October 20, 2000: Volume 50, Number 7

Calendar

Friday, Oct. 20, through Monday, Oct., 23, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium.
Film: The Perfect Storm.

Through Oct. 21.
Arts Atrium.
"Ben Frank Moss: Paintings and Drawings," an exhibition by the George Frederick Jewett Professor of Studio Art at Dartmouth College.

Sunday, Oct. 22, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Old Chapel.
Dinner & A Movie: Dead Poet's Society. Faculty, staff, and students only.

Sunday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.
Memorial Chapel.
Union College-Schenectady Museum chamber series presents Gil Shaham, violin, with the International Sejong soloists. Program includes Wolf's Italian Serenade; Arvo Part's Tabula Rasa for two violins and strings, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Tickets available at the door or from the President's Office.

Monday, Oct. 23, noon to 2 p.m.
Social Sciences 016.
Workshop: Peak Asthma. Learn about asthma, asthma triggers, medicines, use of peak flow meters, and self-management behaviors. RSVP to extension 6108. Sponsored by Human Resources.

Monday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.
Memorial Chapel.
Union College Choir, Prof. Dianne M. McMullen, director; with Elinore Farnum, piano and organ, perform a concert of works by Schubert, Croce, J.M. Haydn. The program also includes spirituals and folks songs from Canada, Jamaica, Brazil, and other places.

Monday, Oct. 23, 9 p.m. to midnight.
Old Chapel.
Martin Scorcese Film Festival. Sponsored by the Symposium. Runs through Oct. 26.

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Yulman Theater.
On-Site Mobile Mammography. Free of charge on a space-available basis to Union employees only. Call extension 6108 to RSVP. Sponsored by Human Resources.

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Old Chapel.
Blood Drive.

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 5 to 7 p.m.
Humanities 115.
"Meeting Your Lifetime Financial Needs and Goals," a lecture by Sarah Knutson, financial consultant from Merrill Lynch. Sponsored by GMI. Location:

Thursday, Oct. 26, 1 to 7 p.m.
Alumni Gymnasium.
Walk-in flu and meningitis immunizations for students. Meningitis vaccines are $75, flu vaccines $10. For information, call (877) 482-2237.

Thursday, Oct. 26, 3 p.m.
Nott Memorial.
"Waterway to the Future: The Erie Canal Corridor as an Economic Development Engine," a symposium on public and private sector economic development efforts in the upstate region. Part of "Monument of Progress: The 175th Anniversary of the Erie Canal." To be followed by a reception and gala in Old Chapel with a re-creation of the dinner served at the original Grand Canal Ball in New York City in 1825. Tickets are $60 each for public, $25 for Union faculty, staff, and students. To RSVP, e-mail Bill Schwarz at schwarzw@union.edu by Monday, Oct. 23.

Thursday, Oct. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m.
(2 p.m. shows on Oct. 28 and 29)
Yulman Theater.
Saucy Minds of Science, the College's Commedia Dell'Arté troupe, present "The Big Bang," a series of sketches that explore the world of science. Directed by Prof. Joann Yarrow. Admission $7; students/seniors $5. For tickets and information, call ext. 6545.

Friday, Oct. 27, 12:25 p.m.
Women's Studies Lounge.
Junior Women's Research Colloquium with Zoe Oxley, assistant professor of political science, on "Sex Differences in Voting for U.S. President: The Importance of Contextual Clues." For faculty, staff and students. Lunch provided for those who contact Joyce Madancy (madancyj@union.edu or x6221) by Monday, Oct. 23. Sponsored by the Women's Commission.

Friday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m.
Old Chapel.
Murder Mystery Dinner. Faculty, staff, and students only.

Friday, Oct. 27, through Monday, Oct. 30, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium.
Film: What Lies Beneath.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m.
Nott Memorial.
"Greek Temples, Great Technologies, and Good Times on the Towpath," a lecture featuring old Saratoga and Schenectady county photographs presented by John Scherer and Craig Williams, curators at the New York State Museum. Concluding event of "Monument of Progress: The 175th Anniversary of the Erie Canal."

Through Oct. 29.
Nott Memorial.
Exhibit: "Monument of Progress: The 175th Anniversary of the Erie Canal" with related events throughout.

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