Announcements: Events
March 16
Awareness Week 2005: “Developing Communities through
Affordable Housing”
7 p.m., Keller Hall Reception Room
The program will feature discussion of affordable housing
with Christine Lowrie of Local Initiatives Support Corporation
(LISC); John Solano and Meredith Clark of the Richmond
Habitat for Humanity chapter; and a representative of the
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Amy
Howard, program manager of the Center for Civic Engagement,
will moderate. The program is part of Build It 2005.
March 17
“Working with the News Media—A Lunch Workshop for Faculty”
12 p.m., Richmond Room, Heilman Dining Center
Learn more about working with the media to share knowledge
with the public, promote books and research, and boost the
profile of the University. Reporters from the Richmond Times-
Dispatch and NBC 12 will explain what does and does not make
news for their readers and viewers, and the Media and Public
Relations Office staff and the University’s national media consultant
will talk about getting in the news through Profnet, op-eds
and pitching story ideas to the news media. Pick up a free
lunch in the University Club and take it to the Richmond Room
between 12–12:30 p.m. The program will begin at 12:30 p.m.
and conclude by 1:30 p.m. To reserve a lunch, please contact
Linda Evans (ext. 8056 or levans2@richmond.edu). Reservations
are requested, but walk-ins are welcome.
March 17
Awareness Week 2005: “Discriminating Pollution: The Environmental
Justice Movement”
4 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Room 313
Dr. Andrea Simpson, associate professor of political science,
will speak. The program is part of Build It 2005.
March 17
Artists’ reception and preview
6 p.m., Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art
See a preview of Senior Honors Thesis Exhibition, Part One.
March 17, 18 & 20
International Film Series
The Return (Russian)
Two boys growing up in contemporary Russia are unexpectedly
reunited with their father, who had been absent for 12 years.
One responds with cooperation and eagerness to know his
father; the other is reluctant to trust him. Then the father
announces he is taking them on a trip the next day. Making up
for lost time is not the only purpose of the trip. Their father’s
motives include mysterious business. Thursday and Sunday
showings are at 7:30 p.m. in Jepson Hall 118. The Friday showing
is at 3 p.m. in Adams Auditorium of Boatwright Memorial
Library.
March 19
2005 Chocolate Festival
10 a.m.–4 p.m., Jepson Alumni Center
The $10 ticket price includes delicious samples from some of
Richmond’s finest chefs. You may also stop by the chef ’s demo
stage from 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., where you can watch chocolate
masterpieces come to life. The festival is presented by the
Virginia Chef ’s Association to benefit its Chef Otto Bernet
Scholarship Fund. Tickets are available at the School of Continuing
Studies (ext. 8133) or at For the Love of Chocolate
(359-5645). For more information, please call Chef Glenn
Pruden at ext. 8952.
March 23
PETE luncheon: “Educating in the Digital Age”
12:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Room 331
Join Mignon Tucker of Pearson Custom Publishing in a discussion
of how publishers are working with faculty to incorporate
technology into the classroom. Reserve a lunch by contacting
Pat Schoknecht (ext. 6689; pschokne@richmond.edu).
March 23
Installation ceremony
4:30 p.m., Jepson Hall, Room 118
The campus community is invited to the installation ceremony
of Dr. Dafna Eylon as The F. Carlyle Tiller Chair in Business.
A reception will follow in the Heilig Meyers Lounge. Please
R.s.v.p. by March 16 to ext. 8900 or go to http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/business/ and click on
“News and Events.”
March 23
Gallery talk
7 p.m., Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
The program includes presentations by students enrolled in
“Museum Studies Seminar” and a reception and preview of
Objects & Meaning: Museum Studies Seminar Exhibition.
March 24
Brown bag lunch series at the museums
“CTRL<Click>: The Aesthetics of Internet Art”
12 p.m., Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center
Nathan Altice, a graduate student at the University and co-curator
of the “hypertemporality” exhibition will speak at this
informal program presented in conjunction with a current
exhibition at the University. Soft drinks and dessert will be
provided.
March 24, 25 & 27
International Film Series
The Taste of Others (French)
Nominated for the 2001 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar,
The Taste of Others explores the romantic entanglements of two
couples. The film questions the attractions between individuals
who have nothing in common and, conversely, why pairs who
seem destined for each other manage to find something that
pulls them apart. Thursday and Sunday showings are at 7:30 p.m.
in Jepson Hall 118. The Friday showing is at 3 p.m. in Adams
Auditorium of Boatwright Memorial Library.
March 25
Brown bag program
“What’s Happening in Richmond’s Downtown? Everything”
12:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Room 201
Jack Berry, executive director of Richmond Renaissance, will
speak at this program sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement
and the Richmond Research Institute.
March 29
WILL/WGSS Speaker Series
Nathan Long
4 p.m., Weinstein Hall, Brown-Alley Room
Long, a professor, poet, essayist, playwright and short story
writer, will talk about intersexuality and the plurality of sexes
and read from his novel-in-progress about an intersex person
growing up in rural mid-America.
March 30
PETE luncheon: “E-Zines”
12:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Room 331
Join Terry Dolson of the English Department in a discussion
of e-zines and how they can be incorporated into the classroom.
Reserve a lunch by contacting Pat Schoknecht (ext. 6689;
pschokne@richmond.edu).
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