University Calendar
Friday, March 7, 1997
SPECIAL EVENT NOTICE
* Colorado State University will host the fourth annual
Women of Color in Higher Education Conference, "Sisters: Dancing
In, Among, and Between Cultures," March 13 and 14 on the Fort
Collins campus.
About 500 women from around the state will attend the
conference. In recognition of the two-day conference, Fort
Collins Mayor Ann Azari has proclaimed March 13 and 14 as
Colorado Women of Color Days in Fort Collins.
The two-day seminar features keynote sessions, workshops and
panel discussions designed to cultivate professional network
opportunities, develop mentoring relationships and provide a
forum to address the critical issues that impact the lives of
women of color in Colorado higher education.
Dawn Person, assistant professor of higher education and co-
coordinator of student personnel programs at Teachers' College at
Columbia University, will deliver the opening keynote address,
"Sisters Creating a New Dance Through Coalition Building," at
2 p.m. March 13 in the Lory Student Center.
Registration is $35; $10 for students. Registration is
limited to 500. Early registration is strongly encouraged. For
more information, call Conference Services at (970) 491-7501.
Ongoing Events and Exhibits
* "Lead and Light," an exhibit by John Kissick, artist,
author, critic and faculty member at the School of Visual Arts at
Pennsylvania State University, runs March 23-April 25 at the
Clara Hatton Gallery of the Visual Arts Building. Gallery hours
are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays and 1-4 p.m. Saturdays. Call
491-6774 for more information.
* "Threads of the World," an exhibit featuring dress and
textile artifacts from the Historic Costume and Textiles
Collection, runs through April 4 at the Lory Student Center
Curfman Gallery. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-
Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Fridays and 1-4 p.m. Saturdays.
Call 491-5402 for more information.
TUES., MARCH 18
* The Office of International Education sponsors "Making the
Impossible Plausible--Higher Education in United Germany:
Findings from the 1996 Fulbright Educator's Seminar" by Martha
Denney, director of the Office of International Education,
12:10-1 p.m. in Room 165 LSC. Call 491-6793 for more information.
* Friends of Traditional Dance and CSU Lifestyle Classes
sponsor the first of three country-western classes at 5:30 p.m.
in the LSC North Ballroom. High Plains Arts and CSU Lifestyle
Classes sponsor the first of two basic-ballroom tango classes at
7 p.m. and the first of two traditional-jazz classes at 8:30 p.m.
in the LSC North Ballroom. Call 491-6359 for more information.
WED., MARCH 19
* Women at Noon presents a facilitated conversation,
metaphor and story, "Is What You See What You Get?" by Cynthia
Swindell, psychologist at the Counseling Center, in Room 228 LSC.
Call the Office of Women's Programs and Studies at 491-6384 for
more information.
* The department of physics presents "Novel Molecular
Tweezers as Receptors in Host-Guest Chemistry: Complexation and
Self-Assembly" by F.G. Klaerner from Universit=E4t Essen, Germany,
at 4:10 p.m. in Room 206 LSC.
* Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program sponsors a talk,
"Teaching Women Writers of Early Modern England: Theory and
Practice" by Barbara Sebek, assistant professor of English, 4:30-
5:45 p.m. in Room 208 LSC.
* Friends of Traditional Dance and CSU Lifestyle Classes
sponsor the first of three beginning country-western classes at
5:30 p.m. and the first of three Argentine tango classes at
7 p.m. in the LSC North Ballroom. The first of seven belly-
dancing classes begins at 7 p.m. in the Aerobics Room of Moby
Arena. Call 491-6359 for more information.
THURS., MARCH 20
* Gamma Sigma Delta presents "Alternative Uses for Canola:
Oils and Lubricants" by Duane Johnson, associate professor of
soil and crop sciences, at a brown-bag lunch program noon-1 p.m.
in Room 203-205 LSC.
FRI., MARCH 21
* Judy Hannah, associate professor of earth resources,
discusses "The Tintic Mining District, Utah: Examining the Links
between Volcanism and Ore Genesis" 12:15-1 p.m. in Room 166 LSC.
The talk is sponsored by Sigma Xi.
* Cinema CSU presents "Angels and Insects" at 7 p.m. and "In
the Land of the Deaf," co-sponsored by the Office of Resources
for Disabled Students, at 9:30 p.m. in the LSC Theatre. Tickets
cost $2.50.
MON., MARCH 24
* The department of physics presents "Experiments in
deBroglie Wave Optics" by Harold Metcalf from State University of
New York at Stony Brook at 4:10 p.m. in Room 203-205 LSC.
* Tuba player Robert Brewer performs a Recital Series
concert at 7:30 p.m. in Room 203 Music Building. Tickets cost $3
for non-students and $2 for students. Call 491-5529 for ticket
information.
Calendar addenda
* Colorado State University's Office of Resources for
Disabled Students presents its annual Disability Awareness Days
March 17-21. The theme for this year, "Don't DIS My Ability," was
selected to celebrate the experience of individuals who have
disabilities, without "dis-ing" their abilities. A schedule of
events follows.
March 17
March 20
For more information, call the Office of Resources for
Disabled Students at (970) 491-6385.
* The Office of International Student Services at Colorado
State University hosts Foreign Language Camps for students and
community members March 22 and April 5. Native speakers of
German, French, Spanish and Japanese will lead participants in a
day of cultural and language immersion.
The German, French and Spanish Language Camps run Sat.,
March 22, and the Japanese camp runs Sat., April 5. Requirements
for participation in the camps are one to two semesters of the
language or an equivalent.
Deadline for registration is March 19 for the German,
French and Spanish camps and April 2 for the Japanese camp. Cost
is $6, which includes all food and materials.
Those interested can register and pay at the Office of
International Student Services, 315 Aylesworth Hall NE, Colorado
State University, or call (970) 491-4818 or (970) 491-5917.
- Learning Disabilities, noon-2 p.m., Room 202-204 LSC. Video
presentation and discussion related to the nature and effects of
learning disabilities in an educational environment.
- Wheelchair Users: Differences and Similarities, 4-5 p.m., Room
202-204 LSC. Not all people use wheelchairs exactly the same.
This panel presentation will help clarify some of these
differences. Sponsored by the Disabled Student Action Group.
March 18
- Geri Jewell, day-long showings, Sunken Lounge. Video
presentation of comedian Geri Jewell and her views on disability
in society.
- Office of Resources for Disabled Students, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., LSC
Sunken Lounge. Information will be available to explain the role
of this student support office on campus and services available
to students with disabilities.
- Recreation Opportunities, noon-1 p.m., Sunken Lounge.
Information on recreation activities available in the community
through Fort Collins Parks and Recreation.
March 19
- "Is What You See What You Get?" noon-1:30 p.m., Room 228 LSC.
Sponsored by the Women at Noon series of the Office of Women's
Programs and Studies.
- Living Healthy with a Chronic Illness, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunken
Lounge. Informational display on chronic illnesses and wellness
issues. The event is part of Wellness Wednesday, sponsored by
Hartshorn Health Service.
- American Sign Language 101, noon-1 p.m. Sunken Lounge.
Demonstration of sign language and information about Deaf
Culture, presented by the Colorado State's Sign Language Club.
- Recognition of Outstanding Effort Award, 6-8 p.m., LSC West
Ballroom. Announcement and presentation of 1997 award winners.
Winners of the Barrier Free Design Contest also will be
announced. The Physically Handicapped Amateur Musical Actors
League will present "PHAMALY," a theatrical performance, as part
of the evening's events.
March 21
- Barrier Free Designs, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunken Lounge. Display of
winning designs by Colorado State interior design students.
- "In the Land of the Deaf," 9:30 p.m., LSC Theatre. Critically
acclaimed documentary takes viewers on a journey through the
world of silence. Admission is $2.50.
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