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September 18-24
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September 11-17

11 Monday

Academic
First day to elect credit/no credit grade option.
Library hours
Watson and Anschutz: 8 a.m.-midnight Mon.-Thu., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Sat. (Anschutz: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.), 10 a.m.-midnight Sun. For other library hours, call 864-8900.
New staff orientation
8 a.m. 102 Carruth-O'Leary Hall. Sponsored by staff benefits. Preregistration required. Call 864-7407.
Library workshops
Sponsored by University Libraries. Preregistration required. Call 864-8998.
· "Information Resources for Educators." 10 a.m. Training lab, 3rd floor, Watson Library.
· "Information Resources for Social Workers." 1:30 p.m. Clark Instruction Center, 3rd floor, Watson Library.
CTE lunch and conversation
"Online Study Skills Sites for Struggling Students." Noon. Center for Teaching Excellence, 135 Budig. Call 864-4199.
British Seminar
"The Imaginary Institution of Nationalism." Joel Reed, Syracuse University. 3:30 p.m. Hall Center conference room. Sponsored by Hall Center. Call 864-4798.

12 Tuesday

CTE lunch and conversation
"Learning Technology on the Job." Noon. Center for Teaching Excellence, 135 Budig. Call 864-4199.
Library workshops
Sponsored by University Libraries. Preregistration required. Call 864-8998.
· "Finding Information on the World Wide Web: Basic." 1:30 p.m. Training lab, 3rd floor, Watson Library. · "Using KU UnCover and Document Delivery Services." 2 p.m. Clark Instruction Center, 3rd floor, Watson Library.
· "Resources on Territorial Kansas from the Kansas Collection." 2 p.m. Spencer Research Library.
University governance
Regents Room, Strong Hall. Call 864-5169.
· FacEx. 2 p.m.
· SenEx. 2:30 p.m.
Before 1500 Seminar
"The Ambidextrous Advocate: A Chapter in the History of Legal Ethics." James Brundage, history. 4 p.m. Hall Center conference room. Sponsored by Hall Center. Call 864-4798.

13 Wednesday

Staff development
"Customer Service: You Make the Difference." 9 a.m. 102 Carruth-O'Leary Hall. Sponsored by staff benefits. Preregistration required. Call 864-7407.
Symposiums
Sponsored by Hall Center. International Room, Kansas Union. Call 864-4798.
· "The Opportunities and Challenges of Scholarly Publishing via the Internet: A Non-Technical Introduction." Rob Kling, Indiana University. 10 a.m.
· "Gender and Computer-Related Communication." Susan Herring, University of Texas at Arlington. 1 p.m. CTE lunch and conversation
"Where's the Money? Locating Funding Sources to Support Teaching." Noon. Center for Teaching Excellence, 135 Budig. Call 864-4199.
University Forum
"Beyond the Rainman: Autism and Public Education." Lois Orth-Lopes, autism resource teacher, and Joseph E. Nyre, Kansas Psychology Training Consortium. Noon. ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Lunch available. Call 843-4933.
Library workshop
"Exploring Africa and the African Diaspora in Spencer Research Library." 3 p.m. Spencer Research Library. Sponsored by University Libraries. Preregistration required. Call 864-8998.

14 Thursday

Library workshops
Sponsored by University Libraries. Preregistration required. Call 864-8998.
· "Searching Library Databases II: Exploring Networked Resources (Humanities and Social Sciences)." 9 a.m. Training lab, 3rd floor, Watson Library.
· "Searching Library Databases II: Exploring Networked Resources (Science and Technology)." 9 a.m. Clark Instruction Center, 3rd floor, Watson Library.
· "Exploring Africa and the African Diaspora in Spencer Research Library." 3 p.m. Spencer Research Library.
Staff development
"Emotional Quotient at Work." 9 a.m. 102 Carruth-O'Leary Hall. Sponsored by staff benefits. Preregistration required. Call 864-7407.
Merienda lecture series
"The History of the Bass in Afro-Caribbean Music." Stan Sheldon, Latin American studies. Noon. Parlors A, B and C, Kansas Union. Sponsored by Center of Latin American Studies. Call 864-4213.
Tour du jour
"American Indian Traditions Transformed." Andrea Norris, art museum. 12:15 p.m. White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art. Call 864-4710.
Brown-bag lunch
"Ukraine, Democracy and Reform Today." Alex Tsiovkh, Russian and East European studies. 12:30 p.m. 525 Blake Hall. Sponsored by Center for Russian and East European Studies. Call 864-4236.
KU Webmasters
"Bridging the Print/Web Divide with Adobe Acrobat." Sarah Kanning, Academic Computing Services. 1:30 p.m. Computer Center auditorium. Sponsored by Academic Computing Services. Call 864-0453.
Gender & Nationalism Seminar
"Domestic Queers: Home and Nation in Irish Queer Politics." Kathryn Conrad, English. 3 p.m. Hall Center conference room. Sponsored by Hall Center. Call 864-4798.
University Council
3:30 p.m. 108 Blake Hall. Followed by Faculty Council. Call 864-5169.
Conference
"American Indian Leaders of the 1960s: Red Power and Tribal Politics." 7 p.m. Sponsored by Indigenous Nations Studies Program. Also Sept. 15 and 16. Call 864-2660.
Lecture and music
"Seeing Ourselves: Creating, Viewing and Preserving Indian Visual Identity in the 21st Century." Jennifer Brathovde, Library of Congress; flute performance by Cornel Pewewardy, teaching and leadership. 7 p.m. Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. Call 864-4710.
Recital
Koto and Shakuhachi. 8 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. Call 864-3436.

15 Friday

Library workshops
Sponsored by University Libraries. Preregistration required. Call 864-8998.
· "Research Tools for Theses and Dissertations I: Reviewing Research Terminology and Strategies." 10 a.m. Clark Instruction Center, 3rd floor, Watson Library.
· "Research Tools for Theses and Dissertations II: Searching Key Databases." 1 p.m. Clark Instruction Center, 3rd floor, Watson Library.
Symposium
"Privacy in Public: Can It Be Justified?" Helen Nissenbaum, Princeton University. 1 p.m. Hall Center conference room. Sponsored by Hall Center. Call 864-4798.
Fall weekend workshop
"Sounds Like ..." 7 p.m. Natural History Museum. $. Ages 7-adult. Preregistration required. Call 864-4173.

16 Saturday

Football
KU vs. University of Alabama-Birmingham. 6 p.m. Memorial Stadium. $. Time subject to change. Call 864-3141.

17 Sunday

Fall weekend workshop
"Fall Mushroom Hunt." 1:30 p.m. Natural History Museum. $. Ages 7-adult. Preregistration required. Call 864-4173.
Concert
"Organ Music of Johann Sebastian Bach." 4:30 p.m. Bales Organ Recital Hall. Call 864-3436.

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