April 16 - 23, 2001

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Event of the Week

Great Performances

 

Photo courtesy of Afro-Cuban All Stars

The Afro-Cuban All Stars, a 13 piece multigenerational group formed to showcase Cuba's rich and diverse musical heritage, will perform as part of Great Performances at Vanderbilt's Langford Auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19. Tickets for the performance are available at the Sarratt Box Office and through Ticketmaster at 255-9600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, April 16

  • Blair performance interviews and registration for non-majors for fall semester.
  • Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Pediatrics Conference. "Neuromuscular Conditions: Orthopaedic Aspects." Dr. Neil Green. 7-8 a.m. S-3407 MCN. Additional information: call Michelle Lennon at 936-0100.
  • College of Arts & Science Open House for Accepted Prospective Undergraduate Students. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Additional information: call Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (800) 288-0432.  
  • Employment Practices/Training class. "Medical Terminology." 9-11 a.m. April 16 and 23. $100. Additional information or to register: call Amanda J. Trawick at 322-8320.  
  • Thirtieth Annual James C. Overall Visiting Professor Seminar. April 16-17. April 16. "Beyond Mortality: Outcome after Congenital Heart Surgery." Dr. Jane W. Newburger. Noon-1 p.m. 6218 VUH, Wadlington Conference Room. April 17. "Update on Kawasaki Disease." Dr. Jane W. Newburger. 8-9 a.m. 208 Light Hall. Open to the public. Additional information: call 322-3377. CME credit.  
  • Day on Campus, tour for high school students from Michigan High School from New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. 2-3:30 p.m. Additional information: call Joan Rice at 343-0552.  
  • Economics Seminar Series. "Macroeconomic Forecasting Using Many Predictors." Mark Watson. 3:10 p.m. 218 Calhoun.  
  • Employment Practices/Training class. "Basic E.S.L. for the Workplace." Mondays and Wednesdays. 4-6 p.m. No Fee. Additional information: call Amanda J. Trawick at 322-8320 or to register: e-mail amanda.j.trawick@vanderbilt.edu.  
  • Biochemistry Seminar. "HIF-1, Hematopoiesis, and Angiogenesis." Celeste Simon. 4 p.m. 202 Light Hall. Additional information: call Susan Heaver at 322-2043.  
  • Chemistry Colloquium. "Dissecting the Binding Interactions Between Peptides and Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex Proteins." Craig C. Beeson. 4:15-5:05 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center.  
  • Soul 2 Soul Meeting. Dr. Joseph Walker. 7 p.m. Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Free dinner. Additional information: call Brant Bousquet at 320-8820.

Tuesday, April 17

  • Sarratt Gallery Exhibit opens. Isolated Images drawings by Cat Crotchett. April 17-May 18. Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Additional information: call 322-2471.
  • Student Affairs Staff Development Committee April In-Service. "Vanderbilt's Emerging Financial Model: Migration from ETOB to ETOP+." Lauren Brisky. 11:30 a.m. 189 Sarratt. Reservations required (call 322-7787). Additional information: call JoEl Logiudice at 322-0850.
  • Women's Center Creative Life Group meeting. Noon-1 p.m. Free and open to women at Vanderbilt and the Nashville communities. Additional information: call Hilary Forbes at 322-6518.  
  • Dean of Students Office, Sixth Annual New Officers Workshop. 4-7 p.m. Free workshop to student leaders. Space is limited, registration required. Wilson Hall. Additional information: call Stuart Eddings at 322-3134 or 343-3200.
  • Employment Practices/Training class. "General Equivalency Diploma (GED)." Tuesdays and Thursdays. 4-6 p.m. No fee. Additional information: call Amanda J. Trawick at 322-8320 or to register: e-mail amanda.j.trawick@ vanderbilt.edu.  
  • Division of Hematology-Oncology Seminar. "How to Counsel Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer." Dr. JaNae Clapp. 5-6 p.m. 1951 TVC Conference Room. Medical community invited. Additional information: call Diane L. Ray at 936-0975.
  • Take Back the Night Organizational Meeting. Planning for next year's event. 6-7 p.m. Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center. Additional information: call Hilary Forbes at 322-6518 or hilary.forbes@vanderbilt.edu.  
  • Sarratt Cinema Movie. The Wind Will Carry Us. April 17-18. 7 and 9 p.m. April 22. 3 p.m. Tickets: $5, general admission; and $4, Vanderbilt students. Additional information: call 322-2425.  
  • Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir Concert. Featuring the African Performing Ensemble. David Childs, director. 8 p.m. Cathedral of the Incarnation (2001 West End Ave.). Free and open to the public. Additional information: call 322-7651.  
  • Reformed University Fellowship weekly meeting. 8 p.m. Divinity School Refectory. April 8. Service. 6:30 p.m. Covenant Presbyterian Church (4300 Hillsboro Rd.). Additional information: call 343-9621.  
  • Campus Observatory Public Night. 8-9 p.m. Open to campus and the Nashville area. Campus Observatory, 10th floor of the Physics and Astronomy Bldg., Stevenson Center. Additional information: call 373-4897.
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Wednesday, April 18

  • Third Annual Commodore Trot. Start and finish on the Varsity Track. Benefit the YMCA Urban Services Center. Additional information: call 343-6627.  
  • Vanderbilt Medical Center, American Red Cross Blood Drive. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. S-2400 MCN, Roundwing (The Learning Center). Additional information: call Carlos Ford at 343-4157.  
  • Division of Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds. "Mad Cows and Englishmen." Dr. Robert Latham. 8-9 a.m. 206 The Preston Research Bldg. Additional information: call Janelle Gervickas at 322-2035.  
  • International Student & Scholar Services event. "International Stress Fest."11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Zerfoss Lawn (rain site: McTyeire Lounge). Additional information: call 322-2753 or laura.flower@vanderbilt.edu.  
  • March of Dimes and HEALTH Plus program. "Babies and You." Noon-1 p.m. 415 Light Hall. Additional information: call 343-8943.  
  • HEALTH Plus program. "Walking Club." April 18-May 30. Noon-12:30 p.m. Prizes awarded. Additional information: call 343-8943.
  • Dean of Students Campus Conversations C2 meeting. Open to campus. 4:30 p.m. 363 Sarratt.
  • Last Seminar of the Biological Sciences of Vanderbilt University "The Evolution of Insect Behavior" series. "What Makes a Cockroach Attractive?" Allan Moore. Additional information: call H. W. Honegger, Department of Biology at 343-6217.  
  • 2001 Senior Class Picnic. Gordon and Constance Gee. Bishops Common (in front of Furman Hall). Additional information: call 322-6887.  
  • Eucharist meeting (meditation and communion). 5:30 p.m. Dinner to follow. St. Augustine's Chapel.  
  • Free Training Seminar. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Program, School of Engineering. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center. Additional information: call Advanced Networking Certificate Program at 322-1025.  
  • Special program, Adventures in Literature. Reading and discussing: "Pedro Paramo." by Juan Rulfo. Deborah N. Cohn. 7 p.m. Student Lounge, St. Augustine's Episcopal Chapel (200-24th Avenue S.). Additional information: call Mark Forrester at 343-0261.  
  • Blair Composers Forum. Blair students. 8 p.m. Turner Recital Hall. Free parking is available in the Capers Avenue Garage. Additional information: call 322-7651.

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Thursday, April 19

  • Sarratt Art Studios closes for the semester. Additional information: call 322-2471.  
  • The Learning Center program. CPR Renewals. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Open to all. Additional information or to register: call Celestine Rhodes-Jones at 322-2081.
  • Chancellor Gee meeting with Students. 11 a.m.-noon. 311 Sarratt. Additional information: call Mary Lou Edgar at 343-3200.
  • Women's Center, Reading Sisters meeting. The Wedding by Dorothy West. Noon-1 p.m. Additional information: call 343-4843.
  • Employment Practices/Training class. "Career Development." 3:30-6 p.m. $150. Additional information: call Amanda J. Trawick at 322-8320 or to register: e-mail amanda.j.trawick@ vanderbilt.edu.  
  • Wesley Foundation (Methodist) mid-week program. 5:30 p.m. St. Augustine's Chapel, 200 24th Ave. S. Additional information: call Mark Forrester 343-0261.  
  • Sarratt Cinema Movie. Hard Day's Night. April 19-21. 7 p.m. April 20. Midnight. Tickets: $5, general admission; and $4, Vanderbilt students. Additional information: call (615) 322-7651.  
  • Public Art Forum with Chris Drury. 7-8 p.m. 114 Furman Hall. Free and open to the public. Additional information: call the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery at 343-1704 or the Metro Arts Commission at 862-6720 or arts@metro.nashville.org.  
  • Great Performances at Vanderbilt. Afro-Cuban All Stars. 8 p.m. Langford Auditorium. Tickets: $28, $24 and $20; Students/children, $14; Vanderbilt faculty/staff, $14; and Vanderbilt students, $7. Additional information: call Annetta Green at 322-2471.  
  • Sarratt Cinema Movie. Finding Forrester. April 19-21. 9 p.m. April 19-21. April 21. Midnight. April 22. 9 p.m. April 26-28. 7 p.m. Tickets: $5, general admission; and $4, Vanderbilt students. Additional information: call (615) 322-7651.  
  • Baptist Student Union weekly meeting. 8:15 p.m.

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Friday, April 20

  • Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, The Barney Brooks Lectureship in General Surgery. "Pediatric Surgery: Then and Now." Dr. James A O'Neill, Jr. 7-8 a.m. 208 Light Hall. Additional information: call Terry Leckner at 222-6613.  
  • Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences Conference. April 20-21. April 20. 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. April 20. 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Voice Center, 1500 21st Avenue S., Suite 2700, Nashville, TN. Additional information: call the Division of CME at Vanderbilt at 322-4030.  
  • Final 3rd Friday @ The House event. Noon-3 p.m. Free! First come, first served. The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Additional information: call Ghangis DeDan Carter at 343-9039.
  • Women's Center Living with Loss Lunch Group. Noon-1 p.m. Additional information or to register: call Hilary Forbes at 322-6518.
  • Philosophy Colloquium. "Spinoza's Jewish Ethics and Liberal Politics." Heidi Ravven. 3:15-5 p.m. 109 Furman Hall. Reception to follow. Additional information: call 322-2637.
  • Special "Yom Hashoah" (Holocaust Day) Service. Shabbat Shalom Vanderbilt. Last Shabbat Service for this semester. All Faith Chapel. Additional information: call Shaiya Baer at 343-1953.
  • Buddhist Meditation Group meeting. 3:15 p.m. All Faith's Chapel. Additional information: call 322-2457
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Saturday, April 21

  • Festival of Ridvan. Baha'l Holy Day.  
  • College of Arts & Science Open House for Accepted Prospective Undergraduate Students. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Additional information: call Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (800) 288-0432.
  • InterVU radio program. Division of Public Affairs. Ann Marie Deer Owens, host. 10-11 a.m. 91.1 WRVU. Additional information: visit www.vanderbilt.edu/News/news/InterVU/ default.htm.  
  • Danceline, Color Guard, and Featured Twirler Auditions. 1 p.m. Music Rehearsal Hall. Additional information: call the Vanderbilt University Band Office at 343-2263.  
  • Vanderbilt Dance Group and Momentum Spring Concert. 7:30 p.m. Langford Auditorium. $7 per ticket. Additional information: call Sarah Fried at 421-2638.

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Sunday, April 22

  • Eucharist early service. 9 a.m. St. Augustine's Chapel. Episcopal and Methodist cooperative services. Sunday school. 10 a.m. Cooperative worship and Holy Communion for Episcopal and Methodist communities. 11 a.m. Bible Study. 5 p.m. St. Augustine's Chapel.  
  • Vanderbilt University Hospital Chapel service. 10-10:30 a.m. The Rhea Chapel.  
  • Catholic Community Mass. 11 a.m., 8 p.m., and 10 p.m. Benton Chapel.

Monday, April 23

  • Advance registration for May Session. April 23-25. May Session ends June 1.
  • Faculty/Staff Golf Tournament Registration. April 23-27. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Office of Campus Recreation. No fee. Additional information: call the Office of Campus Recreation to schedule a tee time at 343-6627.  
  • College of Arts & Science Open House for Accepted Prospective Undergraduate Students. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Additional information: call Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (800) 288-0432.  
  • Dissertation. "Preaching and Theology in Light of Theological Education: The Early History of a Troubled Marriage or What Went Wrong How." Teresa Diane Lockhart Stricklen, Graduate Department of Religion (Professor David G. Buttrick, Chair of Ph.D. Committee). 8:30 a.m. Private Dining Room, Divinity School.  
  • Economics Seminar Series. Susan Athey. 3:10 p.m. 218 Calhoun. Additional information: call John Weymark at 322-1437.  
  • Chemistry Colloquium. "Concepts and Progress in the Design and Synthesis of Synthetic Organic Single-Molecule (Molecular) Motors." Bruce Branchard. 4:15-5:05 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center. Additional information: call 322-2861.
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