NEWS IN BRIEF
Information management sessions scheduled
As part of KU's effort to develop a comprehensive information management program, a series of campuswide informational forums will be conducted this month to communicate important aspects of the program and to outline how the initiative may impact information stakeholders. The remaining meetings are scheduled for: 1:30-- 2:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Relays Room, Burge Union and 1:30-2:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Malott Room, Kansas Union.The KU Information Management Council strongly encourages attendance by faculty and staff who have a direct data or records stewardship responsibility. For more information, contact informationmanagement@ku.edu.
Chronicle of Higher Ed accessible to KU readers
KU Libraries users can now access the Chronicle of Higher Education through the Information Gateway at infogateway.ku.edu/. Users should click on C from the alphabet at the top of the screen and scroll down to find the Chronicle. When using the Chronicle from campus, a login is not necessary. When using the Chronicle off-campus, users should log in using their KU Online IDs and passwords.The online version features daily reports on developments in higher education, information technology and distance education, as well as databases of grant opportunities, job announcements and links to resources for higher education.
Levy to present inaugural lecture on law March 4
Richard Levy, the J.B. Smith Distinguished Professor of Law, will present his inaugural lecture titled "The Tie That Binds: Some Thoughts about the Rule of Law, Law and Economics, Collective Action Theory, Reciprocity, and the Heisenberg Principles" at 5:30 p.m. March 4. The public lecture will be held at the Summerfield Room in the Adams Alumni Center.
Symposium to address copyright in academia
KU Libraries, along with Information Systems and the Office of the Provost, is offering a symposium addressing copyright issues throughout academia from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 7 at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. It will feature experts from the academic, publishing and legal fields who will explore and discuss ways to balance the varying and sometimes conflicting interests of authors, researchers, teachers and publishers in the area of copyright of scholarly information.RSVP by Feb. 28 to latwood@ku.edu or 864-8961. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The symposium is free, but attendance is limited to 250 participants.
A complete schedule is online at www.lib.ku.edu/CopyrightSymposium.
Awards to recognize achievement in CLAS
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced several award opportunities for faculty to recognize outstanding graduate students, faculty service, teaching excellence and exemplary advising. The awards range in amount from $500 to $3,200 each. For nominations go to www.clas.ku.edu and select the "College Seeks Award Nominations" link under news and events. Nominations are due by Feb. 29. Contact Lindsey Hoover at 864-3663 or linzy@ku.edu for more information.
Dole marks Black History Month with two speakers
The Dole Institute of Politics is celebrating Black History Month with two programs featuring leading African-American scholars.On Feb. 21, medical sociologist Troy Duster will present "What Does DNA Tell Us About Race?" Duster's program will examine the biological and social realities of race in America. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a book signing to follow.
Duster is a professor of sociology and director of the Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge at New York University. The grandson of famed civil rights and anti-lynching advocate Ida B. Wells, he grew up in a family dedicated to hard work and equal rights.
On Feb. 19, Randal Jelks will present the 2008 Langston Hughes Lecture, "Rediscovering the Life of a Black Religious Intellectual: Benjamin Elijah Mays in the Making of the American Civil Rights Movement." The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is co-sponsored by the Langston Hughes Committee and the American Studies Program. For more on Jelks, see the Feb. 4 Oread, available online here.
Art faculty display works at annual exhibition
Art department faculty will showcase a variety of works at the annual faculty art show, held in the Art and Design Gallery.Dawn Marie Guernsey, chair of the Department of Art, said each faculty member in the art department is invited to participate in the show, including retirees. The show will feature installation works, sculpture, paintings and photographic documentation of performances. The Department of Art, one of four units in the School of Fine Arts, has several program areas: printmaking, sculpture, painting/drawing and expanded media.
The exhibit will run Feb. 17-29 in the Art and Design Gallery, on the third floor of the Art and Design Building. Gallery hours are: 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; and 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday. The exhibition and opening reception are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 864-4401. Visit Art faculty exhibit works at annual show for a sample of works from the show.
Audio-Reader wins grants for nature, programming
Audio-Reader has received a grant to fund efforts to preserve and understand nature in Douglas County. The grant for $3,395 was awarded by the Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund and announced by the Douglas County Community Foundation. The grant will fund an automated watering system and wheelchair accessible picnic tables in the Audio-Reader Sensory Garden.Additionally, a $14,000 grant to Audio-Reader from the Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation will ensure thousands of blind and visually impaired individuals across the state will continue to receive free program guides, closed circuit radios Web radios. For more information about Audio-Reader, visit http://reader.ku.edu or call 864-4600.
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