• Employee appreciation event planned for Nov. 8
• N.C. Native-American musicians to perform Oct. 24
• Experiential learning to be examined at Oct. 25 workshop
• Cancer to be topic of Oct. 25 patient conference
• Brass quintet to perform Oct. 27
• Safety Fair set for Oct. 29
• Oct. 26 ball to support planetarium's programs
• Former faculty member, Los Alamos official to lecture Nov. 1
• Women's Center among conference sponsors
• Islamic calligrapher to demonstrate at Ackland Art Museum
• Carolina to participate in national liver transplant study
• Nepal and Chapel Hill united in online art exhibit Oct. 30
• Campus to offer satellite voting site in advance of Nov. 5 election
• Latin American film festival set for six campuses

Employee appreciation event
planned for Nov. 8

An event to say "thank you" to Carolina employees for their work on behalf of the University has been scheduled for Nov. 8 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

A location for the employee appreciation event has not been determined, and details of the program are still being worked out. They will be announced to the campus community as they become available. Meantime, planners urge employees to mark Nov. 8 on their calendars.

The event is being funded in part by a gift from TIAA-CREF.

N.C. Native-American musicians
to perform Oct. 24

Four Native-American musicians from Roberson County will perform and discuss traditional Tuscarora music Oct. 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, the free public concert is planned for the terrace of Graham Memorial Hall.

A schedule of the center's "Thursdays on the Terrace" series and more information are available at www.unc.edu/depts/jcue and 966-5110.

Experiential learning to be examined at Oct. 25 workshop

"Lighting the Fire: Helping Faculty Engage Students through Experiential Learning," a free, interactive workshop, is planned for Oct. 25 at the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence in Graham Memorial Hall. The half-day workshop will begin with lunch and be led by Cheryl Keen, co-author of "Common Fire: Lives of Commitment in a Complex World."

Carolina Center for Public Service is co-sponsoring the workshop with APPLES Service Learning Program, the Center for Teaching and Learning and Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education.

To register and for more information, call 843-7568 or e-mail ccps@unc.edu.

Cancer to be topic of Oct. 25
patient conference

Experts from five leading cancer research facilities will gather at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education Oct. 25 to talk to patients and their families about new treatments for multiple myeloma, the second most prevalent type of blood cancer. The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and School of Medicine will host the event.

For more information or to register for the symposium and lunch, contact Sarah Davis, program manager at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, at 203-972-1250 or daviss@themmrf.org.

Brass quintet to perform Oct. 27

The brass quintet Meridian Arts Ensemble will perform Oct. 27 at 3 p.m. in Hill Hall auditorium in the third concert of the music department's William S. Newman Artists Series.

Tickets, on sale in 105 Hill Hall (962-1039) and the Carolina Union box office (962-1449), are $15 for adults and $12 for senior citizens. Free parking will be available in the Swain lot.

Safety Fair set for Oct. 29

Faculty and staff are invited to a Safety Fair being sponsored by the Department of Environment, Health and Safety.

The fair, scheduled for Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Carmichael Auditorium, will feature the latest safety products, demonstrations, training and tips on how to have a safer work environment at Carolina.

See ehs.unc.edu for more information on vendors and training.

Oct. 26 ball to support
planetarium's programs

The Jupiter Ball, the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center's annual black-tie event held at the adjacent Morehead Building, is planned for Oct. 26. Proceeds from the event, which begins at 7 p.m. and includes a concert, dinner, dancing and a viewing of Jupiter (weather permitting), will support the center's educational programming.

Tickets are $125 and available by contacting Carrie Anne Spinelli at 843-7952 or spinelli@email.unc.edu.

Former faculty member, Los Alamos official to lecture Nov. 1

Thomas Meyer, associate director for strategic research at Los Alamos National Laboratory, will present "Science and Security at the National Laboratories" in a free public lecture Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. in 207 Venable Hall. Meyer was a member of the Carolina faculty for more than 30 years, a Kenan distinguished professor of chemistry and vice chancellor of research and graduate studies.

For information, call Holden Thorp at 843-4743.

Women's Center among
conference sponsors

Nov. 5 is the registration deadline for the third annual "Sisters Beneath the Skin" conference to be held Nov. 15, sponsored by the Carolina Women's Center in partnership with other Triangle university women's centers. "A Room Full of Sisters: Finding Our Way Home" will feature Shakti Butler, executive director of World Trust and developer of a national program focusing on the social issues of race, gender, class and sexual orientation. Butler is also the producer and director of "The Way Home," a documentary that will be featured at the conference.

To register and for more information, see www.ncsu.edu/womens_center or call 515-2012. The cost is $35 for students, $75 for faculty and staff.

Islamic calligrapher to demonstrate at Ackland Art Museum

In conjunction with the current exhibition, "Word and Worship: Approaching Islam through Art," the Ackland Art Museum will present a calligraphy "open house" featuring master Islamic calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya on Oct. 24 from 3 to 7 p.m.

Zakariya, whose sheet of calligraphy, "Testimony of Faith," is on view in the exhibition, will work on new pieces and demonstrate the calligrapher's art in the gallery adjacent to "Word and Worship." While he is in the gallery working, Zakariya will talk with visitors about his work, the history of calligraphy and answer any questions. The calligraphy demonstration is free and open to the public.

Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 966-5736 (museum office) or 962-0837 (TTY), or visit the web site at www.ackland.org.

Carolina to participate in national
liver transplant study

The National Institutes of Health has designated Carolina one of 10 medical centers nationwide to participate in the seven-year Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant Cohort Study. Along with Carolina, participating medical centers include the University of California at Los Angeles, Northwestern University, Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, and the University of Michigan. Carolina began its live donor liver transplant program in October 1996.

Nepal and Chapel Hill united in online art exhibit Oct. 30

Art and technology will combine to convey both the natural beauty of Nepal and the tragedy of political violence there via an

online exhibit and teleconference with artist Jyoti Duwadi Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. in the Kresge Commons Room at the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence in Graham Memorial Hall.

Duwadi is a multi-media artist from Chapel Hill who has been inspired by the landscape of Nepal. For more information, call 966-5110 or see www.unc.edu/depts/jcue.

Campus to offer satellite voting site in advance of Nov. 5 election

Carolina will offer one-stop voting for the general election at the Morehead Building beginning the week of Oct. 21.

All Orange County residents, including students, may vote in advance of the general election at the Morehead Building satellite site, located off Franklin Street. Following is the schedule:

• Oct. 21 through 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Oct. 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Oct. 28 through Nov. 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Morehead site will not be in use on Election Day, Nov. 5. Voters should go to their designated precincts on that day.

Latin American film festival set
for six campuses

The 16th Annual Latin American Film and Video Festival begins Nov. 3, rotating showings among six N.C. college venues. It will offer a retrospective of Latin American cinema that ranges from early silent films to contemporary postmodern works.

The three films scheduled for the Carolina campus are:

• "La Señorita Extraviada," Nov. 7;

• "El Puño de Hierro/The Iron Fist," Nov. 10; and

• "Masters and Slaves (Parts III and IV)," Nov. 18.

All will be shown in Hanes Art auditorium at 7 p.m. Admission to the screenings is free. All films are presented in their original language with English subtitles.

For more information, call 843-8888 or 962-2414, e-mail la_films@unc.edu or see www.unc.edu/depts/ilas/filmfest.html for a complete schedule of films.