DATE BOOK

December 2, Thursday
Men’s Basketball UAlbany vs. Vermont 
at 7:30 p.m.

A Human Rights Exhibition is on display in the Campus Center Patroon Lounge through the end of the semester. The exhibit is sponsored by the United Nations Association of Albany and by Anne Marfey, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

The University Council will meet at 4 p.m. in the University Council Room, AD253.

Institute for Research on Women Forum: Professor Ralitsa Muharska, visiting scholar from Sofia University, will lecture on Silences and Parodies: East-West Feminist Dialogue, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in HU290.

December 3 & 4
The Music Department presents:
The 17th Annual Renaissance Christmas Madrigal Dinners featuring the University Chamber Singers, directed by David Griggs-Janower, in the HVCC Cultural Center at 7 p.m. For tickets and more information call 442-4187, or order from the Web site: www.albany.edu/-singers. $35 per person.

December 3, Friday
The Department of Anthropology presents: Deconstructing the Celts: Modern Myths of Late Prehistory, by Steve Jones, at 3 p.m. in Humanities B 39. Refreshments and reception following in Social Science 262. For more information call 442-4700.

The Music Department presents: All-Beethoven Program featuring Findlay Cockrell on piano in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, at 8 p.m. General admission is $7; cost for students, $3.

New York State Writers Institute Classic Fall Film Series 1999:
Empire of the Sun directed by Steven Spielberg will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall. Free and open to the public.

December 4, Saturday
The Music Department presents: All-Beethoven Program featuring Findlay Cockrell on piano, in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. General admission is $7; cost for students, $3.
 

Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition    Opens December 4, 1999 The University Art Museum is pleased to announce its most recent exhibit featuring the work of the University at Albany’s Spring 1999 Master of Fine Arts candidates: Maria Heinrich, Michael J. Mello, Colleen Nudo, and Sean Webster. The artists featured in this exhibition have just completed the University at Albany Art Department’s three-year, 60 credit hour program of intensive training and study in traditional and contemporary fine art practices. The University Art Museum provides the artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work and also offers area viewers the unique opportunity to see emerging artists. This exhibition is an important milestone for these artists, marking their debut into the larger art world. The Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibit continues through Dec. 19. Opening reception is Saturday, Dec. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. Also featured is work by Master of Arts candidates: Abraham Ferraro and Kristen M. Larkin. The M.A. degree is a 30 credit-hour graduate program in studio art. For more information call or e-mail Corinna Ripps Schaming  at (518)442-4038 or corinna@cnsvax.albany.edu.

December 5, Sunday
The Music Department presents: Joyous Holiday Celebration with the University-Community Symphony Orchestra, directed by Kirk Smith; the University-Community Chorale, directed by David Griggs-Janower; and soloist LaVina Gubrund. Main Theatre, Performing Arts Center, at 7 p.m. General admission is $5; cost to students, $2.

December 6, Monday
The Faculty Senate Meeting will be at 3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Assembly Hall. Agenda items will cover regular business plus any General Education proposals. For more information, contact Madelyn Cicero at 442-5406.

The Music Department presents:  University-Community Concert Band, directed by Kirk Smith, and University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Richard Albagli,will perform holiday favorites in the Main Theatre of the Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. General admission is $5; cost to students, $2. For more information call Patrick Ferlo at 442-3995

December 7, Tuesday
Education.share:Communication Kick
off to the 21st Century: 9 a.m. at the East Campus’s Communication Center. Event will showcase innovative technological and educational applications available through the School of Public Health to state agencies, local health units and private industry. Technology includes satellite downlink capability, integration of videoconferencing and satellite signals. Call Katarina Holbrook at (518) 402-0336 for more information.

School of Public Health Fall Seminar Series 1999: Racial Formation and American Public Health, 1880-1920 by Gerard Fergerson from 8-9 a.m. at the East Campus. Free and open to the public.

The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in the Campus Center Assembly Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by Charles Drew Science Club, Pi Kappa Alpha and ASUBA. For more information, call 442-3375.

The President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety will meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in AD 123, main campus. The task force has been active for almost 20 years to ensure the safe environment necessary for work and study for women at UAlbany.

Men’s Basketball: Go see UAlbany vs. Syracuse. To purchase tickets email Jason M. Santarcangelo at jsantarcangelo@uamail.albany.edu(phone calls not accepted) Tickets are $12 each. Make checks payable to University at Albany and may be picked up Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m., in PE 135 beginning November 15th. A tailgate party will also take place in Syracuse at 6 p.m. For more information call Alumni Association at 437-4426.

December 8, Wednesday
The Music Department presents: Twice Wednesday Concert Series with Findlay Cockrell on piano at 12:20 p.m. and at 4:20 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Admission is free.

December 10, Friday
UAlbany English Department, the 
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and the Albany Center Galleries present: Avital Ronell speaking on Forbidden Bodies, at 4:30 p.m. in the Albany Center Galleries, 23 West Monroe St. Reception to follow. Ronell is chair of German and Comparative Literature Studies at New York University.

The New York Writers Institute Classic Film Fall Series 1999 presents: Brazil, directed by Terry Gillian, a variation of George Orwell’s 1984. The film starts at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall. 

December 13, Monday
The University Senate meets at 3:30 
p.m. in the Assembly Hall to discuss General Education proposals.
 

December 14, Tuesday
University Holiday Gala in the 
Campus Center Ballroom from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Come enjoy DJ music, a hot and cold buffet and door prizes. Tickets are $11, $6 for CSEA and UUP members, and will not be sold after December 9. For more information call Sharon Perrier at 442-3918.

Institute for the Advancement of Health Care Management Breakfast: How Has HCRA Impacted the Business of Healthcare in New York State? Starts at 7:30 a.m. at the New York State Nurses Association Conference Center, 11 Cornell Road, Latham. Call Kathy Gersowitz at (518) 442-3913 if planning to attend.

University Women’s Luncheons, The Millennium Series Fall 1999 presents: Azara Santiago-Rivera on Latino Health in the U.S.: A Growing Challenge, in the Campus Center Room 375 from 12 to 1 p.m. For more information call Nancy Belowich-Negron at 442-5491.

December 15, Wednesday
The President’s Faculty/Staff Holiday 
Party will be from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Atrium of the new Library. RSVP to 442-5373 or email events@uamail.albany.edu by Dec. 10. 

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