April 20-May 3 , 2007
IN THIS ISSUE
COLLEGE NEWS
The Mullen/Spector/Truax Women's Leadership Award
Shirley Nelson Garner (professor, English; associate dean, Graduate School) received the Mullen, Spector, Truax Women's Leadership Award for 2006-07. The award is given annually to a faculty or staff woman at the University who has made outstanding contributions to women's leadership development. This award is intended not only for women who are leaders, but for women who have developed leadership within others.
KUDOS
John Archer (cultural studies and comparative literature) received the 2007 Society of Architectural Historians' Alice Davis Hitchcock Award for his book "Architecture and Suburbia: From English Villa to American Dream House."
Irving Gottesman (psychiatry; psychology) was awarded the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal Award. This award was given for his extraordinary impact on the field both through conceptual innovations and empirical work.
Gordon Legge (psychology) received funding from NIH, "Designing Visually Accessible Spaces."
Mark Snyder (psychology) was awarded the 2007 International Society for the Study of Self and Identity Lifetime Career Award. This award is given to a researcher who has made a sustained contribution to our understanding of self and identity throughout his or her academic career.
Joe Rausch (psychology) was awarded the 2007 Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Award in Social Sciences from the University of Notre Dame. This award was given for his exemplary research and teaching activities as a graduate student.
Brian Southwell (journalism and mass communication) and Marco Yzer (journalism and mass communication) were invited to join the editorial board of Health Communication, a journal focused on the intersection of communication and public health. Southwell was also appointed to the editorial board of Communication Research, a top journal in communication.
Andrew Staupe (masters of music candidate, piano performance) won fourth prize at the 2007 Corpus Christi National Competition. Staupe studies with Lydia Artymiw (music).
Elaine Tarone (English as a second language) received grant funding from the University of Auckland to lecture and consult for the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics. During her short stay, Tarone gave a public lecture on her collaborative research with Martha Bigelow (second languages and cultures education in curriculum and instruction) on literacy and oral second language acquisition, and gave the inaugural plenary address for a major international conference, "Social and Cognitive Aspects of Second Language Learning and Teaching."
EVENTS, CONFERENCES, AND LECTURES
April 14-June 2
Exhibition: "Still Present Pasts," Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 19-22
"Street Scene." Directed by David Walsh (music), music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Langston Hughes and based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Elmer Rice. Ted Mann Concert Hall. Tickets required. FFI: University Opera Theatre; School of Music
April 19-28
"The Arabian Nights." Written by Mary Zimmerman and directed by Joel Sass. Kilburn Arena Theatre, Rarig Center. Tickets required. FFI: University Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
April 20, 9:00 AM
Conference: "Norway: World War II, Resistance and the Holocaust." All lecture events are free and open to the public. Events with meals, registration and payment required. Radisson University Hotel. FFI: Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
April 20, 12:00 Noon
The 38th Annual Minnesota Iron Pour, Regis Center for Art East Building Courtyard and Foundry. Participants are from Augsburg College, Southwest Minnesota State University, Minneapolis College of Art and Design and The College of St. Catherine. FFI: Wayne Potratz, Department of Art
April 20, 12:00 Noon
Bas Van Doorn (political science), "Network News or Social Networks? The Influence of Discussion Partners on Public Agendas," 1314 Social Sciences Building. FFI: Department of Political Science
April 20, 3:30 PM
David Cohen (University of California, Berkeley), "Power and Politics in Classical Greece: Norms, War and Justice," 120B/C Elmer L. Andersen Library. FFI: Department of History
April 20, 3:30 PM
William Beeman (anthropology) will discuss the role of emotional mechanisms of the brain and their possible contribution to linguistic code switching in situations such as pronominal usage, levels of formality and strategic interaction, 229 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute of Linguistics, English as a Second Language, and Slavic Languages and Literatures
April 20, 3:30 PM
Paul Boghossian (New York University), "Do We Operate According to Rules?," 1-132 Carlson School of Management. FFI: Department of Philosophy
April 20, 3:30 PM
Maulana Karenga (California State University, Long Beach), "Swahili as a Means of Mediation," Mayo Memorial Auditorium. FFI: Institute for Global Studies
April 20-21
17th annual Sociological Research Festival: Each year, this academic festival gives graduate and undergraduate students an opportunity to present their research in a professional meeting format. Charles Tilly (Columbia University) will deliver the keynote address. Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union. FFI: Department of Sociology.
April 21, 8:00 AM
Workshop: "New Directions in Latin American Feminism," 125 Nolte Center. Panelists: Sara Castro-Klarn (Johns Hopkins University), Jean Franco (Columbia University), Amy Kaminsky (women's studies), Cynthia Tompkins (Arizona State University). FFI: Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
April 21, 3:00 PM
Swahili Celebration with Maulana Karenga (California State University, Long Beach), Sabathani Community Center, 310 E. 38th St., Minneapolis. FFI: Institute for Global Studies
April 21, 7:30 PM
Renegade Ensemble by Eric Schwartz (New York City composer), Saint Paul Conservatory, 29 Exchange St. E., St. Paul. FFI: School of Music
April 21, 8:00 PM
"Divided: Contemporary Korean American Theater and Performance," in collaboration with Mu Performing Arts/New Eyes Festival and in partnership with Loft Literary Center, Korean Quarterly, and Intermedia Arts. The Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 22, 2:00 PM
The Punch...or How I Became an Ally: Touring High School Show, Xperimental theatre, Rarig Center. FFI: University Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
April 22, 5:00 PM
African Music Ensemble, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 22, 7:00 PM
"American Genocide and Justice," a program airing on TPT cablecast. Broadcast of talk given by Gerald Vizenor (professor emeritus) at the IAS conference. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 23, 5:00 PM
30th Annual Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Awards, Mississippi Room, 3rd floor, Coffman Memorial Union. FFI: School of Journalism and Mass Communication
April 23, 7:00 PM
Robert Brenner (UCLA), "Why Iraq? The Politics of Bush II," 140 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 23, 7:30 PM
Javanese Gamelan Recital, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 23, 8:00 PM
"Armenians and Turkey's Lingering Past," a program airing on TPT cablecast. Broadcast of talk given by Taner Akcam (history) and Eric Weitz (history) at the IAS conference. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 23, 8:00 PM
Jazz Combos, Whole Music Club, Coffman Memorial Union. FFI: School of Music
April 24, 4:00 PM
Gerry Kearns (University of Cambridge), "Resisting (through) Metaphor: Making Space for AIDS," 125 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 24, 7:00 PM
Silha Spring Ethics Forum: "When Tragedy Strikes, What is the Media's Role?" This forum will feature a panel of speakers, including Linda Walker (mother of the late Dru Sjodin), a representative from the Jacob Wetterling Foundation, and members of the media who worked on coverage of the Red Lake and Cold Spring School Shootings. The event is part of the Society of Professional Journalists annual Ethics Week. Ski-U-Mah Room, McNamara Alumni Center. FFI: Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law; School of Journalism and Mass Communication
April 24, 7:30 PM
Great Conversations: Kathryn Sikkink (political science), "For One; For All, International Human Rights," Ted Mann Concert Hall. Tickets required. FFI: College of Continuing Education
April 25, 9:30 AM
International Faculty Research Circles Symposium: "Opportunities and Achievements," 415 Blegen Hall. FFI: Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change
April 25, 4:00 PM
Michael Cherlin (music), "Uncanny Pulse-streams in Music," 125 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 25, 6:00 PM
"West Bank Vaudeville at Dania Hall," performance by Maren Ward's Collaborative Creation class, Bedlam Theatre, 1501 S. 6th St., Minneapolis. FFI: Department of Geography
April 25, 7:30 PM
Symphonic Band, Ted Mann Concert Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 25, 7:30 PM
"Story and Psyche," readings by Carlos Eire (Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy), Alice Kaplan (French Lessons: A Memoir), Andre Aciman (Out of Egypt); commentator, Sara Evans (history). Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 26, 4:00 PM
LaTasha Nevada Diggs (poet and voice artist from Harlem) and Ana-Maurine Lara (Afro-Dominican American writer and organizer) will present a reading, 120 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 26, 4:00 PM
Norman Golb (University of Chicago)," The Rouen Discoveries: How Manuscript and Archeological Discoveries Revealed the Sociocultural History of a Medieval Community (Illustrated)," 125 Nolte Center. FFI: Center for Medieval Studies
April 26, 5:00 PM
4th Annual Graduate Student Roundtable, 235 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 26, 5:00 PM
Sucheng Chan (University of California, Santa Barbara), "Why Asian American Studies is Important," 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library. FFI: Immigration History Research Center
April 26, 6:30 PM
Judith "Jack" Halberstam (University of Southern California), "From Revolting Animation to Animating Revolt: Penguin Love, Doll Sex and Queering the Non-Human," 125 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 26, 7:00 PM
Film Series: "Ismael Ferroukhi's 'Le Grand Voyage'," presented by Hakim Abderrezak (French and Italian),155 Nicholson Hall. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 26, 7:30 PM
Panel Discussion: "Story and Psyche," Panelists: Carlos Eire (Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy), Alice Kaplan (French Lessons: A Memoir), Andre Aciman (Out of Egypt); Commentator: Sara Evans (history). Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 26, 7:30 PM
Joyce Antler (Brandeis University), "The Nagging Stereotype: How the 'Jewish Mother' was Invented and Transformed," B'Nai Emet Congregation, 3115 Ottawa Ave. S., St. Louis Park. FFI: Center for Jewish Studies
April 26, 7:30 PM
University Band and Campus Band, Ted Mann Concert Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 26-29
Senior Project Showcase, Xperimental Theatre, Rarig Center. FFI: University Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
April 27, 11:00 AM
Early Music Ensemble, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 27, 2:00 PM
Theory Recital, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 27, 3:15 PM
Brown Day: David Ley (The University of British Columbia) will discuss his work, L110 Carlson School of Management. FFI: Department of Geography
April 27, 3:30 PM
Robert Holland (University of London), "Britain and the Ambiguity of Greek statehood since circa 1830," 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library. FFI: Institute for Global Studies
April 27, 3:30 PM
T. M. Scanlon (Harvard University), "When Does Equality Matter," 1-132 Carlson School of Management. FFI: Department of Philosophy
April 27, 4:00 PM
Guitar Ensemble, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 27, 4:00 PM
Ana Celia Zentella (University of California, San Diego) will discuss her work, 5 Blegen Hall. FFI: Institute of Linguistics, English as a Second Language, and Slavic Languages and Literatures
April 27, 4:30 PM
Robert Sonkowsky (classical and near eastern studies), "Homer's Iliad - Book 1: Recitation in Greek and English," 135 Nicholson Hall. FFI: Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies
April 27, 7:30 PM
Men's and Women's Chorus, "Spring Fling!," Ted Mann Concert Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 27-28
International Conference: "Design and its Publics: Curators, Critics, and Historians." This conference brings together leading scholars and critics, with curators from some of the most influential museums in the U.S., London, and the Netherlands, to address how public understanding of architecture and design is shaped by criticism, scholarship, and curatorial practice. Mayo Memorial Auditorium. Registration required, design@umn.edu, with DAIP on subject line. FFI: Department of Art History
April 28, 10:00 AM
Panel Discussion: "Birthmother," Korean immigrant mothers share their story of giving up their children for adoption as a result of the Korean War. Korean Presbyterian Church, 5840 Humboldt Avenue N, Brooklyn Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
April 28, 8:30 PM
Jazz Ensemble III, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 29, 2:00 PM
Cellotone 2007: A cello showcase of Tanya Remenikova's students and their young students, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 29, 7:00 PM
Gospel Choir, Sanford Moore (director), Ted Mann Concert Hall. FFI: School of Music
April 30, 12:15 PM
Charles Hirschman (University of Washington), "Immigrants and Industrialization in the United States, 1880-1920," 50 Willey Hall. FFI: Minnesota Population Center
April 30, 7:30 PM
Percussion Department Showcase Concert, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
May 1, 12:00 PM
Trent Alexander (Minnesota Population Center), "Global, Local, and Nowhere in Between: Data and Disciplines in the Study of U.S. Internal Migration," 308 Elmer L. Andersen Library. FFI: Immigration History Research Center
May 1, 4:00 PM
William Bolcom (guest composer) will lead a composition seminar. This seminar is in cooperation with VocalEssence's "Illuminating Bolcom," a festival celebrating the musical genius of composer William Bolcom. 107 Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
May 1, 7:30 PM
Jazz Ensembles I and II, Ted Mann Concert Hall. FFI: School of Music
May 2, 3:30 PM
D. Venkat Rao (Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages), "Hyderabad Signatures of Memory," 710 Social Sciences Building. FFI: Consortium for the Study of the Asias; Department of Asian Languages and Literatures
April 25, 6:00 PM
"West Bank Vaudeville at Dania Hall," performance by Maren Ward's Collaborative Creation class, Bedlam Theatre, 1501 S. 6th St., Minneapolis. FFI: Department of Geography
May 2, 3:30 PM
Symposium: "Collaborative Instruction in the Arts and Social Sciences: Reanimating Public Space," Bedlam Theatre, 1501 S. 6th St., Minneapolis. FFI: Department of Geography
May 2, 6:30 PM and May 3, 4:00 PM
End of the Year Techinque Showing, Proscenium Theater, Rarig Center. FFI: University Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
May 2, 7:30 PM
Campus Orchestra, Ted Mann Concert Hall. FFI: School of Music
May 2-3
Symposium: "Toward a Global Food and Agricultural Policy for an Open International Economy." This symposium will honor the lifetime contributions of Regents Professor Emeritus G. Edward Schuh (HHH Institute of Public Affairs). Registration required. FFI: Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
May 3, 8:30 AM
New Media Research Breakfast: Smiljana Antonijevic (rhetoric), "Second Life, Second Body: Microethnographic Analysis of Nonverbal Communication in the Virtual Environment," 104 Murphy Hall. Reservation required. FFI: Institute for Media Studies; School of Journalism and Mass Communication
May 3, 4:00 PM
Elyssa Faison (University of Oklahoma) and Ruth Barraclough (history), "Sexing Class: Gender and Labor in Korea and Japan," 125 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
May 3, 4:30 PM
Center for Medieval Studies End-of-Semester Picnic, Nolte Center courtyard. FFI: Center for Medieval Studies
May 3, 7:00 PM
Film Series: "Helmut Kautner's 'Himmel Ohne Sterne' (Heaven Without Stars)," presented by Dean Otto, 155 Nicholson Hall. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
May 4, 3:15 PM
Kyle Zimmer (University of St Thomas), "Watersheds, Walleyes, and Water Clarity: Influences of Geomorphic Setting, Land Use, and Fish on Shallow Lake Ecosystems," 445 Blegen Hall. FFI: Department of Geography
May 4, 3:30 PM
Paola Bacchetta (University of California, Berkeley), "Movements from Silence: Imaginative Spatialities of Lesbians 'of Color' in France," 125 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
May 4, 3:30 PM
Harald Krebs (University of Victoria) will discuss his work, 225 Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
May 4, 3:30 PM
Nikolas Bakirtzis (Columbia University), "Taming the Wilderness in Byzantium Ascetic Practice, Monastic Architecture and the Natural Environment," 35 Hubert H. Humphrey Center. FFI: Institute for Global Studies
May 4, 4:00 PM
Piano Ensemble, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, Ferguson Hall. FFI: School of Music
May 4, 4:30 PM
Reception: "Celebrating Geography Seniors," 445 Blegen Hall. FFI: Department of Geography
May 4, 7:00 PM
20th annual U of M Bach Festival: "St. Matthew Passion," featuring University Symphony Orchestra and Chamber singers and graduate student soloists. Ted Mann Concert Hall. FFI: School of Music.
May 5, 10:00 AM-9:00 PM
Still Present Pasts Series: "Celebrate Korean Children's Day." 125 Nolte Center. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
May 5, 5:30 PM
Turkish American Alliance Masterworks Concert, Ted Mann Concert Hall. Pre-concert reception at 5:30 p.m. Tickets required. FFI: School of Music
May 5, 7:30 PM
University Singers, Chamber Singers, Concert Chorale and UMD Symphony Orchestra, along with Turkish guest orchestra Hacetepe Symphony Orchestra, "Turkish American Alliance Masterwork Concert." Stanley Wold and Jean Perrault (directors)," Ted Mann Concert Hall. Tickets required. FFI: Institute of Linguistics, English as a Second Language, and Slavic Languages and Literatures; School of Music
May 7, 12:15 PM
Felicia LeClere (University of Michigan), "Is the Effect of Poverty and Racial Concentration on Health and Mortality Robust over Time?," 50 Willey Hall. FFI: Minnesota Population Center
May 7, 7:30 PM
Chamber Music Gala, Ted Mann Concert Hall. FFI: School of Music
May 8, 7:30 PM
Great Conversations: Donna Gabaccia (Immigration History Research Center) traces global immigration issues with Ruben Martinez (award-winning journalist and author), Ted Mann Concert Hall. Tickets required. FFI: College of Continuing Education
May 10, 5:00 PM
"Revving Up Global REM," a gathering a U of M faculty and emeritus faculty with expertise on every corner of the world, including the U.S., to network, discuss teaching and research, and explore resources across the disciplinary divides as the Institute for Global Studies and the Immigration History Research Center launch the new initiative--Global REM. 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library. FFI: Institute for Global Studies
May 12, 8:00 PM
"Global Justice and Human Rights Trials," a program airing on TPT cablecast. Broadcast of talk given by Kathryn Sikkink (political science) at the IAS conference. FFI: Institute for Advanced Study
May 13, 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
CLA Commencement is the crowning event for our undergraduate students. The college anticipates that nearly 1,400 students will participate in this spring's commencement. Northrop Memorial Auditorium. FFI: CLA Student Services.
May 17, 7:30 PM
Lawrence Schiffman (New York University),"Scholars, Scrolls, and Scandals: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the History of Judaism," Adath Jeshurun Congregation, 10500 Hillside Lane W., Minnetonka. FFI: Center for Jewish Studies
June 15-August 25
"Sherlock's Last Case." Written by Charles Marowitz, directed by Stephen Kanee, and olio direction by Vern Sutton. Minnesota Centennial Showboat, Harriet Island, St. Paul. Tickets required. FFI: University Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
Announcements
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship Competition
The American Institute of Indian Studies invites applications from scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in India. Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates to conduct research for their dissertations in India for up to eleven months. Senior long-term (six to nine months) and short-term (four months or less) fellowships are available for scholars who hold the Ph.D. degree. Scholarly/Professional development fellowships are available to scholars and professionals who have not previously worked in India. Application deadline is July 1, 2007. FFI: Rick Asher, asher@umn.edu, Department of Art History
This is the last issue for the 2006-07 academic year.
The deadline for the August 24-September 6, 2007 issue is Monday, August 20, 2007.
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