Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 13, November 23/30, 1999
| FRONT PAGE | CONTENTS | JOB-OPS | CRIMESTATS | COUNCIL:
State of the University, Part One (Rodin) | TALK
ABOUT TEACHING ARCHIVE | BETWEEN
ISSUES | DECEMBER at PENN | DECEMBER
EXTRAS! | CALENDAR
INDEX | DEADLINES
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Once Upon a Mattress; A modernization of the Princess and the Pea, presented by the Penn Players. Performances December 2-4 at the Iron Gate Theatre. See On Stage |
10 Fall Term Classes end.
11 Reading Days begin. Through December 14.
15 Final Examinations begin. Through December 22.
22 Fall semester ends.
Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free, Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. & Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Burrison Gallery, Faculty Club, Inn at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Market: free, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Eugene Ormandy Exhibition Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fox Art Gallery, Logan Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art: $3, $2/students, artists, seniors, free/members, children under 12, with PENNCard, and on Sundays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Morris Arboretum: $6, $5/seniors, $4/students, free with PENNCard, children under 6; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
University Museum: $5, $2.50/seniors and students w/ID, free/members, with PENNCard, children under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
1 Monica Rozin and Ann Marie Palita: Photographs; Rozin uses her camera to reveal new imagery in commonplace objects and vistas; Palika captures the natural world and hopes to encourage viewers to support the preservation of vanishing species and habitats with her photos. Opening reception December 2, 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Burrison Art Gallery, Faculty Club. Through December 24.
Patricia Moss-Vreeland: Memory-Connections Matter; this exciting interactive art exhibit enables visitors to wander through a metaphoric "brain" that illuminates the relationship between memory, learning and creativity, and offers viewers of all ages an opportunity to embellish the site using these innate processes; Esther Klein Gallery. Through January 31.
Eugene Ormandy: A Centennial Celebration; Kamin Gallery, 1st floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Through December 31.
Odunde African American Festival: Twenty Years on South Street; 30 black and white photographs by Thomas B. Morton; 1st floor, Sharpe Gallery, University Museum. Through January 2, 2000 (Museum; Philadelphia Folklore Project).
David Graham: All-American Boy; color photographic genres capture popular culture: Land of the Free, a series of American portraits; America, At Last, the quirky side of American life; and, Ay, Cuba!, from a 1997 trip with journalist Andre Codresçu; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through January 16.
Nancy Davidson: Breathless; sculptures made from large, colorful weather balloons adorned and bound with corsets, rope, fishnet and silver lamé; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through January 16.
An American Apocalypse: Images of the End of the Millennium Watch Archive; Rosenwald Gallery, 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Through January 17.
Treasures from Uzbekistan: The Great Silk Road; first loan of objects from museums all over Uzbekistan, dating from the Bronze Age to the present century; includes textiles, tiles, ceramics, architectural elements, and rare manuscripts; guest curated by Fredrik Hiebert of The University Museum, in cooperation with the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through February 13.
Pomo Indian Basket Weavers: Their Baskets and the Art Market; 120 examples of turn-of-the-century Native American basketry created by more than 40 weavers; exhibit incorporates text, video and large-scale photographs; 2nd floor, Dietrich Gallery, University Museum. Through October 1, 2000. See Conferences .
Ancient Greek World; Canaan and Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; Ancient Mesopotamia: Royal Tombs of Ur; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science; Raven's Journey: World of Alaska's Native People; Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition; University Museum.
Healing Plants: Medicine Across Time and Cultures; Works by Harry Gordon; Morris Arboretum.
9 New Horizons; behind-the-scenes program for senior citizens featuring the David Graham: All American Boy and Nancy Davidson: Breathless exhibits; 10:30 a.m.
- Curator's Perspective; tour through the two exhibits led by associate director and curator Judith Tannenbaum; 6 p.m.
16 Artists in Dialogue; slide presentations and discussions with Nancy Davidson and David Graham; 6 p.m.
Meet at the main entrance; 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission donation. Info: www.upenn.edu/museum/.
4 Canaan and Ancient Israel
5 Raven's Journey
11 Southwest and Pomo Indian
12 China
18 Ancient Egypt
19 Classical World
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2 The Stone Carvers (Marjorie Hunt & Paul Wagner, 1985), The Grand Generation (Marjorie Hunt, Paul Wagner & Steve Zeitlin, 1993); Graduate Student Film Seminar Series; 4-6 p.m.; Class of '55 Conference Room (Room 241), Van Pelt Library (Center for Folklore and Ethnography).
Free; Italia Cinema and Cinecitta' Holding; Info:(215) 895-6542.
1 Authors of New Italian Cinema: A Film Festival;
- Ecco Fatto; 7 p.m.;
2 Il Protagonisti; 7 p.m.;
3 Un Amore; 7 p.m.;
4 Il Tempo Dell'Amore; 3 p.m.;
5 Radiofreccia; 7 p.m.;
6 PPSA Board; noon-1:30 p.m.; for location, e-mail ppsa-request@pobox.upenn.edu/ Also December 20.
8 University Council Open Forum; 4-6 p.m.; McClelland Hall, Quad; PENNCard required; persons who wish to speak must inform the Office of the Secretary by calling (215) 898-7005 by December 1.
3 University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society; Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Schoenberg's Friede auf Erden; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5, free to students with PENNCard (Music).
4 Ancient Voices; Christmas music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; 2:30 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; $8; $4 seniors and students with ID; free to students with PENNCard; for a full listing of the concert program see www.sas.upenn.edu/music/avoxF99prog.html (Music).
10 University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble; includes music by Alfred Reed, Holst, and Gordon Jacob, along with a performance of the Star Wars Trilogy; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5, free to Penn Students with PENNCard (Music).
16 Carols in Color; 8-10:30 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre, T Stage. Through December 19 (Music).
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Info: (215) 898-2312 or dolphin.upenn.edu/~pac (Performing Arts Council).
2 Once Upon a Mattress; a musical performed by the Penn Singers; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theater; $5/$6 with PENNCard, $8 without PENNCard; . Through December 4.
- Talk Radio; play by Eric Bogosian; performed by Quadramics; 8-11 p.m.; Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center. Through December 4.
3 Penny Loafers Fall Show; 8-11 p.m.; Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall (Student Performing Arts).
- Counterparts Fall Show; 8-11 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, University Museum.
- Full Measure Fall Show; 8 pm - 11 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, University Museum. Through December 4.
10 The Colored Mueseum; a play by George C. Wolfe; performed by the African American Arts Alliance; 8-11 p.m.;Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center. Through December 11.
2 David Graham; signing and discussing his new book Land of the Free: What Makes Americans Different; 5:30 p.m.; second floor, ICA (ICA). See Exhibits.
3805 Locust Walk. Info: call (215) 573-WRIT or e-mail wh@english.upenn.edu.
2 Reading and Talk; Carla Harryman, writer; 4:30 p.m.
4 Reading: Llujeta Lleshanaku, poet; 8 p.m.
7 Webcast Discussion; Ron Silliman, Bob Perelman, Jena Osman, Brian Kim Stefans, poets; 7:30 p.m.
9 The Play is the Thing; a monthly reading and thinking group; 7 p.m.
11 Collaboration with Highwire Gallery; webcast performance by and discussion with poet Edwin Torres; 4 p.m.
18 Laughing Hermit Reading Series; David Acosta and B.J. Ward, poets; 2-3 p.m.
1 World AIDS Day: 6th Annual Convocation; 5:30 p.m.; fourth floor, Ivy Room, Penn Tower Building (Immunodeficiency Program).
5 Peace Around the World; multicultural holiday celebration featuring choral music, international games and puzzles, juggling, magic, face painting, origami lessons and a mummer's strut; 1:30-4:30 p.m.; University Museum (University Museum).
8 Faculty Club Tree Lighting and Holiday Dinner Buffet; 5-8 p.m.; Faculty Club, 3611 Walnut Street (Faculty Club).
9 Faculty Club Annual Open House; 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Faculty Club, 3611 Walnut Street (Faculty Club).
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Winterfest: Go West for Third Thursdays; fashion show on ice, curling
demonstration, free skating and skate rental; 5:30-8 p.m.; Class of 1923
Ice Rink; Info: (888) GOWEST-7 or www.gowest.org (University City District).
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Tickets for football games $10, $5 seniors/children, free with PENNCard: call ticket office (215) 898-6151. See www.upenn.edu/athletics
3 M. Basketball vs. Army; 7 p.m.
4 W. Squash vs. Yale; 12:30 p.m.
- Fencing; Alumni Meet; 1 p.m.
- M. & W. Swimming vs. Georgetown; 1 p.m.
- M. Squash vs. Yale; 2:30 p.m..
- M. Basketball vs. Penn State; 4 p.m.
5 M. Squash vs. Brown; 11:30 a.m.
- W. Squash vs. Brown; 1:30 p.m.
8 W. Basketball vs. St. Joseph's; 6 p.m.
10 W. Swimming vs. Columbia; 6 p.m.
11 M. Swimming vs. Columbia; 2 p.m.
Visit www.upenn.edu/recreation or call (215) 898-6100 for info.
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Computer Classes for Penn Faculty, Staff and Students; Sansom Place West: 3650 Chestnut Street 2nd floor; registration required for all hands-on class: (215) 573-3102; for information on class descriptions and prerequisites e-mail to learnit@pobox.upenn.edu or visit www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/ttg.
Jazzercise: 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday; Newman Center; first class free; $3.50/class; $2.50/students; Carolyn Hamilton, (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).
1 ISC Public Forum on Changes to Penn Modem Pool; moderated by Jim O'Donnell, Vice Provost Information Systems & Computing; 3 p.m.; room 200, College Hall. (ISC).
2 Open Observatory Night; 7-8 p.m.; roof, DRL, weather permitting; info (215) 898-5995 (Physics & Astronomy).
4 Plants for the Winter Garden; slide presentation and a walk through the gardens; 1-3 p.m.; $18 members, $20 non-members. Info: (215) 247-5777 (Morris Arboretum).
6 Campus Development Open Forum; forum concerning issues of access, transportation, service and campus environment; 6-9 p.m.; College Hall, Room 200; Info; 3-8428 or kho@pobox.upenn.edu. Also December 13; 3-5 p.m.; College Hall, Room 200.(Office of the University Architect, Olin Partnership)
8 Dealing With Holiday Stress; a QOWL emotional well-being workshop from PENN-Friends; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall (Human Resources).
16 Parenting Styles that Work with Teens; a QOWL life balance workshop with experts from Ceridian Performance Partners; 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall (Human Resources).
Info: call Bernadette Ramsey, (215) 573-9725; only faxed or mailed RSVP's accepted, to The Office of Community Housing, 4046 Walnut Street, fax: (215) 573-2173.
8 Community Housing 101; info. about the Guaranteed Mortgage Program; 8-9 a.m. & 1-2 p.m.; Office of Off-Campus Living, 4046 Walnut. Also December 16, noon-1 p.m. & 1-2 p.m.; room 720, Franklin Building.
9 Title Insurance and Settlement; what it means to have an executed search for a clear title, how to prepare for the closing, and more; noon-1 p.m.; room 720, Franklin Building.
14 Homeowner's Insurance; info about different types of insurance and what is needed for proper coverage of an investment; noon-1 p.m. & 1-2 p.m.; Office of Off Campus Living, 4046 Walnut St.
Registration: by phone at (215) 898-4861, or by fax at (215) 898-1063.
9 Trade Secret Protection in Pennsylvania; 6:30-7:30 p.m.; $45.
- e-Policies for the Small Business; 8-9 p.m.; $45.
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1 Spermatogenesis in Mice Lacking Transition Nuclear Proteins in Condensing Spermatids; Marvin Meistrich, University of Texas; noon; Hirst Auditorium, Dulles Building (Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health).
2 How Important Are Boreal Peatlands to Past, Present, and Future Global Carbon Cycling?; Kelman Weider, Villanova University; 12:15-1:45 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Institute for Environmental Studies).
3 Nonhuman Primates: Behavior, Environmental Enrichment and Psychological Well-Being; Kathryn A. Bayne, AAALAC-International; 10 a.m.-noon; Medical Alumni Hall, Maloney Entrance, HUP (Laboratory Animal Medicine Seminar Program).
6 Principles for Active Control of Surfactants; Nicholas L. Abbott, University of Wisconsin; 3:30 p.m.; room 337, Towne Building (Chemical Engineering).
7 Induction and the Initial Development of the Mammalian Olfactory Pathway; Anthony S. LaMantia, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; 11:30 a.m.; Seminar Room, Monell Chemical Senses Center, 3500 Market Street (Monell Chemical Senses Center).
8 Bone Cements and Ceramics with Antibiotics: Rationale, Experimental Improvements, Clinical Results; Professor Langlais, CHU Rennes; noon; McKay Laboratories, 4th floor, Stemmler Bldg. (French Institute for Culture and Technology).
9 Some Structure-Driven Questions About Ion Channel Function; Christopher Miller, Brandeis University; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room, fourth floor, Richards Building (Physiology).
10 Nonhuman Primates: Husbandry, Breeding, Biology and Care; David P. Martin, DuPont Pharmaceutical Company; 10 a.m.-noon; Medical Alumni Hall, Maloney, HUP (Laboratory Animal Medicine Seminar Program).
13 Genetic Approaches to Enhance the Antitumor Functions of T Lymphocytes; Michel Sadelain, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; 4-5 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Institute for Human Gene Therapy).
14 Does Superoxide Channel between the Copper Centers of Peptidylglycine Monooxygenase? A Novel Mechanism for Oxygen Activation Based on Core Activity; Ninian J. Blackburn, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).
15 DNA Methylation in Germ Cells--Setting Epigenetic Patterns for the Next Generation; Jacquetta Trasler, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, McGill University; noon; Hirst Auditorium, Dulles Building (Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health).
16 Managing Natural Catastophe Risk in Developing Countries; Paul Freeman, International Institute for Applied Systems Analyses; 12:15-1:45 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Institute for Environmental Studies; Public Policy and Management).
17 The Power of Information and Technology to Improve Outcomes; Alan Webber, Aetna U.S. Healthcare; noon-1:30 p.m.; 1st floor auditorium, Colonial Penn Center, 3641 Locust Walk (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics).
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1999 Holiday Hours for University Services and Facilities
Academic Records Closes December 23 at noon. Reopens January 3 at 9 a.m. Accounts Payable Closes December 23, 12 p.m. Closed December 24-25, 31 and January 1. Open December 27-30, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Resume normal hours January 3. Annenberg Center Box Office Closed: December 23, 6 p.m. thru December 26. Open: December 27 noon-6 p.m., December 28-29 noon-8 p.m. Closed: December 30-January 3. Reopens January 4 at noon. Arthur Ross Gallery Closed December 20 to January 2. Reopens January 3. Cashier's Office Closes December 23, 2 p.m. Open: December 27-31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Reopens January 3, 9 a.m. Christian Association Closes December 22, 5 p.m.; Reopens January 10, 8:30 a.m. Computer Connection Closed December 24-26 & January 1-2. Open December 27-31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular hours resume January 3. Ice Rink, Class of 1923 Closed December 24-25, 31 and January 1. Info: (215) 898-1923. See Fitness/ Learning for regular public sessions. College Houses and Academic Services Open December 23, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed December 24 through January 2. Reopens January 3, 8 a.m. Escort Service, PennBus, Handivan Closed December 24 through January 3. Reopens January 4. During the winter break, limited transportation will be provided in cooperation with Public Safety by calling (215) 898-4497. Faculty Club Closed December 24-January 2. Reopens January 3, 8 a.m. Hillel Open Mon. thru Thurs. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-3p.m. Closed December 31. ICA Closed December 24-25, 27-28 and January 1. Open December 26 & 30 & January 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; December 29-30, noon-8 p.m. See Exhibits for regular hours. Business Offices closed December 24-January 3. Jazzercise No class December 23 or 30. Classes held Tues. & Thurs. December 2-22 & December 28. Regular schedule resumes January 4. See Fitness/ Learning for December schedule. Kelly Writers House Closes December 22, 5 p.m.; Open January 5-16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Normal hours resume January 17, 9 a.m. |
Levy Tennis Pavillion Closed December 25-26 & January 1. Open December 24 & 31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., December 27-30, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., January 2, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Normal hours resume January 3. Morris Arboretum Open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed December 24 to January 1. Resumes regular hours January 2. Newman Center Closes December 22, 1 p.m. Reopens January 17, 9 a.m. Penn Bookstore Open December 24 & 27-31, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed December 25-26 & January 1-2. Regular hours resume January 3. Recreation Department: Gimbel and Hutchinson Gymnasia December 11-23: Hutchinson Gym: Mon. thru Fri. 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. & Sun. noon-6 p.m.; Gimbel Gym: Mon. thru Fri. 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. & Sun. noon-6 p.m. Winter Break (December 23 through January 16): Hutchinson: Closed; Gimbel: Closed December 24-26, 31 and January 1-2. Open December 23, 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; December 27-30, 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; and January 3-16, Mon. thru Fri., 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. & Sun. noon-6 p.m.; Ringe Squash Courts: Mon. thru Fri. 7 a.m.-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Sat & Sun. noon-4 p.m. Normal hours resume January 17. Registrar's Office Closes December 23 at noon. Reopens January 3 at 9 a.m. Residence Halls: Sansom Place East, Sansom Place West, Harrison College House, Harnwell College House, Hamilton College House and Mayer Hall remain open. All other dormitories close at December 23, noon and reopen January 13, 9 a.m. Housing Services Office closes December 23, 5 p.m. and reopens January 3, 9 a.m. Student Financial Services Closes December 23, 2 p.m.; Reopens January 3, 9 a.m. Student Health Closes December 24, 11:30 a.m.. Closed December 25-26 & January 1-2. Open December 27-31, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Regular hours resume January 3. University Life Computing Services Closes December 23 at noon. Reopens January 3 at 9 a.m. University Museum Galleries closed Mondays and December 25 and January 1,with other closing hours to be determined. Info. (215) 898-4000. Van Pelt/Lippincott Libraries and Rosengarten Reserve December 10-21 Extended hours: Van Pelt/Lippincott: Mon. thru Fri. 8:30 a.m.-midnight, Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m.-midnight; Rosengarten: Mon. thru Thurs. 24 hours, Fri. 8:30 a.m.-2 a.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 10 a.m. thru 24 hours. December 22-23, 27-30: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed: December 24-26, December 31, January 1-2. After January 2, open Mon. thru Fri. only. Weekend hours resume January 22. See http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. |
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University City District's Go West! 3rd Thursdays: Fashions, Skating and More December 16 Winterfest! This month, Go West! features a fashion show on ice at the Class of 1923 Ice Rink sponsored by the shops of Sansom Common. In The Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society, Alfred Bendiner captured skaters from earlier this century showing off the fashions of their day. Also featured at December's Third Thursday is free skating and skate rental, a live broadcast by WXPN, a curling demonstration by the Philadelphia Curling Club, and free cocoa and cookies. Visit the web site www.gowest.org for more information. See Special Events |
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Unless otherwise noted all events are open to the general public as well as to members of the University. For building locations, call (215) 898-5000 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Listing of a phone number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required. This December calendar is a pull-out for posting. Almanac carries an Update with additions, changes and cancellations if received by Monday noon prior to the week of publication. Members of the University may send notices for the Update or January At Penn calendar. |
Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 13, November 23/30, 1999