NOTE:
11 x 17 paper needed |
1 Final
Exams; Through May 9.
17 Alumni
Day.
18 Baccalaureate.
19 Commencement.
12 Week
Evening Session Begins
20 First
Session Classes Begin.
26 Memorial
Day. No classes.
4 Mother's
Day Flower Box Class; learn to make a great gift for Mother's
Day; 1-3 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; elementary-age
children; $18, $16/members; register: (215) 247-5777 x125 (Morris
Arboretum).
Children's
Festival
Annenberg
Center. Info./tickets: (215) 898-3900 or www.PENNPresents.org;
$12/first show, $6/same number of tickets for each additional
show. May
1-4.1 PlayWorks;
international artisans teach children to create crafts; all ages;
10 a.m ; Outdoor Plaza, Annenberg Center; free w/ show ticket.
Also May 2, 3, 10 a.m.; May 4, noon.
Odinn;
The Possible Theatre, Iceland; performance of tales of Nordic
mythology; ages 8 and up; 10 a.m.; Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center.
Also May 2, noon; May 3, noon & 2 p.m.; May
4, 2 & 4 p.m.
He
Is Out!; the clowning duo KiSaCo, Norway and Switzerland;
a play about welcoming a baby into the world; ages 4 and up; noon;
Iron Gate Theatre. Also May 2, 10 a.m.; May 3, noon
& 4 p.m.; May 4, 4 p.m.
Kotchegna Dance Company; Ivory Coast; incorporating over
sixty regional dance styles and traditional music; ages 6 and
up; noon; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also May 2,
10 a.m.; May 3, noon & 4 p.m.; May 4, 2
p.m.
Stoneface;
Teater TT, Denmark; show without words combining music, poetry
and sight-gags; ages 5 and up; noon; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg
Center. Also May 2, 10 a.m.; May 3, noon & 4
p.m.; May 4, 2 p.m.
Donkey
Skin; The Silent Theatre, Sweden; performance in sign language
of Cinderella-like story; ages 7 and up; 10 a.m.; Iron Gate Theatre.
Also May 2, noon; May 3, 10 a.m. & 2
p.m.; May 4, 2 p.m.
Snow
White; Tall Stories Theatre Company, England; actors use mix
of mime, physical theatre and original songs; ages 4 and up; 10
a.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also May 2,
noon; May 3, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.; May 4, noon &
4 p.m.
Circus
Hurjaruuth; Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth, Finland; features aerial
stunts, juggling, magic; all ages; 10 a.m.; Zellerbach Theatre,
Annenberg Center. Also May 2, noon; May 3, 10 a.m.
& 2 p.m.; May 4, noon & 4 p.m.
2 John
Flynn; songwriter for kids; ages 4 and up; 7 p.m.;
Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also May 3, 2 p.m.
3 Stage
Works; all ages; 11:30 a.m.; Outdoor Plaza, Annenberg Center;
free. Also May 4, noon.
1 Building
the Town Green Conference and Trade Show; Green building Ratings
Systems principles for new and existing buildings with focus on
renewable energy; 9 a.m.; Houston Hall (Delaware Valley Green
Council). Through May 3.
20 Annual
Retreat on Aging; Monica Driscoll, Sylvan M. Cohen Visiting
Scholar; Jason Karlawish, bioethics; 1-4 p.m.; poster session,
4-6 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: grace.steckel@uphs.upenn.edu
or (215) 573-7770 (Institute of Aging).
Admission
Donations and Hours
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.
Charles
Addams Fine Arts Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Esther
Klein Gallery, 3600 Market: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fox
Gallery, Logan Hall: free, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Graduate
Student Center (GSC): free; Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.,
9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., noon-6 p.m.; Sun., noon-9 p.m.
Institute
of Contemporary Art: $3, $2/students, artists, seniors, free/members,
children under 12, w/ PENNCard and on Sundays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.;
Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Kamin
Gallery, 1st fl. Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. For hours see
http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.
Kroiz
Gallery, Architectural Archives, Fisher Fine Arts Library,
lower level: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.
For hours see http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.
Meyerson
Hall Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Morris
Arboretum: $8, $6/seniors & students, $3/children 3-12,
free w/PENN Card, children under 3; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rosenwald
Gallery, 6th fl., Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. For hours see http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.
Slought
Foundation, 4017 Walnut St.; Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
University
Museum: $5, $2.50/seniors & students w/ID, free/members
w/PENNCard, children under 6; Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.;
Sun. (free through May 18), 1-5 p.m.
Wistar
Institute; free, Mon.-Fri: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Upcoming
1 Morgan
1st Floor Artists Exhibition; GSC. Through May 30.
3 s(how);
exhibition weaves two distinct themes, visual ephemerality and
bodily consumption; ICA; reception: May 2, 6 p.m. Through
July 27.
Das
Hochzeitshaus (The Wedding House); Nadine Robinson fuses popular
myth, religion and street-party culture; ICA; reception: May
2, 6 p.m. Through July 27.
Polly
Apfelbaum; Fallen Paintings, hybrid works of beauty
that exist in the contentious, ambivalent space between painting,
sculpture and installation; ICA; reception: May 2, 6 p.m.
Through July 27.
6 Folio
2003: Group Exhibition of Artists from GSFA; Burrison
Gallery; reception: May 12, 4:30 p.m. (Burrison Gallery).
Through June 6.
Trees
in Exhibition: Watercolors of the Living Collection;
paintings of trees within the Arboretum's collection, featuring
work
by Marcy Abhau (Morris Arboretum). Through August 18, except
July 7-25.
8 MFA
Alumni Exhibition and Sale; featuring 75 works of art by graduates
of fine arts, sale benefits MFA; Kroiz Gallery; reception: May
17, 6 p.m. (GSFA Alumni). Through May 30; special hours:
May 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; May
18, noon-4 p.m.
Touching
the Mekong: A Southeast Asia Sojourn; black and white photographs
of architecture, landscapes and the region's people by Andrea
Baldeck; Merle-Smith Changing Exhibitions Gallery, 1st fl., UPM.
Through August 30.
10 Art
Outreach Program: Annual Student Art Exhibition; works by
students from area schools; reception: 11 a.m.; Esther Klein Gallery.
Through July 3.
12 MFA
Senior Graduation Show; Charles Addams Gallery. Through
May 22.
14 MFA
Award Show; Meyerson Gallery. Through May 22.
22 Korean
Visiting Artist/Scholar: Won-Jang Jin; Charles Addams
Gallery. Through June 6.
Now
Charles
Cooper and John H. Stone: Painting and Sculpture; Esther
Klein Gallery. Through May 2.
Homage
to Maury: A Burrison Art Gallery Retrospective; Burrison Gallery;
Through May 3.
Undergraduate
Architecture Exhibition; Fox Gallery. Through May 9.
Inventing
Liberty--Books and Manuscripts on the American Revolution
Selected from the Library of Marvin Weiner; Kamin Gallery.
Through May 19.
Steve
McCurry--South Southeast; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through
May 25.
Détente:
Russian Contemporary Art in Video; Slought Foundation. Through
May 26.
Why
We Invade England: Acts, Edicts and Declarations, 1607-1691;
Slought Foundation. Through May 26.
Without
Ground; Kimowan McLain; ICA. Through July 27.
Deciphering
the Past: A Retrospective View of Cryptology; Rosenwald Gallery.
Through July 31.
A
Plantsman in Asia: 1979-2000; Paul Meyer, Arboretum; Morris
Arboretum. Through September.
Mammoth
Scale: The Anatomical Sculptures of William Rush; Wistar
Institute. Through October.
Ongoing
at UPM
Worlds
Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans; suite of four permanent
classical world galleries.
Canaan
& Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: Universe of the Hopi,
Zuni, Navajo & Apache; Ancient Mesopotamia: Royal Tombs of
Ur; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Raven's
Journey: World of Alaska's Native People; Buddhism: History
& Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa: The Cradle of Humankind;
Polynesia: ahu'ula + lei niho palaoa.
UPM
Tours
Meet
at the main entrance, 1:30 p.m. Free with museum admission donation.
Info: www.museum.upenn.edu.
3
Ancient Egypt.
4 Caanan
and Ancient Israel.
10 Archaeology.
11 Classical
World.
Art
On Campus: ICA, MFA & UPM
Featured
here are several works from the many exhibits opening on campus
this month.
s(how)
is one of the ICA's spring exhibitions that includes artists
that work in a variety of media and genres to reflect on how art
is "made to mean" through the curatorial process. At
left, is a work by Vik Muniz from the series Pictures of Chocolate.
Duck
by Deirdre Murphy, MFA '00 is oil on panel and is part
of the MFA Alumni Exhibition 2003. This exhibit showcases
works in a variety of media including painting, printmaking, photography
and sculpture. It features 75 nationally and internationally known
artists.
UPM's
Touching the Mekong: A Southeast Asian Sojourn,
explores the contemporary life in mainland Southeast Asia with
photographs by Andrea Baldeck. Pictured below is Hmong woman
at market, Luang Prabang, Laos.
Graduate
Student Center
1 Hedwig
and the Angry Inch; 7 p.m.
4 Devdas;
6:30 p.m.
8 In
the Bedroom; 7 p.m.
International
House
Showings
at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. In french with English subtitles.
Admission: $6, $5/members, students, senior citizens.
2 La
Pointe Courte; preceded by L'Opera-Mouffe.
3 Adieu
Philippine; preceded by Santa Claus has Blue Eyes.
4 Le
Gai Savior; preceded by Two American Audiences, in
English; 7 p.m.
8 Nathalie
Granger; preceded by En Rachachant.
9 Les
Contrabandieres.
10 Beyond
the Nouvelle Vague: Neglected Films of the French New Wave.
Short films presented back to back starting at 1 p.m. Films have
no subtitles but translation will be provided.
Anatomy
of a Marriage: My Days with Francoise; 7 p.m.
NOTE: There is only one showing of this film. the 9.m. time that
was previously listed is a different film.
*
Added
* Anatomy
of a
Marriage: My Days with
Jean-Marc; 9 p.m.
11 L'Amour
Fou; 4 p.m.
16 I
Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America; 7 p.m.; $10 in advance,
one hour before show.
Jazzercize;
5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, Newman Center; first class
free; $5/class, $4/students; Carolyn Hamilton (215) 662-3293 (days)
or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).
1 Penn
Knitters; noon; rm. 313, The ARCH. Also May 15 & 29.
7 PPSA
Book Club; 12:15 p.m.; Penn Bookstore.
31 The
Penn Preview; sample of adult college life for potential students,
financial aid concerns and scholarship opportunities will be addressed;
9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; registration:
(215) 898-6940 or lgrady@sas.upenn.edu
(CGS).
Christian
Association
1 Sister
Circle; feminist ministry for women of all faiths; noon. Also
May 8, 15,
22 & 29.
6 SLANGuage;
practice U.S. English and learn U.S. culture; 3 p.m. Also May
13, 20 & 27.
Learning
and Education Programs
For
Penn staff: learn skills through American Management Association
(AMA) programs, Brown bag matinees, Satellite broadcasts, and
other programs. Call (215) 898-3400 or www.hr.upenn.edu/learning.
1 AMA's
Advanced Presentation Skills; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $50. Through
May 2.
6 AMA's
Managing and Working with Difficult People; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;
$50. Through May 7.
8
Brown Bag: Crafting Your Career at Penn: A Panel Discussion;
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
12 New
Staff Orientation; 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
13 Professional
Development Program; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $50. Through May 14.
15 Satellite
Broadcast: "FISH!Sticks Keeping the Vision Alive;"
by Stephen Lundin; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
21 Brown
Bag: The Attitude Virus; noon-1 p.m.
22 Brown
Bag: Self-Assessment--Put Your Skills to Work; noon-1
p.m.
27 Customer
Service at Penn; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $50.
28 Satellite
Broadcast: How to Lead Through Change and Uncertainty: A Leadership
Program Based on Lessons Learned from Shackleton's Antarctic
Adventure; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
AMA's
Coaching and Counseling for Outstanding Job Performance; 9
a.m.-5 p.m.; $50. Through May 29.
30 Transitioning
to Management at Penn; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $50.
Technology
Training Services
All
courses at ISC labs, 3650 Chestnut St.; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., unless
otherwise noted. Registration and PennCard required: (800) 288-8221.
1 Intro.
to Fireworks; $600.
5 Excel
XP Intro.; $190.
6 Access
2002 Intro.; $357.
8 Word
2000 Intro.; $190.
FilemakerPro
Intro.; $190.
9 Adobe
Acrobat Intro.; $190.
12 Excel
2000 Advanced; $190.
13 Excel
2000 Intro.; $190.
14 Intro.
to Dreamweaver; $600.
16 Windows
XP Intro.; $190.
Eudora
5; $110.
Meeting
Maker Intro.; $110.
PowerPoint
2000 Intro.; $190.
19 Word
XP Intro.; $190.
Support
Win 2000 Network Infrastructure; $1,679.
20 Creating
Web Graphics; $190.
21 Access
2000 Intro.; $357.
22 Excel
2000 Intermediate; $190.
27 PowerPoint
XP Intro.; $190.
Photoshop
Web Graphics; $520.
Photoshop
Graphic Design; $260.
Word
2000 Intermediate; $190.
English
Language Programs
All
classes 6-8:55 p.m., Bennett Hall. Tuition: $280 plus $15 registration
fee, except TOEFL/TWE preparation: $560 plus $15 registration
fee. Registration: (215) 898-8681.
5 Grammar
Practice; intermediate-advanced level. Through June 16.
TOEFL/TWE
Preparation; intermediate-advanced level. Through June
18.
6 Conversation
Practice; elementary level. Through June 17.
Conversational
Interactions; intermediate-advanced level. Through June
17.
Pronunciation
Improvement; intermediate-advanced level. Through June
17.
7 Business
Writing; intermediate-
advanced
level. Through June 18.
Pronunciation
Basics; elementary level; Through June 19.
8 Listening
and Speaking with Confidence; intermediate-advanced level.
Through June 19.
Vocabulary
Expansion; intermediate-advanced level. Through June 19.
Office
of Community Housing
Workshops
at 4046 Walnut St. Limited seating. Register:
pdca@pobox.upenn.edu.
7 Homeowner's
Insurance; noon. Also at 1 p.m.
13 Community
Housing 101; noon. Also at 1 p.m.
Kelly
Writers House
Info.:
(215) 573-WRIT or wh@english.upenn.edu/~wh.
1 Informal
Discussion Led by Al Filreis; 6 p.m.; followed by light supper;
open to alumni; $40 donation to support Writers House; RSVP: rsvp@pennclubphilly.org
5 Penn
& Pencil Club Monthly Meeting; writing group for Penn
employees; 5:15 p.m.
7 Arts
Café: First Person Festival: First Person Monologue
Workshop; Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Temple University;
7 p.m.
Quality
of Work Life Programs
Info.:
(215) 898-5116 or orna@hr.upenn.edu. Registration: www.hr.upenn.edu/quality/workshop.asp.
1 Stress
Management Overview; 11:30 a.m.
15 Relaxation
Techniques For a Stressful World; 11:30 a.m.
Retirement
Education Seminars
Info:
www.hr.upenn.edu/benefits/retirement/seminars.asp
5 Penn's
Tax-Deferred Retirement Plan Overview; 11:30 a.m.
Maximizing
Your Tax-Deferred Savings Opportunities; 1 p.m.
6 Taking
Control of Your Financial Life; 11:30 a.m.
How
Much to Save for Retirement; 1 p.m.
7 Penn's
Tax-Deferred Retirement Plan Overview; 11:30 a.m.
Staying
on Track for Retirement; 1
p.m.
8 Reexamining
the Rules of Investing; 11:30 a.m.
Retirement
Distribution Flexibilities; 1 p.m.
Morris
Arboretum
Info./registration:
(215) 247-5777 x125 or www.morrisarboretum.org.
3 Wildflowers
for the Woodland Garden; introduction to delicate early-blooming
wildflowers native to Eastern woodlands; 10 a.m.-noon; $24/22
members.
6 Plant
Sale Lecture: Plant Sale Favorites--Something for Every Garden;
Anthony Aiello, Arboretum; 7 p.m.; $5, free/members; reservations:
(215) 247-5777 x169.
10 Annual
Spring Plant Sale; features top quality perennials, annuals
and woody plants. Horticulture experts will be available to help
with selections; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Also May 11, noon-4 p.m.
15 Groundcovers
for the Home Garden; wide variety of herbaceous and woody
groundcovers, and their cultural requirements and aesthetic needs;
10 a.m.-noon; $48, $43/members. Also May 22.
17 Nighttime
Nature Walk at Bloomfield Farm; learn how animals adapt to
darkness and sharpen your own senses during nighttime; 7-8:30
p.m.; $10, $8/members.
7 Faculty
Club Annual Meeting; 4 p.m.; Faculty
Club, Inn at Penn.
13 WXPN-FM
Policy Board Meeting; 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; Conference Rm. 5,
1650 Arch St.; info.: (215) 898-0628.
14 WPSA
General Assembly Meeting; 1 p.m.; Golkin Rm., Houston Hall.
15 Trustees
Meetings: Audit and Compliance Committee, 9-10:30 a.m.;
Budget
& Finance Committee, 10:45 a.m.; Board of Trustees'
Executive Committee; 2:45 p.m.; Houston Hall.
29 PPSA
Annual Meeting; noon; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall.
University Square Concert Series
36th
St., between Walnut and Sansom; 5-7 p.m. (Business Services).
1 Arpeggio
Jazz Band.
8
Swing Shift Jazz Band.
22
John Brezlan Jazz Band.
29
Synthesis Latin Band.
3 Bring
in May; Philadelphia Revels; song, dance and storytelling
celebrating spring; 1 p.m.; Morris Arboretum.
15 Seven
Veils (A Night of Poetry in Moving Media); 8 p.m.; Slought
Foundation; registration: (215) 746-4239 or http://www.slought.org
(Slought Foundation).
PennPresents
Tickets/Info.:
(215) 898-3900 or www.PENNPresents.org.
8 Nederlands
Dans Theater II; featuring
works by internationally acclaimed
dancer and choreographer Jirí Kylián;7:30
p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: $36, $33,
$31; Also May 9, 8 p.m.; May 10, 2
p.m. & 8 p.m.
Dance
Celebration's 20th season concludes with the Philadelphia
Debut of the Nederland's Dans Theater II at the Annenberg
Center. This company features contemporary ballet performed by
impeccable
young dancers.
13 Foley
(The Corn Exchange Production); funny exploration of what
your family really passes on to you; 7:30 p.m.; Harold Prince
Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: $32; Also May 14, 15;
2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; May 16, 8 p.m.; May 17, 2
p.m. and 8 p.m.
Penn
Bookstore
17 Fred
Pollack; The College Senior's Survival Guide to Corporate
America ; noon.
UPM
Info./Tickets:
(214) 898-4890 or www.museum.upenn.edu.
3 Dig
for Treasures!; bazaar and second-hand sale; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.;
info.: (215) 898-9202 (Women's Committee).
Jagdish
Pandit; a master potter from India presents his work; 11 a.m.-1
p.m.
14 Bacchanalia
Garden Party; honor Bacchus, the Roman God of Wine;
6:30 p.m.; (215) 898-5093 for invitation (Young Friends).
1 Chemoprevention
of Skin Cancer; James Spencer, Mount Sinai School of Medicine;
11 a.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III (Dermatology).
Biological
Chemistry of Nitric Oxide and Reactive Nitrogen Species; Harry
Ischiropoulous, CHOP; noon; Conference Rm., John Morgan Bldg.
(Radiation Oncology).
Lessons
in Leadership; Mitchell Blutt, J.P. Morgan Partners; 5 p.m.;
Class of 1949 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Medicine).
2 High
Precision Studies of the Nicotinic Receptor and Related Ion Channel
Using Unnatural Amino Acid Mutagenesis; Dennis Dougherty,
Caltech; 4 p.m.; Class of '62 Lecture Hall, John Morgan Bldg.
(Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics).
5 Size
Does Matter: Giant Proteins,
Small
Peptides
and Fat
Z Bands; Kuan Wang, NIH; 2
p.m.;
rm. 251,
BRB II/III
(Pennsylvania
Muscle
Institue
[PMI]).
7 Modulation
of Trypanosome Invasion and Lysosomal Exocytosis by Synaptotagmin
VII; Norma Andrews, Yale University; noon; Auditorium, CRB
(Microbiology).
Genomics
of the Mammalian X Chromosome in Reproduction; P. Jeremy Wang,
animal biology; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/II (CRRWH).
New
Roles for Centrosomes in Cell Cycle Progression, Checkpoint Control,
Genetic Stability and Tumorigenesis; Steven Doxsey, University
of Massachusetts; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute
(Wistar).
8 Molecular
Analysis of Circadian Rhythms; Amita Seghal, neuroscience;
11 a.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Dermatology).
Tumor
Response to Ionizing Radiation and Anti-angiogenesis/Anti-Vascular
Therapy; Adam Dicker, Thomas Jefferson Medical College; noon;
Conference Rm., John Morgan Bldg. (Radiation Oncology).
How
Enterobacteria Stick Around; Dieter Schifferli, pathobiology;
noon; rm.702, CRB (Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and
Liver Disease).
Title
TBA; Joseph Chalovich, East Carolina University; 3:30 p.m.;
Hirst Auditorium, Dulles Bldg. (Urology).
9 Looting
of the Iraq National Museum: The Museum Community Responds;
Richard Zettler, UPM; noon; UPM; RSVP: (215) 898-2680 (UPM; Greater
Philadelphia Cultural Alliance). Also May 10, 2 p.m.
Driven
to Tiers: Evidence and Implications
of a Two-tiered System of Nursing Home Care; Jacqueline Zinn,
Temple University; noon p.m.; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center
(LDI).
12 The
Function of Septin Nucleotide
Binding
and Hydrolysis; Mark Longtine, Oklahoma State University; 2 p.m.; rm.
251, BRB II/III (PMI).
14 Epstein
Barr Virus and Cancer: The Role of the LMP1 and
LMP2; Nancy
Raab-Traub, UNC-Chapel Hill; noon; Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).
Mechanisms
of Mitotic Spindle Assembly
and Cell Division; Rebecca Heald, University of California-Berkeley;
4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).
15 Cicatricial
Alopecia: New Concepts; Vera Price, University of California-San
Francisco; 11 a.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Dermatology).
Managing
Change Personally and Professionally; Greg Mattison, behavioral
health; noon; 3rd fl.Conference Rm., AARC (African American Resource
Center).
Lipid
Peroxidation in Cell Membranes: The Antioxidant Network of Vitamins
C & E, Beta-Carotene, Nitric Oxide, GSH, and PhGPx; Garry
Buettner, University of Iowa; noon; Conference Rm., John Morgan
Bldg. (Radiation Oncology).
16 Investigation
of the Structural and Functional Dynamics of DNA Repair by Time-Resolved
Fluorescence Spectroscopy; J.B. Alexander Ross, University
of Montana-Missoula; 4 p.m.; Class of '62 Lecture Hall, John
Morgan Bldg. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics).
21 The
CD1 System: Lipid Antigen Presentation for Immunoprotection and
Immunoregulation; Steven Porcelli, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine; noon; Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).
LysosomalProteomics
and the Molecular Bases for Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis and
Niemann-Pick Type C2 Diseases; Peter Lobel, Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).
Mechanisms
of Heritable Gene Silencing
During Thymocyte Development; Stephen Smale, UCLA; 4 p.m.;
Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).
22 Pharmacologic
Management of Glaucoma; Lawrence Jindra, SUNY Stony Brook;
7:45 a.m.; Auditorium, Scheie Eye Institute (Ophthalmology).
Advances
in Glaucoma Surgery; Lawrence Jindra, SUNY Stony Brook; noon;
Thayer Conference Rm., Scheie Eye Institute (Ophthalmology).
1-Cys
Peroxiredoxin--Novel Antioxidant Enzyme Providing Cellular
Protection Against Oxidative Stress-Medicated Membrane Damage;
Yefim Manevich, Institute for Environmental Medicine; noon; Conference
Rm., John Morgan Bldg. (Radiation Oncology).
23 Chemical
Genetic Analysis of Signal Transduction; Kevan Shokat, University
of California-San Francisco; 4 p.m.; Class of '62 Lecture
Hall, John Morgan Bldg. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics).
28 Modulation
of Cell Signaling Pathways by Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated
Herpesvirus (KSHV/ HHV-8); Blossom Damania, UNC-Chapel Hill;
noon; Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).
Cadherins
and Catenins in Development and Cancer; Barry Gumbiner, University
of Virginia; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).
High
Precision DNA Copy Number Measurements of Tumor Genomes; Dan
Pinkel, University of California-San Francisco; 4 p.m.; Grossman
Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).
ALUMNI
WEEKEND:
CROSS-CAMPUS CONVERSATIONS |
The Penn community is invited
to enjoy these special forums in which Penn faculty
will offer their perspective on issues of global
significance. Register for these programs by visiting
www.alumni.upenn.edu/alumniweekend2003.
Friday, May 16
Democratizations:
Critical Comparisons; tour the world with several
of Penn's best regional specialists; 9:30 a.m.-noon;
G-55, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Zicklin Center for Business
Ethics Research).
The Future of Citizenship;
what does citizenship imply in a globalized setting?;
2-4 p.m.; G-55, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; info.: www.zicklincenter.org.
Saturday, May 17
Ethics, State and World;
discussion of issues of legality vs. legitimacy, problems
of international development, and morality and state;
9-11 a.m.; G-55, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; info.: www.zicklincenter.org (Wharton;
Zicklin Center for Business EthicsResearch).
Professional & Social
Ethics; ethical dilemmas associated with critical
professions with a direct influence on birth, death,
disease, and quality-of-life; 3-5 p.m.; G-55, Jon
M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton).
ALUMNI
WEEKEND:
CLASSES WITHOUT QUIZZES |
Attend thought provoking educational
programs without the quizzes! Programs feature distinguished
panelists on topics of current interest. To register,
visit www.alumni.upenn.edu/alumniweekend2003.
Friday, May 16
Structure of Personal Narrative
in Irish Theatre; David Espey, writer; 1-2 p.m.;
Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center.
Antibiotic Resistance: Malice
in Wonderland; antibiotic resistant bacteria
from
a bug's perspective; Shelly Rankin, microbiology;
2-3 p.m.;
Golkin Rm., Houston Hall (Veterinary Medicine).
How Can We Afford
Prescription Drugs in the US? Cost, Quality, and
Access;
pressing issues in healthcare and how their impact
on consumers, society and the industry; 2:30-4 p.m.;
F-85, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (LDI; Wharton; Medicine;
Dental; Nursing).
Philadelphia Music!;
Guthrie Ramsey, SAS; performance and commentary on aspects
of African American music making; 3-5 p.m.; Amado Recital
Rm., Irvine Auditorium; info.: (215) 898-5262.
Good Decisions for Great
Leadership; Michael Useem, Wharton; see how
senior managers and governing boards reach good
and fast decisions; 4:15-5:45 p.m.; G-06, Jon M.
Huntsman Hall (Wharton).
Saturday, May 17
Perspectives on the Market:
Are Stocks Still a Buy? Jeremy Siegel, Wharton;
9-11
a.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center (Wharton). Worlds
Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans Tour;
go behind the scenes and tour the Museum's
new suite of classical galleries; 10-11 a.m.; UPM;
info.: (215) 898-2680.
From the Computer Screen
to the Big Screen: Computer Modeling and Simulation
goes to Hollywood and Turns to Oscar Gold; learn
about
computer animation and Penn Engineering's
leadership
in this field;Norman Badler, Center for Human Modeling
and Simulation; Neil Chatterjee,
Alternative
NRG Media; Nicholas Foster, PDI/DreamWorks; 10-11
a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall
(SEAS).
Nursing's
Role in Emerging Healthcare Technologies; leaders
in the field discuss the nurse's role in developing
and implementing new technology; Auditorium, NEB
(Nursing).
Concealed Illness
in the White House; concerns of Presidential
health and the public's right to know; W. Richey
Newman, Medicine; 11 a.m.-noon; Auditorium, BRB
II/III (Medicine).
Healthcare Technology Demonstrations;
panel discussion, 10 a.m.; demonstration, 11:45 a.m.-12:45
p.m.; Brunner Instructional Technology Center, NEB (Nursing).
ALUMNI
WEEKEND: ACTIVITIES |
Friday,
May 16
Robert
I. Schattner Open House; visit the new center; 8 a.m.-noon;
40th & Locust Sts.
How
to Get What You Need: Successful Strategies in Building Bridges;
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; G-17 Logan Hall; registration: (215) 573-2648
(Social Work).
Murals
of Philadelphia: Slide Presentation & Discussion; Jane
Golden, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Terrace
Rm., Logan Hall.
Transitions
in Health: Building Bridges Through Science; Mary Naylor,
nursing; noon-2 p.m.; Auditorium, NEB (Nursing).
Penn
Alexander School Tours; 12:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.;
4209 Spruce St.; tours limited to 15 people; info./RSVP: (215)
898-9792.
Murals
of Philadelphia: Mural Tours; 1:15-3:15 p.m.; board trolleys
in front of Houston Hall; limited seating (Alumni Relations;
ALA; BAS; James Brister Society; PennGALA; UPAAN).
Architectural
Walking Tour; 1:30-3 p.m.; meet at entrance to Addams Hall
(Alumni Relations). Also May 17, 9:30 a.m.
Enemy
Aliens and American Freedoms: Liberty and Security After September
11; David Cole, Georgetown University; 2-3 p.m.; Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library.
Legacy
Admissions Session; 3-4 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall. Also
May 17, 9 a.m.
ENIAC:
Virtual Tour and Demonstration; tour the history of the first
all-electronic digital programmable computer; 3-4 p.m.; Moore
Bldg.; seating limited to 40 (SEAS). Also May 17, 9 a.m.,
10 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Global
Alumni Network Officers Networking Exchange; 3:30-5 p.m.;
Meyerson Conference Rm., Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; info./RSVP:
(215) 573-3711 or tjordan@ben.dev.upenn.edu.
Alumni/Faculty
Exchange; Penn professors talk about their research and writing
projects; 3:30-6 p.m.; Kelly Writers House (Writers House; Alumni
Relations).
Admissions
Campus Tour; 4-5 p.m.; Admissions Office, 1 College Hall.
Also May 17, 10 a.m.
W.E.B.
Du Bois College House 30th Anniversary Celebration; live music
and refreshments; 4-5:30 p.m.
Penn
Gallery Hop; visit exhibits at galleries around campus; 4:30-6:30
p.m.; begin at the Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library.
Sphinx
Senior Society Open House; raise a highball to this year's
graduating seniors; 5 p.m.; The Palladium; info.: (310) 442-7800
or kreilly@ben.dev.upenn.edu.
Young
Alumni Friday Fest; block party for alumni from classes of
1993-2003; 7-10 p.m.; 34th St. between Walnut & Sansom Sts.
Saturday,
May 17
Graduate
Student Center Open House; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
25th
Annual Alumni Run/Walk; 5,000 meter course; 9 a.m.; registration:
8:15 a.m.; Pottruck Center; $15, includes T-shirt and medallion;
photo I.D. required (MBNA).
Association
of Alumnae Coffee Hour; women in the 50th reunion class (Class
of 1953) will be honored; 9:30-11 a.m.; Café '58,
Irvine Auditorium; $5/guests.
Benjamin
Franklin Scholars/General Honors and University Scholars Continental
Breakfast; 9:30-11 a.m.; Fireside Lounge, The ARCH; info.:
(215) 898-7451 or honors@pobox.upenn.edu.
Quad
Open House; 10 a.m.-noon; photo I.D. and registration required;
suesmith@pobox.upenn.edu.
Athletics
for Kids; interactive activities for children 6 years and
older; 10-11:30 a.m.; Hill Field; children must be accompanied
by an adult (Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics).
Introduction
to the National Constitution Center; 10-11 a.m.; Class of
1928 Lounge, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center (Alumni Relations).
University
of Pennsylvania Alumni Society Council of Representatives Meeting;
all alumni are invited to join; 10:15-11 a.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston
Hall; breakfast, 9:45 a.m.
Alumni
Town Meeting with President Judith Rodin; president will offer
her unique perspective on the Unviersity's enhanced academic
reputation and share plans for Penn's future; 11-11:45 a.m.;
rm. 200, College Hall.
Block
Party; 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 33rd, between Chestnut & Walnut
Sts.
Alumni
Day Picnic; noon-2:30 p.m.; Hill Field; $12, $15/on-site
registration, $5/ages 3-12; registration: www.alumni.upenn.edu.
Parade
of Classes; 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Hill Field to College Green.
College
Green Party; 3-4 p.m.; College Green.
LGBT
Center Open House; visit restored Carriage House; 3907 Spruce
St.; 3-4 p.m.
Fine
Arts Alumni Exhibition 2003; 3-5 p.m.; Kroiz Gallery, Fisher
Fine Arts Library.
DP
Alumni Open House; 4-6 p.m.; info.: (215) 898-6581 or http://dailypennsylvanian.com/dpaa.
Association
of Latino Alumni (ALA) Membership Meeting and Reception; 4:30-6
p.m.; Bishop White Rm., Houston Hall; RSVP: (215) 898-6420 or
presenta@ben.dev.upenn.edu.
PennGALA
Speaker and Membership Meeting; for returning alumni and graduating
seniors, 4:30-6 p.m.; Griski Rm., Houston Hall; info.: (215) 898-5044
or center@dolphin.upenn.edu
(PennGALA, LGBT Alumni Association).
Penn
Asian Alumni Network (UPANN) Membership Meeting and Reception;
4:30-6 p.m.; Golkin Rm., Houston Hall; RSVP: (212) 403-6506
or ksc@ben.dev.upenn.edu.
Black
Alumni Society (BAS) Membership Meeting and Reception; 4:30-6
p.m.; Ben Franklin Rm., Houston Hall; RSVP: (215) 898-2028 or
edwinb@ben.dev.upenn.edu.
Friars
Senior Society Open House; members young and old come
drink a toast to the Class of 2003; 5-6 p.m.; E. Craig Sweeten
Alumni House, 3533 Locust Walk; RSVP: (215) 829-0406 or pennfriars@aol.com.
Mark's
Café Construction Kickoff; celebrate the construction
of the new late-night snack bar; 5:30-6 p.m.; Goldstein Undergraduate
Study Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.
"Taste
of Penn" Celebration; visit with friends from college
days at Penn while enjoying food and music that celebrates diversity;
6-8:30 p.m.; tent in the Quad, enter at 37th St. Main Gate; RSVP:
(215) 898-6811 or caiazzo@ben.dev.upenn.edu
(UPANN; ALA; BAS; PennGALA).
Baccalaureate
Catholic Mass and Reception; 7 p.m.; Penn Newman Center; info.:
(215) 898-7575.
University
of Pennsylvania Glee Club Alumni Day Reception; 8-10 p.m.;
ARCH Lobby.
Sunday,
May 18
Alumni
Catholic Memorial Mass and Brunch; a reading aloud of the
names of deceased Penn alumni during this special mass; 10 a.m.;
Newman Center; reception will follow.
Rare
Judaica Book Collection Tour; includes the oldest Haggadah
in the world, medieval illustrated prayer books, and the first
edition of the Talmud; 12:30-2 p.m.; Center for Advanced Judaic
Studies, 420 Walnut St.; RSVP: jsp-info@ccat.sas.upenn.edu. Baccalaureate
Ceremony; interfaith program that includes music, readings,
prayers, and a guest speaker; 1:30 p.m./ students whose last name
begins w/ A-K; 3 p.m./students whose last name begins w/ L-Z;
Irvine Auditorium.
Monday,
May 19
247th
Commencement; tickets not required; rain or shine.
Gates: 8:30 a.m. The procession across campus begins at 9 a.m.,
and the ceremony begins at 10:15 a.m.; Franklin Field; info.:
(215) 573-GRAD or www.upenn.edu/commencement.