Events Open to the PublicEvents Open to the Public include celebrations, film premiers, author talks, special lectures, and other programs.
OLLI OPEN HOUSE Attendees will be eligible to enter a drawing for a free OLLI membership! August 19, 2008 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Highlights of the Day 9:00 AM Coffee and Light Refreshments Join us for popcorn and this great film in the UConn Multipurpose Rooms (113-119). Please call for more details – 203-236-9924
OLLI BOOK DISCUSSION The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. The Silas Bronson Library and numerous other organizations in the Waterbury region are also supporting this initiative. To learn more about The Big Read and other local events, visit www.bronsonlibrary.org or www.NEABigRead.org.
Dr. Mark Schenker, Associate Dean, Yale University Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 4:00 PM Dr. Mark Schenker is returning to OLLI at UConn for the third time. OLLI is proud to be associated with Dr. Schenker, who is considered to be among the best book discussion leaders in the state and the region. He is currently an Associate Dean of Yale College and Dean of Academic Affairs. A sometime lecturer in the English Department there, he received his PhD from Columbia University in Victorian Literature. He has led book discussion series in public libraries and other venues in Connecticut for over twenty years through programs sponsored by the Connecticut Humanities Council.
UConn Waterbury Research Lecture Series Parking in the UConn Parking Garage on days other than Friday is limited to degree-seeking students, faculty, and staff. Please use alternative street level or municipal parking. Pre-registration is recommended by calling 203-236-9924.
Chemical Warfare in Plant Communities Paula Philbrick, PhD In streams, on shores, and in the soil, chemicals released by one plant or seaweed prevent the germination or growth of another. Chemical warfare (termed allelopathy) determines the structure of communities. Evidence from field surveys and lab-based experiments suggest that Castlenavia princeps (a riverweed) is allelopathic, tentatively the first report of allelopathy among the riverweeds. Take a look at some fantastic habitats, and a consideration of the dynamic forces that determine what grows where (or, more importantly, what does NOT grow THERE).
Where Are All the Honeybees? Alphonse Avitabile Wild colonies of honeybees are disappearing as they contend with infectious diseases, mites and colony collapse disorder. These threats are also making it increasingly difficult for beekeepers to maintain domesticated colonies. The bee problem is a major headache for agriculture, which depends on bees to pollinate $14 billion worth of crops each year in the United States.
New Maps of Chernobyl Contamination in Belarus Tatiana N. Serebriakova, PhD The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the northern Ukraine in 1986 caused the release of enormous quantities of radioisotopes that were dispersed throughout a large area of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. The purpose of this research lecture is to show a series of new maps depicting sources of radiation contamination associated with the Chernobyl disaster.
Connecticut Poetry Circuit
Reading by Kurt Brown Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 12:30PM Kurt Brown is the author of six chapbooks and five full-length collections of poetry, including Return of the Prodigals, More Things in Heaven and Earth, Fables from the Ark, Future Ship, and a new collection, No Other Paradise, due out in 2008 from Red Hen Press. As a poet, Mr. Brown has been likened by Baron Wormser to “a patient magician who pulls away the cover gradually. From the narrative ground of personal annals and inspired observation, he builds poems that revel in the great grace of faithful engagement.” Kurt Brown founded the Aspen Writers’ Conference, and Writers’ Conferences & Centers (a national association of directors). He teaches poetry workshops and craft classes at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, and was recently the McEver Visiting Chair in Writing at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Mr. Brown is married to the poet Laure-Anne Bosselaar. A native of Connecticut who now lives in New York, Mr. Brown will be touring the Connecticut Poetry Circuit from October 20 to October 31, 2008.
Open House for Prospective Undergraduates
Saturday, October 25 Prospective students and their families are invited to explore our academic programs and learn more about financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Faculty, staff, and current students will be on hand to answer your questions.
UConn MBA Program Open Houses in Waterbury
Tuesday, August 5; Thursday, September 25; Wednesday, October 22; Tuesday, November 18; Wednesday, December 10 Monthly MBA Program Open Houses will be held for anyone interested in UConn’s Part-time, Full-time or Executive MBA programs. Information sessions will begin at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. MBA admissions, curriculum and course scheduling will be discussed. Please call (203) 236-9935 or email glen.richardson@business.uconn.edu if you have any questions or wish to RSVP to an MBA Open House.
World Affairs Council - Connecticut and OLLI
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