5. Arab heritage celebration features music and dance

The Office of Student Development Intercultural Programs will sponsor a free Celebration of Arabic Music and Dance on Thursday, Nov. 20, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. The program will feature music by Ali Lubbad, who received the 414 Milwaukee Music Award in 2008. Lubbad has performed throughout Milwaukee, including Arab World Fest and the Milwaukee Art Museum, blending Arabic, African and Western music styles. The program also features dance by Tamarind Tribal Belly Dance, whose improvisational style is inspired by the dances of North Africa, Spain, India and the Middle East.

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6. Several departments holding colloquiums this week

The Department of Psychology will hold a colloquium Thursday, Nov. 20, at 3:30 p.m. in Cramer Hall 038. Dr. Bronson Levin of the Cornerstone Counseling Center, will present “Forensic Practice and Why I Love It.”

The Philosophy Department will offer a seminar Thursday, Nov. 20, at 5 p.m. in Raynor Conference Center Beaumier Suite A. Dr. William McNeill, professor of philosophy at DePaul University, will present "The Hermeneutics of Everydayness: On Heidegger's Phenomenology of Dasein."

The Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science will host a colloquium Thursday, Nov. 20, at 4 p.m. in Cudahy Hall 401. Dr. Vilas Menon, graduate student in the Department of Engineering Sciences & Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University, will present “A novel genetic algorithm to optimize state-dependent ion channel models.” Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in room 342.

The Department of Biological Sciences will have a seminar Friday, Nov. 21, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. Dr. Joseph P. Vogel, assistant professor of molecular microbiology at Washington University, will present “Legionella Pneumophila: An Intracellular Pathogen of Alveolar Macrophages.”

The Philosophy Department will also host a colloquium Friday, Nov. 21, at 5 p.m. in Raynor Conference Center Beaumier Suite A. Dr. David Schweickart, professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, will present “Global Poverty: What Is to Be Done- and Why.”

The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences will provide a colloquium Friday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. in Lalumiere 198. Dr. Dawne Moon, assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, will present “Emotion Power: The Productive and Punitive Force of Emotions,” based on interviews and participant-observation with American Jews about anti-Semitism and its relationship to contemporary politics.

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7. Program to cover the Center for Research Libraries

Bernard Reilly, president of the Center for Research Libraries, will discuss new holdings and how research and teaching can benefit from Marquette’s membership access to CRL’s global resources Friday, Nov. 21, at 11:15 a.m. in the Raynor Library Beaumier Suites.

Since 1963 Marquette’s membership in the Center for Research Libraries has provided Marquette researchers with thousands of unique or rare items. Faculty are welcome to bring graduate students, as well.

RSVPs are appreciated, but not required, at 8-5213.

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8. New products in D2L to be presented Friday

The Center for Teaching and Learning and Information Technology Services will present “On the horizon — promising new products” Friday, Nov. 21.

The presentation is part of a D2L e-teaching workshop series focusing on a variety of course design and multimedia resources to enhance teaching in D2L. A certificate is presented to participants who complete all seven sessions. The e-teaching workshops are offered every semester, so it is not necessary to attend all seven sessions in one semester.

The final D2L sessions this semester will be “Presentations of D2L enhanced courses” Friday, Dec. 5.

The workshops are sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, Instructional Media Center and Information Technology Services. All sessions are in Raynor Library 320H, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Register with Dr. Dave Buckholdt, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, or Jon Pray, associate vice provost for educational technology.

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9. Law School to hold information session

The Law School will host an information session for prospective students Friday, Nov. 21, at 12:30 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall. The session will provide information about admissions and financial aid, curriculum, intellectual and student life, and more. A brief tour of the Law School led by a current law student will follow. No registration is necessary.

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10. Submit requests for fall review sessions and exam classrooms

To reserve classroom space for fall 2008 review sessions prior to exam week, Dec. 8 to 13, faculty should complete the online Ad-Hoc Classroom Reservation Request Form. This form must also be used for those who want to give their final exam in a classroom other than the one assigned. A 24-hour advance notice is needed for these requests.

Contact Annette Conrad, associate director of AMU, for more information.

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11. Submit scholarly accomplishments to Compendium by Dec. 1

Faculty and staff with 2008 professional accomplishments, such as publications, presentations and awards that weren’t in the summer issue, should make sure they’re documented on the university’s News From You online resource by Monday, Dec. 1. Submissions will be used to compile the next issue of Compendium, which will be distributed this winter and will cover accomplishments from spring through early winter 2008.

Compiling these faculty accomplishments is an excellent way to let the campus community know about the great research taking place at Marquette and to allow fellow faculty to see opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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