Vacation/sick leave noted
Vacation and sick leave balances for faculty members and academic professionals
as of Aug. 20 will appear on the Nov. 20 earnings statements. Any questions
regarding those balances should be directed to the employee's home department
or unit. For additional information, contact Constance Caveny in the Office
of Academic Human Resources at 333-2759.
Krannert JavaHouse tour
As part of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts' JavaHouse tour, Ariel,
an Australian music group, will be featured at 5 p.m. Nov. 21 at Espresso
Royale Cafe, 602 E. Daniel St., Champaign. JavaHouse tour features Krannert
Center guest artists in an informal setting, allowing them to perform and
participate in discussions about their work. For information, call the Krannert
Center ticket office at 333-6280.
Mathematics lecture
As part of their ongoing Mathematics in Science and Society lecture series,
the department of mathematics will present "A World of Instabilities,"
at 4 p.m. Nov. 12 in 314 Altgeld Hall. Susan Friedlander, professor of mathematics
at UIC, will discuss the mathematical model for fluid motion, namely the
partial differential equations known as the Euler equations. Refreshments
will be served before the lecture at 3:15 p.m. in 321 Altgeld Hall.
Holiday showcase at Allerton
The historic rooms of Allerton House will be decorated for the holidays
by area designers. The showcase will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 23 through
25. Admission is $7 and a luncheon is available for an additional $8 per
person. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 333-2127.
Five area artists also will be featured at the visitors' center auditorium
during the showcase. These artists will display a variety of pottery, jewelry,
ceramic sculptures, glass and weaving. Admission to "Artists at Allerton"
is free, but children under 8 will not be admitted.
Beckman concert series
Three more programs are scheduled this semester in the School of Music's
Beckman Concert Series. All concerts are performed at 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays
in the atrium of the Beckman Institute. The remaining programs: Nov. 7,
a performance by cellists Leonardo Altino and Gerhard Oetiker; Nov. 14,
the Illini Brass and Graduate Brass Quintet; and Nov. 21, Contemporary Vocal
Ensemble with Tape.
Car pool directory available
If you live outside Champaign-Urbana and would like to car pool to work,
you may want to consult the Commuter ZIP Code Directory. Compiled by the
Division of Management Information, the directory shows names and addresses
for Urbana campus employees who live outside the 61801, 61802 and 61820
to 61826 ZIP code area. Copies of the directory have been sent to each college
office and are available at the Information Desk in the Illini Union, the
Reference Desk in the main library and the Operation and Maintenance File
Room in the Physical Plant Service Building. For more information, call
the Division of Management Information at 333-3551.
Considering working abroad?
The department of educational organization and leadership is sponsoring
a seminar for individuals considering working abroad. Tom McCowen of the
Office of International Programs in the College of Agricultural, Consumer
and Environmental Sciences will lead the seminar, designed to help participants
understand cultural and professional differences in the corporate environment
of Asia. The program will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in 122 David Kinley
Hall. The seminar is free, but seating is limited. To register, contact
Cheryl at 442-7248.
Send in your holiday recipes
Aunt Martha's cranberry surprise, grandma's favorite turkey tetrazzini --
keep these recipe secrets no longer. WILL-Channel 12 is looking for tried-and-true
holiday recipes to feature in a cooking program to air Dec. 8. "H is
for Holidays" will feature several area cooks, preparing their recipes
live on the show. Those and some of the other recipes submitted will be
included in a special cookbook. Mail your recipes, including your name and
daytime phone number, by Nov. 15, to H is for Holidays, WILL-TV, 1110 W.
Main St., Urbana, Ill., 61801, or e-mail them to will-tv@illinois.edu.
Second Sunday concert
Guitarist Manley Mallard, professor of music at Millikin University, Decatur,
will be featured at 2 p.m. Nov. 10 during WILL's Second Sunday Concert.
The program will include Renaissance pieces for solo lute, Concerto in D
by Johann Friedrich Fasch, and guitar duos by Fernando Sor, Francis Kleynjans
and others. Kirk Hanser, an alumnus of Millikin who teaches and performs
in St. Louis, will join Mallard for the duets. The concert will be broadcast
live on WILL-FM (90.9) from the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Wheelchair athletics on WILL
November's "Prairie Fire" program on WILL-Channel 12 examines
the history of sports for disabled students at UI. The episode will air
at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 and focuses on Tim Nugent's establishment of the nation's
first collegiate wheelchair basketball team in 1948 and the growth of the
UI sports program that has produced many Olympic athletes and world record
holders such as Jean Driscoll, Sharon Hedrick and Scot Hollonbeck. "Prairie
Fire" producer and host Alison Davis said she became interested in
the history of wheelchair sports at UI while producing a documentary on
Driscoll. Davis also goes fishing on Lake Shelbyville with Mary Satterfield
Benge, one of the country's top female anglers, and looks at "shingle
style" architecture in the Jacksonville Historic District and the Hooper
Savanna at the Iroquois County State Conservation Area. "Prairie Fire"
is Channel 12's monthly cultural magazine series about the people and places
of Central Illinois.
Science classes for kids
The treasures of the sea will be the focus of the Nov. 16 children's science
classes at the Museum of Natural History. It is all part of the museum's
Saturday Safari program, a series of science classes designed to teach children
about the natural world through hands-on activities, games and discussion.
Classes, held from 10 to 11:30 a.m., are free, but space is limited, so
parents must pre-register their children for each class. Registration forms
may be picked up in the museum's third-floor gallery and the Discovery Room.
LAS award deadlines
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will accept nominations for the
following Awards of Excellence through the following dates: Academic Professional
Awards (Nov. 15); Staff Awards (Nov. 25); Prokasy Awards for Excellence
in Undergraduate Teaching, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Teaching
Assistants, Lynn M. Martin Award for Distinguished Women and Humanities
Teaching Excellence Awards (Jan. 14). Faculty and staff members and students
are encouraged to submit nominations. Departmental offices have complete
guidelines and nomination forms. For more information, contact Sylvia Riley
at 333-4447.
Award deadline announced
The UI Mothers Association is seeking nominations of women, with a current
or past connection to the UI, who have used their talents to enrich the
lives of others. The bronze Medallion of Honor will be presented during
Moms Day Weekend, April 11 through 13. Nominations must be received by Dec.
18 and include biographical information and three letters of support. For
more information, contact Nancy Rotzoll, 333-7063.
YMCA fund-raising dinner
In honor of YMCA World Peace Day and in support of its international programs,
the University YMCA will hold its second international programs fund-raising
dinner at 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at Latzer Hall. Dinner will include a vegetarian
or non-vegetarian Thai entree served with salad and dessert. Proceeds benefit
University YMCA international programs. Tickets are $10 and available at
the YMCA. For more information, call Bobby Mauoane or Michelle Johnson,
337-1500.
Lecture on workers' rights
Charles Kernaghan will lecture on the plight of Haitian workers making clothing
under license for Walt Disney Co.The lecture is at noon Nov. 7 in 35 Institute
of Labor and Industrial Relations Building, .
Last spring, Kernaghan, director of the National Labor Committee Education
Fund in Support of Worker and Human Rights in Central America, caused a
media uproar when he testified in Congress about abusive working conditions
in a Honduran factory producing clothing for Wal-Mart's "Kathie Lee"
label.
In a lecture titled "Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It's Off to Work We Go,"
Kernaghan will discuss the working conditions among Haitian women who are
paid $2.40 a day to stitch together Mickey Mouse pajamas and Pocahontas
T-shirts for American retail chains. Disney earns nearly $1 billion in annual
revenues by licensing the use of its name, animated characters and other
properties to offshore garment companies.
Craft Show is Nov. 16-17
The UI Assembly Hall and Illinois Heartland Decorative Artists will sponsor
the annual Chris Cringle Craft Show and Sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov.
16 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17. The show and sale, entering its 17th
year in Champaign-Urbana, hosts more than 140 exhibitors on all three levels
of the Assembly Hall. Only hand-crafted items are featured. Concession stands
also will also be set up. Admission is $3, including parking. There is no
charge for children 6 years old or younger, but strollers or carts are not
allowed. For information, call 333-5000.
Local heritage featured
A new exhibit at the UI is designed to raise community awareness about the
rich heritage of African Americans in Champaign County. "Through the
Years: African American History Comes Home" will be on display through
Dec. 18 in the building housing the UI Afro-American Studies and Research
Program.
The exhibit -- which reaches as far back as the 1860s -- features photographs,
personal diaries, letters, newspaper and magazine articles, paintings and
quotes from oral histories of Champaign County residents. It examines seven
aspects of the African-American experience in Champaign County: family;
religion; arts and entertainment; education; military; businesses, fraternal
and social organizations; and community activism.
The Champaign County African American History Committee, a volunteer group
under the sponsorship of the Early American Museum and the Champaign Park
District, collected the materials used in the exhibit.
The exhibit was designed by Val Littlefield and Carla Bloom from the Afro-American
Studies and Research Program, Linda Duke and Viktoria Ford from the Krannert
Art Museum, Mike Herbert and Lisa Gatzke from the Art and Design Program,
and Cheryl Kennedy from the Early American Museum.
The exhibit will be open to the public, but appointments for viewing are
required. Call 333-7781 to arrange a viewing time.
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