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Monday October 6 2008

Fall Fitness Challenge 2008 - 
(for U-M faculty, staff, grad students, and retirees)

Time:

N/A

Type:

Miscellaneous

Join the Fall Fitness Challenge 2008 and get moving! The goal is to MOVE for at least 30 continuous minutes, 3 or more days a week and maintain or lose weight and/or inches in the process. You take your own weight and/or waist measurements at the beginning and end of program (or we can take them for you). At the end of the program, if you are successful at moving and at least maintaining your measurements, you will be reimbursed the $15 registration fee and entered into a drawing for five grand prizes! The Challenge begins September 23, and lasts six weeks. For more information, call 734-975-3056 or visit our website.

Web:

http://www.mhealthy.umich.edu

Cost:

Registration is $15.

Sponsor:

MFit Health Promotion Division

Haiti - by Jane Evelyn Atwood

Time:

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:

Lane Hall

Room:

Exhibit Space

Type:

Arts Related/Exhibition

Artist's Statement - HAITI: I asked to go to Haiti for an assignment in 2005 - but that first trip was not enough. I needed to photograph Haiti in depth, for myself. These pictures were taken in Haiti between 2005 and 2007, in Gonaives, Jeremy, Port-de-Paix, Anse Rouge, Fatima la Coupe, La Pointe, Anse a Foleur, Sainte Anne, Chansolme, Saint-Louis du Nord, Sources Chaudes, et Bassin Bleu.

Web:

http://www.umich.edu/~irwg/events/exhibits/jaehaiti.html

Sponsor:

Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Additional Sponsors:

Arts at Michigan, Center for the Education of Women Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund, History of Art, Institute for the Humanities, International Institute, Later American and Caribbean Studies, Law School Center for International and Comparative Law, Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, Rackham Graduate School, School of Nursing, and the School of Social Work.

The Infinite Landscape - 
Master Photographers from the UMMA Collection

Time:

9:00 AM

Location:

1301 South University Ave.

Type:

Arts Related/Exhibition

This exhibition will present some of the most compelling landscape images from the Museum's own renowned collection.

Web:

http://www.umma.umich.edu

Sponsor:

University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Senior Portraits - Michiganensian Yearbook

Time:

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Location:

Michigan Union

Room:

Sophia B. Jones

Type:

Appointment

Offered to all graduating Seniors and Graduate Students. Come take your picture and be remembered as a part of the Michigan tradition forever!

Web:

http://www.michiganyearbook.com

Cost:

Sitting fee: $14

Sponsor:

American Institute of Architecture Students

Additional Sponsors:

Michiganensian Yearbook

Gender, Power and Peacemaking in Africa

Time:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location:

Haven Hall

Room:

4701

Type:

Lecture/Discussion

Aili Tripp (University of Wisconsin) discusses her current research as part of the speaker series Gender, African Development and Human Security.

Sponsor:

Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Additional Sponsors:

African Development and Human Security Project

LGBTQ and Friends Staff/Faculty Lunch

Time:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location:

Michigan Union

Room:

U-Club

Type:

Reception

A monthly lunch social for LGBTQ and ally Staff/Faculty at U-M.

Web:

http://spectrumcenter.umich.edu

Cost:

No cost to attend - buy your own lunch

Sponsor:

Spectrum Center

Early Histroy of HIV/AIDS Investigations in the United States

Time:

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location:

Palmer Commons

Room:

Forum Hall

Type:

Lecture/Discussion

The speaker is James W. Curran and he is from Emory University. This is brought to you by Davenport Lecture in Medical Humanities.

Web:

http://www.umich.edu/umsts/

Sponsor:

Science, Technology & Society Program

Eighth Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture - 
"Early History of HIV/AIDS Investigations in the United States"

Time:

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location:

Palmer Commons

Room:

Forum Hall

Type:

Lecture/Discussion

For 15 years starting in 1981, James W. Curran, M.D., MPH, directed the Centers for Disease Control's HIV/AIDS epidemiology and prevention efforts, placing him at the global epicenter for awareness, research, treatment and prevention. His talk focuses on the early history of U.S. HIV/AIDS investigations, encompassing the emotionally charged issues of social disapproval and government denial. Dr. Curran is the dean of Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. A reception follows.

Web:

http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/chm/Rev_poster_aug%20(final).pdf

Sponsor:

U-M Health System

Additional Sponsors:

Center for the History of Medicine; Office of the President; Office of the Provost; Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Department of Urology; Institute for the Humanities; Global REACH; Science, Technology and Society Program

Organ Conference Student Recital: Music of Messiaen

Time:

4:00 PM

Location:

Hill Auditorium

Type:

Performance

PROGRAM: Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time. Part of the 48th Conference on Organ Music.

Cost:

Free - no tickets required

Free and Anonymous HIV Testing

Time:

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location:

Michigan Union

Room:

3200

Type:

Other

Every Monday during the academic year, a counselor from HARC, the HIV/AIDS Resource Center, is at the Spectrum Center from 6-8 pm offering free and anonymous HIV testing. The Spectrum Center is a welcoming and safe space for all seeking testing. For more information on HARC and testing, call 800.578.2300, 734.572.9355, or visit them on the web at http://harc.ldmi.net/eo_testing.html

Web:

http://spectrumcenter.umich.edu

Cost:

FREE

Sponsor:

Spectrum Center

Masterclass: Donny McCaslin Trio

Time:

6:00 PM

Location:

E.V. Moore Building

Room:

Rehearsal Hall

Type:

Performance

Inspired by his father, a pianist and vibraphonist, the youngster started playing tenor saxophone at 12, and quickly progressed, touring Europe and participating in the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival’s California All-Star band while in high school. After attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, he joined Berklee professor Gary Burton’s quintet, with whom he toured for four years. McCaslin moved to New York, in 1991, working with bassist Eddie Gomez and then joining the group Steps Ahead, with whom he made the 1995 disc Vibe (NYC Records). But he really began to turn heads with his solo work in larger ensembles – first Ken Schaphorst’s big band, and subsequently the acclaimed Maria Schneider Orchestra, where his performance on the album Concert In The Garden received a Grammy nomination for “Best Jazz Instrumental Solo” in 2004.

Cost:

Free - no tickets required

Organ Conference Guest Recital: Almut Rossler, organ

Time:

8:00 PM

Location:

Hill Auditorium

Type:

Performance

Meditations of Messiaen. Part of the 48th Conference on Organ Music.

Cost:

Free - no tickets required

Student Composers Forum

Time:

8:00 PM

Location:

E.V. Moore Building

Room:

Britton Recital Hall

Type:

Performance

Cost:

Free - no tickets required

The Rodney Crowell Acoustic Trio

Time:

8:00 PM

Location:

The Ark

Type:

Performance

One of country music's most successful songwriters who comes to The Ark with a brand-new album, "Sex and Gasoline".

Cost:

Reserved: $32 General Admission: $25

Sponsor:

Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)