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December 16, 2009 Volume 55, No. 16
 
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. or see www.facilities.upenn.edu/ or the University’s website, www.upenn.edu. Listing of a phone number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required.
Academic Calendar Children's Activities Conferences Exhibits Films Fitness/ Learning Meetings MLK Events Music On Stage Readings/
Signings
Special Events Sports Talks

Academic Calendar Index 

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Spring Semester classes begin.

19

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed (No classes).


CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES Index 

Peanut Butter & Jams: World Cafe Live
$10/adults, $7/children; 11:30 a.m.  
Info.: www.worldcafelive.com.

3

Gustafer Yellowgold; this golden alien comes to life in a “moving book” of song and pictures.

10

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo; hip-hop music for kids.

17

The Jimmies; 2007 Parents’ Choice Award Winners will rock, swing and dance their way into your world through catchy and comical songs for people of all ages.


conferences Index 

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Workshop on Iran Media Research; a look at the media during the year of the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; rm. 500, Annenberg School for Communication; RSVP:  sbeauvais@asc.upenn.edu (ASC).


exhibits Index 

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.

Annenberg Center Forum; free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Burrison Gallery, University Club at Penn, Inn at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Esther M. Klein Art Gallery: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Graduate School of Education (GSE), Student Lounge: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
ICA: free admission; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
International House; free; for hours call (215) 387-5125.
Kelly Writers House Gallery; free; Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m. -10:30p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. 6-11 p.m.
Meyerson Gallery; Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Morris Arboretum: $10, $8/seniors, $5/students & youth 3-18, free w/ PennCard, children under 3; November-March: everyday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Apri -October: weekdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Penn Museum: $10, $7/seniors, children 6-17, full-time students w/ID, free/members, w/PennCard, children under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St.: free; (215) 573-3234 for hours.
Slought Foundation; free; Wed.-Sat. 1-6 p.m.
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free; for hours see: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.

Upcoming

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Contemplative Spaces, Works on Paper; collection includes ink drawings and digital/drawing prints by sculptor James Fuhrman that are essential to process of making sculpture, he employs ‘ma,’ a sense of space/interval, to create compositions of ‘still and quiet’; Burrison Gallery; reception: January 16, 5 p.m. Through February 20. September AT PENN Extras!

  2008 Nikon Small World: Exhibition of Photography Through the Microscope; reception, January 9, 6:30 p.m.; register by January 4: www.wistar.org/smallworld; Wistar Institute; Through February 27 (Wistar).

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Head in the Clouds; interactive mobile installation showcasing artist Charles Hobbs’ ongoing interest in light, motion and the recreation of natural phenomena through low-tech gadgetry; International House; reception: January 21, 6 p.m. Through March 6.

 

Dirt on Delight: Impulses That Form Clay; presentation of the work of twenty-three artists who have created significant work in clay, all of which appear to be in some state of flux or growth; ICA; reception January 15, 6 p.m.; Through June 21 (ICA).

 

Joshua Mosley: Dread; six-minute animated video and five related bronze sculptures; the video presents an imagined conversation between the philosophers Blaise Pascal and Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the difficulty of resolving the human relationship to nature while also accepting God as the creator; ICA; reception January 15, 6 p.m.; Through March 29 (ICA).

 

Touch Sensitive: Anthony Campuzano; witty snatches of phrases from the internet, television, the radio, signs, and personal notes are set against intensely worked backgrounds; ICA; reception January 15, 6 p.m.; Through March 29 (ICA).

21

Billions of Robots Heal the Human Heart; exhibition includes video about hockey player Philip Brouette who was stabbed in the heart by a jealous ex-lover and shows how his life was saved with an experimental medical nanotechnology procedure called cardionanoroboplasty; International House. Through March 6.


Now

 

Holiday Garden Railway Display; lights and holiday décor made of natural materials adorn the Garden Railway; Morris Arboretum. Through January 4. September AT PENN Extras!

 

In and Out of Istanbul; highlights contemporary artistic practice in Turkey; Slought Foundation. Through January 9.

 

Transplants; short documentary and experimental videos on migration and displacement from one place or culture to another; International House. Through January 16.

 

Kings, Chiefs and Women of Power: Images from Nigeria; 25 large format Cibachrome photographs taken in 1993-94 by Phyllis Galembo highlights the costumes, customs, and traditions of Nigerian communities; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through January 18September AT PENN Extras!

 

Iyare! Splendor and Tension in Benin’s Palace Theatre; more than 100 artifacts including cast bronzes, carved ivories and wood from the 16th to the 21st centuries; William B. Dietrich Gallery, Penn Museum. Through March 1

 

Himalaya: Land of the Snow Lion; 50 black and white photographs by Andrea Baldeck of the harsh and dramatic Himalaya mountain range examining ethnic, cultural and historical Tibet; Merle-Smith Gallery, Penn Museum. Through March 8. September AT PENN Extras!

 

Life in Boxes: Comic Art and Artifacts; history and development of the comic including original art, graphic novels, volumes of single panel cartoons, histories, and criticism donated by Penn alumnus Steven Rothman; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through March 22September AT PENN Extras!

 

Odili Donald Odita: Third Space; large-scale abstract wall paintings; ICA.  Through December 6

 

Surviving: The Body of Evidence; interactive exhibition explores evolution and its profound impact on humans using our own bodies as evidence; Penn Museum. Through May 3. September AT PENN Extras!

 

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; together with the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, the Museum features never-before displayed items from the private collections of Lenape people in Pennsylvania along with archaeological objects from the Museum’s collections; Penn Museum. Through September 12.    September AT PENN Extras!

 

The Texture of Trees; Andrea Baldeck photo exhibit that celebrates the botanical world in close-up and landscape; Morris Arboretum. Through September.  September AT PENN Extras!

 

Springfield Mills; a high dynamic composition photography exhibit by local artist Guillermo Torres of the Arboretum’s historic Springfield Grist Mill; lower gallery, Widener Education Center, Morris Arboretum.

 

Francis Johnson: Music Master of Early Philadelphia; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through Fall 2009.

 

Collective Imprints; visual art that celebrates the life and history of The Rotunda; The Rotunda. Ongoing.

 

meta Metasequoia; see the world from among a canopy of redwood limbs; Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. September AT PENN Extras!

 

A Wonderful Life: A Daughter’s Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan Myerson Shrager’s digital art; Student Lounge, GSE. Ongoing. September AT PENN Extras!

 

Photographs from the Field; ethnographic photographs by anthropology graduate students; Museum Library, Penn Museum. Ongoing.

 

Strokes of Genius: The Art of Annie G. Hunter; Museum Library, Penn Museum. Ongoing.

Ongoing at the Penn Museum

Treasures From the Royal Tombs of Ur; Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans; Canaan & Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Raven’s Journey: The World of Alaska’s Native People; Buddhism: History & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa: The Cradle of Humankind; Polynesia: ‘ahu’ula + lei niho palaoa.

films Index 

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Winter Reading Project: Saturday by Ian McEwan; panel discussion, 4:30 p.m. followed by dinner and film screening of Atonement at 7 p.m.; Sky Lounge, Harrison College House (English; Cinema Studies). 

International House
Screenings w/English subtitles. Tickets: $7, $5/members, students, seniors unless otherwise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org.

10

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One; 7 p.m.

13

Adjust Your Color: The Story of Petey Green; (Mis)Leading Man; The 13th Amendment; 7 p.m.

14

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance; 7 p.m.

15

Maurice Richard—The Rocket; French; 7 p.m.

16

Manufactured Landscapes; 7 p.m.

17

My Uncle Antoine (Mon oncle Antoine); French; 5 p.m.

 

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story; French; 7 p.m.

21

Beautiful Losers and Space 1026; 8 p.m.

22

David and Lisa and The Thanksgiving Visitor; 7 p.m.

23

Ladybug Ladybug; 7 p.m.

24

The Swimmer; 7 p.m.

28

 My Grandmother’s House (La Casa De Mi Abuela); Spanish and Valencian; 7 p.m.



fitness / learning Index 

 

Class of 1923 Arena; 3130 Walnut St.; admission: weekday $5.50, weekend $6.50, $1 off w/PennCard; skate rental $2.50; group rates and skating lessons offered; hours: www.upenn.edu/icerink. See Special Events for the 11th Annual Winterfest.

 

Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; first class free; $8/class, $5/students; contact Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).

 

New Parents @ Penn; meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; contact Penn Women’s Center (215) 898-8611 for dates.

 

Rape Aggression Defense Program (RAD); hands-on physical defense training for women; Thursdays starting January 22 or Saturdays starting January 24. register: (215) 898-8762 (UPPD).

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Vinyasa Yoga: Yoga in the Galleries; participants should bring a yoga mat and towel; Wednesdays; 5:30-7 p.m.; $12; info.: (215) 898-4890 (Penn Museum).

Christian Association
SLANGuage; Tuesdays 2:30-5 p.m. Info: www.upennca.org.

6

SLANGuage; an ESL for international students and guests focusing on American slang and social justice; 2:30 p.m. Also January 13, 20 and 27.

28

Queer Christian Fellowship; dinner gathering for those interested in LGBTQ Christianity; 6:30 p.m.

Learning and Education: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog/default.aspx

13

Essentials of Management; 9 sessions; $250.

15

Brown Bag Matinee—The Abilene Paradox; noon-1 p.m.

21

Franklin Covey’s FOCUS; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $75.

22

Unlocking the Secrets of the Penn Library; noon-1:30 p.m.

30

Career Focus Brown Bag—Growing in Place; noon-1 p.m.

Morris Arboretum
Register: www.morrisarboretum.org.

3

Winter Wellness Walks; step outside and get some exercise by walking the Arboretum’s paved paths in a safe environment; 10:30 a.m., Saturdays. Through March 28.

4

Great Plants for Your Home Garden Tour; learn about plants for your own garden and get some helpful hints along the way; 1 p.m.; meet at Widener Visitor Center.

Online English Program Courses
Info.: (215) 898-8084; register.: www.sas.upenn.edu/elp/online_registration.

12

Spring I Writing for Professional Purposes; $700. Through February 27. Registration deadline: January 19.

20

Spring 2009 Biomedical Writing Program; $700. Through April 24. Registration deadline: January 26.

Department of Recreation
RSVP: (215) 898-6100. Workshops at Pottruck Center.

13

Pennfit Results Fitness and Wellness Begins; 8 week course; 5:30 p.m.

14

Pennfit Results Fitness and Wellness Begins; 8 week course; 12:15 p.m.

26

Pennfit Seminar: Muscle of the Month; 12:15 p.m.

 

Pennfit Results Healthy Eating Begins; 6 week course; 5:30 p.m.

27

Pennfit Results Stress Management Begins; 6 week course; 12:15 p.m.

28

Pennfit Seminar: Muscle of the Month; 5:30 p.m.

29

Pennfit Results Healthy Eating Begins; 6 week course; 12:15 p.m.

Technology and Training Services
Classes at ISC labs, 3650 Chestnut St.; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Open to faculty, staff, and students; register: www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/training.

5

Access 2003 Intro.; $357; 2 days.

7

Excel 2007 Intro.; $190.

8

Word 2007 Intro.; $190.

9

Moving to Office 2007; $95.

12

Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190.

13

Excel 2003 Intro.; $190.

14

Word 2003 Intermediate; $190.

15

Word 2007 Intermediate; $190.

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Word 2003 Intro.; $190.

20

Supporting the PennNet Phone Service; noon-1 p.m.; free.

 

Excel 2003 Intermediate; $190.

 

Excel 2003 Advanced; $190.

21

HTML Fundamentals; $494; 2 days.

23

Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380.

26

Dreamweaver CS3 Intro.; $570; 2 days.

27

Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Intro.; $300.

29

Word 2003 Advanced; $190.

30

Filemaker Pro 9 Intro.; $260.

 

PowerPoint 2007 Intro.; $190.


Meetings Index 

6

WPSA; noon; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall.

21

WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; WXPN, 3025 Walnut St.; info.: (215) 898-0628.

28

University Council; 4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: (215) 898-7005.


music Index 

24

Penn Symphony Orchestra; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5, free/PennCard-holders.

31

Mats Gustafsson and Thurston Moore; rock & roll music; 8 p.m.; International House; $25, $20/members & seniors, $17.50/students (International House).

World Cafe Live
Performances daily.  For a complete listing, see www.worldcafelive.com.

ON STAGE Index 

Penn Presents
Tickets: www.pennpresents.org.

8

Lar Lubovitch Dance Company; nationally recognized classical ballet company; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $38-$48; Also January 9, 8 p.m. and January 10, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. September AT PENN Extras!

24

Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Grammy Award-winning South African a capella group regarded as the nation’s cultural emissary at home and abroad; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $25-$50. September AT PENN Extras!

30

Emily Sachs Dance Benefit; annual fundraiser with performances by all the Dance Arts Council Groups; time TBA; Iron Gate Theatre (PAC). Continues January 31.


Readings/signings Index 

Kelly Writers House
Events in Arts Cafe. Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/ .

20

Theorizing Presents Amy Hollywood; 6 p.m.

21

Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m.

22

The Travel Plays; Greg Romero, ArtsEdge Resident; 7 p.m.

26

Live at the Writers House featuring Writing Aloud with InterAct Theatre company; 7 p.m.

27

Rebuilding the Temple: Typesetting George Herbert Several Centuries Out of Context; 5:30 p.m.

28

Inquirer Metro Editor Vernon Loeb, Introduced by Dick Polman; noon. 

 

A Bridge from Brooklyn to Boston?: Kafka Imagining America; Mark Harman; 6 p.m.

Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore.

20

The Next Gov’t of the United States; Donald Kettl; 6 p.m.

21

A Matter of Justice; Charles Todd; 6 p.m.

27

Street Gang—The Complete Story of Sesame Street; Michael Davis; 6 p.m.

28

Princeton Reviw: The MCAT’s; tips from a course instructor; 5 p.m.

 

Stuff White People Like; Christian Lander; 7 p.m.

29

Anticipate the School You Want—Futurizing K-12 Education; Arthur Shostak; 6 p.m.


special events Index 

3

11th Annual Winterfest; 5-8 p.m.; Class of 1923 Ice Rink; $5/includes admission and skate rentals; info.: www.business-services.upenn.edu/icerink/ (Class of 1923 Ice Rink).

15

Black Men at Penn 5th Year Anniversary Fundraising Gala—Without Struggle, There is No Progress; 5:30 p.m.; 8th floor, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; RSVP: (215) 221-2794 (Black Men at Penn; School of Social Policy & Practice).

16

Founder’s Day Symposium—Seeking Sustainability: Penn Confronts the Local and Global Challenge; a conversation with President Gutmann and an interdisciplinary group of scholars in celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 303rd birthday; 3-5 p.m.; Keynote address by Mayor Michael Nutter (W '79) Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall; info.: www.upenn.edu/faculty_senate/announcements.html (The Faculty Senate of the University of Pennsylvania & the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership at Penn/Wharton).

24

 World Culture Family Day: Chinese New Year Celebration; bring in the Year of the Ox with perfomances, storytelling, arts and crafts, and martial and healing arts; the day ends with the popular Lion Dance parade; free with admission donation; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Penn Museum; info.: (215) 898-4890 (Museum).


Sports Index 

Info./tickets: www.pennathletics.com.

2

(W) Basketball vs. Temple; 7 p.m.

4

(M) Fencing Alumni Meet; 1 p.m.

 

(W) Fencing Alumni Meet; 1 p.m.

5

(W) Basketball vs. La Salle; 7 p.m.

6

(M) Basketball vs. Lafayette; 7 p.m.; Faculty Staff Appreciation Night: Upper end tickets half price ($7) with PennCard, limit 4.

9

Gymnastics vs. Ball State; 1 p.m.

10

(W) Fencing Philadelphia Invitational Multi-Meet; 10 a.m.

11

(M) Fencing Philadelphia Invitational Multi-Meet; 10 a.m.

14

(M) Basketball vs. Temple; 7 p.m.

17

(M) Squash vs. Amherst; 11 a.m.

 

(W) Squash vs. Amherst; 11 a.m.

 

Gymnastics vs. Yale; 1 p.m.

 

(W) Squash vs. Williams; 4 p.m.

 

(M) Squash vs. Williams; 4 p.m.

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(M) Swim vs. Rider; noon.

 

(M) Swim vs. Navy; noon.

 

(M) Tennis vs. Drexel; 1 p.m.

 

(W) Swim vs. Navy; 3:30 p.m.

 

(W) Swim vs. Rider; 3:30 p.m.

 

(M) Basketball vs. Saint Joseph’s; 7 p.m.

 

(W) Squash vs. Trinity; noon.

26

(W) Basketball vs. Seton Hall; 7p.m.

28

(M) Tennis vs. Temple; 4 p.m.

30

(W) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m. Faculty Staff Appreciation Night: Free Admission with PennCard, limit 4.

31

(W) Gymnastics vs. Brown, Towson; 1 p.m.

 

(W) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m.


Talks Index 

7

Update on Hereditary Breast Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Steven A. Narod,  University of Toronto; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

 

The Trojan War-Myth or Fact?: Recent Excavations at Troy; C. Brian Rose, Museum; 6 p.m.; $5, free/members; Penn Museum (Museum).

9

Leonard Davis Institute Health Policy Seminar; Julie Rovner, NPR; noon; auditorium, Colonial Penn Center (LDI).

11

A Vision for the Future; Paul W. Meyer, Morris Arboretum; 2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; free/members; admission donation/ non-members; reception follows; RSVP: (215) 247-5777, ext. 169 (Morris Arboretum).

12

Lost History Rediscovered & American Archaeological Projects in Etruria; Alba Frascarelli & Claudio Bizzarri, Italian visiting scholars; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

13

Visiting Faculty Scholars of Color Series; Rochelle Gutierrez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; 10 a.m.; location TBA (GSE). 

 

Title TBD; Robert Seder, NIH & National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; 4 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Penn Center for AIDS Research).

14

Engineering T-Cells for Tumor Therapy of Ovarian Cancer; Carl H. June, medicine; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

 

Keros: Rethinking the Cycladic Early Bronze Age; Colin Renfrew, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at Cambridge University; 5:30 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

15

Natural History of Adenovirus Infections in Primates: Implications for HIV Vaccine Research; James Wilson, pathology and laboratory medicine; 1 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III (Penn Center for AIDS Research).

 

Family & Neighborhood Effects on Youth Violence: The Role of Business Improvement Districts in Los Angeles; John MacDonald, criminology; 9:30 a.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium (Penn Science Injury Forum).

20

Jews in Business Between Myth and Reality: A Head without a Body? Reconstructing the History of Jews in Business; Jonathan Karp, Binghamton University/SUNY; 5 p.m.; rm. F95, Jon. M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton). 

21

CANCELLED Molecular Targeted Therapies in Ovarian Cancer: Are They Working?; Andrew K. Godwin, Fox Chase Cancer Center; CANCELLED

22

Rivers of Sympathy: Water in Tamil Moral, Political, and Agrarian Tradition; Anand Pandian, Johns Hopkins University; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (Anthropology; South Asia Center). 

23

2008-2009 Charles C. Leighton Memorial Lecture; Ezekiel Emanuel, Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health; noon; auditorium, Colonial Penn Center (LDI).

 

Eight Reasons to Question the Existence of a Geometric Module; Nora Newcombe, Temple University; noon; Suite 400A, IRCS (IRCS).

26

Lessons in Leadership; Marc Lasry, Avenue Capital Group CEO; 6 p.m.; Leadership Hall; RSVP: foxleader@sas.upenn.edu (Fox Leadership Program).

27

The Search for Zeus: The Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project; David G. Romano, Penn Museum, Mediterranean section; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

28

Transmitted/Founder Viruses in Acute HIV-1 and SIV Infection; George M. Shaw, University of Alabama, Birmingham; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Penn Center for AIDS Research).

 

Cinema Studies Colloquim; Peter Decherney, cinema studies; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

 

Race and Class at an Elite College; Elizabeth Aries, Amherst College; noon; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (GSE). 

 

Targeting Growth Factor Receptors in Breast Cancer: From Bench to Bedside; Francisco J. Esteva, University of Texas—MD Anderson Cancer Center; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

 

Cuba Roundtable; Roman de la Campa, Romance languages; Alejandro de la Fuente, University of Pittsburgh; Maria de los Angeles Torres, University of Illinois; 4:30 p.m.; Stitler Hall (Latin American & Latino Studies).

 

Jews in Business: Between Myth and Reality: Kinship, Commerce, and Trade Networks: The Early Modern Sephardic Diaspora; Evelyne Oliel-Grausz, University of Paris I, Sorbonne; 5 p.m.; rm. F95, Jon. M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton). 

 

Global Islamic Communities Speaker Series; Timothy Marr, University of North Carolina; 3 p.m.; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (South Asia Center). 

29

Learning on the Verandah: Textual Practice and Mnemonics in the Tamil Tinnai School; Bhavani Raman, Princeton University; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (History; South Asia Center). 

30

Leonard Davis Institute Research Seminar; Douglas R. Wholey, University of Manchester; noon; auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; RSVP: (215) 898-5611 (LDI).

 

IRCS/SILC Joint Lecture; David Redish, University of Minnesota; noon; Suite 400A, IRCS (IRCS).


mlk

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium on Social Change: Penn's Commitment to the Legacy

For a complete list of programs and the latest information on the MLK events visit: www.upenn.edu/aarc/mlk or call AARC at (215) 898-0104.

18

Comedy for King; three man comedy show with a message about King and his legacy in each set. Hosted by HBO comic Ron Long; 7 p.m.; Houston Hall (MLK Committee; SPEC-TRUM).

19

Day of Service Breakfast; annual breakfast with special guest speaker, performers and introductory remarks by President Amy Gutmann; 8:30-9:45 a.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Black Graduate & Professional Students Assembly; MLK Committee).

 

Children’s Banner Painting; children of all ages will paint commemorative banners and posters that reflect Dr. King’s legacy while listening to stories about his life. Adult supervision is required. Please dress for painting; 10 a.m.-noon; Auditorium, Houston Hall (MLK Committee).

 

Decoration of the Social Justice Chair; an unfinished chair will be decorated with pictures and quotes of Dr. King. “The Seat of Justice” will be placed in various schools throughout the year for students to reflect on the life and contributions of Dr. King. This project made possible though funding from Points of Light Foundation; 10 a.m.-noon; Auditorium, Houston Hall (MLK Committee).

 

Philadelphia Reads: Literacy Project; sort books into age appropriate groupings and create books on tape to promote literacy for Philadelphia youth. Participants are asked to bring a book(s) that discusses multi-cultural issues relating to children; 10 a.m.-noon; Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall (MLK Committee).

 

Helping Hands at Houston Hall; create personal gifts that will be donated to West Philadelphia area shelters, nursing homes, hospitals and other charities; 10 a.m.-noon; Reading Room and Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (MLK Committee).

 

Computer Drive; work with the staff of a West Philadelphia community center to refurbish and deliver donated computers. Participation is limited. RSVP to Isabel at (215) 898-2020; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; meet at Houston Hall lobby (MLK Committee).

 

Beautification Project; paint and beautify local schools. Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service will be solicited from volunteers. Light refreshments will be provided. Come dressed for cleaning and painting; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; transportation will be provided from Houston Hall (MLK Committee).

 

Candlelight Vigil; march from three points on campus (W.E.B. Du Bois College House, the Quad and Hill College House) down Locust Walk to reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; 8 p.m.; Du Bois College House, Hill College House, Upper Quad, Houston Hall (Gamma Epsilon Philadelphia City Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and Onyx Senior Honor Society).

20

Penn’s Presidential Inauguration Celebration; celebrate an historic presidential inaugural event. Enjoy refreshments, performances and remarks from special invited guests; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (MLK Committee; President’s Office; VPUL).

21

The Global Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; video compilation of students reading King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in their native languages and English.  Recorded interviews will give students a chance to discuss their experience and reactions to the speech and the legacy of King in their cultures. Refreshments will be provided; noon-1 p.m.; Fisher-Bennett Hall (English Language Programs).

 

Bruised and Broken: Abused Boys and Healing Men; “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” (MLK). In light of this quotation, this event addresses the “taboo” topic of abused males.  A panel of professionals and survivors will provide tools for serving this population; 6-9 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (Association of Black Social Workers; Dept. of English; Dept. of Psychology; Field Center; Women's Center).

 

Pathways to the PHD and Beyond;  panel of underrepresented minority graduate and postdoctoral scholars in the biomedical sciences will discuss their pathway into their career choices, various career opportunities and funding available for underrepresented minorities pursing a PhD in biomedical science; 6 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (Biomedical Postdoctoral Diversity Committee; E E Just Biomedical Graduate Society).

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MLK Interfaith Program & Awards Ceremony; song, dance, readings and remarks from guest speaker, Delores Huerta. It is also an opportunity to recognize outstanding work and dedication of those committed to community involvement. Special remarks from Provost Ron Daniels and a reception to follow the program; 6 p.m.; Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge (Office of the Chaplain).

PLP The Unity
PLP The Unity: Brother Robb Carter, Associate Director of the African-American Resource Center; Kitsi Watterson, author, activist, and teacher of Creative Writing; and Dominic Cartwright, will perform at the Rotunda on January 22 as part of the The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change. The group honors the human spirit with improvisational, spiritual, political, jazzy music utilizing African rhythms, drums, percussion, wind, native instruments, spoken word and storytelling.

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Performance Art for Social Change; advancing social change initiatives through the use of performance art, PLP The Unity and Tribe 1 will provide an ed-u-tainment experience well worth witnessing. Tribe 1 is a dynamic, versatile group of dedicated peace-musicians; doors, 7 p.m. show, 7:30 p.m.; The Rotunda (AARC).

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Beyond Voting: Change Through Direct Action Symposium; learn the importance and methods of direct action as a critical means of creating social change. Features include:  A motivational keynote address,  workshops, and a panel discussion to connect the legacy of Dr. King and opportunities to learn about community organizations making change and more!; noon-6 p.m.; Houston Hall (GeoClan, Inc.; MLK Committee).

 

Let Freedom Ring; well rounded look at civil rights yesterday, today, and tomorrow; keynote speaker, Mr. John Jordan, NAACP. Featuring music from the incomparable “JHUZWAN”, an inspirational rendition of Dr. King’s famed “I Have a Dream” speech by up and coming author Netfa Slaughter, and a few other surprises; 7-9 p.m.; Houston Hall (Men of Light; MLK Committee).

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GIC’s 25th Anniversary Re-dedication; celebrate 25 years of building intercultural communities at Penn; 2-4 p.m.; Greenfield Intercultural Center.

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Life After Prison; How Society Can Assist Ex-offenders to Mainstream Back Successfully Back into the Community Through Meaningful Employment; Deputy Mayor Everett Gillison; Dr. Richard Gelles, SP2; and Associate Vice Provost for Equity and Access, William Gipson  and Maureen Rush, VP of Public Safety will lead a panel discussion on this question; 5:30-7 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall (Division of Public Safety; SP2; Equity & Access; VPUL).

 

Living Out Loud; a Black ordained Baptist minister’s story of the discrimination he experienced from the Government and his own religious community because of his sexual orientation. Rev. Watkins’ life shows by case and example that equality for “non-heterosexuals” is a civil rights/human rights issue; 7 p.m.; The Carriage House (LGBT Center).

 

Reaching the Mountaintop: Upholding King’s Dream; Onyx, Oracle, and Cipactli will have a forum in which faculty, outside speakers, and students will speak about how we can continue and uphold King’s legacy and how we can “reach the mountaintop” of equality; 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (Onyx Senior Honor Society; Oracle Senior Honor Society; Cipactli Latino Honor Society).

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Citizen King; push past the myths that have obscured King’s story to reclaim the history of a people’s leader. Using the personal recollections, diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts, this film brings fresh insights to King’s difficult journey, his charismatic—if at times flawed—leadership, and his remarkable impact. The event will include dinner and discussion with the filmmaker, Noland Walker; 6-8 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (Makuu; SPEC-TRUM).

 

Nurturing Peace Within Intimate Male-Female Relationship;  Men of Color at Penn’s special monthly luncheon meeting and discussion led by Robb Carter, Associate Director of the AARC; noon; Greenfield Intercultural Center (Men of Color at Penn).

 

Shadow Citizens... Acknowledging the Ignored: a look at people facing homelessness in the US; this event is in conjunction with One Book, One Philadelphia, featuring The Soloist by Steve Lopez; 6:30 p.m.; Greenfield Intercultural Center (The Race Dialogue Project).

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Making the Invisible Visible: An Introduction and Community Discussion on Racial Microaggressions in Daily Life; background information on “racial microaggressions.” Explore the obvious and hidden negative effects of this phenomenon; noon-1:30; location TBA (CAPS).

 

Causes and Consequences of Homelessness around the World; join the African Studies Center, Middle East Center, South East Asia Center, the Center for East Asia Studies of the University of Pennsylvania, the United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia and the Women’s Campaign International for  an engaging panel discussion on homelessness throughout the world; 7-9 p.m.; The Carriage House (African Studies Center).

 

Finding Ways to Prove You’re NOT an Al-Qaeda Terrorist When You’re Brown; story follows Akash, a gay Indian American, on his mis-adventures. A funny, strange, and often heart-breaking look at the struggle to reconcile the rules of society with the undeniable power of personal desires; 8 p.m.; Rodin College House Rooftop Lounge (Rodin College House).

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You Mean There’s Race In My Movie?; The Minority Reporter challenges audiences to take an in-depth look at the global and pervasive influence of mainstream imagery by focusing on historical, institutional and financial factors that influence the portrayal of race in mainstream movies; 3:30-5 p.m. workshop, 5 p.m. reception, 6:15-8 p.m. Seminar; Hillel Auditorium (MLK Executive Committee; AARC).

 

The (Mis)Education of LGBTQ Youth: New Frontiers in Social Justice Education; this forum will bring together educational scholars and activists, as well as LGBTQ youth, to discuss future directions for eradicating homophobia in K-12 educational spaces; 6 p.m.; The Carriage House (Penn GSE, The Educational Justice Coalition and the LGBT Center).

 

Student Experiences Abroad: Penn Students and Global Engagement; students will share photographs, multimedia, and answer your questions. Penn Abroad staff will discuss the programs available. Sponsored by Penn Abroad, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Cultural Resource Centers, and many other campus organizations. For details: http://wic.library.upenn.edu/workshops/intlopenhouse09.html; 6:30-8 p.m.; Weigle Information Commons, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.

 

Poverty in Philadelphia; a discussion by Andrew Lamas on Addressing Poverty through Alternative Models for Economic Development. Followed by a case study for participants to engage in brainstorming ideas surrounding poverty; 7-9 p.m.; Greenfield Intercultural Center (GIC-Alliance & Understanding).

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Lunch with Jonathan Stein; this Penn alumni has worked with poverty law for over 40 years. As a lawyer at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, he has helped thousands of people by attacking structural causes of poverty. RSVP encouraged: upennca@dolphin.upenn.edu. Info.: www.upennca.org; noon.; Christian Association (Christian Association).

 

Jazz for King; annual Jazz event and poetry reading to close out the Symposium. Enjoy the sweet sound of "Reference Point" (formerly known as Glenn Bryan and Friends) and delectable refreshments from Brown’s Kitchen; 6-8 p.m.; Du Bois College House (MLK Committee, AARC).

Feb. 3

Books Through Bars; help package books to be sent to prison libraries and individual prisoners; 7:30-9:30 p.m.; 4722 Baltimore Ave (The Fontaine Society).