PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 27, No. 19, May 1, 2008

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I Space

Artists exhibit work on artistic process

The artistic process – that mysterious zone between creative thinking and doing – is explored in a new exhibition on view through May 31 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the UI.

“Strange Habit” features the work of Chicago-area artists Shane Huffman, Steven Husby, Emily Kennerk and Curtis Mann, and San Francisco-based artist Alice Shaw.

“Through painting, sculpture and photography, this exhibition details the unscripted dialogue between making and meaning,” said exhibition curator Luke Batten, a professor of art and design at the UI.

I space gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

‘Ethics Evidence and Social Justice’

International Congress is May 14-17

The Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry is May 14-17 at the Illini Union. The theme of the Congress is “Ethics, Evidence and Social Justice.” More than 1,500 participants from more than 65 nations will explore the relationship among these three terms and what these relationships mean for qualitative inquiry in this new century.

Keynote speakers Gloria Ladson-Billings, of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, former president of the American Education Research Association, and Ian Stronach, of Manchester Metropolitan University, a former editor of the British Journal of  Educational Research, will speak on “The Moral Activist Role of Critical Race Theory Scholarship” and “Word-crashes, Semantic Collisions, Narrative Near-Misses, and Other Historical Accidents: New Strategies for a Just Future?” respectively.

The Congress is free and open to the general public. The opening keynote addresses are from 5:30-7 p.m. May 15 in the Illini Union Ballroom. The full program is available at www.qi2008.org.

The 2008 Congress is sponsored by these UI units: Institute of Communications Research, Bureau of Education Research, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, College of Media, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, department of advertising, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives, the Program in Global Studies, as well as the International Institute for Qualitative Inquiry, the Center for Qualitative Inquiry and other co-sponsors.

Gender Equity

Lecture looks at female Muslim scholars

The Provost’s Lecture on Gender Equity, “The Advancement of Women Scholars: The New Female Muslim Thinkers,” will be delivered by Souad Halila, professor of history and cultural studies at the University of Tunis Al-Manar in Tunis, Tunisia.

The lecture is at noon May 7 in Room 314A of the Illini Union with a reception immediately following.

Halila is a three-time Fulbright scholar to the U.S. and the author of several articles about black, Islamic and environmental issues.

Creative Services

New campus desktop images available

New campus desktop wallpaper images are available for download from Creative Services at the Public Affairs Web Site at www.uiuc.edu/goto/wallpapers. The images are available in the three most common screen resolutions: 1280x800, 1024x768 and 1280x1024. Featured campus landmarks include Assembly Hall, Foellinger Auditorium, Hallene Gateway, Illini Union, the Quad, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the Round Barns.

Representatives needed

Reps sought for Staff Advisory Council

The Staff Advisory Council is seeking nominations for one representative each from the Executive/Administrative/Managerial Group (EEO 01 and 03) and the Clerical/Secretarial Group (EEO 04) to serve a four-year term beginning July 1. The council acts in an advisory role and meets monthly with the associate provost for human resources on the Urbana campus.

To be considered for the positions, prospective candidates can download petitions from the council Web site at www.pso.uiuc.edu/Sac/election.html or pick one up from the Staff Human Resources Office beginning May 2. The deadline for returning the petitions is May 9. Voting will be conducted electronically on May 20-21. Winners will be announced on May 21. For more information, contact Jaclyn Patrick at 333-3105 or jslater1@uillinois.edu.

Allerton May events

Tea party, concerts, brunch featured

Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello will feature a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on May 18. This themed event will include games, stories, activities and costumed characters plus tea party goodies and a book to take home. Register by May 14. Cost to attend is $12 a person and free to children younger than 2.

Music in Nature concerts are back in May and will run through October. This season’s concerts will be on the Gate House Lawn with old favorites as well as new faces. Themed food and drink will be available for purchase. The first concert is May 17 featuring Big Bluestem and Javelinas. The cost is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors or children age 12 and younger.

A Mother’s Day brunch is May 11. Reservations are required. Cost is $22.50 for adults, $12.95 for children ages 6-12, and free for children younger than 6.

University YMCA

Dump and Run Collections begin May 5

Collections for “Dump and Run,” the University YMCA’s environmental recycling program and annual garage sale, will begin May 5.

The concept of the program is simple: Reusable items that students would otherwise dispose of as they move out are collected and then sold at an annual garage sale in late August. The project reduces consumer waste and litter, saves space in landfills and lowers dumping costs for certified housing units.

The program accepts clothing in nearly new condition, furniture, working electronics, backpacks, bicycles, school supplies, jewelry, winter clothing, shoes, kitchen sets, CDs, books, computer sets (tower and monitor), artwork, pictures, posters, toys, sports equipment, non-perishable food items and other household goods. The YMCA cannot accept individual computer monitors, used plastic water bottles, holiday decorations, video and audio cassettes, sleeper sofas, sinks, tires, large appliances, non-working electronics, non-working computers or parts, large exercise equipment and mattresses.

Collection dates: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 5-10; and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 12-23. Late collections: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. May 8, 15 and 22. The annual garage sale is Aug. 23-25 at the UI Stock Pavilion. Volunteers are needed. Those who volunteer for six or more hours will be able to shop before the sale. Contact Kasey at 337-1514 or kasey@universityymca.org to sign up. 

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Summer play schedule announced

The Summer Studio Theatre Company returns to Krannert Center’s Studio Theatre for its 18th season as a professional repertory company. Under the direction of the UI department of theatre’s interim head, Tom Mitchell, this season’s selections will feature all two-person casts. Mitchell says that the small casts, coupled with particularly strong scripts, will allow audiences to focus on the quality of the individual performances and the strength of each storyline. All three of the plays, which will be performed in the round, will be presented in rotation from June 13 through July 26.

This summer’s featured performances are “The Last Five Years,” by Jason Robert Brown, a delightful, modern musical; “The Turn of the Screw,” by Jeffrey Hatcher, from the novel by Henry James, which is a classic ghost story; and Lanford Wilson’s romantic comedy “Talley’s Folly.” The final two weekends of the summer season will feature six performances of “Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight,” by James Hurt. The staged reading of this piece will feature cast members from all three shows in addition to other regional performers and is being funded in part by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Committee.

Tickets will be available for purchase May 2. For exact dates and more information about the plays, go to www.krannertcenter.com.

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