Vol. 18, No. 31	May 13, 1999

THURSDAY, MAY 13

Book signing: Former Gov. Russell Peterson signing copies of his most recent book, Rebel with a Conscience. University Bookstore, 11 a.m.-noon. For information, call 831-2637.

Geology seminar: "Sea Level History for the Last 200,000 Years: New Data from Barbados Fossil Coral Terraces," with Christina Gallup, University of Maryland. 004 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8750.

Concert: Symphonic Band, with Heidi Sarver, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

FRIDAY, MAY 14

Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be conferred in August 1999

Entomology and applied ecology seminar: "The Polyphenols of Marine Brown Algae: Deterring Herbivores, But at What Cost?," with Thomas Arnold, UD. 208 Worrilow Hall, 11:15 a.m.

Soil sciences seminar: "Soil Science Policy Issues at the National Level," with K. Glasener, AESOP Enterprises. 308 Gore Hall, 1:25-2:15 p.m. For information, call 831-2535.

Senior Day '99: featuring live music from the band Flip Like Wilson. Free Class of '99 T-shirts to the first 750 seniors. Lawn of Old College, 3-6 p.m.

Biological sciences seminar: "Bi-Directional Regulation of Protein Kinase M," with Todd C. Sacktor, SUNY Health Science Center. 316C Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:30 p.m.

Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "Bond Rupture in Ligand-Receptor Pairs: Atomic Force Microscopy and Surface Analytical Techniques," with Thomas Beebe, University of Utah. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4-5:30 p.m.

Performance: Songs of the Body, presented by the Delaware Repertory Dance Company. Mitchell Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets, at $7 for adults, $5 for students and $3 for children under 10, are available at the UD box offices.

Concert: Chorale, with Paul Head, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Poetry readings: Beat Night Open Mike. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 8-11 p.m. For information, call 454-7802.

Music program: singer Mary Arden Collins. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free Milky Way bars to be given away.

SATURDAY, MAY 15

Baseball: Northeastern (doubleheader). Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic Complex, noon.

Memorial concert: Academy Building parking lot, 6 p.m. For information, call 366-7120.

Kappa Kabaret: "Diamonds by the Sea," a moonlight cruise on the waters of Baltimore's Inner Harbor with mini buffet/bar and dancing. Cost, $30. Bus leaves Christiana Towers, 7 p.m. For information or to register, call 837-8229.

Performance: Songs of the Body, presented by the Delaware Repertory Dance Company. Mitchell Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets, at $7 for adults, $5 for students and $3 for children under 10, are available at the UD box offices.

SUNDAY, MAY 16

Baseball: Northeastern (doubleheader). Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic Complex, 11 a.m.

Newark Memorial Day ceremonies/parade: Begins on the Mall, 1 p.m. For information, call 366-7120.

Performance: Songs of the Body, presented by the Delaware Repertory Dance Company. Mitchell Hall, 2 p.m. Tickets, at $7 for adults, $5 for students and $3 for children under 10, are available at the UD box offices.

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.

Memorial Hall re-dedication: including the presentation of the Medal of Distinction to Nancy Bradford Du Pont Reynolds. Memorial Hall, 4:30 p.m. Reservations required. For information, send e-mail to <christyp@udel.edu>.

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

MONDAY, MAY 17

Mechanical engineering seminar: "Fingering Instabilities of Driven Thin Coating Films," with M. Hakki Eres, UD. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 12:15 p.m. For information, call 831-4464.

Mechanical engineering seminar: "Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements Inside the Human Nasal Passage," with James T. Kelly, UD. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 12:45 p.m. For information, call 831-4464.

TUESDAY, MAY 18

Seminar: "Porous Nanocomposites by Design: Sculptured Thin Films," with Russell Messier, Penn State University. 106 Center for Composite Materials,
10-11:30 A.M.

UD Association of Retired Faculty informal luncheon/ discussion: 207 Trabant University Center, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. For information, call 831-8823.

History workshop: "The Well-Regulated Family: Women and Political Authority in the Work of Judith Sargent Murray," with Jeanne Boydston, University of Wisconsin. 203 Munroe, 12:30-1:45 p.m. For information, call 831-2371.

Book signing: Meet the artist, Rich Dunoff, who photographed the University for the University of Delaware picture book. Perkins Student Center Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

Concert: Goo Goo Dolls.
Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m.
For ticket information, call
UD1-HENS.

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

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19

Last day of classes

Plant science seminar: "Effect of Biosurfactant on Phenanthrene Fate and Transport in Soil: Batch and Column Study," with Svetlana Majorchick, UD master's degree student. 103 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 11:30 a.m. For information, call 831-2531.

Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Two-Electron Mixed Valency – An Untraveled Road in the World of Energy Conversion Chemistry," with Daniel G. Nocera, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2465.

Music program: FUSION,
a multimedia event with music, video and artwork. Perkins Student Center Scrounge,
10 p.m.-2 a.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 20

Reading day; no exams scheduled

Baseball: America East Championships. Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic Complex, time to be announced.

Lecture: with scientific journalist Andrew Chaikin, speaking on the recent revival of popular interest in space exploration and "reel-life" depictions of space adventures, guest speaker for the opening of the exhibition, "One Small Step: Exploring America's Adventures in Space 1959-1999." Trabant University Center Theatre, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-8242.

FRIDAY, MAY 21

Final exams begin; grades due in registrar's office 72 hours after scheduled final exam or last class meeting when no exam is given.

Baseball: America East Championships. Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic Complex, time to be announced.

Biological sciences seminar: "Cell Adhesion Molecules of Mammalian Fertilization," with Janice P. Evans, Johns Hopkins University. 316C Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 22

Reading day; no exams scheduled

Baseball: America East Championships. Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic Complex, time to be announced.

SUNDAY, MAY 23

Reading day; no exams scheduled

TUESDAY, MAY 25

Board of Trustees meeting: Trabant University Center,
3 p.m. For information, call
831-2113.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26

Deadline to complete Winter Session 2000 course schedules in SIS+ for preliminary bulletin to scheduling office

Plant science seminar: "Mechanisms of Reductive Dissolution of Mn Oxides by Catechol," with Christopher J. Matocha, UD master's degree student. 103 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 11:15 a.m. For information, call 831-2531.

Plant science seminar: "Using Fe and Al Byproducts to Reduce Soluble Phosphorus and Increase Phosphorus Sorption in a High Phosphorus Soil," UD master's degree student. 103 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 11:30 a.m. For information, call 831-2531.

FRIDAY, MAY 28

Final exams end; residence halls close at 10 p.m. for nongraduates.

SATURDAY, MAY 29

Residence halls close at 5 p.m. for graduates.

Commencement: with address by Louis J. Freeh, director, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Delaware Stadium,
9 a.m. (rain or shine). For information, call 813-2341.

MONDAY, MAY 31

Memorial Day holiday; University offices closed

THURSDAY, JUNE 3

Concert: Alabama. Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

SUNDAY, JUNE 6

Residence hall check-in for summer school students (for students here for both sessions and for those here for 7-1/2 week session), noon-5 p.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 7

First summer session and 7-1/2 week session begin.

TUESDAY, JUNE 8

University of Delaware Library Associates lecture: with Raymond Callahan, UD. Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library, 4:30-6:30 p.m. To request a printed invitation, send e-mail to <UDLA@mvs.udel.edu> or call 831-2231.

Take advantage of Reading Days, scheduled May 20 and May 22-23.

University Press display case: Errant Bronzes: George Grey Barnard's Statues of Abraham Lincoln, Associate University Presses, by Frederick C. Moffatt, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. For library hours, call 831-BOOK. For information, call 831-2231.

University Press display case: Strands Afar Remote: Israeli Perspectives on Shakespeare, 1998, Associated University Presses, by Avraham Oz, University of Haifa and Tel Aviv University. For library hours, call 831-BOOK. For information, call 831-2231.

University authors display case: Passing Through Customs: New and Selected Poems, 1999, Louisiana State University Press, by
Gibbons Ruark, UD.

For hours, call 831-BOOK. For information, call
831-2231.

THROUGH JUNE 11

"Lands of Opportunity: Books of the States." Special Collections Exhibition Gallery, Morris Library. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays-Fridays;
9 a.m.-

8 p.m., Tuesdays.
For information, call
831-2231.

MAY 19-SEPT. 7

"Virginia Woolf Turning the Centuries." Morris Library. For library hours, call 831-BOOK.

MAY 20-NOV. 1

"One Small Step: Exploring America's Adventures in Space, 1959-1999." University Gallery/Mineralogical Museum. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 1-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. For information, call 831-8242.