 209 Ewing Hall. For information, call 837-8583 or send e-mail to <swarneee@udel.edu>.

Student Association for the Education of Young Children: 7 p.m., Dec. 9. Williamson Room, Perkins Student Center. For information, call 837-3656.

Undergraduate Student Alumni Association: 206 Trabant University Center, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6. For information, call 837-3678 or 837-8432.

United Nations Association: 9 p.m., Tuesdays, through Dec. 15. 209 Trabant University Center. For information, call 837-1446 or send e-mail to <snoboy@udel.edu>.

Wildlife Conservation Club: 6:30 p.m., Thursdays, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3. 109 Sharp Laboratory. For information, call 837-8677 or e-mail <rebekahc@udel.edu>.