On April 12, the 6th annual Doggie Dash run will begin at 9 a.m. at Lake Herrick. Proceeds from the one-mile event will benefit Sundown Surgery, which covers the cost of surgery for pets whose owners are unable to afford treatment. Pre-registration for the event is $10 if received by April 11; the fee is $12 for those who register the day of the race. Entry forms are available at the Bernard B. Ramsey and Eugenia A. Ramsey Student Physical Activities Center and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. For more information on either the open house or the Doggie Dash, call 542-5384.

Spring plant sale
The State Botanical Garden will hold its annual spring plant sale April 12 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Visitor Center.

Women's conference
Campus Hillel and Atlanta Hadassah will sponsor a conference entitled "A Vision for Tomorrow: Common Goals of American Jewish Women" on April 13 from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in Georgia Hall of the Tate Student Center. Lunch is included in the registration price, which is $8 for students and $10 for others. For more information, call conference coordinator Michelle Ellis at 543-6393.

Photoshop seminar
Jim Morgenthaler will present "Introduction to the Basics of Photoshop and Its Use in Manipulating Photographic Images" on April 15 from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in the Office of Instructional Development. For more information and/or to ensure this seminar will meet your needs, call Morgenthaler at 542-1582 or e-mail him at morgenth@uga.cc.uga.edu.

Africa lecture
Callisto Madavo, vice president of the World Bank's African regional office, will discuss "Prospects for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa" on April 14 at 3 p.m. in the School of Law auditorium.

Born in Zimbabwe, Madavo came to the United States on a scholarship from the African-American Scholarship Program for American Universities to attend the University of Notre Dame. In 1969--having received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in economics--he joined the World Bank's highly competitive Young Professionals Program. Ten years later, he was appointed division chief for the Urban Projects Department for both East and West Africa. Mavado assumed his current position in April 1996.

The lecture, open free to the public, is co-sponsored by the Office of International Development, the department of housing and consumer economics, the department of agricultural and applied economics and the African Studies Program. For more information, call 542-7887.

Pet project
The public information office is looking for unusual pets to appear in a televised public service announcement next fall. If you have a unique pet and would be willing to participate, call Steve Bell at 542-8089.

Literary lecture
Literary critic Patricia Meyer Spacks will speak on "Structures of Self-Love: Jane Austen and Frankenstein" April 17 at 4:30 p.m. in room 265 Park Hall. Spacks is the Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English at the University of Virginia, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a former president of the Modern Language Association.

IBR seminars
The Institute for Behavioral Research will sponsor the colloquium "He's Down. He's Up! He's Down Again: Some Interpersonal Consequences of Stress" April 21 at 3:30 p.m. in room 106 Barrow Hall. The seminar will be led by Abraham Tesser, Research Professor of Psychology.

On April 22 at 1:15 p.m. in 106 Barrow Hall, IBR will sponsor the cognitive seminar "Adolescents Speak Their Minds: When You Love to Read, You Can't Do It at School" by Donna Alvermann, Research Professor of Reading Education. For more information, call 542-1806.

Cloning colloquium
As part of its Science--for Humanists Series, the Humanities Center will, together with the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program, sponsor a colloquium on "The Societal and Ethical Implications of Cloning" April 21 at 4 p.m. in Reception Hall of the Tate Student Center.

Dean Wyatt Anderson, Alumni Foundation Professor of Genetics, will give an introductory explanation of the mechanics of cloning. He will then join Benjamin Brackett, professor of physiology and pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Frederick Ferré, Research Professor of Philosophy and Ed Larson, professor of history and law, for a discussion of the ethical, medical, philosophical and legal implications of the new technique.

Open meetings, open records
The Georgia First Amendment Foundation will sponsor a panel discussion featuring Attorney General Michael Bowers April 22 from 9 a.m. to noon in room 137 of the Tate Student Center. Open free to the public, the program focuses on open meetings and open records at the university. Bowers will discuss faculty committees, the student judiciary, personnel records and other access issues important to faculty, staff and students. For more details, call (404) 525-3646.

Large class group
The Large Class Interest Group of the Office of Instructional Development will meet April 10 from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in the OID conference room. Christy Des-met, associate professor of English, will discuss "Using the Web with Large Classes."

Critical thinking seminars
The Office of Instructional Development's spring seminars will focus on critical thinking.

The first seminar, "Critical Thinking: What Is It?," April 16 will informally explore the topic of critical thinking and how to help students develop it. The second seminar, on April 23, is an opportunity to interact with 1996 Senior Teaching Fellows and participate in a discussion to try to identify some important aspects of critical thinking across the varied disciplines of the university. The final seminar in the series, "Creating Critical Thinkers: Can It Be Done?" is April 30, and will also be led by 1996 Senior Teaching Fellows. They will explore practical suggestions and strategies to help students develop into critical thinkers.

All seminars meet from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in the OID conference room. OID is located in Instructional Plaza between the Psychology and Journalism buildings. The seminars are open to faculty, staff, spouses, graduate students and the general public. For more information, call 542-1355 or visit the OID Web site at www.oid.uga.edu.

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