Update

JANUARY AT PENN


CANCELLATIONS

Snatch (2000), a film starring Brad Pitt scheduled for an 8 p.m. International House screening on January 17 has been cancelled.

Ala H. Bashir Painting & Sculpture, an exhibit at the Esther M. Klein Gallery originally scheduled to open January 18 has been cancelled. The Eleanor Schimmel exhibit will take its place. See photo below.

Position V, 1998, oil and encaustic on wood by Eleanor Schimmel is part of The Diving Series which will be on exhibit at the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery from January 25 through March 3.


FITNESS/LEARNING

Division of Human Resources

Learning and Education, Suite 1B-South, Learning Center, 3624 Market Street. Info./registration: (215) 898-3400, learning@hr.upenn.edu or www.hr.upenn.edu/learning.

25 AMA's Sharpen Your Business Writing Skills; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $50. Also January 26.

31 Customer Service; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $50.

  • Brown Bag Matinee: FISH! and FISH! Sticks; noon-1 p.m.; free. Registration required.

Office of Community Housing

All sessions are held at 4046 Walnut Street, noon-1 p.m. & 1-2 p.m. Info.: (215) 898-7422. Registration: bramsey@pobox.upenn.edu.

18 Filing for Bankruptcy

22 Credit Counseling and Repair

24 Community Housing 101; Penn's Guaranteed Mortgage Program.


SPECIAL EVENTS

24 Foods of the Forest Dinner Buffet; Faculty Club; annual dinner includes pheasant, venison and quail; 5-8 p.m.; Faculty Club; Price $22.95 per person; reservations (215) 898-4618 or www.upenn.edu/faculty-club (Faculty Club).


TALKS

18 The State of European Affairs after the French Presidency of the European Union; H.E. François Bujon de l'Estang, Ambassador of France to the U.S.; noon; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (French Institute; Huntsman Program; Lauder Institute).

19 How are Volume and Outcome Related in Healthcare, and What Should We Do About It?; Mark R. Chassin, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; noon-1:30 p.m.; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics).

  • Peripheral Center: Meninx and the Impact of Luxury; Thomas Morton, history of art graduate student; 3 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Building (Department of the History of Art).

23 Are You Caring for Yourself Both Inside and Out; Lily Arya, obstretics and gynecology; noon-1 p.m.; room 392 Logan Hall; registration requested-1-800-789-PENN (Pennsylvania Health System).

  • The Culture of the Bestseller; Tina Mueller, English; 1 p.m.; Faculty Club (University of Pennsylvania Women's Club).

24 Melanoma Immune Responsiveness: A Natural History of Melanoma Told by Serial Gene Expression Analysis; Francesco M. Marincola, National Cancer Institute; 4 p.m.; Joseph N. Grossman Auditorium, Wistar (Wistar Institute).


Deadlines:

The deadline for the weekly update is each Monday for the following week's issue. For the February AT PENN calendar it is January 16. See www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead.html for details on event submission.


Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 18, January 16, 2001

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