CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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
Deadline
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6

 

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

Movies

UPAC movie listings: Wednesdays at 7, 10 p.m., $2; Fridays and Saturdays at 7, 9:30, midnight, $2.50; ext. 8505
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

Fri., Sept. 15
Concert -- Haydn (and Mozart) on the Hudson; Albany Symphony Orchestra; Troy Savings Bank Music Hall; 8 p.m.; sponsored by the Sylvia & Alexander Hassan '27 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

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

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)

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

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