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'CANES
WIN - EARN SECOND CONSECUTIVE UNDEFEATED SEASON
The
'Canes football team took care of the Hokies of Virginia
Tech on Saturday, beating them 56-45. The win positions
the top-ranked 'Canes for a trip to the Fiesta Bowl
for the Friday, January 3 national championship
game against the Ohio State University Buckeyes. The
Athletics'
Web site is your best source for news and information
leading up to the big game. Looking for football merchandise?
The bookstore at the UC and the Athletic's Web site
are your best sources.
STUDENT-RUN
MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY LAUNCH
Category
5 Music Publishing, the School of Music's first student-run
publishing company, will hold its company unveiling
Tuesday, December 10, at Van Dyke Café
on Lincoln Road. At the event, which begins at 5 p.m.,
Category 5 will also introduce its first songwriters,
Adrian Gordon and Sam Hooper, who will perform. The
event is free and open to the public. For more information,
click
here.
UM
HOLDS NEW MID-YEAR COMMENCEMENT
For
the first time, UM will hold a mid-year Commencement
for the more than 700 students graduating this month.
Ceremonies will be held on Thursday, December 19
on the Coral Gables Campus. In addition, the School
of Medicine will graduate its students from the graduate
program in Physical Therapy at 10 a.m. on Saturday,
December 14, and the School of Law will hold its
Commencement at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 22,
both at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Miami. For more
information, click
here.
LECTURE:
SCIENCE, ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM
When
scientists hold strong beliefs based upon their research,
should they become advocates or even activists, promoting
institutional or social change? Hear a discussion on
this topic by Lee Crandall, Research Professor and Associate
Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,
and Research Professor of Sociology and Family and Community
Medicine. It's part of the Dialogues in Research Ethics
series of monthly conferences, at noon Friday, December
13, at the Rosenstiel Building 6018 (Pharmacology
Conference Room) at the Medical School. Lunch will be
provided. For more information, call 305-243-5723
or e-mail ethics@miami.edu.
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EMPLOYEE
BASKETBALL TICKETS ON SALE
Attention
UM employees, on Wednesday, December
11 and Thursday, December 12,
come out to the breezeway from 11 a.m.
-2 p.m. to purchase your specially priced
Hurricane Basketball season tickets. Employee
seats are limited. Order your tickets
now and be there for the exciting first
season at the new home of Hurricane Basketball.
The inaugural game at the Convocation
Center will be on January 4 when the 'Canes
host the University of North Carolina
Tar Heels. For more information, contact
Dick Sapara at (305) 284-4475 or
rsapara@miami.edu.
ANNUAL
FOOTBALL BANQUET
You
are invited to join Head Football Coach
Larry Coker and the football coaching
staff as they honor the UM graduating
seniors and Outstanding Players, Tuesday,
December 10 at the Radisson Mart Plaza
Hotel Centre (711 N.W. 72nd Avenue). The
event is sponsored by the Hurricane Club
together with the Miami Touchdown Club.
The Football Banquet will begin with a
6 p.m. cocktail hour and dinner at 7 p.m.
The cost to attend this event is $60 per
person in advance, $75 at the door, and
$480 per table of eight. To make your
reservations or for more information,
call 305-284-6699.
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FREE COMPUTER
TRAINING
End
User Support will be offering free computer training
classes to faculty and staff beginning Wednesday,
January 22. Several new classes will be offered
including Introduction to ListServ, PageMaker 6.5, Introduction
to Pocket PC's, and Web Development courses. To view
class schedules and/or prerequisites, please visit the
User-Support
website. For more information on EUS training, please
call (305) 284-2944 or email microtrainers@miami.edu.
CZECH
REPUBLIC LECTURER AT ICCAS
A
free lecture will examine Cuban human rights in the
context of the foreign policy of the Czech Republic
on Tuesday, December 10 from 7-9 p.m. at Casa
Bacardi, 1531 Brescia Avenue. Hon. Martin Palouš,
Czech Republic Ambassador to the U.S. He was one of
the first signatories of Charter 77 and served as spokesman
for this dissident human rights group in 1986. Palouš
has held a number of teaching positions at Charles University,
and is the author of numerous publications. Seating
is limited. Reserve now by calling ICCAS at 284-CUBA.
LOWE
OFFERS HOLIDAY DISCOUNT
The
Lowe Art Museum Store is offering a 20 percent discount
to all UM employees on store purchases over $5 with
valid UM ID now until Christmas. Museum hours are 10
a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday;
12 - 7 p.m. on Thursday; and 12 - 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Contact Lorrie Stassun at 305-284-6988 for more
information.
COMPUTER
SKILLS CLASSES FOR SCHOOL-AGED KIDS
If
your school-aged children need to learn or brush up
on their basic computing and word processing skills,
Computers for Academic Success is the answer. Classes
include keyboarding, word processing, and Internet research
skills, and are intensive and fun. The two-hour classes
meet once a week for four weeks on Saturdays in Allen
Hall. Tuition is $135 (including materials), but UM
employees are eligible for a 10 percent discount. January
classes begin Saturday, January 4. Registration
is now open. 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.
REMINDERS
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TONIGHT:
The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary
Judaic Studies is hosting the Second Annual Robert
Russell Memorial Foundation Lecture, titled Words
that Hurt, Words that Heal, by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin,
8 - 10 p.m. Monday, December 9 at Founders
Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public,
and refreshments will be served. RSVP at ccjs@miami.edu
or 305-284-6882.
- The
Department of Public Safety presents a 12-hour women's
course R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense), 6 - 9 p.m.,
December 10, 12, 17 & 19 at the Wellness
Center. R.A.D. Is a personal safety/violence prevention
course offering basic education from risk reduction
and avoidance to basic physical self-defense techniques
designed specifically for women of all ages. Preregistration
is necessary as seating is limited. Wear comfortable
clothing, sneakers, or workout clothes. For information
on registering and fees contact Betty Helms at psalm121@bellsouth.net.
- Important
information concerning the holiday schedule for December
2002 and the 2003 holiday calendar is now available
at the Holiday
Calendar. The information pertains only to the
Coral Gables and Rosenstiel campuses.
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