Calendar of Events from the University of Kansas From KU News Service, Office of Public Affairs | http://www.calendar.ku.edu Events for April 23-May 4, 2013 ----------------------------------------------- 23 Tuesday Governance. Faculty Senate Executive Committee. 3 p.m. P Strong Hall. Sponsored by University Governance. Call 785-864-5169. Workshop. Camtasia for Mac: Screen Recording. Workshop. 3 p.m. Budig Media Lab. Sponsored by KU Information Technology. Call 785-864-0410. Concert. KU School of Music Student Recital Series: Lan Jiang, cello, and Soojin Kim, piano. 5 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. Public Event. Snyder Book Collecting Contest Awards Reception. 5:30 p.m. 3 West, Watson Library. Free. Sponsored by KU Libraries. Call 785-864-8961. Baseball vs. Oral Roberts. 6 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark. Sponsored by Department of Athletics. Call 800-34-HAWKS. Concert. KU School of Music Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Lied Center. Cost $7 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. Concert. KU School of Music: Alex Eykamp, organ. 7:30 p.m. Bales Organ Recital Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3536. Public Event. “The Environment & Energy: The Role of Free Enterprise & the Government.” Former Congressman Bob Inglis. 7:30 p.m. Dole Institute of Politics. Free. Sponsored by Dole Institute of Politics. Call 785-864-4900. Public Event. “Science on Tap: The Gut Talks, But Does the Liver Listen? The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Alcoholic Liver Disease.” 7:30 p.m. Off-campus. Free. Sponsored by Natural History Museum. Call 785-864-4450. 24 Wednesday Academic date. Summer and fall new student enrollment begins (Graduate, Law, Medical Center). All-day event. All- university. Sponsored by Office of the Registrar. Call 785-864-4422. Academic date. Application for graduation deadline. All-day event. All-university. Sponsored by Office of the Registrar. Call 785-864-4422. Public Event. Kansas Public Radio's spring membership drive. All-day event. Broadcasting Hall. Sponsored by Kansas Public Radio. Call 1-888-KPR-KANU. Through Friday. Public Event. National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. 11 a.m. Wescoe Beach, Wescoe Hall. Free. Sponsored by Student Health Services. Call785-864-9512. Lecture. “UC Forum: Affordable Care Act and Kansas — Where Do We Go From Here?” Presented by Sandy Praeger, Kansas insurance commissioner, and Bob Hanson, public information officer. 11:30 a.m. ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Free. Sponsored by Campus Ministry. Call 785-843-4933. International Program. Global Food for Thought (CGIS Lunchtime Lecture Series) Out of the Shadows: Identifying Missing Girls in Rural China. John Kennedy, professor of political science, center director, CGIS. Noon. 329 Blake Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center for Global and International Studies. Call 785-864-1120. Public Event. Cleaning Green at Home with the King of Green. Gary Walker, CEO of Magic Touch Cleaning. Noon. Pine Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Information Technology Events. Call 785-864-0236. Public Event. National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. 2 p.m. Lawn, Lewis Hall. Free. Sponsored by Student Health Services. Call 785-864-9512. Concert. KU School of Music Student Recital Series: Gunyoung Lee, trombone. 5 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. Public Event. KU Campus Master Plan Open Forum. Community open forum for Lawrence community. 5 p.m. Lawrence High School, 1901 Louisiana St. Sponsored by Office of the Chancellor. Call 785-864-3431. Public Event. Autism Border Challenge V Supporting KU Kansas Center for Autism Research & Training & MU Thompson Center. 5 p.m. Boulevard Brewery, 2501 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Cost $35 per ticket. Sponsored by Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training. Call 785-864-0756. Meeting. Assertiveness Skills Group. 5:30 p.m. 312 Fraser Hall. Cost $10 for four sessions. Sponsored by Department of Psychology. Call 785-864-4121. Meeting. Faith Forum: Religious Syncretism among the Indigenous in Colonial Mexico. Presented by Robert Schwaller, KU professor of history. 6:30 p.m. ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Free. Sponsored by Campus Ministry. Call 785-843-4933. Concert. KU School of Music Student Recital Series: Andrew Newbegin, bass trombone. 7:30 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. 25 Thursday Public Event. Hong Zhang on Wayne Thiebaud's "Around the Cake.” Senior Session. 10 a.m. Spencer Museum of Art. Free. Sponsored by Spencer Museum of Art. Call 785-864-4710. Learn about KU - Administrative Functions. KU Grant Coordinator Meeting. 10:30 a.m. Auditorium, Simons Laboratories. Free. Sponsored by Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies. Call 785-864- 7430. Public Event. KU Campus Master Plan Open Forum. Public forum for KU campus community. 11 a.m. Fourth floor, Kansas Union. Sponsored by Office of the Chancellor. Call 785-864-3431. Lecture. Graduate School and After. Misha Kligman. Noon. 421 Art and Design Building. Free. Sponsored by Department of Visual Art. Call 785-864-2951. Lecture. Merienda: "Thinking Locally Acting Globally - Creating World Community," with Jose Faus, K.C. poet and artist. Noon. 318 Bailey Hall. Free. Sponsored by Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Call 785-864- 4213. Workshop. Gender & Sexual Identity in Children & Adolescents. Meagan Patterson. Noon. English Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Affairs. Call 785-864-4350. Seminar. "Detecting and Mitigating Potentially Hazardous Objects" - Astrobiophysics Seminar. Professor Steven Hawley (KU Physics & Astronomy). 2:30 p.m. 2055 Malott Hall. Free. Sponsored by Department of Physics and Astronomy. Call 785-864-1225. Concert. Concert/Lecture: “New Nights in Tunisia: Arab-Andalusian Music, Anouar Brahem and the Oud.” Cody Case. 3:30 p.m. Centennial Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Center for Global and International Studies. Call785-864-1120. Governance. University / Faculty Senate. 3:30 p.m. Room 203, Green Hall. Free. Sponsored by University Governance. Call 785-864-5169. Ceremony. Fifth-Year Anniversary of Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center Opening. From Annex…To Apex. 4 p.m. Classroom, Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center. Free. Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Affairs. Call 785-864- 4350. Seminar. Special Guest Speaker: Jared Spletstoser, GlaxoSmithKline. Title: "Toward a Novel Mechanism of Action Antibotic: Peptide Deformylase Inhibitors.” 4 p.m. 2020 School of Pharmacy Building. Sponsored by Department of Chemistry. Call 785-864-4670. Geology Colloquium Series: "Exploring Extinct Fishes of North America, with focus on the Triassic Chinle Formation and Newark Supergroup," "Crevassing on Byrd Glacier, East Antarctica.” Sarah Gibson, Logan Byers. 4 p.m. 103 Lindley Hall. Sponsored by Department of Geology. Call 785-864-4974. Colloquium. "Microorganisms as Indicators of Epithermal Ore Formation,” "Babes in the Wood - A Unique Window into Sea Scorpion Ontogeny.” Charity Landers, James Lamsdell. 4 p.m. 103 Lindley Hall. Sponsored by Department of Geology. Call 785-864-4974. Meeting. Advanced Mindfulness Skills Group. 5 p.m. 343 Fraser Hall. Cost $10 for four sessions. Sponsored by Department of Psychology. Call 785-864-4121. Public Event. The State of Art Criticism & Art Blogging with Meg Onli. 6:30 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art. Free. Sponsored by Spencer Museum of Art. Call 785-864-4710. Public Event. Prospective Student Information Session. 6:30 p.m. Conference Center, KU Edwards Campus - BEST Building. Free. Sponsored by Edwards Campus. Call 913-897-8400. Public Event. Doug Talley Quartet Concert. 7 p.m. KU Edwards Campus - Regnier Hall. Free. Sponsored by Edwards Campus. Call 913-897-8400. Concert. KU School of Music University Band and Jazz Ensembles II and III. 7:30 p.m. Lied Center. Cost $7 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436. Play. “La Boheme” by Giacomo Puccini. 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall. Cost $20 for public; $19 for seniors and KU faculty/staff; $10 for students. Sponsored by University Theatre. Call 785-864-3982. Public Event. Earth Day Lecture: David Orr. “Finding The Political Will To Reverse Climate Change.” 7:30 p.m. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Center for Sustainability. Call 785-864-5398. 26 Friday Departmental. 100 years of Architectural Education at the University of Kansas. All-day event. 216 Marvin Hall. Sponsored by School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Call 785-864-3114. Internal. Spring Cleaning and Office Supply Swap. All-day event. Centennial Room, Kansas Union. Free. Sponsored by Center for Sustainability. Call 785-864-5398. Workshop. Interviewing with Confidence. 9 a.m. Room 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free. Sponsored by Human Resources. Call 785-864-4946. Public Event. Curator Talk on "An Errant Line.” Susan Earle. Noon. Spencer Museum of Art. Free. Sponsored by Spencer Museum of Art. Call 785-864-4710. Ceremony. Latin American Studies Recognition Ceremony. 2 p.m.Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union. Sponsored by University Ceremonies and Special Events. Call 785-864-4213. Colloquium. “Rankings Based on Test Scores Versus Rankings Based on Latent Variables: When Are They the Same?” Roger Millsap, Arizona State University. 3 p.m. 3 West Reading Room, Watson Library. Free. Sponsored by Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis. Call 785-864-3353. Public Event. Chemistry ACS Special Seminar: Darin Laird, director of Advanced Device Technology, Plextronics Inc. “Printable Inks for Lighting, Display, Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Applications.” 4 p.m. Big 12 Room, Kansas Union. Sponsored by Department of Chemistry. Call 785-864-4670. Concert. KU Horn Ensemble. 5 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Free. Sponsored by School of Music. Call 785-864-3436.