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March 19, 2013, Volume 59, No. 25

CONFERENCES

22   The Monk, the Priest, the Nun; explore the role of monks, priests and nuns in literary texts and the visual arts; 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Class of ’55 Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; photo ID required upon entry. Continues March 23, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Golkin Room, Houston Hall(Center for Italian Studies).

23   17th Annual Wharton India Economic Forum: Changing Seas: Steering for Growth; panel discussion, startup pavilion, photography contest and performance by Penn Masala; 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Penn Museum; tickets: $169.79, $64.29/Penn students and faculty, $69.57/non-Penn students; register: http://wief.eventbrite.com/ (Entrepreneurship, Knowledge@Wharton).

FITNESS/LEARNING

20   A Pain in the Neck–Creating an Ergonomic Workspace; noon; Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall; PennKey required to register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration (Penn Environmental Health & Radiation Safety).

MEETINGS

21   University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Budget & Finance Committee Meeting; 10:30-10:45 a.m.; Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall.

         University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting; 10:50-11 a.m.; Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall.

SPECIAL EVENTS

27   Annual Rental Housing Fair; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Off-Campus Services).

TALKS

19   SLAP Presents: Food and Worker Justice—What is Kosher?; Rabbi Ari Weiss, Uri L’Tzedek; 6 p.m.; Berkowitz Living Room, Hillel (Hillel).

20   Merrin Distinguished Lecture Series: In Pursuit of Justice: The Lost Story of the Sudan; John Prendergrast, Enough Project co-founder; John Bul Dau, a Lost Boy of Sudan; 7:30 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum (Africa Studies Center; Hillel).

21   Eric and Beth Schlager Lecture in Real Estate Entrepreneurship; Roy Hilton March, Eastdil Secured; 4:30 p.m.; Auditorium, Lauder-Fischer Hall (Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center).

27   Resistance from the Margins—A Stephen Kaplan Memorial Lecture; Vincent Brown, Harvard University; Brian DeLay, University of California-Berkeley; Eve Troutt-Powell, history; Steven Hahn, history; 5 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (Clio: The Penn History Graduate Student Group).

 

AT PENN Deadlines
The March AT PENN calendar is online at www.upenn.edu/almanac The deadline for the weekly Update is each Monday for the following week’s issue. The deadline for the May AT PENN calendar is April 16.

Information is on the sponsoring department’s website. Sponsors are in parentheses. For locations, call (215) 898-5000 or see www.facilities.upenn.edu

 

Related: Green Week: March 22-30; Earth Hour at Penne: March 23; The 2013 Goldstone Forum; A Botanist in a Botanic Garden: Field and Laboratory Adventures

 

 

 

Almanac - March 19, 2013, Volume 59, No. 25