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Arjomand and Stony Brook Gala Raises $1.2 Million Bowman Honored Distinguished Service Professors Said Amir Arjomand and Malcolm octors Henry and Marsha public education, the Laufers, who Director, Renaissance Technol Bowman are among the nine SUNY Laufer were the honorees at are enthusiastic music lovers, have ogies Corp. and Stony Brook professors that have been appointed the fifth annual Stars of generously supported undergradu Foundation Trustee, and Matthew to the rank of Distinguished Service D Stony Brook Gala on April 28. The ate scholarships, cultural pro Cody, Treasurer, Stony Brook Professor. SUNY also approved the event, held at the Waldorf-Astoria grams, the Pollock-Krasner House, Foundation and Co-Founder of the appointment of 16 Distinguished in Manhattan, raised $1.2 million to and the Staller Center for the Arts. Matthew and Debra Cody Center Teaching Professors. help support Stony Brook scholar The co-chairs of this year's Gala for Autism and Developmental "I am very pleased to congratu ships. Dedicated to the ideals of were Dr. Robert J. Frey, Managing Disabilities. late our faculty members on achiev ing this most prestigious honor," said SUNY Chancellor Robert L. King. 'These individuals have earned the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor and Distin guished Service Professor through their enormous contributions and dedication to the State University as scholars, educators, and re searchers. They serve as models of excellence for the entire university community." Arjomand is Professor in the Department of Sociology. An engaged social scientist, he has pro vided a range of services and estab lished a number of structures that clarify the social issues that society needs to debate, as well as struc tures that promote international understanding of the social world. Bowman is Professor and President Kenny with this year's honorees, Doctors Marsha and Henry Laufer. Faculty Director of Study Abroad for Australia and New Zealand in the Marine Sciences Research Center. He has used his academic expertise Earthstock is a Budding Success and interests to promote enlightened arthstock 2004 made an gettable musical journey. Tejus Gilbert Hansen's groundwater public policy solutions to natural impressive debut at the Bale, a sophomore student ambas model, which demonstrated how resource management problems. ECharles B. Wang Center April sador, called Winter's music "fun, nitrates pollute Suffolk County's The Distinguished Service 22, featuring seminars, more than 65 engaging, blending natural sounds groundwater, and how that affects Professorship honors and recog vendors, the music of Paul Winter, with his music from other cultures." life in the ocean. nizes extraordinary service. It is a and a lecture by Dr. Richard Leakey. Dr. Richard Leakey, the former "Earthstock 2004 was an event rank above that of full professor and Those who attended were able to director of Kenya's National truly sponsored by the community can be conferred solely by the learn how the Pine Barrens was pre Museums and the Kenya Wildlife for the community," said Michael SUNY Board of Trustees. Can served, view slides of Long Island's Service, spoke to a capacity crowd, Youdelman, Chair of the Earthstock didates must have demonstrated flora and fauna at the "Long Island: stressing that global climate change, 2004 Committee. "I am very pleased substantial distinguished service Our Natural World" seminar, learn rather than global warming, is the with the overall event and deeply not only at the campus and the uni how to make their diets healthful, way that conservationists choose to appreciative of the efforts of the versity, but also at the community, make the transition to an organic refer to the phenomena that is committee members. It is our inten regional, and state levels. lawn and garden, and more. Campus responsible for Mt. Kilimanjaro's dis tion to see Earthstock continue for Recreation offered free massages appearing snow- and ice-capped years to come. Thank you to the and an "Outdoor Exercise Guide." mountains. The reason for that, he event sponsors for their generosity Interested in Being The ethereal melodies of Paul explained, is that it is harder for peo and support: Student Activities a Volunteer? Winter's soprano saxophone, ple to view global warming as a nec Board, Commuter Student Associa played in harmony with the songs of essarily negative development. tion, Office of the University Opening of School Activities wild creatures and the echoes of Senior Yu-Jen Chen said he was President, Office of the Provost, Make a contribution, be part of a exotic locales, made for an unfor most fascinated with Professor Staples, Calpine, and Coca-Cola." team, and make new friends—here is another way for you to stay involved with Stony Brook and keep the connection strong. Faculty, staff, and student volun teers are needed to help meet and greet the new students during "Experience Stony Brook Fall 2004," the opening of school activi ties. You can help with events such as New Student Orientation and Convocation, Quad Olympics, First Night Out Extravaganza, and more. If you are interested in volun teering, please send an e-mail to studentaffairs@notes. cc.sunysb. edu or call 632-6700. Please leave your full name and e-mail address. You Left: Br. Jon Bankert, SSF, performing "Creation" in the Wang Center Chapel. The performance was sponsored by the Protestant will be contacted in June to confirm Campus Ministry. Right: Saxophonist Paul Winter, whose music was described as "fun, engaging, blending natural sounds with your volunteer assignment. his music from other cultures" by Sophomore Student Ambassador Tejus Bale. Emerson Chamber The University Cafe Hits a Japanese Language Music Workshop Program Begins June 3-4 at Staller Center High Note with Live Music The Pre-College Japanese Language Join the renowned Emerson String Program was founded through the ince it opened its doors for Quartet for an intensive, inside look College of Arts and Sciences as a the first time in early at the preparation and performance weekend Japanese language pro September, the University of string quartet repertoire. S gram for the local community. It Cafe has been the best kept Through a highly selective audition launched its program on April 18, secret on campus. Now Cafe process, four quartets have been using the classrooms in the Social General Manager and Program invited to participate in the Emerson and Behavioral Science (SBS) build Quartet master classes. Seminars Director Godfrey Palaia is eager ing. This program is sponsored by given by today's leading arts figures to share that secret. the Department of Asian and Asian and music historians are planned as This hidden campus retreat American Studies, and receives an integral part of the daily coaching can be best approached from assistance from the Japan Center at sessions. The quartet repertoire fea the side of the Student Union Stony Brook and the Program in tured in the two-day program that faces the swimming pool in Japanese Studies. It offers Japanese includes works of Brahms, Dvorak, the Sports Complex and down a language and culture instruction Haydn, and Mendelssohn. short flight of steps into a mainly to Japanese-American chil The quartets chosen to partici sunken patio garden. That patio dren to help them learn and main pate are the Borealis String Quartet, is quiet now, but Palaia envi tain their heritage language, Vancouver, British Columbia, sions an al fresco Friday night although students are not limited to Canada; the Euclid Quartet, Sioux barbecue series complete with Japanese Americans. City, Iowa; the Kashii Quartet, live music this summer. Heritage language education in Cleveland, Ohio; and the United Past the patio and through a the United States is in great States Air Force String Quartet, set of glass doors is the Cafe demand, whether it is an Asian or a Washington, DC. Each ensemble itself, which features the color European language, and there are will be coached in open sessions by scheme of an early Italian Singer/songwriter Alii Calis performs for a numerous weekend heritage lan members of the Emerson Quartet, Renaissance painting. Comfort crowd at the University Cafe. guage schools and groups all over culminating in a public performance able banquette and table seat the country that are operated by by the four young ensembles on ing can accommodate 80 patrons. In addition, four settees in a smaller lounge passionate parents and teachers. Friday, June 4. For more informa area and standing room can provide occupancy for an additional 55 patrons. However, most of them receive no tion, call the Department of Music According to Palaia, its mission is to serve primarily as a venue for grad support from their local govern at 632-7330. uate students, but the Cafe is also open to faculty, staff, and the campus com ment and often struggle in obtain About the Emerson Quartet munity. It can be reserved for department events by calling 632-6027. ing appropriate classrooms and Acclaimed for its inspired perform During the course of a day, the Cafe has several different lives. From resources. Stony Brook is contribut ances, artistry, and technical mas 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, it operates as a Cafe that offers non ing to community-based heritage tery, the Emerson String Quartet— alcoholic beverages and freshly made pastries, cakes, and sandwiches. From language education through this Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the after-work, after-class crowd settles in, followed by newly created Pre-College Japanese violin; Lawrence Dutton, viola; and two successive waves of patrons there primarily to enjoy the featured music. Language Program by offering its David Finckel, cello—is one of the From Wednesday to Saturday, alcohol is served after 5:00 p.m. to those facilities and its academic expertise. world's foremost chamber ensem 21 and older. Each night offers a different type of live original music show The classes are held Sunday bles. The quartet has earned an casing the best talent from the Long Island/Metro New York area, beginning mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 impressive list of milestones: a with experimental/jazz on Wednesday, singer/songwriters on Thursday, and a.m., and from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 series of recordings exclusively doc blues/rock on Friday and Saturday. p.m. in the SBS building during the umented by Deutsche Grammo- A number of projects are either underway, such as a beer-tasting series, spring and fall semesters. The fee phon, six Grammy awards, and com or already planned, such as a wine-tasting series featuring Long Island winer varies depending on the class size. plete cycles of Bartok, Beethoven, ies and a six-week wine appreciation course set to begin in June. The Cafe is For more information, contact Dr. and Shostakovich quartets per Eriko Sato, Director, Pre-College formed in major concert halls seeking approval to add a bar menu, which Palaia hopes will be in place by Japanese Language Program, at throughout the world. In April 2004, the fall. A graduate student organization also performs stage readings of orig [email protected] or at the quartet was the first chamber inal work and lesser-known dramatic text. 632-9477. music group honored as recipient of Palaia says that he and veteran WUSB disc jockey and professor Charlie the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize. Backfish are serious about attracting national recording artists to the venue. The Emersons joined the Stony "I view this Cafe as a serious performance space," said Palaia. "Original HSC Seminar Series Brook faculty in 2002. music is never an afterthought here." Wednesday, May 26 To check event and performances listings, visit www.universitycafe.org. The Professional Development Seminar, "Legal, Financial, Busi New Coffee House ness, and Marketing Issues Asso ciated with Mature Practices," will Open on Campus 14 Students Honored with be held on Wednesday, May 26. Thanks to a $140,000 donation by the This seminar is designed for Stony Faculty Student Association (FSA), Brook graduates of the following an unused aerobics studio has been SUNY Award for Excellence schools: Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, transformed into the new Kelly tate University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King has recognized Coffee and Tea House, offering spe the University's most outstanding students with the Chancellor's Award Medicine, Nursing, Social Welfare, cialty coffees, smoothies, teas, and for Student Excellence. In all, 245 students from 61 State University cam and the Department of Psychology. S Co-sponsored by the New York desserts in a comfortable atmos puses, representing five foreign countries and nine states with an average phere to study, lounge, and connect grade point average of 3.74 were honored. Fourteen of the students were Small Business Development to the Internet. Officially opening on from Stony Brook. Center and the Health Sciences March 10, the Coffee House is open "These students are among the State University's best and brightest," Office of Alumni Relations, the half- to the campus community and said Chancellor King. "Their commitment not only to academic excel day session will be held on campus. accepts both cash and meal plans. lence, but also to serving the wider community, indicates they are likely to The cost for alumni is $25; for all The hours are Sunday through emerge as New York's future leaders." others, $40. Please call 444-2899 or Thursday, from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 The Stony Brook students honored were: Jordan Amatuegwu, visit www.hscalumni.edu for more a.m. In the fall, the Coffee House will Biology and Chemistry; Tara Burk, Art History and Women's Studies; information on time and location. be open seven days a week. Kristie Busch, Biology; Diana David, Computer Science and Applied The Kelly Dining Center location Mathematics and Statistics, Business minor; Christina Geraci, History, was chosen since it is close to the Political Science minor; Rachel Goldsmith, Social Welfare; Katherine SB STAT undergraduate and graduate student Hebb, Music Performance; Blessing Igboeli, Biochemistry and Spanish 111,000 ALUMNI apartments, and it is the largest and Languages and Literature; Tamara Kroboth, Biology, English minor; highest volume food service facility Cindy Lee, Biochemistry; Vanessa Maybeck, Biology, Chinese Studies Baccalaureate Doctoral degree degree 6% on campus. The project was initiated minor; Emmanuel Nketiah, Biochemistry; Jason Trelewicz, Engin 62% 6,319 based on an influx of customer com eering Science, Materials Science minor; and Adam Zimmerman, 68,367 ment cards, Web site comments, and History, Political Science minor. information provided by the Campus Chancellor's Award nominees were screened through a rigorous selec Dining Services Student Customer tion process. First, a campus selection committee reviewed outstanding Advocates requesting a specialty cof graduating students. Those nominations were then forwarded to the fee house on campus. Office of University Life in Albany for a second round of review. Finalists The Campus Facilities Construc were then recommended to the Chancellor. In addition to grade point Professional tion department made all of the ren average, candidates for the Chancellor's Award must have demonstrated Masters degree (MD/DDS) ovations. The extreme makeover significant contributions to the greater campus community. /graduate Certificate 30% 3,168 could not have been accomplished The awards were presented at a ceremony at the Empire State Plaza 33,174 without the Lead Project Manager, Convention Center in Albany. Each student received a framed certificate Alumni as of January 2004 Stony Brook alumna, Virginia Pace. and a medallion that may be worn at commencement. Prepared by the Office of Institutional Research

HAPPENINGS • 2 Three Students Are URECA Celebration Grows Play Golf and Support Goldwater Scholars Habitat for Humanity RECA's 2004 Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Sign Up Now for June 2 Each year the University nomi Creativity on April 21 mirrored the true spirit of the ancient nates four students (the maximum Greeks, who coined "Eureka!"—the phrase that accompanied a The second annual Student Affairs U Habitat for Humanity Golf Outing allowed by the foundation) for a major discovery. There were 121 student exhibits or performances, up Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. from 99 in 2003, which captivated students, faculty, and staff in the Student will be held on Wednesday, June 2, This year, three of Stony Brook's Activities Center during the day-long event. at Mill Pond Golf Course in four nominees have received this "We had so much variety this year," said URECA Director Karen Medford. The event is open to all, prestigious honor and been named Kernan." If you wanted to learn about what primitive peoples used to glue including faculty, staff, students, 2004 Goldwater Scholars. objects together, hear a fugue, discover whether a healthy father-daughter alumni, and friends of the University. The three students from Stony relationship has any impact on subsequent relationships, or examine the The cost is $150 per golfer, which Brook are Rita R. Kalra, Major: correlation between major league baseball teams and their success, this includes all green fees, lunch, din Physics/Electrical Engineering, was just a sampling of the University's prestigious program that show ner, and awards. Career Goal: Ph.D. in Physics cased its academic elite. To sign up, please contact Sue (research in Nonlinear Optics or Kernan was impressed with the fact that a full range of students at dif Dimonda at 632-7206 or Joyce Atomic/Molecular Optics); Julia ferent levels of research exhibited—from seniors going on to prestigious Guglielmo at 632-6810. Kolmakova, Major: Biochemistry, graduate programs to students just beginning to be involved in under Career Goal: M.D./Ph.D. in graduate research. Kernan was also happy that so many faculty from dif Biochemistry: and Caroline Park, ferent departments turned out to support the students. Camerata Singers Major: Biochemistry, Career Goal: New to URECA's celebration this year was a College of Engineering Release First CD Ph.D. in Biochemistry. and Applied Sciences conference featuring talks on senior design projects. A total of 310 scholarships were Also included were departmental conferences in English, History, and awarded for the 2004-2005 academ Psychology; an exhibition of student work at the SAC Gallery; and a musi ic year to sophomores and juniors cal concert at the Wang Center Theatre. throughout the United States. The following students received honors: Goldwater scholars have very impressive academic qualifications College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Competition that have garnered the attention of $500 First Place Prize: Jason Trelewicz with Project Advisor Sanjay Sampath. prestigious post-graduate fellow $300 Second Place Prize: Ben Adler, Philippe Amireault, and Edna Choi ship programs. The one- and two- with Project Advisor Clint Rubin. year scholarships will cover the $200 Third Place Prize: Richard Littee and Richard Murray with Project cost of tuition, fees, books, and Advisor Robert Kukta. room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. History Awards The scholarship program hon Two $200 Awards for Best Presentation of an Undergraduate Project: Paul oring Senator Barry M. Goldwater Conrad with Faculty Advisor Alix Cooper and Rubina Madni with Faculty The Stony Brook Camerata Singers, was designed to encourage stu Advisor Susan Hinely. directed by Professor Timothy dents to pursue careers in the Mount, have just released their first Psychology/Psi Chi Awards fields of mathematics, natural sci CD on Koch International Classics, Best Oral Presentation—$100 First Prize: Jasmine Osman with Faculty ences, and engineering. It is the which includes music by American Advisor Joanne Davila; $75 Second Prize: Sonia Ghumman with Faculty premier undergraduate award of composers Randall Thompson and Advisor Marvin Goldfried; and $50 Third Prize: Scott Moeller with Faculty its type in these fields. Libby Larsen. Among Koch's 400- Advisor J. Lee Westmaas. CD catalog are distinguished organ Best Poster Presentation—$100 First Prize: Francisco Boija with Faculty izations such as the Chicago, Seattle, Summer Sessions Advisor Brenda Anderson; $75 Second Prize: John Persampierre with Faculty London, English Chamber, and Advisors Dan O'Leary and Suparna Rajaram; and $50 Third Prize: Bonte Welcomes Visiting Students Houston symphony orchestras and Gbemudu and Christina Wong with Faculty Advisor Brenda Anderson. multiple Grammy Award winners. Stony Brook's Summer Sessions classes are open to visiting students Art Awards by a Department of Music perform from other colleges and universi Gallery North Award for Outstanding Project in Art (includes exhibition ance ensemble. ties. In addition, high school juniors at Gallery North, Setauket, plus cash prizes)—First Place: Kevin McEvoy; The Camerata Singers have per who have grade point averages of Second Place: Brandon Jochum. 85 or higher may enroll in one Dean of Students Prize (includes one-year exhibition in Dean of Students formed at prestigious music festi freshman-level course in Summer Suite, plus cash prizes)—First Place: Brandon Jochum; Additional vals such as the Utrecht Early Session II (July 12-August 20). Awardees: Jennifer Grabowski, Megan Hoffmann, Olesya Ianovitch, Music Festival and the San Luis Students can select from more Esther Kim, Leo Le, Hyungjin Lim, Kevin McEvoy, Melissa Was, and Obispo Mozart Festival in than 350 undergraduate courses in Yukito Yoneyama. California. In 2000 they represent Summer 2004, with day and ed the United States at the World Music Awards evening classes in all sessions. For Choral Festival in Seoul and the $250 URECA Award for Outstanding Musical Performance: Andrew Beer details about class schedules, reg Taipei International Choral on piano and violin. istration, how to apply, tuition, Festival, and in 2002, at the San fees, and payment, please visit Ridotto Award (includes an appearance in the 2004-2005 Ridotto Series, Juan Coral in Argentina. This year www.stonybrook. edu/summer. Huntington): Michelle Abraham and Kevin Shue on violin, Eric Petersen they will travel to Spain to sing in on viola, and Kirsten Jerme on cello. the Torrevieja Habanera and Cantonigros festivals. Pollock-Krasner The Camerata's 30 members House Opens represent a cross-section of Stony 2004 Season Begins Brook University and the surround The Pollock-Krasner House and ing communities, ranging from Study Center, 830 Fireplace Road in teachers and voice students to busi East Hampton, begins its 2004 sea ness people and homemakers. son with an exhibition honoring Ibram Lassaw, one of America's foremost 20th-century abstract sculptors. The exhibition, "Ibram NEED TO REPORT Lassaw: A Sculptor's Drawings, 1945-1950," comprises 24 pages A CAMPUS REPAIR? from a sketchbook in which Lassaw explored ideas for three-dimension- Have you ever wondered how to al forms and structures. report something that you see on None of the drawings have ever been exhibited before and are on campus? Did you ever want to noti loan from the artist's estate. They are fy someone of a light not working, a on view now through August 1, and dangerous tripping hazard, or a are included in tours of the historic knocked over sign? Now your ques site, which is owned and operated by tions have been answered. the Stony Brook Foundation. Campus Operations and Main In May, the museum is open by tenance has created a link on the appointment only on Thursdays, University Web site to notify every Fridays, and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Stony Brook stu one of such issues. Please go to the dents, faculty, and staff are admitted Top: A demonstration of the "SmartStep" Computer Science exhibit by Sheranette following link to submit requests free. To schedule a tour, please call Tinapunan. Bottom Left: Brandon Jochum, with his winning etching, Time of No for any needed repair work on cam (631) 324-4929. Reply. Bottom Right: A display of the Robot Team's Computer Science exhibit. pus: www.stonybrook.edu/fixit.

May 19, 2004 • 3 Donations Sought May Commencement for MS Auction On Friday, May 21, Stony Brook will celebrate its 44th Commence The National Pediatric Multiple ment. The main ceremony will Sclerosis Center at Stony Brook begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Kenneth University Hospital will be hosting Men's Lacrosse Humbles P. LaValle Stadium, and the its first annual Fine Art and Antique Commencement Festival will follow Auction this fall. The Center is Hofstra Pride, 9-6 just outside the Stadium. looking for donations of fine art, The Doctoral Graduation and antiques, and collectibles, such as rendan Callahan made 18 saves and Jason Cappadoro scored three Hooding Ceremony will be con paintings; prints; sculptures; ster goals to lead Stony Brook to a 9-6 win over Hofstra in front of 3,750 ferred on Thursday, May 20, at 2:00 ling silver items; small furniture; Bfans, the largest crowd in Stony Brook lacrosse history, on Tuesday evening, April 27, at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. p.m. in the Staller Center. The lighting; collectible glass; porcelain The Seawolves opened up a 2-0 lead 6:37 into the game on goals by Baccalaureate Honors Convoca and pottery items; old toys and Mike Kirschner and George LaFlare. Hofstra cut the lead in half with 6:12 tion, which recognizes candidates sporting goods; coins; jewelry; and left in the first quarter, putting a shot past Callahan. Larry Cerasi pushed graduating with distinctions of cum anything old, unusual, or col the lead back to two goals just 28 seconds later to give Stony Brook a 3-1 laude, magna cum laude, and lectible. All donations are tax lead after one quarter. summa cum laude, will take place deductible and proceeds will direct Stony Brook struck first in the second quarter as Cappadoro scored on May 20, at 7:00 p.m. in the ly support the National Pediatric his first goal of the game, taking advantage of a giveaway by Hofstra's Staller Center. Multiple Sclerosis Center at Stony goalie at the 6:04 mark of the period. Hofstra cut the lead to 4-2 in the last A schedule of each department Brook University Hospital. To minute of the half. program is listed in the 2004 make a donation, please contact The Seawolves took control of the game in the third quarter, scoring Commencement Planning Guide. Bill Scherl in the Department of the first three goals of the second half on markers by Cappadoro, Adam For more information, contact Neurology at 444-3428. Marksberry, and LaFlare to give Stony Brook a commanding 7-2 lead. Conferences and Special Events at Hofstra scored a pair of goals, sandwiched between a tally by Matthew 632-6320. Donovan, to cut the lead to 8-4 with 5:55 to play. Cappadoro sealed the win with his third goal of the game with 3:40 remaining. Hofstra scored a pair of SB Village Events goals in the final minute, but it was too little, too late, as the Seawolves were Faculty and Staff too much for the Pride in the inaugural meeting between the two teams. Now through June 6 Volunteers Needed At Home with Audrey Hepburn Performances are on Wednesday, May 2004 Thursday, and Saturday at 11:30 Commencement a.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at the Ceremony Ward Melville Heritage Organiz ation's Educational and Cultural SAVE THE DATE • Center. $35, high-tea luncheon per Friday, May 21 formances. For more information, • call 751-2244. Stony Brook Film Festival For more information, please Now through December call Peg Abbatiello at 632-6320. Visit the Stony Brook Grist Mill July 21-July 31 Owned and operated by the Ward Melville Heritage Organization, the Staller Center for the Arts Stony Brook Grist Mill is Long Island's most completely equipped For more information, visit www.stallercenter.com. HAPPENINGS and working mill. It has opened its doors to the public from now May 19, 2004, Volume 11, No. 18 through December. Adults and Assistant Vice President children can explore the historic for Communications: Yvette St. Jacques site, which dates back more than 250 years, while millers demon A Day at the Spa Benefits Director of Editorial Services: Joanne Morici strate the grinding process. The Editor: Lynne Roth mill's country store offers a wide SB University Hospital Writers: Pat Calabria, Howard Gimple, variety of related items. new philanthropic partnership between Stony Brook University Glenn Jochum, Lynne Roth The Stony Brook Grist Mill is on Hospital and Christine Carlton, owner of T. Carlton's Studio and Art Director: Karen Leibowitz Harbor Road, off Main Street. ASpalon in St. James, will allow the creation of the "Endless Wellness Happenings is published biweekly during During May and June, and from Children's Fund" to benefit children's services and programs at Stony the academic year by the Office of September 7 through December, it Brook University Hospital. Communications, 144 Administration, is open Saturdays and Sundays. The hospital receives 20 percent of the proceeds from sales of Spalon Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY From July through September 6 11794-0605. Requests to include items gift certificates in the University Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop, as well as should be submitted at least two weeks (Labor Day), it is open Friday from special promotions on site. The Spalon offers beauty and wellness prior to print date. Phone: (631) 6324217. through Sunday. All tours run from services with special packages available. Fax: (631) 632-4093. Reprint permission 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The entrance Look for T. 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ART/MUSIC/THEATRE 5/26, Wednesday. Professional Develop SPECIAL EVENTS ment Seminar Series. "Legal, Financial, 5/23, Sunday. Adult Chamber Music Business, and Marketing Issues Associated GIRLS SOCCER CAMP Concert For more information, call 632- 5/19, Wednesday. Transportation in the with Mature Practices" is designed for alumni. July 19 to July 23 7330. 5:00 p.m. Recital Hall, Staller Center. 21st Century. This one-day workshop For more information, call 444-2899 or visit focuses on emerging critical issues in civil The Stony Brook women's soccer staff 6/13, Sunday. Pre-College Chamber www.hscalumni.edu. Alumni $25, others $40. transportation for both land and marine and team would like to invite girls Music. For more information, call 632-7330. issues. Includes an exhibit of student proj 5/27, Thursday. Neurobiology and between the ages of 7 and 16 to their sum 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Recital Hall, Staller ects in the field of transportation. For more Center. Behavior Seminar. Dr. Ben A Barres, mer soccer camp. Two sessions will run information, call Tyrone Bennett at 632-3205. Stanford University School of Medicine, the week of July 19 to 23. The day session 8:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Wang Center. 6/19, Saturday. Pre-College Composers Department of Neurobiology, discusses will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for Concert For more information, call 632-7330. "Control of CNS Synaptogenesis by Glia." players between the ages of 7 to 16. The 5/21, Friday. Main Commencement. 3:00 p.m. Recital Hall, Staller Center. 12:00 p.m. Room 038, life Sciences. evening session will run from 4:30 p.m. to The 44th Commencement ceremony will be 7:30 p.m. for players between the ages of held in the Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at SEMINARS/LECTURES 6/10, Thursday. Biochemistry and Cell 11 and 16. Biology Lecture. Dr. Vito Turk, The J. Steifan 11:00 a.m. with the festival immediately fol 5/20, Thursday. Biochemistry and Cell Institute, discusses "Lysosomal Cysteine lowing just outside the Stadium. For more Dr. Scott Hawley, Stowers Three separate programs will meet the Biology Lecture. Protease: Structure and Physiological information, call the Office of Conferences Institute for Medical Research, discusses needs of players of all ages and abilities. Aspects." 12:00 p.m. Room 038, life Sciences. and Special Events at 632-6320. "The Molecular Genetics of Meiosis." 4:00 Players will attend training sessions and p.m. Room 038, Life Sciences. participate in games each day and will 6/18, Friday. Biochemistry and Cell 6/6, Sunday. Sunrise Fund Walk-a-thon. receive a T-shirt and official Stony Brook Biology Lecture. Dr. Avadhesha Surolia, To raise money for the Pediatric Oncology 5/24, Monday. OB/GYN Seminar. Dr. University soccer ball. For more infor India Institute of Science, discusses "Fatty program at University Hospital, a walk-a-thon Todd Griffin discusses "The Post- mation, please contact Megan Mills at Menopausal Woman." To pre-register, call Acid Synthesis Pathways: A Shot in the Arm will be held at St James Elementary School. 632-3286. 588-5024. 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Sachem Public for Antimalarials." 12:00 p.m. Room 038, For more information, call 382-4455. 9:00 Library, Holbrook. Life Sciences. a.m. Rain date: 6/13.

HAPPENINGS • 4 May 19, 2004