LAS Upcoming Events

OCTOBER 2008

7      ASL-English Interpretation Dept. Open House
        Noon-6:00 pm
        Suite 401; 33. E. Congress Building

        Food and drink, raffles, and giveaways. Open to public.

10-11
        The Beat Generation Symposium - Dept. of English
         Symposium free to Columbia students, faculty, and staff.
         Panel discussions throughout the day, Oct. 10 and 11. Poetry
         readings by Diane di Prima and Joanne Kyger, 7:00 pm,
         Oct. 10 and 11, Film Row Theater (1104 S. Wabash). Closing
         reception following reading on Oct. 11; 8:00 pm, Film Row
         Theater lobby.

        Admission is free and open to the public.

20-24     
       Creative Nonfiction Week - Dept. of English 
       For more details, see  www.colum.edu/cnfw
       
20    Conversations in the Arts: Jonathan Kozol Lecture
        7:30 pm 
        Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th floor
        (Founders' Lecture Series, in cooperation with Creative
         Nonfiction Week)
        The author of Savage Inequities will discuss "A New War on   
        Poverty: Equality and Opportunity in America." Introduction
        by Dr. Deborah H. Holdstein, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts  
        and Sciences.

        Lecture is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
        Call 312-369-6600 or go to www.colum.edu/tickets. 

22    Science and Math Colloquium Series
        Wednesday, October 22nd, 5-6 p.m.
        Ferguson Auditorium, 1st floor, 600 S. Michigan Ave.
        Dr. Sushma Reddy, Postdoctoral Fellow, Field Museum of Natural
        History
        "Deciphering the Bird Tree of Life: Their Evolutionary
        History Using Genomic-Scale Data"

NOVEMBER 2008

12     Science and Math Colloquium Series
         Wednesday, November 12, 5-6 p.m.
         Ferguson Auditorium, 1st floor, 600 S. Michigan Ave.
         Dr. Kenneth M. Golden, Professor of Mathematics, U of Utah
         "Mathematics of Ice to Help Predict Climate Change"