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FACULTY
SENATE HONORS OUTSTANDING TEACHING
At a special ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of
the Faculty Senate, the following members of the faculty
were honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards for 2002
and 2003: Benjiman Daniel Webb, Professor of Foreign
Languages and Literatures; J. Donald Temple, Associate
Professor of Medicine; and George C. Alexandrakis, Professor
and Chairman, Department of Physics. The awards recognize
excellence in teaching across the University and are
selected by the Faculty Senate. Recipients receive a
plaque and a monetary award.
FACULTY
SENATE MEETS NEXT WEEK
A
Faculty Senate meeting will be held at 3:15 p.m., Wednesday,
January 29, in Founders Hall. All faculty members
are welcome to attend. Visit the Faculty Senate Web
page for more information.
MEN'S
BASKETBALL AT CONVOCATION CENTER GETS HEARTS RACING
The
Miami Herald recently nicknamed UM's Convocation
Center the "Cardiac Center" because of the
men's basketball team's two recent dramatic victories.
Will the Center live up to its billing this weekend?
See for yourself as individual game tickets to the highly
anticipated BIG EAST match-up with the Syracuse Orangemen,
1 p.m., Sunday, January 26, are now on sale.
Gates open at noon. At half time check out the Met-Rx
Slam Dunk competition where three students will compete
for prizes. Get your tickets by calling 1-800-GO-CANES
or visiting the Convocation Center Box Office this week
(Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.
- 7 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.) or the Hecht Athletic
Center (Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
"SHARE"
SEMINAR CANCELED
Sharing HIV/AIDS Research Efforts, the upcoming
seminar presented by the UM Drug Abuse and AIDS Research
Center's Project SHARE scheduled for Friday, January
24, has been canceled. Check e-Veritas and
e-Update for rescheduling information. For more
details on Project SHARE contact Tamy
Kuper at 305-243-6430.
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LAST
DAY TO REGISTER FOR BASEBALL BANQUET
The
Hurricane baseball team and head coach
Jim Morris invite you to the 2003 "First
Pitch" Banquet featuring guest speaker
Ron Fraser, Thursday, January 30,
at the Radisson Mart Plaza Hotel, Royal
Poinciana Ballroom, (711 NW. 72nd Ave.).
The banquet will start with cocktails
at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Price per
person is $70, or $560 per table of eight.
The registration deadline is today,
January 23. For more information or
to RSVP, call 305-284-6699 or 1-800-GO-CANES
(option 4).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TAKES ON SYRACUSE
The
women's basketball team, ranked fourth
in the BIG EAST Conference, begin a three-game
home stand this weekend with a match-up
against Syracuse University, 7 p.m., Saturday,
January 25. Purchase your tickets
by calling 1-800-GO-CANES or by
visiting the Hecht Athletic Center or
the Convocation Center Box Office. The
Convocation Center Box Office will be
open Saturday from 10 a.m. until half
time of the game.
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 Christine
Federighi, professor of ceramics, College
of Arts & Sciences
Current
courses teaching: Figure Modeling,
Intro Wheel Work, Intermediate and Advanced
Wheel Work, and Independent Studies.
Favorite
spot on campus: The courtyard garden
behind the ceramics and sculpture building.
Most
memorable UM moment: Working on the
Sculpture in the Landscape show a couple
of years ago. Thirty artists each developed
a piece which made up a series of sculptures
set-up in a "walking trail"
between the Lowe and old Art Building.
Current
reading: Year of Wonders by
Geraldine Brooks.
Dream
vacation: Going to Africa to view
the wildlife.
Way
to start your day: I get up, make
coffee, catch up on the news and walk
the dogs.
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SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION LECTURE TO FEATURE DR. KENNETH GOODMAN
The
next lecture of the School of Education's guest lecture
series, Education: Perspectives from Different Disciplines,
features Dr. Kenneth Goodman discussing Ethics and
Education Research, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Wednesday,
January 29, in room 316 of the Merrick Building.
Dr. Goodman is co-director of the UM Ethics Program
and founder and director of UM's Bioethics Program.
Lunch will be provided and an RSVP is required. Contact
Patricia Barnes
to RSVP or for more information.
ELEMENTARY
& MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS COMPUTER SKILLS CLASSES
If
your school-aged children need to learn or brush-up
on their basic computing and word processing skills,
then Computers for Academic Success is the answer. These
classes include keyboarding, word processing, and Internet
research skills, and are designed with the tasks of
elementary and middle-school students in mind. Classes
are two hours and meet on four Saturdays in Allen Hall.
Course tuition is $135.00 (including materials), but
UM employees are eligible for a 10% discount. Class
begins Saturday, February 1. For more information
and to register, call Karen at 305-284-1312,
Julia at 305-284-1326, or visit www.ili.miami.edu
and click the Computers for Academic Success link.
EAP
SEMINARS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ANNOUNCED
The
Employee Assistance Program's schedule of seminars for
the spring term has been announced, and the following
programs will take place during the month of February.
Be sure to register, as sessions will be canceled if
too few people pre-register. Additional details are
available at the EAP Web
site or by calling 305-284-6604.
Parenting
Children with ADD, conducted by Bonita Cales
Thursday, February 6, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Medical
Campus, Professional Development & Training
Tuesday, February 11, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Rosenstiel
Campus, Dean's Conference room
Thursday, February 13, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Coral
Gables Campus, Professional Development & Training
EAP:
A Tool for Supervising Others, conducted by Sally
Philips
Thursday, February 20, 1:30 - 4 p.m., Medical
Campus, Professional Development & Training
Advanced
EAP Practice for Supervisors, conducted by Sally
Philips
Thursday, February 6, 9 - 11 a.m., Coral Gables
Campus, Professional Development & Training
Tuesday, February 18, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Rosenstiel
Campus
LECTURE
AND EXHIBITION ON FAMOUS URBAN PLANNER AND ARCHITECT
The
School of Architecture is hosting a traveling exhibit
and lecture on Ildefons Cerda (1815-1876), a visionary
urban planner and architect of the Barcelona Extension.
The exhibition is on display now through Friday,
February 7 in the School of Architecture Gallery,
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The lecture,
given by Ramon Trias, director of development for the
City of Ft. Pierce and titled Ildefons Cerda, Barcelona
and Gaudi: When Urbanism was New, is from 6 - 7
p.m., Wednesday, January 29, in room 148 of Eaton
Residential College, followed by a reception in the
School of Architecture Gallery. Both the exhibition
and lecture are free and open to the public. For more
information, call the School of Architecture at 305-284-3438.
LYDIA
CABRERA PAPERS ADDED TO CUBAN HERITAGE DIGITAL COLLECTION
The
Cuban Heritage Digital Collection has added selected
correspondence of Lydia Cabrera, the renowned chronicler
of Afro-Cuban culture and religion, to its online Lydia
Cabrera Collection. Cabrera, born in Havana, Cuba
on May 20, 1900, is widely recognized as one of the
most important chroniclers of santería and Afro-Cuban
culture. Cabrera's papers are essential to the study
of Afro-Cuban culture and religion, of Cuban women in
the 20th century, and of the exile experience of an
important Cuban figure. This collection is one of several
being made available online as part of the Cuban
Heritage Digital Collection. For more information,
contact María
R. Estorino at 305-284-5854.
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JAZZ
RECORDING ARTIST TO PERFORM AT UM
Renowned
jazz recording artist and UM alumna Carmen
Lundy will perform with the UM Concert Jazz
Band, led by Director Dante Luciani, 8 p.m.,
Saturday, January 25, at Gusman Hall.
A native of Miami, Lundy has been called
"one of the world's greatest jazz vocalists"
by Blues and Soul Magazine in England.
She has recorded six albums and has performed
and recorded as a soloist with the Akron
Symphony Orchestra and The Vallejo Symphony
Orchestra. Ticket prices are $10 for adults
and $5 for students and senior citizens.
For more information, call 305-284-4940
or visit the School of Music Web
site.
RECEPTION FOR LOWE'S NEWEST EXHIBIT
A
preview reception for the Lowe Art Museum's
newest exhibit, Paradise Lost? Aspects
of Landscape in Latin American Art,
will be held at the Lowe on from
8
- 10 p.m., Wednesday, January 29.
Admission is free for members and $5 for
non-members. The exhibit runs Thursday,
January 30 - Sunday, April 6 and represents
a panoramic view of Latin American landscape,
addressing both regional identity and uniqueness
of individual artistic personality. This
exhibition breaks new ground as it's the
first time an exhibition comprehensively
traces, explores, and interprets stylistic,
thematic, and iconographic developments
in Latin American art of Spanish and Portuguese
speaking countries within the diverse genre
of landscape. For more information, call
305-284-3535 or visit the Lowe's
Web
site.
STAMPS
FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED
VISITORS SERIES
The
School of Music, with the generous commitment
from Roe and Penny Stamps, is proud to present
master classes, forums, lectures, and performances
from widely known individuals in the music
industry during the inaugural season of
the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation
Distinguished Visitors Series, Monday,
February 3 - Sunday, March 30. All events
are free and open to the public. For more
information on dates, times, and locations,
visit the School of Music Web
site or call 305-284-3941.
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REMINDERS
- Dr.
William Miller, distinguished professor of psychology
and psychiatry at the University of New Mexico, will
present some of the latest findings on innovative
and effective treatments for substance abusers, 1
- 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, at the Bascom
Palmer's auditorium. Wrong for the Right Reason:
How and Why Motivational Interviewing Failed in a
NIDA Clinical Trial, is the first of several talks
by drug abuse treatment scientists from across the
country as part of the 2003 Drug Abuse Treatment Lecture
Series, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug
Abuse and organized by the UM Center for Treatment
Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse. Contact Joanna
de Velasco at 305-243-6434 for more information
about this and upcoming events.
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A
representative from TIAA-CREF will conduct individual
financial counseling sessions on the dates and locations
listed below. To schedule an appointment, click
here
or call 1-877-267-4510.
- Tuesday,
January 28 - Human Resources Conference Room,
141 Max Orovitz Bldg.
- Wednesday,
January 29 - Professional Development &
Training Office, 155 Dominion Parking Garage
A
representative from Fidelity Investments will also
conduct individual financial counseling sessions.
To schedule an appointment call 1-800-642-7131.
- Thursday,
January 30 - Human Resources Conference Room,
141 Max Orovitz Bldg.
- Friday,
January 31 - Professional Development &
Training Office, 155 Dominion Parking Garage
- Research
Seminars, presented by the Office of Research
and held from 12 - 1 p.m. on the last Tuesday of each
month, resumes Tuesday, January 28, with the
topic Vulnerable Subjects, presented by Dr.
Jay Sosenko, assistant provost. Lunch will be served
and space is limited. Registration is required by
contacting Jackie
Binns. All researchers dealing with human subjects
are encouraged to attend. Seminars will be held in
MCCD 3023. The Tuesday, February 25 seminar
will be Ethical Aspects of Human Subjects Protection-An
Overview by Dr. Ken Goodman.
- The
UM Alumni Association is requesting nominations for
books written by UM faculty and staff for the 2003
Book Awards. The Book Awards Program is designed to
raise awareness about UM by honoring high school juniors
across the country who have exhibited both outstanding
leadership and academic excellence. Each year the
recipients receive a book chosen by the Alumni Association
which is presented to them at their school's awards
ceremony. If you are interested in being considered,
contact Tricia Dingler
at 305-284-2872 by Friday, January 31
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