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Upcoming College Events WVU alumna, Morgantown native to lecture on astrophysics March 29, 30 Growing up in Morgantown, Kim Weaver was fascinated by books with pictures of galaxies, stars and planets. The 1987 West Virginia University graduate, now an astrophysicist, will return to her hometown to give a public lecture in her field at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, in 259 Hodges Hall on WVU’s Downtown Campus. Her talk, “Almost Heaven: Revealing the Beauty and Excitement of the Cosmos Through Modern Astronomy,” will compare visible, x-ray, infrared and radio images to show how today’s astronomers use the all-wavelength approach to study space. The lecture is free and open to the public. She will also deliver a technical lecture at 4 p.m. March 30 as part of the Physics department colloquia. Nova Institute sponsors dialogue between Muslim, Jewish communities March 30 Local Jewish and Islamic community members will have the opportunity to discuss their own experiences as members of non-majority religions on March 30 at an event sponsored by the Nova Institute in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University. “Anti-Semitism to Islamaphobia: A Dialogue on Common Concerns” is a joint effort of the Tree of Life Synagogue and the Islamic Center of Morgantown. This venue for open dialogue between Muslim and Jewish residents of Morgantown will be held Thursday, March 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Bennett Tower Gold Room, located on WVU’s Evansdale campus. A light reception will follow. Alumni Recognition Award to be given to Noted Children's Author March 30 Cheryl Ware, the author of four remarkable children's novels, will be honored by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University with its Alumni Recognition Award. Ware's award will be presented in the Gold Ballroom of the Mountainlair on Thursday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. As part of the award ceremony, Ware will read from her work, in an event sponsored by the Department of English and the Eberly College. The event is free and open to the public. Master of Arts in Liberal Studies application deadline approaching, Mar. 31 Students interested in earning a Master’s degree in Liberal Studies, offered by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, have only until March 31 to prepare their application materials for the summer and fall 2006 terms. Nine Eberly College students to participate in McNair Scholars Conference, April 1 Some of the best and brightest college students in the region will gather at West Virginia University Saturday, April 1, to present their undergraduate research, ranging from a study of stereotypes of blacks in advertising to an analysis of the effects of therapeutic massage on stress levels. The presentations are part of a WVU McNair Scholar Conference that features 20 young minds from Concord University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Ohio University and WVU. The public is invited to attend Saturday’s sessions from 10:30 a.m.-2:35 p.m. in the Mountainlair. For a detailed schedule, go to http://www.wvu.edu/~mcnair/ . Women’s Studies movie night to be held April 3 The Center for Women’s Studies in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University will show “Lesbian Grandmothers from Mars: One Couple’s Journey for Marriage Equality,” on April 3 as part of its Movie Night series. Holocaust scholar to visit WVU April 5 A leading scholar from the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will speak at WVU on April 5. Dr. Martin Dean will present “More than Just Neighbors? Encounters Between Jews and Gentiles in a Genocidal Relationship” from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5 in the Mountainlair’s Mountaineer Room on WVU’s Downtown Campus. The event is sponsored the Department of History in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served following the presentation. Civil War symposium April 8 at WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center The fourth annual Civil War Symposium sponsored by the Mason-Dixon Civil War Round Table of Morgantown will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Erickson Alumni Center. Robert G. Tanner, author of the acclaimed “Stonewall in the Valley,” will give the keynote speech at 1:15 p.m. His talk “Civil War Mystery Solved” will focus on the “lost” correspondence between Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee during Jackson’s Valley Campaign. The talk is open to the public and free of charge. |
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