Calendar
Academic Schedule
Mon., Sept. 4
Labor Day. No classes; staff holiday
Tue., Sept. 5
Mathematical Sciences Julian Cole-Margaret Darrin Lecture Series in Applied
Mathematics - Vladimir Zakharov, Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics and
University of Arizona; 214 Amos Eaton; 4-5 p.m.; refreshments in 401 Amos Eaton,
3:30-4 p.m.; contact Dawnmarie Robens, ext. 6414
Wed., Sept. 6
Architecture Lecture—“A Technologist’s View of an Architect’s
View of Technology”; Roy Hall ’74; Hall received an Academy Award
in 1998 for “principal engineering efforts that led to the Wavefront Advanced
Visualizer computer graphics system”; 4050 CII;
6 p.m.; ext.6478
Fri., Sept. 8
Chemistry Dept. Seminar—“Solid-State Polymerization”;
Takahito Itoh, Mie University, Japan; Polymer Center Conference Room;
3 p.m.; ext. 6341
Mon., Sept. 11
Chemistry Department Seminar—“Proton Transport in Polymer Electrolytes:
Theoretical and Experimental Studies”; Thomas Zawodzinski, Los Alamos
National Laboratory; Polymer Center Conference Room; 3 p.m.; ext. 6341
Wed., Sept. 20
Howard B. Isermann Dept. of Chemical Engineering— “Bioseparations:
Electro-chormatography of Proteins”; Michael Ladisch, LORRE (Laboratory
of Renewable Resources Engineering); 211 Rickets; 3:30 p.m.; refreshments 3
p.m. Coonley Lounge; belfog@rpi.edu
Fri., Sept. 29
Chemistry Dept. Seminar - Takahito Itoh, Mie University, Japan; Polymer Center
Conference Room; 3 p.m.; ext. 6341
UPAC movie listings:
Wednesdays at 7, 10 p.m., $2; Fridays and Saturdays at 7, 9:30, midnight, $2.50;
ext. 8505
Fri., Sept. 1
U-571 (PG-13) Sat.,
Sept. 2
Rules of Engagement (R)
Wed., Sept. 6
Anna and the King (PG-13)
Fri., Sept. 8
Gladiator (R); 7 & 10 p.m.;
1 a.m.
Sat., Sept. 9
Dead Poets Society (PG)
Wed., Sept. 13
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (R)
Fri., Sept.
15
Gone in Sixty Seconds (PG-13)
Sat., Sept. 16
Rushmore (R) Wed.,
Sept. 20
Frequency (PG-13) Fri.,
Sept. 22
Mission Impossible 2 (PG-13)
Sat., Sept.
23
Dumb and Dumber (PG-13) >
Wed., Sept.
27
Titan AE (PG)
Fri., Sept.
29
Shanghai Noon (PG-13)
Sat., Sept.
30
Pitch Black (R)
Performances
Wed., Sept. 13
Electronic Arts Performance Series—“Cyber Art: Performance, Identity,
and Fragmentation”; Arthur Ganson, artist-in-residence at MIT; 324 DCC;
8 p.m.; $5/3; ext. 4778
Thu., Sept. 21
Dedication of the Rickey Sculpture — “Six Random Lines Excentric”;
Hassan Quad (in front of Greene Building); 5:15-6 p.m.; ext. 2227
Fri., Sept. 22
Barton Hall Dedication & BBQ Luncheon —11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Barton
Hall Freshman Residence; RSVP to Danielle Adams ext. 2227 or adamsd@rpi.edu
Sat., Sept. 23
Revitalized Rensselaer Union Ribbon-Cutting and BBQ Luncheon—Noon-1:15
p.m.; Rensselaer Union; RSVP to Danielle Adams ext. 2227 or adamsd@rpi.edu
Sat., Sept. 23
Matchbox Twenty with special guest opener The Jayhawks. Houston Field House
Tickets are $29 for general public; UPAC Concerts has a limited number of specially
priced tickets for Rensselaer students. Tickets are $17 per ticket. There is
a limit of 2 tickets per RPI student ID and a maximum of 4 IDs per student.
Contact the Rensselaer Union at ext. 6505 for more info.
Wed., Sept. 27
Electronic Arts Performance Series—Video screening of Dormimundo; Ximena
Cuevas; 324 DCC; 8 p.m.; $5/3; ext. 4778
Fri., Sept. 29
Rensselaer Retirees Day
Invitations will be sent early in September. Events for the morning will be
enclosed in the invitation. Day also includes tours after the luncheon of the
renovated Union and the Mueller Center; ext. 6303
Special Events
Thu., Sept. 7
Town Meeting—“Rensselaer Plan: Introducing the First-Year Priorities”;
President Jackson will host a campus town meeting for faculty, staff, and students;
3-6 p.m.; 308 DCC
Thu., Sept. 21
Dedication of the Rickey Sculpture — “Six Random Lines Excentric”;
Hassan Quad (in front of Greene Building); 5:15-6 p.m.; ext. 2227
Fri., Sept. 22
Barton Hall Dedication & BBQ Luncheon —11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Barton
Hall Freshman Residence; RSVP to Danielle Adams ext. 2227 or adamsd@rpi.edu
Sat., Sept. 23
Revitalized Rensselaer Union Ribbon-Cutting and BBQ Luncheon—Noon-1:15
p.m.; Rensselaer Union; RSVP to Danielle Adams ext. 2227 or adamsd@rpi.edu
Fri., Sept. 29
Rensselaer Retirees Day Invitations will be sent early in September. Events
for the morning will be enclosed in the invitation. Day also includes tours
after the luncheon of the renovated Union and the Mueller Center; ext. 6303
Sports
Sat., Sept. 30
Men’s Hockey—Red & White game; skate with the Engineers; Houston
Field House; 5, 7:30 p.m.