Contents of this page: Sweet news: See's chocolates are back Lecture and photography exhibit focuses on Ndebele nation of South Africa Workshop offers help with managing priorities Alice Walker talk available online 2002 Title IX advisory council announced Theater arts troupe presents play about the African American experience EAP directors sought for Australia and Chile Construction update	February 18, 2002 More Campus News Sweet news: See's chocolates are back! Help support the Women at Work Retreat Scholarship Fund by purchasing See's chocolate bars in four delicious flavors. The W@W 2002 Steering Committee is looking for volunteers to help with sales. Contact Leslie Dumller at (831) 459-3473 or firedpt@cats.ucsc.edu to get some boxes of candy for your office, and be a local hero. This annual fundraiser provides scholarships for the Women at Work Retreat, and with recent departmental budget cuts, scholarships will be especially important this year. Back to top Lecture and photography exhibit focuses on Ndebele nation of South Africa Adrienne Walker Hoard will present a photography exhibition and talk on "Women Warriors, Artists of the Ndebele: Cultural Transformation in South African Society." Her lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, in Oakes College, Room 106. The accompanying photographs will be on display in the Oakes Guzman Room on Tuesday, February 19, and Wednesday, February 20. Hoard, a professor of visual arts and art history at the University of Missouri-Columbia, spent four years traveling in the provinces of South Africa after the fall of apartheid. Her photographs depict the women, men, children, and architecture of the Ndebele nation. Some of the images reflect areas in which modernization and "westernization" have had an influence on the aesthetic, social, and political choices facing the Ndebele. Back to top Workshop offers help with managing priorities Do you have too much to do? A staff workshop on "Managing Multiple Priorities" may offer the help you need. The workshop will be led by Elaine Fukuhara Schilling, an experienced workshop presenter who is on the faculty of the College of Health and Human Services at San Francisco State University and is a former manager of training and development at UC Berkeley. Fukuhara Schilling will discuss some approaches and techniques for effectively managing priorities at work and at home. The brown-bag workshop, offered by EEO/AA and the Women's Center, will take place on Thursday, March 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room D at the Bay Tree Bookstore. Drinks and desserts will be served. All are welcome, but preregistration is required. Contact Roberta Valdez at the Women's Center, (831) 459-2169 or rvaldez@cats.ucsc.edu. Back to top Photo: UCSC Photo Services Alice Walker talk available online Those who missed the appearance of author Alice Walker at UCSC's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on January 23 can now listen to her speech by checking out the online archives of public radio station KUSP, 88.9 FM. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author spoke to an overflow crowd at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium on "What it Feels Like to Know Someone Died for You: Living with the Voice of the Beloved." Back to top 2002 Title IX Advisory Council announced The 2001-02 Title IX Advisory Council membership is as follows: Campbell Leaper, associate professor of psychology, associate dean of social sciences, and provost of Colleges Nine and Ten Sandra Chung, professor of linguistics Helen Shapiro, associate professor of sociology Amy Smith, graduate student in psychology Antoinette Gonzalez, undergraduate adviser for politics, legal studies, and UC/DC Emily Dubin, undergraduate student at Stevenson College Susan Taylor, administrative assistant to the vice chancellor for research and staff to the committee For information on the role of the Title IX Advisory Council, see the UCSC Sex Offense Policy, the UC Santa Cruz Procedures for Reporting Sexual Assault(s) (Section VI, page 10), and UC Santa Cruz Procedures for Reporting Sexual Harassment (Section III C, page 19, and Section V, page 21). Back to top Theater Arts Troupe presents play about the African American experience Before It Hits Home, a play dealing with cultural stereotypes, gender roles, and the cultural taboo of placing "AIDS and Black in the same sentence," according to playwright Cheryl L. West, will be performed by the UCSC African American Theater Arts Troupe. The award-winning play is directed by Don Williams. Performances continue at Louden Nelson Community Center this weekend, February 22 and 23, at 8 p.m. both evenings. Tickets, available at the door only, are $10 for general admission and $6 for students. See article on other events taking place in celebration of Black History Month. Back to top EAP directors sought for Australia and Chile The Universitywide Office of the Education Abroad Program (UOEAP) currently has openings for study center directorships in Australia and Chile. At each site, the study center director serves as administrator of the center, provides academic and general counseling for enrolled UC students, implements UC academic policy, serves as instructor of record for all academic work undertaken by EAP students, assures harmonious relations with UC's partner universities, and facilitates exchange provisions of agreements. Fluency in the language of the host country and a broad knowledge of the host country are required. Tenured UC faculty, including lecturers with security of employment, and emeriti professors are eligible to apply. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is Friday, March 22. For more detailed information, go to the study center directorships page at the UOEAP web site. 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 Return to Front Page