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The Online Newsletter for Faculty, Staff and Retirees of The University of Akron - April 2, 2003
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  - University of Akron Calendar

April 2, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Niagara, Jackson Field, noon.

April 3, 2003
  EVENT - Dr. Frank L. Simonetti Distinguished Business Alumni Awards Breakfast,
Student Union, Ballroom, 7:15 a.m., $25. Sponsored by the College of Business Administration and the Alumni Association.

MEETING - Faculty Senate,
Buckingham Center 201, 3 p.m.

EVENT - Annual Shakespeare Festival,
Martin University Center, sponsored by the Department of English. “Awaken the Dream,” a Great Lakes Theater Festival touring production, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. “Rereading the Tragic Genre Via Shakespeare’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ and ‘King Lear,’” presented by Jyotsna G. Singh, 2003 Cathryn Carroll Taliaferro Shakespeare Lecture,” 5 p.m. Shakespeare Gala Birthday Party with hors d’oeurves and birthday cake, 6:30 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.

PERFORMANCE - “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,”
New Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron, 8 p.m., $15-$25. National Public Radio brings its news quiz show to Akron for a taping.

April 4, 2003
  LECTURE - “Atomic Scale Simulation of Nanostructures and Biomolecules,”
presented by Alper Buldum, UA assistant professor of physics, Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Aggarwal Lecture Hall, 2 to
3:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Polymer Engineering Spring 2003 Seminar Series. Call
ext. 8368 for more information.

ATHLETICS - Tennis
Zips vs. Buffalo, Tutchie Tennis Center, 3200 Darrow Road, Stow, 2 p.m.

April 5, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Tennis
Zips vs. Wright State, Tutchie Tennis Center, 3200 Darrow Road, Stow, 2:30 p.m.

April 7, 2003
  EVENT - Annual Women in Higher Education Luncheon,
Martin University Center, noon, $15. Keynote speaker is Lois Margaret Nora, president and dean of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine.

LECTURE - “Platinum Anticancer Drugs: DNA Binding and Cell Biology”
presented by Stephen J. Lippard, Charles M. Knight Lecturer, Mary Gladwin Hall 111, 3 p.m. Hosted by the Department of Chemistry.

LECTURE - Lani Guinier,
E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m., $4 with Zip Card. Part of the UA Forum Series.

April 8, 2003
  LECTURE - “Non-heme Iron and the Biological Oxidation of Methane,”
presented by Stephen J. Lippard, Charles M. Knight Lecturer, Mary Gladwin Hall 111, 2 p.m. Hosted by the Department of Chemistry.

EVENT - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit visit,
with members holding court in the School of Law’s Moot Courtroom, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Pittsburgh, Canal Park, 300 S. Main St., Akron, 6 p.m.

April 9, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Youngstown State, Jackson Field, 3 p.m.

ATHLETICS - Softball
Zips vs. Ohio State, Firestone Stadium, 1575 Firestone Parkway, Akron, 7 p.m.

April 11, 2003
  EVENT - Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards Breakfast,
Martin University Center, 7:30 a.m., $15. Sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Alumni Association.

ATHLETICS - Tennis
Zips vs. Toledo, Hyre Park, Akron, 1 p.m.

LECTURE - “Stimuli-responsive Nanocomposites: Opening New Horizons for Aerospace Systems,”
presented by Richard Vaia, Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Aggarwal Lecture Hall, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Polymer Engineering Spring 2003 Seminar Series. Call ext. 8368 for more information.

PERFORMANCES - Ohio Ballet Spring Program,
featuring “In a Word” by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, “Sacre du Printemps” by Salvatore Aiello, “La Nuit” by Nicolas Legat, “2÷1=1” by Jeffrey Graham Hughes and “Le Corsaire” by Marius Petipa, Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron,
8 p.m., $20-$40. Also April 12 at 2 and 8 p.m.

April 12, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Tennis
Zips vs. Eastern Michigan, Hyre Park, Akron,
1 p.m.

ATHLETICS - Softball
Zips vs. Miami, Buchtel Field, doubleheader,
1 and 3 p.m.

ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Eastern Michigan, Jackson Field,
2 p.m.

April 13, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Softball
Zips vs. Miami, Buchtel Field, 1 p.m.

April 15, 2003
  PERFORMANCES - “Aida,”
E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m. Also April 16, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m., April 19 at 2 and 8 p.m., and April 20 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $20-$60.

April 16, 2003
  LECTURE - “Visioning a Future for Gerontologic Nursing,”
presented by Lois K. Evans, nationally known researcher, Goodyear Polymer Center, Goodyear Auditorium, 3 p.m. Part of the College of Nursing’s Annual Distinguished Lecture Series. Refreshments will follow the lecture.

April 18, 2003
  LECTURE - “Graphoepitaxy Control of the Deposition of Cationic Polymer Micelles on SiO2 Surfaces,”
presented by Stephen E. Webber, William H. Wade Endowed Professor in Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Aggarwal Lecture Hall, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Polymer Engineering Spring 2003 Seminar Series. Call ext. 8368 for more information.

ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Ohio, Jackson Field, 3 p.m.

April 19, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Track
Zips host Akron Tri-Meet, Jackson Field, all day.

ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Ohio, Jackson Field, doubleheader,
1 and 4 p.m.

April 20, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Ohio, Jackson Field, 1 p.m.

April 21, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Softball
Zips vs. Cleveland State, Buchtel Field, doubleheader, 3 and 5 p.m.

April 22, 2003
  EVENT - 2003 All Campus Recognition Dinner,
Student Union, Large Banquet A, 5 to 8:30 p.m., $16.50. Sponsored by Senior Class Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Office of Student Development and Office of Multicultural Development to recognize leadership, achievements and support of campus activities and programs by student leaders and faculty and staff. For tickets, visit the Office of Student Development in Carroll Hall 305 or call ext. 7021.

EVENT - 11th Annual Distinguished Education Alumni and Faculty Dinner,
Martin University Center, 5:30 p.m., $25. Sponsored by the College of Education and the Alumni Association.

April 23, 2003
  MEETING - Board of Trustees,
Bulger Residence Hall, 16th floor, 10 a.m.

April 24, 2003
  PERFORMANCE - Carrot Top,
E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m.,
$25-$40.

April 25, 2003
  LECTURE - “New ‘BeachHeads’ in Polymer Science — An Industry Perspective,”
presented by Roger Avakian, chief technology officer, PolyOne Corporation Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Aggarwal Lecture Hall, 2 to
3:30 p.m. Part of the Department of Polymer Engineering Spring 2003 Seminar Series. Call
ext. 8368 for more information.

ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Ball State, Jackson Field, 3 p.m.

April 26, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Ball State, Jackson Field, doubleheader,
1 and 4 p.m.

ATHLETICS - Softball
Zips vs. Kent State, Buchtel Field, doubleheader,
1 and 3 p.m.

PERFORMANCES - “Coppelia,”
presented by the Children’s Ballet Theatre, New Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron, 2 and
7 p.m., $15-$20. Also April 27 at 2 p.m.

April 27, 2003
  ATHLETICS - Baseball
Zips vs. Ball State, Jackson Field, 1 p.m.

ATHLETICS - Softball
Zips vs. Kent State, Firestone Stadium,
1575 Firestone Parkway, Akron, 2 p.m.

April 28, 2003
  LECTURE - Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States,
E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 8 p.m., $4 with Zip Card. Part of the UA Forum Series.

May 1, 2003
  MEETING - Faculty Senate,
Buckingham Center 201, 3 p.m.

 
 
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