Monday, March 03, 2003
March 2003 Calendar
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Monday, March 3 Gender Studies Brown Bag Panel Discussion – part of USI’s celebration of Diversity Week, noon to 1 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, University Center, Carter Hall. Bring a lunch and join discussion of a new minor at USI. Free. Information: 812/465-7188. USI’s RopeWalk Reading Series – featuring publisher, editor, author Naomi Horii, 7 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Liberal Arts Center, Kleymeyer Hall. Book signing to follow. Free. Information: 812/464-1735. Tuesday, March 4 Judy Shepard – Matthew Shepard’s mother, speaking as part of USI’s Diversity Week, 7 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, University Center, Carter Hall. Matthew, a 21-year-old college student, was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in 1998. Free. Information: 812/465-7188. Wisconsin Fast Plants Workshop – for area teachers, conducted on the University of Southern Indiana campus by Dr. Henri Maurice, chair of the Biology Department. Information: 812/461-5224. Wednesday, March 5 Ash Wednesday Mass – part of USI’s celebration of Diversity Week, noon to 1 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, University Center, Carter Hall. Join Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger for a service open to all denominations. Free. Information: 812/465-7188. Safe Spring Break Fair – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Rice Plaza. Programs for USI students about skin/sun care, binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, drinking and driving, safe sex, security, and more. Rain site: University Center, rooms 201-202. Information: 812/464-1807. Great Lakes Valley Conference Basketball Tournament – March 5-8, Roberts Stadium. Details TBA. Information: 812/465-1622. Thursday, March 6 “Franklin D. Roosevelt: Elected In Spite Of or Because Of His Disability” – presented in conjunction with USI’s celebration of Diversity Week, featuring Richard Harris, director of Disabled Student Development at Ball State University, 6:30 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Health Professions Center, Mitchell Auditorium. Free. Information: 812/464-1867. Friday, March 7 “From FDR to Jerry Lewis: America’s Confused Relationship with Disability; Where does USI Fit In?” – program for USI faculty and staff, featuring Richard Harris, director of Disabled Student Development at Ball State University, 10 a.m. to noon, University of Southern Indiana, Orr Center, Room 2018. Information: 812/464-1867. Social Work Festival – 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, University Center, Carter Hall. Continuing education credit available. Fee: $60, including lunch. Information/registration: 812/464-1989, 800/467-8600. Monday, March 10 USI Spring Recess - no classes, March 10-15. Information: 812/464-1762. Friday, March 14 “Under the Beams” concert series - Chamber Blues, 8 p.m., Rapp Granary, New Harmony. Presented by The New Harmony Artists’ Guild and The Rapp Granary-Owen Foundation. Tickets: $30. Tickets/information: 812/682-5019. Monday, March 17 USI School of Liberal Arts Honors Convocation - 4 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Health Professions Center, Mitchell Auditorium. Information: 812/464-1930. Tuesday, March 18 USI School of Nursing and Health Professions Honors Convocation - 4 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Health Professions Center, Mitchell Auditorium. Information: 812/464-1930. Wednesday, March 19 USI Pott School of Science and Engineering Honors Convocation - 4 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Health Professions Center, Mitchell Auditorium. Information: 812/464-1930. Thursday, March 20 USI School of Business Honors Convocation - 1 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Health Professions Center, Mitchell Auditorium. Information: 812/464-1930. USI Bower-Suhrheinrich School of Education and Human Services Honors Convocation - 4 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Health Professions Center, Mitchell Auditorium. Information: 812/464-1930. USI RopeWalk Reading Series – featuring author Tony Ardizzone, 7 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Liberal Arts Center, Kleymeyer Hall. Book signing to follow. Free. Information: 812/464-1735. Wisconsin Fast Plants Workshop – for area teachers, conducted on the University of Southern Indiana campus by Dr. Henri Maurice, chair of the Biology Department. Information: 812/461-5224. Monday, March 24 USI School of Business Executive-in-Residence Program – featuring J. Edward Wicht ’92, staff attorney in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, free public forums at 9 and 11 a.m., University of Southern Indiana, University Center, Carter Hall. Reservation for noon lunch: $12. Information/reservations: 812/465-7001. Wednesday, March 26 Second annual Phenomenal Women of USI and the Community – University of Southern Indiana, University Center, Carter Hall: 6 p.m. recognition ceremony, 5 p.m. exhibition, in conjunction with Women’s History Month, hosted by USI’s Multicultural Center and the American Association for University Women. Information: 812/465-7188. USI Internship/Co-op Job Fair – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, University Center, Carter Hall. Employers meet with students and collect resumes for possible internship placements. Information: 812/464-1865. Thursday, March 27 “Art, Diversity, or Censorship: Who Decides?” - Sydney Berger Lecture presented by Dr. Charles Nelms, vice president for Student Development and Diversity for the Indiana University system, 7:30 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, University Center, Carter Hall. Free. Information: 812/465-7047. "Communal Utopias Today" - a program in the Center for Communal Studies Lecture Series, 7 p.m., University Center, rooms 201-202. Speaker: Geoph Kozeny, communitarian. Free. Information: 812/465-1656. Friday, March 28 Liberal Arts Colloquium – “The Knight and the Lion: A Faculty Research and Creative Work Awards Grant,” 3:30 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Liberal Arts Center, Kleymeyer Hall. Presenters: Michael Aakhus, USI professor of art, and Patricia Aakhus, USI instructor in English. Free. Information: 812/465-7053. Friday Night in the Forum – film series featuring Chunhyang, 7:30 p.m., University of Southern Indiana, Wright Administration Building, Forum I. Free. Information: 812/464-1740. Saturday, March 29 Southern Hospitality Day - USI hosts campus tours and provides information to prospective students and their families. Free. Registration: 812/464-1765, 800/467-1965. |
