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CAMPUS
AND COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Items for listing in the calendar should be submitted by noon
on Fridays, 10 days before the publication date (some exceptions
due to holidays). Submit calendar items to Pam Provost at
provop@rpi.edu or fax to ext. 6091. |
Issue
Sept.
25
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 16
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Deadline
Sept.
15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
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Academic
Schedule
2000-2001
ACADEMIC DATES OF INTEREST
HOLIDAYS
FOR FISCAL 2000-2001
Exhibits
Through
September
Art Exhibit-Dan Udell, photography; Shelnutt Gallery at the
Rensselaer Union; ext. 6505
Thu.,
Sept. 28
Art Exhibit-Chizu Nojiri & her Japanese students, Ikebana;
Shelnutt Gallery at the Rensselaer Union; ext. 6505
Lectures
Mon.,
Sept. 18
Origins of Life Seminar - RNA World: Mineral-Catalyzed Synthesis
of RNA; Jim Ferris, RPI; 4034 CII; 4 p.m.; ext. 2663
Wed.,
Sept. 20
Architecture Lecture - "Servolines"; David Erdman, Marcelyn
Gow, Ulrika Karlsson and Chris Perry, servo, Los Angeles, Zurich,
Stockholm and New York; Gallery, Green Building; 6 p.m.; ext.
6478
Howard B.
Isermann Dept. of Chemical Engineering - "Bioseparations:
Electrochromatography of Proteins"; Michael Ladisch, LORRE
(Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering); 211 Rickets;
4 p.m.; refreshments 3:30 p.m. Coonley Lounge; gardes@rpi.edu
Mon.,
Sept. 25
Architecture Lecture - "How to Lie With Maps"; Mark
Monmonier, Syracuse University; Gallery, Greene Building; 6 p.m.;
ext. 6478
Origins of
Life Seminar -"Disk Lifetimes, Accretion, and Planet Formation";
Lee W. Hartmann, Harvard; 4034 CII; 4 p.m.; ext. 2663
Wed.,
Sept. 27
Rensselaer Union Speakers Forum - "The Case for Mars: Settling
the Red Planet"; Robert Zubrin; 308 DCC; ext. 6505
Fri.,
Sept. 29
NYS Center for Polymer Synthesis Seminar - Takahito Itoh, Mie
University, Japan; Polymer Center Conference Room; 3 p.m.; ext.
6341
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Movies
UPAC movie
listings: Wednesdays at 7, 10 p.m., $2; Fridays and Saturdays
at 7, 9:30, midnight, $2.50; ext. 8505
Click on
UPAC
Listings
for a complete UPAC movie list.
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)
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Performances
Mother's
Wine Emporium
Fri.,
Sept. 22
Rensselaer Union Classical Concert Series - Nashville Symphony
Orchestra; Troy Savings Bank Music Hall; 8 p.m.; sponsored by
the Eleanore N. Fischbach Concert Series; free student tickets
will be available one week prior to the concerts at the Union
Administration Office, Room 3702; faculty and staff may sign up
on a waiting list and will be notified 8 business hours in advance
to pick up any remaining tickets; ext. 6505
Wed.,
Sept. 27
Electronic Arts Performance Series-Video screening of Dormimundo;
Ximena Cuevas; 324 DCC; 8 p.m.; $5/3; ext. 4778
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Short
Courses
ACS
courses are open to all members of the Rensselaer community. They
are free of charge but you must register by calling ext. 7777,
coming to the VCC Help Desk or sending e-mail to acs-courses@rpi.edu.
Course descriptions can be found at ACS
Courses.
AIS courses,
open to faculty and staff, conducted by CompTutor Inc., are $71;
9 a.m.-5 p.m., room 5202 in the J-bldg; space is limited. Contact
Lori Winslow at ext. 6279 or winsll@rpi.edu.
Click on AIS
Short Courses for a complete list of courses.
Mon.,
Sept. 18
AIS Course-Intermediate Excel; (see above to register)
Tue.,
Sept. 19
ACS Course-Introduction to Vi; (see above to register)
AIS Course-Introduction to Excel; (see above to register)
Wed.,
Sept. 20
AIS Course-Introduction to Front Page; (see above to register)
Thu.,
Sept. 21
AIS Course-Introduction to PowerPoint; (see above to register)
Fri.,
Sept. 22
AIS Course-Intermediate Word; (see above to register)
Mon.,
Sept. 25
AIS Course-Intermediate Windows; (see above to register)
Tue.,
Sept. 26
ACS Course-Introduction to Emacs; (see above to register)
Wed.,
Sept. 27
AIS Course-Advanced Excel; (see above to register)
Thu.,
Sept. 28
AIS Course-Advanced Access; (see above to register)
Tue.,
Oct. 3
ACS Course-Getting Started With LaTeX; (see above to register)
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Special
Events
Fridays
through October
The Hirsch Observatory, located atop the Science Center, will
be open every Friday night until Oct. 27 to the general public
for viewing celestial objects, for three hours beginning at sunset
(weather permitting); ext. 6763 or www.rpi.edu/~zellnn/observatory.html
Tue.,
Sept. 19
American Red Cross Blood Drive - DCC Great Hall; 11:30-5:30 p.m.;
sign up online at http://blood-drive.rpi.edu;
Wed.,
Sept. 20
Community Service Day - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; the entire Rensselaer
community is welcome to participate in community service and volunteer
projects. For more information and to register: www.union.rpi.edu/commservice/
Thu.,
Sept. 21
Dedication of the Rickey Sculpture, "Six Random Lines Excentric";
Hassan Quad; 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
CDTA Pizza
Party - Help celebrate the re-opening of the renovated Union;
Student Union Patio; Noon-2 p.m.; all community members are invited;
free pizza!
Entrepreneur
of the Year - Recipient: Curtis R. Priem '82; reception 308 DCC;
10 a.m.; keynote address 10:30-11:30 a.m. Contact Jeanne Stefanik
ext. 8398.
Fri.-Sat.,
Sept. 22-23
22nd Annual NSBE/SHPE Career Fair - opportunities to network with
company reps, attend workshops, view new technologies; AS&RC
Model Railroad
Exhibit Open House - Davison Hall; 12- 4 p.m.; free with RPI ID
Revitalized
Rensselaer Student Union Ribbon Cutting and BBQ Luncheon - Noon-1:15
p.m.; Rensselaer Union; RSVP to Danielle Adams, ext. 2227 or adamsd@rpi.edu
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Sports
Mon.,
Sept. 18
RPI Season Hockey Tickets go on sale at the Union
Tue.,
Sept. 19
Field Hockey vs. Keene St., 7 p.m.; Harkness Field
Men's Tennis vs. Union; 4 p.m.; Sharp Courts
Thu.,
Sept. 21
Women's Soccer vs. NYU; 7 p.m.; Harkness Field
Fri.,
Sept. 22
Field Hockey vs. Rochester; 4 p.m.; Harkness Field
Women's Tennis vs. Russell Sage; 3 p.m.' Sharp Courts
Sat.,
Sept. 23
Field Hockey vs. William Smith; 2 p.m.; Harkness Field
Men's Football vs. WPI; 1:30 p.m.; '86 Field
Women's Tennis vs. Manhattanville; 2 p.m.; Sharp Courts
Sun.,
Sept. 24
Women's Soccer vs. Alfred; 2 p.m.; Harkness Field
Tue.,
Sept. 27
Men's & Women's Cross-Country vs. Albany JV; 4 p.m.; Saratoga
State Park
Fri.,
Sept. 29
Men's Soccer vs. Hobart; 4 p.m.; Harkness Field
Sat.,
Sept. 30
Field Hockey vs. Drew; 11 a.m.; Harkness Field
Men's Hockey - Red & White game; skate with the Engineers;
5, 7:30 p.m.; Houston Field House
Men's Soccer vs. Hamilton; 2 p.m.; Harkness Field
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Workshops
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