@Rochester
-- Oct.
26, 2006
Thursday's Forecast: Partly Cloudy, High: 47°
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy, High: 52°
In
Today's Issue
- Reminder: Lennie's
Investiture on Friday
- Talk by Peter
Manseau
- Flu Clinic Open
to Children Three and Older
- Events:
Musicology Lectures, Retirement Workshops, Choir Festival
- Sports Buzz:
Latest Athletics News
- In the Headlines:
Ryan on Muscle Cars, Seligman on Tuition
News
and Announcements
Reminder:
Celebration of Lennie's Investiture on Friday
A symposium on issues related to interdisciplinary initiatives, an inaugural
ceremony, and a following reception will mark the investiture of noted
neuroscientist Peter Lennie as the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean
of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering on Friday, October
27. Those planning to attend may register online.
Author's
Family Story Reflects Recent Church History
Peter Manseau, the son of a priest and former nun whose marriage in
the 1960s drew reaction from around the world, will give a talk about
his memoir and about American religious experience at 4 p.m. on Thursday,
November 2, in the Welles-Brown Room in Rush Rhees Library.
New
Flu Clinic Scheduled for Friday; Will Make Vaccine Available to Children
Three and Older
The School of Nursing’s Center for Nursing Entrepreneurship will
run a flu clinic from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, October 27, at the
Medley Centre in Irondequoit, and for this clinic only will make flu
vaccinations available to children three and older.
Events
October
26
Eastman School Professor of Musicology Ralph Locke will present "Musical
Exoticism: Toward a Second Paradigm," and Assistant Professor (Teaching)
of Musicology Christopher Moore will present "From 'Lifestyle Modernism'
to 'Populist Modernism': The Evolution of the 'Everyday' in Interwar
France" beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Sibley Seminar Room of the
Sibley Library, NSL 404, at the Eastman School.
October
27, 30, 31
Learn more about investing for retirement at the workshop "Five
Habits of Highly Successful Investors" presented by TIAA-CREF.
Workshops will be held on Friday, October 27, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
at the Medical Center, Whipple Auditorium, and from noon to 1 p.m. in
Wilson Commons, Gowen Room. Sessions continue on October 30 and 31 at
various times and locations.
October
28
Western New York Intercollegiate Choir Festival features invitational
performances by choral ensembles from local colleges and universities.
Performances begin at 3 p.m. in Strong Auditorium.
See
these calendars for more events: Currents,
Eastman
School, Medical
Center, Warner
School, School
of Nursing, and Memorial
Art Gallery.
Sports
Buzz
View a complete
schedule at www.rochester.edu/athletics.
Volleyball:
The women’s volleyball team has been seeded fifth for the New
York State championships. The Yellowjackets will open play on Saturday,
October 28, at 10 a.m. against Nazareth College, the tournament’s
12th seed.
Men’s
and Women’s Swimming: Members of both teams were honored
by the Liberty League for their performances in the pool during the
season-opener against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on October 21.
Football:
Several members of the team have all been honored for their play last
weekend in Rochester's 34-7 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
The Yellowjackets play their final nonconference game of the season
on Saturday, October 28, when they travel to Grove City College in Pennsylvania.
Rochester
in the News
New York
Times (October 25)
Searching
for the Sex Appeal in a Hybrid
Richard Ryan, professor of psychology, psychiatry, and education, comments
on the psychological appeal of muscle cars: “That’s part
of the fantasy—you imagine yourself to be stronger or tougher
as you drive a muscle car.”
Democrat
and Chronicle (October 25)
College
Tuition Outpaces Inflation
"If we're pricing people out of the system, this is a matter of
great national importance," says President Seligman in response
to the College Board's newly released annual report on trends in college
pricing. But, Seligman adds, protecting a college's quality may be more
important than cutting costs.
In
Higher Education
University
Business (October issue)
United
States Falling Behind in Higher Ed
"'We're number one' was once an accurate claim among U.S. education
leaders. That is clearly no longer the case, according to 'Measuring
Up 2006: The National Report Card on Higher Education,' released this
fall from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education."
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