Veteran's Day ceremony Return those books! United Way fundraisers PARKING EXPANSION With the re-opening of the second floor parking in the Ponce de Leon Garage, all holders of current UM parking permits and temporary day passes are welcome to this additional parking. Stay tuned for future updates on the imminent completion of this expanded facility. As a reminder, the temporary parking lots located behind the Lowe Art and across from the Daystar Health Center are scheduled to close on December 7.

PRESIDENT SHALALA, MAYOR SLESNICK, TO MARK VETERAN'S DAY WITH PLAQUE

President Shalala and City of Coral Gables Mayor Donald Slesnick will mark Veteran's Day today, November 11, by unveiling a plaque in honor of the former Reserve Army Center, or "The Armory," on the UM Intramural Field at 4 p.m. This is the site that the Kendall Army Reserve Center was erected on in 1951 during the Korean War and the building and its grounds were used to train thousands of men and women to serve our country. Dignitaries expected to attend include congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, General James Hill, SOUTHCOM, and Coral Gables Commissioners Ralph Cabrera and 'Chip' Withers, among others. The event is free and open to the public. Read the history of Veteran's Day below.


FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE FROM STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

Are you interested in receiving a flu shot but don’t have time to visit your doctor's office? The Student Health Service will visit your work site on the Coral Gables campus to provide flu shots to 10 or more interested employees or students. You may schedule your site by contacting studenthealth@miami.edu. Flu vaccines are also available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Coral Gables U.M. Medical Group (Daystar) office.


AMNESTY WEEK AT LIBRARY

The Richter Library is holding an Amnesty Week program, Monday - Sunday, November 18 - 24, for the return of all overdue library materials. During the amnesty period, all overdue materials may be returned and any fines will be waived. Prior outstanding debts with the library will not be waived. If you have any questions, call 305-284-6466 or send an e-mail.


SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE CHARRETTE IN SAN JOSE

School of Architecture faculty and graduate students in the Suburb and Town Design Program, and Fellows associated with UM's Knight Program in Community Building, will have a unique opportunity to travel to San Jose, California, November 13-18, to conduct a charrette - an intensive public exercise in community design - to envision ways to improve the Evergreen-Eastridge neighborhood. The team will be headed by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Dean of the School of Architecture and one of the founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism. For more information, contact the Knight Program in Community Building at 305-284-4420.


FACULTY CLUB OPEN FOR LUNCH

Did you know the Faculty Club is open from 11 - 2 p.m., Monday - Friday, for lunch? Faculty and administrators are welcome to enjoy a delicious meal, buffet style in this new facility. Reservations are accepted for parties of six or more by calling Wendy Franklin at 305-284-2717. The Faculty Club is located next to the Hurricane Food Court.

	UM BEATS TENNESSEE, NEXT AT HOME FOR PITTSBURGH The UM football team took care of Tennessee on the road, 26-3, as they continue their march to the national championship game in Tempe, Arizona. This week the 'Canes are off as they prepare for the University of Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 21 at the Orange Bowl. The game will be shown nationally on ESPN. Then next, and last home game of the 2002 season, is Saturday, December 7 against Virginia Tech. Join in and bid farewell to the Hurricane Seniors. Call 1-800-GO-CANES for your tickets. Visit Miami Football Central for additional important game day information. MEN'S BASKETBALL EXHIBITION GAME The 2002-03 men's basketball season begins at 7 p.m. tonight, November 11 with an exhibition game at the Knight Sports Complex. Admission is free. The basketball team is scheduled to open their first game in the new Convocation Center Saturday, January 4, 2003 against the North Carolina Tar Heels. For tickets or more information call the Hurricane Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-CANES. MEN'S BASKETBALL EMPLOYEE DAY AT MIAMI ARENA Men's Basketball Employee Day is Tuesday, November 26, The 'Canes take on Texas A&M at the Miami Arena, with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. UM employees receive one complimentary ticket and have the option to purchase five additional tickets at $1 each. To get a jump-start, print out your employee day ticket form here. Tickets can be picked up/purchased at the following: Medical Campus - Wednesday, November 13 & Thursday, November 14, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Coral Gables Campus - Wednesday, November 13 & Thursday, November 14, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Rosenstiel Campus - Wednesday, November 13, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VICTOR HUGO

The department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is hosting an international symposium on the works of Victor Hugo, Friday & Saturday, November 15 & 16, with all events at the Lowe Museum. The conference will begin on 6 p.m. on Friday, with the keynote presentation, Victor Hugo: The Prophetic Voice, by Professor Victor Brombert of Princeton University. Ten conference papers will be given on Saturday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Participants will include writers and critics from France and the United States, as well as UM professors. For further information, call 305-284-5585 or visit their Website.


PHILOSOPHY COLLOQUIUM NEXT WEEK

The Department of Philosophy's UST Lectures on Ethics present a Philosophy Colloquium with Dr. James Rachels. Topics will be Sex and Privacy on Thursday, November 14 in Learning Center room 120, and Moral Standing on Friday, November 15 in Learning Center room 190. Both talks at 3:30 p.m. with coffee at 3 p.m. in the philosophy department library. Dr. Rachels is a former member of the UM philosophy department and is currently a professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the author of some of the most influential articles in philosophical ethics. For more information call 305-284-4757.


THE HISTORY OF VETERAN'S DAY

In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington. Similar ceremonies occurred in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation's highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as "Armistice Day." Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional action. November 11 might still be called Armistice Day if World War I was truly the "War to end all Wars," but only a few years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke out in Europe. Realizing that peace was equally preserved by veterans of WW II and Korea, Congress was requested to make this day an occasion to honor those who have served America in all wars. In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day. A law passed in 1968 changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October, but it soon became apparent that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. In 1978, Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.

	UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT - USED BOOK & RUMMAGE SALE The University Advancement division is holding a United Way Used Book and Rummage Sale on Wednesday November 13 in the Evelyn and William L. McKnight Building from 11 a.m. -2 p.m. For more information contact Rotana Ly 305-284-2151. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION - WALK-A-PET-ATHON The School of Education will hold its annual Walk-A-Pet-Athon to raise funds for the United Way, from 3 - 5 p.m., Friday, November 15. Registration is from 3 - 3:30 and walking promptly at 3:30. Bring your pet to work (they love to socialize) and raise money for United Way. All you have to do is find a few people to sponsor you and your pet. For more details and a sponsor sheet, contact Marlene Pino at 305-284-5864 or Karen Boss at 305-284-2167. NORTH-SOUTH CENTER - ONLINE AUCTION The Dante B. Fascell North-South Center is conducting an online auction to benefit the United Way. The auction is open to the UM community only, and all items will need to be picked up from the Center at the end of the auction. The auction ends Friday, November 15. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION - PEWTER SALE AND THANKSGIVING REHEARSAL LUNCHEON The School of Education will have a repeat of its popular Pewter Sale, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., and host a Thanksgiving Rehearsal Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 18 in rooms 318 and 316 of the Merrick Building. Forty percent of all proceeds from the pewter sale will go directly to the United Way. Cash, checks, and credit cards welcomed. Visit www.zollnerpewter.com to view samples of these products, or contact Dierdre Lacativa for a brochure at 305-284-2213. After you check out the jewelry, pay $6 and practice eating for the main event the following week. If you need additional information, please contact Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION - BAKE AND RUMMAGE SALE Come enjoy yummy baked goods including whole pies and rummage through our One Person’s Junk is Another’s Treasure sale. Tuesday, November 19, 9 a.m. -2 p.m. in the Breezeway. BUSINESS SERVICES - SILENT AUCTION The Business Services Division is conducting its second annual silent auction to benefit the United Way. Several hotel, airline and office items are available. The auction will close on Friday, November 22. Visit the travel Web site to place your bid or contact Alex Madrigal at 305-284-1087 for more info. COUNSELING CENTER - ENTERTAINMENT COUPON BOOK SALES The Entertainment Coupon Book is now available at the Counseling Center for $25 (plus tax). For purchases and information contact the Counseling Center at 305-284-5511.

REMINDERS

• TODAY: Slow down the frenetic pace of a full course load while accelerating your education. InterSession 2003 is January 2 - 10, 2003 and Spring Break InterSession is March 10 -14, 2003. These special academic breaks are short periods of intensive learning of high-level credit courses not offered during the regular academic semester. Study hot topics in leadership, ethics, music, and management. Or experience, explore, and excel in a special-topic course from humanities, health, religion, or education. Registration begins today, November 11. For complete information visit the Web site, call 305-284-4411, or send an e-mail.
  

• The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis presents the second installment in the Gail F. Beach Memorial 2002-2003 Visiting Lectureship Series. V. Reggie Edgerton, Ph.D., Director of the Brain Research Institute, Director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Professor of Physiological Science and Neurobiology at UCLA and member of the consortium for the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation will present Motor Learning in the Spinal Cord, 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, at the Lois Pope LIFE Center's seventh floor auditorium. His specialties are in the neural control of movement and neuromuscular plasticity, in particular related to spinal cord injury and space flight For additional information, call 305-243-7108 or visit the Web.
  
  
• The Gifford Arboretum is hosting another horticultural workshop and plant diagnostic clinic on Saturday, November 16 at the John C. Gifford Arboretum, Biology Department, Cox Science Building. Co-sponsored with Miami-Dade Cooperative Extension Service, the workshop will feature lectures about invasive exotic plants and trees and include a tour of the UM Palmetum. The plant diagnostic clinic, which is free, runs from 8:30 - 10 a.m. The workshop requires a registration fee and is from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., with lunch provided. For more information, contact Derek Artz or Carol Horvitz at 305-284-5364.