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February 17, Thursday
New York State Writers Institute Visiting Writers Series. Lydia Davis, a short story writer, novelist and translator, will read from and discuss her work at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. 

Cabaret Night in the Patroon Room featuring light music by “Grand Central Station” from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Admission is $7 per person, includes a dinner buffet. 

Reception Congratulating Holly Hawkes, who has left UAlbany to join SUNY System Administration as University Director of Benefits, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Campus Center Terrace Lounge. Call Linda Bianchini at 442-3155 for more information and to R.S.V.P. Cost is $3 per person for refreshments.
 

The Ophelia Project February 17-19 at 8 p.m. February 20 at 3 p.m. February 23-26 at 8 p.m. By the Department of Theatre Students at the Arena Theatre. The company will investigate the cultural development of American women from childhood to adulthood. For more information contact the box office at (518)442-3997.

February 18, Friday
New York State Writers Institute Spring 2000 Classic Film Series:
The Big Deal On Madonna Street, directed by Mario Monicelli, in Italian with English subtitles. A takeoff on classic caper films centers on a clumsy thief who organizes his fellow crooks to rob a jewelry store. Starts at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall. Free and open to the public.

Healthcare and the Media: The Media’s Role in Shaping Public Opinion, from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. at the New York State Nurses Association Conference Center, 11 Cornell Road, Latham. Please contact the Institute for the Advancement of Health Care Management of the School of Business, UAlbany, at 442-3913 for reservations.

Acrimony in Albany: The Foster Hall Geological Chart Controversy February 18 - April 30, West Hall, the New York State Museum. Depicts America’s first legal battle over science, which took place in Albany from 1849 to 1851. At issue was a beautifully illustrated geological chart that showed a vertical slice of the earth and the ages and types of rocks that composed it.

February 21, Monday
Poetry Workshop offered by writer- in-residence Edward Sanders. Sanders will conduct a nine-week workshop limited to 12 writers. To be considered manuscripts must be submitted and accepted. For more information about schedule and guidelines, contact the Writers Institute at (518)442-5620 or on line at http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst. 

February 23, Wednesday
Earth Science Joint Colloquium Series presents: Alexander Ginzburg on Global Urbanization and UN Sustainable Cities Program. Lecture will be held at UAlbany, in Room 232 of the Earth Science Building at 4 p.m.

CETL Partners in Pedagogy Series Workshop presents: Classroom Dynamics: Question and Discussion Techniques will be held from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in CETL East Seminar Room LE G-61. R.S.V.P. to 437-2920.

February 24, Thursday
New York State Writers Institute Visiting Writers Series. Xue Di, a Chinese poet and critic, will read from and discuss his work at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. Co-sponsored by University at Albany Department of East Asian Studies.

Celebrate Black History Month
Lecture from What the Music Said, Mark Anthony Neal, Department of Africana Studies, at 4:30 p.m. in Humanities 039. For more information, call Leonard A. Slade Jr. at 442-4726.

Initiatives for Women Award Application Seminar. From noon to 2 p.m. in Room 346 of the Education Building, main campus. Applications are available in Administration 301. Application deadline, March 13. For more information, call Susan Palmer at 442-3980.

Tour of CETL Teaching Facilities for Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants. Guided tours will begin at 3:45 p.m. in the New Library atrium just past the security desk and last approximately 20-30 minutes. Tours can also be scheduled by individual appointment.

Diversity Topics Film Series: Skin Deep. A film that chronicles a diverse and divided group of college students as they explore their prejudices. Film begins at noon in Campus Center 370. For more information contact Nancy Belowich-Negron at 442-5491.

February 25, Friday
New York State Writers Institute Spring 2000 Classic Film Series: The Floating Weeds, directed by Yasujiro Ozu, in Japanese with English subtitles. A powerful drama about an acting troupe that visits a seaside community. Starts at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall. Free and open to the public.

Nonfiction Workshop offered by writer-in-residence Le Anne Schreiber. Schreiber will conduct a 10-week workshop limited to 10 writers. To be considered manuscripts must be submitted and accepted. For more information about schedule and guidelines contact the Writers Institute at (518)442-5620 or on line at http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst. 

February 25, Friday
New York State Writers Institute Spring 2000 Classic Film Series: The Floating Weeds, directed by Yasujiro Ozu, in Japanese with English subtitles. A powerful drama about an acting troupe that visits a seaside community. Starts at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall on the Downtown Campus, 135 Western Avenue. Free and open to the public.

Nonfiction Workshop offered by writer-in-residence Le Anne Schreiber. Schreiber will conduct a 10-week workshop limited to 10 writers. To be considered manuscripts must be submitted and accepted. For more information about schedule and guidelines contact the Writers Institute at (518)442-5620 or on line at http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst. 

February 28, Monday
CETL Partners in Pedagogy Series Workshop presents: Assigning and Evaluating Student Writing, with Bob Yagelski of the Department of English  and Director of the Writing Center, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in CETL East Seminar Room LE G-61. R.S.V.P. to 437-2920.

Tour of CETL Teaching Facilities for Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants. Guided tours will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the New Library atrium just past the security desk and last approximately 20-30 minutes.Tours can also be scheduled by individual appointments.

New York State Writers Institute Visiting Writers Series: Irish poet John Montague and novelist Elizabeth Wassell will read from their work at 4 p.m. in Humanities 354. The joint reading will be followed by a book signing. For more information, call (518) 442-5620.

February 29, Tuesday
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture Series for Spring 2000 presents: Professor Silvia Nagy-Zekmi discussing The Post-Colonial Predicament in Latin America at noon in Humanities 354.

American Red Cross Blood Drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom. New donors needed! Call Paul at 442-0375 for an appointment. Walk-ins welcome. 

March 2, Thursday
Earth Science Joint Colloquium Series presents: Mary Roden-Tice on Differential Unroofing in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State Determined by Apatite Fission-Track Thermochronology. Lecture will be held at RPI, in the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center SC3W1 at 4 p.m.

University Council Meeting: The meeting will be held in the University Council Room, Administration 253, at 4 p.m. For more information, contact Sorrell Chesin at 442-5300.

Diversity Topics Film Series: Prejudice: The Monster Within. A film that explores various forms of prejudices. Film begins at 12 p.m. in Campus Center 375. For more information, contact Nancy Belowich-Negron at 442-5491.

The First Annual University at Albany Research Colloquium, featuring the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, will present “Exploring Social and Demographic Issues at Albany,” from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom on the main campus. Christine A. Bachrach, chief, Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, will be the guest speaker. Featured UAlbany faculty include Stewart E. Tolnay, James J. Jaccard, John R. Logan and Terence P. Thornberry. Reception to follow. Call (518) 442-3500 to R.S.V.P. Presented by the Division for Research.

March 7, Tuesday
Tour of CETL Teaching Facilities for Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants, 11 a.m. Guided tours for faculty and teaching assistants will begin in the New Library atrium just past the security desk and last approximately 20-30 minutes.