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Columns::October 27, 2003

UGA Guide

Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Masters of Their Craft: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Through Nov. 13. • Creativity: The Flowering Tornado. Through Jan. 4. • Conversion to Modernism: The Early Works of Man Ray. Through Nov. 30. • State of the Art: A Selection of American Art Acquisitions, 2000-2003. Through Nov. 30. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

Midsummer Night’s Dream. Through Nov. 7. Main gallery, visual arts building (open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays). Sponsored by School of Art. 542-1511.

Exhibits.
Preserving Memory: America’s Monumental Legacy. Through Oct. 31. Circle Gallery, ground floor, Caldwell Hall (open 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., weekdays). Sponsored by College of Environment and Design. 542-8293.

Books published by Arte Público Press. Through Oct. 31. Main library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. robertaf@uga.edu.

Stephen Elliot Draper Center and Archives for the Waters of Georgia in History, Law and Policy. Through Nov. 29. Hargrett Library, 3rd floor, main library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-7123.

Monday, October 27
Faculty Recital.
Jolene and William Davis, organ and bassoon. 8 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, downtown. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Tuesday, October 28
Workshop.
“Getting Started with a Perennial Border Design.” Paula Refi. $40 (members $37). 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Conservatory, Classroom A. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Gerontology Guest Symposium.
“The Okinawa Centenarian Study: Highlights from a 28-Year Study of the World’s Longest-Lived People.” Bradley Willcox. Noon-1 p.m. Gerontology Center, 255 E. Hancock Ave. Sponsored by Gerontology Center. 425-3223.
Willcox is a clinical assistant professor of geriatrics at the University of Hawaii. He is co-principal investigator of the Okinawa centenarian study and principal investigator of the U.S. NIH-NIA-funded Genetics of Exceptional Longevity in Okinawan Centenarians Study.

Employee benefits information session.
Benefits enrollment period is Oct. 14-Nov. 14. 1 p.m. Tate Student Center theater. Sponsored by Human Resources. 542-1814.

IHDD Core Seminar on Disability.
“Transition and Supported Employment.” Wendy Parent. 2-4 p.m. River’s Crossing Building, 850 College Station Rd. Sponsored by Institute on Human Development and Disability. 542-1290.

Campus Conversation.
“The Financial Outlook for Higher Education in Georgia.” Henry Huckaby. 3:30 p.m. 101 Meigs Hall. Sponsored by Institute of Higher Education. 542-0579.
Henry Huckaby, UGA’s senior vice president for finance and administration, will discuss the current fiscal environment in Georgia and its implications for UGA. There will be ample opportunity for discussion and questions. A reception following the lecture will be held in the Commons Room in Meigs Hall.
The presentation is one of a series of “Campus Conversations” sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education.

Employee benefits information session.
Session for retirees. Benefits enrollment period is Oct. 14-Nov. 14. 6 p.m. Training and development center. Sponsored by Human Resources. 542-1814.

Reel-to-Reel Film Series.
Bringing Down a Dictator. 7 p.m. Seney-Stovall Chapel, Lucy Cobb Institute. Sponsored by Vinson Institute of Government. 542-6221.

University Chorus Concert.
“Eine Kleine Bach-und-Mozart Musik.” Mitos Andaya, conductor. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-2797.
The UGA chorus and chamber orchestra will be joined by faculty soloists, the Bulldog Brass Society and Classic City Jazz in a night of Bach and Mozart. Highlights of the free concert include Bach’s Cantata 150 and Mozart’s Coronation Mass.

Wednesday, October 29
Charles A. Coulson Lecture.
“Chemistry and Biology in a New Age.” Ahmed H. Zewail, California Institute of Technology. 11:05 a.m. 400 chemistry building. Sponsored by Center for Computational Chemistry. 542-0364.
Zewail is Linus Pauling Professor of Chemistry and also professor of physics at Cal Tech. He was the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Panel Discussion.
“EMMA@UGA.” Ron Balthazor, Christy Desmet, Alexis Hart and Nelson Hilton, English department. 12:15-1:15 p.m. OISD north conference room. Sponsored by OISD. 542-1355.
This presentation will deal with the experimental project EMMA, the Electronic Markup and Management Application. EMMA alters the way in which students write, edit and submit assignments, as well as the way in which instructors and peers respond and teach. Using XML (eXtensible Markup Language), it proposes the Web-based collection, modification, distribution, controlled access, evaluation, assessment and archiving of student work, as well as the creation and publication of student “e-portfolios.”

Genetics Seminar.
“Pattern Formation in the Drosophila Visual System.” Jessica Treisman, Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York University. 4 p.m. C127 life sciences building. Sponsored by genetics department. 542-1441.

Thursday, October 30
Fall Break.
Through Oct. 31. No classes; UGA offices open.

Friday, October 31
Conference.
“Stat/Math TEAMS (Teachers Education: Assessment, Methods and Strategies).” Through Nov. 1. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by statistics department. 542-5232.
This national conference brings together about 20 teams from across the United States. Each team consists of a statistician, a mathematician, a mathematics educator, educators from related disciplines and experienced teachers--all involved in the preparation of future teachers.
“The goals of the conference are to create awareness and mutual understanding of the issues involved in delivering statistical instruction at the K-12 level,” says planning committee co-chair Christine Franklin of the statistics department at UGA.
A new emphasis has been placed on probability and statistics because of recommendations in both the 1989 and 2000 versions of the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, the National Assessment of Educational Progress framework that recommends more data analysis at the K-12 level. In addition to the explosive growth in advanced placement statistics courses, Franklin says, incredible demands have been placed on many K-12 teachers.

Friday Natural History Tours.
4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History. Not suitable for children under five; tour group size is limited. 542-1663.

Soccer.
vs. Tennessee. 7 p.m. Women’s athletic complex. 542-1231.

Monday, November 3
Cross Country.
SEC Championships. 542-1231.

BHSI Symposium/Science for Humanists Lecture.
4 p.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute. 543-0578.
The political, medical and ethical issues facing advances to cures for disorders like Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injuries will be the subject of this symposium.
Political pundit and veteran journalist Morton Kondracke will be the keynote speaker. Known to millions of U.S. television viewers through his regular appearance on The McLaughlin Group for 16 years, he now co-hosts The Beltway Boys on the Fox News Channel. He is the author of Saving Milly: Love, Politics and Parkinson’s Disease, a chronicle of his wife’s 13-year battle with Parkinson’s.
A panel discussion and question-and-answer session will follow the lecture. Panelists include Robert Gross, neurologist and research scientist at Emory University; Celeste Condit, Research Professor of Speech Communication at UGA; and James Shepherd, chairman of the board for the Shepherd Center.

Coming up
UGA Concert Choir Concert.
Nov. 4, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

UGA Symphony Orchestra Concert.
Nov. 6, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Concert.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. $20-$25 (half-price students). Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.

Concert.
Banu Gibson and the New Orleans Hot Jazz. $17-$22 (half-price students). Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.