Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 13, November 21, 2000
| FRONT PAGE | CONTENTS | JOB-OPS | CRIMESTATS | SENATE/COUNCIL: 2000-2001 Committees | UPDATE on SECURITY ISSUES | PENNs WAY 2001: Week 3 | OPERATION SANTA CLAUS | TALK ABOUT TEACHING ARCHIVE | BETWEEN ISSUES | DECEMBER at PENN | DECEMBER EXTRAS! | CALENDAR INDEX | DEADLINES
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11 Fall Term Classes End.
12 Reading Days Begin. Through December 14.
15 Final Examinations Begin. Through December 22.
22 Fall Semester Ends.
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5 Story Hour; 11 a.m. Info.: (215) 898-5965. Also December 12, 19 & 26 (Penn Bookstore).
3 5th Annual Peace Around the World: Music Around theWorld; holiday choral music for children and adults. See Special Events.
9 Native Americans as the First Ecologists; children 8-12 make decorated bowls and ladles; 10 a.m.-noon; $5 materials fee. Pre-registration: (215) 898-4015.
23 A Christmas Carol; performed by American Theater Arts for Youth, Inc.; 1 & 3:30 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium; $10; $8/members. Tickets: (215) 563-3501.
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8 Norms and Corporate Law; symposium; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Levy Conference Center, Law School. Advance registration required; $100. Info.: (215) 898-7719 or ile@law.upenn.edu. Through December 9 (Institute for Law & Economics; Law Review).
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Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free, Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. & Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Burrison Gallery, Faculty Club, Inn at Penn: free, Mon.-Fri, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Market: free, Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fox Gallery, Logan Hall: Mon.- Fri., 9-5 p.m.; free.
Institute of Contemporary Art: $3, $2/students, artists, seniors, free/members, children under 12, with PENNCard, and on Sundays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; open: Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; tours available by appointment.
Meyerson Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 9-5 p.m.; free.
Morris Arboretum: $6, $5/seniors, $4/students, free with PENNCard, children under 6; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rosenwald Gallery: free; 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
University Museum: $5, $2.50/seniors and students w/ID, free/members, with PENNCard, children under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday (free), 1-5 p.m.
2 Lisa Yuskavage; Philadelphia artist's unsettling and provocative paintings; ICA. Through February 4.
9 Mary Costanza-Remembered; paintings; opening reception: December 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Burrison Gallery. Through December 22 (Center for Italian Studies).
Master of Fine Arts 2nd Year Exhibition; Meyerson Gallery; Info.: www.gsfa.upenn.edu. Through December 7.
Master of Fine Arts Drawing Exhibition; Dean's Alley, Meyerson Hall; Info.: www.gsfa.upenn.edu. Through December 7.
Small Print Exhibition; works of faculty, staff, students; Fox Gallery, Logan Hall. Through December 15.
44 Celebrity Eyes in a Museum Storeroom; artifacts chosen by celebrities. University Museum. Through December 30.
"King Midas" Display; remains of the funerary feast of the Phrygian "King Midas"; Main Entrance, University Museum. Through December 30.
"Innur": Constructions & Mixed Media; Gwen Fryer, artist; Esther M. Klein Art Gallery. Through January 6.
New Media/New Faces/New Directions; work by recent and established GSFA faculty members; opening reception: December 4, 5-7 p.m. Arthur Ross Gallery. Through January 12.
Greetings from Afar: Gifts to the Library from Around the World on the Occasion of Its 250th Anniversary; Kamin Gallery, 1st fl., Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Through January 12.
Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie; 6th fl., Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Through February 5.
Pomo Indian Basket Weavers: Their Baskets and the Art Market; text, video and photos of 120 turn-of-the- century Native American baskets; 2nd fl., Dietrich Gallery, University Museum. Through February 25.
Ancient Greek World; Canaan and Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; Ancient Mesopotamia: Royal Tombs of Ur; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science; Raven's Journey: World of Alaska's Native People; Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition; University Museum.
Healing Plants: Medicine Across Time and Cultures; Morris Arboretum.
Meet at the main entrance; 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission donation. Info.: www.upenn.edu/museum/.
2 Mesoamerica
3 Canaan and Ancient Israel
9 Africa
10 Ancient Egypt
16 Archaeology
17 The Classical World
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Free passes can be picked-up in rm. 200, Houston Hall. Info.: specevents.net/film/.
5 Thirteen Days; starring Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Bill Smitrovich, Frank Wood; live interactive with the cast to follow; 9 p.m.; Hall of Flags.
Gregory College House, TV Lounge, 1925 Manor, 3941 Irving St.
6 La Vita E'bella; Italian w/ English subtitles; 8 p.m.
7 Azucar Amarga (Bitter Sugar); Spanish w/ English subtitles; 7:30 p.m.
11 Farinelli: Il Castrato; French w/ English subtitles; 7:30 p.m.
12 The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrom-mel); German w/ English subtitles; 9 p.m.
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4 PPSA; noon-1:30 p.m.; Office of Student Conduct, 3700 Spruce St.
6 University Council; 4-6 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. Call (215) 898-7005.
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9 Pinchas Zukerman; classical violinist, violist and conductor; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $45, $35, $20. Info.: (215) 898-3900 or www.PennPresents.org (Penn Presents 2000/2001 Season).
11 Victor Wooten; 10:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; Info.: (215) 898-4444 (SPEC Jazz).
Free/with PENNCard.
2 University of Pennsylvania Choir; performing Handel's Messiah; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5.
3 Ancient Voices; medieval and Renaissance Christmas music; 3 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; $10.
- University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble; 5 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5.
5 Student Recital; performances by Applied Music/Music 10 program; 8 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; free.
8 University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5.
11 Penn Baroque & Recorder Ensembles and Penn Madrigal Singers; 8 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; free.
8 p.m., Rotunda, unless otherwise noted. All events are free.
1 Community Gospel Showcase; New Spirit of Penn performs.
2 Hindustani Classical Music; K. Prashant performs.
8 Philly Avant-Garde Super Show!
9 Stef Renee Presents Linguistics
12 Counterinduction New Music Concert II; 7 p.m.; Terrace rm., Logan Hall.
15 Gate to Moon Base Alpha
Tickets/info.: (215) 898-2312 or dolphin.upenn.edu/~pac/.
7 Secret Garden; Penn Singers; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre. Through December 9.
8 Full Measure; 8 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, University Museum. Also December 9
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7 Strictly Funk; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets/Info.: (215) 898-2312 or dolphin.upenn.edu/~pac/. Through December 9 (Performing Arts Council).
Info.: (215) 898-3900 or www.PennPresents.org.
1 The King Stag; Asian fairy tale that draws from Japanese bunkaru to Indonesian shadow puppetry; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; evening tickets: $35, $30, $25; matinee tickets: $30, $25, $20. Also December 2, 2 & 8 p.m.
7 Philadanco: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas; original choreography by Daniel Ezralow; 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; evening tickets: $33, $31, $29; matinee tickets: $30, $28, $26. Also December 8, 11 a.m. & 8 p.m. and December 9, 2 & 8 p.m.
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1 World AIDS Day; 7th annual convocation; 5:30 p.m.; 4th fl., Ivy Room, Penn Tower Bldg. (Immunodeficiency Program; SPEC; Connaissance). 3 5th Annual Peace Around the World: Music Around the World; Children can create percussion instruments with simple household objects; Families receive surprise discount gift card to be applied toward the Pyramid Shop; 1:30-4:30 p.m. University Museum. Info.: www.upenn.edu/museum, or (215) 898-4890 (Museum). 6 Wednesdays with Morrie; free van ride to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for Wednesday night events. PENNCard required. See www.upenn.edu/resliv/chas/programs/van.html for route; 5-9 p.m.; info: (215) 898-5551. Wednesdays through December 20.
7 Winterfest at Sansom Common; live street performances at Sansom Common, events at Class of '23 Ice Rink, ice carving, wall-climbing and more; 5-8 p.m.; Sansom Common, 34th to 38th Sts., between Walnut & Chestnut Sts. Also December 14, 21 & 28 (Business Services). See "Winterfest".
15 A-3 Assembly Holiday Bazaar; flast-minute holiday shopping opportunity; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (A-3 General Assembly). 21 Go West, 3rd Thursdays: Winterfest; free skating and refreshments; 5:30-9 p.m.; Class of 1923 Ice Rink. Info.: see www.universitycitydistrict.org or call 1-888-GOWEST-7 (Ice Rink; UCD). See "Winterfest". |
Music Around the World at the University Museum1:30 p.m.--Haverford School Notables; Turkish Choir (from Perelman School); music from the French International School of Philadelphia; the Episcopal Middle School Choir. 1:30-3:30 p.m.--bagpipe music; African drum performance workshop. 2:30 & 3:30 p.m.--Museum docent Mawusi Renée Simmons (pictured above holding a kora, a West African stringed instrument) shows/plays her own collection of African instruments. 2 & 3 p.m.--Sandy Taylor, of Rainbow Child International, shares music and storytelling while dressed as the Swedish Santa Lucia. 1:30-4 p.m.--artists from the Peanut Butter Troupe do face decorating; sketch artist does caricatures; magician John Moran performs. |
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Tickets for basketball games: $18/side court & lower end court; $12/upper end court; $6/seniors & children; $6 w/ PENNCard. Info/tickets: (215) 898-6151 or www.pennathletics.com.
7 (W) Squash vs. U. of Capetown (South Africa); 4 p.m.
- (W) Basketball vs. La Salle; 6 p.m.
- (M) Baskteball vs. La Salle; 8 p.m.
9 (M) Basketball vs. Maryland; 7:30 p.m.
10 (W) Swimming vs. Harvard; 1 p.m.
12 (W) Basketball vs. Villanova; 7 p.m.
28 (W) Basketball vs. Stonybrook; 7 p.m.
29 (M) Basketball vs. Temple; 8 p.m.
30 (W) Basketball vs. Air Force; 1 p.m.
For information on Intramural and Club Sports, visit www.upenn.edu/recreation or call (215) 898-6100.
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Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday; Newman Center; first class free; $4.50/class, $3.50/students; Carolyn Hamilton, (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings). See 2000 Holiday Hours.
Class of 1923 Ice Rink Public Skating Sessions; Mon. & Wed., 1:30-3 p.m.*; Tues., noon-1:30 p.m.*; Thurs., noon-1:30 p.m.* & 7-9 p.m.; Fri., 8-10 p.m. & midnight-2 a.m.; Sat., 12:30-2:30 p.m., 8-10 p.m. & midnight-2 a.m.; and Sun., 12:30-2:30 p.m. Class of '23 Ice Rink, 3130 Walnut St. Admission: $5.50; $4.50/PENNCard; (*= $1-off admission); skate rental: $1.50/per session (Class of '23 Ice Rink). See 2000 Holiday Hours.
11 Stress Relief Week; group exercise, Spinning, and Yoga; free w/PennCard; register: (215) 898-6100 or www.upenn.edu/recreation (Recreation).
12 Hansel's House: Learn to Make a Gingerbread House; 6-8 p.m.; The Restaurant School, 4207 Walnut St. Registration: (215) 222-4200 (Restaurant School).
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; RM. 217-A, Sansom Place West; $150/person/class; register: (215) 573-3012.
Hands-on Courses for Macintosh Users
4 Advanced Excel 98
11 Creating a Web Page (Intro.).
Hands-on Courses for Windows Users
6 Intermediate Excel 2000
8 Advanced PowerPoint 2000
13 Intermediate Access 2000
14 Intermediate Filemaker Pro 4.0
3805 Locust Walk. Info./RSVP: (215) 573-WRIT, www.english.upenn.edu/~wh/ or wh@english.upenn.edu.
1 First Write-On Session; 2:30-5:30 p.m.; beginning in the Arts Cafe and spreading out throughout the House. Also December 8 (Gear Up / Writers House program).
3 Undergraduate Writing Advising; 7-10 p.m.; 2nd fl. library. Also December 4.
4 Penn & Pencil Club; creative writing workshop for staff; 5:15-7 p.m.; rm. 202.
- Hebrew Literacy Crash Course; 6:30-7:30 p.m.; rm. 209 and in the Pub Room (rm. 203).
6 Hollywood Club meeting; 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Arts Café.
- Lacanian Reading and Writing Group; 7-8:30 p.m.; rm. 209. Also December 20.
- Spanish Writing Advising; 8:30-10 p.m.; rm. 209. Also December 13.
7 Penn Philosophy Circle; 8-10 p.m.; rm. 202. Also December 14.
9 Dickinson Writing Group; noon p.m.; rm. 209.
11 The Fish Writing Group; 7:30-10 p.m.; rm. 209.
12 24 Hour Writing Advising; noon; 2nd floor. Through December 13, noon.
15 Suppose An Eyes: A Poetry Working Group; 4 p.m.
Info./registration: (215) 247-5777, ext. 125.
2 Plants for the Winter Garden; 1-3 p.m; $20, $18/members.
6 Create Beautiful, Handmade Decorations; Chick Culp, horticulturist; 1-3:30 p.m. or 7-9:30 p.m.; $32.50, $30/members; bring your own clippers.
- Wreath-making Class; 1-3:30 p.m. or 7-9:30 p.m.; $32.50, $30/members; bring your own clippers.
4046 Walnut St.; noon-1 p.m. & 1-2 p.m. Info./RSVP: (215) 898-7422 or bramsey@pobox.upenn.edu.
6 Community Housing 101
14 Start Smart-First Time Buyers
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presented by Ceridian Performance Partners; Penn-Friends. Registration: contact Orna Rosenthal at (215) 898-5116 or rosenthal@hr.upenn.edu. Bring a brown bag lunch.
6 The Refilled Nest: When Adult Children Return Home to Live; Golkin Room (rm. 223), Houston Hall.
20 Maximizing the Holidays in the Millennium; rm. 303, Lauder-Fischer Hall.
Bodek Lounge, 1st fl. Houston Hall (Division of Human Resources).
TIAA-CREF
4 New Faculty & Staff; overview of new TDR plan; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Reaching Your Financial Goals; learn of savings opportunities; 1-2 p.m.
8 Developing an Investment Strategy; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Retirement Distribution Flexibilities; 1-2 p.m.
The Vanguard Group
5 New Faculty & Staff; 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. & 1-2 p.m.
7 Take Charge of Your Savings; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Retirement Distribution Options; 1-2 p.m.
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3805 Locust Walk. Info./RSVP: (215) 573-WRIT, www.english.upenn.edu/~wh/ or wh@english.upenn.edu.
1 Visiting Writer Mark Doty; a roundtable lunchtime conversation; noon-2 p.m.; Arts Café; RSVP required (Penn Center for AIDS Research; Connaissance; FLASH; Health Education Office; Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center; Kelly Writers House; English Department; GAPSA). See Talks.
5 Student Presentations: Writing in the Documentary Tradition; students of Paul Hendrickson's English 155 class read from their semester-long work; 7 p.m.
6 Poet Ron Silliman; visits Al Filreis' Graduate Seminar on American Poetry; noon-3 p.m.; rm. 202; others welcome, contact: Al Filreis, afilreis@english.upenn.edu.
9 Write-On end-of-semester Reading & Celebration; noon-2 p.m.
- The Laughing Hermit Reading Series; readings by the Alumni of the Pennsylvania Governor's School; 4 p.m.
11 Live at the Writers House; a one-hour word and music radio show; 8-10 p.m.; on 88.5 FM WXPN.
All events are free and open to the public. Info.: contact Kimberley Berry, at (215) 898-5965.
4 Stricktly Speaking Toastmaster's Meeting; 6 p.m. Also December 18.
5 One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw; Witold Rybczynski, urbanism, signing & discussion; 2 p.m.
6 The Entreprenuerial Mindset; Ian McMillan, Wharton; and Rita Gunther McGrath, Columbia University Graduate School of Business; signing & discussion; 3 p.m.
14 A Passion for Truth; Sen. Arlen Specter; signing & discussion; noon.
- Animal Patents: 50 Years in the Life of an Animal Doctor; Edward Scanlon, veterinarian; signing & discussion; 4 p.m.
15 Early To Rise: A Young Person's Guide to Investing and Financial Decisions That Can Shape A Life; Michael Stahl, Wharton '04; 2 p.m.
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1 A Workshop on Research Informatics; John Holmes, CCEB; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; RSVP to Jennifer O'Donohue (215) 898-5611 or odonohu2@wharton.upenn.edu (Provost's Interdisciplinary Seminar on Health Informatics; LDI & CCEB).
4 Control of Nonlinear Differential Algebraic Systems: Theory and Applications to Process and Plant-wide Control; Prodromos Daoutidis, University of Minnesota; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg.(Chemical Engineering).
5 Assembly and Structure of Alzheimer Amyloid Plaques; Paul E. Fraser, University of Tronto; noon; Austrian Auditorium, 1st fl. CRB(Biochemistry & Biophysics).
6 Biologically Inspired Computation and Learning in Networked Devices; Daniel Lee, Bell Laboratories; 10:45 a.m.-noon; rm. 203 Moore (SEAS).
7 Monte Carlo Bayesian Signal Processing For Wireless Communications; Xiaodong Wang, Texas A&M University; 11 a.m.-noon; rm. 337 Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
8 Mice: Bacterial, Mycotic, Parasitic, Neoplastic and Metabolic Diseases; Richard B. Huneke, DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co.; 10 a.m.-noon; Medical Alumni Hall, HUP (University Veterinarian).
11 Direct Simulation of Particulate Flows; Howard H. Hu, Engineering and Applied Mechanics; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg.(Chemical Engineering).
13 Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein: Transcriptional Regulation of the Gene and Mechanism of Protein Action; Lane Christenson, CRRWH; noon; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health).
14 Improving the Accuracy of Bird Censuses; W. John Smith, Biology and Earth & Environmental Science; 12:15-1:45 p.m.; Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Institute of Environmental Studies).
15 Mice: Viral Diseases; C. Terrance Hawk, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals; 10 a.m.-noon; Medical Alumni Hall, HUP (University Veterinarian).
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Winterfest at Sansom Common Celebrate Every Thursday Night through December 28The holidays are here and Sansom Common, one of Philadelphia's premier shopping and dining districts located in the heart of the University, is prepared to celebrate with WinterFest, which includes five weeks worth of entertainment, shopping, and dining. Sansom Common, located from 34th to 38th and between Walnut and Chestnut Streets, is filled with an abundance of retail shops and restaurant offerings. On Thursday evenings between November 30 (see November 21 issue) and December 28, the streets will come alive between 5 and 8 p.m. with live musicians and street carolers filling the night air with festive music, and retail shops showing-off ornately decorated window displays. Other highlights include rock-climbing demonstrations at Eastern Mountain Sports, free holiday gift-wrapping on any purchase from any merchant at the Penn Bookstore, and free admission to the Institute of Contemporary Art. And what would the holidays be without food? Some of the city's best culinary artists will show off their skills through ice carving demonstrations, and a collection of specialty gingerbread houses, along with cooking demonstrations. In addition, the various retailers will distribute free seasonal snacks, such as cookies and hot cider to those shopping and strolling during the event. On each of the evenings, the Sheraton Hotel will offer free coffee at 36th and Chestnut Streets. As an added bonus, free-metered parking is available between 34th & 38th, Walnut to Chestnut Streets. Highlights by Week: Thursday December 7
Thursday December 14
Thursday December 21
Thursday December 28
All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, call Business Services at (215) 898-6690. |
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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. Listing of a phone number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required. This December calendar is a pull-out for posting. Almanac carries an Update with additions, changes and cancellations if received by Monday noon prior to the week of publication. Members of the University may send notices for the Update or January At Penn calendar. Deadlines can be found on-line at www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead.html. |