Calendar of Events from the University of Kansas From the Office of University Relations | http://www.calendar.ku.edu Events for Feb. 14-25, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------ 14 Tuesday Academic date. Credit/No Credit Registration Begins. All-day event., All university. Sponsored by Office of the Registrar. Call 785-864-4422. Professional Development. Professional Development Day. All-day event, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Success. Call 785-864-4060. Workshop. Mock Interviews with Business Employers. All-day event. 125, Summerfield Hall. Sponsored by School of Business. Call 785-864-5591. Through Friday. Workshop. Excel 2010: Functions & Data Analysis. Workshop. 9 a.m., Budig PC Lab. Sponsored by KU Information Technology. Call 785-864-0410. Workshop. Dealing with Stress. 9 a.m. Room 204, Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources and Equal Opportunity. Call 785-864-4946. Workshop. Resumania. 11 a.m. Koch Commons, Summerfield Hall. Sponsored by School of Business. Call 785-864-5591. Social Event. Valentine’s Day Open House. 11 a.m. Lobby, level 4, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-4349. Public Event. Brownbag: "The Military Reforms of Russian Defense Minister Anatoli Serdyukov," Charles Bartles (Foreign Military Studies Office). Noon. 318, Bailey Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Call 785-864-4248. Governance. Faculty Senate Executive Meeting (FacEx). 3 p.m. Provost's Conference Room, Strong Hall. Free. Sponsored by University Governance. Call 785-864-5169. Seminar. BIO3 Seminar Series: Dr. Maren Friesen, University of Southern California. The Evolution of Diversity in the Medicago truncatula-Sinorhizobium Sympbiosis. 3:45 p.m. Hancock Room, The Oread Hotel. Free. Sponsored by Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Call 785-864-5889. Public Event. Study Group: Presidential Play-By-Play. Dole Fellow Tom King. 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics. Sponsored by Dole Institute of Politics. Call 785-864-4900. Film. Valentine's Day Film Festival: Paris Je T'aime. 5 p.m. The Commons, Spooner Hall. Free. Sponsored by The Commons. Call 785-864-6293. Workshop. Asphalt Paving Management Module 3: Asphalt Paving Recycling (Online). Blair Barnhardt. 6 p.m. Sponsored by Continuing Education. Call 785-864-5823. Film. Valentine's Day Film Festival: Cairo Time. 7 p.m. The Commons, Spooner Hall. Sponsored by The Commons. Call 785-864-6293. 15 Wednesday Academic date. Credit/No Credit Registration . All-day event, All university. Sponsored by Office of the Registrar. Call 785-864-4422. Workshop. Metalsmith Workshop. Helen Shirk. 9:30 a.m. 332, Art and Design Building. Free. Sponsored by Department of Visual Art. Call 785-864-2951. Workshop. EndNote X5: Building your Library & Cite While You Write. Workshop. 10 a.m., Anschutz Library. Sponsored by KU Libraries Workshop. Call 785-864-0410. Lecture. Ujamaa Brownbag Series. Asst. Professor Carlos Nash, anthropology, KU. 11:30 a.m. Alcove F, Kansas Union. Sponsored by Kansas African Studies Center. Call 785-864-3745. Public Event. Decoding the Counter-Cultural Apocalypse. John Hoopes, KU professor of anthropology. Noon, ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Free. Sponsored by Campus Ministry. Call 785-843-4933. Communication. How to Communicate Effectively and Persuasively. Tim Caboni, Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs. Noon. Big 12 Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Unclassified Senate. Call 785-864-8860. Seminar. Building a Better Nanoparticle. Professor Viktor Chikan, Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University. 3:30 p.m. 2043, Malott Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Chemistry. Call 785-864-4670. Public Event. Study Group: Put Your Money Where Your Vote Is. Dole Fellows Elizabeth Conatser and Lisa Spies. 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics. Free. Sponsored by Dole Institute of Politics. Call 785-864-4900. Lecture. Year of the Dragon: A Selection of Chinese Objects from the Spencer Collection . SMA Intern Annie Kroshus. 5:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art. Free. Sponsored by Spencer Museum of Art. Call 785-864-4710. Lecture. Artist Lecture . Helen Shirk - metalsmith/jeweler/colorist. 6:30 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. Sponsored by Department of Visual Art. Call 785-864-2951. Athletics. Dodgeball Tournament. 7 p.m., Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-4349. Concert. KU School of Music presents the KU Jazz Ensemble I. 7:30 p.m. 130, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. Film. Act of Valor Advance Screening. 8 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium, level 5, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-4349. 16 Thursday Academic date. Credit/No Credit Registration. All-day event, All university. Sponsored by Office of the Registrar. Call 785-864-4422. Seminar. GRE, Lawrence, February. All-day event. Sponsored by Continuing Education. Call 785-864-7860. Workshop. Metalsmith Workshop. Helen Shirk. 9:30 a.m. 332, Art and Design Building. Free. Sponsored by Department of Visual Art. Call 785-864-2951. Public Event. Capitol Graduate Research Summit. 10 a.m. State Capitol, Topeka. Sponsored by Office of Graduate Studies. Call 785-864-8040. Lecture. Merienda with Stacey Burton: "Gender Based Violence along the Miskito Coast.” Stacey Burton, MA Student in Latin American Studies. Noon. 318, Bailey Hall. Sponsored by Center of Latin American Studies. Call 785-864-4213. Workshop. Access 2010: Reports. Workshop. 1 p.m., Budig PC Lab. Sponsored by KU Information Technology. Call 785-864-0410. Social Event. Tea at Three. 3 p.m. Lobby, level 4, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-SHOW. Lecture. An Army of Lions: The Civil Rights Struggle Before the NAACP (Discussion/Book Signing). Shawn Leigh Alexander. 3 p.m. North Gallery, Spencer Research Library. Free. Sponsored by Langston Hughes Center. Call 785-864-5044. Public Event. The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War. The Onset of the Cold War with Dr. Sean Kalic. 3 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics. Free. Sponsored by Dole Institute of Politics. Call 785-864-4900. Seminar. BIO3 Seminar Series: Dr. Lydia Zeglin. Linking microbial diversity and function in soil and stream ecosystems.. 3:45 p.m. Hancock Room, The Oread Hotel. Free. Sponsored by Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Call 785-864-5889. Lecture. Geology Colloquium Series: "Useful rock-physics models for characterizing unconventional reservoirs.” Dr. Kyle Spikes, University of Texas at Austin. 4 p.m. 103, Lindley Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Geology. Call 785-864-4974. Public Event. BTBC Celebration Event and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Meet-and-Greet. 4 p.m., Bioscience and Technology Business Center. Free. Sponsored by Bioscience & Technology Business Center. Call 785-864- 7100. Public Event. TLC Group Therapy for Depression. $30/8 sessions. 5 p.m. 341, Fraser Hall. Cost $30/8 sessions. Sponsored by Department of Psychology. Call 785-864-4121. Workshop. Transportation Industry Night. 5:30 p.m. Courtside Room, Burge Union. Sponsored by School of Business. Call 785-864-5591. Public Event. Mindfulness Training Group. $10/4 sessions. 5:30 p.m. 312, Fraser Hall. Cost $10/4 sessions. Sponsored by Department of Psychology. Call 785-864-4121. Public Event. Celebrating East Asian Studies Scholarship: an Interdisciplinary Showcase. 5:30 p.m. 3 West, Watson Library. Free. Sponsored by KU Libraries. Call 785-864-8961. Public Event. Emotion Regulations Skills Group. $10/5 sessions. 5:30 p.m. 343, Fraser Hall. Cost $10/5 session. Sponsored by Department of Psychology. Call 785-864-4121. Film. Pearls On the Ocean Floor-Film Screening/Panel Discussion. 6 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. Free. Sponsored by Center for Global and International Studies. Call 785-864-1120. Public Event. Allegro Community Children's Choir Concert. 6:30 p.m. Regnier Hall auditorium, KU Edwards Campus - Regnier Hall. Free. Sponsored by Edwards Campus. Call 913-897-8400. Film. Turkish Film: "Bizim Buyuk Caresizligimiz” (Our Great Despair, 2011). 7 p.m. 318, Bailey Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Call 785-864-4248. Play. Undergraduate Projects: Black Box. 7:30 p.m., William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall. Cost $15, $14, $10. Sponsored by University Theatre. Call 785-864-3982. Lecture. Humanities Lecture Series: "The Antievolution Controversies and American Culture.” Jeff Moran, history. 7:30 p.m. The Commons, Spooner Hall. Sponsored by Hall Center for the Humanities. Call 785-864- 4798. Film. Campus Movie Series: Twilight Breaking Dawn Pt. 1. 8 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium, level 5, Kansas Union. Cost $3 general, $2 with KUID, Free with Student Saver Card. Sponsored by Student Union Activities. Call 785-864-4349. 17 Friday Academic date. Credit/No Credit Registration. All-day event. All university. Sponsored by Office of the Registrar. Call 785-864-4422. Workshop. Innovative Therapies in Working with Mood Disorders. James LeCluyse, LSCSW. 9 a.m., Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park. Cost. Sponsored by Continuing Education. Call 913-897-8550. Public Event. Special Education in Singapore: A Different Perspective. Ed Meyen, professor of special education, and Diana Greer, assistant research professor. Noon, 247, Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by KU Center for Research on Learning. Call 785-864-0624. Seminar. Metallonitrene/Alkyne Metathesis and Beyond: Transition Metal Catalyzed Oxidative Amination for Organic Synthesis. Dr. Simon Blakey Chemistry Department, Emory University. 3:30 p.m. 1001, Malott Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Chemistry. Call 785-864-4670. Lecture. Museum Studies Director's Forum. Connecting with your Audience: A Model for Museum Interpretation, Mary Madden. 3:30 p.m. Kansas Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Museum Studies. Call 785-864-4543. Seminar. Bioengineering Colloquium. Yong Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Faculty Affiliate. 4 p.m. 3150, Learned Hall.