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Thursday, February 8, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
CAMPUS BRIEFS
The KU libraries are accepting applications for employment in several departments. The libraries employ more than 200 students in about 20 departments. To see which departments are hiring, check the job board just north of the circulation desk in Watson Library.
--eases (HPER 713C). All are three-hour courses for undergraduate credit. Students who wish to enroll may do so at the Continuing Education building, one block north of the Kansas Union. Classes must be completed within nine months of enrollment.
Students looking for opportunities to practice speaking English can attend free conversation groups sponsored by the Applied English Center.
The center's staff recommends that international students who take the center's courses or have difficulties with conversation attend the conversation groups at the Kansas Union.
The conversation groups, led by American students, are offered several times each week throughout the semester. For more information, call the center at 864-4606 or visit the center at 204 Lippincott Hall.
Graduate students who need help to finance their education should consult Graduate Funding Opportunity Group, a self-directed computer search program that locates funds for graduate study and research. The program is free and provides addresses and phone numbers of agencies offering scholarships and fellowships in all fields of study.
The opportunity group computer program is located at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences computer lab at 17 Strong Hall. Chris Robinson, group assistant, is available by appointment for students needing assistance. Robinson can be reached at 222 Strong Hall, 864-7242 for appointments or further information.
--eases (HPER 713C). All are three-hour courses for undergraduate credit. Students who wish to enroll may do so at the Continuing Education building, one block north of the Kansas Union. Classes must be completed within nine months of enrollment.
The Independent Study program has introduced four new courses available through correspondence. The courses are: America and World War II (HIST 340C), Adult Development and Aging (HDFL 342C), Foundations of Education (EPL 440C) and Advanced Concepts in Communicable and Degenerative Diseases (HPER 713C). All are three-hour courses for undergraduate credit. Students who wish to enroll may do so at the Continuing Education building, one block north of the Kansas Union. Classes must be completed within nine months of enrollment.
The Office of Study Abroad is offering a 23-day program in Rome, from June 13 to July 6.
The program offers four classes: music, literature of Rome, history and High Renaissance baroque art and architecture. All classes begin at 8:30 a.m. and tours related to the area of study will follow. This program is open to alumni, their friends and families, KU faculty and staff, and enrolled students.
The cost for room and board is $2,450, and air fare from Chicago to Rome is $833. Two or three person rooms are available. Single rooms are available for an additional $300. Meals will be provided three times a day with box lunches available for excursion days.
For more information, contact the Office of Study Abroad in 203 Lippincott Hall.
ON CAMPUS
Students who are interested in becoming officials for Recreation Services can attend meetings on March 10 or March 18. Positions are available for intramural softball, indoor soccer and sand volleyball. No experience is necessary. Participants must be enrolled in at least six hours.
For more information, call the Recreation Services Office at 864-3546, or stop by 208 Robinson.
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The Student Assistance Center, 22 Strong Hall, will conduct a series of seminars titled "Reading for Comprehension and Speed," from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 13, 20 and 27. The seminars will include six hours of demonstration. Students must register and pay the $18 fee in advance at the center.
Contributed by Carole Rich's Reporting I class
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting at 1:30 p.m. today at the Wainut Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ellen Strubert at 864-3742.
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about studying in Rome this summer at 2 p.m. today at 203 Lippincott. For more information, contact Mary Elizabeth Debicki at 864-3742.
Friends of Lawrence Planned Parenthood will sponsor a "Choice" Auction and Chocolate Extravaganza at 5 p.m. today. For more information and reservations, call Tamara Morris or Tim DeBoer at 816-756-2277 before 4 p.m. today.
American Association of University Women will sponsor Carmaletta Williams' Portrayal of Zora Neale Hurston at 7:30 tonight at the Alvamar Country Club. Conversation with Chancellor Robert Hemenway will follow. For more information, call Sheryl Jacobs at 888-8397 Ext. 1604.
KU Fencing Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call John Hendrix at 864-1529.
Andrew Tsubak will sponsor KU Ki-Alkido Club at 6 p.m. today at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Matt Stumpe at 864-6594.
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at Alcove D in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ravi Hirekatur at 832-8789.
Public Relation Student Society of America will sponsor "An Inside Look at Nonprofit Public Relations" at 6 p.m. today at the Reading Room in Stauffer-Flint Hall. For more information, call Ted Miller at 842-0766.
KU Champions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Parlors in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Erlk Lindsley at 841-4585.
KU Psychology Club & Psi Chi will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at 547 Fraser Hall. For more information, call Hillary Franke at 864-8106.
Native American Student Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Spencer Art Museum. For more information, call Lori Hauxwell at 864-1799.
KU Democrats will sponsor "Campaign '96: What's Ahead" at 7 tonight at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ted Miller at 842-0766.
Native American Studies Task Force will sponsor Joe Bird, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, at 7 tonight at the Spencer Art Museum. For more information, call Brooks Newton at 864-3459.
Icthus Christian Outreach will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Scott Nissen at 838-9719.
Recovery Medicine Wheel Support Group will meet at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Multicultural Resource Center. For more information, call Samantha at 842-4797.
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ON THE RECORD
An AM/FM receiver, scanner,
amplifier and electrodex were
stolen on Monday from Dole
Human Development Center.
The items were valued at $415,
KU police reported.
A KU student's purse, wallet and contents were stolen between 1:30 a.m. and 1:40 a.m. on Sunday at the Yacht Club, $56 Wisconsin St. The items were valued at $440, Lawrence police reported.
Recycle your
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Spring Break'96
Hey, University of Kansas, Emporia State University, Kansas State, Wichita State University, and Fort Hays State University, why not head to the tropics for break this year, where the weather is fine and the party never stops!
BLACK WOMEN'S STUDIES RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
SYMPOSIUM
The Hall Center for the Humanities of the University of Kansas will host a symposium to discuss the impact and future of Black Women's Studies in the academy and the general culture.
Program of events:
Friday, February 9: Individual colloquia on Black Women's Studies and the disciplines of history, literary studies, religious studies and filmmaking.
2:00-3:30—Nell Irvin Painter, History, Princeton University, author of Exodusters (1977), Standing at Armageddon: the United States, 1877-1919 (1987), and a forthcoming biography of Sojourner Truth. Centennial Room, KS Union
4:00-5:30—Katie G. Cannon,
Religious Studies, Temple University,
author of Black Womanist Ethics(1988)
and Katie's Canon: Womanism and the
Soul of the Black Community(1995).
Centennial Room,KS Union
2:00-3:30—Soraya Mire, Somali filmmaker, creator of Fire Eyes (1994). Pine Room, KS Union
4:00-5:30—Cheryl A. Wall, English, Rutgers University, author of Women of the Harlem Renaissance (1995) and editor of the two-volume Library of America edition of the writings of Zora Neale Huston (1995). Pine Room, KS Union
Saturday, February 10, 2:00-3:30, Kansas Union Ballroom. Dialogue among the four speakers and the audience on issues relating to Black Women's Studies in the academy and the general culture.
All events of the Symposium are free and open to the public.
This symposium is in conjunction with the inauguration of Robert Hemenway as Chancellor of the University of Kansas. Support for this symposium comes from a large number of academic and administrative units; no state funds have been used to underwrite this symposium. For further details, please contact The Hall Center for the Humanities, 211 Watkins Home, Lawrence, KS 66045-2967 • 913-864-4798 • fax 913-864-3884 • hallcntr@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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