February 19 - 26, 2001

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Calendar items must be submitted electronically through our e-mail address, vu-calendar@vanderbilt.edu. Deadline is Friday, 10 days prior to publication

Pilobolus returns to Nashville

Photo by Chris Callas

Returning for its fifth visit to Nashville, Pilobolus Dance Theatre will perform as part of Great Performances at Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Langford Auditorium. Pilobolus dancers will teach a dance Master Class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Centennial Park Dance Studios. Tickets are available at the Sarratt Box Office and through all Ticketmaster outlets by calling 255-9600 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, February 19

  • Mid-term examinations for first- and second-year medical students. Feb. 19-23.
  • Students desiring authorization to live in Greek Chapter Houses should file applications in 4112 Branscomb. Feb. 19-Mar. 2. Due by noon on Mar. 2. Additional information: call 322-2591.
  • Human Resources Services Training Class. "Managing Conflict." Feb. 19-20. 8 a.m.-noon. $75 fee. Additional information: call 322-8320.
  • Student Recreation Center. Soccer Registration. Feb. 19-Mar. 2. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Additional information: call 343-6627.
  • Alpha Phi Omega semi-annual Blood Drive. Feb. 19-21. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Memorial Gymnasium Lobby. Food, T-shirts, 102.5 FM "The Party." Additional information: e-mail Amy.M.Gordon@vanderbilt.edu or call 421-5405. Let's beat UT-Knoxville!
  • Housing assignment process. Students who will be living on-campus next year must register. Off-campus authorization forms will be available. Students must bring pre-printed housing contracts and ID's. Feb. 19-22. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Branscomb Recreation Room. Additional information: call 322-2591.
  • VIPPS Center for Mental Health Policy forum. "Adapting Empirical Treatments to Practice: The Development and Testing of an Integrated Psychotherapy." Dr. Larry Beutler. 11:30 a.m. 241 MRL building. Additional information: call Corinne Bickman at 322-8027.
  • National Engineering Week (Feb. 18-24) at Vanderbilt event. Nathan Brewer, speaker. 4 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center. Additional information: e-mail vivian.f.cooper-capps@vanderbilt.edu.
  • Kennedy Center Development and Developmental Disabilities Lecture series. "Dyslexia: Definitions, Causes, and Treatments." Jack M. Fletcher. 4-5 p.m. 241 MRL building. Reception to follow. Additional information: call 322-8240 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy.
  • Biochemistry Seminar series. "Positive and Negative Regulation of Cytokine Signaling." James N. Ihle. 4 p.m. 202 Light Hall.
  • 2001 IMPACT Symposium, "Will the White House Ever be the Same?" David Gergen, guest speaker. 7 p.m. Langford. Tickets: $3, general public; and Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff, free with ID. Additional information: e-mail christina.c.wilson@vanderbilt.edu.
  • Gertrude and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers series. Judith Ortiz Cofer. 8 p.m. 126 Wilson Hall. Additional information: call 322-2541.

Tuesday, February 20

  • Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Kawasaki." Dr. Brent Cardwell. 8 a.m. 208 Light Hall.
  • Clinical Pharmacology Grand Rounds. "Planning Early Clinical Development -- What Preclinical Data is Needed?" Dr. Thorir Bjornsson. 8:15 a.m. 512 Light Hall. Refreshments will be provided.
  • Student Affairs Staff Development Committee, Faculty In-Service meeting. "Sense of Community Among Undergraduates." 11:30 a.m. 189 Sarratt Student Center. Reservations required, 322-7787 (RSVP). Additional information: e-mail f.clark.williams@vanderbilt.edu.
  • CME Nephrology and Hypertension, Nephrology Clinical Conference series. Renal Biopsy Conference. Drs. R. Harris, G. White, A. Fogo and G. Moeckel. Noon. 518 Light Hall.
  • Women's Center Creative Life Planning Group meeting. Noon-1 p.m.
  • National Engineering Week at Vanderbilt event. Larry Taylor, speaker. 12:15-1:10 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center. Additional information: e-mail vivian.f.cooper-capps@vanderbilt.edu.
  • Microbiology and Immunology Seminar series. "Different and Complex Roles for EGF Receptor Ligands in Polarized Epithelial Cells." Dr. Robert J. Coffey, Jr. 3 p.m. A5305 MCN.
  • Center for Teaching, F2P2 Track Program series. "Writing effective examination questions." Dr. John M. Braxton and Nathaniel Bray, facilitators. 3-4:30 p.m. 103 Calhoun. Reservations required. Additional information: e-mail darlene.panvini@vanderbilt.edu.
  • Pharmacology Seminar series. "Gut sensation: The role of serotonin in the function and development of the enteric nervous system." Michael Gershon. 4-5 p.m. 206 PRB.
  • Black History Month speaker. "Leadership in Political Crisis: Lessons from the Front." U.S. Representative Harold Ford Jr. 4:10 p.m. 103 Wilson Hall.
  • VIPPS Third Tuesday U.S.-Japan Studies and Cooperation Meeting series. 5:30-7 p.m. 1207 18th Ave. S. Enter at Edgehill Avenue. Additional information: call 343-6980.
  • 2001 IMPACT Symposium, "Will the White House Ever be the Same?" James Carville, guest speaker. 7 p.m. Langford. Tickets: $3, general public; and Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff, free with ID. Additional information: e-mail christina.c.wilson@vanderbilt.edu
  • Sarratt Cinema movies. The Five Senses. Feb. 20-21. 7 and 9:15 p.m. Feb. 25. Matinee, 3 p.m. Tickets: $5, adult; and $4, Vanderbilt students. Additional information: call 322-2425 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/sarratt/cinema.htm.
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Wednesday, February 21

  • HEALTHPlus Babies and You program. "Child Care: What to Look For." Diane Neighbors. Noon-1 p.m. 415 Light Hall. Additional information: call 343-8943.
  • Chancellor Gee to meet with students. Noon-1 p.m. 311 Sarratt. Additional information: call 343-3200.
  • CME Nephrology and Hypertension, Renal Physiology Course Conference series. "Pheochromocytoma." Dr. John Oates. Noon. B-3127 MCN.
  • Center for Teaching, F2P2 Track Program series. "Teaching portfolio: tips and samples." Berenice Le Marchand, facilitator. 1-2:30 p.m. 103 Calhoun. Reservations required. Additional information: e-mail berenice.v.le.marchand@vanderbilt.edu.
  • National Engineering Week (Feb. 18-24) at Vanderbilt event. AMS Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. Complex machines perform simple task of peeling an apple. 3-5 p.m. Sarratt Promenade. Additional information: email vivian.f.cooper-capps@vanderbilt.edu.
  • Baseball. Vanderbilt vs. Alabama-Birmingham. 3 p.m. Charles Hawkins Field. Tickets: $5, adult; and $2, youth 17 and under. Vanderbilt students, free with valid ID card. Additional information: visit www.vucommodores.com/ baseball.
  • Law School, Legal Theory Workshop series. Gregg Bloche. 3:10 p.m. Vanderbilt Room.
  • Career Center program. "Law School Information for Juniors." 4:30 p.m. 203 Alumni Hall. Additional information: call 322-2750 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/career.
  • Dean of Students Campus Conversations C2 meeting. Open to campus. 4:30 p.m. 363 Sarratt.
  • Eucharist meeting (meditation and communion). 5:30 p.m. Dinner to follow. St. Augustine's Chapel.
  • "Nourishment for Soul and Body." Free dinner, Catholic prayer and discussion. 5:30 p.m. University Chaplain's office.
  • Spanish Department film series. Ciclo de Cine en Español. El Mariachi. 7 p.m. 126 Wilson Hall. Additional information: call 322-6930.
  • Catholic Rosary. 7:30 p.m. All Faith's Chapel.
  • Reformed University Fellowship weekly meeting. 8 p.m. Divinity School Refectory. Feb. 25. Service. 6:30 p.m. Covenant Presbyterian Church (4300 Hillsboro Rd.). Additional information: call 343-9621.

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Thursday, February 22

  • Module III classes end in management.
  • Student Recreation Center, Faculty and Staff Free Day. 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Additional information: call Jen Mayer at 343-8185.
  • Human Resources Services. The Manager's Roundtable Series. "Creating a Psychologically Safe Environment." Melinda Borthick. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Additional information: call 322-8320.
  • CME Nephrology and Hypertension Conference Series. Renal Grand Rounds. "Laparoscopic Surgery in PCKD." Dr. Elspeth McDougall. Noon. F-206 VA-Acre Building.
  • Black History Month speaker. Carl Brashear. 12:20 p.m. Bishop Johnson Black Cultural Center. Reception following. Free and open to the public.
  • Dissertation. "The Role of Process Configuration and Nutrient Supplementation on the Anaerobic Metabolism of Propionate." Saroch Boonyakitsombut, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Richard E. Speece, major adviser). 3-5 p.m. 223 Jacobs Hall.
  • Feminist Dialogues Lecture series. "Colliding Feminisms: Britney Spears, 'Tweens,' and the Politics of Reception." Melanie Lowe. 4:10-5:30 p.m. Warren Center.
  • State of the Medical Center 2001 address. "The Future Belongs to Us." Dr. Harry Jacobson. 4:30 p.m. Langford Auditorium. Questions and Answers. Door prizes.
  • Wesley Foundation (Methodist) mid-week program. 5:30 p.m. St. Augustine's Chapel.
  • Vanderbilt Baha'i Club discussion. "Would You Recognize Him?" 6 p.m. 114 Sarratt.
  • Women's Center program, Eating Disorder Awareness Week. I Am Beautiful Project. Woody Winfree and Dana Carpenter. 7 p.m. 103 Wilson Hall.
  • Public Art Forum. Mel Chin, guest speaker. 7 p.m. 126 Wilson Hall. Additional information: call Fine Arts Gallery at 343-1704 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/finearts/gallery.html.
  • Outdoor Recreation special movie. Sawtooth Film Festival (a collection of short films on extreme outdoor sports). 8 p.m. Sarratt Cinema. Free and open to all.
  • Baptist Student Union weekly meeting. 8:15 p.m.
  • Sarratt Cinema movies. Men of Honor. Feb. 22. 9 p.m. (Carl Brashear speaks, 7 p.m.) Feb. 23-24. 7 p.m. Tickets: $5, adult; and $4, Vanderbilt students. Additional information: call 322-2425 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/ sarratt/cinema.htm.

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Friday, February 23

  • Blair Auditions weekend for prospective majors. Feb. 23-24.
  • COPE Program, Spring II Placement Testing. Additional information: visit www.vanderbilt.edu/EFI.
  • CME Nephrology and Hypertension, Renal Research Conference series. "Tyrosine Phosphatatases in Cell Signaling." Dr. Joe Zhao. 8:30 a.m. B-3127 MCN.
  • Women's Center program. "Women and Girls in Sport." 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Student Recreation Center. Additional information: call Dr. Linda Manning at 322-4843.
  • National Engineering Week (Feb. 18-24) at Vanderbilt event. VanDerby Day. Recruitment of high school students. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Branscomb Recreation Room. End of week concert. 6-8 p.m. 103 Wilson.
  • Deadline. Applications for Student Activities Funds for 2001-2002. Noon. 310 Sarratt. Additional information: call Tiffany Washington, Chair of Student Finance Committee, at 421-4762.
  • Membrane Biology Group Seminar series. "Peptide transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Dr. Jeffrey M. Becker. 1 p.m. 413 Light Hall.
  • Economics Seminar series. Margaret Slade. 3:10 p.m. 218 Calhoun. Additional information: call 322-2388.
  • Buddhist Meditation Group meeting. 3:15 p.m. All Faith's Chapel. Additional information: call 322-2457.
  • Presbyterian Student Fellowship Room in the Inn (women's homeless shelter). Feb. 23-24. 5 p.m.-7 a.m. St. Augustine's Chapel. Additional information: call 343-4213.
  • Vanderbilt Hillel. Friday Evening Sabbath Services. 5:30 p.m. All Faith's Chapel. Additional information: call 343-1953.
  • Sarratt Cinema movies. The Legend of Drunken Master. Feb. 23-24. 9:45 p.m. Feb. 25. 9 p.m. Tickets: $5, adult; and $4, Vanderbilt students. Additional information: call 322-2425 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/sarratt/cinema.htm.
  • Blair Concert Series. Craig Nies, piano. 8 p.m. Turner Recital Hall. Tickets: $8, adults; $6, VU faculty/staff; and $4 students/seniors. Additional information: call 322-7651 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/blair.
  • Sarratt Student Center Sarratt Live Program. Rhythm and Poetry Night. 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Overcup Oak Pub. Interested in participating? E-mail candace.chatham@vanderbilt.edu.
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Saturday, February 24

  • Spring holidays for medical students (first- and second-year students only). Feb. 24-Mar. 4.
  • 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
  • Baseball. Vanderbilt vs. Bradley (DH). Noon. Charles Hawkins Field. Tickets: $5, general admission; and $2, children under 17. Vanderbilt students free with valid ID card. Additional information: visit www.vucommodores.com/baseball.
  • Blair Concert Series. Vanderbilt Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Dwayne Sagen, director. 8 p.m. Turner Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. Additional information: call 322-7651 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/blair.
  • Sarratt Student Center, Sarratt Live Program. Chris Johnson, comedian. 10-11 p.m. Students, free food. 9:30 p.m. Overcup Oak Pub.

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Sunday, February 25

  • 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.
  • Baseball. Vanderbilt vs. Bradley. 1 p.m. Charles Hawkins Field. Tickets: $5, general admission; and $2, children under 17. Vanderbilt students free with valid ID card. Additional information: visit www.vucommodores.com/baseball.
  • Women's Basketball. Vanderbilt vs. Georgia. 2 p.m. Memorial Gymnasium. Additional information: call 322-3544 or visit www.vucommodores.com.
  • Blair Concert series. "The Un-Master Class" Workshop. A two-day event led by William Westney. Lecture. 2 p.m. 2192 Blair. Lecture/demonstration. 3:30 p.m. 2192 Blair. All events are free and open to the public. Additional information: call 322-7651 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/blair.
  • Presbyterian Student Fellowship Room in the Inn (men's homeless shelter). Feb. 25-26. 5 p.m.-7 a.m. St. Augustine's Chapel. Additional information: call 343-4213.
  • Blair Concert Series. Recital. William Westney, piano. 7 p.m. Turner Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. Un-Master Class. 7:40 p.m. 2192 Blair. Additional information: call 322-7651 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/blair.

Monday, February 26

  • Module III examinations in Management. Feb. 26-Mar. 2.
  • Early Modern Studies Group meeting. Katie Crawford and Holly Tucker, facilitators. 2:10 p.m. Warren Center. Additional information: call 322-6900.
  • Blair Concert Series. Un-Master Class. Blair Student Performers. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Branscomb Quadrangle. Additional information: call 322-7651 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/blair.
  • Blair Concert Series. Guarneri Trio Prague Master Class. 7 p.m. 2192 Blair. Free and open to the public. Additional information: call 322-7651 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/blair.
  • Vanderbilt Concerts Committee presents The Branford Marsalis Quartet. 8 p.m. Langford Auditorium. Tickets: $10, $8, VU students; $20, $15, faculty/staff; and $20-$25, general admission. Additional information: call 343-3361 (tickets).
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