Contents of this page: 'Splendors of Islam' on display at McHenry Library Student dance production celebrates 10th year Distinguished educator and author to give humanities lecture Help plan the next Women at Work Retreat Register to vote in the March 5 Primary Staff Advisory Board looking for musicians Learn to trust your intuition UCSC COSMOS lecture series to air on UCTV Help identify a UCSC student Regent Construction update	January 28, 2002 More Campus News From Abdelkebir Khatibi and Mohammed Sijelmassi, The Splendour of Islamic Calligraphy, London: Thames and Hudson, 2001. 'Splendors of Islam' on display at McHenry Library McHenry Library announces a new exhibit, "The Splendors of Islam," which will be on view near the second floor reference desk through April 7. Curators Randall Jarrell, Wendy Lees, Ken Lyons, Beth Remak-Honnef, and Irene Reti have assembled books and materials highlighting the library's extensive holdings in Islamic architecture, music, decorative arts, book arts, calligraphy, textiles, and science. There is a listening station with a selection of musical styles and genres from throughout the Islamic world, and a display of musical instruments as well. The exhibit is enhanced by an array of textiles, jewelry, and weavings from Central Asia. Back to top Student dance production celebrates 10th year The Theater Arts Department presents the 10th annual student dance concert Random With a Purpose. This year's show, "Traces of Bodies in Time and Space"--a dynamic compilation of the artistic visions and creations of UCSC's student choreographers and dancers--will take place February 1, 2, and 3 and February 7, 8, and 9 at the Theater Arts Second Stage. All performances are at 8 p.m. Random continues to be an entirely student designed and produced concert (from lighting to stage management to choreography). Eleven choreographers and 44 dancers will present twelve dances honoring the efforts made to examine the poetic movements, moments, and meanings of our lives. Tickets are $6/general, $4/seniors and students. Call the UCSC Ticket Office at (831) 459-2159. Back to top Distinguished educator and author to give humanities lecture Catherine R. Stimpson, University Professor and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University, will give a lecture titled "Genius: Evil and Otherwise" on Tuesday, January 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 159, Kresge College. The talk, presented by the Institute for Humanities Research, is free and open to the public. Catherine Stimpson has been working as a professor and writer in the field of humanities and women's studies for more than 20 years. She was the founding editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Since her first book was published in 1979, Stimpson has edited seven books and has had more than 150 monographs, essays, stories, and reviews about culture and women's studies printed in publications such as the New York Times Book Review. For more information, call (831) 459-5655. Back to top Help plan the next Women at Work Retreat Share your vision, get involved in planning the upcoming Women at Work Retreat. The next meeting of the Steering Committee will be on February 7 at the Bay Tree Bookstore, Conference Room C, from noon to 1 p.m. The 16th annual retreat will be held May 16 and 17 at St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista. For more information, contact Connie Croker at croker@cats.ucsc.edu. Back to top Register to vote in the March 5 Primary February 4 is the last day to register to vote to assure that a Sample Ballot and Voter's Information Pamphlet for the March 5 Primary Election will be sent to your address. Voters MUST register by February 19 to be eligible to vote in the Primary. Absentee ballots are available by mail February 4-26. Simply fill out the application on the back cover of the Sample Ballot and mail it to the County Elections Office. Poll workers are need on election day, Tuesday, March 5. Call the Santa Cruz County Elections Office at (831) 454-2060 if you have questions about voting or volunteering. Or check out the County Elections Office web site. Back to top Staff Advisory Board looking for musicians to perform at events Coming soon to a staff event near you: The Slug Serenaders! But only if some musically talented performers come forward. The UCSC Staff Advisory Board would like to provide live music at upcoming staff events. If you're interested in performing or would like to suggest the name of a local group that might play, please contact board member Ryan Andrews at (831) 459-3970 or via e-mail at randrews@cats.ucsc.edu. "Our budget is limited, but it was really nice to have live music at the staff breakfast last spring," said Andrews, who has not ruled out the possibility of a group of university employees coming together just to perform at staff events. "I don't know how much practice it would involve, but why not?" said Andrews. "I'm sure there's a lot of talent out there." Back to top UCSC COSMOS lecture series to air on UCTV Lectures drawn from the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) at UCSC will be shown this month on UCTV. The programs are: Volcanoes and Hot Spots, with Associate Professor Justin Revenaugh, January 29, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. UCTV has a viewing audience of over 6 million and focuses on academic programming. It is reached at EchoStar's satellite dish network, channel 9412, and on campus community television Channel 33. COSMOS is UC's four-week residential program that gives high school students a chance to take advanced math and science classes in a college setting. Programs are offered at UCSC, UC Irvine, and UC Davis for students entering grades 8 through 12. Back to top Help identify a student Regent The Career Center is asking for the campus community's support in identifying students who may want to apply for the student Regent position on the Board of Regents of the University of California. The appointee will be a nonvoting participant until July 1, 2003, when the student will become a full voting member. The student Regent must be an enrolled undergraduate, graduate, or professional student in good academic standing for the two-year term. Once appointed, the student Regent must resign all other elected or appointed positions. University fees, tuition, and parking at UCSC are waived for the student Regent, who is also reimbursed for expenses incurred attending meetings. For more information or to download an application, go to the Career Center web site. Applications are due by February 21. Back to top Construction update Currents provides regular updates on construction projects that have an impact on campus transportation and parking. Construction update story For more information, visit the Transportation and Parking Services web site and the Physical Planning and Construction web site. Back to top