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SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 To submit materials to Currents, e-mail currents@d.umn.edu
CURRENTS VOLUME 18 ISSUE 3
Campus Events
TWEED MUSEUM EVENTS
GLENSHEEN NEWS
Glensheen's fall exhibit, "Changing Colors: American Impressionism," runs
through October 31. The exhibit features more than a dozen original art
works collected by Chester A. and Clara B. Congdon to furnish their home,
Glensheen, when it was built in 1908. Among the art works are numerous
paintings by David Ericson, a local Duluth artist of national reputation
as an American Impressionist. Other artists works to be exhibited include
Lawrence Mazzanovich, Edward H. Potthast and Childe Hassam. The exhibit
features one or more art works in each room of the Congdon home included
on the regular Glensheen tour.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT EVENTS
The Music Department presents Minnesota Opera's education tour of The
Barber of Seville. A pre-concert lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m., and
the
performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26, in Marshall
Performing Arts Center. The Barber of Seville is not only a Rossini
masterpiece, it is also one of the funniest operas in the repertoire. The
Minnesota Opera's touring company brings this humor to life in its English
language production featuring outstanding young
singers from the Resident Artist Program. This work is fabulous,
funny,
and familiar (the famous "Figaro" aria) and musically unforgettable! All
seats are reserved. Call 726-8208 to reserve a ticket.
The Music Department will present guest artists, "Rhythm &
Brass," at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, in 90 Bohannon Hall.
Influenced by such musicians as Johann Sebastian Bach, Pink Floyd, and
John Coltrane, this acclaimed ensemble has been described as " Nothing
short of stunning." (American Record Guide). Tickets will be available at
the door one hour before the concert.
A faculty artist recital, featuring UMD Music Department faculty
member, Ted Schoen, clarinet, will be held at a free concert at 7:30 p.m.
on Thursday, October 5, in 90 Bohannon Hall.
The Music Department's second annual Scandinavian Song Festival will
begin at 7:30 p.m on Tuesday, October 24, with a recital by Anders
Andersson, tenor, in 90 Bohannon Hall and will continue at 7:30 p.m on
Thursday, October 26, in 90 Bohannon Hall with "Songs for Sweden"
featuring UMD faculty, students, and community members. Tickets for both
events will be available at the door one hour before the concert.
The Music Department will present Jazz Combo Night at 7:30 p.m., on
Wednesday, October 25 in the UMD Bull Pub. Tickets will be available
at the door.
OUTDOOR PROGRAM EVENTS
Climbing outside at Ely's Peak is planned from 2 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 27. Ely's Peak is famous for its awesome climbing and
spectacular fall colors! Climb in a relaxing and supportive atmosphere. No
experience is needed. Meet in the Sports and Health Center Lobby prior to
departure.
A fly fishing workshop is planned for 5 - 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 4. This course on the art of fly fishing will cover history, gear,
casting techniques, and how to read the water. Meet in the Sports and
Health Center Lobby.
An Introduction to Leading course will be offered from 6 - 9 p.m. on
Thursday, October 5 and from 6 - 9 p.m. on Friday, October 6. This course
is a must for climbers planning on leading their own climbs. Learn safe
techniques for handling ropes, anchors and developing good judgement while
climbing on lead. Session I will cover fundamentals of placing protection
and thinking through anchor construction. On Friday you will do mock leads
in the Indoor Climbing Center. Meet at the indoor climbing center.
Preregistration necessary. Contact 726-6533.
PHILOSOPHY COLLOQUIUM
There will be a Philosophy Colloquium at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September
27 in 235 ABAH, given by Tim Torgerson from the UMD Department of
Philosophy. The colloquium will be on "Nietzsche and Modernity: The
Advantages and Disadvantages of Philosophy for Life."
INT'L BROWN BAG SERIES
The Alworth Institute for International Studies International Brown Bag
Lunch series are held Thursdays at noon in the Tweed Museum Lecture Room.
They are free and open to the public.
Andy Anderson, Duluth peace activist, will speak on "Why Has the
U.S. Navy Bombed Vieques, Puerto Rico for 60 Years?" on September 28.
Bob Flagler, assistant professor in supportive services at UMD, will
present, "A Trip Through China," on Thursday, October 5. He will show
slides and tell about his month-long trip through the People's Republic of
China with his wife Ani and a group of Fulbright Grant Winners this past
May and June. The tour began in Beijing, continued through Central China
through the ancient city of Xian and ended in Hong Kong. The group of 15
was led by a Chinese national guide.
"Sea Kayaking the Brooks Peninsula on Vancouver Island, British
Columbia" will be presented on October 12. Greg Eliason and Randy Carlson,
Outdoor Program Kayak and Canoe Institute Sea Kayak instructor trainers
and trip leaders, went to Vancouver, B.C., to scout out the area. They
will show slides and tell about kayaking in the Pacific Northwest.
"Nation-State Cultures in the Making of Central Europe" will be
presented on October 26, 2000 in Kirby Ballroom A, (note room change).
Lszl Borsnyi, visiting professor from the University of Miskolc in
Budapest, Hungary, will tell about this area of Europe whose ethnic
diversity and its manipulation by nation-states has created unique
cultural characteristics. Professor Borsnyi is a guest lecturer in UMD's
Department of Sociology/ Anthropology fall semester 2000 and will teach a
semester-long course on the above topic. He is head of the Department of
Anthropology at the University of Miskolc and was brought to UMD by Tim
Roufs in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology.
SPECIAL TV BROADCAST
The "State of the University Address" by President Mark Yudof, will be
broadcast from 3 to 4 p.m. on September 28 in 140 SBE via television
satellite.
WOMEN AND WATER
"The Bonds Between Women and Water: An Interdisciplinary Conference,"
sponsored by UMD, will be held at the DECC, from September 28 - 30. For
more information and registration, contact our website at www.d.umn.edu/
women_water; e-mail wmn_wtr@d. umn.edu, or phone 726-6296.
WOMEN'S CLUB PICNIC
The UMD Women's Club for women faculty and wives of faculty will hold a
fall picnic at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 29 at Park Point Picnic and
Recreation Grounds. The cost is $6. For reservations or more information
about this event or the club call Mary Evans at 728-4146 or Jackie Moran
at 728-4320.
DIVERSITY TRAINING
Faculty and administrators are invited to participate in the October 2
workshop conducted by three members of the International Students and
Scholars Services office from the Twin Cities campus. Their focus will be
on employment based visas of university staff and faculty, the process and
time frame for processing these visas, and the permanent residence
petition process.
In addition, Jessica Hughes, associate director of the Office of
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action on the Twin Cities campus, will
conduct a workshop on recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty on
October 27.
Contact the Office of Equal Opportunity at 726-6827 or e-mail
dpeters1@d.umn. edu if you are interested in attending.
HOMECOMING EVENTS
UMD alumni can register now to attend the alumni brunch set for 10:30
a.m. Saturday, October 7 in the Griggs Center (formerly known as the
Campus Club), second floor Kirby Student Center. The cost is $5 and
preregistration is required.
Also, there will be a UMD History Photo Exhibit reception at 7 p.m.
on Friday, October 6 in the Glensheen Winter Garden. View a UMD historical
photography exhibition with UMD photographer emeritus Ken Moran and UMD
Professor Neil Storch. Meet friends and classmates as the University of
Minnesota Sesquicentennial celebrates UMD history. The reception costs $5;
preregistration is required. The UMD History Celebration includes a
Horse and Carriage Tally Ho from 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 7
at Glensheen. Enjoy, apples, apple cider, apple coffee cake and coffee as
you watch horses and carriages circle the Glensheen grounds and head up to
Duluth's historic neighborhoods. No registration is required for this free
event.
To register, feel free to call, e-mail, mail, or stop by the Alumni
Office in 315 Darland. For information contact Wendy Adams at
wadams@d.umn.edu or call 726-8829 or 726-7110.
DIVERSITY WEEK
Join the UMD campus at the following Diversity Week Events:
The film: The Way Home will be shown at noon on Monday, October 9 in
355-357 Kirby Student Center. It is sponsored by Hispanic/Latino/Chicana
Learning Resource Center.
The speaker, Father Roy Bourgeois will talk on "Close the School of
the Americas" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11 in the Kirby Ballroom.
The event is sponsored by Hispanic/ Latino/Chicana Learning Resource
Center.
The workshop: "Strategies for Combatting Racism for Student Leaders,"
conducted by Tim Wise, will be held from 2 - 5 p.m. on Thursday, October
12 in the Kirby Garden Room. Register by calling 726-8444.
A hate crimes vigil called "Remembrance, Reflection and Action,"
sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Services will be held
at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 12 on the Kirby Terrace.
The lecture, "Strategies for Combatting Racism in the 21st Century,"
at 7 p.m. will be presented by Tim Wise on Thursday, October 12 in the
Kirby Ballroom.
HISPANIC/LATINO/CHICANA
HERITAGE CELEBRATION
The film The Way Home will be shown at noon on Monday, October 9 in 355
357 Kirby. The Way Home is a film about race, gender and class in the
United States. Over the course of eight months, sixty-four women,
represented a cross-section of cultures in the U.S., met in councils
separated by ethnicity. With uncommon courage, the women share their minds
and hearts and tell their stories about resistance, love, assimilation,
standards of beauty, power, school experiences and more.
The speaker, Father Roy Bourgeois will talk on "Close the School of
the Americas" at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11 in Kirby 323.
Bourgeois is a Maryknoll priest who has been imprisoned numerous times for
non
violently protesting U.S. military policy in Central America, in
particularly, the training carried out at the U.S. Army School of the
Americas (SOA) at Fort Benning, Georgia. The SOA has been long associated
with tyranny; some of Latin America's most notorious human rights
violators and corrupt military officers are among its alumni.
The Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead exhibition will be on display
from October 27 - November 12 in the Tweed Museum of Art. The Day of the
Dead is a tradition, which dates back to the Aztec civilization. The
Aztecs believe that the soul of the dead returns home to the world of the
living. An opening celebration with music by Son de Sur will be held from
6 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31.
A reading by Dr. Eden Torres and UMD students will be held at 7 p.m.
on Thursday, November 9 in the Griggs Center (2nd Floor Kirby). Dr. Eden
Torres is a professor of Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities Campus. She is a lecturer, poet and writer. She has been a
consultant for the University of Minnesota Commission on Women, Ford
Foundation Multi-College Model for a feminist, multicultural curriculum
transformation project, and the Loft Multicultural Committee Mentor
Program. Torres' writings have appeared in Is Academic Feminism Dead?
Theory and Practice, Mexican American Art and Culture and the National
Women's Studies Association Journal.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE NEWS
University for Seniors lectures are held on Wednesday afternoons; each 45
minute lecture is followed by questions. Guests are welcome. Grace
Swenson, published author, retired librarian and teacher, will talked
about the Hinckley Fire of 1894 at at 1:15 p.m. on October 11 in 191 SpHC.
Keith Yetter, retired professional engineer, will talk about Marine
Construction and Dredging in Lake Superior at 1:15 p.m. on October 25 in
Ballroom C, KCS.
BARBARA SMITH AT UMD
Barbara Smith, feminist critic, teacher, activist, lecturer, and
publisher, will be giving a lecture on "The Truth that Never Hurts: Thirty
Years of Writing and Activism for Justice and Social Change," at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 11 in Kirby Ballroom. A reception will follow. Smith
has edited three major collections about black women: Conditions: Five,
The Black Women's Issue; All the Women are White, All the Blacks Are Men,
But Some of Us Are Brave: Black Women's Studies; and Home Girls: A Black
Feminist Anthology. She was co-founder and publisher of Kitchen Table:
Women of Color Press, the first U.S. publisher for women of color. Her new
book, The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom
brings together more than two decades of literary criticism and political
thought about gender, race, sexuality, power, and social change.
ALWORTH LECTURE SERIES
"The Promises and Pitfalls of Globalization: Making the World
Economy Work for Ordinary People," will be given by Sherle
Schwenninger
and Walter Russell Mead at 7:30 p.m. on October 11 in the Lecture Room
in
the Tweed Museum of Art. Schwenninger is a senior fellow at the World
Policy Institute of New School University, New York City, and is on the
editorial board of the World Policy Journal. He was director of the World
Policy Institute from 1992-1996. His expertise is on American foreign
policy, global economic policy and NATO. Walter Russell Mead, the Senior
Fellow for Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, is a
political economist engaged in the study of the evolving global economic
system and its implications for American policy and
society. Mead is co-director of the Council's Task Force on U.S. -
Cuba
Relations where liberals and conservatives worked together to create a
consensus approach to U.S. policy towards Cuba. He currently leads a
research group looking at reform proposals for the international
financial
architecture and at ways to make international financial interventions
more effective. He is a senior contributing editor at Worth magazine and
the Los Angeles Times. A reception will follow the event.
PANEL DISCUSSION
"Your Rights & What's Right: Authorship, Artistry, and Scholarship," a
panel discussion, will be held from 7:30 - 10 a.m. on Thursday, October
12, in the Kirby Garden Room. For scientists and scholars, no
responsibility is greater than the honesty of words and expressions. Join
with faculty and student colleagues to reflect on the varied situations in
which ethical principles need to guide important judgments. Please
register with Sheri Pihlaja to ensure a place and a placemat. e-mail
spihlaja@ d.umn.edu or call 726-6975.
FROM COSTA RICA
Three Costa Rican women are visiting the Twin Ports to share their
expertise on herbal medicines, basket weaving, and medical social work in
rural areas. Rosario Hernandez Mena, her daughter, Julieta Mena Hernandez,
and Laura Nogueras will present a lecture at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 13
in the Tweed Museum, as part of the Spectrum Lecture Series. This will be
followed by a reception from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 14,
also at the Tweed. They will sell their baskets and demonstrate their art
of basket weaving from grasses dyed with natural dyes.
The women are from the central district of Costa Rica near the
capital city of San Jose. Two are members of the Quitirrisí, a
small tribe of about 900 people that is trying to maintain its traditional
culture in the middle of a modernizing Costa Rica. The third is a medical
social worker in Ciudad Colón and a specialist in the use of local
medicinal plants for healing. The visit comes as a follow-up to a trip to
Costa Rica in the summer of 1999 by nine Twin Ports area women, seven of
whom were affiliated with UMD.
Campus News
HEALTH SERVICES WELCOME
Gary Peterson was recently hired as UMD's director of Health Services.
Stop by and welcome him to campus between 3 - 4:30 p.m. on Thursday,
September 28, in Health Services. Refreshments will be served.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWS
The Minnesota Medical Association has selected Richard J. Ziegler, dean,
UMD School of Medicine, to receive the 2000 James H. Sova Award. This
award which was established in 1982, is designed to honor a person not of
the medical profession who has made a significant contribution to the
advancement of medical sciences, medical education, medical care or the
socio-economics of medical practice. The award is being give to Ziegler
for his commitment to health care in Minnesota.
NEWS FROM UMD STORES
The everyday book buyback began on September 25. There will be a color
film enlargement special from October 2-7. Some exclusions apply. Take
$.25 off any chocolate candy bar on Wednesday, October 4 in Campus Books
and Marketplace. Bring your favorite photo into Campus Books and have it
made into a photo button from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11.
Get 20% off tapes and CD's and register to win a backpack with school
supplies from October 16 - 21. There will be a color film reprint special
from October 16 - 21.
Marketplace Event: Get a free pack of stickers when you buy a Carlton
Card at the regular price from October 9 - 21.
An Auxiliary Services Open House will be held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
on Wednesday, October 27 in the Kirby Ballroom. Hungry? Having a party and
need a caterer? Need some color posters printed in color, today?
Considering a new computer or need new software? Looking for office
supplies? Need information on graduation caps and gowns or perhaps an
imprinted gift or clothing item? Want to know about Kirby Plaza? Come for
refreshments and find out "What's New" and get information on products and
services at the 2000 - 2001 Auxiliary Services Open House. Presenters
are: Food and Vending Services, UMD Stores, Print Services, Trademark
Licensing. The Duluth Transit Authority will also be there.
WEB EVENTS CALENDAR
It is time to get all UMD events posted on the UMD Web Calendar of Events.
The events URL, http://www.d. umn.edu/umdevents, is advertised in dozens
of publications. Chancellor Martin and the UMD community feel strongly
that it is important to have all of UMD events listed in one place.
You can find the Events Calendar for UMD on the Home page. Click the blue
"Calendar" bar, then click the "Events" link. If you need a "How To"
instruction sheet, contact Cheryl Reitan, at 726-8996, or e-mail
creitan@d. umn.edu.
USING UMD'S LOGO
This is a reminder to check the Visual Identity Guide before preparing UMD
publications. Chancellor Martin has asked that the university community be
reminded that individual department logos are not acceptable and that the
name for UMD should always be written as University of Minnesota Duluth
with no commas or hyphens. UMD is working to present a unified "look" to
our outside audiences. See the UMD Visual Identity Guide on the web at
http://ww.d.umn.edu/currents/logo/vis-id.html or ask for a paper copy of
the guidelines. Note: the Equal Opportunity Statement was corrected
recently. For information, contact Cheryl Reitan at 726-8996, or e-mail
creitan@d.umn.edu
CURRENTS SCHEDULE
Currents is printed regularly throughout the school year. The remaining
Fall Semester 2000 schedule is as follows:
Deadline: Wednesday, October 4;
Print date: Tuesday, October 10.
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Print date: Tuesday, October 24.
Deadline: Wednesday, November 1;
Print date: Tuesday, November 7.
Deadline: Wednesday, November 15;
Print date: Tuesday, November 21.Deadline: Wednesday, November 29;
Print date: Tuesday, December 5.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 13;
Print date: Tuesday, December 19.
Submit items to Currents via e-mail at currents@d.umn.edu. Communication
student Shelly Eckstrom helped edit this issue of currents. Questions?
Contact Cheryl Reitan at 726-8996. Currents can be viewed at
www.d.umn.edu/currents.
Faculty and Staff News
Gloria DeFilipps Brush, professor and head, Department of Art, has works included in the Artist Fellowship Grantees exhibition at the Minnesota State Arts Board in St. Paul from October through December. Her work is also in the "American Identities: land body word people spirit" exhibition at the Gibson Art Museum at SUNY-Potsdam from in October and November. Her print in the "Innovation/ Imagination" exhibition was at the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, Florida over the summer.
Ron Caple, Department of Chemistry, recently represented UMD at the
60th
Anniversary Celebration of Petrozavodsk State University in Russian
Karelia. Ron also received an honorary doctorate for his role in promoting
international relations in Karelia.
Helen L. Carlson, professor of education, published "Infusing Technology: Transforming Teacher Education" in the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, volume 20, number 2, pages 141-147.
This summer, Aydin Y. Durgunoglu, associate professor, Department of Psychology presented at two conferences in Stockholm, Sweden: The first paper, "Literacy development in different linguistic contexts," was presented at a symposium at the International Congress of Psychology. The second paper, "Acquiring literacy in a transparent orthography," was presented at the meetings of the Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading.
James H. Fetzer, McKnight Professor of Philosophy, has edited Murder In Dealey Plaza: What We Know Now That We Didn't Know Then About The Death Of JFK (Chicago, IL: Catfeet Press/Open Court, 2000), 496 pp. His first book on the assassination of JFK, Assassination Science: Experts Speak Out On The Death Of JFK (Chicago, IL: Catfeet Press/Open Court, 1998), 480 pp., was praised as a rigorous and ground-breaking contribution to assassination studies. A book-signing will be conducted at Barnes & Noble from 7-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 14.
Dale Krageschmidt, assistant professor, Department of Industrial
Engineering, Master of Industrial Safety Program, was recently honored by
the Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers at their annual meeting in
Portland Oregon. For the past three years, students under his direction
have been winners of scholarships for papers they have written for the
organization's national student competition. Krageschmidt was
recognized
for his achievement and awarded a $4,000 research stipend. Cory Berg,
Master of Industrial Safety student, won first place in the student
competition and received a $5,000 scholarship for his research and paper,
"Analysis of Regensis’ a Hydrogen Release Compound (HRC) for
Accelerated Bioremediation of Trichlorethylene (TCE)," which he presented
at the conference. Denise Narveson, senior in Chemical Engineering and
UROP recipient, won a $3,000 scholarship for her research and paper,
"Phytoremediation: An Emerging Remediation Technique," which she also
presented at the conference. Krageschmidt was also asked to present his
paper, "Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Hazardous Waste Management."
Jon L. Pierce, Department of Management Studies, was recently inducted into the Academy of Management's Journals Hall of Fame. This honor is bestowed upon scholars who have published a substantial number of articles in Academy journals. The Academy of Management is the largest international professional society in the world for professors who conduct research and teach management in colleges, universities, and research institutions.
NRRI NEWS
Subhash Basak and collaborators
made the following presentations at the American Chemical Society Annual
meeting recently in Washington: "Trends and Possibilities for Future
Developments of Topological Indices," Alexandru Balaban and Basak; "Use of
Graph Invariants for the Prediction of Property/Activity/Toxicity of
Chemicals," Basak, Brian Gute, Denise Mills and Balaban; "Similarity-Based
Estimation of Properties: A Comparison of Structure Spaces," Gute, Gregory
Grunwald, Mills and Basak; "Clustering of JP-8 Chemicals Using Structure
Spaces and Property Spaces: A computational approach," Mills, Basak,
Grunwald, Gute and James Riviere; "Hierarchical Clustering of Psoralen
Derivatives Using Topological Invariants: A strategy for molecular
design," Mills, Basak, Gute, Balaban, Grunwald and Kanika Basak; "Use of
Variable Connectivity Indices on Biological Molecules," Mills, Milan
Randic and Basak. Mark Severson was a co-author on the following
peer-reviewed paper: Theriault, Robert D., Barnes, Sarah-Jane, and
Severson, Mark J., 2000, "Origin of Cu-Ni-PGE sulfide mineralization in
the Partridge River Intrusion, Duluth Complex," Minnesota: Economic
Geology, v. 95, no. 5, pg. 929-944.
SEA GRANT NEWS
Douglas Jensen, exotic species information center coordinator, was invited
to participate on the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force's community,
education and outreach committee, which held its first meeting in
conjunction with the Task Force meeting in Burlington, Vermont, in July
and August. As mandated by the National Invasive Species Act of 1996, the
purpose of the committee is to provide guidance and recommendations to the
Task Force and to coordinate national programming related to public
awareness aimed at preventing, controlling and mitigating the impacts of
aquatic nuisance species.
Jensen gave an invited presentation "Threats of Zebra Mussels to
Wisconsin's Inland Waters," at a public meeting sponsored by the Cedar
Lakes Conservation Foundation, West Bend, WI, in August. Earlier that
month, zebra mussels were discovered in Big Cedar Lake, the seventeenth
lake in Wisconsin with an infestation. Inland Minnesota lakes remain zebra
mussel free. Jensen discussed how Minnesota's effective public education
approach may be applied in Wisconsin
Calender of Events
Tuesday, September 26
Artist Series: Minnesota Opera, The Barber of Seville, pre-concert
lecture, 6:30 p.m.; opera, 7:30 p.m., MPAC
Wednesday, September 27
Outdoor Program: Climb Ely's Peak, 2 - 6 p.m.
Philosophy Colloquium, 3:15 p.m., 235 ABAH
Thursday, September 28
International Brown Bag:"Why Has the U.S. Navy Bombed Vieques , Puerto
Rico for 60 years?" noon, Tweed.
Televsion broadcast: "State of the University Address" 3 p.m., 140 SBE
September 28-30
"The Bonds Between Women and Water: An Interdisciplinary Conference," DECC
Friday, September 29
Eddy Lecture Series: "Developmental Apraxia," Edythe Strand, 5 p.m., Kirby
Ballroom
Volleyball: Winona State, 7 p.m., Romano Gym
Womens Club: Fall Picnic, 5 p.m., Park Point
Saturday, September 30
Cross Country: Superior National Invitational, 10:45 a.m., Two Harbors
Eddy Lecture Series: "Developmental Apraxia," Edythe Strand, 8:30 a.m.,
Kirby Ballroom
Volleyball: Concordia, 3 p.m., Romano Gym
Tuesday, October 3
Artist Series: "Rhythm and Brass," 7:30 p.m., BH 90
Concerts in Tweed: 7:30 p.m., TWEED
Wednesday, October 4
Outdoor Program: Fly fishing workshop, 5 - 8:30 p.m., Meet in SpHC
lobby.
Thursday, October 5
Int'l Brown Bag Lunch: "A Trip Through China," noon, Tweed
Outdoor Program: Introduction to leading, 6 - 9 p.m., Indoor Climbing
Center
Faculty Artist Series: "The 20th Century Clarinetist," Ted Schoen, 7:30
p.m., BH 90
Friday, October 6
UMD Parent's and Family Weekend: UMD History Photo Exhibit reception at 7
p.m., Glensheen Winter Garden
Saturday, October 7
UMD Parent's and Family Weekend: Horse and Carriage Tally Ho, 9:45 - 10:30
a.m., Glensheen
UMD Parent's and Family Weekend: Alumni brunch, 10:30 a.m., Griggs Center
UMD Life Fitness Annual 5km Homecoming RunF Homecoming Soccer: Northern
State, 11 a.m., GF
Homecoming Football: Concordia, 3 p.m., GF
Sunday, October 8
Soccer: UM-Morris, 1 p.m., GF
Monday, October 9
Hispanic/Latino/Chicana film: The Way Home, noon,
355-357 Kirby
Tuesday, October 10
Artist Lecture Series: James Houff, design director, 10 a.m., TWEED
Wednesday, October 11
Artist Lecture Series: Kirk Tingblad, animation artist, noon, TWEED
Hispanic/Latino/Chicana & Diversity Week speaker: Father Roy
Bourgeois, "Close the School of the Americas," 12:30 p.m., Kirby 323
University for Seniors: "Hinckley Fire of 1894," 1:15 p.m., 191 SpHC.
"Thirty Years of Writing and Activism for Justice and Social Change," with
Barbara Smith, 7 p.m., Kirby Ballroom
Alworth Lecture: The Promises and Pitfalls of Globalization: Making the
World Economy Work for Ordinary People," 7:30 p.m., Tweed
Thursday, October 12
"Your Rights & What's Right: Authorship, Artistry, and Scholarship,"
7:30 - 10 a.m., Kirby Garden Room
Int'l Brown Bag Lunch: "Sea Kayaking, Vancouver Island, British Columbia,"
noon, Tweed
Diversity Week lecture: "Strategies for Combating Racism in the 21st
Century," 7 p.m., Kirby Garden Room
Diversity Week hate crimes vigil: "Remembrance, Reflection and Action," 6
p.m., Kirby Terrace
Friday, October 13
Spectrum Lecture Series: Costa Rican herbal medicines, basket weaving,
and rural medical social work, 1 p.m., Tweed
Women's Hockey: St. Lawrence, 7:05 p.m., DECC
Saturday, October 14
Costa Rican basket weaving demonstration and reception, 10 a.m. to 1
p.m., Tweed
Women's Hockey, St. Lawrence, 7:05 p.m., DECC
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