•   Discount football tickets available for Georgina Tech game
•   Dental school begins five-year effort to reverse workforce shortage
•   Garden's annual plant sale scheduled for Sept. 28
•   SECC Charity Fair scheduled for Oct. 1
•   Afghanistan photos on exhibit at Johnston Center
•   Employee Forum to celebrate 10 years
•   Chucho Valdés performance cancelled, replacement likely
•   Business school offers program for teachers
•   Three fall blood drives scheduled on campus
•   School justice conference planned Oct. 25-27
•   English as second language taught to local women
•   Prominent dermatology journal comes to Carolina
•   Foundation pledges $1 million for scholarships

Discount football tickets available
for Georgia Tech game

Faculty and staff may purchase tickets for the Sept. 28 football game against Georgia Tech at a discounted rate of $5 while supplies last.

Due to the increased demand for tickets for the Texas and N.C. State games, extra bleachers were constructed and will be in place for the contest against Georgia Tech, which begins at 3:30 p.m.

To purchase tickets, faculty and staff must go to the Athletic Ticket Office in the Smith Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. with a valid UNC One Card.

For more information, call 962-2296.

Dental school begins five-year effort
to reverse workforce shortage

A five-year dental school project, "UNC Dentistry in Service to Communities: Education, Service and Workforce Development," will be funded by a $1.35 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

This new effort is being generated because North Carolina has a dental workforce shortage and is making plans for increased enrollment in the dental school. The project seeks to make changes in clinical education at community sites in underserved settings, in the school's curriculum in social science and in minority and disadvantaged student recruitment.

The project will be led by Ronald P. Strauss, chair of the Department of Dental Ecology, and professors Janet Southerland and Eugene S. Sandler.

Garden's annual plant sale
scheduled for Sept. 28

The North Carolina Botanical Garden will present a native plant and herb extravaganza with its "Fall Is for Planting" plant sale on Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Experts will be available to answer questions. For more information, call 962-0522.

SECC Charity Fair scheduled for Oct. 1

All faculty and staff will be approached this October by a colleague asking them to donate to this year's State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC).

Making a donation to a local, state or national charity will help Carolina reach its goal of $1.15 million. To learn about the various charities, attend the 2002 SECC Charity Fair on Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Student Union. Agencies supported through gifts to SECC will be at the fair with exhibits so that employees can ask questions and see where their money will go.

Afghanistan photos on exhibit
at Johnston Center

"Faces of Afghanistan," portraits of Afghans in remote Northern villages and a record of the effects of hunger in the region, will be on display during October in the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence. Photos were taken by Ray Buchanan, director of Stop Hunger Now, a Raleigh-based relief agency, and a woman co-worker who was able to gain access to spaces that men are not permitted to enter.

An opening reception, including a talk by Buchanan, will take place Oct. 2, 3 -5 p.m., in the Kresge Commons Room of Graham Memorial.

Bobbi Owen, professor of dramatic arts, will present "The Burka and Beyond: Traditional Afghan Dress" Oct. 8 at 4 p.m., also in the Kresge Commons Room.

For exhibit hours, which will change weekly, and more information, see www.unc.edu/depts/jcue or call 966-5110.

Employee Forum to celebrate 10 years

The Employee Forum will hold its 10th anniversary celebration Oct. 2 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room of Wilson Library. Chancellor James Moeser and former Chancellor Paul Hardin are among the scheduled speakers.

For more information about the Employee Forum and its work, see www.unc.edu/staff/forum or call 843-6548.

Chucho Valdés performance cancelled, replacement likely

The Carolina Union Performing Arts Series received a setback when it was announced that Chucho Valdés and his trio, who were to have opened the season on Oct. 4, will not appear as scheduled. Their visas to travel to the United States from their home in Cuba were delayed. It is expected that they will be rescheduled in the spring.

Their cancellation was blamed on procedural policy changes on FBI security clearances that were put in place in late August under the Homeland Security Act. A backlog of clearances at the FBI has resulted in an unprecedented delay in approving applications.

As the "Gazette" went to press, an act of equal caliber was being booked, but details were not available. For more information, call the box office at 962-1449.

Business school offers program for teachers

World View, a program of the Kenan Flagler Business School that helps teachers at all levels bring a global perspective into classrooms, is offering its annual symposium Oct. 14-15 at the school. This year's program is titled "Understanding Conflict in an Era of Globalization: Educating Responsible Citizens."

Fees are $125 per person or $375 for a team of four. Participants may register until the day of the event. For more information, see www.unc.edu/world/Symposium_2002.shtml or call Julie Marantette at 962-9264.

Three fall blood drives scheduled on campus

The American Red Cross Club at Carolina will hold three blood drives during the fall semester. Blood donations will be accepted Oct. 29-30, Nov. 13-14 and Dec. 2-3 in the Great Hall in the Student Union. Donation takes about one hour.

Though 96 percent of the U.S. population will need a blood product in their lifetimes, only 5 percent of the eligible population donates blood.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, e-mail donors@unc.edu. For more information about the American Red Cross Club, e-mail redcross@unc.edu.

School justice conference planned Oct. 25-27

The fourth annual SURGE conference will take place on the campus Oct. 25-27. The event, titled "Education into Action: Action into Education," will feature keynote speaker Michael Albert, a founder of the social justice periodical "Z." Other speakers will include Rania Masri and Stephen Zunes.

The conference will feature more than 30 workshops on issues such as the Palestine/Israel conflict, the need for campaign finance reform, increased militarism against and sanctions on Iraq, women's rights, police brutality, genetically modified organisms, issues in Latin America, WTO/IMF/World Bank, AIDS crisis and animal rights,

Registration is $15, including food and housing for the weekend. For more information or to register, see www.surgenetwork.org.

English as second language taught
to local women

Women for whom English is a second language are encouraged to contact Mano for information about enrolling in classes.

Child care is provided during the classes, which meet Monday and Wednesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Mano, which stands for "mujeres aprendieno por nuevas oportunidades" (women learning through new opportunities), is a University-sponsored organization offering services to local women.

For more information about participating as a student or teacher, contact Jessica at 933-3541 or uncmano@yahoo.com.

President Broad reports on UNC system

UNC System President Molly Broad on Sept. 13 delivered a five-year report on the state of the system. The report detailed the progress of the 16 campuses despite an ongoing budget crisis. Broad commended the faculty and staff for their "dedication and uncommon commitment" during the last five years.

Prominent dermatology journal
comes to Carolina

Luis Diaz, C.E. Wheeler Jr. distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology, has announced the establishment of the editorial office for the "Journal of Investigative Dermatology" (JID) under the editorship of Lowell A. Goldsmith, professor of dermatology. Goldsmith comes to Carolina from the University of Rochester, where he founded the Department of Dermatology.

"JID" is the dermatology journal most frequently cited worldwide.

Foundation pledges $1 million
for scholarships

The Dowd Foundation of Charlotte has made a $1 million pledge to Carolina in honor of Elizabeth "Pepper" Dowd, establishing an Elizabeth "Pepper" Dowd Carolina Scholars Fund and creating six new academic scholarships in the Carolina Scholars Program.

The program covers the costs of tuition, fees and books for eight semesters. The scholarships will be awarded to students from North Carolina. The first Dowd Scholar will enter the University next fall.

A 1953 alumna, Dowd has served on University boards and committees and received the William R. Davie Award, given by the Board of Trustees, in 1993; and the Distinguished Service Medal, given by the General Alumni Association, in 1990. University Gazette