July 28, 2009
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’Canes Rally in Tally!

Monday, September 7

Tallahassee, Florida

Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida State SeminolesJoin fellow ’Canes fans as the University of Miami Alumni Association kicks off another action-packed football season with a pregame celebration to cheer on the Hurricanes as they take on the Seminoles!

The pregame celebration will feature the official UM pep rally, great food and drinks, entertainment, and much more! Tickets are limited, so call and make your reservation today!

Pregame Only:
$40 adults/ $30 children 3-12/ Free for children under 3

Game Package*:
$105 adults/ $95 children 3-12/ $65 for children under 3
* Game Package includes pregame pass and game ticket.

To order tickets or for more information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-866-UMALUMS (862-5867) or 305-284-2872, or by e-mail at alumni@miami.edu.

GAME-DAY TRAVEL PACKAGE TO TALLAHASSEE
Only $579 Per Person!

Hurricane Sports Travel, the official travel provider for the UM Alumni Association, can get you to the big game and still allow you to enjoy your Labor Day weekend! Travel package includes game-day charter flight direct from Miami to Tallahassee, deluxe motor coach transfers from airport to game and back, UM Alumni Association pregame celebration, game ticket option, and return flight back to Miami immediately after the game. To purchase travel packages or for more information, please contact Hurricane Sports Travel at 1-877-373-5056, or visit the Web at HurricaneSportsTravel.com.

Picture Yourself at Alumni Weekend and Homecoming

November 5 – 7

Alumni Weekend 2009Alumni Weekend and Homecoming is a time when the University invites all alumni back home. In addition to events that appeal to everyone, Alumni Weekend provides an opportunity to get together with friends who were at UM at the same time and shared similar experiences. The weekend will be filled with events reminiscent of your time as a student at UM such as: the 50th and Old Timers (SUPERCANES) Reunion, life-long learning classes at the Audrey R. Finkelstein UM Experience, the homecoming parade, a reunion block party on Alumni Avenue, the time-honored boat burning and fireworks, and the festive tailgate party at the Pregame Celebration before the Hurricanes take on the Virginia Cavaliers.

We’re counting on you to help make this year’s celebration the most exciting ever! So get the group back together to catch up, walk down memory lane, and remember why it’s great to be a Miami Hurricane! Contact the UMAA at 1-866-UMALUMS (862-5867), 305-284-2872, or via e-mail at alumni@miami.edu. For more information, visit our Web Site at www.miami.edu/alumniweekend or catch us on facebook.

SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE

September 9-19

UM Jerry Herman Ring Theatre

Smokey Joe's Songs of Leiber and Stoller
Tap your toes and snap your fingers to pop standards from rock ‘n’ roll to rhythm and blues! Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller virtually invented rock 'n' roll, and this 1995 Broadway hit celebrates their pivotal role in launching a golden age of American culture. The classic themes of love won, lost and imagined dovetail with humorous set pieces and slice-of-life cameos. Featuring such unforgettable standards as “On Broadway”, “Love Potion #9”, “Spanish Harlem”, “Fools Fall in Love”, and nearly 40 other classic rock ‘n’ roll hits, Smokey Joe’s Café isn’t just great pop music—it’s compelling musical theatre!

This is just the beginning of the UM Jerry Herman Ring Theatre 2009/2010 season. For season shows, tickets or more information, please visit www.miami.edu/ring.

Remembering UM, Call Out for Volunteers

Richter Library Photo Digitization ProjectThe history of the University resonates when you start looking through photographs! The University of Miami Alumni Association and University Libraries have partnered to offer small-group, monthly viewing opportunities of photographs, slides, and negatives dating back to the 1920s in an effort to identify and archive.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kate Lake, assistant director of alumni programs, at klake@miami.edu or 305-284-2106.


Upcoming Events at the University of Miami

July 31 - August 2 O’HORTEN – Odd Horten (Baard Owe) is a former train driver who struggles to adjust to the freedoms of retirement. Most of the movie takes place in the snow-covered Oslo night, where Horten encounters a series of erratic characters as his own behavior slides into nonconformity. The writer/director (Bent Hamer) fills this movie with little eccentricities that are rarely explained but often provoke amusement. O’Horten is a wonderfully amusing piece, with Hamer demonstrating his innate ability for offbeat comedy. Owe’s deadpan delivery is flawless, and his restrained performance offers few clues as to what is going on in Horten’s head, requiring the audience to ponder the motivations for his increasingly peculiar behavior. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami alumni, faculty, and staff, and is free for students. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, July 31 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1 at 4:15 and 8:05 p.m., and Sunday, August 2 at 4:15 and 8:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

July 31 - August 2 OUTRAGE – In his latest piece of cine-journalism, Kirby Dick exposes what he deems to be the rampant, hypocritical homophobia that exists in an American government that is, in fact, teeming with closeted homosexuals. Dick brings an impassioned and well-reasoned eye to his material, which should have viewers on the more conservative side of the fence paying closer attention than they would have had he taken a more blustery approach. As it stands, Outrage is an illuminating, stirring call to arms. Dick interviews the political community’s most prominent gay figures—including former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey and Congressman Barney Frank—as well as many others, who share their own thoughtful insights into just how deep the personal and political corruption runs. But Outrage is by no means a finger-wagging witch-hunt—Dick’s intention is not to ruin the life of anyone. Like McGreevey, he believes that everyone would be better off if they acknowledged who they are, in public and in private. General admission is $8. The film screens on Friday, July 31 at 9:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1 at 6:10 and 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 2 at 6:15 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

August 1 - 2 I PURITANI – Following five years of extraordinary success with La Sonnambula, Norma and Beatrice di Tenda, I Puritani, the last opera written by a young Bellini, who died at age 34, is the richest example of transition from the lyrical classicism to the passion of romanticism. The first performances, in Paris, 1835, interpreted by the most beautiful voices at that time became a legend. For this production of I Puritani, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna has reunited two young stars who could well become the dream couple in the opera world : Juan Diego Flórez and Nino Machaidze. Conducted by the extremely talented Michele Mariotti, I Puritani has been directed by the internationally renowned Pier’Alli, who, for more than 25 years, has set milestones in the story of opera direction. General admission is $8. The film screens on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 at 1:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.cosfordcinema.com.

UM Presents

UM Single-Game Football Tickets On Sale Now

U FootballSingle-game tickets for University of Miami home football games went on sale July 25, coinciding with BankUnited CanesFest.

Ticket prices for all games begin at $19 and can be purchased via www.HurricaneSports.com and www.ticketmaster.com, at the Miami Hurricanes Ticket Office located at the Hecht Athletic Center on campus, or by calling 305-284-2263. Hours of operation for the ticket office are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Individual game tickets will also be available at Ticketmaster outlets, including select F.Y.E. stores, select Simon Malls, The Mall at Wellington Green and Dolphin Mall. To charge your individual game tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000.

Individual game tickets will be available on the 100 Level, Club Level and 400 Level of the Land Shark Stadium.

Alumni Section tickets are also available at a preferred season price of $345 per seat. Located in the lower level of the stadium, the Alumni section gets you close to the field. For more details or to secure your seat in the UM Alumni Section, contact a Hurricane Ticket Sales representative today at 1-800-GO-CANES or by e-mail at canestix@miami.edu.

  

BROWARD RECEPTION SAVE THE DATE!

Tuesday, September 29

The University of Miami Alumni Association (UMAA) cordially invites you to an evening with University leaders for a discussion of the state of the University and Athletics, including a special presentation by Dr. William R. Butler, Vice President of Student Affairs, Emeritus.

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

More details to follow soon!

For more information, please contact the UMAA toll free at 1-866-UMALUMS (862-5867) or 305-284-2872 or via e-mail at alumni@miami.edu. Please include “Broward Reception” in the subject line.

Shop for Research

Tuesday, August 11

Boston

On Tuesday, August 11, the David Yurman boutique at Boston’s Copley Place will host a shopping experience, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

As an added incentive, a portion of all purchases from the David Yurman boutique at Copley Place during the week of August 9 - 15, 2009 will be included in this special initiative. Purchasers must reference the University of Miami in their orders. A preview of available merchandise is available on the David Yurman Web site: DavidYurman.com.

Patient safety research at the School of Nursing and Health Studies embraces a multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors and biomedical engineers who are fostering translational research models that provide the scientific basis for safe patient care. Proceeds from this particular initiative will support research to improve best practice in the area of surgical site-infections.

RSVP for the event or purchase merchandise from August 9-15 by calling the David Yurman Boutique at Copley Place in Boston: 617-236-8777.

For more information, please contact Laurie Reinhardt-Plotnik, assistant dean for advancement and alumni affairs, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies: 305-284-8462.

Winning Leaders and Managers Competencies

Monday, August 17

Winning Leaders and Managers CompetenciesThe Leadership Institute will offer a one-day Winning Leaders and Managers program titled "Business Acumen and Transformational Leadership," held at the James W. McLamore Executive Education Center at the University of Miami School of Business.

The Leadership Institute has recently launched its Winning Leaders and Managers series. More than 250 managers in Miami-Dade County have participated in the program and offered extremely positive feedback.

According to the International City and County Managers Association, chief administrative officers, city and county managers and assistants require higher skill levels, more creative problem-solving and an ability to inspire the local government workforce to achieve ever-increasing productivity and performance levels. Leadership development at the mid-manager and executive levels remains a priority for leading cities and counties across this nation, even in these tough economic times.

For more information call 305-284-4154, e-mail leadershipinstitute@miami.edu or visit www.bus.miami.edu/leadership.

Lowe Art Museum Hosts Docent Open House

Thursday, July 30

Coral Gables Campus

The Lowe Art Museum depends on its docent volunteers to be the museum's "face" to its visitors. Docents create memorable experiences for visitors ranging in age from kindergarten students to seniors. More than 60 docents collectively conduct about 1,200 tours each year.

Docents for the Lowe typically have a background in education, art, or similar fields. They share a strong sense of camaraderie, and enjoy the personal enrichment that comes through the academic training they receive and the pleasure in discovering art together with others.

To become a docent at the Lowe, volunteer candidates must commit to an intensive one-year training program. Classes meet bi-weekly throughout the academic year, and participants are trained on teaching and touring techniques, grade specific tours, the museum's collections, new acquisitions, changing exhibitions and art education. Candidates are required to complete a variety of written and oral assignments and pass a qualifying tour in order to become an active docent. After graduating from the one-year training program, the Lowe asks for a two-year service commitment. Exhibition training continues weekly for the duration of service as a docent.

Come find out if the Docent Volunteer program is the right opportunity for you at the Lowe’s upcoming Open House event. Staff and docents will be on-site to introduce the program more thoroughly, and program applications will be available. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Jodi Sypher at jsypher@miami.edu or visit www.lowemuseum.org.

ALL Canes

The University of Miami Alumni Association is proud to offer a classified ad section, available free to more than 150,000 members of the UMAA. Please visit www.miami.edu/ealumni for more information or to submit your free classified ads.

Automotive

'99 Acura NSX-T yellow, rims, 2 tvs $34k obo. For pics and more info on the car please call 321-696-9487 or email rjmiami305@yahoo.com.

Computers

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Recreation

Need a speaker? Handwriting Analyst will reveal behavioral traits that are hidden in our writing. NO FEE FOR RELGS OR NON/PRFT ORG.Call Carol 305-692-7714 email yoursecrets@bellsouth.net.

Real Estate

Land for sale. 5 Acres near Homestead (Krome ave & 168 st) Currently farm land but homes going up around area. $379,000 OBO. Must Sell call 305-216-1370 or email olyswhaler@aol.com.

Rentals

BRICKELL VILLAS: 2BD townhouses on Brickell Av! All have washer/dryer & plenty storage. Gym, 2 pools. Close to UM & downtown. 1-yr lease min. $1300/mo. Beatriz Portela, Coldwell Banker, 305-968-4759.

DOWNTOWN DADELAND: 1BR/1BA apt. across from mall next to Metro. Located on Kendall easy access to US1 and Palmetto. Pool, Gym, and (Basic) Cable all Included. $1275. Available Sept. 1st. Email rmaht@aol.com or call 305-496-1224.

Large 1/1 condo near The Falls, gorgeous views of pool/golf course, screened balc, w/d, storage, new paint/floors/appliances, reserved park, on-site mgmt, lobby, elev, $800/mo (813) 340-0414.

Bed and bath in private home with pool 3 mi from UM. Everything included except phone. $550/mo Graduate students only please. Call Page at 305-510-4262 or email nptower@bellsouth.net.

1BR/1BA apartment near Dadeland Mall. Unit will be available starting August 15th at $875/month. Rent includes water, cable and parking space. Complex has Pool/ Tennis & Security. Call 954-608-0267.

Wide Bay views from large, renovated 1BD/1.5BA in gated Palm Bay Condo. Includes resort amenities: heated pool, hot tub, gym, tennis & marina. $1290/mo. Beatriz Portela, Coldwell Banker, 305-968-4759

Rentals Cont'd

Valencia Apts. Rental 1Br/1Ba, available in August. Courtyard view,many amenities. 4 Blcks. to UM. For Appt. call (305) 662-7399.

Lovely Efficiency, Miami Beach, on oceanside, 19051 Collins Ave., FURN., A/C, all tile, pool, laundry facility, INCL. water & cable, $700/mo, YRLTY LEASE, call 954-454-7001.

For Sale

HUGE cut glass punch bowl w/ ladle, 10 matched glass cups, w/ hangers.12" by 7" deep. Use Bowl for large serves of food or salad. STEAL IT at $25. Will meet for local Mia deliver, (no ship!), email warren2x@msn.com.

Business/Services

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