Vol. 18, No. 32

May 20, 1999


 Thursday, May 20

Reading day; no exams scheduled

Baseball: America East Championships/Hens vs. Northeastern. Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, 8 p.m.

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. Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, 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. Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, 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.

Thursday, May 27

Marine studies lecture: "The Horseshoe Crab: Man's Best Friend, or How Well Do I Know the Crab That Saved My Life?," with Bill Hall, UD, Ocean Current Lecture Series. 104 Cannon Laboratory, Hugh R. Sharp Campus, Lewes, 7 p.m. For information, call 645-4279.

 

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.

College Convocations: For individual department and college convocations, see story below.

Sunday, May 30

Market Pro computer show/sale: Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission, $6.

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.

Wednesday, June 9

Summer sessions final exam scheduling requests due to scheduling office.

Thursday, June 10

Last day of late registration and free drop/add for first summer session; tuition and a $15 fee charged and a grade of "W" recorded for course withdrawals after this date

Thursday, June 24

Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses without academic penalty for first summer session.

Tuesday, June 29

Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses without academic penalty for 7-l/2-week summer session.

Alabama will appear June 3 in the Bob Carpenter Center.

Exhibitions

THROUGH MAY 24

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.

THROUGH SEPT. 7

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

THROUGH 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.