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Calendar of Events from the University of Kansas From KU News Service, Office of Public Affairs | http://www.calendar.ku.edu Events for February 5-16, 2013 ----------------------------------------------- 05 Tuesday Governance. Faculty Senate Executive Committee. 3 p.m. Provost's Conference Room, Strong Hall. Sponsored by University Governance. Call 785-864-5169. Seminar. Digital Humanities Seminar: "All Quiet on the [Virtual] Front: Traversing the Digital/Physical Divide.” Ben Rosenthal, Visual Art. 3:30 p.m. Seminar Room 1 Hall Center. Sponsored by Hall Center for the Humanities. Call 785-864-7884. Workshop. Kansas City Career Workshop. KU Alumni Association. 5:30 p.m. BEST Building Conference Center, KU Edwards Campus -BEST Building. Cost $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Sponsored by Edwards Campus. Call 913-897-8400. Concert. KU School of Music Student Recital Series: David von Kampen, composition. 7:30 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. Public Event. Inspiring MLK: The Mentorship of Benjamin Elijah Mays. Professor Randal Maurice Jelks. 7:30 p.m. Hansen Hall, Dole Institute of Politics. Free. Sponsored by Dole Institute of Politics. Call 785-864-4900. Public Event. Science on Tap: Solving the Riddle of Cancer, Now and in the Future. Dr. Bryan Smith. 7:30 p.m. Off-campus. Sponsored by Natural History Museum. Call 785-864-4450. Concert. Tunes at Night. 9 p.m. Pulse, Hashinger Hall. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-7469. 06 Wednesday Student Group Event. Spirit Social Media Contest. All-day Event. Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785- 864-7469. Through Feb. 13. Workshop. Professional Edge: STEM - The Key to Our Future Prosperity. Dr. Steven B. Case, KU Center for Science Education. 8 a.m. BEST Building Conference Center, KU Edwards Campus. Free. Sponsored by Edwards Campus. Call 913-897-8400. Public Event. Faculty Open House. 9:30 a.m. Spencer Research Library. Free. Sponsored by KU Libraries. Call 785-864-8961. Workshop. Dissertation Completion Toolkit. 10 a.m. English Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Office of Graduate Studies. Call 785-864-7234. Workshop. Poster Workshop: Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. 10 a.m. Pine Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Center for Undergraduate Research. Call 785-864-7351. Study Abroad. Spring Study Abroad Fair. 10:30 a.m. Fourth-floor Lobby, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Office of Study Abroad. Call 785-864-3742. Lecture. Global Food for Thought (CGIS Lunchtime Lecture Series) "From Microwave Popcorn to Brad Pitt's Carbon Offset Trees in Bhutan: Spatial Scale and Environmental Politics.” Shannon O'Lear. Noon. 329 Blake Hall. Sponsored by Center for Global and International Studies. Call 786-864-1120. Lecture. “Footprints in the Serto: My Experience as a Photographer, Teacher & Community leader in Bahia, Brazil, with Charles Exdell.” Latin American & Caribbean Studies alumnus. 1 p.m. 318 Bailey Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center of Latin American Studies. Call 785- 864-4213. Alumni Association Event. KU School of Pharmacy Pre-Game Party. 4:30 p.m. Off-campus. Free. Sponsored by School of Pharmacy. Call 785-864-1206. Meeting. TLC group. Therapeutic Lifestyle Change. 5 p.m. 341 Fraser Hall. Cost $30 for eight sessions. Sponsored by Department of Psychology. Call 785-864-4121. Governance. Full Student Senate. 6:30 p.m. Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by University Governance. Call 785- 864-3710. Concert. KU School of Music Student Recital Series: JoAnn Doll, flute. 7:30 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. 07 Thursday Workshop. Introduction to Supervision. 9 a.m. Room 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources. Call 785- 864-4946. Workshop. EndNote X6: Building your Library & Cite While You Write. Workshop. 10 a.m. Anschutz Library. Sponsored by KU Libraries Workshop. Call 785-864-0410. Workshop. SPSS II: Building SPSS Skills. Workshop. 10:30 a.m. Watson Library. Sponsored by KU Libraries Workshop. Call 785-864- 0410. Lecture. Merienda: "People with Autism Economically Supporting their Families in Peru," with Liliana Mayo, founder and general director of Centro Ann Sullivan del Per and adjunct faculty member of the Applied Behavioral Science Department. Noon. 318 Bailey Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center of Latin American Studies. Call 785-864-4213. Workshop. "Representing Teaching" CTE mini-workshop. Noon. 135 Budig Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center for Teaching Excellence. Call 785-864-4199. Seminar. "Complications in the Hunt for Early Life: Extensive Mixing of Carbonaceous Material in the Archaean and Proterozoic” — Astrobiophysics Seminar. Professor Alison Olcott Marshall (KU geology). 2:30 p.m. 2055 Malott Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy. Call 785-864-1225. Social Event. Tea at Three. 3 p.m. Level 4 Lobby, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-7469. Public Event. The Fort Leavenworth Series -- At Home and Abroad: Selected Topics on World War II. The Soviet-Finnish Winter War with John Suprin. 3 p.m. Simons Media Room, Dole Institute of Politics. Free. Sponsored by Dole Institute of Politics. Call 785-864- 4900. Governance. University/Faculty Senate. 3:30 p.m. Room 203, Green Hall. Free. Sponsored by University Governance. Call 785-864- 5169. Public Event. Gerontology Faculty Colloquium. "How to Deliver Bad News," Magdalena Szumska and David Johnson (Gerontology Center & Department of Psychology). 4 p.m. 2092 Dole Human Development Center. Free. Sponsored by Gerontology Center. Call 785-864-4130. Workshop. Got the Interview, Now What? 4 p.m. 149 Burge Union. Free. Sponsored by University Career Center. Call 785-864-3624. Colloquium. Geology Colloquium Series: "Geomorphic Elements in Modern Sedimentary Basins: Fluvial Form That Will be Preserved into the Rock Record.” Gary Weissmann. 4 p.m. 103 Lindley Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Geology. Call 785-864-4974. Colloquium. Special Colloquium - Department of Physics & Astronomy. Faculty Search Candidate. 4 p.m. 2074 Malott Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy. Call 785-864-1225. Public Event. Book Signing and Reception: Susan Schneider, author of "The Science of Consequences.” 4:30 p.m. LEVEL 2 Jayhawk Ink Lounge, Kansas Union. Sponsored by Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Call 785-864-4840. Public Event. Scholarships Info Session and Guest Presentation. Thornton Thompson. 5:30 p.m. Nunemaker Center. Sponsored by University Honors Program. Call 785-864-4235. Public Event. Visiting Artist Lecture: Amze Emmons. 6 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. Free. Sponsored by Spencer Museum of Art. Call 785-864-4710. Public Event. Myths & Mayhem Film Series: “The Birds.” 6:30 p.m. Panorama, Dyche Hall. Free. Sponsored by Natural History Museum. Call 785-864-4450. Film. Central American Film Festival: “Gestacion.” 7 p.m. Room 100 (Auditorium), Stauffer-Flint Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center of Latin American Studies. Call 785-864-4213. Meeting. Peace Corps General Information Session. 7 p.m. Pine Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Peace Corps. Call 785- 864-7679. Play. “Guru of Chai,” Indian Ink Theatre Co. 7:30 p.m. Pavilion, Lied Center. Cost $17 student/youth, $32 adult. Sponsored by Lied Center of Kansas. Call 785-864-2787. Lecture. University Lecture Series: Chronographics. Daniel Rosenberg, associate professor of history, University of Oregon. 7:30 p.m. The Commons, Spooner Hall. Free. Sponsored by The Commons. Call 785-864-6293. Public Event. The Commons Lecture Series on the Digital Humanities: Chronographics. Dan Rosenberg, professor of history at the University of Oregon. 7:30 p.m. Spooner Hall. Free. Sponsored by University Honors Program. Call 785-864-4225. 08 Friday Ceremony. William Allen White Day. Frank Deford. All-day event. Stauffer-Flint Hall. Sponsored by William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Call 785-864-7644. Lecture. Architecture Lecture. Sebastian Schmaling, principal, Johnsen Schmalin Architects, Milwaukee. 11:30 a.m. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. Free. Sponsored by School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Call 913-940-9801. Social Event. Camper Trivia. 1 p.m. camping area, Allen Fieldhouse. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-7469. Seminar. Nature & Culture/Early Modern Seminar: "Divine Wrath, Secular Response: Dutch Perception and Adaptation to the Christmas Flood of 1717.” Adam Sundberg, history. 3:30 p.m. Seminar Room, Hall Center. Sponsored by Hall Center for the Humanities. Call 785-864-7884. Seminar. Chemistry Seminar: Joseph A. Loo, professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA. Title: "Applying Mass Spectrometry for Defining Protein Interactions Important in Biology and Medicine.” 3:30 p.m. 1001 Malott Hall. Sponsored by Department of Chemistry. Call 785-864-4670. Meeting. Research Sharing at The Commons. 4 p.m. The Commons, Spooner Hall. Free. Sponsored by The Commons. Call 785-864- 6293. Concert. KU School of Music Student Recital Series: Daniel McIntosh, composition. 5 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. Film. Friday Night at the Kino: True Noon. 7 p.m. 318 Bailey Hall. Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Call 785-864-4248. Concert. KU School of Music Student Recital Series: Grant Bingham, bassoon. 7:30 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. Play. “Guru of Chai.” 7:30 p.m. Pavilion, Lied Center. Cost $17 student/youth - $32 Adult. Sponsored by Lied Center of Kansas. Call 785-864-2787. Film. Campus Movie Series: “Argo.” 8 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. Free with SSC, $2 KU ID, $3 General. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-7469. 09 Saturday Camp. SWE Weekend of Engineering. 8 a.m. Eaton Hall. Cost $95.