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Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Susan McClary, professor of musicology at UCLA, and a MacArthur fellowship winner, will present a lecture on Intellectual Creativity in the Age of Computers, at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, with a reception to follow in the Futterer Lounge. For more details, contact Prof. Mary Beth Winn at 442-4090. Co-sponsored by the departments of Music, English, and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and the University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. 

University at Albany and RPI Fall 1999 Earth Sciences Joint Colloquium Series: Bill Holt of SUNY Stony Brook, Some Ideas About Seismic Hazards and Crustal Dynamics in the Western United States. At RPI in new location Science Center 3W13 at 4:00 p.m. 

September 23, Thursday
New York State Writers Institute. 
Fall 1999 Visiting Writers Series. Novelist Alice McDermott, winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Charming Billy, will read from her work at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center. McDermott will hold an informal seminar at 4 p.m. in Humanities 354. 

Department of Theatre presents Laine Fossner in Mirrored Shades: 20th Century Lesbian Lives, 8 p.m., Studio Theatre, Performing Arts Center. Adapted for stage by Andi Lyons. Suggested minimum donation, $5 for the public, $3 for students, senior citizens, and University staff. To reserve tickets, call 442-3997. 

September 24, Friday
Lecture by Professor James R. Taylor,
emeritus professor of Communication, Université de Montréal, “What is an Organization?” at 1 p.m. in PC 355, Performing Arts Center, sponsored by the Department of Communication. Taylor is known internationally for his contribution to the study of the structuring properties of communication in organizational settings.

Department of Theatre presents Laine Fossner in Mirrored Shades: 20th Century Lesbian Lives, 8 p.m., Studio Theatre, Performing Arts Center. Adapted for stage by Andi Lyons. Suggested minimum donation, $5 for public, $3 for students, senior citizens, and University community. Call 442-3997 to reserve tickets.

New York State Writers Institute.
Fall 1999 Classic Film Series. 
“Independent Short Films With Frank and Caroline Mouris.” Independent filmmakers Frank and Caroline Mouris, who specialize in animation and collage, have selected several examples of their work and the work of other independent filmmakers to present a celebration of short film. They will provide film commentary and answer questions immediately following the screenings. Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave, Downtown Campus. Free and open to the public.

September  25, Saturday
Department of Theatre presents Laine 
Fossner in Mirrored Shades: 20th Century Lesbian Lives, 8 p.m. Studio Theatre, Performing Arts Center. Adapted for stage by Andi Lyons. Suggested minimum donation, $5 for public, $3 for students, senior citizens, and University community. Call 442-3997 to reserve tickets.

1999 American Heart Walk
The University is the host campus for this year’s three-mile walk to raise funds to fight heart disease and stroke. The event supports the American Heart Association’s lifesaving work in research and education. Registration begins at 8 a.m.; warm-up at 9 a.m. Walk begins at 9:30 a.m. To volunteer call Ekow King at 442-5920.

September 27, Monday
University Senate meeting, 3:30 p.m., 
Campus Center Assembly Hall.

New University Library opens.

September 28, Tuesday
CETL Partners in Pedagogy Series.
Large Classes: What Works? Campus Center 375 from noon to 1:30 p.m. All faculty invited to this CETL-sponsored luncheon. RSVP to Kathy Plunkett at 442-4517.

School of Public Health Fall Seminar Series: Seminar with Dr. Antonia Novello, Commissioner of Health, NYSDOH, co-sponsored by Northeast NY Public Health Association. 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Routes 9 & 20, Rensselaer. Free and open to the public.

September 29, Wednesday
Twice Wednesday Concert Series.
Findlay Cockrell, piano. 12:20 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. Free and open to the public.Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. 

New York State Writers Institute. Fall 
1999 Visiting Writers Series. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carolyn Kizer will read from her work at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. Earlier that afternoon at 4 p.m. in HU 290, Kizer will hold an informal seminar. Free and open to the public.

University at Albany and RPI Fall 1999 Earth Sciences Joint Colloquium Series: Dr. Eugene Rozanov of University of Illinois, 3-D simulations of the atmospheric dynamics and photochemistry changes caused by products of the Pinatubo volcanic eruption. At Albany in the Earth Science Building, Room 232 at 4 p.m. 

September 30, Thursday
New Faculty and Staff Reception. 
University Art Museum, 3 p.m. President Karen Hitchcock, the University Senate, and the Council of Women’s Groups cordially invite all faculty and staff to attend. Refreshments will be served. The Wild, Wonderful World of William B. Schade, M.A. ’71, will be on display.

New York State Writers Institute. Fall 
1999 Visiting Writers Series. Australian novelist and nonfiction writer Thomas Keneally, Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler’s List, will read from his new nonfiction work, The Great Shame: And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World, at 8 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave., Downtown Campus. Earlier that afternoon at 4 p.m. in HU 354, Keneally will hold an informal seminar.

October 1, Friday
Friends of the Libraries’ Outing.
“Nearby and Notable”, Friends of the Libraries’ Outing to the New York State Museum’s Rotterdam Storage Facility. 12-4:30 p.m. This full afternoon outing will go to the Museum’s principal storage facility to view a vast collection of artwork that is not on public display. Meet for an early lunch at the Patroon Room before departing by bus. Cost $22 with lunch, $13 without. For reservation information, call 442-3542, by Sept. 20. (dchris@cnsvax.albany.edu)

New York State Writers Institute
Fall 1999 Classic Film Series. “The Long Goodbye” (American, 1973, 112 minutes, color, 35 mm). Elliot Gould gives a signature performance as a “revised” Philip Marlowe in director Robert Altman’s version of Raymond Chandler detective novel.
 

October 2, Saturday
Friends of the Libraries’ Outing. 
Reservations due for the Friends of the Libraries’ October 16 fall outing to 
Montgomery Place and a regional winery. For reservation information, call 442-3542.  (dchris@cnsvax.albany.edu)

October 5, Tuesday
Deadline for group discount tickets 
for Albany Symphony Orchestra Oct. 16 Broadway Gala event, College and University Night at the Symphony. The concert will be Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theater. Tickets are $14 each. Direct ticket requests to Dick Hall (442-4664), Department of Sociology, 321 Social Science. Those interested in attending the gala celebration at the Steuben Club after the concert may call the ASO office at 465-4755 for an invitation.

School of Public Health Fall Seminar Series: Probing Air Pollution Events with the Latest Tools, Russell Philbrick, professor, Department of Electrical Engineering Pennsylvania State University. Tuesday 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Routes 9 & 20, Rensselaer. Free and open to the public.

Center for Technology in Government Hosts Seminar for IT Professionals:
Co-sponsored by the New York State Forum for Information Resource Management. 9 a.m. to noon at the  Campus Center Assembly Hall. Free, but limited. Registrations may be made by calling the forum at 443-5001.

School of Business will host an information session for its full-time, evening MBA and weekend MBA; Master of Science in Accounting; and Master of Science in Taxation graduate programs on Tuesday, October 5, at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held in Room 219 of the Business Administration Building. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free. 
For information call 1-800-UALBANY.

October 7, Thursday
New York State Writers Institute
Marty Pottenger, performance artist and writer, will present her Obie-winning theatrical production “City Water Tunnel #3” at 8 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave., Downtown Campus. “City Water Tunnel #3” is a multimedia presentation which tells the story of the planning, building and financing of the largest non-defense public-works project in the Western Hemisphere.

October 8, Friday
New York State Writers Institute
Fall 1999 Classic Film Series. “Beaumarchais, L’insolent” (“Beaumarchais, the Scroundrel,” French, 1996, 116 minutes, color, 35 mm, in French with English subtitles). Directed by Edourd Molinaro and starring Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc and Sandrine Kiberlain. 

October 9, Saturday
Race for Literacy, a new 5k event,
begins at Albany High school at 10 a.m. and ends at the new UAlbany Library. Volunteers needed from 6:30 a.m. on. Each volunteer will receive a commemorative T-shirt. To volunteer, call Robert McFarland at 442-5400. Proceeds to benefit the Times Union Classroom Enrichment Program. Check-in at the Dutch Quad parking lot from 7 to 9 a.m. All runners bused to start area at Albany High School. To register, call Dennis Kennedy at 442-3752, or register on-line at www.timeunion.com/race by Oct. 1. Registration $15 by Oct. 1; $20 the day of the race. Co-sponsors include U.Albany and the Times Union.

October 11, Monday
Jacques Derrida Visits Albany for the 
first time to deliver a lecture onThe Future of the Profession or the Unconditional University, at 4:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. Derrida originated the idea of deconstruction. His visit is being organized by Department of English Chair Tom Cohen and Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Chair David Wills. Derrida’s visit kicks off a year-long period of debate at UAlbany on the changing role of the humanities.

October 22, Friday
New York State Association for Women In Education fall conference. Embracing the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Women Advancing in Higher Education and Beyond, Fort William Henry conference facilities on Lake George. Keynote speaker, Nancy Salzman, International Center for Change. Workshop topics include Leadership Skills and Negativity in the Workplace. For more information call Sharon Allen or Teresa DiMagno at 244-2272.  

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