In the
Art Galleries
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call 973-655-5113.
University Gallery:
Through April 5: Pleasant Tasting Kim-Chi: Selected works from faculty
of the Department of Art and Design at Won Kwang University in South Korea.
April 14-18: Artistic Discovery, a juried show of high school art.
May: B.F.A. Exhibit.
Gallery One:
April 3-May 2: Global Images: International Travel Photography by
MSU faculty and staff.
Theater
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For more information about the following performances, call the Box Office
at 973-655-5112.
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| Bina Sharif |
April 2: Award-winning playwright and actress Bina Sharif will perform her one-woman show, "An Afghan Woman." Written in response to the events of Sept. 11, the presentation offers insight into the history of Afghanistan and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. Clad from head to toe in a burqa, Sharif portrays an ordinary Afghani woman who hates the Taliban and wants to be free. Sharif retains her burqa throughout the entire play until the end of the curtain call. 10 a.m., Dickson Hall, Room 177.
April 3-6, 10-12: William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." 8 p.m. April 3-5, 10-12; 2 p.m. April 6; 1 p.m. April 11. L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Tickets: $15 standard; $12 faculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens; $8 students.
May 3: Yass Hakoshima Movement Theatre. Premieres Yoakemai's "Before Dawn." A stimulating program blending physical expression, sculpture and music. Tickets: $25 and $20. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
Music
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For information about the following music events, call 973-655-7263.
For up-to-date music listings, go to www.montclair.edu/music.
For monthly listings or information on cancellations, call 973-655-4296.
Lunchtime Recitals. 1 p.m. (unless noted otherwise), McEachern
Recital Hall.
April 2: Student Recital: Voice
April 9: Student Recital: Piano
April 16: Student Recital: Woodwinds
April 23: Student Recital: Brass
Evening Recitals. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall, unless otherwise
noted.
April 1: Shanghai Quartet. A benefit concert for music scholarships.
Admission: $30; $5 for students with I.D.
April 2: MSU Choir and MSU Symphony Orchestra. Memorial Auditorium
April 3: Bassoon Studio Recital
April 8: Graduate Recital: Andrea Butucariu, violin
April 9: MSU Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony. Memorial Auditorium
April 11: MSU Jazz Band and Vocal Ensemble. Memorial Auditorium
April 12: Graduate Recital: Joseph Cunningham, saxophone
April 15: Junior Recital: Willie Favors, baritone
April 16: Guitar Studio Recital
April 17: Graduate Recital: Elena Yordanova, violin
April 25: Clarinet Night
May 2: Senior Recital: Jamie Szeinberg, percussion
May 5: Chamber Singers. Memorial Auditorium
May 6: Senior Recital: Jason Carroll, percussion
May 7: Junior Recital: Tatyana Alzhneva
Sunday Recitals/Concerts. 3 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall, unless
otherwise noted.
April 6: Partch Ensemble
April 13: Graduate Recital: Lisa Horton, flute
April 13: Celebration Concert in honor of Professors Oscar Ravina
and Chaim Zemach. 5 p.m.
April 27: Opera Workshop. 2 p.m. L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre
May 4: Faculty Emeritus Recital: Chaim Zemach, cello
March 28: Orchestra Festival. All day, Life Hall.
April 23: MSU Band Concert. 3 p.m., Student Center Quad.
June 23-27: Summer Chamber Music Institute for Strings. A week of music for string chamber ensembles. Members of the Shanghai Quartet will coach ensembles and conduct masterclasses. For more information, call 973-655-7263.
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For information about dance events, call the Box Office at 973-655-5112
unless noted otherwise.
April 25-27: DanceWorks 2003. 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. April 25-26; 2 p.m. April 27. Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $15 standard; $12 faculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens; $8 students.
Lectures/Workshops [back
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Science and Mathematics Seminar Series. 4 p.m., Science Hall, Sokol
Seminar Room.
April 17: Seminar in Biology and Molecular Biology. "The Naked
and the Dead (DNA)" by Rob DeSalle of the American Museum of Natural
History.
April 24: Seminar in Biology and Molecular Biology. "Extragenic
Suppressors of Growth Defects in msbB-Salmonella" by Sean Murray,
Department of Biology, Yale University.
April 1: "Unveiling the Visible: Lives and Works of Women
Artists of Pakistan" presented by Salima Hashmi, painter and scholar
of Pakistani women painters. 1-2:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 1: "Stones in Venice: Recycled Marble from Constantinople
and Classical Athens" an illustrated lecture by Michael Vickers of
the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England. 8 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 177.
Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America and the Center for
Archaeological Studies.
April 1: Tea and Talk: "Aging in India: A Comparative Perspective" by Jacob John Kattakayam, visiting international scholar teaching in Anthropology and Sociology. He is a professor of sociology and director of the Academic Staff College at the University of Kerala in India. 3:30 p.m., Global Education Center Conference Room.
April 2: Beyond Print Conference. A hands-on event demonstrating companion Web sites, CDs, videos, curriculum resources, syllabus managers, custom course packs and more. Explore digital content for Blackboard and electronic resources from Sprague Library to support your teaching. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Click here for more information.
April 2: "The Idea of Peace and Desire in Dante's Divine Comedy" by Giovanni D'Agostino. 3-4 p.m., Student Center, Cafeteria C. Sponsored by the Medieval Society.
April 2: Center of Pedagogy Annual Meeting Lecture: "Will They Talk? Teaching a Course on Race and Racism" by Lawrence A. Blum, distinguished professor of liberal arts and education at the University of Massachusetts. 4:30 p.m., Richardson Hall Auditorium. Refreshments will be served.
April 3: Career Fair. More than 50 companies will be participating. Sponsored by the Career Development Center. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
April 3: "Cheating and Plagiarism Using the Internet," a PBS satellite program. 2:30-4 p.m., College Hall, Room 310 followed by a brown bag discussion on April 9 from noon to 1 p.m. in Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 4: "Seeking Permanency for Children," a conference sponsored by MSU's Center for Child Advocacy and the Morris County Children's Consortium. 8:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge.
April 9: Sheldon Pollack Lecture: "Environmental Justice for All" by Robert Bullard, director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University, and author of Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality and Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color. 7:30 p.m., Student Center, Ballroom A. A panel discussion with Bullard and other guests will take place April 10, 10-11:30 a.m., Dickson Hall, room 178.
April 10: "Democracy and Philosophy in Russia" by Nina Yulina of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. 3:30 p.m., Global Education Center, Conference Room. To reserve a seat, call Wendy Gilbert-Simon at 973-655-4185.
April 11: XXIV Latin American and Spanish Conference. Topic: The relationship between literature and the arts. Speakers: Colombian writer Armando Romero and poets Mercedes Roff of Argentina, Miguel Angel Zapata of Peru and Antonio Rodriguez Jimenez of Spain. Twenty professors from universities throughout the United States will read papers about Latin American and Spanish culture and literature. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Registration fee: Free to students; $25 others.
April 15: School of Business Brown Bag Research Seminar:"The Efficacy of 'Back Door' Admission: Evidence From a First Course in Cost Accounting" by Jo Ann Pinto of Accounting, Law and Taxation. 1 p.m., Partridge Hall, Room 322.
April 16: Faculty Forum: Electronic Grading on the Run. Noon-1 p.m., College Hall, Room 123.
April 24: "How to Motivate Yourself and Others" by Rob Gilbert of Health Professions, Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 6 p.m. dinner in the Student Center Dining Room followed by presentation at 7 p.m., Student Center, Room 419. Sponsored by the North Jersey Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals. Open to University administrative professionals. Cost: $20. Send checks, made payable to North Jersey IAAP, to Judith Yannarelli, CPS/CAP, 28 Niader Court, Clifton, NJ 07012, by April 7.
April 30: Faculty Forum: Using iMovie to Enhance Teaching. Noon-1 p.m, College Hall, Room 123.
Computer Training
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Register for the following computer training courses online at http://edtech.montclair.edu
or call 973-655-5449. Please arrive five minutes prior to the start of
the session. A valid MSU identification card is required to register.
March 31: Creating Web-Based Forms. Noon-1 p.m., College Hall,
Room 123.
March 31: Introduction to PowerPoint. 1:30-4:30 p.m., Dickson Hall,
Room 182.
April 7: Blackboard for Instructors. 10 a.m.-noon, Dickson Hall,
Room 182.
April 7: Introduction to Excel. 1:30-4:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, R
oom 182.
April 8: Creating a Gradebook Using Microsoft Excel. 10-11 a.m.,
Dickson Hall, room 182.
April 8: What's New in Netscape Mail 7.0. 11 a.m.-noon, College
Hall, Room 123.
April 9: Cheating and Plagiarism: Using the Internet. Noon-1 p.m.,
Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 10: Creating a PDF. 1-2 p.m., College Hall, Room 123.
April 11: Blackboard--Using Discussion Boards to Increase Collaboration.
1-3 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 182.
April 14: Dowloading Fonts. 10-11 a.m., Dickson Hall, Room 182.
April 14: Creating and PDF. 11 a.m.-noon, College Hall, Room 123.
April 14: Intermediate Excel. 1:30-4:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room
182.
April 15: Creating a Gradebook Using Microsoft Excel. 10-11 a.m.,
Dickson Hall, Room 182.
April 16: Creating a Web Page Using Netscape Composer. 9 a.m.-noon,
Partridge Hall, Room 211.
April 16: Introduction to Access. 1-4 p.m., Partridge Hall, Room
211.
April 17: What's New in Netscape Mail 7.0. 11 a.m.-noon, College
Hall, Room 123.
April 17: Introduction to FrontPage. 1-4 p.m., College Hall, Room
123.
April 21: Downloading Fonts. 11 a.m.-noon, Dickson Hall, Room 182.
April 21: Introduction to PowerPoint. 1:30-4:30 p.m., Dickson Hall,
Room 182.
April 22: Creating a Gradebook Using Microsoft Excel. 1:30-2:30
p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 182.
April 22: What's New in Netscape Mail 7.0. 2-3 p.m., College Hall,
Room 123.
April 22: Creating a PDF. 3-4 p.m., College Hall, Room 123.
April 23: Intermediate Access. 9 a.m.-noon, Partridge Hall, Room
211.
April 23: Introduction to Meeting Maker. 1-4 p.m., Partridge Hall,
Room 211.
April 24: Blackboard for Instructors. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., College
Hall, Room 123.
April 28: Blackboard--Using Online Assessment Tools to Enhance
Teaching and Learning. 10 a.m.-noon, Dickson Hall, Room 182.
April 28: Introduction to Word. 1:30-4:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room
182.
April 30: Creating Tables Using Word. 9 a.m.-noon, Partridge hall,
Room 211.
Financial Records System Training. College Hall, Room 310. Registration
required. Call Marlene Kolesar at 973-655-7373.
April 10: Inquiry/Approval. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
April 11: Online Requisitioning. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
April 23: Workshop. 2-4 p.m.
On "Carpe
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"Carpe Diem," the television show produced by broadcasting students,
airs on Bergen Cablevision Mondays at 5 p.m.; on Montclair Channel 34
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. and Saturdays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Sundays at 1 p.m.; on Morris and Paterson Cablevision Wednesdays at
5:30 p.m.; on Oakland, Clifton and Pompton Cablevision Thursdays at 3
p.m.; and Clifton Cable channel 77 Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
Week of March 31: "Breaking into the Music Industry: the Business
of Songwriting." What resources are available to help budding songwriters?
Linda Lorence of the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers offers
advice on how to hone songwriting skills and how to present and sell work
in an increasingly competitive market. Produced and hosted by David Sanders;
directed by Greg Smith.
Week of April 7: "Education in New Jersey." Education
reporters Maia Davis of The Record and Kathleen Carroll of The
Herald-News describe issues affecting New Jersey schools, including
the fiscal crisis, rising property taxes, high teacher turnover, policies
that stifle teacher creativity. Produced and hosted by Bill Berlin; directed
by Janet Pirchio.
Week of April 14: "The New World of Work." Ray Bramucci,
former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor, describes what
a worker needs today in a competitive workforce, and what America should
be doing to train its young people to be good workers. Produced and hosted
by Bill Berlin, directed by Eric Discher.
Week of April 21: "Interns for Peace." Rabbi Bruce Cohen
and Karen Wald, co-directors of Interns for Peace, discuss their efforts
at international peacemaking, how to train peace workers and bring warring
groups together, and their recent efforts among Bosnians, Israelis and
Palestinians. Produced by David Sanders; directed by Janet Pirchio; and
hosted by Mark Perman.
Week of April 28: "Papermaking: Part One." Master papermaker
Eileen Foti of Fine Arts demonstrates Western methods of papermaking,
different fibers that can be used in the
process and how to make paper from recycled materials. Produced by Patricia
Piroh; directed by Janet Pirchio; and hosted by Christina Marra.
Week of May 5: "Papermaking: Part Two." Eileen Foti
of Fine Arts demonstrates Eastern methods of papermaking, how they differ
from Western methods and materials, and describes unique papermaking techniques
she learned in papermaking villages in Thailand. Produced by Patricia
Piroh; directed by Janet Pirchio; and hosted by Christina Marra.
Sports
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Only home games are listed. For a complete sports schedule, call Athletics
at 973-746-6258.
Men's Lacrosse. Sprague Field.
April 2: Manhattanville. 7 p.m.
April 9: Kean. 7 p.m.
April 21: Malloy. 4 p.m.
April 24: Centenary. 7 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse. Sprague Field.
April 1: Eastern (Pa.). 4 p.m.
April 5: Gwynedd Mercy. 1 p.m.
April 9: Manhattanville. 4 p.m.
April 15: Centenary. 7 p.m.
April 23: Stevens. 7 p.m.
April 28: FDU-Florham. 4 p.m.
Baseball. Yogi Berra Stadium
April 1: FDU-Florham. 3 p.m.
April 2: Alvernia (Pa.) College. 3 p.m.
April 4: William Paterson. 3 p.m.
April 5: Rutgers-Camden. 11:30 a.m.
April 10: Ramapo College. 3:30 p.m.
April 17: New Jersey City University. 3:30 p..m
April 18: Kean University. 3:30 p.m.
April 19: Rowan University. Noon.
April 26: Rutgers-Newark. Noon.
April 29: John Hopkins University. 7 p.m.
May 3-6: NJAC Playoffs.
May 7: Salisbury (Md.) University. 6 p.m.
Softball. Quarry Field.
April 1: New Jersey City University. 3 p.m.
April 3: Manhattanville. 3 p.m.
April 8: William Paterson. 3 p.m.
April 12: The College of New Jersey. 1 p.m.
April 15: Rutgers-Newark. 3 p.m.
April 17: Bloomfield College. 1 p.m.
April 19: Rutgers-Camden. 1 p.m.
April 23: Hunter. 3 p.m.
Men's Tennis. Red Hawk Courts.
April 1: Kings Point. 4 p.m.
April 2: City College of New York. 3:30 p.m.
April 7: East Stroudsburg. 3 p.m.
April 12: Ramapo. 11 a.m.
April 18: SUNY New Paltz. 3:30 p.m.
April 24: New Jersey Tech. 4 p.m.
April 27: Stevens Tech. 1 p.m.
Golf. Crestmont Country Club.
April 28: MSU Golf Invitational. 11 a.m.
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Board of Trustees meetings.
4:30 p.m. Locations to be announced.
April 3, Student Center, Room 419
June 12
July 17
University Senate meetings.
3-5 p.m. Locations to be announced.
April 30
AFT Local 1904 meetings. 3 p.m., Student Center, Room 419.
April 9
April 24 (Professional Staff Meeting. Noon-2 p.m., Student Center,
Room 411-412)
May 7
March 31: MSU Annual Dinner. Honoring Jonathan Spicehandler, chair, Schering-Plough Research Institute and a member of MSU's Board of Trustees. 6-9 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Dinner to benefit the sciences. For more information, call 973-655-7492.
April 2: Beyond Print Conference. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Click here for more information.
April 3: Career Fair 2003. Students are invited to meet with employers to learn about career opportunities. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by Career Development.
April 7: Wheelchair Basketball. The New Jersey Wheelchair All-Stars against members of the campus community. Part of MSU's Fifth Annual disAbilities Awareness Days. 7:30 p.m., Panzer Gym.
April 8: Wellness Day 2003: Celebrating Mind, Body and Spirit. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Center, Ballrooms A and B. Blood drive in Ballroom C. Free health screenings. Sponsored by Student Leadership Programs, the Women's Center and Wellness Education.
April 9: Building Bridges: Interfaith Dialogue on Alternative Spirituality. An open forum. 3-5 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 10: Educators Exchange. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by the Center of Pedagogy. For more information, call Cheryl Hopper at 973-655-7802.
April 11: Theatre Day. Recruitment event for prospective theater students. 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Life Hall. To register, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.
April 14: Outstanding Student Employee Awards Reception. 10-11:15 a.m., Student Center Ballrooms. For more information, call Adam Mayer at 973-655-7245.
April 22: Panzer Honors Convocation. 6-8 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Guest speaker: Stephen Cone, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Rowan University.
April 24: World's Fair. Noon-2 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
April 25: Dance Day. Recruitment event for prospective dance students. 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Life Hall. To register, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.
April 30: Women of Montclair State Spring Scholarship Reception. Honorees: Janey DeLuca, director the Child Care Center, and Antoinette Spiotta, director of the Psychoeducational Center. Two student scholarships will be awarded. 7 p.m., Student Center Dining Room. Cost: $8 per person. Send checks, made payable to the Women of MSU, to Patricia Sanders of Sprague Library. For more information, call 973-655-7144.
May 2: LASO Banquet. 7:30 p.m., Bethwood Manor in Totowa. For more information, call 973-655-4440.
Ongoing
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Yoga. 1-2 p.m. Mondays, Student Center, Room 417. Instructor:
Heather Oakes. Bring a towel and wear loose-fitting clothing. Registration
not required. Sponsored by the Women's Center.
WAVES, a new women's student organization. 4-5 p.m. Mondays, Student Center, Room 420. New members welcome. For more information, call Lila Kramer-Burghardt at 973-509-9657.
VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood. Meets the first and third Monday of every month. Student Center, Room 420. Sponsored by the Women's Center. For more information, call Tanya Purdy at 201-933-4789.
Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings held 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Newman Catholic Center. Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Center.
Cookies and Culture. A casual discussion group for international
and American students to learn about each other's cultures. 3-4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, Russ Hall, Kops Lounge.
Relaxation Workshop. Noon-1 p.m. Thursdays. Gilbreth House.
Weekly topics include cultivating positive emotions, mind-body integration,
breathing, progressive relaxation, meditation, visualization, autogenics,
refuting irrational ideas and more. Each session will start with brief
Hatha yoga stretches and end with deep progressive relaxation. Space is
limited. To register, call 973-655-5211.
Public Telescope Nights. 8-9 p.m. Clear Thursdays in front
of Richardson Hall or on the roof of Science Hall through April 24. 7:30
p.m. for children on April 10. The moon will be featured April 10 and
17. Telescope Night will be canceled if the weather is cloudy or extremely
windy or cold. For more information, call Mary Lou West at 973-655-7266.
Theatre-in-the-Raw. Fridays at noon. L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Free.
Mass. Sundays, 11 a.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge; 6:30 p.m., Newman Center, 894 Valley Road.
Yogi Berra Museum
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Admission to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center is $6 for adults;
$4 for children and students. Programs are free with admission (unless
otherwise noted). Hours are Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For information,
call 973-655-2378 or visit www.yogiberramuseum.org.
April 29: Author Bill Madden and special guests. Book signing of
Pride of October: What it Was Like to Be Young and a Yankee. 7-9
p.m.