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Announcements: Events
Nov. 22
Jazz concert
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music
Join conductor Mike Davison and the UR jazz ensemble for a concert featuring contemporary and Cuban classics. Percussionist Rafael Monteagudo will join the group as a special guest artist. From Havana, Cuba, Monteagudo recently appeared in Modern Drummer magazine and is an expert on the drum set and Cuban percussion. The concert is free and open to the public.
Dec. 1
Lunchtime Forum
Doug Szajda, speaker
11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Richmond Room, Heilman Dining Center
The third lunchtime forum, co-sponsored by the School of Arts & Sciences and the University Club, will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Doug Szajda (computer science) will speak on “Securing Volunteer Internetwide Computations: Can I Ttrust the Results of Processing Performed by Millions of Strangers?”
All faculty and staff from any academic school or administrative unit, including retired faculty and staff, who wish to participate in this forum are invited to pick up a free lunch in the University Club between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., take it to the Richmond Room and enjoy lunch and conversation until 12:30 p.m., when Szajda will speak for 20 minutes, no more, about his scholarly work. A half-hour of questions, comments and discussion will follow, with the proceedings being brought to a close at 1:20 p.m., so that participants may head to class or other appointments.
Anyone who plans to pick up a free lunch should sign up in advance at the University Club or contact Rosa Garcia of Dining Services (rgarcia2@richmond.edu or ext. 8511) by noon on Nov. 23. Anyone who wishes to bring his or her own lunch, or not to have lunch, will also be welcome.
On Feb. 2, the fourth speaker in this year’s series, Tanja Softic (Art), will share her ongoing research on “De Rerum Natura: What Drawing Is.” Mark your calendars!
Dec. 1
WILL/WGSS Speaker Series
4 p.m., Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall
Belinda Anderson, president of Virginia Union University, a historically black institution in Richmond, will discuss VUU’s history and its current renaissance as well as her own career as an advocate for equal access to higher education. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement, and is free and open to the public.
Nov. 18, 19 and 21
International Film Series
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (English)
This documentary by filmmaker Tony Peosay was 10 years in the making. It tells the story of the near destruction of the 1,700-year-old Tibetan culture, the oppression of its people and the optimism in their hopes that they will gain freedom. Friday showing is at 3 p.m. in the Adams Auditorium of Boatwright Library. Thursday and Sunday showings begin at 7:30 p.m. in Jepson Hall 118.
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