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Calendar Items from the September 26, 2002, Campus News


SEMINARS, MEETINGS, AND CONFERENCES

Thursday, September 26 . . . Chemistry Colloquium: "Resonance Raman Studies of Intermolecular Interactions in Molecules for Nonlinear Optics," Anne Kelly. 108 Clapp Hall, 4 p.m. Contact: Pat Eland, 368-3622.

Thursday, September 26 . . . Round Table Discussion sponsored by The Frederick Cox International Law Center and the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights-Cleveland Office. "Learning From a New Reality: The Impact of September 11 on Higher Education." Moderator: Meena Morey Chandra. A59 Moot Court Room, School of Law, noon to 1 p.m. Lunch provided. For more information call 368-3304.

Thursday, September 26 . . . Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Annual Conference: "In Pursuit of Happiness from Plato to Prozac," Mark Kingwell. Outdoor lecture and picnic. Turning Point Sculpture Gardens, Heart of the Campus, 12:10-1:25 p.m. "The Hip Hop Generation: Culture, Politics and the New War of the Sexes," Bakari Ktwana; "The Pursuit of Being Thin and Happy?" Joy Pengilly; "Happiness is a Winning Team: The CWRU Women's Basketball Team," Kristen Hughes and team members highlight their successful year and explore the benefits of belonging to a team; "Happiness is Adopting a Child . . . Will it Make the Couples Happy? Should Gays Be Allowed?" Clover Beal and Deborah Wentz; Thwing Center, 1:30-2:50 p.m. "The Power of Gratitude: A Pathway to Happiness?" Bill Hale; "Happiness is Lots of Self-Esteem, Right?" Brandon Schmeichel; "Go Directly to Jail or Take a Ride on the Ohio Drug Treatment Initiative: A Debate on the Future of Ohio's Drug Laws," Ed Orlett, Jim Joyner, Gregory Collins, Charles Bibbs, Dan Peterca, moderated by April Baer and Scott Frank; "The Beauty of the Blues and the Lasting Essence of the African-American Experience," BF Maiz; "Music Lyrics: The Impact of Offensive and Positive Lyrics on Our Lives," Kris Koch; Thwing Center, 3-4:45 p.m. Contact: Jes Sellers, 368-5872 (jes3).

Friday, September 27 . . . Statistics Department Colloquium: "A General Approach to Genome Scans Using Importance Sampling," Daniel Naiman. 327 Yost Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. http://sun.cwru.edu/colloq/02/ghosal.html. Contact: Sharon Dingess, 368-6941(skd4).

Friday, September 27 . . . America's Role in the World: A University Address: "The World We Want," Mark Kingwell. Presented by the Annual Theme Committee Initiative of the Office of the Provost in conjunction with the Department of Religion, UCITE, the Office of Student Affairs and the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Conference. Thwing Center. Free boxed lunches will be available while they last. Plan to arrive early. Jes Sellers, 368-5872 (jes3).

Friday, September 27 . . . "A General Approach to Genome Scans Using Importance Sampling," Daniel Naiman. 327 Yost Hall, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. http://sun.cwru.edu/colloq/02/ghosal.html. Contact: Sharon Dingess, 368-6941(skd4).

Saturday, September 28 . . . The 7th Annual American Music Masters Conference: "Honky Tonk Blues: The Music, Life and Legacy of Hank Williams," Colin Escott and panel. Sponsors: CWRU and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Register online. $25 general admission. CWRU students free with a valid ID. Thwing Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m http://www.cwru.edu/events/anm. Contact: 368-3836.

Monday, September 30 . . . Anesthesia Conference: Topic to be announced. Presenter: Michelle Capdeville. Continuing medical education credit available. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 4:15-5:15 p.m. Contact: Youlanda Ford, 844-5732 (Youlanda.Ford@uhhs.com).

Monday, September 30 . . . Skeletal Research/Biology Symposium: "Cell Targeting for Tissue Engineering: Taking the Bull by the Horns to Score a Bull's-eye," James Dennis. 101N Millis Building, 4-5 p.m. Contact: Debbie Bush, 368-3562 (ddb9).

Monday, September 30 . . . Biochemistry Graduate Student Literature Seminar: TBA. Presenter: Jun Ding. W439 School of Medicine, noon. Contact: Jean Davis (jxd16).

Monday, September 30 . . . "In the Long Run: Regulation and Enforcement Post 9-11," Julie Myers. Presented by the Frederick Cox International Law Center and the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights-Cleveland. Lunch will be served. A59 Moot Court Room, School of Law, noon to 1 p.m. Contact: Alice Simon, 368-3304 (ams45).

Monday, September 30 . . . Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series. "Examining Protein Structure and Orientation at the Solid/Liquid Interface Using Atomic Force Microscopy," Mark Waner. E531 School of Medicine, 4:30 p.m. http://physiology.cwru.edu. Contact: Katie Reese, 368-3400.

Tuesday, October 1 . . . Conversations on Children: "Pretend Play as a Resource for Children," Sandra Russ. The second in a new colloquia series meant to foster interdisciplinary discussions and relationships among CWRU students, staff and faculty interested in child development. Baker-Nord Center, 206 Clark Hall, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/schubert/. Contact: Laura Sielen, 368-2414 (lks18).

Tuesday, October 1 . . . Immunology Seminar Series: "CBL Family Proteins in T Cells," Mayumi Naramura. CME credit available. 105 Biomedical Research Building, noon. Contact: Jeannie St. Marie, 368-2482 (jxn12). Wednesday through

Friday, October 2 through 4 . . . Pharmacology Retreat: Features research presentations given by the students and postdoctoral fellows of the Department of Pharmacology. Faculty Spotlight Lecture: "Searching for Jedis," Charles Hoppel. Special workshop: Michael Dunphy. The Lodge at Sawmill Creek Resort. http://pharmacology.cwru.edu. Contact: Jackie Martin, 368-4617 (jxw65).

Wednesday, October 2 . . . Anesthesia Basic Science Seminar: "Opioids II," Samuel Rosenberg. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 7-7:45 a.m. Contact: Youlanda Ford, 844-5732 (Youlanda.Ford@uhhs.com).

Wednesday, October 2 . . . Research Seminar Series: "Intellectual Property," Casey Porto. Registration required. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 4-5:30 p.m. http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/main_2002_Research_Seminar_Series_Page.htm. Contact: Maureen Dore-Arshenovitz, 368-6925 (mxd4).

Wednesday, October 2 . . . Staff Advisory Council meeting. Toepfer Room, Adelbert Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Contact: Kathryn Howard, 368-5087 (kjh2).

Wednesday October 2 . . . Sigma Tau Delta monthly meeting: Featuring gust speaker on just what one can do with andEnglish major. Free food. 223 Guilford 5 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/sigmataudelta Contact: James Rome, 707-9698 (sigmataudelta).

Wednesday, October 2 . . . Mini Med School: Medical School for the Rest of Us. First of five sessions: "Lung Cancer: When Good Cells Go Bad." Host: Jeffrey Kern. Frohring Auditorium, Biomedical Research Building, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registration fee: $75 for the entire series. Space is limited. http://cme.cwru.edu/minimedschool. Contact: 368-2408.

Wednesday October 2 . . . Conversions in Bioethics: Scenes from the Award-winning Broadway Play "Cold Storage." performed by: Marvin Rosenberg, Reuben Silver and Dorothy Silver. Pizza and soft drinks. E501 School of Medicine, 1-2 p.m. Contact: 368-6196 (jer12).

Thursday, October 3 . . . Chemistry Colloquium: "The Photochemistry and Photobiology of Aromatic N-Oxides," Matt Platz. 108 Clapp Hall, 4 p.m. Contact: Pat Eland, 368-3622.

Friday October 4 . . . The George A. Leet Business Law Symposium: The Role of Lawyers in Strategic Alliances. Speakers: Stephen Fraidin, Rachelle Sampson, George Dent. A59 Moot Court Room, School of Law, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, October 4 . . . The Raymond Boyer Lecture Series in Macromolecular Science and Engineering: "Synthesis and Characterization of New Proton Exchange Membranes," Jim McGrath. 108 Clapp Hall, 3 p.m.

 

LECTURES

Thursday, September 26 . . . Work-In-Progress Lecture Series: "Dopefiends and Drug Dealers: Narcotics in Post-War Urban America," Rhonda Williams. Sponsored by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and the Department of English. All are welcome! 206 Clark Hall, 4:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/bakernord. Contact: Holly McCoy, 368-0528 (hmm8).

Friday, September 27 . . . The Raymond Boyer Lecture Series in Macromolecular Science and Engineering: "Synthesis and Morphology of Block Copolymer Brushes," William Brittain. 108 Clapp Hall, 3 p.m.

Wednesday October 2 . . . State of the University Address: Edward Hundert. Question-and-answer session will follow address. Refreshments provided by Human Resources. Strosacker Auditorium, 12:15-1 p.m. Contact: Employee Relations, 368-0195 (eerel).

Thursday, October 3 . . . Harland G. Wood Memorial Lecture: "Transcriptional Regulatory Circuitry in Living Cells," Richard Young. Reception to follow in W439. Host: Biochemistry Graduate Students. E401 School of Medicine, 4 p.m.


LUNCHTIME MEETINGS

Thursday, September 26 . . . Staff Development Session: "Successful Financial Investing," Charlie Thomasson. Courtesy of EASE, CWRU's employee assistance program. Strosacker Auditorium, noon to 1 p.m. Contact: Tina Jurcisin, 368-2834 (tmj).

Friday September 27 . . . Public Affairs Forum: "Remodeling Doan Creek and Rockefeller Park," Peter Whiting. Bring your lunch. Beverages and cookies provided. 13 Crawford Hall, noon to 1:15 p.m. Contact: Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34).

Wednesday, October 2 . . . Women's Book Club: Washington by: Meg Greenfield. Bring your lunch. 720 Crawford Hall, noon to 1 p.m. Contact: Rosemary Alexander, 368-2008 (rka2).

Friday, October 4 . . . Public Affairs Forum: "The Role of Technology Transfer in Economic Development," Mark Coticchia. Bring your lunch. Beverages and cookies provided. 13 Crawford Hall, noon to 1:15 p.m. Contact: Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34).


DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Thursday, September 26 . . . "In Silico Prediction of Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Elimination (ADME)." Liliana Rodica Stefan, chemistry. 101N Millis Building, 1 p.m.

COMPUTER CLASSES

Register for classes listed below on-line at http://ksllearn.cwru.edu or via phone at 368-2992 or e-mail (kslearn). All classes are held at 215 Kelvin Smith Library unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, September 26 . . . Using Netscape Composer. Workshop #505, 10 a.m. to noon.; Basic Adobe Acrobat 5. Workshop #550, 1-3 p.m.

Monday, September 30 . . . Web Searching: Can You Trust What You Find? Free Information on the Web and How to Tell the Good from the Bad. Workshop #410,10-11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 1 . . . Introduction to Dreamweaver, Workshop # 915, 1-3 p.m.; Basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Workshop #LB015, 10-11 a.m., Room 215.

Wednesday, October 2 . . . Advanced MS Word, Workshop #825, 1-4 p.m.; Intermediate MS Access Topics: All About Queries, Workshop #856, 8:30 a.m. to noon.; Databases for Nurses, Workshop #611, 11:30-1 p.m., E254 Health Center Library.

Thursday, October 3 . . . Introduction to MS Access Database Design, Workshop #850, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


SPORTS

For schedule changes and contest results visit: http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/varsity/varsity.html.

Friday and Saturday, September 27 and 28 . . . Volleyball @ Wittenberg University Tournament, TBA.

Saturday, September 28 . . . Men's and women's cross country at College of Wooster Invitational, TBA; football @ College of Wooster, 1 p.m.; women's soccer @ University of Chicago, 11 a.m. (CST); men's soccer @ University of Chicago, 1:30 p.m. (CST).

Tuesday, October 1 . . . Volleyball vs. John Carroll University, 6 p.m.

Friday, October 4 . . . Men's cross country @ Notre Dame (IN) Invitational, TBA.

Thursday, October 4 . . . Volleyball vs. Mount Union College, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 5 . . . Women's cross country @ Loyola of Chicago Invitational, TBA; football @ Kalamazoo College, 1 p.m.; women's soccer vs. Washington University, 11 a.m.; men's soccer vs. Washington University, 1:30 p.m.


FILM

Adults $3, children 12 and under $2, 10-film pass $25, semester pass $50. For more information visit: http://films.cwru.edu/schedule.html. Contact: CWRU Film Society, 368-2463. Friday,

Friday, September 27 . . . "Brotherhood of the Wolf." Strosacker Auditorium, 7, 10 p.m.

Saturday, September 28 . . . "Monthy Python and the Holy Grail." Strosacker Auditorium, 7, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, October 2 . . . Free Sneak Preview: "Red Dragon." Strosacker Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Friday, October 4 . . . "The Bourne Identity." Strosacker Auditorium, 7, 9:30 and midnight.

Saturday, October 5 . . . "Spaceballs." Strosacker Auditorium, 7, 9:30 p.m.

EXHIBITS

September 26 through October 4 . . . Exhibit Opening: "La Persistencia de la Memoria: The Persistence of Memory." Costumes created by internationally known Cuban artist Zaida del Rio for 2002 Parade the Circle. Mather Gallery, Thwing Center, 5-7 p.m. Contact: 368-2679

DEADLINES

Monday, September 30 . . . Last day to submit certification for Fall Semester tuition wavers. 224 Crawford Hall, 5 p.m. Contact: Liz Wilkes, 368-6690 (erg3).

OTHER EVENTS

Monday, September 26 . . . Fall Career Fair. Free to students and staff. Registration fee for employers. Veale Convocation Center, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact: Carolyn Kissel, 368-4446.

Tuesday, October 1 . . . Etiquette Dinner. Sponsors: Undergraduate Alumni Association and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Free to undergraduates. Registration required. Tomlinson Hall, 5:30-8 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/development/alum2. Contact: University Alumni Affairs, 368-2416 (uaa-alum).

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