Taking Note
October 31, 2007
Pettee Medal Award Will Be Presented Tomorrow
The UNH Alumni Association will present its most prestigious award — the
Pettee Medal — for extraordinary achievement and distinguished service
to the state, the nation, and the world, to Jan Nisbet, director of the UNH
Institute on Disability, on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 1:30 p.m. in the 5th floor
Reading Room in Dimond Library. A reception will follow.
Nisbet was chosen to receive the Pettee Medal as a result of her commitment,
achievement and leadership in the field of disability services. The Institute
on Disability’s projects span an immense spectrum, from autism to inclusive
education, community living for adults to technology, health care and public
policy to leadership training. Under Nisbet’s guidance, the institute
has set as its vision a world where all people, including those living with
disabilities, are fully engaged members of their communities and where support
is available to help individuals and families achieve independence, productivity
and a satisfying quality of life.
There’s Still Time to Give to the United Way
Donations during the first week of the 2007 United Way campaign on campus
have reached $26,172, surpassing the amount raised last year during the same time period by $17,000. With a little more than a week left to collect donations, organizers
hope to top last year’s total of $46, 730.
Each year, the UNH community helps people in need in the greater Seacoast
area by contributing to the UW. Money collected this year will specifically
target transportation, healthcare, housing, and substance abuse issues.
Payroll deductions are available for benefits-eligible employees. Hourly and
temporary employees may be billed by United Way on a periodic basis or, if
preferred, a one-time contribution can be made.
The drive ends Nov. 9.
For more information on how the funds are used, go to http://www.uwgs.org/community.cfm.
The Carsey Institute Seminar Series Fall 2007 Introduces Rural Fellow
The Carsey Institute will hold a brownbag lunch to discuss “Race and
Changing Neighborhood Concentrations of America’s Rural Poor Population” by
Daniel Lichter, director, Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center and Ferris Family
Professor in the department of policy analysis and management, Cornell University,
Thursday, Nov. 1, from 12:40 p.m –2 p.m., in the MUB 332.
The 1990s brought large reductions in geographically concentrated poverty
in the United States. The past decade ushered in large reductions in the neighborhood
concentration of poverty within the nation’s largest cities.
In rural areas, the number of high-poverty counties declined as well as the
share of population – including the poor people – living in them.
But declines in concentrated county-level poverty may mask increasingly concentrated
poverty within rural counties. In this seminar, Lichter will discuss whether
poverty has become a defining factor segregating rural communities, what social
and economic factors are impacting these trends, and how these trends have
been shaped by changing settlement patterns of rural minorities, especially
by blacks.
Bring your lunch. All are welcome to attend.
National French Week
National French Week is being celebrated Nov 1 – Nov. 8 with a series
of discussions, films and presentations.
The celebration kicks off Thursday, Nov. 1, with a presentation by Renee Haferkamp,
former director general of the European Commission, visiting scholar, Harvard
University, in Murkland G02.
Other events include:
Monday, Nov. 5
12:30 – 2 p.m.- Table Française, Holloway Commons, discussion
en français (requires meal pass or entrance fee).
4:10-5 p.m.- “Victor Hugo’s ‘United States of Europe’”,
presented by Professor William VanderWolk, Bowdoin College, author of “Hugo
in Exile.” Murkland 118.
7 – 9 p.m. – Film “L’Auberge espagnole” (France,
2002) dir. Cedric Kaplisch, MUB Theater II.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
11:30-1:30 p.m. - Cuisine from France and Europe, Holloway Commons (requires
meal pass or entrance fee).
7:30 – 9 p.m. – French Club event sponsored by the UNH French
Club with funding from the ORO, your student organization.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
1:10-2 p.m. - Book signing and discussion of “Cora” by Jules Barbier,
edited by Barbara T. Cooper, UNH Bookstore.
2:30-3:45 p.m. - Café Français – French and European foods,
discussion en français, Murkland G10.
4-6 p.m. - Film “L’Auberge espagnole” (France, 2002) dir.
Cedric Kaplisch, MUB Theater II
Thursday, Nov. 8
12:40-2 p.m. - The European Union, presentation by Professors Janet Polasky
and Aline Kuntz, departments of History and political science, MUB Theater
II.
3:40-4:30 p.m.- Student Panel “Views of France and Europe” - UNH
students from European countries present their views on the status and influence
of France in their own countries and in the European Union, Murkland G10.
All Shook Up Nov. 7 – 11 at Johnson Theatre
November brings a lively musical fresh from Broadway featuring the songs of
Elvis Presley and book by Jo DiPietro. “All Shook Up” is about
a small Midwestern town that gets turned upside down when a stranger rumbles
in with a smokin’ guitar and some scandalous dance moves. Rife with nostalgia, “All
Shook Up” features Presley ballads, love songs, and classic dance numbers
that will have everybody’s feet tapping. In the Johnson Theatre, Nov.
7-10 at 7 p.m.; Nov. 11 at 2 p.m.
For tickets, contact the MUB ticket office (Monday through Friday between
10 a.m. -4 p.m. at 2-2290, or online at www.unhmub.com/ticket. Tickets are
$15.50 for general admission and $13.50 for seniors, UNH ID holders; and groups
of 15 or more. The box office opens one hour prior to curtain in the lobby
at the Paul Creative Arts Center. For more information, and show times, please
call the Theatre and Dance office at 2-2919, or visit us at www.unh.edu/theatre-dance.
Chronic Disease Discussion Nov. 8
A public forum hosted by the Carsey Institute and the New Hampshire Partnership
to Fight Chronic Disease will be held Thursday, Nov. 8 from at noon - 1 p.m.
in the Squamscott Room, Holloway Commons.
Featured presenter, Ross C. DeVol, director, Regional Economics and the Center
for Health Economics at the Milken Institute. Special guests include Mil Duncan,
director, Carsey Institute; Ned Helms, director, Institute on Health Policy
and Practice and Dr. Robert D. Woodward, Forrest D. McKerley Endowed Chair
in Health Economics, Whittemore School of Business.
The forum will bring together health policy experts, researchers, and leaders
from New Hampshire's health care community to discuss the results of a new
Milken Institute study on the economic burden of chronic disease on the United
States and on the state of New Hampshire.
Lunch will be served. RSVP to dharris@calypsocom.com.
The New Hampshire Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease is a national, bi-partisan
coalition of patients, providers, business and labor groups, and health policy
experts committed to raising awareness of the policies and practices that save
lives and reduce health costs through more effective prevention and management
of chronic disease.
Faculty, Your Students Can Study in Budapest
The Justice Studies Program urges faculty to tell their students about an
informational meeting for their Studies Abroad Budapest Program, Tuesday, Nov.
13, 12:30 p.m.- 2 p.m., Murkland G-17.
For an application or more information on the program, contact Charles Putnam
- charles.putnam@unh.edu or 2-7041; Kevin Sousa - kevin.sousa@unh.edu or 2-2062;
Deb Briand - dlb@cisunix.unh.edu or 2-1716.
Senator Dodd to Talk Education at Carsey Institute Co-sponsored Event
The Every Child Matters Education Fund and The Carsey Institute are holding
a presidential forum with Sen. Chris Dodd, Friday, Nov. 2, from 3:30 p.m.-5
p.m. in Huddleston Hall.
Every Child Matters NH is a collaboration among Every Child Matters Education
Fund, Early Learning NH, and PlusTime NH. Together, they are letting presidential
candidates know that Every Child Matters in New Hampshire. Hear what Senator
Dodd would do for children and working families if elected the next President
of the United States.
Space is limited and admission is by invitation only. RSVP: Katie Brissette,
kbrissette@earlylearningnh.org or call (603) 226-7900.
The Art Gallery Calendar of Events: October — December 2007
Exhibitions:
Oct.30 – Dec.17 (Closed Nov.12 and Nov. 21-25)
Preview Reception: Monday, Oct. 29, 5 - 7 p.m.
“Shadow and Memory: Ellis Island's Un-restored Buildings: The Photographs
of Christopher Barnes” presents works by Maine photographer Christopher
Barnes documenting the thirty abandoned buildings of Ellis Island.
“In Residence: Artists and the MacDowell Colony Experience” featuring
Rosemarie Bernardi, Tom Chapin, Jim Coates, Roberta Delaney, Grant Drumheller,
Beth Galston, Olivia Parker, Susan Schwalb, and Judith Stone.
Programs:
Oct. 29 - Brown Bag Lunch Series: Film “Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First
Century: Time” Drawn from the popular PBS series, these weekly presentations
offer behind-the-scenes profiles of diverse contemporary artists. Featured
artists include Charles Atlas, Martin Puryear, Paul Pfeiffer, Vija Celmins,
and Tim Hawkinson. (Art21, Inc. 1 hour, color) Noon. Room A219, Paul Creative
Arts Center.
Oct. 29 - Preview Reception: “Shadow and Memory: Ellis Island's Un-restored
Buildings: The Photographs of Christopher Barnes” and “In Residence:
Artists and the MacDowell Colony Experience.” The Art Gallery, Paul Creative
Arts Center.
Nov. 5 - Brown Bag Lunch Series: Film“Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First
Century: Humor” Drawn from the popular PBS series, these weekly presentations
offer behind-the-scenes profiles of diverse contemporary artists. Featured
artists include Charles Atlas, Eleanor Antin, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Murray,
and Walton Ford. (Art21, Inc. 1 hour, color) Noon. Room A219, Paul Creative
Arts Center.
Nov.15 – Evening for Educators A gallery talk and discussion of the
current exhibitions “Shadow and Memory: Ellis Island's Un-restored Buildings:
The Photographs of Christopher Barnes” and “In Residence: Artists
and the MacDowell Colony Experience.” 4 - 6 p.m., pre-registration suggested.
The Art Gallery, Paul Creative Arts Center.
Nov.19 - Brown Bag Lunch Series: Film“Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First
Century: Power” Drawn from the popular PBS series, these weekly presentations
offer behind-the-scenes profiles of diverse contemporary artists. Featured
artists include Cai Guo-Qiang, Laylah Ali, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Ida Applebroog,
and original video artwork by Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler. (Art21, Inc.
1 hour, color) Noon. Room A219, Paul Creative Arts Center.
Nov. 26 - Brown Bag Lunch Series: Film“Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First
Century: Memory” Drawn from the popular PBS series, these weekly presentations
offer behind-the-scenes profiles of diverse contemporary artists. Featured
artists include Susan Rothenberg, Mike Kelley, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Josiah McElheny,
and an original video artwork by Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler. (Art21,
Inc. 1 hour, color) Noon. Room A219, Paul Creative Arts Center.
Dec. 3 - Brown Bag Lunch Series: Film“Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First
Century: Structures” Drawn from the popular PBS series, these weekly
presentations offer behind-the-scenes profiles of diverse contemporary artists.
Featured artists include Roni Horn, Matthew Ritchie, Fred Wilson, and Richard
Tuttle, and an original video artwork by Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler.
(Art21, Inc. 1 hour, color) Noon. Room A219, Paul Creative Arts Center.
Dec.10 - Brown Bag Lunch Series: Film“Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First
Century: Play” Drawn from the popular PBS series, these weekly presentations
offer behind-the-scenes profiles of diverse contemporary artists. Featured
artists include Oliver Herring, Arturo Herrera, Jessica Stockholder, Ellen
Gallagher, and original video artwork by Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler.
(Art21, Inc. 1 hour, color) Noon. Room A219, Paul Creative Arts Center.
Admission is free. Hours: Mon.-Wed. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m. -8 p.m.;
and Sat. and Sun. 1p.m.-5 p.m.; closed Fridays. Visitor parking is available
in C Lot (across from the Mill Road Shopping Center) at $1 per hour. For more
information visit art.gallery@unh.edu, www.unh.edu/art-gallery.
Chamber Music Concert
The Faculty Concert Series presents Northern Accord on Sunday, Nov. 4, at
3 p.m. in the Bratton Recital Hall of the Paul Creative Arts Center. The concert
is free and open to the public.
Northern Accord is a chamber music trio featuring Kirsten Gunlogson (mezzo-soprano),
Elizabeth Gunlogson (clarinet), and Eileen Cornett (piano) performing both
well-loved classics and little-known contemporary pieces composed for its distinctive
instrumentation.
Audiences connect quickly with its fun and heartfelt approach to music-making
and find themselves drawn into the stories told through song. Each member has
special ties to Alaska, and includes in their repertoire a collection of pieces
written by Alaskan artists, often on Alaskan themes. All of this amounts to
a varied and entertaining program, presenting a landscape of sounds and textures
only possible through this unique yet underexposed combination of instruments.
Mezzo-soprano Gunlogson holds a master’s of music degree from Indiana
University, performs extensively and serves as assistant professor of voice
at the University of Utah. Clarinetist Gunlogson holds a doctorate degree in
music in clarinet performance from Florida State University and is assistant
professor of clarinet at UNH. She performs regularly with ensembles throughout
the United States.
Cornett is director of the Graduate Vocal Accompanying Program at Peabody
Conservatory and a faculty coach with the Peabody Opera Theatre. She performs
as a guest coach/accompanist for the Baltimore and Annapolis Opera companies,
a recital partner to many singers throughout the East Coast and as a pianist
for the Capitol Steps.
For more information, call the music department at 2-2404.
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Body Image Workshop
Do you like what you see in your reflection? Do you compare yourself with
others?
Do you model after images of women in the media? Join this one day workshop
to enhance a healthy body image, Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
in the MUB, room 334.
“Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall,” an interactive and supportive workshop
led by the nutrition counselor and nutrition educator from the Office of Health
Education and Promotion, Health Services, will include discussion, activities
and videos. Snacks will be provided.
Space is limited; call 2-3823 to register or email to erica.kelleher@unh.edu .For more information about Health Services, or to learn about other events,
visit http://www.unh.edu/health-services.
This workshop may fulfill sorority health credits and may be considered for
classroom extra credit. Consult with your professor for details.
Faculty: Remind Your Students About This Career Fair
Faculty, do you have seniors who ask you how to get a job after graduation?
Do you have undergraduates who ask about internships? University Advising and
Career Center will be hosting the first of three Career and Internship Fairs
on November 1 in the MUB.
More than 90 employers have registered for this event, which will focus on
engineering, technology and business. Employers have been flocking to UNH to
take advantage of the quality that a UNH education provides.
The job fair runs from 11-3 p.m. To meet with employers before the fair, drop
by the networking reception in room 338. A directory of employers can be found
at www.unh.edu/uacc.
UNH Takes on Hunger – Holiday Fund and Food Drive
Donations to the New Hampshire Food Bank and UNH’s Cornucopia are being
collected on campus Oct. 27 – Nov. 17.
$1 = 4 meals: for every dollar donated, almost $8 worth of food can be provided
to our neighbors in need throughout New Hampshire. Donate to make a difference.
Cash gifts accepted at the Oct. 27 men’s football and hockey games and
the Oct. 28 women’s hockey game.
Can’t come to a game? Make a charitable cash donation online at http://www.nhfoodbank.org
For more information: NH Food Bank, Lauren Lipes, ldj4@unh.edu; Cornucopia
Food Pantry, Larry Brickner-Wood, larry.brickner-wood@unh.edu.
UNH Takes on Hunger is a collaboration of OXFAM UNH, Health Services, the
nutrition department, TSAS Community Leadership Program, the Office of Community
Service and Learning, Waysmeet Center, Cornucopia Food Pantry (on campus),
UNH Athletics and Student Nutrition Association.
New ArtBreak Series Dates
The ArtBreak series takes place Wednesdays, noon — 1 p.m. with the exception of the Nov. 14 event, which will be from noon — 1:30. All of the programs are held in The Art Gallery at the Paul Creative Arts Center.
Nov.7: Film: “Seasons of MacDowell,” four styles of filmmaking
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the MacDowell Colony. (2007, 70 min.)
Nov.14 (noon - 1:30 pm): Film/Book Signing: Author and filmmaker Lorie Conway
presents “Forgotten Ellis Island: The Extraordinary Story of America’s
Immigrant Hospital” (2007, 70 min.)
Nov.28: Gallery talk by exhibiting artists Grant Drumheller and Beth Galston,
whose works are currently on view in the exhibition “In Residence: Artists
and the MacDowell Colony Experience.”
Dec.5: Concert: “The Music of Amy Beach” is presented by flute,
piano, and voice students. Led by Peggy Vagts, professor of music.
Dec.12: Slide lecture/gallery talk by Maine photographer Christopher Barnes,
whose works are on currently view in the exhibition “Shadow and Memory:
Ellis Island’s Unrestored Buildings: The Photographs of Christopher Barnes.”
Fitness Reminder
The UNH fitness program, located at the Field House, is available to all
UNH benefit-eligible employees.
UNH Celebrity Series
The 2007-2008 Celebrity Series continues the tradition of offering world-class
artistic variety for the Seacoast area. This season all events will begin
at 7 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center.
Season tickets are available now by contacting the MUB box office, 10
.am. to 4 p.m., at 2-2290 or visit www.unh.edu/celebrity to download an
order form.
Thursday, Nov. 15 - Juilliard String Quartet
The Juilliard String Quartet is internationally renowned and admired for
performances characterized by clarity of structure, beauty of sound, purity
of line and an extraordinary unanimity of purpose. Celebrated for its performances
of works by composers as diverse as Beethoven, Schubert, Bartók
and Elliott Carter, it has long been recognized as the quintessential American
string quartet.
The November program will include Haydn’s Quartet In E Flat Major,
Op. 76, No. 6; Quartet No. 13 In B Flat Minor, Op. 138 by Shostakovich;
and Beethoven’s Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1.
Friday, Feb.1 - Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano
Antonio Pompa-Baldi’s 2005 appearance was one of the highlights
of recent seasons. Students and general audience alike clamored for his
return; he had mesmerized all with the sureness as well as the stunning
beauty of his playing. He has brought his assured touch on the keyboard
to some of the world's major concert venues, performing more than 70 engagements
per season.
As passionate a chamber musician as he is a recitalist and orchestral
soloist, Pompa-Baldi is a frequent guest at numerous chamber music festivals.
He serves as Distinguished Professor of Piano at the Cleveland Institute
of Music. His program will include works by Debussy, Schumann, and Liszt.
Monday, March 3, 2008, Teatro Lirico D’Europa –“La Traviata”
“La Traviata” is Verdi's beloved story of the ill-fated romance
between the courtesan Violetta and a commoner, Alfredo. Based on Alexandre
Dumas' play “La Dame aux camélias,” “La Traviata” argues
that true love must triumph over all, and that the highest virtue in a
human being is a good heart. Sung in Italian with English super titles,
this production features the Sofia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, as well
as outstanding professional vocal soloists from the major opera houses
of Europe and the USA.
The Johnson Theatre is handicapped accessible. Tickets can be purchase
online at www.unhmub.com/ticket, in the theatre lobby one hour prior to
curtain or at the MUB.
Helping You Find Your Path – MUB Lecture Series, Fall 2007
All lectures are at 8 p.m. in the Strafford Room.
Nov.7 – “Campus Computing and the Law” with lawyer
C.L. Lindsay. Back by popular demand. What you do online can
come back and haunt
you. Learn how to stay clear of trouble with lawyer C.L. Lindsay.
His entertaining and educational talk includes UNH pictures from
Facebook and Myspace, stalking,
getting jobs, plagiarism, alcohol/drugs, and more. Co-sponsored
by MUB and Student and Academic Services.
Nov.14 – “Hooking Up” with author Amber Madison. America’s
young people want straight talk about sex from parents and schools. Most
are not getting it. Madison, author of “Hooking Up: A Girl’s
All-out Guide to Sex & Sexuality,” gives them what they want
in simple non-clinical language. It’s all here, from gonorrhea to
the “G” spot, emergency contraception to erectile dysfunction.
A fresh, fun and much needed presentation. Co-sponsored by the MUB and
Health Services.
Stress Buster- Massage It Away
Starting this fall, Health Services will provide expanded massage therapy
services to students, faculty and staff, offering weekend hours and hot
stone massages. Appointments can be made starting the end of August.
All massages are provided by licensed massage therapists. For more information
visit http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/massage.html.
Locally Grown and Organic
The Organic Garden Club’s farm stand opens for the season today.
New location: Murkland Courtyard. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
eVENTS Management System
The eVENTS Management System (EMS), developed by the Research Computing
Center, enables customers to register and pay for events such as conferences,
workshops, and camps via the web, and assists event managers with tracking
registration and payment activity.
The eVENTS system offers customizable registration forms for each event,
an online payment feature which accepts credit cards and e-checks and feeds
automatically into the Banner Finance system, and 24/7 access to live registration
reports.
More details are available at http://www.unh.edu/budget/events.htm or
by calling site administrator Jennifer Biron at 2-0828.
Lactation Room Available
Dimond Library and the UNH President’s Commission on the Status of
Women would like to call attention to a lactation room that is available
in Dimond Library. This private room contains a hospital-grade Medela breast
pump, a gliding rocker, a refrigerator, and soft music. The room is designed
for nursing and milk expression. A key can be checked out at the main circulation
desk of the library. Please contact Pam Lehman at 2-1512 or the commission
office at 2-1058 for more information.
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