Office of the Provost University of , Duluth Vol. 33, No. 3 UMD News Service Newsletter: 726-71l0 September 24, 1981

FINNISH LECTURER TO SPEAK ON HISTORIC EXPEDITION Kalevi V. Rikkinen, professor and chair- person of the Department of Geography at the University of Helsinki, Finland, wil I present a free, public lecture at UMD at 10 a.mo Monday (Sept. 28) in the Marshall Performing Arts Centero Rikkinen will speak on JIThe Finnish Expedition to the Kola Peninsula in 1887. 11 The I ecture is free and open to the public o

THEA JOHNSON LECTURE FEATURES 'NEW THEATRE' Award-winning Megan Terry will give the first Thea Johnson lecture of the year at OMO at 10 a.mo Wednesday (Septo 30) in the f\.liarshall Per- forming Arts Center (see attached information) o Terry / a playwright-in-residence at the Omaha f\.liagic Theatre, will speak on "What's Happening in the New Theatreo" The lecture is free and open to the public.

GETT ING THE WORD OUT If you're in charge of your club's publicity committee or if you put out a periodic newsletter, you 1II be interested in attending a seminar on 11 Producing Effective Publications" on Oct o 15 and 16 at t he Lakeview Castle along the north shore of Dulutho Sponsored by the Continuing Education and Extension (CEE) program, the two-day seminar wi II cover all aspects of producing publica- tions: effective writing and editing, design techniques, understanding the print process, using photo- graphy, projecting a desired image, and spending limited dollars wisely. Cost is $65 per person or a group rate of $50 each for two or more persons from the same department or organization. The fee includes all hand-outs, lunches for both days, and coffee breakso For information, call Terry Anderson, CEE program coordinator, 8113.

ART FOR ART'S SAKE The annual Print Rental Program at the Tweed Museum of Art for faculty and staff wi II be held on Sept o 29 and 30. Tweed makes available original framed prints for display in offices throughout the campus on a yearly basis. The plan includes a $5 rental fee per print for one yearo The fee helps defray the cost of framing, glass and maintenance. Faculty and staff may renew the rental on a print they currently have by filling out a print rental agreement and paying $5. For information, contact Tweed, 8222.

COMMUNITY COURSES: 11 THE CONDUCTOR'S EAR" and "THE SIESTA IS OVER" Continuing Education and Extension will again offer the popular "Courses for the Communityu series this fall o Although not planned fur credit, participants may earn credit with prior arrangement with the particular professor and department. "Music Through the Conductor's Ear 11 will offer students a chance to develop musical listening skillso The instructor will be Taavo Virkhaus, music director and conductor for the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra. The course will meet for five weeks on Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to noon from Octo 5 to Novo 9 in Room 102 of the Endion School at 18th Avenue East and Second Street. "The Siesta is Over" will look at Mexico's unique heritage, its recent large oil discoveries and will examine the relation- ship between Mexicb~nd the U.S. The course will meet for six weeks on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 :30 a omo from Sept. 29 to Nov.) 10, also in Rm o 102 at Endion. For information, contact Janet Hoeg, 8113 0 GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TEST The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) will be offered during 1981-82 on three Saturday mornings (Oct. 24, Jan. 23 and March 20) and on Wednesday evening next summer (June 23, 1982). The June test is the only test scheduled for the summer. Late registration for the October test will continue through Sept. 28, the final deadline. Registration materials and information on a number of tests in addition to the GMAT is available in the Counseling, Career Development and Placement office, 7985.

HAVE WE GOT A DEAL FOR YOU The School of Social Development has five serviceable "but not pretty" desks available for other departments to use. Contact Colleen at 8855 if you would like to use one or more of these desks. Two secretarial desks "in excellent condition" also are available on a contract basis.

CORRECT ION There wil I not be a Breakfast Social before the Oct. 3 Homecoming footbal I as reported in last week's newsletter. The Tailgate party in the Physical Education parking lot is stil I planned for 11 :30 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 3) with kick-off time at l :30 porn• The football Bulldogs take on Southwest State. On Saturday, Oct. 17, there will be a Northern Minnesota/Iron Range-area alumni gathering immediately following the UMD-Michigan Tech hockey game at the Eveleth Hippodrome. The Eveleth party will be held at the Lantern Supper Club on Highway 53 just south of Eveleth. For more information, con- tact Darryl Sczepanski, Alumni Director, 8197.

SPORTS SHORTS The Women's Volleyball team has been rated second in the nation in a poll of 20 Division II AIAW, NCAA and NAIA college volleyball coaches around the country. The football Bulldogs go after their 16th consecutive win this weekend when they tangle with Northwestern of Iowa in non-con- ference game at 1 :30 p .m. at Griggs Field.

WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 27 - October 3)

SUNDAY, Sept. 27-- "Astroblemes: Target Earth," free public program, Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium, 3 p.m.

MON DAY 1 Sept. 28 -- Women's Coordinating Committee Seminar: "Networking," Sabra Anderson, head and associate professor, UMD Mathematica I Sciences Department; Beth Bartlett, assistant professor, UMD

Politico I Science Department 1 Kirby Student Center 355-57, noon; Computer Center Seminar: "Open User Meeting," Marshall W. Alworth Hall 191, 3 p.m .; Kirby Program Board Coffeehouse Concert: Ruth Mackenzie, Bull Pub, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, Sept. 29 ·-- Kirby Program Board Coffeehouse Concert: Ruth Mackenzie, Bull Pub, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, Oct. l -- "Connections" film series: "Faith in Numbers," political, economic, mechanical and electronic organization development, Library 144A, noon; Computer Center Seminar: "Pascal Sub- programs, 11 Marshall W. Alworth Hall 191, 3 p.m.; Geology Seminar: "Plate Tectonic Interpretation of the Penokean Orogeny, Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, 11 Life Science 175, 3:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, Oct. 2 -- Physics Seminar: "Shock Acceleration of Charged Particles in Space, 11 George Skadron, Drake University, Marshall W. Alworth Hall 191, 3:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, Oct. 3-- HomecomingTailgateParty: Physical Education Building parking lot, 11:30a.m.; Homecoming Football Game: UMD vs. Southwest State, Griggs Field, l :30 p.m.

A LL WEEK -- The Tweed Museum of Art is open from 8 a .m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and from 2 to 5 p.m o on weekends. There is no charge for admission. Current exhibits: Hazel Belvo Plant Drawings; Face to Face; Ed Evans Paintings; Virginia Myers Drawings and Paintings; Laurel Cazin Photographs; and American Paintings from the permanent collection.

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. September 23, 1981

You are invited to attend **************************************** ** *********** **** **** **** * * !* A LECTURE by !* ! MEGAN TERRY ! * on * * * !* "What's Happening in the New Theatre" !* * * !* 10: 00 a. m. Wednesday September 30 *! !* Marshall Per forming Arts Center !* !* Free to t he p ublic !* *~ Sponsored by the Thea Johnson Lecture Series !* * * ***************** ******* ******************** ***** *** ********* *****

Megan Terry is the Playwright- in- Residence at the Omaha Magic Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska since 1970. She is the author of more than fifty plays of which twenty- five have been, or are being, translated into every major language and have re- ceived many productions throughout the world. Ms . Terry has distinguished herself as a playwright of the "New Theatre" in America. Both the theme and innov.ative staging of Terry's plays have reflected her commitment to social change and her conviction that the theatre plays a vital role in moving and influencing people. Creating a theatre relevant to the needs and experiences of the audience of the sixties required a new process of playwriting . Megan Terry emphasized the necessity of close interaction between playwright and actors in developing script, and several of her plays evolved from an exchange of ideas among the entire troupe.

Some of her well- known plays are Gaona Goona, a grim comedy on child abuse; The Babes in the Big House, life inside a women's prison; American King's English for Queens, the inherent sexism of our language; plus many others, equally intriguing and unique--Keep Tightly Closed In A Cool, Dry Place; Calm Down Mother; Ex-Miss Copper Queen on A Set of Pills; etc. The Omaha Magic Theatre was one of only two theatre companies asked to represent the at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York; they performed Schmidman's Running Gag for which Terry wrote the lyrics and was the production consultant.

Terry is the winner of the following awards , grants, and fellowships : a Stanley Drama Award ; two grants from the Office of Advanced Drama Research of the University of Minnesota ; two Rockefe ll e r g r ants; a New York State CAPS Fellowship; the ABC Fellowship "W r it ing fo r the Camera" at Yale; a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for t he Arts; the 1970 for Best Play, Approaching Simone ; the 1977 Guggenheim Fellowship. Ms. Terry has worked not only in universit y settings, but has served as a member of many prestigious committees--the Theatre Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts 1975- 1979; the Theatre Panel of the Nebraska Arts Council in 1977 and 1978; the Theatre Panel of the Ford Foundation in 1977 and 1978; the Theatre Panel of the since 1977; co- chair of the Play- wright's Projects Committee for the Am e rican Theatre Association's Chicago Convention, 1977, where she was awarded the Silver Medal for "Distinguished Contribution to and service in the American Theatre. 11